【Exquisite Temptation】【Part Five】

Therefore, she hurriedly asked with a smile, "Saintess Ruchen, as everyone knows, a thousand years ago in the Journey to the West era, the goldfish in Guanyin Bodhisattva's pond descended to earth and became a demon. Didn't it also forge a nine-petaled copper hammer? Could it be this nine-petaled golden lotus bud before us?"
Only she and Saintess Ruchen were women, so this question was only directed at Saintess Ruchen, not even Prince and Jin Qi!
Jin Qi nodded. He also recalled what Guanyin Bodhisattva had said to Sun Wukong: "He was originally a goldfish raised in my lotus pond, listening to the sutras every day, and thus cultivated his powers. That nine-petaled copper hammer was originally an unopened lotus bud, which he refined into a weapon." He couldn't help but sigh inwardly. A goldfish, after listening to Buddhist scriptures for only a few hundred years, could cultivate into a demon. Guanyin Bodhisattva's cultivation truly surpassed that of most Buddhas in the world! Could the nine-petaled golden lotus before me be the same nine-petaled golden lotus that the goldfish demon used to forge the nine-petaled copper hammer? How come Guanyin's disciple, her mount, the goldfish, is a demon, and now even a lotus flower has cultivated into a demon?
This Guanyin Bodhisattva preaches Buddhism day and night, but what kind of Buddhism is she preaching? What scriptures is she chanting?
"Haha, in Guanyin Bodhisattva's Tide Sound Pool, there's only one nine-petaled golden lotus, who else could it be but me?"
The black demonic lotus, having revealed its true form, spoke without restraint: "For a thousand years, I've listened to the Bodhisattva speak of Buddhist scriptures, full of great compassion, yet her actions... I was filled with unbearable frustration! That day, the Great Celestial Venerable secretly came to the South Sea and, by chance, in the Tide Sound Pool, enlightened me. It was by following the Great Celestial Venerable in cultivating the Dao that I attained true freedom! When I took human form, the Great Celestial Venerable, fearing that Guanyin Bodhisattva's lineage would find me, used a strange black magic to block my golden light. In this way, even though Guanyin Bodhisattva has a thousand hands and a thousand eyes, she couldn't find me!"
Indeed, Guanyin Bodhisattva...
searched for three hundred years without success!
"So the Great Demon Lord has been to the South China Sea?"
Jin Qi asked in surprise. "Saintess Ruchen, do you know who this Great Demon Lord is? Is he related to Guanyin Bodhisattva?"
Saintess Ruchen shook her head and said, "Only the successive leaders of the Putuo Mountain Sect in the South China Sea are qualified to go to the Ancestral Master's Tide Sound Cave and Mount Luojia. I didn't know!"
Old Man Wuji nodded slightly and said, "Oh! So the Nine-Petaled Golden Lotus was stolen by the Great Celestial Venerable and given to the Old Demon Cangying to cultivate Taoism. It became a divine weapon, possessing both the Golden Light Technique of Buddhism and the Human Transformation Method of Taoism. Its power is indeed not weak!"
Everyone knew this, so they couldn't help but be a little apprehensive.
"Nine-petaled golden lotus, come back to the South Sea with us! We will plead for you, saying that you were kidnapped by the great demon, and we can even protect your primordial spirit! If you remain obstinate, you will surely perish, body and soul! You were forcibly trained by the goldfish demon back then, so why are you now voluntarily leaving the Tide Sound Pool?"
Frost said sternly.
The nine-petaled golden lotus, utterly unafraid, declared, "Hmph, with the protection of the Great Celestial Venerable's Daoist magic, why would we return to the South Sea? Back then, I was unaware of the allure of the mortal world; now, would I willingly return to a pool of water, blooming unseen, withering unloved?"
Jin Qi, with his naturally fiery temper, immediately cut off any further attempts by the Saintess Ruchen and the others to persuade him, saying, "Hmph! Everyone, stop trying to persuade us. It seems this Great Celestial Venerable demon holds a higher position and magical power in their minds than Guanyin Bodhisattva; he has completely brainwashed them. There's no need to persuade them further. Let's use our Daoist magic; only then will we see the true power!"
Protector Qingsong nodded in agreement, saying, "This humble Daoist would like to see this legendary nine-petaled flower bud, a single stalk of evergreen. It is indeed unlike anything found in the mortal world." "The origin of this is from the name of the Immortal Garden. Green chambers and purple mansions, ancient Jade Pool, pure fragrance arises from the green marsh. Because I have diligently refined it, it is as hard as steel and sharp as a spirit. Spears, swords, halberds, and axes are all inferior; halberds and spears dare not withstand it. Even if you have a sharp blade, what power does the Nine-Petaled Golden Lotus, which breaks nails when struck by my hammer, truly possess! Now that you are aiding and abetting evil, don't blame me for showing no mercy with my Immortal Sword!" The
Nine-Petaled Golden Lotus laughed loudly: "What nonsense are you spouting, you bastard? Your 'Wind-Rising Sword Technique' and 'Snowflakes in June Technique' are utterly useless. Let's see what other skills you have! What Immortal Sword? Don't embarrass yourself!"
The Green Pine Protector smiled mysteriously, his right hand slowly rising, forming an ancient and ethereal sword gesture, while his left hand slowly extended forward, seemingly summoning his own Immortal Sword!
Jin Qi, the Prince, Ouyang Xue'er, Saintess Ruchen, Kuang Ye, and the others all watched Protector Qingsong with anticipation, wondering why he was beckoning with two swords. Could it be that he was
summoning the Immortal-Slaying Sword, which was far away on Sword Peak? "Now, with a fine immortal sword at the helm, things will get interesting!"
Elder Wuji said calmly.
Chapter 8043 The Immortal Sword of Qingsong, Bending Back in the Valley The Mountain
Rat Armor also scoffed, "Pretending is a common trick of righteous people. Is Protector Qingsong doing the same? Show off your skills. What's so great about scaring people? Using sword techniques with both hands, could it be that you have two immortal swords?"
"Wind and rain never wither, snow and frost never bend. A dragon rising from the ground, a truly great vessel. Passersby dare to laugh at its lack of soaring height!"
Jin Qi recited softly. He had absolute confidence in Protector Qingsong. After all, the "Three Friends of Winter" was not a name given lightly. It had been famous for three hundred years, which was no small matter. The Ten Howling Sword Immortals were able to entrust the "Three Friends of Winter" to guard the Nine Nether Valley, which clearly showed their complete trust in them! The three guardians were not to be underestimated, especially the leader, Guardian Qingsong!
Hearing this, Guardian Qingsong's eyes lit up. He hadn't expected Jin Qi to be his close friend despite their age difference? He still had two secret weapons he hadn't revealed, and now it was time to truly unleash them! His confidence surged, and he activated his right hand first, pointing a sword technique. Nearby, a faint hissing sound came from nowhere, almost inaudible.
The prince also heard the faint hissing sound and searched for its source, but couldn't find it immediately. The sound was like a groan, extremely faint, almost inaudible.
He whispered, "Uncle-Master, did you hear any movement?"
Fan Shang Dao Ren frowned and said, "The sound of the Immortal Sword moving! That's it!"
Lan Chen, Qing Suo, Huang Jiao Zi, and Fen Yu couldn't hear it and were completely unaware. They were anxious and worried, but Kuang Ye, Ru Chen Sheng Nu, and Jin Qi could hear it. Unexpectedly, Ouyang Xue'er also heard it and asked in surprise, "What sound is that?"
Wu Ji Lao Ren was shocked. How could Ouyang Xue'er, who had no magic power, also hear it? It seems that the pure Yin girl's talent is so high that even he had underestimated her! The three of them, pure Yang and pure Yin, are clearly destined by heaven. The workings of fate are beyond human control.
Who knows, maybe today the owner of the Immortal Sword will be the powerless Ouyang Xue'er. Wouldn't that make everyone laugh and cry?
Bing Shuang asked in surprise, "What sound? I can't hear anything!"
Obviously, although he was also the sect leader's eldest disciple, his cultivation was slightly inferior to Jin Qi, Wang Zi, Ru Chen Sheng Nu, and Kuang Ye.
No one paid him any attention; everyone was searching for the source of the hissing sword energy. Finally, it was Ouyang Xue'er, with her innate talent and unique abilities, who pointed with trembling fingers to a rusty longsword a foot away and said, "Look, why is that rusty sword trembling?"
Sure enough, among the thousands of swords standing haphazardly, there was a rusty sword trembling. This sword was a foot longer than a regular longsword, standing there proudly, covered in rust, yet not leaning at all. Strangely, the rust was now constantly falling off the sword as it trembled, revealing a hundred-foot-long pine-green light behind it!
Prince Qi exclaimed, "The sword spirit within the rusty sword has not decayed. This immortal sword is truly remarkable!"
Jin Qi also nodded, "The color of this sword is strange!"
He originally wanted to say why it was similar in color to the robes of the Green Pine Protector, but he didn't say it aloud.
"Ah! This is Seventh Senior Brother's Green Pine Immortal Sword!"
Protector Emerald Bamboo exclaimed, her eyes wide as she examined it closely.
Protector Bai Mei also realized, "That's right, this is the Green Pine Immortal Sword of our seventh senior brother who disappeared three hundred years ago! I never imagined it would be buried among the myriad swords! Seventh senior brother, why is your immortal sword here? We haven't seen you brandish it in these three hundred years. So the immortal sword wasn't with you?"
Protector Green Pine gave a bitter smile and said, "My two junior brothers don't know this, but I didn't mean to hide it! Three hundred years ago, my two brothers and I were trying to stop the two great snow demons from the north. I was injured by one of them and fell from Jue Tian Peak!"
"We know that!"
Protector Cui Zhu said, "My ninth junior brother and I forced one of the snow demons back, but our seventh senior brother and the other snow demon perished together, tumbling down into the Nine Nether Valley! We were all very worried! But due to the rule that we couldn't go down into the valley without permission, we dared not search for him! But three days later, our seventh senior brother recovered from his injuries at the foot of the mountain, ascended into the sky, and returned. Since then... we've never seen our seventh senior brother wield the Green Pine Immortal Sword again!"
"Indeed!" Clearly, although Protector Qingsong had concealed some information, he had not deceived his two junior brothers. He said, "That day, I fell into the valley and was seriously injured, unconscious. Fortunately, I received... help and recovered. I knew the legend of the Immortal-Slaying Sword for hundreds of years. I had never dared to go down into the valley before. On that day, I had the opportunity and naturally did not want to let it go. I couldn't help but want to get close and admire the brilliance of the Immortal-Slaying Sword. Therefore, I voluntarily abandoned the Immortal Sword that had accompanied me for hundreds of years in the Valley of Ten Thousand Swords!"
"Ah!"
Ouyang Xue'er clicked her tongue in amazement: "Voluntarily abandoned it!"
Jin Qi wondered: "This Nine Nether Valley, at least from what we see now, is a dead valley. There's no one here. Who could have saved him? In just three days, they were able to heal him from near death. The level of their magic is unimaginable!"
Protector Cuizhu knew that her senior brother definitely hadn't obtained the Immortal-Slaying Sword afterward, and couldn't help but exclaim in surprise: "Senior brother returned empty-handed, so why didn't you pick up the Green Pine Immortal Sword again? This Green Pine Immortal Sword was personally taught to us by our master!"
Protector Green Pine sighed and said: "That's because after witnessing the sword light of the Immortal-Slaying Sword, I felt that only the Four Swords of Immortal Slaughtering were qualified to be called immortal swords. As for the Green Pine Immortal Sword, although I still have deep feelings for it, I no longer feel any attraction to it!"
Jin Qi, Wang Zi, and the others understood. It turned out that after seeing the Immortal-Slaying Sword, Protector Green Pine lost interest in his own Green Pine Immortal Sword and wouldn't take it back. This showed just how great the charm of the Immortal-Slaying Sword was!
Now, after three hundred years of stagnation, the Azure Pine Immortal Sword suddenly received its master's sword incantation. It trembled violently, all its rust flying away, revealing a sword body as clear as autumn water. Its sword energy soared into the sky, accompanied by the Azure Pine Protector's cry of "Kill!"
The Azure Pine Immortal Sword, glowing with azure light, flew towards the Azure Pine Protector, attacking the Azure Eagle Demon!
"Hmph, an ordinary immortal sword from the Kunlun Sect, what can it do to me? What can it do to my master? Overestimating yourself!"
The Nine-Petaled Golden Lotus laughed loudly, its body turning and disappearing. The Azure Eagle Demon, however, now held a nine-petaled golden hammer, gleaming with Buddhist golden light, and fiercely met the Azure Pine Immortal Sword!
"Bang..."
The azure sword light collided with the golden Buddhist light of the nine-petaled golden hammer, and the difference in power was immediately apparent. The Azure Pine Immortal Sword was instantly shattered by the nine-petaled golden hammer! The azure sword energy vanished, leaving only the golden Buddhist light! Guanyin's Taoist magic far surpasses that of Protector Qingsong!
Clearly, now that the Old Demon Cangying is attacking, he's holding nothing back! In a one-on-one fight, the Old Demon Cangying would naturally win in every way! The reason he couldn't shatter the Emerald Bamboo Immortal Sword and the White Plum Immortal Sword in just a dozen moves was because he was mindful of the onlookers!
Ouyang Xue'er, Fen Yu, and the others were all greatly surprised: "What do we do?"
Protectors Emerald Bamboo and White Plum were also shocked. Their senior brother's Green Pine Immortal Sword had been defeated; how could they stop the demon from ascending the sword peak? What should they do?
Only Elder Wuji remained calm, watching Protector Qingsong.
Protector Qingsong, however, showed no panic, because his left hand was still slowly trembling as he performed sword incantations; clearly, he still had more power in his left hand!
What other immortal sword did he have?
Seeing the calm demeanor of Protector Qingsong, Elder Wuji couldn't help but think that, apart from the "Gloomy Xuanyuan Sword" of the Kunlun Sect's reviver, the "Bloodstained Xuanyuan" Xuanyuan Sword Marquis, no other divine weapon of the Kunlun Sect could rival the Nine-Petal Flower Bud Golden Hammer!
This "Gloomy Xuanyuan Sword" was one of the seven great divine weapons of the mortal realm, besides the Four Swords of Zhuxian, and was on par with the "Cloud-like Sword," ranked first among the Nine Treasures of Shu Mountain. Its power far surpassed the "Phoenix Essence Blood, Exquisite Divine Sword" currently in Jin Qi's hands!
Would the "Gloomy Xuanyuan Sword" of the Kunlun Sect's reviver, the "Bloodstained Xuanyuan" Xuanyuan Sword Marquis, be used today?
Chapter 8044 The Gloomy Xuanyuan Sword, Unleashed
Indeed!
As Elder Wuji spoke, he secretly observed the movements of the ten thousand swords on the ground. His suspicions were confirmed; he had indeed found a clue! A faint, almost imperceptible sound trembled in the distance, unheard by anyone but him.
Jin Qi, who had relied on the old man Wuji for over twenty years, knew his master's intentions and was also searching in secret. He couldn't hear the sound of the immortal sword's aura, but his eyesight was extraordinary, allowing him to search!
Suddenly, seven zhang away, his eyes widened in shock, for he had discovered a sword that hadn't rusted, standing proudly and resolutely on the ground! Even among ten thousand swords, it stood out like a proud peacock!
Impossible! These immortal swords had been in this valley for hundreds, even thousands of years, exposed to wind and sun, untouched and uncared for. How could they be without iron? What divine weapon was it? Even if it couldn't compare to the Four Swords of Zhuxian, it was still a one-in-a-million immortal sword in the mortal realm!
Seven zhang was a distance beyond Ouyang Xue'er's sight. Hearing Jin Qi exclaim "Ah!", she quickly asked, "Seventh Young Master, what's wrong? What did you see? I can't see it!"
"There's a long sword over there, and it's not rusty!"
Jin Qi said breathlessly. He was a sword enthusiast, and seeing such a fine immortal sword naturally made him nervous!
Following Jin Qi's gaze, the prince also saw the immortal sword Jin Qi was focusing on and exclaimed in surprise, "The immortal sword of the Kongtong Sect master 'Hengxing Xiyu' that we saw earlier was indeed extraordinary, but its blade was covered in rust! What kind of immortal sword is this? It has no rust at all! Clearly, its sword spirit and sword intent are far superior to the Hengxing Xiyu sword! I understand now. Could it be that Protector Qingsong is attempting to wield this sword from the unearthed ground? Could it be a previous immortal sword of the Kunlun Sect?"
Kuang Ye, the eldest disciple of the Kongtong Sect, could also see the rust-free immortal sword. Although he was somewhat angry that the prince hadn't meant to belittle the Kongtong Sect, he knew the prince was right and felt great respect for the sword, so he remained silent.
As for the three brothers, Lan Chen, Qing Suo, and Huang Jiaozi, they couldn't see the sword clearly. Even if they were unconvinced, they couldn't speak and didn't know where to begin!
The old eagle demon was startled: "What sword are they talking about? In the Nine Nether Valley, after hundreds of years of wind and sand erosion, the blade hasn't rusted?"
While fighting, he glanced back and saw the sword gleaming, its blade surrounded by an aura of parting sorrow and grief! Upon closer inspection, he exclaimed, "Oh no! This is the gloomy Xuanyuan Sword of that old man Xuanyuan! Eastern Underworld King, isn't it?"
The yellow-robed demon was also startled: "Ah! Southern Ghost Envoy, are you sure? It really is the gloomy Xuanyuan Sword of that old man Xuanyuan?"
"Grief-stricken, cold light of Xuanyuan, indeed! It is the gloomy Xuanyuan Sword of that old man Xuanyuan!"
"Old Demon Eagle" said with certainty, a hint of panic in his voice.
The Green Pine Protector laughed loudly, "I didn't expect you two great demons to still recognize me, hahaha!"
His left hand had already completed its sword incantation, activating its profound power. He roared, "The Soul-Slaying Sword of Anguish perishes, the Xuanyuan Sword appears with its light; the Nine Heavens Ancestor falls to the mortal realm, the demons of the ten directions are torn apart!"
The sound was like thunder from the heavens, startling everyone. They saw the gleaming Xuanyuan Sword tremble, driven by the most authentic Kunlun Sect's sacrificial sword technique. With a "whoosh," it soared into the sky, reaching seven zhang in an instant, and struck the Nine-Petal Flower Bud Golden Hammer heavily. "Clang..."
The Nine-Petal Flower Bud Golden Hammer cried out in agony, "Ah, you actually destroyed my weapon?"
Then, the Nine-Petal Flower Bud Golden Hammer spun around, transforming into its primordial spirit form—a nine-petaled golden lotus—blooming with golden light, protecting itself and the Azure Eagle Demon, resisting the sword energy attack of the Kunlun Sect's number one divine weapon!
"What a magnificent sword, Master's Dark Xuanyuan Sword! It can even force the Nine-Petaled Golden Lotus back to its original form!"
Protector Emerald Bamboo exclaimed. "But how does Seventh Senior Brother know this Dao technique?"
Protector White Plum murmured, "It must be because when Seventh Senior Brother fought the Snow Demon and fell into the Nine Nether Valley, a master not only healed his injuries but also passed down the Dao technique and magic power to wield the Dark Xuanyuan Sword... But who could this master be..."
Elder Wuji nodded and smiled, "I see. That's why Protector Green Pine has four-tenths of the style of the 'Bloodstained Xuanyuan' Sword Marquis of yesteryear!"
He knew, of course, that the Dark Xuanyuan Sword had a peculiar characteristic: it must be wielded with the left hand. Therefore, when Protector Green Pine summoned the sword technique with his left hand, he had some doubts. The left hand of the 'Bloodstained Xuanyuan' Sword Marquis of yesteryear was the best left hand in the Three Realms, worth a fortune!
Upon hearing Elder Wuji speak of his mentor, the "Blood Splattered on Xuanyuan," Protector Qingsong's blood boiled even more. He pushed his Dao power to its limit, activating the Dark Xuanyuan Sword. The divine sword gleamed with an incessant cold light, its sword energy completely surrounding the nine-petaled golden lotus, trapping the Azure Eagle Demon. The sword tip continuously shot towards the lotus, gaining the upper hand!
"Great!"
Fen Yu clapped his hands excitedly and laughed.
The Mountain Rat Armor roared, "What are you laughing at, brat?"
It lowered its head, its head full of sharp spikes charging at Fen Yu again!
Lan Chen, Qing Suo, and Huang Jiaozi, already resentful of the Mountain Rat Armor's display of power, though not on good terms with Fen Yu, still drew their immortal swords, and the four of them engaged the Mountain Rat Armor in another fierce battle!
Seeing the chaotic battle and the Eagle Demon gaining no advantage, Peachwood Boy asked softly, "Master, may we lend a hand today?"
The Yellow-Robed Demon King of the East thought to himself, "If the Southern Ghost Envoy perishes in the Nine Nether Valley while I'm with him, and the Great Heavenly Venerable inquires and finds out I had ulterior motives, I will surely be guilty. Fine, I'll lend a hand!"
So, he shouted at the Eagle Demon, "Ghost Envoy, don't panic, I'm here!"
The Old Man Wuji glanced at Jin Qi, the Prince, the Saintess Ruchen, and the four disciples of the Wilderness, then coldly looked at the Yellow-Robed Ancestor and said, "What a pity, what a pity, no return!"
Chapter 8045 Frost Twin Swords, No Match for the Ghostly Soul
Currently, the situation on the field is... The old demon eagle's nine-petaled golden lotus blocked the guardian pine's gloomy Xuanyuan sword. The guardian pine fought with increasing ferocity, chanting incessantly: "Heaven and Earth's power have brought me to this life.
Nobility and lowliness are not equal to me, yet I am bound by the feelings of Heaven and Earth.
My family's virtue is to uphold civilization.
Our family has collected four hundred volumes, a unique classic of Heaven and Earth.
I entrust my words to the pine tree, why envy the glory of the hibiscus?
The bright light of the Great Transformation shines, let us share this fragrant legacy.
Kunlun Sword Technique, the ancestral master's divine sword follows!"
Clearly, he had integrated all the sword techniques he had learned into the gloomy Xuanyuan sword, making the old demon eagle very wary, and he had to be wary of the legendary Kunlun Sect's reviver, "Blood splattered on Xuanyuan." If this old codger were still in the Nine Nether Valley, let alone taking the Immortal-Slaying Sword today, just being able to return alive would be a blessing!
"Could it be that the Great Celestial Venerable knows that 'Bloodstained Xuanyuan' and 'Xuanyuan Sword Marquis' are still in the Nine Nether Valley,
which is why he didn't come in person and sent me and the Southern Ghost Envoy instead?" The yellow-robed demon thought again, but immediately shook his head: "With the Great Celestial Venerable's power, if he were to come, why would he send him?"
He naturally couldn't guess that the Great Celestial Venerable didn't come to the Nine Nether Valley because he was afraid of the Four Swords of Zhuxian!
The two great protectors, Cuizhu and Baimei, stood guard by the side, swords drawn. They both knew that their seventh senior brother could display great power, which must be because their master had secretly taught them the sword techniques of the Dark Xuanyuan Sword. They couldn't help but admire their master and seventh senior brother very much! The "Three Friends of Winter"—the seventh senior brother, Qingsong, was truly worthy of his name!
Lan Chen, Qing Suo, Huang Jiaozi, and Fen Yu were busy fighting against the Pangolin Rat Armor, and the battle was evenly matched!
"Not good, go over there!"
The Eastern Underworld King, the yellow-robed demon, and the Peach Wood Boy, seeing that the situation was deadlocked, also rushed over!
Although Fan Shang Daoren was far younger than Wuji Laoren, he was over a hundred years older than Wang Zi, Jin Qi, Ruchen Shengnu, Kuangye, and others. In this fight, he was at the forefront, and with a flick of his wrist, he loudly proclaimed, "Kunlun is in trouble, how can the Shushan Sect stand idly by? Yellow-robed demon, prepare to die!"
With that, his immortal sword lengthened, and a beam of sword light pierced towards the Yellow-robed demon of the Eastern Underworld!
Seeing Fan Shang Daoren's attack, imbued with an ancient and eerie style, and the sword energy containing the two demon-locking energies, the Yellow-robed demon knew it was Shushan Daoist magic. He thought to himself, "Shushan's Demon-Locking Tower is as famous as Kunlun's Nine Nether Valley. I'll see how powerful Fan Shang Daoren is first. The Southern Ghost Envoy can still hold on; I'll observe first!"
Therefore, he only dodged two meters, not in a hurry to retaliate. He spread his sleeves, letting Fan Shang Daoren draw his sword, feinting and parrying.
The prince and the others were extremely tense. The Peach Wood Boy shouted again, "Juniors, who dares to fight me?"
Frost sneered, "Little boy, you're just some lowly demon from some desolate mountain wilderness, Qipan Mountain in the Northeast, yet you
dare to be so presumptuous? And you call yourself 'young master'? Humph!" The Peach Wood Boy sneered, "Your young master has already cultivated for seventy or eighty years! You look like you're only in your twenties, what nonsense could you possibly know?"
Ouyang Xue'er exclaimed in surprise, "You're seventy or eighty years old? I really can't believe it!"
Being a girl, she was most interested in makeup, and thought even more, "Wow, if I look this young when I'm eighty, wouldn't I be like a monster! Haha, he is a monster after all!"
"Hmph! Many people waste their entire lives like dogs!"
Frost mocked. "I, Daoist Master, am a disciple of the orthodox Guanyin sect of the South Sea. And you? A heretic!"
Peach Wood Boy sneered. "Hmph, what do you know! My Guandong Daoist sect also originates from the lineage of the Supreme Lord Laozi of Zhongnan! Jiuding Ironclad Mountain is the Guandong Daoist temple of the Supreme Lord Laozi! The abbot of Jiuding Ironclad Temple, the Double Flying True Man, is a renowned disciple of the illustrious Pure Yang Sect Master! My master, although nominally a follower of the demonic path, is deeply loved by my Pure Yang Patriarch!"
Upon hearing this, Jin Qi's expression changed drastically. He thought to himself, "Another lineage of the Supreme Lord Laozi, Pure Yang Sect Master Lü Dongbin..."
He turned to look at his master, the Old Man Wuji, whose face remained calm and composed. Clearly, with his cultivation, he had reached the state of serene indifference!
Bing Shuang's expression changed, but he still sneered, "Hmph, even if the Dao Ancestor is the founder of the Three Teachings... and the Pure Yang Sect Master is an immortal, what is there to respect about the Yellow-Robed Demon? You little demon, you have committed countless evils, you deserve to be torn to pieces!"
He remained neither arrogant nor humble, and continued, "Buddhism and Taoism are different. I only worship the Tathagata Patriarch, Guanyin Bodhisattva, and the other three thousand Buddhas! I also deeply respect seniors from other sects, but whether I worship them or not is another matter! Moreover, some heinous demons are not worthy of being treated with the respect due to seniors!"
Jin Qi was surprised, but laughed, "I didn't expect Brother Bing Shuang to have such backbone!"
Kuang Ye said slightly displeased, "You're happy that he respects Buddhism and suppresses Taoism?"
He was thinking of the Kongtong Sect again.
Prince, Jin Qi smiled faintly, they hadn't thought of this! Even the Holy Maiden Ruchen wasn't so pedantic; only Ouyang Xue'er interjected, "Buddha, Tao—whoever has higher magical power, that's all that matters. What's this 'honor' and 'suppression'? Are Buddha and Tao really different?"
"Haha!"
The yellow-robed demon, while parrying with the sleeves of the Taoist Priest Fan Shang and observing the Shu Mountain Taoist techniques, had already gained the upper hand at will. Hearing Bing Shuang's words, he became furious and roared, "You little child, how ignorant you are! Do you know! Before the great war between Shang and Zhou, our revered ancestor, Guanyin Bodhisattva, was a female immortal in the Chaoyin Cave of Luojia Rock on Mount Putuo. She attained supernatural powers and vowed to save men and women in the world, using elixirs and sweet dew to help people. The people of the South Sea called her Cihang Bodhisattva. Later, she became a disciple of the Primordial Heavenly Venerable Ancestor, and was called Cihang Taoist! Your ancestor was originally from my Taoist lineage; what's the difference between us?" "You are my junior, how can you be so rude?"
Bing Shuang retorted, "Old demon, you yourself said that was before the Shang-Zhou Investiture of the Gods war. After that, Guanyin Bodhisattva was enlightened by the Buddha and joined the Buddhist sect, so it has nothing to do with the Taoist sect. How can you talk about past connections?"
This time, the yellow-robed demon was speechless with anger, while the Peach Wood Boy was furious and sneered, "Fine! You refuse to acknowledge your Taoist sect! I'd like to see what you can do after you join the Buddhist sect in the South China Sea. Since you don't admit that you have a Taoist origin, don't blame me for bullying you!"
"What skills do you have, child?"
Bing Shuang said disdainfully, not wanting to be outdone, but in fact, she was on high alert!
"Hmph, my master gave me a celestial sword and a dragon whip. Now I can show off my skills with these two divine weapons!"
the Peach Wood Boy roared.
After speaking, without giving Bing Shuang any chance, he suddenly stretched out his right hand, drawing a halo of light, and shouted, "I'll teach you a lesson, go to hell!"
Bing Shuang was shocked, because he saw that the Peach Wood Boy had casually stretched out his hand, and a fine immortal sword had appeared in his hand, gleaming like autumn water. With just a slight lift of the sword, a five-colored divine light struck three times in succession, slashing towards him!
He dared not be careless, and with his will following his heart, in an instant, his hands shimmered with light, and within the mysterious light, his right hand was longer than his left, and two immortal swords, one long and one short, materialized!
These two immortal swords were different from the ones Jin Qi, the Prince, and the others had seen at the Qilin Company. The previous immortal swords were only used for flying swords, and it was clear that these two immortal swords were the ones that Bing Shuang had begged the Ice Immortal to bestow upon him after returning to the Putuo Mountain Sect in the South China Sea!
"These are the Twin Swords, ranked fourteenth among the South Sea Sword Sect!"
Saintess Ruchen smiled slightly. "I didn't expect my master to bestow them upon Senior Brother Bing Shuang!"
Her expression had shown some worry earlier, but now it had improved, clearly indicating she had some confidence in the Twin Swords!
Sure enough, clouds swirled around the Frost Sword. White clouds, like the waters of the South Sea, floated on the longsword, pure and deep blue, dominating the attack, while the broken sword was covered in white clouds, drifting gently, suggesting a defensive retreat! The twin swords suddenly seemed to carry the chanting of the South Sea, three layers of holy Buddhist light flashing out, the broken sword intended to protect itself while the longsword went to meet the Peach Wood Boy's sword energy head-on!
Prince and Jin Qi both thought to themselves, "There shouldn't be any way to withstand this!"
But to their surprise, the Frost Swords, even when parried, could not withstand the Peach Wood Boy's immortal sword!
"Haha! Die!"
Peachwood Boy laughed loudly, "This immortal sword of mine was originally the Ghostly Soul Sword bestowed upon my master by the Pure Yang Sect Master. How can your broken sword compare?"
Indeed! The Twin Flying Daoist and the Yellow-Robed Demon were
the prized disciples of Lu Dongbin, the Pure Yang True Man among the Eight Immortals. Their cultivation had deepened over hundreds of years, and the immortal swords they obtained were renowned throughout the Three Realms. The sword in Peachwood Boy's hand was named the Ghostly Soul Sword. It was previously used by the Yellow-Robed Demon, and only after the Yellow-Robed Demon's disciples became demons did he pass the sword on to Peachwood Boy!
This Ghostly Soul Sword was one of the thirteen immortal swords of the Pure Yang Sect Master. The power of the sword used by the Yellow-Robed Demon was far beyond what the talented Frost could achieve. Although the Twin Swords were not much inferior to the Ghost Sword, they had to be wielded by a man and a woman together. The Ice-Bearing Master's original intention was for the Saintess Ruchen to assist Bing Shuang, allowing them to wield both swords. However, before he could explain this, Bing Shuang, alone, was no match for the Peach Wood Boy, who had cultivated for seventy or eighty years.
The two streams of Daoist five-colored divine light and Buddhist three-layered light clashed, but after less than three seconds of stalemate, with a "whoosh," Bing Shuang's Buddhist light was shattered by the Peach Wood Boy, and with a "crack," the Twin Swords in his hand were also severed by the Peach Wood Boy's Ghost Sword!
The Saintess Ruchen, unwilling to see her sect's immortal sword fall into the hands of demons, swayed and stepped forward, catching the Twin Swords with her right hand. Then, with a turn, she gracefully returned to Ouyang Xue'er's side!
Jin Qi was puzzled and couldn't help but ask, "Holy Maiden, why not lend your senior brother a hand?"
"No need, Senior Brother has his own good plan to defeat the enemy!"
Saintess Ruchen said with a breath as sweet as orchids. She had only managed to retrieve the twin swords, but she didn't know that if she combined them with the Frost Twin Swords, she could defeat Peach Wood Boy.
However, even without her intervention, the situation on the field was indeed as described!
Chapter 8046 The Great Master's Personal Refinement, Gale Protection
Prince and Jin Qi were both puzzled, but Elder Wuji smiled slightly and said, "How laughable you are..."
Ouyang Xue'er asked with a smile, "Senior, what is so laughable about us?"
"You all don't know the name of these swords, so of course you don't know why Saintess Ruchen could easily withstand these two swords! They are called the Twin Swords!"
Elder Wuji asked with a smile, "Saintess Ruchen, don't you think so?"
"How could Senior not say so?"
Saintess Ruchen quickly lowered her head and smiled, "How did Senior know that?"
"Two mandarin ducks fly away on the water, but seagulls can never return.
Twin flowers bloom, but wishes are not fulfilled; then, who can one blame for regret?
Alas!"
Ouyang Xue'er recalled this poem and couldn't help but laugh, "These twin swords truly have such poetic names! Who named them?"
Jin Qi stuck out his tongue and laughed, "It's fortunate that Xue'er knows these things. I only know that twin flowers, like mandarin ducks, symbolize flying wing to wing! However, the history of the Immortal Sword spans hundreds of years; finding the predecessor who named them is truly difficult!" "
These twin swords of the Putuo Mountain Sect in the South Sea are famous swords; even at their worst, they wouldn't be defeated by the mere Ghostly Sword!"
Old Man Wuji laughed.
"But now..."
Ouyang Xue'er said, puzzled. She was clearly asking why Frost, relying on this sword, was defeated by the Peach Wood Boy.
"Now..."
Old Man Wuji laughed, "Now, the main reason Bing Shuang failed is that he doesn't know how to use these Twin Swords. If I'm not mistaken, haha, he must have just acquired them!"
Saintess Ruchen laughed, "That's right, Senior is truly a genius! These Twin Swords were passed down from my master to me for sword practice since I was a child, but a few days ago my master passed them on to my senior brother! I can't understand this! Why wasn't it passed on to me?"
Prince thought to himself, "Master Baobing naturally passed on some of the treasures of the South China Sea Putuo Mountain Sect to you!"
Ouyang Xue'er laughed loudly, "No wonder, your sword techniques when you stepped forward to receive the sword were much more skillful than Senior Brother Bing Shuang's! I think if Saintess were to wield this sword and compete with the Peach Wood Demon Child, you wouldn't be any worse off!"
The two women had already been whispering and chatting for a while, and were already familiar with each other as "elder sister" and "younger sister"!
Saintess Ruchen remained silent, merely nodding. Clearly, this was true; her Daoist power was indeed that of the first direct disciple of Master Baobing. As a woman herself, it was obvious that Master Baobing, both publicly and privately, would pass on all his Daoist knowledge to Saintess Ruchen, his first choice. Moreover, Saintess Ruchen was so pure and virtuous, so endearing!
Upon realizing this, Elder Wuji and Jin Qi were both startled. Jin Qi thought to himself, "Master knows these twin swords because of Senior Baobing. Perhaps Master had a special connection with them back then!" This was certainly true.
Back in the Yinshan Valley, after Master Baobing's injuries had healed by six-tenths, the first thing he did to regain his strength and practice swordsmanship was with these twin swords. Of course, the shorter female sword was used by Master Baobing, while the longer male sword was used by Elder Wuji in conjunction with it! Butterflies fluttered, petals fell, and springs flowed gently. The two felt a warm glow in their hearts, their swordplay perfectly synchronized. Those few days were truly like those of immortals, though only a few short!
Thinking of this, Elder Wuji sighed inwardly, "Master Baobing cherished Saintess Ruchen the most, naturally pouring all his passion into her. Back then, when she wielded these twin swords, she was unparalleled in the world, her elegance unmatched. Clearly, she passed on her youth to Saintess Wuchen. I understand now, Master Baobing didn't truly pass these twin swords on to Bing Shuang, but rather used Bing Shuang to show them to me, to make me remember what happened back then… Ah, in my opinion, Young Master Qi and Ruchen would be an excellent pair in wielding these twin swords." " Young man and young woman!"
His vision blurred, and he vaguely saw the scene of the Ice-Clad Man dancing with him on swords. Then, in another blur, he saw Jin Qi and the Saintess Ru Chen dancing with twin swords: "Mountain village at dusk, no human habitation, flowers blooming side by side, branches intertwined.
We are sworn brothers, where are we now? One night of longing...
tears flow like a spring.
The curtain is drawn, I hate to see the flowers blooming side
by side, the tower is high, I fear to see the swallows nesting in pairs. Red makeup, a knot of hearts tied,
lotus flowers blooming side by side in the green pond." Old Man Wuji looked at Seventh Young Master, handsome and dashing, full of yang energy, and Saintess Ru Chen, ethereal and pure, truly a match made in heaven! But thinking of this, he shook his head again, then looked at Ouyang Xue'er beside Jin Qi, Ximen Bingbing whom Jin Qi had mentioned a few years ago, and Dong Shui Yue Cang in Kunlun Mountain. It seemed that young Jin Qi harbored deep feelings for every girl. Alas, Jin Qi was destined to experience a tribulation of love!
Who did he truly love? Could it really be that he "passes through a sea of flowers without a single petal clinging to him"? Of course not. How could the romantic world of the dashing and energetic Jin Qi be so stagnant?
Prince Hao was puzzled and couldn't help but say, "Senior, what should we do? On the night of the Ghost Festival, Brother Bing Shuang couldn't fully wield the Purple Bamboo Ruyi Golden Bowl of the Seven Treasures of Mount Putuo in the South China Sea, and today he can't fully wield the Twin Swords..."
This was also what frustrated Bing Shuang. He had immortal swords and supreme treasures in his hands, but he couldn't fully unleash their power! Twice already!
Unexpectedly, Saintess Ruchen laughed and said, "That's right. Back then, our senior brother couldn't control the Purple Bamboo Ruyi Golden Bowl of the Seven Treasures of Mount Putuo in the South China Sea, and today he can't control the full power of the Twin Swords either! But today, he can control the Purple Bamboo Ruyi Golden Bowl..."
Jin Qi was stunned. Clearly, when Bing Shuang returned to the mountain, the head of the Mount Putuo sect in the South China Sea, Master Baobing, had hastily passed on the Twin Swords to Bing Shuang, but the most important thing was to pass on the Dao technique for fully wielding the Purple Bamboo Ruyi Golden Bowl to him!
Sure enough, in the arena, Peach Wood Boy's sword momentum didn't stop, and the five-colored divine light under the Ghostly Soul Sword still attacked Bing Shuang. Bing Shuang broke out in a cold sweat, used a Thousand-Pound Drop, and landed straight down. She rolled on the ground, almost two zhang away, before barely dodging Peach Wood Boy's Ghostly Soul Sword! Wherever Peach Wood Boy's sword energy and five-colored divine light went, a long and deep sword pit appeared on the stone slab in the valley, a shocking sight!
Kuang Ye nodded in agreement. Bing Shuang, the eldest disciple of the Putuo Mountain Sect in the South China Sea, was not as weak as he had imagined! She could dodge the Peach Wood Boy's Ghostly Sword attack! Her magical power far surpassed that of his junior brothers Lan Chen, Qing Suo, and Huang Jiaozi! If his three junior brothers were to face this attack, they would definitely have to rely on his Purple Eight Trigrams Immortal Robe to avoid it! Kuang
Ye, who hadn't heard Jin Qi, Saintess Ru Chen, Elder Wuji, Ouyang Xue'er, and the Prince's conversation earlier, approached and asked, "Senior, should I intervene to save Brother Bing Shuang?"
His words carried not a hint of schadenfreude, but rather a strong sense of sincerity!
Saintess Ruchen sneered, "How could I dare trouble Senior Brother Kuangye of the Kongtong Sect? Even if my South Sea Putuo Mountain Sect has no one else, I still have young ladies. Besides, my senior brother naturally has a way!"
Kuangye, feeling slighted, stopped paying attention and thought to himself, "Let him show off! Let's see how Bing Shuang escapes danger."
Ouyang Xue'er also disliked Kuangye and, along with Prince and Jin Qi, didn't speak well of him.
After dodging three sword strikes, Bing Shuang knew that continuing to dodge would only make her more pathetic. Having no weapon in her hand was undoubtedly adding insult to injury; she could no longer conceal her power! He gritted his teeth and said, "Peach Wood Demon Child, then don't blame me for being rude!"
The Peach Wood Demon Child sneered and sneered, "Let's see what skills you have left? Keep pretending? Why don't you kneel down and surrender! For the sake of Buddhism being the Tao, I'll let you off the hook! You, what other skills do you have? The Putuo Mountain Sect of the South Sea, one of the four great immortal mountains of Buddhism, I think you're nothing special!"
Frost was helpless, and was angered by the Peach Wood Demon Child's words, so she no longer cared about anything! Suddenly, he shouted, "Rise!"
With that, Frost retreated two zhang with all her might, barely avoiding the Peach Wood Demon Child's ghostly sword energy. At the same time, she suddenly stretched out her right hand, and in an instant, a golden bowl appeared in her palm. It was less than a foot in diameter, a foot high and a foot wide, shining brightly, so bright that it was hard to open one's eyes. There were faint chants of Sanskrit in the middle, Buddhist beads and images, and countless gods and Buddhas hidden in it! This was none other than Jin
Qi, Prince Ouyang Xue'er's Purple Bamboo Ruyi Golden Bowl, which she had previously seen in the Purple Bamboo Forest of the South Sea!
Peach Wood Boy, unfamiliar with it, asked curiously, "Master, what is this?"
Kuang Ye, equally clueless, asked in bewilderment, "Yes! What kind of magic treasure is this? It looks like a teapot?"
Jin Qi chuckled inwardly. The Purple Bamboo Ruyi Golden Bowl did indeed resemble a teapot. However, given the knowledge and status of the eldest disciple of the Kongtong Sect, it was plausible that it resembled the legendary Hunyuan Golden Cauldron, a treasure of the sect leader level! Indeed, it was similar to the Hunyuan Golden Cauldron!
Jin Qi exclaimed, "Peach Wood Boy, how ignorant you are! This is one of the Seven Treasures of the South Sea, the Purple Bamboo Ruyi Golden Bowl! How can you not recognize it?"
After he finished speaking, Saintess Ruchen smiled broadly. "Hmph, even Kuangye doesn't recognize this treasure!" Although Jin Qi outwardly said that Peach Wood Boy was ignorant, wasn't he also slapping Kuangye in the face? Was he implying that Kuangye didn't recognize it? Who told Kuangye not to recognize a Buddhist treasure? There was indeed a gap between Daoist and Buddhist sects!
"The Purple Bamboo Ruyi Golden Bowl? What's that?"
Peach Wood Boy continued to ask.
Unexpectedly, the Yellow-Robed Demon's expression became somewhat solemn, but he remained silent. Clearly, as the Great Demon of Chessboard Mountain, under the name of Lü Dongbin, the leader of the Pure Yang Sect, how could he not have heard of this Buddhist treasure!
"The Purple Bamboo Ruyi Golden Bowl?"
The old eagle demon, who had been fighting the Green Pine Protector and the Dark Xuanyuan Sword for a long time, suddenly changed his expression. With his centuries of cultivation, he recognized this treasure and was somewhat surprised: "Strange? How could one of the first seven great treasures of Guanyin Bodhisattva be passed down to a disciple of the twelfth generation?"
Chapter 8047 All Dharmas are Empty, Neither Born Nor Destroyed.
The nine-petaled golden lotus originally grew in the Tide Sound Immortal Pool at the foot of Mount Putuo in the South China Sea, where Guanyin Bodhisattva resided. Having cultivated for hundreds of years, it was even more familiar with the Purple Bamboo Ruyi Golden Bowl—one a creature that cultivated on its own, the other a treasure forged by Guanyin Bodhisattva! Now it was already fully capable of defending against the Azure Pine Protector's Dark Xuanyuan Sword without much difficulty. Earlier, it had quietly asked the Eagle Demon, "Master, is the Dark Xuanyuan Sword's power really that great? Should we counterattack?"
The Eagle Demon, of course, could sense this, but simply laughed, "You have no idea how powerful the true owner of this sword is, 'Bloodstained Xuanyuan,' the Xuanyuan Sword Marquis! Back then, the Xuanyuan Sword Marquis cultivated to the Demon Tribulation Realm with his physical body; I wonder if he has already ascended? He relied heavily on this immortal sword! At that time, only the Wudang Sect Leader and the Shushan Sect Leader could rival him! Now, the Azure Pine Protector only possesses three-tenths of his master's power! However, we should first defend..." "Hmph! The Dark Xuanyuan Sword is one of the seven immortal swords, second only to the Four Swords of Zhuxian! What is the Ghostly Sword of the Eastern Underworld King compared to the Dark Xuanyuan Sword! The Yellow-Robed Demon King didn't make a move at first, but sat on the mountain watching the tigers fight. We were also here to observe the situation! Let's see what this Yellow-Robed Demon King is so powerful! Hmph, he is the Eastern Underworld King, let's see who is stronger, him or me
, the Southern Ghost Envoy!" Therefore, they had already parried seventy or eighty attacks from Protector Qingsong and were no longer in danger. They had been holding back and hadn't helped the fight. It wasn't until Frost revealed the Purple Bamboo Ruyi Golden Bowl that the Old Demon of the Azure Eagle was surprised. Only then did he hide in the Nine-Petaled Golden Lotus and couldn't help but say.
"The Purple Bamboo Ruyi Golden Bowl is a magical treasure personally forged and cultivated by Guanyin Bodhisattva. Its power is immense, and it was renowned far and wide among the first generation of masters! I personally witnessed its power when I cultivated in the Tide Sound Pool! Everyone be careful!"
The Nine-Petaled Golden Lotus warned again. It was a celestial tree that had attained enlightenment, devoid of human schemes or ugly plots. Seeing the Peach Wood Boy's level of cultivation, it feared he was no match and thus kindly warned him.
"Whether it lives up to its reputation or is just empty hype, I'll try and see!"
The Peach Wood Boy was like a newborn calf unafraid of tigers, showing no mercy. Seeing the Purple Bamboo Ruyi Golden Bowl's formidable power, he showed no restraint whatsoever. Eighty years of cultivation were not to be underestimated. Suddenly, clouds surged around the Ghostly Soul Sword, white clouds drifting, intending to bury the frost within the clouds, seize the treasure, and trap it like a turtle in a jar!
"Be careful, boy!"
the yellow-robed demon shouted again, "It seems the chanting in the Purple Bamboo Ruyi Golden Bowl is the Evening Chant of Putuo Mountain in the South China Sea!"
"The chanting is the Evening Chant of Putuo Mountain in the South China Sea? What's so special about that?"
the Peach Wood Boy asked
, puzzled. Jin Qi sneered at this, thinking to himself, "While the chanting is said to be the nemesis of wandering ghosts, and demons who have cultivated for hundreds of years are not afraid, what right do you, a Peach Wood Boy who has only been around for a few decades, have to be unafraid? Back then, the fox demon Xiaoqian and the dragon-breeding demon Baxia were not afraid of this magic weapon because, firstly, Bing Shuang had not yet mastered its control, and secondly, how could Xiaoqian and Baxia's demonic cultivation be compared to that of the Peach Wood Boy?"
The Peach Wood Boy was not stupid; with this preemptive attack, his sword energy had already reached two feet above Bing Shuang's head!
However, this Purple Bamboo Ruyi Golden Bowl truly lived up to its reputation as a famous treasure of the South Sea. Bing Shuang understood the treacherous intentions of the Peach Wood Boy. How could he sit idly by and wait for death? He immediately focused his mind, channeling all his energy into his meridians, channeling all his Buddhist power, and chanting mantras continuously. He shouted, "All dharmas are empty in nature, neither arising nor ceasing; neither defiled nor pure, neither increasing nor decreasing; therefore, in emptiness there is no form, no sensation, no perception, no volition, no consciousness."
Saintess Ruchen nodded, and Old Man Wuji also sighed inwardly, thinking, "It's been several years since I last saw Master Bao Bing chanting the Sanskrit Heart Sutra, 'When Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva was practicing the profound Prajnaparamita, he illuminated...'" "The five aggregates are all empty, thus transcending all suffering..." It's fate to hear this from her eldest disciple!
Ice Frost's face instantly became solemn and magnificent, clearly indicating she was activating the boundless power of Buddhist teachings. The yellow-robed demon coldly snorted, "I wonder if this Purple Bamboo Ruyi Golden Bowl is for offense or defense?"
Ice Frost took a slight step back
, avoiding the ghostly sword energy. Having finished her cultivation, the Purple Bamboo Ruyi Golden Bowl was activated, and she chanted the incantation: "Purple Bamboo of the South Sea, revered as Putuo! Ruyi Golden Bowl, its brilliance vanishes!"
Clearly, the Purple Bamboo Ruyi Golden Bowl, as it stands now, is a defensive treasure!
The Peachwood Boy scoffed, "What's the point of just retreating?"
"Hmph, no more retreating!"
As Frost's voice rang out, the Purple Bamboo Ruyi Golden Bowl shone brightly, instantly rising into the air and spinning rapidly. It reached a height of two zhang above Frost's head, radiating a faint golden light, ancient and powerful, forming a circular gust of mysterious wind above him, which then shot down, enveloping him within!
As Frost continued chanting incantations, the Purple Bamboo Ruyi Golden Bowl's light gradually intensified. Its golden halo illuminated the area around Frost, first two feet, then three, four, and finally about five feet, forming a stable circle that protected him in the center. And when it met the Ghostly Sword, it acted like a protective net, gently supporting the Ghostly Sword, preventing it from falling and striking down!
The Peach Wood Boy felt his eyes were almost closed. The faint chanting of Sanskrit had transformed into the resounding Vajra Mantra. The image of Guanyin Bodhisattva was hidden in the illusion. Although his magical power was seventy or eighty years old, which was more profound than that of Bing Shuang and Jin Qi, who were in their twenties, it was still the shallowest compared to a Great Luo Golden Immortal like Guanyin Bodhisattva. He was disturbed by the chanting of Sanskrit at Mount Putuo in the South China Sea in a daze. His mind was startled, and he could not even hold onto the Ghostly Demon Sword in his hand!
Over there, the Yellow-Robed Demon had been watching the fight between Peach Wood Boy and Frost closely. He had long since mastered the Shu Mountain Daoist techniques of Mortal Injury, but with only a little over a hundred years of experience, he was far inferior. Therefore, when the fight reached its climax, he casually flicked his sleeves, unleashing a "Sleeve Universe" technique that struck Mortal Injury's immortal sword, sending him flying. He then roared with laughter, "Roar..."
This sound was the culmination of the Yellow-Robed Demon's hundreds of years of Daoist power. Upon hearing it, Peach Wood Boy immediately snapped back to reality and roared in fury, "Damn it!" He
then unleashed the full power of his Ghostly Soul Sword, attacking the Purple Bamboo Ruyi Golden Bowl's protective wind shield with renewed force!
Fan Shang Dao Ren shuddered, already realizing that the Yellow-Robed Demon's Dao power far surpassed his own. If it weren't for the presence of Elder Wuji, Prince, Jin Qi, Saintess Ruchen, Kuang Ye, and other powerful figures, he feared he would have been defeated by the Yellow-Robed Demon. Therefore, he heeding the shout, ceased his sword attack, and retreated to the side of Elder Wuji, Prince, and the others!
The Yellow-Robed Demon also stood behind the Peach Wood Boy, closely watching his sword strike! The master and disciple were clearly aiming to break through the protective shield of the Purple Bamboo Ruyi Golden Bowl!
Chapter 8048 The Moon Wails When It's Full, Water Overflows When It's Full
"Master, what do you think will happen when they fight?"
Jin Qi said softly, unable to foresee what would happen once the Yellow-Robed Demon joined the battle.
Ouyang Xue'er, naturally on Bing Shuang's side, though harboring no personal feelings for him, spoke first: "Evil cannot prevail over good! I firmly believe Brother Bing Shuang can hold on! Saintess, don't you agree?" Saintess
Ruchen nodded, naturally supporting her sect leader's victory!
Bing Shuang, currently wielding the Purple Bamboo Ruyi Golden Bowl, was greatly encouraged by Ouyang Xue'er's words, laughing, "Good, thank you for your words, Xue'er!"
Encouraged by Ouyang Xue'er, he unleashed his inner strength, pushing the power of the Purple Bamboo Ruyi Golden Bowl to its highest level!
When Peachwood Boy saw that the cloud-like sword energy conjured by his Ghostly Sword couldn't penetrate the golden light barrier and was instead reflected back, he was quite puzzled. He quickly turned around and asked, "Master, what's going on? What's wrong?"
The Yellow-Robed Demon remained silent, racking his brains for a way to break through the golden light barrier of the Purple Bamboo Ruyi Golden Bowl. Hearing Peachwood Boy's question, the Nine-Petaled Golden Lotus sighed deeply and said, "Peachwood Boy, you are so young, and you only cultivate in Chessboard Mountain. You rarely even step into the gate of the Pure Yang Patriarch. Obviously, you don't know the power of the magic treasures of Buddhism and Taoism! How could you know the power of the Purple Bamboo Ruyi Golden Bowl, a direct descendant of the Buddhist Guanyin Bodhisattva? If the Pure Yang Patriarch were to use his magic, it would naturally be extremely powerful. As for you..."
He didn't finish his sentence, clearly implying that even with the Yellow-Robed Demon's power, he couldn't shake the golden light barrier of the Purple Bamboo Ruyi Golden Bowl!
He seemed to be talking to himself as he said this: "Of course I understand the power of the golden light curtain of the Purple Bamboo Ruyi Golden Bowl! I was originally a lotus flower in the Tide Sound Cave, and later, the True Man Cihang transformed into Guanyin Bodhisattva, sitting on Mount Putuo in the South China Sea! In the past thousand years, the power of Guanyin Bodhisattva in the South China Sea has greatly increased. She, along with the four great Bodhisattvas Samantabhadra, Manjushri, and Ksitigarbha, has occupied four auspicious sites as their sacred sites, sharing the incense offerings of China. She truly has power; her disciples have developed rapidly, and their cultivation has also improved!"
Fan Shang Daoren sighed at this point: "Alas, Mount Shu belongs to the Dao! Looking back at the original Daoist masters, the unparalleled Zhenwu Emperor, Taiyi Jiuku Tianzhen, Zhen Yuanzi, and others, alas! They have all retreated into the mountains and forests, to the Heavenly Palace, almost completely detached from worldly affairs. Has our Daoist sect truly declined to this extent? Alas, how pitiful!"
In truth, Guanyin Bodhisattva's relationship with Samantabhadra, Manjushri, and Ksitigarbha was far more than just sharing incense offerings and living in harmony.
Openly, a thousand years ago, she had snatched Muzha, the eldest disciple
of the Bodhisattva Samantabhadra, who was about to leave the White Crane Cave of Jiugong Mountain and had not yet reached the summit of Mount Emei, and made him her Dharma protector, Huian Xingzhe! Kuangye, the eldest disciple of the Kongtong Sect, had naturally heard of Cihang Zhenren, one of the twelve immortals under the Yuanshi Tianzun of Yuxu Palace, from the legends of the patriarch. Now, upon hearing the mention of Guanyin, he disliked it, saying, "Hmph, is Guanyin so great? She secretly..."
Saintess Ruchen couldn't help but get angry again, saying, "Some people shouldn't talk nonsense. Guanyin is a Bodhisattva of great compassion and mercy, with a thousand hands and a thousand eyes, believed in by ordinary people in China. Of course she is great!"
This time, Kuangye was truly unconvinced and laughed, "That's their worldly view! Listen to me! The Western Journey a thousand years ago..." "Above, Buddha Tathagata sent Guanyin Bodhisattva to the East to find a destined person to come to the West to retrieve the scriptures. Does everyone remember this?"
Jin Qi, the prince, and the others nodded. Even Ouyang Xue'er knew about this and couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong?"
Kuang Ye coldly glanced at Saintess Ruchen and said expressionlessly, "Buddha Tathagata gave Guanyin Bodhisattva three golden hoops, namely the 'Tight Hoop,' the 'Golden Hoop,' and the 'Forbidden Hoop,' and taught her three incantations to subdue and control powerful and unruly demons. Originally, he wanted the pilgrims to have three powerful disciples, each using the 'Tight Hoop,' the 'Golden Hoop,' and the 'Forbidden Hoop.'" The "golden headband" was used for control! But in the end, only the "tightening headband" was coaxed by Guanyin and Tang Sanzang into letting Sun Wukong wear it. Guanyin, however, took the other two "golden headbands" and... the "golden headband" for herself! The "golden headband" was forcibly placed on the head of the Black Bear Monster of Black Wind Mountain, making him the guardian deity of Luojia Mountain! The "golden headband" was given to the Holy Infant King Red Boy, making him the Good Fortune Boy! Why not for her own greed? "
Saintess Ruchen was speechless, and Jin Qi quickly came to the rescue, laughing, "The strangest thing is that the Six-Eared Macaque also has a 'tightening headband' on his head just like Sun Wukong's, and is also bound by the headband curse, which is truly puzzling. It can be seen that this 'tightening headband'..." "The 'golden hoop' and the 'binding hoop' are nothing special!"
The prince deliberately said, "Senior Brother Kuangye is the eldest disciple of the Kongtong Sect who has been living in seclusion for a thousand years. Why is he so knowledgeable about Buddhist affairs? It's really interesting!"
Ouyang Xue'er was the most intelligent. Seeing that Saintess Ruchen's expression was not good, she didn't want everyone to get entangled in Guanyin Bodhisattva. She just said, "Look at the fight outside. It's getting more and more exciting. I didn't expect Brother Bing Shuang's Purple Bamboo Ruyi Golden Bowl to be so powerful!" When
Bing Shuang heard Ouyang Xue'er call him "Brother Bing Shuang" again, he was even more delighted, and his magic power became even greater and more powerful!
Peach Wood Boy had stopped talking. Sweat was dripping from his forehead. He firmly believed that his seventy or eighty years of cultivation was extraordinary. He just intensified his internal energy. The Ghost Soul Sword was now surrounded by sword energy within three feet of its blade, with brilliant sword flowers!
Unfortunately, the Purple Bamboo Ruyi Golden Bowl was incredibly powerful. It was a renowned treasure from the South China Sea, forged by Guanyin Bodhisattva herself, a contemporary of Lü Dongbin, the founder of the Pure Yang Sect and the patriarch of the Peach Wood Boy. The Peach Wood Boy couldn't penetrate it. The protective aura emanating from the Purple Bamboo Ruyi Golden Bowl remained unmoved under the relentless attack of the Ghostly Sword!
In the end, the Ghostly Sword could only futilely emit sword energy from the outside, creating sword flowers, posing no threat to Frost whatsoever! The Five-Colored Divine Light could only echo helplessly two meters away from Frost!
The Peach Wood Boy's face turned red. He hurriedly activated the Ghostly Sword. His internal strength was profound for eighty years, and the activation of this talisman was personally taught by the Yellow-Robed Demon of the Pure Yang Sect. If it weren't for Frost and the precious Purple Bamboo Ruyi Golden Bowl under the Buddha Guanyin, how could anyone else withstand it?
Seeing his magical weapon steal the show today, though it couldn't be used offensively, it was more than enough for self-defense. Frost puffed out his chest and looked sideways at Ouyang Xue'er, saying, "Hmph, a demon is a demon! What can the Ghostly Demon Sword do to me?"
Clearly, he cared deeply for Ouyang Xue'er! He wanted to tell her any joy he felt. The Saintess Ruchen, observing this, smiled mysteriously.
Old Man Wuji and Jin Qi shook their heads slightly; they understood the simple principle of "the moon wanes after it's full, water overflows when it's full!" If the Yellow-Robed Demon also attacked, the outcome would be uncertain!
The moon wanes after it's full, water overflows when it's full!
Chapter 8049 Two Heads Fail, Embarrassment Overwhelmed Sure
enough, the Yellow-Robed Demon could no longer restrain himself. He stretched out his hand, and the Ghostly Demon Sword, gleaming with a ghostly blue light, returned to his grasp. Its sword energy surged three zhang, far surpassing what it had in the Peach Wood Boy's hands!
"Thank you for your help, Master!"
The Peach Wood Boy, relieved of the force he had received, thanked the Yellow-Robed Demon.
"This Ghostly Demon Sword was bestowed upon me by the Pure Yang Sect Master a hundred years ago. Clearly, you cannot yet unleash its full power, but I, your master, can!"
The Yellow-Robed Demon shouted, brandishing his sword directly at Frost. The Ghostly Demon Sword indeed possessed a powerful demonic wind, blowing directly towards Frost. Within this wind, vengeful spirits were everywhere, relentlessly seeking death. Frost dared not be distracted, only activating the Purple Bamboo Ruyi Golden Bowl's protective aura to its highest level. The golden aura kept the demonic wind and vengeful spirits at bay!
Ouyang Xue'er couldn't bear to watch any longer and muttered, "Hmph, the disciple can't win, so the master steps in. How interesting, haha!"
Kuang Ye scoffed, "A demon is a demon. Let alone two, even twenty wouldn't be a problem!"
Jin Qi, however, dared not underestimate the Yellow-Robed Demon, and laughed, "Where is there any morality in the way of demons? However, Lü Dongbin, the leader of the Pure Yang Sect, is one of the eight great disciples of Laozi in the mortal realm, a standout among the Eight Immortals. He is clearly a master of profound Taoist arts. This Yellow-Robed Demon is his disciple, so his Taoist arts are obviously extraordinary
. I am somewhat worried for Brother Bing Shuang!" What he couldn't understand even more was why Lü Dongbin's disciple among the Eight Immortals would be under the command of the great demon who laid down the "Rebellious World Annihilation Tribulation."
In the wilderness, the prince and other righteous youths were furious. The Yellow-Robed Demon was really losing face and couldn't help but feel ashamed. Even his Ghostly Demon Sword couldn't defeat Bing Shuang. Out of consideration for his reputation, he couldn't bring Peach Wood Boy along. Two seniors who were much older than Bing Shuang were going to fight a junior. He could only quietly say to Peach Wood Boy, "Boy, try to take down that Purple Bamboo Ruyi Golden Bowl!"
Peach Wood Boy was overjoyed. Yes, to capture the thief, first capture the king! "That's a good idea! If it succeeds, it will be a great achievement!
" He then shouted, "Bing Shuang, you young man, stop your arrogance! What kind of South Sea Putuo Mountain Sect is
this? A Buddhist sect in the South Sea, cultivating immortality—how can it compare to the power of my Daoist sect?" As he spoke, a long whip, gleaming brightly, suddenly appeared in his hand. It was a whip he used when guarding the peach and plum demon trees in the Qipan Mountain Palace. It was forged from a demon dragon accidentally killed by the Pure Yang Sect Master sixty years ago during his inspection of Guandong. He had refined it into a divine weapon over decades, making it incredibly powerful!
When Lü Dongbin went to Qipan Mountain, he saw that the Peach Wood Boy was a fragment of a peach spirit from the Investiture of the Gods war, and thus passed this whip to him!
Therefore, the Ghostly Demon Sword that the Peach Wood Boy previously relied on was merely a demon sword passed down by the Pure Yang Sect Master to the Yellow-Robed Demon, while this long whip was the divine weapon that Lü Dongbin had given him! The two magical treasures he mentioned earlier were the Ghostly Demon Sword and the long whip!
The prince, seeing the situation, cried out, "Oh no! They're going to fight two against one!"
Saintess Ruchen, however, was quite confident, laughing, "It's alright, Senior Brother Bing Shuang's magical treasures are powerful!"
Just as she finished speaking, the Peach Wood Boy shouted "Rise!"
and was already two zhang into the air. Although he was small, this leap carried a few fen of the aura of a demon who had attained enlightenment!
Ouyang Xue'er, seeing that these people could all fly and ride the clouds, felt utterly helpless. This world truly had too many unexpected people and things! If she hadn't known beforehand that the prince, Jin Qi, and Dong Shui Yue Cang were all like this, she would probably have been terrified!
Jin Qi was somewhat surprised to see the Peach Wood Boy leap up. What was he going to do? Then he saw the Peach Wood Boy swing his whip, and instead of sweeping it down at Bing Shuang, he lashed it directly at the Purple Bamboo Ruyi Golden Bowl above Bing Shuang's head!
This whip transformed into a phantom dragon, fiercely striking the Purple Bamboo Ruyi Golden Bowl!
Ouyang Xue'er exclaimed in surprise, "How cunning!"
Kuang Ye also thought to himself, "I didn't expect the demons to know strategy. Unable to harm people, they turn to magic weapons? People are alive, but magic weapons are inanimate!"
Everyone...
was somewhat worried, even the Kongtong Sect. After all, Bing Shuang was a disciple of a righteous sect, although only from the South Sea Buddhist Sect. Compared to demons, he was from a prestigious sect, and everyone's concern and sympathy were naturally on his side!
Bing Shuang's expression changed slightly, but he was not afraid at all. He chanted incantations continuously without stopping, and the Purple Bamboo Ruyi Golden Bowl once again rose, emitting a circle of light about one foot in diameter around it, surrounding the magic weapon itself. Thus, the Peach Wood Boy's whip was violently repelled when it touched the circle of light!
The phantom dragon instantly vanished!
The Peachwood Boy was furious, his face flushed red, but how could he accept this? He kept changing
his position and force in the air, lashing out fiercely at the Purple Bamboo Ruyi Golden Bowl! But the result was the same; no matter how much strength and magic he used, the magic weapon only swayed slightly in the air and did not fall to the ground!
The Yellow-Robed Demon Lord understood that even if he used the Ghostly Demon Sword to attack Frost and had the Peachwood Boy attack the Purple Bamboo Ruyi Golden Bowl above Frost's head, although his demon sword was several times more powerful than the Peachwood Boy's, the master and disciple would likely meet the same fate. He couldn't help but sigh, "Brother Southern Ghost Envoy, I really can't think of a way to repel the enemy!"
Clearly, he knew that the Southern Ghost Envoy, the Azure Eagle Demon, was watching the battle from the sidelines, and the fight with the Green Pine Protector was just a pretext!
Frost was actually already anxious. Her Purple Bamboo Ruyi Golden Bowl was one of the seven great treasures of the South Sea, yet she couldn't gain the upper hand. She was truly ashamed!
For a moment, the Peach Wood Boy was so exhausted that sweat poured down his face, and finally, he had no energy left. He lay down, no longer wielding the whip, and said breathlessly, "Master, Senior Southern Ghost Envoy, I'm just too tired to fight anymore!"
The Yellow-Robed Demon King, on the other hand, was not exactly untired, but his status was extremely high, and he absolutely could not return empty-handed. Should he stop now? If he did, what face would he have left in the demon realm and the cultivation world?
Moreover, when the Great Celestial Venerable gathered demons from all directions to his side, he was one of them, the Eastern Underworld King. If he were to lose face like this, he would truly feel ashamed in front of the three from the South, West, and North!
The old demon eagle was also extremely frustrated, knowing he could no longer stand idly by. He muttered, "It seems I have no choice but to use the supreme treasure bestowed by the Great Celestial Venerable!"
Jin Qi and the others heard this clearly and thought to themselves, "What? The Great Demon King bestowed a supreme treasure upon the old demon eagle that day. I wonder what it is? I must see it!"
The nine-petaled golden lotus, however, was filled with joy and anticipation, saying, "Master, you're going to use the supreme treasure bestowed upon you by the Great Celestial Venerable? That's wonderful!" "
Chapter 8050 The Treasure Appears, Unafraid of Guanyin"
Sure enough, Prince, Jin Qi, and Ouyang Xue'er heard the old demon Cangying shout: "The nine-petaled golden lotus blooms, even the green chamber and purple elixir are ashamed; its quality is pure and its magic power is strong. Diligently refine it to achieve spiritual enlightenment!"
As soon as the words fell, the nine-petaled golden lotus opened its golden light, shooting out authentic Buddhist divine light. It was completely unafraid of the sword light of the Dark Xuanyuan Sword, meeting it head-on. The two sword lights collided, directly deflecting the Daoist sword energy of the Green Pine Protector!
This golden light was personally honed by Guanyin, using the opponent's spear to attack their shield—truly a sight to behold for Buddhism! The nine-petaled golden lotus had listened to Guanyin's teachings for hundreds of years, cultivated its own Daoist methods, and had its magic power deepened by the Great Heavenly Venerable's enlightenment; its power was no less than that of the Purple Bamboo Ruyi Golden Bowl!
Protector Qingsong already knew that it was the old demon Cangying who was stalling him. If Cangying had counterattacked after these hundred-odd moves, he would have been defeated long ago. He hastily relied on the Dark Xuanyuan Sword to retreat two zhang, no longer engaging the golden light of the nine-petaled lotus!
Protectors Baimei and Cuizhu, who were bringing up the rear, didn't understand this. They wanted to rush forward and fight Cangying together, shouting, "Old demon, stop your arrogance! Witness the Three Talents Formation of our 'Three Friends of Winter'! We brothers haven't used our sword formation for a hundred years; let's test it today!"
However, Protector Qingsong stopped them, saying, "Junior brothers, wait! We retreat!"
Protectors Cuizhu and Baimei then stopped. They knew that their seventh senior brother meant that Elder Wuji's cultivation was superior to theirs, and they would have to rely on Elder Wuji's help!
At this moment, the three brothers heard the old demon Cangying say menacingly to Bing Shuang, Jin Qi, and Wuji Laoren: "Eastern Underworld King, stop! His Buddhist sect and Guanyin sect have magic treasures, so do we, the Great Heavenly Venerable, lack magic treasures?"
The yellow-robed demon said helplessly, "Unfortunately, even the Ghostly Demon Sword that my master passed down to me is no match for this South Sea magic weapon!"
This is even more true of the long whip bestowed upon Peach Wood Boy by the Pure Yang Sect Master!
Over there, Prince, Saintess Ruchen, Daoist Fanshang, and the wilderness all heard it clearly. Jin Qi was even more shocked, and said in a trembling voice, "Master, look! The Azure Eagle Demon is about to personally attack Brother Frost Daoist and the Purple Bamboo Ruyi Golden Bowl!"
He didn't know that Elder Wuji was waiting for the Azure Eagle Demon to make a move. He slowly said, "It's alright! I want to see what powerful magic weapon their Great Heavenly Venerable Demon Master has passed down to him!"
The yellow-robed demon had already lost face, especially in front of his disciple Peach Wood Boy, the Azure Eagle Demon's disciple Nine-Petaled Golden Lotus, and the Mountain-Panacea Armor!
Upon hearing the words of the Southern Ghost Envoy, the Old Demon Eagle, he breathed a deep sigh of relief. Now that he had a way out, the Frost Purple Bamboo Ruyi Golden Bowl was merely a defensive weapon, posing no immediate threat to the Yellow-Robed Demon and the Peach Wood Boy. Therefore, the Yellow-Robed Demon hurriedly said, "You brat! I won't stoop to your
level! I'll let you go today! Boy, let's go down and see what your Southern Ghost Envoy Uncle will do!" Jin Qi, the Prince, the Saintess Ruchen, and Kuang Ye, all seasoned veterans, naturally knew this was just the Yellow-Robed Demon's way of saving face. It wasn't surprising, but Ouyang Xue'er, lacking any real combat experience, was extremely surprised and asked, "Prince, Seventh Young Master, this Yellow-Robed Demon clearly couldn't defeat Brother Frost's magic weapon; he clearly had no choice but to give in. How can he say he's letting Brother Frost go today?"
This question was utterly idiotic; only she was ignorant of the world of martial arts and cultivation! Not to mention Kuang Ye and Jin Qi, even the Prince was unwilling to explain for her this time! Saintess Ruchen smiled and gently took Ouyang Xue'er's hand, saying, "Sister Xue'er, you'll see soon enough!"
Bing Shuang was shocked. He knew that the Azure Eagle Demon was the Southern Ghost Envoy of the Great Heavenly Venerable and the Great Demon Lord. Even the Nine-Petaled Golden Lotus, which the Great Heavenly Venerable himself had stolen from his South Sea, had become a disciple of the Southern Ghost Envoy. This showed how much the Great Heavenly Venerable trusted the Southern Ghost Envoy! According to seniority, this demon was actually several times higher than him! His Daoist arts had effortlessly withstood the Kunlun Sect
's number one immortal sword, the Anran Xuanyuan Sword, one of the seven immortal swords second only to the Four Swords of Zhuxian in the mortal cultivation world! If he were to make a move now, he would definitely be far more powerful than the Yellow-Robed Demon Lord of the Eastern Underworld! The Azure
Eagle Demon's Daoist power was clearly far superior to the Yellow-Robed Demon Lord's. If he were to make a move, he would have even less chance of victory. However, today he represented the Guanyin lineage of the South Sea Buddhist sect; how could he show weakness? Today, he also has his Saintess junior sister, Saintess Ruchen, by his side, along with the young master of the Shu Mountain Sect, Prince, the young master of the Kongtong Sect, Kuangye, and the yang-energetic Jin Qi! And there's also
his beloved Ouyang Xue'er beside him! In front of these people, he can clearly unleash his full potential!
Moreover, he has great confidence in the treasure, the Purple Bamboo Ruyi Golden Bowl, personally forged by Guanyin. He just retorted defiantly, "Hmph, you can't win, so you want to take turns fighting? Well, bring it on! I'm not afraid! What Eastern Underworld King, Southern Ghost Messenger? They're all just demons!"
Now, he's furious, and he's even too lazy to address them as seniors or juniors! Previously, he had been retreating a few steps, but now, with a do-or-die attitude, he's taken two steps forward!
With those two steps, Jin Qi nodded and said, "Master! Seeing his courage in taking those two steps forward, I will save him and make sure he doesn't get hurt!"
The prince also admired such a person, thinking, "This time, Brother Bing Shuang's full potential has been unleashed. Not bad, not bad!"
The yellow-robed demon's face flushed slightly, but after feinting with his sword twice, he suddenly retreated three zhang, sheathed the demonic sword of vengeful spirits, and stepped back with the Peach Wood Boy, standing with the Azure Eagle Demon and the Nine-Petaled Golden Lotus.
The Azure Eagle Demon stepped forward, his demonic aura chilling, and asked sharply, "Bing Shuang, let me ask you, does your South Sea Sect Leader, Master Bao Bing, know that the Four Swords of Zhuxian have reappeared in the world? Quickly tell me, who is the one who possesses the Immortal-Trapping Divine Sword?"
Bing Shuang certainly knew that the Immortal-Trapping Sword was now in the possession of Dong Shui Yue Cang of the Kunlun Sect, but how could she say? He pouted and said, "Old demon, why should I tell you? If you have the ability to break my magic weapon, then we'll talk!"
In the air, he dared not stop controlling the Purple Bamboo Ruyi Golden Bowl, which continued to emit golden light, protecting him in the air!
Seeing that he was still so arrogant, Peach Wood Boy couldn't help but shout, "Uncle-Master Ghost Envoy of the South, we must capture him! Even if he doesn't know the person who possesses the Four Swords of Zhuxian, he can at least provide a lot of clues! The South Sea Sect has at least a lot of mystical knowledge!"
The Azure Eagle Demon thought about it and agreed, then sneered, "Frost, since you don't appreciate my strength, don't blame me for bullying the young!"
Ouyang Xue'er said indignantly, "Hmph, he knows how to bully the young? Isn't this obviously bullying the young?"
The Elder Wuji, Prince, Jin Qi, Saintess Ruchen, Kuangye, and Fanshang Daoist remained silent, just watching how the Azure Eagle Demon would make his move!
Even the Yellow-Robed Demon was quite interested, thinking, "The Great Celestial Venerable mentioned earlier would pass on a magical treasure to the Eagle Demon. I wonder what kind of treasure it is? Today I can finally find out!" Obviously, this treasure wouldn't be the Nine-Petaled Golden Lotus. Therefore, although this treasure could withstand the Dark Xuanyuan Sword, it would still be inferior to Guanyin Bodhisattva's Purple Bamboo Ruyi Golden Bowl!
He looked around, and sure enough, the Nine-Petaled Golden Lotus was still in its original form beside him, just a young boy, and hadn't transformed into a divine weapon.
Frost stood ready, the Purple Bamboo Ruyi Golden Bowl now emitting its strongest mystical light, protecting itself with all its might. The Old Demon Eagle, his sleeves fluttering, laughed loudly, "With Tai Chi in hand, I possess the world! This diagram, once unleashed, will make heaven and earth roar! The Five Elements and Eight Trigrams, all originate from within! Earth, wind, water, and fire, are at my command!"
As he spoke, he stood smiling, transforming even a demon into a virtuous man. A beam of green light shot three zhang into the sky from his chest, then descended, taking form!
Everyone could clearly see that it was a beautiful small diagram floating towards them. The Old Demon Eagle had already extended his right hand; the diagram unfolded, neither too large nor too small, only two feet long and one foot wide. The painting landed, and even the Yellow-Robed Demon was unsure what kind of treasure this was, asking, "Brother Ghost Messenger, what treasure is this?" The
Peach Wood Boy, however, was overjoyed… Although he himself didn't know what the small diagram was, he knew that Frost was in deep trouble this time!
The prince clicked his tongue in amazement: "The reason was that it would be the Nine-Petaled Golden Lotus again, but it turns out that's not the case!"
(Tingyu is releasing six chapters today! Merry Christmas to all readers! The Christian Church didn't initially have Christmas; it only began about a hundred years after Jesus' ascension. It's said that the first Christmas was in 138 AD, initiated by Pope Clement I. However, church history records the first Christmas as 336 AD. Because the Bible doesn't specify the exact date of Jesus' birth, the date varied in different places. It wasn't until 440 AD that the Roman Catholic Church officially designated December 25th as Christmas Day. In 1607, church leaders from around the world met in Bethlehem and further confirmed this date, and since then, most Christians worldwide celebrate Christmas on December 25th. In the 19th century, the popularity of Christmas cards and the appearance of Santa Claus further popularized Christmas. Now it's the biggest holiday in the West, like Chinese New Year. Haha, Tingyu certainly prefers Chinese New Year!) Jin Qi was very focused on the fight. He saw the old demon eagle muttering incantations, and the image slowly curled up! As it contracted, an invisible gust of wind suddenly blew!
Frost was taken aback, because when the picture first started to curl, he only felt an immense magical force pulling the Purple Bamboo Ruyi Golden Bowl towards the picture. "Ah..."
he cried out in surprise!
He frantically used all his cultivation to its limit, white mist slowly rising from his head, his face flushed red, but to no avail. The Purple Bamboo Ruyi Golden Bowl and his body were slowly drawn into the picture!
Suddenly, the situation on the field reversed. The prince, the wilderness, and the Saintess Ruchen were all greatly surprised!
Jin Qi murmured, "What kind of magic weapon is this? It can absorb the Purple Bamboo Ruyi Golden Bowl personally forged by Guanyin Bodhisattva?"
"Yes? It's just a small picture!"
Ouyang Xue'er asked anxiously.
The three guardians, Qingsong, Cuizhu, and Baimei, turned ashen-faced, almost spitting blood!
Even Elder Wuji's expression was solemn, his astonishment beyond words!
Because he truly couldn't believe that the treasure this Old Demon Cangying had brought out was an unparalleled treasure of earth, wind, water, and fire! The Taiji Qiankun Diagram, which originally belonged to Laozi!
How could the Taiji Qiankun Diagram be with the Great Demon? And why was it passed on to the Old Demon Cangying?
Old Man Wuji was both amused and exasperated. Previously, this great demon had stolen the nine-petaled golden lotus from Guanyin, and now he had stolen the Taiji Qiankun Diagram from Laozi.
Chapter 8051 Sealing the Niwan Palace, the Ruthless Demon
Seeing the effect of the battle, the Yellow-Robed Demon knew he was certain of victory. His brows furrowed, and a supreme treasure came to mind. He trembled slightly, then asked with a smile, "Brother Southern Ghost Envoy
, your magic weapon is incredibly powerful, yet it's just a blueprint. Could it be the legendary Taiji Qiankun Diagram, the unparalleled treasure of the Supreme Lord Laozi, the master of feng shui and fire?" He was originally a Daoist, but had entered the demonic path. However, within the Three Realms, everyone respected the Supreme Lord Laozi, hence his address as "Supreme Lord Laozi." The Eagle Demon, however, was not negligent in his fight. He was focused on taking away the Frost-Clad South Sea magic weapon, the Purple Bamboo Ruyi Golden Bowl, to diminish the prestige of the righteous and Buddhist sects. He still had the leisure to answer, saying, "Indeed, Brother Eastern Underworld King, you have a discerning eye! This is indeed the Taiji Qiankun Diagram! But it's quite strange..."
"Strange? What's strange?"
Jin Qi couldn't contain himself and asked. He was excited to actually have the chance to see the innate treasure of the sect leader level on the Treasure Distribution Rock that he had heard about before. He didn't care about the righteous path or the demonic path.
The old eagle demon glanced coldly at Jin Qi, then said to the yellow-robed demon, "I've heard that the Supreme Lord Laozi obtained this Taiji Qiankun Diagram and refined it himself, actually creating two new treasures, splitting the Taiji Qiankun Diagram in two. What I have now is the front side, the all-encompassing Taiji Diagram, capable of splitting the earth and heaven, separating the pure from the impure, fixing earth, water, fire, and wind, remaining unmoved by countless changes, a treasure of the five elements of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth, capable of taking in anything it sees! There is also the back side, the Qiankun Diagram, capable of encompassing heaven and earth, taking in all things, with some subtle differences from the Taiji Diagram, but it is not in my possession now!"
The prince sneered, "Within the Three Realms, who doesn't know that the Taiji Qiankun Diagram is in the hands of the Supreme Lord Laozi, the treasure guarding the Eight Views Palace? How could it be in the hands of a demon like you?"
"Hmph!"
The nine-petaled golden lotus laughed loudly, "Our Great Celestial Venerable can come and go freely in the Three Realms. He merely arrived at the Eight Scenery Palace, saw this Taiji Qiankun Diagram lying empty on the wall, took it down, and passed it on to my master!"
"Another petty thief!"
Ouyang Xue'er scoffed, asking, "I really hate such petty thieves!"
Although Bing Shuang cultivated under the Buddhist sect, he had heard of this innate treasure of the sect leader level. Moreover, after the story of the Treasure Dividing Rock told by Elder Wuji, he knew that the Taiji Qiankun Diagram was a magic weapon on par with the Four Swords of Zhuxian. Even if it was split in two, its power was far beyond what Guanyin's treasure could withstand!
He panicked even more, his mind went blank, and his power was greatly reduced. With a "whoosh," the Purple Bamboo Ruyi Golden Bowl in mid-air was already absorbed into the Taiji Diagram. The gale light slowly disappeared, and the Taiji Diagram was completely curled up into a bundle!
The Purple Bamboo Ruyi Golden Bowl was nowhere to be seen; it had become an object within the painting!
Jin Qi was greatly surprised, then overjoyed, exclaiming, "What a magnificent Taiji Diagram! It can gather all things into a single painting!"
He had only heard of the Taiji Qiankun Diagram in the legends of the Investiture of the Gods, and seeing it now was truly a novel experience!
The Azure Eagle Demon, holding the painting, stood majestically, coldly eyeing Bing Shuang and the others, and sneered, "You dare to look down on my Great Heavenly Venerable? Although my Great Heavenly Venerable is not Laozi, how could I be inferior to him?"
Not only Ouyang Xue'er, but even Kuang Ye, as the eldest disciple of the Kongtong Sect, had never seen such a magical treasure before. He was extremely surprised and repeatedly exclaimed, "What a wonderful magical treasure! What a wonderful magical treasure!"
The magical treasures he possessed were merely passed down from the Primordial Heavenly Venerable to his founding ancestor, Guang Chengzi. Compared to the Taiji Qiankun Diagram, they were nothing but a pile of garbage, only good for frightening cultivators!
Saintess Ruchen, heartbroken over the loss of the Purple Bamboo Ruyi Golden Bowl, upon hearing Kuangye's words, couldn't help but say with resentment, "Useless!"
The Yellow-Robed Demon was utterly ruthless this time. With a thought, the Ghostly Sword struck again, its demonic energy and vengeful spirits enveloping Frost. Light had already drifted through Frost's Niwan Palace. Without her magic weapon, Frost was almost powerless to resist…
She tried to escape, but it was too late. Her Niwan Palace was sealed by the Yellow-Robed Demon. Frost could barely move, only opening her mouth wide and trembling, "You… why did you seal my Niwan Palace?"
The Azure Eagle Demon also… Regardless of the yellow-robed demon's actions, he merely sneered, "As long as you answer my question, I will naturally let you go!"
The Saintess Ruchen was furious and shouted, "Two great demons, cease your arrogance!"
She was about to rush forward when she heard Elder Wuji say softly, "Bing Shuang Jin Qi possesses hidden purple light; he is not destined for a short life. Rest assured! However, his character is not sunny or strong; this is a good trial for him. We need not concern ourselves with him! It will be beneficial for him!"
Ouyang Xue'er quickly advised, "Yes, Saintess, the elder's words are never wrong!"
Only then did the Saintess Ruchen refrain from advancing. After she descended the mountain, Master Baobing once said, "If you encounter Elder Wuji in any situation, listen to his advice!"
Jin Qi cursed, "Yellow-robed demon! How ruthless you are..."
Elder Wuji calmly replied, "Don't worry! If these two demons dare to try to cripple Bing Shuang's cultivation and power, they will likely perish under the blades of the Four Swords of Zhuxian today! No one dares to kill in the Nine Nether Valley!"
Ouyang Xue'er, however, was puzzled and asked, "Prince, Seventh Young Master, what... what is the Niwan Palace?"
Ouyang Xue'er was unaware of this, which was expected by Jin Qi, Prince, and Saintess Ruchen. Kuang Ye said softly, "The Niwan Palace is the dantian palace of cultivators, located in the center of the nine palaces. The four palaces closest to the Niwan Palace are called the four directions, and the four palaces further away from the edge of the Niwan Palace are called the four corners! There are nine palaces at the head, corresponding to the nine heavens, and the middle palace is called Niwan!"
Jin Qi didn't care about Kuang Ye's detailed explanation. Knowing that Ouyang Xue'er wouldn't understand, he simply explained, "The specific location is at the top of everyone's head, at the Baihui point, the top of the dantian!"
Kuang Ye, still showing off his vast knowledge, continued, "The human brain is the sea of marrow, also known as the upper dantian or Taiyi, the ancestral palace of the body, holding the supreme position, the meeting place of all yang, the capital of all gods. The heavenly brain is the origin of the body, the gathering place of all gods, and the Dao is in harmony with the Great Mystery, hence it is called Niwan. It is also said that the heavenly brain is the spirit of the body, the life cave of all gods, the source of body fluids, and the jade chamber of soul essence. If one can empty the brain to nourish truth, all emptiness will be established, and smoke will rise from a thousand pores. One's virtue will be as complete as heaven and earth, and one will be as all-encompassing as the Great Void, hence it is called Niwan. Niwan is the supreme deity of the physical form. Although each of the nine palaces has its own deity residing there and each governs its own destiny, they all obey the Niwan Lord. The Niwan Lord commands all gods and is the brain within the brain, the center of the brain, the core of the core. Therefore, the Niwan Palace is the most important. Once sealed, at best, one will lose all movable property! At worst, a thousand years of cultivation will be destroyed in a single day!"
"At best, all movable property will be confiscated! At worst, a thousand years of cultivation will be destroyed in a single day!"
This was no joke!
Even though Ouyang Xue'er wasn't a cultivator, she trembled upon hearing this!
Kuang Ye, Wang Zi, Ru Chen Sheng Nu, and Jin Qi all sighed, recalling the Investiture of the Gods war, where the Twelve Golden Immortals under the Jade Void Sect of Yuanshi Tianzun were captured by the Three Immortal Maidens of Yunxiao and the other two using the incomparably powerful magic weapon "Hun Yuan Jin Dou" and imprisoned in the Yellow River Sand Formation. Their Niwan Palaces were sealed, their three flowers on their heads were removed, and their thousand years of cultivation were diminished. Only with the additional assistance of the Buddha, the Daoist Ancestor, and Yuanshi Tianzun did these Twelve Golden Immortals regain their power, even surpassing their former strength!
It was also because the Guide Daoist, who became the Buddha, helped Cihang Daoist, Manjushri Zhenren, and Samantabhadra Zhenren that these three abandoned Taoism and entered the Buddhist sect! At least, there was a significant reason for this!
Of course, the final fate of the Three Immortal Maidens was truly... even more heartbreaking!
Ouyang Xue'er only understood about three-tenths of the three explanations, but she didn't ask any more questions. Everyone just wanted to hear how the Old Demon Eagle would interrogate Qin Yinfan.
The Old Demon Eagle walked over and asked Bing Shuang, "Boy, have you ever seen the Four Swords of Zhuxian?"
Although Bing Shuang was restrained, he would never lie and asked, "Of course I've seen the Trapping Immortal Sword, one of the Four Swords of Zhuxian!"
"The Immortal-Trapping Sword?"
The yellow-robed demon exclaimed with delight, "Tell us quickly, where is it? Who has it? If you tell us where the Immortal-Trapping Sword is, we'll let you go!"
Frost, a seasoned traveler, sneered and said... "I'm not a three-year-old! If you cared about your relationship with Guanyin of the South Sea, why would you dare kill me? If you have no mercy, kill me or torture me as you please! Whether I tell you the origin of this Immortal-Trapping Sword or not, it won't change my fate! Besides, do you really want to see the Immortal-Trapping Sword? I'm afraid the moment you see it, your heads will roll!"
Hearing Frost's continued defiance, Peach Wood Boy roared, "You brat! Hmph! If we don't teach you a lesson, you'll think we're easy to mess with!"
With that, he raised his hand, and the Dragon-Swallowing-Snake Whip reappeared in his hand. Peach Wood Boy suddenly channeled his energy and lashed out with the whip!
Ouyang Xue'er exclaimed in surprise. Although she was a fool without any magical power, she knew that Bing Shuang was able to withstand Tao Mu Tong Zi's whip earlier because of the power of the Purple Bamboo Ruyi Golden Bowl. Now, without any magical treasure to protect her, and with her Niwan Palace sealed by the Yellow-Robed Demon, Bing Shuang was unable to move at all. How could she possibly dodge this long whip?
Within this whip, a phantom of a dragon appeared again. Clearly, Tao Mu Tong Zi was extremely angry with Bing Shuang and wanted to take this opportunity to vent his resentment, beat Bing Shuang severely, and save face!
Prince Jin Qi's expression also changed. Just as he was considering whether to intervene, the Azure Eagle Demon suddenly stretched out his right hand. Without any visible use of magical power, he steadily grasped the long whip that resembled a dragon, and the countless phantoms of dragons in the sky vanished instantly!
Fan Shang Dao Ren sighed, "This old demon eagle is not only incredibly powerful in his magic weapon, but his own magical cultivation is also astonishing! Just this one strike is enough to make me ashamed of my inferiority! I'm afraid only my sect leader can compare!"
"Alas, the old demon eagle has received guidance from that great demon for even longer than the Yellow Robe Demon, so his strength is obvious. How can we underestimate him?"
Jin Qi agreed with this point!
Seeing that the Eagle Demon had seized his Dragon-Swallowing Serpent Whip, the Peach Wood Boy asked in bewilderment, "Uncle-Master Southern Ghost Envoy, why is this?"
The Eagle Demon coldly replied, "This brat actually managed to obtain the Purple Bamboo Ruyi Golden Bowl personally forged by Guanyin. Although he's only a dozenth-generation disciple, he must be someone highly valued by Guanyin and the Ice-Embracing Master! He must be possessed by Guanyin's Dharma Eye. It wouldn't be good for us to punish him; it would damage the reputation of our Great Heavenly Venerable. The Great Heavenly Venerable doesn't want to formally become an enemy of Guanyin of the South Sea right now!"
Qin Yinfan laughed, "That's right. Guanyin saves people from suffering and incarnates in countless forms, her radiant light reaching ten thousand miles. She naturally knows everything in the world!" The
Yellow-Robed Demon was furious, "Boy, don't push your luck! Do you think we, the disciples of our Great Heavenly Venerable, are afraid of Guanyin? It's just that Brother Southern Ghost Envoy has a sense of righteousness and can't bear to deal with a junior like you! Tell me honestly, where is the Immortal-Trapping Sword among the Four Swords of Zhuxian?"
"The Four Swords of Zhuxian?"
Frost retorted, "Wasn't it after the Investiture of the Gods that the Four Swords of Zhuxian were distributed among four of the Twelve Immortals by the Primordial Heavenly Venerable?"
Now he dared not be disrespectful to the Daoist Sect and address the Primordial Heavenly Venerable as his ancestor, and continued, "Now, there is the Immortal-Slaying Sword on the Sword Peak of Nine Nether Valley. If you have the ability
, go and snatch it!" (In many countries, children prepare empty containers so that Santa Claus can fill them with small gifts such as toys, candy, or fruit. In the United States, children hang Christmas stockings on the fireplace on Christmas Eve because Santa Claus said he would come down the chimney on Christmas Eve to put gifts in the stockings. In other countries, children leave empty shoes outside so that Santa Claus can deliver gifts on Christmas Eve (the night of December 24th). Gift-giving is not only done by Santa Claus, but also by family members and friends. Haha, Tingyu wishes all readers a gift-giving night, just like our Chinese New Year's Eve.) The New Year's money is somewhat similar! (December 24, 2008) The Old Demon Eagle was quite satisfied, sighing, "How could you, so young, know this? A thousand years after the Investiture of the Gods, how could the Tongtian Daoist be content? During the great calamity two thousand years ago, due to the use of many newly forged treasures, he fought against the Dao Ancestor and the Primordial Heavenly Venerable Ancestor at Kunlun. After that, the Four Swords of Zhuxian disappeared without a trace. Instead, the Supreme Lord Laozi... and the Primordial Heavenly Venerable Ancestor issued an order that all members of the Daoist sect must not seek the Four Swords of Zhuxian, but only diligently cultivate!"
Clearly, before joining the Great Heavenly Venerable, he was also a cultivator!
Jin Qi knew that this must be because the killing intent of the Four Swords of Zhuxian was too heavy! And the "Calligraphy of Freedom and Untroubled Heart Extinction" in his heart must have been used again by the Tongtian Sect Master in the later great battle!
The old man Wuji suddenly revealed a mysterious look on his face and said, "Alas, what a pity, what a pity!"
The old demon Cangying was most wary of him and couldn't help but angrily say, "What's a pity?"
"Although you won't have the chance to see the Immortal-Slaying Sword on the Nine Nether Valley Sword Peak today, you still have a chance to see the Immortal-Trapping Sword!"
the old man Wuji said with a smile.
"What does that mean?"
Jin Qi thought to himself, "Could it be that the two great demons, the Yellow-Robed Demon and the Old Demon Cangying, were going to die at the hands of Dong Shuiyue Cang's Immortal-Trapping Sword before they even reached the Sword Peak? But where is she?"
Chapter 8052 Three Swords Suppress the Valley, the Melee Begins
The old demon Cangying sighed inwardly and thought to himself, "If what this old man says is true, we should at least be able to see the Immortal-Trapping Sword today. With the Taiji Diagram in my hand, who can hurt me? Frost is negligible. I'll let him go; it will make me seem magnanimous!"
Therefore, with a flick of his finger, the magical light that the Yellow-Robed Demon had sealed on Frost's Niwan Palace vanished. The Yellow-Robed Demon was startled and asked, "Brother Southern Ghost Envoy, you..."
He was not only surprised but also full of admiration. It seemed that the Azure Eagle Demon's magical power had easily eliminated his own with a mere gesture! As the Great Celestial Venerable had said, it was indeed far superior to his own! Now he had some respect for him!
Frost moved her limbs slightly, completely unharmed, and her magical power remained intact. Overjoyed, she dared not be reckless any longer and quickly retreated to the side of Saintess Ruchen.
As for retrieving the Purple Bamboo Ruyi Golden Bowl, he dared not utter a word, only thinking to himself, "In the future, even if the Great Bodhisattva Guanyin of the South Sea personally intervenes, and even the Supreme Lord Laozi would give her some face, I can obviously retrieve the Purple Bamboo Ruyi Golden Bowl!"
Seeing that the righteous and demonic sides had once again stopped fighting, while Fen Yu, Lan Chen, Qing Suo, and Huang Jiaozi were still fighting the Pangolin Armor for nearly two hundred rounds, Saintess Ruchen said softly, "Junior Brother Fen Yu, you should stop fighting over there too!"
The five of them were already drenched in sweat, and even four against one could not subdue the Pangolin Armor, mainly because the Pangolin Armor's body was covered in sharp thorns!
Having already learned from his previous experience of persuading Fen Yu and Huang Jiaozi to stop fighting, Jin Qi smiled slightly, remained silent, shook his head, and extended his right index finger, forming a flower-picking gesture. He silently chanted, "The chaotic energy originates from the primordial chaos; the Jade Disc of Creation allows living beings to comprehend the Dao.
One thought can lead to demonic possession, another to enlightenment; earth, wind, water, and fire are all beyond my reach.
Rise!"
With that, the "Flower of Illusion and Destruction" suddenly appeared in his right palm, each a pale-colored bud about to bloom, surrounded by colorful garlands and countless dangling beads. With a gentle push, he sent the flower between Fen Yu, Lan Chen, Qing Suo, Huang Jiaozi, and the Mountain Rat Armor who were fighting in the arena. Caught off guard, the four struck the flower with their immortal swords, only to be violently deflected. They nearly lost their grip on their swords,
while the flower remained completely unharmed! Jin Qi, by intervening in the fight, acted with utmost fairness and impartiality!
Fen Yu was stunned, then surprised, and couldn't help but laugh, "So it was Seventh Young Master who intervened again!"
Huang Jiaozi had no choice but to stop fighting!
The Pangolin Armor, unaware of the danger, only felt a colorless balloon blocking its path, and became enraged, hastily charging forward with its spiked head. However, upon hitting the "Flower of Free Will, Fate's Illusion and Annihilation," it found it harder than steel, and only it suffered the loss!
Seeing its disciple suffer, the Azure Eagle Demon hurriedly shouted, "Come down!"
He was quite puzzled by the flower!
The Pangolin Armor, still indignant, retreated!
After this great battle, the crowd began to whisper among themselves.
"What to do? Even Seventh Senior Brother, who received the Dark Xuanyuan Sword passed down by Master, can't defeat these two great demons?"
Protector Cuizhu asked anxiously.
Protector Bai Mei said softly, "What can we do? The Ten Thousand Swords Peak in Nine Nether Valley is a sacred place that the Kunlun Sect hasn't explicitly stated. We swear to protect it with our lives; we can't let those demons set foot on the mountain!"
The three brothers were united, their spirits soaring even without a formal oath.
Prince stamped his foot, regretting, "Although I have the will, I seem powerless. I am truly ashamed! My Shu Mountain Sect will definitely stand with Kunlun!"
The others from the Kongtong Sect, including Kuang Ye, remained silent. Saintess Ru Chen comforted Prince, "Our righteous path will surely find a way!"
In truth, she was even more frustrated. Even the Purple Bamboo Ruyi Golden Bowl, one of the sect's seven treasures, had been taken away by the Azure Eagle Demon's Taiji Diagram. What could they possibly do?
"Haha!"
Pangolin Armor laughed loudly, "It is said that among the cultivation world today, the Daoist sects are led by Kunlun, Shushan, and Wudang. But today, they all seem rather unremarkable! Two out of the three sects are nothing special. Wudang is probably about the same!"
Old Man Wuji scoffed, "You little brat, so arrogant?"
He turned to the prince and said, "Prince, do you know how to wield the 'Six Jia Wind and Thunder Technique'?"
The prince was taken aback and could only reply, "I have been taught by my sect leader and can barely manage to wield it, but the 'Six Jia Wind and Thunder Technique' can only be used with the top three divine weapons among the Nine Treasures of Shushan. My sect leader possesses the third-ranked divine weapon, which I do not have! I cannot wield it!"
Jin Qi laughed upon hearing this, "Anyway, I have the 'Phoenix Essence Blood, Exquisite Divine Sword,' I'll lend it to you..." "Can't you do it?"
The prince shook his head and laughed, "Seventh Young Master, you don't know, the Nine Treasures of Shu Mountain only follow one master in their lifetime. They only change masters when their master is no longer alive! Therefore, my 'Phoenix Essence Blood, Exquisite Divine Sword' is not nearly as powerful as yours!"
Old Man Wuji laughed, "What's so difficult about that? If you use the Shu Mountain Divine Weapon to control the Six Jia Wind and Thunder Technique, these little rats are naturally no match for you!"
He pointed to the right and said, "Prince, go to the right and find a sword that isn't rusty. Go and draw it!"
The prince was half-convinced and thought to himself, "Among all these swords on the ground, isn't only the Kunlun Sect's Dark Xuanyuan Sword rust-free? What other swords are there?"
But he didn't dare to ask. He simply turned around as instructed, pushed off with his feet, and flew thirty feet away!
The Mountain Rat Armor roared, "Old bastard, what are you doing?"
"Yes, if you want to get lost, then get lost, lest you all be trapped in the Taiji Diagram as well!"
Peach Wood Boy also shouted.
Jin Qi was furious and said, "Go and die! Why are you in such a hurry?"
Just as the two of them finished shouting, they heard the prince's joyful cry from afar: "Ah! What a fine sword!"
In a flash, the prince had already flown over, holding an ancient-style longsword in his hand. It was completely rust-free and unique, with carvings of Emei clouds and seas all over its blade. Ancient Daoist incantations were wrapped around it, giving it a majestic aura and making it gleam with a cold light!
Ouyang Xue'er was overjoyed and asked with a smile, "Prince, what kind of sword is this?"
"Master, what kind of sword is this?"
the nine-petaled golden lotus also asked hurriedly.
Upon closer inspection, the old demon eagle was greatly astonished: "This is the 'Like Clouds and Mist Sword,' ranked number one among the Nine Treasures of Shu Mountain!"
He thought to himself, "How does this old man know? Who is he?"
Prince and Daoist Fan Shang had already guessed that it was this sword, but now that the old demon eagle had said it himself, they were even more shocked and laughed, "What a fine sword! This divine weapon is actually the number one immortal sword among the Nine Treasures of Shu Mountain! Good! What kind of mountain-crawling rat armor dares to try my Six Armor Wind and Thunder Technique?"
Jin Qi also congratulated the prince, saying, "Congratulations, Prince, on obtaining the divine weapon!"
He then turned to ask Elder Wuji, "Master, why is this sword also in the Valley of Ten Thousand Swords?"
"Alas! Back then, when the head of Shu Mountain wanted to retrieve the Immortal Sword and the Immortal Trapping Sword, he abandoned this sword here!"
Elder Wuji said briefly, "In fact, besides this 'Like Clouds and Mist Sword,' there is also a 'Seven Skills Soul-Chasing Sword' from the Wudang Sect in the north! It is also in this valley!"
"My God, besides the Four Swords of Zhuxian, three of the seven divine weapons are here?"
Jin Qi couldn't help but feel envious! From this, we can also deduce the attractive power of the Four Swords of Zhuxian.
Kuang Ye remained silent, then leaped into the air, heading thirty feet north. Sure enough, there stood a long sword, imbued with ancient Daoist magic, its blade having stood proudly for centuries. It remained there defiantly, perhaps waiting for its master to retrieve it, but nearly a thousand years had passed, and now, several hundred more, it was impossible!
Kuang Ye shook his head, returning to Jin Qi and the others. He said, “Indeed, there’s another sword over there, seven inches longer than an ordinary one. The Wudang Sect is known in the martial world as ‘Swords from Wudang,’ and that’s the Wudang Sect Leader’s sword, the ‘Seven-Skill Soul-Chasing Sword’!”
“Like the Cloud and Mist Sword, the Dark Xuanyuan Sword, and the Seven-Skill Soul-Chasing Sword, these three swords form a triad, not standing in opposition. Each stands out like a crane among chickens, gleaming brightly. It seems they form a triad sword formation to suppress all other swords. Alas!”
Fan Shang Daoren deduced, sighing.
Three divine weapons second only to the Four Swords of Zhuxian! Moreover, these three swords haven’t…
rusted yet, seemingly struggling against their fate!
Jin Qi turned to the south and looked north. Sure enough, there were two longswords that were not rusty at all!
At this moment, another gust of cold wind blew, and the "Like Clouds and Mist Sword" and the "Seven Skills Soul-Chasing Sword" trembled and swayed. It seemed that they heard people talking about them. This led the wind, which made a sound, and a chorus of dragon roars filled the air! With
this wind, the ten thousand swords responded, tearing through the wind and crying out in unison. It was truly the Valley of Ten Thousand Swords in the Nine Nether Valley, and the sound of mournful cries filled the wilderness!
The old demon eagle had already established his position as the leader among the four of them. Looking up at the sky, he saw that it was almost noon. He knew that noon was the time when the Immortal-Slaying Sword would be unearthed. He couldn't help but roar: "What do you Shu Mountain Sect have to do with the Like Clouds and Mist Sword? If you know what's good for you, get out of the way, or don't blame my Taiji Diagram for showing no mercy!"
"Yes, Brother Ghost Messenger, the Great Heavenly Venerable ordered us to pull out the Immortal-Slaying Sword!"
The yellow-robed demon also agreed.
The three guardians, Green Pine, Emerald Bamboo, and White Plum, were drenched in sweat, shouting fiercely, "If you want to climb the mountain, you'll have to step over us! We, the 'Three Friends of Winter,' will protect this valley's path to the top even if it means our destruction!"
The Yellow-Robed Demon snorted coldly and said, "Fine, we're going to charge in now!"
And so, in this great battle, the Azure Eagle Demon, the Yellow-Robed Demon, the Nine-Petaled Golden Lotus, the Mountain Rat Armor, and the Peach Wood Boy charged towards the group of fifteen—Old Man Wuji, Jin Qi, the Prince, and Ouyang Xue'er!
The chaotic battle began. This fight was one where everyone had figured out the tactics; no more pretense, just bloodshed!
Chapter 8053 Three Scenarios, One Person Preferred
The three guardians, Green Pine, Emerald Bamboo, and White Plum, were now quite adept at their task. The three brothers were about to attack simultaneously. They blocked the Old Demon Eagle, saying, "Demon, you're delusional if you want to climb the mountain!"
All three knew that the Old Demon Eagle, wielding two divine weapons, was the strongest among them. However, this was the Kunlun Sect's Nine Nether Valley, and they were guardians of the Kunlun Sect, so naturally they should be the first to bear the brunt and block the most powerful demon!
Elder Wuji praised, "These 'Three Friends of Winter' are indeed of pure character, worthy of the praise of pine, bamboo, and plum!"
The three guardians were originally moving in a single line, but now the Green Pine Guardian suddenly darted to the side, leaning forward while dragging his foot back a step, instantly revealing a sword formation. The two sect leaders, Emerald Bamboo and White Plum, were only momentarily stunned before understanding, and cooperated with their seventh senior brother, moving diagonally from the Qian position to the Zhen position behind them!
The three senior brothers had practiced swordsmanship together for hundreds of years, and they knew everything about each other with just a glance!
Thus, the sword energy of the Emerald Bamboo Immortal Sword and the White Plum Immortal Sword were both concealed, and the sword energy shot up the Dark Xuanyuan Sword in the hand of the Green Pine Protector towards the Azure Eagle Demon!
"Senior, what are they doing?"
Ouyang Xue'er asked.
"They're setting up the Three Powers Sword Formation! There's a way of Heaven, a way of Man, and a way of Earth, and combining two of them! If they form three, then it's called Heaven, Earth, and Man—the Three Powers!"
Old Man Wuji praised softly, "The three of them set up the Three Powers Sword Formation in such a short time, how profound! The disciples that Marquis Xuanyuan Sword took in back then are truly extraordinary!"
Jin Qi could also see the reason and couldn't help but ask, "Master, is Protector Qingsong, relying on the Anran Xuanyuan Sword at the front, worried about something?"
"That's right, the three of them are afraid of the Taiji Diagram of the Azure Eagle Demon. If they take away the three immortal swords, they'll be utterly defeated! Among them, the Emerald Bamboo Immortal Sword and the White Plum Immortal Sword are far inferior to the Purple Bamboo Ruyi Golden Bowl of the South Sea Sect. As soon as they encounter the Taiji Diagram, they'll have no choice but to surrender!"
Ouyang Xue'er guessed. She actually understood this point, which was obviously very good.
"The Sun, Moon, Lesser Yin, and Lesser Yang advance and retreat in unison, a wondrous application of the Three Powers, truly remarkable!"
Elder Wuji nodded, praising the "Three Friends of Winter" first, then Ouyang Xue'er: "A promising child, indeed! The Taiji Diagram is a supreme innate treasure at the level of a sect leader; they must be careful! Even Little Seventh Young Master, you must be extremely cautious!"
The Azure Eagle Demon indeed stretched out his hand, not summoning the Taiji Diagram, but instead holding the Nine-Petaled Golden Lotus in his hand, using it as a weapon to parry and counter the Dark Xuanyuan Sword! He had already reached the Void Returning Realm in cultivation, only one realm higher than the "Three Friends of Winter," but relying on the two supreme magical treasures, the Nine-Petaled Golden Lotus and the Taiji Diagram, he undoubtedly held the upper hand. On the "Three Friends of Winter's" side, only the Dark Xuanyuan Sword could be considered a divine weapon!
The Green Pine Protector, the Green Bamboo Protector, and the White Plum Protector also cherished this rare opportunity to draw their swords, naturally unafraid of demons!
Within ten moves, the three grew increasingly fierce! Among their magical powers, the two guardians, Green Bamboo and White Plum, wielded their swords with ever-growing skill in techniques like the swirling swordplay, rising and falling swordplay, wish-fulfilling swordplay, and lightning swordplay. Their attacks became increasingly adept, while the guardian of Green Pine took the lead in defense, wielding the Dark Xuanyuan Sword, relying on its techniques to win—slashing, chopping, striking, parrying, sweeping, intercepting, stabbing, stirring, pressing, hanging, and clouding swordplay, using every move to its fullest extent! Kunlun swordsmanship was no less powerful than Wudang's; its characteristics were inherently extremely masculine, yet occasionally it combined strength and gentleness, flowing freely, graceful and agile. The "Three Friends of Winter" were renowned figures of the Kunlun School, naturally possessing a deep understanding of its mysteries!
Jin Qi watched with admiration, saying, "Master, look! Senior 'Three Friends of Winter's sword is like a flying phoenix, graceful as a flying dragon! Truly powerful!"
Old Man Wuji laughed, "It is indeed excellent, but the Azure Eagle Demon is merely testing their cultivation, hence his defensive stance. Once he attacks, or becomes impatient and reveals the Tai Chi Diagram, none of the three will be a match!"
He was only half right; the Azure Eagle Demon was still wary of Xuanyuan Sword Marquis, and was currently sensing everywhere, finding no trace of Xuanyuan Sword Marquis's inner strength, which reassured him. Hmph, with Sword Marquis absent, he could now unleash his killing spree with peace of mind!
Ouyang Xue'er didn't believe it, pouting...
"Evil cannot prevail over good, I don't believe that! Senior Protector Qingsong and the others..."
Before she could finish, she was interrupted by the old demon Cangying's sinister laugh. He laughed loudly, "Kunlun Sword Technique, that old man Xuanyuan became a marquis with his sword, it is indeed exquisite, but your Daoist methods are inferior. I have over eight hundred years of cultivation, what can you do to me? You only have three or four hundred years of cultivation?"
After saying that, he muttered incantations, and the nine-petaled golden lotus in his hand began to transform. At the same time, the Taiji diagram also appeared. He knew that the nine-petaled golden lotus could originally entangle the two great protectors, Cuizhu and Baimei, but it could not entangle Protector Qingsong and the Anran Xuanyuan Sword. Therefore, he was too lazy to transform into a black lotus. The nine-petaled golden lotus simply bloomed into its original lotus form, shining with golden light, protecting himself from the sword energy of the three swords! With a flick of his sleeve, he tossed out the Tai Chi diagram and laughed loudly, "With the Tai Chi in hand, I possess the world! This diagram will cause the universe to roar. The Five Elements and Eight Trigrams all originate from it; earth, wind, water, and fire are at my command!"
In an instant, the Tai Chi diagram transformed into a beam of green light, shooting three zhang into the sky before landing in the hands of the Azure Eagle Demon. It unfolded, measuring two feet long and one foot wide, and then, as the Azure Eagle Demon continued his incantation, slowly contracted. Clearly, once the diagram was complete, the three immortal swords held by the "Three Friends of Winter" would be absorbed!
"Be careful! Senior brothers, the Azure Eagle Demon wants to take our immortal swords!"
Guardian Green Pine shouted. The Jade Bamboo Immortal Sword was well-hidden, so it was fine, but Guardian White Plum was caught up in the battle and, without warning, her White Plum Immortal Sword was snatched away by the Tai Chi diagram with a "whoosh!"
"Ah!"
Guardian White Plum cried out, "My immortal sword!"
She tried to rush forward, but Guardian Green Pine pushed her back with a palm strike!
"Haha!"
The old eagle demon laughed loudly, "I'm not just going to collect your immortal swords! I'm going to take all three of you in! Do you know that the Taiji Diagram doesn't just collect magic treasures and divine weapons, it also collects people!"
The Taiji Diagram is an all-encompassing treasure, capable of splitting the earth and heaven, separating the pure from the impure, and fixing the earth, water, fire, and wind. It remains unmoved no matter how many changes occur. It is a treasure of the five elements—metal, wood, water, fire, and earth—and it can collect anyone it sees! Now, as it slowly rolls up, an invisible gale blows, slowly drawing the "Three Friends of Winter" and their three immortal swords into the Taiji Diagram!
Even with the Kunlun Dao Technique at its peak, Protector Qingsong couldn't stop the momentum. His face flushed red, he proclaimed, "Master's divine sword, the sword lives on, the sword dies, the sword dies! Die under the Anran Xuanyuan Sword, the sword light appears; the Nine Heavens Ancestor falls to the mortal world, the demons of the ten directions are heartbroken!"
After he finished speaking, he spat a mouthful of blood onto the Anran Xuanyuan Sword, which flashed with a mysterious light, its power multiplied, and its momentum was immediately stopped!
"Hmph!"
Old Demon Cangying said disdainfully, "Bloodlust for the sword? You're just committing suicide! Watch my Taiji Diagram absorb all the blood in your bodies, even if you spit out all your blood, I won't feel sorry!"
Sure enough, he activated the Taiji Diagram and closed in again. After a while, Protector Qingsong spat out a second mouthful of blood!
Jin Qi and Ouyang Xue'er were both shocked and asked, "Master, what should we do?"
The old man Wuji coldly replied, "Guardian Qingsong can hold on for a moment. This Bloodthirsty Sword technique is the culmination of a lifetime's power! He can hold on a little longer. Ah! Sacrificing oneself for righteousness, well done! If you have the ability, deal with the other demons first, then join forces to defeat the Azure Eagle Demon!"
Jin Qi nodded, observing the surrounding battle.
Previously, Fen Yu, Lan Chen, Qing Suo, and Huang Jiaozi couldn't defeat the Mountain-Piercing Rat Armor, but now Bing Shuang personally intervened, retrieving the Twin Swords from Saintess Ru Chen. Together with Fen Yu, they stopped the Mountain-Piercing Rat Armor. His confidence had greatly increased after his battle with the Azure Eagle Demon. The South Sea Sword Technique was overwhelming, and the Twin Swords were also sharp weapons. The Mountain-Piercing Rat Armor was somewhat hesitant and dared not act as recklessly as before. Saintess Ru Chen stood by, anxiously watching and supporting the battle! This was the South Sea Sect's battle against the Mountain-Piercing Rat Armor.
Meanwhile, Prince and Fan Shang Daoren both blocked the Yellow-Robed Demon, the two swordsmen of Shu Mountain battling the Eastern Underworld King!
Lan Chen, Qing Suo, Huang Jiaozi of the
Kongtong Sect, led by Senior Brother Kuangye, were also already fighting against the Peach Wood Boy!
Thus, apart from Elder Wuji, Jin Qi, and Ouyang Xue'er on the sidelines, all four groups were engaged in a bloody battle!
"Senior, which side should we help?"
Ouyang Xue'er asked.
The old man asked, "What do you think of their situation?"
Jin Qi hurriedly replied, "The Prince and Senior Fan Shang of the Shu Mountain Sect are fighting the Yellow-Robed Demon, which is the most dangerous situation for them. They can only hold their own and rely on their immortal swords to survive! Meanwhile, the Saintess Ru Chen, Senior Brother Bing Shuang, and Fen Yu of the South Sea Sect are fighting the Mountain-Piercing Rat Armor to a draw! The Kuang Ye and others of the Kongtong Sect are fighting the Peach Wood Boy. Kuang Ye's Taoist magic is superb, and his magic weapons are also effective, so he has the upper hand! Who should we help, Master?"
The old man Wuji replied without hesitation, "Of course, we
should help the Kongtong Sect, which has the upper hand!" Ouyang Xue'er was puzzled and hurriedly asked, "Why? In terms of feelings, Shu Mountain is obviously the priority, and the South Sea Sect is also the one in the most critical position in the fight. Why should we help the most hated Kongtong Sect first?"
She was a young woman, so naturally she had her own selfish motives and emotional biases!
"Haha! Young Master Qi, this is military strategy. Help the Kongtong Sect, which has the upper hand, quickly eliminate the Peach Wood Demon, and then you can quickly help the others! If we join forces with the Shu Mountain Sect's prince, at most it will be a stalemate, a draw!"
Elder Wuji said again.
"I understand!"
Jin Qi was delighted and laughed, "Yes, speed is of the essence in war, disciple obeys!"
After he finished speaking, he suddenly let out a "Cheng" and leaped three zhang into the sky, shouting, "The Peach Wood Demon, everyone kill him!"
Clearly, Jin Qi's action today was to avenge the death of the Peach Wood Boy!
Chapter 8054 Peach Wood Demon Child, First to Die
Kuang Ye of the Kongtong Sect was the sect's once-in-a-century eldest disciple. Not only was his Taoist magic superb and his physical strength unparalleled, but his mind was also beyond the reach of ordinary people. He had seen that although Peach Wood Child was fighting well against Frost, he was naturally one of the two weakest in terms of Taoist power among the five opponents. That was why he led his junior brothers Lan Chen, Qing Suo, and Huang Jiaozi to stop Peach Wood Child. If it were up to Huang Jiaozi's temperament, he would obviously have rushed forward again to fight the Mountain Rat Armor!
The Peach Wood Boy roared, "Hmph, you think I'm easy to bully? You dare try to stop me?"
With that, he simultaneously stretched out both hands, revealing two divine weapons. His right hand held a fine immortal sword, gleaming with an autumn-water-like light. With a slight flick of his wrist, a three-strike combo of five-colored divine light, though rife with demonic energy, unleashed a torrent of demonic energy. It was the Ghostly Sword, one of the thirteen immortal swords under the command of Lü Dongbin, the leader of the Pure Yang Sect, which had been passed down to the Yellow-Robed Demon. Just now, the Yellow-Robed Demon had passed it on to the Peach
Wood Boy, instructing him to fight the enemy! With a casual wave of his hand, the Ghostly Sword shimmered, its mysterious light flashing as it slashed towards Lan Chen, Qing Suo, and Huang Jiaozi! He had already discerned from their earlier battle against the Mountain-Piercing Rat Armor alongside Fen Yu that these three were utterly incompetent in swordsmanship and magic!
Seeing that Taomu Tongzi didn't take his three fellow disciples seriously, Huang Jiaozi roared in fury, "You rats are courting death!"
The three of them immediately engaged Taomu Tongzi's Ghostly Sword in his right hand! Although the swordsmanship of the Kongtong Sect was incredibly strange and unconventional, it was still authentic. The three of them held their own against Taomu Tongzi's Ghostly Demon Sword!
In Taomu Tongzi's left hand was the Dragon-Swallowing Serpent Whip, personally passed down to him by Lü Dongbin, the leader of the Chunyang Sect. Its power was also extraordinary!
He shouted, "What, what's this Kongtong Sect's eldest disciple, Kuangye? Back in Guandong, I heard how powerful he was. In the battle of Laoshan, he even got a great advantage! Today, I'll see if he's the real deal or a fake!"
As he finished speaking, the whip gleamed, its dragon soul trembling, and swept towards Kuangye!
The sword and whip strikes were quite powerful, and would have been effective in frightening Lan Chen, Qing Suo, and Huang Jiaozi, but it was a different story for Kuang Ye!
Kuang Ye slightly shifted his body and said coldly, "What can a mere snake whip do to me?"
Sure enough, he did not dodge or evade at all, letting the dragon-swallowing snake whip from the Peach Wood Boy strike him. However, it was just a flash of purple light, and Kuang Ye was completely unharmed!
Of course, this was because Kuang Ye was wearing the Eight Trigrams Purple Ribbon Immortal Robe passed down from the Kongtong Sect!
The Eight Trigrams Purple Ribbon Immortal Robe could evade Jin Qi's grasp, and the "Phoenix Essence Blood, Exquisite Divine Sword," one of the Nine Treasures of Shu Mountain, was naturally no match for Peach Wood Boy's Dragon-Swallowing Serpent Whip!
"Ah, it's just relying on the immortal robe, nothing special!"
Peach Wood Boy realized this and immediately launched a full-scale attack on Lan Chen, Qing Suo, and Huang Jiaozi with his Ghostly Sword on his right hand. In an instant, clouds swirled, and white clouds floated above the longsword, carrying the aura of vengeful spirits, which was extremely strange. Meanwhile, his Dragon-Swallowing Serpent Whip on his left hand was only for defense in the wilderness!
After twenty moves, Jin Qi had already arrived! He had naturally seen the danger of the "Three Friends of Winter" over there, and with Prince and Fan Shang also at a disadvantage, he could only finish the battle quickly!
Therefore, Jin Qi completely ignored Peach Wood Boy, this demonic child who had been acting as an accomplice to evil in Guandong, deserved to die long ago!
Ouyang Xue'er's eyes lit up. She saw Jin Qi casting a spell again. Jin Qi suddenly leaped three zhang high, like a phoenix, using the east wind to soar upwards. His sunny face was like frost in the rainy night. His expression was solemn. He stepped on the Seven Star Linked Rings, climbing higher and higher, as if climbing a ladder to heaven! His right hand, wielding the "Phoenix Essence Blood, Exquisite Divine Sword," was ready to attack. He chanted mantras continuously, and the surrounding air transformed into five elemental spheres to protect him. He continuously recited incantations: "All gods pay homage, command thunder and lightning.
Ghosts and demons tremble, spirits forget their forms.
Within lies thunder, the Thunder God conceals his name.
Penetrating wisdom, the Five Elements are revealed!" Clearly, he had already applied the Shu Mountain Sect's "Thunderous Mind Illusionary Yuan Great Technique" to its highest level! Unfortunately, over there, the Prince and the Taoist Priest were busy entangled with the Yellow-Robed Demon, unable to go forward to verify everything…
Jin Qi, holding his divine weapon, bowed three times towards the Kunlun Mountains, the Heavenly Pillar, and the Shu Mountain Dragon Vein to the southeast. The "Phoenix Essence Blood, Exquisite Divine Sword" commanded heaven and earth… The aura transformed into the power of thunder, comprehending the workings of Yin and Yang, sensing heaven and earth, moving spirits and gods, breathing in wind, clouds, thunder, and rain, reaching everywhere, creating life, granting life to those who know it, and death to those who are ignorant! He had already manipulated the secrets of heaven; a cold wind rose, its whistling sound accompanied by a sudden downpour from the overcast sky. Amidst the misty rain, the rumbling of thunder could be faintly heard from the depths of the dark clouds, almost right beside them, booming and exploding.
In an instant, it seemed as if heaven and earth were reversed, the sky and earth trembled!
The Peach Wood Boy looked up and saw seven bolts of divine thunder from the heavens, seemingly from ancient times, streaking down from the sky, piercing the boundary between heaven and earth, coming in a continuous chain!
"Ah!" "
He is a being who attained enlightenment from plants and trees, not human. This Nine Heavens Divine Thunder is the natural enemy of the demonic path, the first-class tribulation. He hasn't even passed the Nine Heavens Thunder Tribulation yet! Unexpectedly, he's encountering heavenly thunder now? This shouldn't be the tribulation he's supposed to face now; it should be at least a hundred years away!"
Peach Wood Boy's face twisted in disbelief as he sighed inwardly, "We were all wrong! We thought the 'Three Friends of Winter' and the Dark Xuanyuan Sword were the most powerful righteous people in the Nine Nether Valley today, but we were wrong. We didn't expect this young man to be so powerful. Clearly, his master, the old man, is even more of a hidden master!" "
Now, in just a moment, a bolt of divine lightning struck down with a 'crack,' heading straight for his head!
In a panic, the Peach Wood Boy could only unleash his full magical power, a powerful gust of wind rising between his palms as he swung the Dragon-Swallowing Serpent Whip high in a desperate attempt to block the heavenly lightning!
But how could it be? The moment the divine lightning touched the Dragon-Swallowing Serpent Whip, it shattered it into pieces, leaving a charred, blackened strip on the ground! Old Man Wuji felt a little strange: 'This whip... shouldn't be like this...' 　　Before the Peach Wood Boy could even blink, a second bolt of divine lightning struck. Helpless, he could only thrust the Ghostly Soul Sword forward to block the heavenly lightning, while he himself turned and ran.
"
He rushed towards the Yellow-Robed Demon, for only his master could help him overcome his tribulation!
However, it was too late!
The second bolt of divine lightning showed no mercy, striking the Ghostly Demon Sword directly and shattering it once more! The Ghostly Demon Sword, like a dragon swallowing a snake, fell to the ground, lifeless!
Old Man Wuji still felt something was amiss, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it!
The Yellow-Robed Demon had already known Jin Qi had made his move and was about to assist his disciple when he saw five bolts of divine lightning arrive simultaneously, striking the Peach Wood Boy on the head with a deafening boom. He screamed in agony and collapsed, dead!
"Ah! Could this be the Five Thunderbolts Strike the Head? Senior?" "
Ouyang Xue'er exclaimed in shock.
As soon as the Peach Wood Boy fell, Jin Qi's "Phoenix Essence Blood, Exquisite Divine Sword" arrived, cutting the Peach Wood Boy's true form in two without drawing blood. Thus, the Peach Wood Boy was completely annihilated, body and soul! Even the Pure Yang Sect Master Lü Dongbin could not revive the Peach Wood Boy!
Although the Peach Wood Boy seemed to have died under the Sevenfold Divine Thunder and the Nine Heavens Tribulation, these tribulations were summoned by Jin Qi in advance, and Jin Qi was the culprit!
Old Man Wuji nodded, thinking to himself, "Young Master Qi's Daoist techniques have already reached a state of perfection. Once he reaches a certain age, he can undergo tribulations one after another. Truly remarkable!" "
Unexpectedly, at this moment, the previously still Dragon-Swallowing Serpent Whip and Ghostly Demon Sword suddenly leaped up from the ashes on the ground, shooting towards Lan Chen and Qing Suo respectively!
"Not good, those are still the evil serpent spirit of the Dragon-Swallowing Serpent Whip and the demonic spirit of the Ghostly Demon Sword! They are the primordial spirits personally forged by the Pure Yang Sect Master Lü Dongbin!"
After seeing this, Elder Wuji finally realized that he had been on guard all along. Upon seeing this, he finally understood that the evil serpent spirit of the Dragon-Swallowing Serpent Whip and the demonic spirit of the Ghostly Demon Sword would only emerge after the Peach Wood Boy died. But now that they had no master, they were probably running around wildly!
And the first to suffer would be Lan Chen and Qing Suo! With their reverse flow abilities, they could not resist the demonic spirits personally forged by the Pure Yang Sect Master!
Kuang Ye was greatly shocked, having never seen Elder Wuji do this before . "I'm not worried...
!" He tightened his Daoist incantation, and two magical treasures flew out from his chest. One of them was incredibly gentle, and in an instant, it landed on Lan Chen. The evil serpent of the dragon-swallowing-snake whip, which had originally intended to pierce Lan Chen's heart, couldn't penetrate it upon contact, as it was blocked by the garment!
Qing Suo, however, screamed "Ah!" and collapsed dead! He had been killed by the demonic Gu spirit within the Ghostly Demon Sword, which pierced his heart!
Kuang Ye's eyes were bloodshot as he loudly proclaimed, "You... die!" "
With a flick of his finger, the second magical artifact that appeared in the air from his chest slammed into the evil serpent's primordial spirit and the demonic Gu spirit within the Ghostly Demon Sword. Upon impact, the evil serpent and the demonic Gu spirit instantly vanished, killed by the artifact!"
"Is that the Jade Void Palace's magical artifact, the Heaven-Turning Seal? It's guaranteed to hit and kill?"
The yellow-robed demon vaguely recognized the artifact's appearance and shuddered, saying, "You actually killed the primordial spirit forged by my master..."
Clearly, the robe Kuang Ye had dressed Lan Chen in was the Sweeping Clouds Immortal Robe, capable of parting clouds and commanding the wind and celestial phenomena, similar to his own Bagua Immortal Robe, which could evade death. This allowed Lan Chen to emerge unscathed!
"Haha!"
Jin Qi landed and, seeing this, knew Qing Suo was dead. His hatred transformed into motivation, and he laughed heartily! The pitiful disciples of the Kongtong Sect, today they are the first to die!
He turned and walked towards the pangolin armor again. While still in mid-air, he had already decided his next target: to kill the pangolin armor!
He would defeat them one by one, killing them one by one!
Chapter 8055 Pangolin Armor, Unbreakable by a Thousand Thorns
Over there, Elder Wuji sighed inwardly, thinking, "Kuang Ye used the Kongtong Sect's Heaven-Turning Seal to directly strike and annihilate the primordial evil serpent of the Dragon-Swallowing-Snake-Coiling Whip and the demonic Gu spirit within the Ghostly Demon Sword. I'm afraid Lü Dongbin is already aware of this. What should we do?"
The Eight Immortals of the Mortal Realm under the Supreme Lord Laozi are also about to be drawn into this calamity.
It's just a pity that their disciples are being dragged into the demonic path by the Great Heavenly Venerable Demon Lord without even realizing it!
Pangolin Armor was somewhat alarmed. He was already at a disadvantage, barely holding his own against Frost and Burning Will, and now, seeing Jin Qi charging at him again, he shouted at Frost and Burning Will, "Behold my magic weapon!"
With that, he suddenly buried his head between his pointed arms, and a strange thing happened again: all the hardened steel spikes on his head and body disappeared, replaced by a spiky sphere of magic weapon. He chanted incantations and unleashed this spiky sphere, which spun wildly in mid-air, maneuvering it with incredible agility as it attacked Frost and Burning Will. Now, he had the advantage of superior weaponry!
Frost, wielding her twin swords, could still defend herself, but Burning Will, caught off guard, immediately became flustered. His immortal sword struck Pangolin Armor's magic weapon, but remained unharmed!
"Senior, what is that thing?"
Ouyang Xue'er asked.
The old man Wuji paid no heed to the Pangolin Armor, saying indifferently, "He merely forged his defensive spiked armor into a divine weapon!"
"Haha, not bad, this is precisely the 'Indestructible Thousand-Spiked Scale' that I forged, impervious to blades and spears!"
the Pangolin Armor sneered.
The moment the Pangolin Armor unleashed the "Indestructible Thousand-Spiked Scale," the Frost and Remnant of the South Sea Putuo Mountain Sect were thrown into a frenzy. The magic weapon, the "Indestructible Thousand-Spiked Scale," rang incessantly, controlled from afar, constantly circling around the two, disturbing their minds and forcing them to be distracted and on guard, causing them to panic!
Saintess Ruchen thought to herself, "If I were to make a move and use the magic weapon passed down to me by my sect leader, I should be able to defeat the Pangolin Armor, but to defeat him quickly within a few moves is impossible!"
Jin Qi was incredibly clever. Upon seeing Saintess Ruchen's expression, he knew she couldn't instantly kill the Pangolin Armor. A plan formed in his mind. "Phoenix Essence Blood, Exquisite Divine Sword" and "Follow Your Heart, Fate-Born Illusion-Destroying Flower" have already shown their prowess; now it's time for "Eternal Calamity, Worry-Free Heart-Extinguishing Cauldron" to strike! Fen Yu's cultivation was
far inferior to Bing Shuang's. In his attempt to dodge, he was caught off guard and struck in the arm by "Unbreakable Thousand-Spiked Scales." He cried out, "Ah!"
His left hand drooped, and his right sword lost all its sword energy. Seeing that he was incapable of fighting, the sword momentum of the South Sea Putuo Mountain Sect weakened further. It seemed that in another seven or eight moves, the two disciples of the South Sea Putuo Mountain Sect would be killed on the spot!
Jin Qi and Fen Yu had a good relationship. Seeing the seriousness of the situation, he couldn't care less about anything else. Then, he uttered the incantation: "Neither born nor dying, neither joy nor sorrow; ten thousand swords piercing the heart, all are contained within!"
The pangolin quickly noticed and saw Jin Qi suddenly leap into the air, like a phoenix, using the east wind to soar upwards, already four zhang high, two or three zhang taller than the others. His once sunny youthful face was now like frost, his expression solemn, his bare hand held horizontally in front of his chest, his feet stepping on the Seven Star Linked Steps, climbing higher and higher as if ascending a ladder to heaven!
The old eagle demon and the yellow-robed demon were both puzzled, wondering in their hearts, "What is this young man going to do?"
In an instant, the wind and clouds on the mountainside changed drastically. They saw Jin Qi close his eyes, secretly casting a spell, drops of profound energy rotating in his palm. The "Eternal Calamity, Heart-Destroying Cauldron of No Worries" suddenly appeared from his palm. The valley, which had just been bathed in sunlight, nourishing all things, was now only at midday!
Now, the wind howled, and on the distant Jue Tian Peak, the once azure sky was suddenly filled with churning dark clouds, a sign that a storm was brewing! The wind howled through the air, and although the group was only in the valley, they seemed to be on the brink of life and death!
This was the first time the "Eternal Calamity, Worry-Free Heart-Destroying Cauldron" had been used against an enemy in a thousand years!
Among them, the Azure Eagle Demon, with the highest cultivation, sensed the situation most deeply. He could faintly
hear rumbling thunder from the depths of the dark clouds, almost right beside them, exploding and booming. He was even more astonished, thinking, "In that instant, it seemed as if heaven and earth were reversed, the sky and earth shook! Only a sect leader-level innate treasure could sense celestial phenomena like this. This young man, who looks no more than twenty-four or twenty-five years old, how could he possess such a treasure?"
Meanwhile, the three guardians, Green Pine, Green Bamboo, and White Plum, were focused on dealing with the Azure Eagle Demon's Tai Chi Diagram; they had no energy to pay attention to Jin Qi's treasure offering. The Prince and the Mortal Daoist, however, were able to notice and were extremely surprised.
Jin Qi was astonished by the sheer power of the "Eternal Calamity, Worry-Free Heart-Destroying Cauldron," which unleashed a devastating attack. The heavens and earth trembled; he hadn't expected it to be so formidable!
Clearly, this was his first time wielding this treasure.
Meanwhile, Elder Wuji remotely sealed off the area in mid-air. If the heavenly lightning struck, it would likely alarm the celestial beings. If anyone, especially those of the Supreme Lord Laozi, recognized it as the treasure of the Biyou Palace belonging to the Tongtian Sect Leader, it would cause considerable trouble—a truly disastrous situation!
Before the "Eternal Calamity, Worry-Free Heart-Destroying Cauldron" could even shine brightly, the Pangolin Rat Armor's magic weapon, the "Unbreakable Thousand-Spiked Scale," was instantly absorbed into the cauldron. The Pangolin Rat Armor was utterly shocked, unable to believe his eyes. This young man, barely twenty-four or twenty-five years old, was actually a hidden master?
Panicked and disoriented, he lost his composure and shouted, "Who are you? How dare you take my magic weapon!"
His mind wavered, and with a scream of "Ah!" he was pierced through the heart by the swords of the two disciples of the Putuo Mountain Sect in the South China Sea, Bing
Shuang and Fen Yu, and fell dead! The pangolin, now revealed, was indeed a long, narrow creature covered in scales, with short, thick limbs, a flat, long tail, and a slightly bulging back.
The old demon eagle broke out in a cold sweat; he hadn't expected the young man over there to be such a ruthless character!
Jin Qi was overjoyed; who would be next to fall at his hands?
Chapter 8056 The Yellow-Robed Demon, Doomed
The Yellow-Robed Demon had first witnessed Jin Qi kill his disciple, Peach Wood Boy, and was enraged. Later, when Kuang Ye of the Kongtong Sect used the Heaven-Turning Seal to shatter the primordial spirits of Peach Wood Boy and the Ghostly Sword, his anger intensified, and he even hated the Kongtong Sect!
He thought to himself that although the immortal sword in Jin Qi's hand might not be effective against him, the Fantian Seal in the wilderness was known as the number one treasure of the Twelve Immortals of Jade Void, so it was hard to say! Moreover, it was only a moment, and now he had witnessed the Pangolin Armor being killed by Jin Qi's strange magic weapon, the "Unbreakable Thousand-Spiked Scales," which revealed its true form. He had never seen such a magic weapon before, and he feared he was no match for it. He couldn't help but scream, "Brother Southern Ghost Envoy, do you know what kind of magic weapon this young man is holding?" The
Pangolin Armor was the disciple of the Azure Eagle Demon, so he was naturally concerned. He knew that the Pangolin Armor had not yet reached the Nascent Soul realm and had already been annihilated. Even without the intervention of the Wilderness's Heaven-Turning Seal, it could never regain its true form. Now, the Azure Eagle Demon was also focused on the "Eternal Calamity, Worry-Free Heart-Destroying Cauldron" in Jin Qi's hand, and he murmured, "Could it be? Could it be that this cauldron is a relic of the Tongtian Daoist from a thousand years ago?"
He was now surprised and only used four-tenths of his power to parry the four guardians, Green Pine, Green Bamboo, and White Plum, while using the remaining six-tenths of his power to defend against Jin Qi and observe Jin Qi's Daoist techniques and magic weapons!
Fortunately, Jin Qi was heading towards the Yellow-Robed Demon!
Jin Qi knew that among the four great demons who came today, the Azure Eagle Demon was the strongest in terms of Daoist cultivation! And in terms of magical treasures, the Taiji Diagram in the Azure Eagle Demon's possession was the strongest! The strategy was to defeat them one by one, starting with the weaker ones. "We must all be careful," 　　the Azure Eagle Demon said, his conscience bothering him, "
this magical treasure is no less powerful than the Purple Bamboo Ruyi Golden Bowl, one of the seven great treasures of the South Sea!" He secretly thought, "Let's see. If this young man comes to oppose me, I'll use the Taiji Diagram to take away his magical treasure!" 　　How ridiculous! One was forged by Laozi based on a primordial treasure, the other was the treasure of the Biyou Palace of the Tongtian Sect Master. Who would take away whom was still unknown! 　　Although Bing Shuang of the South Sea Sect was unhappy, she was powerless and could not utter a single word of objection. On the other side, the Yellow-Robed Demon was fighting the Prince of Shu Mountain and the Taoist Fan Shang. Previously, the Taoist Fan Shang had used the "Returning Wind and Sprinkling Snow Dao Technique" of the Emei Sect to its highest level, transforming one immortal sword into thirteen swords that attacked simultaneously. However, he could not harm the Yellow-Robed Demon in the slightest. After ten moves, he was only hit by a blow from seven-tenths of the Yellow-Robed Demon's power, almost shattering his heart meridian. He spat out a mouthful of blood and thought to himself, "It's over. I never thought that the thousand-year-old reputation of Shu Mountain would be ruined by my own hands today!" 　　"Uncle-Master, be careful!" 　　The Prince shouted when he saw the Yellow-Robed Demon strike the Taoist Fan Shang with a palm. His sword technique was already in disarray. If the Yellow-Robed Demon had not deliberately stalled for time to observe Jin Qi, he would have seriously injured both of them long ago. In his terror, he heard Elder Wuji say calmly, "You can use the 'Six Jia Wind and Thunder Technique'? Why not use the 'Like Clouds and Mist Sword'?" 　　The prince was slightly stunned, but immediately his heart trembled, as if waking from a dream. He had a divine weapon by his side, yet he didn't use it? He immediately slipped and took three steps into the air, secretly circulating the "Thunderous Heart Illusionary Yuan Great Technique" to its highest level of cultivation. He shouted loudly, "Shushan has been revered for ten thousand years; its name is like the Immortal Sword Star! Nine treasures appear in the world, the first among clouds and mist, eliminating demons and protecting the righteous path, today it is perfected!" 　　With each recitation of the incantation, a thunderclap resounded in the air. Within the thunder, the wind rose, the wind aided the thunder, and the thunder amplified the wind's power, rippling through the valley, truly like the cry of cranes echoing for ten thousand dynasties! 　　"Senior, what is the prince doing?" 　　Ouyang Xue'er hurriedly asked. 　　"The Six Jia Wind and Thunder Technique!" 　　Elder Wuji said calmly, "The Shushan Sect's supreme technique! In addition, he is trying to sense the 'Like Clouds and Mist Sword'!" 　　It was indeed so! 　　As Prince Dao's incantation flowed, a sword light suddenly appeared thirty feet away, flashing with cold light. It was no longer the rusty sword from the Tomb of Ten Thousand Swords that Jin Qi and the others had seen. Its blade was as clear as autumn water, clearly a superior immortal sword! 　　"Ah! Now...we're saved!" 　　The Mortal Daoist finally breathed a sigh of relief: "I didn't expect that my junior nephew, Prince, at such a young age, had already received instruction from our sect leader and could cast the Six Jia Wind and Thunder Technique! He can wield the Cloud-like Sword! Truly, he is the foremost talent of our Shu Mountain Sect!" 　　Prince stretched out his hand, firmly grasping the Cloud-like Sword, the number one of the Nine Treasures of Shu Mountain, and said loudly, "Uncle-Master, step back to heal your injuries, let your junior nephew deal with this demon!" 　　The Cloud-like Sword, newly acquired by its master, suddenly changed its appearance. A dragon's roar was emitted without warning, and several colorless sword qi burst forth, rings of sharp and merciless sword qi enveloping the yellow-robed demon! 　　Knowing he couldn't help anymore, and that from this moment on, the prince's magic would surpass his own, the injured Daoist nodded and withdrew to heal. 　　"Hmph! That old bastard, the Three Beginnings Daoist! He actually passed on the Six Jia Wind and Thunder Technique to a little brat like you? And the Cloud-like Sword, it actually appeared in this godforsaken place, the Nine Nether Valley of the Kunlun Sect!" 　　the yellow-robed demon exclaimed in surprise. 　　"Haha, now you know how powerful it is! You monster!" 　　the prince roared. He closed his eyes, chanting incantations, and the Cloud-like Sword shone even brighter, seven colorful rays shooting up from its blade. Meeting the wind and thunder in the air, their power instantly combined, instantly unifying man, sword, wind, and thunder! Several feet above the prince and the yellow-robed demon, strange lights flashed, sword shadows crisscrossed, and the Cloud-like Sword swept down towards the yellow-robed demon. 　　Ouyang Xue'er exclaimed joyfully, "The Yellow-Robed Demon seemed to have the Ghostly Sword in his hand before, but after giving it to the Peach Wood Boy, it was destroyed by the Heaven-Turning Seal. Let's see how he blocks the Prince's sword energy!" 　　"Kill!" 　　A series of sharp, piercing sounds echoed through the valley, the fierce aura emanating from the swords that resembled clouds and mist, rushing towards the Yellow-Robed Demon. Ten thousand swords shot out simultaneously! This sword energy was divided into six streams, incredibly powerful, charging forward wave after wave. 　　"Six Jia Wind and Thunder Technique!" 　　Kuang Ye, seeing this from the side, couldn't help but change his expression, thinking to himself, "It truly is this fierce and unparalleled!" 　　"Yellow-Robed Demon, you can only obediently wait to die!" 　　Fan Shang Dao Ren was extremely excited, cheering loudly. 　　Unexpectedly, just as the prince's sword, as radiant as clouds, was about to reach two feet above the yellow-robed demon's head, suddenly, everyone's vision blurred, and the yellow-robed demon's long sleeves abruptly swung up. He chanted, "The sun and moon absorb all, heaven and earth gather; unite with the Dao, refine into weapons! The chessboard of Guandong, spiritual energy leaks out, peach roots and willow branches, a myriad of colors!" 　　In an instant, his sleeves transformed into thousands of peach roots and willow branches, swaying in a magnificent display. Truly, his noble character is as awe-inspiring as an ancient chessboard, his deep roots reaching to the netherworld, his strong and lofty spirit laughing at the king of trees, none of the trees can rival his fame. A hundred-foot-tall dragon and snake shadow appeared in the empty mountains. A thousand-year-old amber fragrance emanated from the springs. This attack, with its overwhelming force, formed a protective shield of peach roots and willow branches above his head, blocking the prince's sword energy! 　　The yellow-robed demon sneered again, "The 'Cloud-like Sword' is indeed impressive! But you, young man, have only cultivated for twenty years. How much power can it possibly have?" 　　As he finished speaking, the peach roots and willow branches shot upwards, entangling the prince and the 'Cloud-like Sword'! However, he knew he would never dare to mock the "Bloodstained Xuanyuan" Xuanyuan Sword Marquis of yesteryear! 　　The old man Wuji nodded secretly. Sure enough, the yellow-robed demon, like the peach and willow spirits in the Investiture of the Gods war, channeled his roots into weapons. 　　The prince was fearless. The 'Cloud-like Sword' gleamed even brighter, severing each of the thousands of peach roots and willow branches it encountered earlier! However, there were simply countless peach roots and willow branches. Even if the 'Cloud-like Sword' could sever a thousand, it was futile, as ten thousand more peach roots and willow branches rushed forward, charging towards the prince! 　　"What a brilliant method of transformation, fusion, and the refinement of clones at the Void Realm! A truly high level!" Old Man Wuji sighed. This yellow-robed demon was hiding within a peach root and willow branch; it seemed even the Prince's Cloud-like Sword couldn't sever his primordial spirit! 　　Now, thousands of peach roots and willow branches coiled around the Cloud-like Sword, and a dark, oppressive wind and light curtain pressed down. The Prince exclaimed in surprise, "Damn it! I didn't understand before... why this demon gave the Ghostly Sword to the Peach Wood Boy! It turns out it's because he already had thousands of peach roots and willow branches coiled together and forged into a weapon!" The 　　yellow-robed demon was smug. This weapon made of peach roots and willow branches was inspired by the Great Celestial Venerable, and its power surpassed that of the Ghostly Sword bestowed upon him by his master, the Pure Yang Sect Master! Seeing that the thousands of peach roots and willow branches he had conjured had already stopped the prince, and that Jin Qi, who had just killed the pangolin rat armor, dared not linger, he shouted, "Brother Ghost Messenger, the wind is blowing hard, let's run!" 　　This was underworld slang, meaning to flee. Jin Qi had already reached the prince's side and laughed loudly, "Demon, my master advised you to leave earlier, but you didn't listen. Now you want to leave? It's too late!" 　　The Yellow-Robed Ancestor sneered, "Hmph, ignorant brat! What can you do to me?"

He channeled his centuries of accumulated power into countless intertwined peach roots and willow branches, then split it in two to attack Jin Qi!
Jin Qi roared, "Prince, lend me a hand in defense!"
With that, he tossed his "Phoenix Essence Blood, Exquisite Divine Sword" into the air, channeling his Shu Mountain Daoist magic to join the prince's Cloud-like Sword in resisting the yellow-robed demon's attack of countless intertwined peach roots and willow branches! Just as the countless intertwined peach roots and willow branches approached Jin Qi, the two divine swords unleashed their sword energy, severing the chaotic intertwining branches
with a hissing sound, completely dismantling them without launching an attack!
The prince knew that Jin Qi's words made sense, so he remained silent, controlling the Cloud-like Sword to protect the two of them!
Ouyang Xue'er was puzzled, thinking to herself, "If Seventh Young Master wanted to defend, he only needed to use 'The Flower of Destiny's Illusion and Annihilation,' why use two swords for defense?"
The Old Man Wuji knew the reason: Jin Qi was going to attack from the outside! If he used "The Flower of Destiny's Illusion and Annihilation" for defense, it would be impregnable, but being enveloped in the flower would prevent him from counterattacking!
The Yellow-Robed Demon thought to himself, "This young man is indeed powerful. I'm afraid that old man over there, whom he calls Master, is even more powerful. I'd better leave first! Two people have already died today; my life is more important!"
Therefore, he stopped calling out to the Azure Eagle Demon and instead used his thousands of peach roots and willow branches to form a protective barrier of wind and light to counter the sword energy of "Phoenix Essence Blood, Exquisite Divine Sword," which resembled the Cloud Sword. When the two sword energies clashed head-on and were locked in a stalemate, he retreated two steps, then three steps!
"Haha!"
Jin Qi laughed loudly upon seeing this, "Trying to escape? Too bad you can't! Behold my supreme treasure!"
Clearly, he was full of confidence, understanding that as long as he unleashed the "Eternal Calamity, Worry-Free Heart-Destroying Cauldron" to collect the Yellow-Robed Demon's thousands of peach roots and willow branches forming his clone divine weapon, the Yellow-Robed Demon would be doomed today!
Chapter 8057 Killing the Willow Demon, Releasing the Primordial Spirit
It was indeed so!
The Azure Eagle Demon had already preemptively withdrawn seven-tenths of the Taiji Diagram's power, only needing to block the Green Pine Protector's Three Talents Sword Formation and the Dark Xuanyuan Sword, while focusing the remaining energy on the magic weapon Jin Qi was about to unleash!
"We must finish this quickly!"
The yellow-robed demon retreated three steps, but was forced back by the prince and Jin Qi, and could no longer retreat. He thought to himself, "Defeat them and escape while I have the chance!"
As he spoke, his mind moved, and his hand unexpectedly grew half a foot longer, his palm suddenly doubling in size, and his fingers also doubling in length, grabbing at the prince without warning! Most strikingly, his fingers had transformed into withered tree branches!
However, after this great battle, the prince's cultivation had deepened further. The combined power of the first and second swords among the Nine Treasures of Shu Mountain was vastly different from before! After all, the Cloud-like Sword was one of the seven divine weapons of the mortal realm, second only to the Four Swords of Zhuxian, and on par with the Dark Xuanyuan
Sword! Therefore, seeing that he could not dodge the attack of the withered tree branches, he used the Metal Escape Technique from the Five Elements Escape Method, possessing the Cloud-like Sword for a moment, thus avoiding the yellow-robed demon's grab! The yellow-robed demon's face grew even more ashen. How could he not know? Having already unleashed over ten moves, coupled with the subsequent "Snowy Mountains, Flying Flowers Six Yin Hands" technique, it was truly his most powerful skill! In the Guandong demonic path, countless righteous Taoists, monks, and demons had fallen to it. He had intended to use it now, hoping for a surprise attack, ensuring the young man's inability to escape! However, alas…
Therefore, his counterattack, though relying on demonic magic—thousands of peach roots and willow branches intertwined to form divine weapons for protection and attack—gained a significant advantage. However, killing the prince within ten moves was clearly impossible!
And with Jin Qi's arrival, the situation was about to change in an instant!
Sure enough, Jin Qi again used the east wind to propel himself upwards, towering two zhang above the yellow-robed demon, shouting, "Neither born nor dying, neither joy nor sorrow; ten thousand swords piercing the heart, all contained within!"
As he spoke, the "Eternal Calamity, Worry-Free Heart-Destroying Cauldron" materialized in his hand, and at midday, the wind howled and thunder shook the valley!
The prince was overjoyed and laughed, "I didn't expect that Seventh Young Master's magic weapon could actually enhance my Six Armor Wind and Thunder Technique cultivation! Excellent!" The
"Eternal Calamity, Worry-Free Heart-Destroying Cauldron"
shone brightly. With two "whoosh... whoosh..." sounds, the yellow-robed demon, a demon with a heart within him, was caught in the calamity. He only felt a flash of mysterious light before his eyes, and the thousands of peach roots and willow branches in his hands broke off one by one. All his demonic energy and primordial energy were absorbed into the cauldron. These peach roots and willow branches were formed under the guidance of the Great Heavenly Venerable Demon, using his primordial energy. Now that they had been taken away by the "Eternal Calamity, Worry-Free Heart-Destroying Cauldron," it meant that his primordial energy had greatly weakened!
"Ah!"
The Yellow-Robed Demon now understood the power of Jin Qi and the "Eternal Calamity, Heart-Destroying Cauldron," his face paling in horror as he cried out, "Brother Ghost Messenger, save me..."
The cold, gloomy vulture from Changbai Mountain, which had been circling nearby, let out a sinister cry, seemingly about to swoop down to save the Yellow-Robed Demon. However, the two Shu Mountain divine weapons in the prince's hands were radiating immense sword energy; how could it be allowed to come down? It could only flap its wings and fly away as soon as it came into contact with the Xuan Guang sword energy ball within a two-zhang radius!
The Azure Eagle Demon was also shocked by Jin Qi's display of power. Just as it was about to throw out the Tai Chi Diagram to save the Yellow-Robed Demon, it was too late. When the Yellow-Robed Demon's thousands of peach roots and willow branches were mostly absorbed by the "Eternal Calamity, Heart-Destroying Cauldron," it was powerless to defend against the prince's Cloud-like Sword!
"Hit!"
Ouyang Xue'er heard the prince exhale and shout, and the Cloud-like Sword, with its rainbow-like sword energy, pierced through the Yellow-Robed Demon's chest, passing right through his heart!
"Ah..."
This infamous demon king, who had terrorized the Guandong region, coughed up a mouthful of blood and finally collapsed and died under the combined efforts of Jin Qi and the Prince! The
"Eternal Calamity, Heart-Destroying Cauldron" was the nemesis of all sentient beings. Master Tongtian had honed it over a thousand years with his profound arts; dealing with a demon like the Yellow-Robed Demon was a piece of cake! Now that the Yellow-Robed Demon's heart had stopped beating, the cauldron fell down on its own, its profound light completely absorbed, and disappeared into Jin Qi's palm. In
the dim and gloomy darkness...
the Yellow-Robed Demon's body slowly withered, turning into a willow root—his original form after nearly a thousand years of enlightenment. Suddenly, the willow root trembled, and a ball of ghostly fire rose, rushing swiftly eastward!
"That's the Yellow-Robed Demon's primordial spirit!"
Kuang Ye shouted, "Eliminate evil completely!"
He clearly wanted Jin Qi and the Prince to destroy the Yellow-Robed Demon's primordial spirit.
Old Man Wuji had long since resigned himself to his grudges with Lü Dongbin, the leader of the Chunyang Sect. Recalling this past connection, he sighed, "Enemies are easy to resolve but difficult to create! Let it go!"
Saintess Ruchen sneered, "If the Kongtong Sect had the ability, killing or releasing demons would be easy for them. What right do they have to order others around?"
The prince nodded, stepping back to Ouyang Xue'er and his uncle, Daoist Fan Shang.
Jin Qi, however, obeyed his master's words and shouted loudly, "Demon Primordial Spirit, listen up! Hmph, go back to your Great Heavenly Venerable Demon Lord and report this! Let him know that our righteous power is the strongest in the mortal realm! What 'rebellious calamity'? We are not afraid of it!"
He naturally understood that although the Yellow-Robed Demon Lord was now the Eastern Underworld King under the Great Heavenly Venerable Demon Lord, he had previously been Lü Dongbin's disciple. Once he broke ties with Lü Dongbin, dealing with this Eight Immortals of the Mortal Realm would be extremely difficult! Yet, he only mentioned the Great Demon Lord.
The yellow-robed demon's primordial spirit dared not linger. It flashed with mysterious light and headed east!
"Senior, do you think this demon will return to the Pure Yang Sect Master or the Great Heavenly Venerable Demon?"
Ouyang Xue'er asked.
The Old Man Wuji was also unsure and unwilling to answer. He merely watched the Azure Eagle Demon, for he too was filled with unease, secretly pondering: "Today, there are three peak-level, top-tier sect master-level innate treasures in the arena: Jin Qi's 'Follow Your Heart's Desire, Flower of Illusion and Annihilation,' 'Eternal Calamity, Heart-Destroying Cauldron,' and the Azure Eagle Demon's Taiji Diagram. I wonder what the consequences will be if these three treasures collide?"
Clearly, he was about to receive an answer!
Chapter 8058 The First Battle of Innate Treasures
"Ah!"
Upon seeing this, Ouyang Xue'er couldn't help but laugh, "Congratulations, Prince! You're quite capable; you've killed this demon! So it was Liu Gen..."
Saintess Ruchen smiled. Ouyang Xue'er was clearly an "outsider watching the show." As an expert, she naturally knew that this was all thanks to Jin Qi's intervention! Over in the wilderness, they hadn't taken their junior brother's death to heart. Upon seeing Jin Qi's "Following One's Heart, the Flower of Illusion and Demise," they were filled with envy!
Over there, the "Three Friends of Winter" disciples' group attack on the Eagle Demon had reached its final stage. The Eagle Demon, terrified, didn't want to delay any longer; the longer it went on, the worse it would be for him. He suddenly shouted, "Tai Chi Universe, Laozi's Urgent Decree!"
The Tai Chi diagram, under his control, suddenly emitted a brilliant light. After this light, the Dark Xuanyuan Sword that had been above the Green Pine Protector's head was already two zhang away from the three, only one zhang away from landing on the Tai Chi diagram! The outcome was almost certain! The Tai Chi diagram was about to close completely!
The three brothers, Qingsong, Cuizhu, and Baimei, were completely unaware of the battle unfolding behind them. The pressure on them increased, their stomachs churning. They exchanged a desolate glance, their eyes filled with a sense of suicidal resolve. Qingsong burst into laughter , proclaiming: "Pine trees on Wansong Ridge, stirring the heavenly winds, shaking the first peak of Kunlun. A
thousand armies and ten thousand horses surge like angry waves; the sea emerges from the mountains.
Green bamboo and red plum blossoms, fighting east and west, striving for the last five minutes. A hundred grasses and a thousand flowers leisurely laugh, awaiting the three winters! What is the use of sacrificing oneself to vanquish demons? Facing death without hesitation!"
This was the "Three Friends of Winter Sword Technique," a Daoist technique combining the essence of the three. Amidst their simultaneous laughter, the Xuanyuan Sword shone brightly, its sword light dazzling the eyes!
Ouyang Xue'er, bewildered, asked, "Saintess Ruchen, look, what's wrong with the three seniors?"
Although Saintess Ruchen wasn't entirely sure, she had a pretty good idea and said with tears in her eyes, "They're going to perish together with the Azure Eagle Demon!"
Sure enough, with
three consecutive "sizzles," the three guardians, Green Pine, Green Bamboo, and White Plum, simultaneously spat out a mouthful of blood, which was drawn to the Dark Xuanyuan Sword. Their faces were pale and contorted; this was their last bit of true energy. Once the Xuanyuan Sword was absorbed into the Taiji Diagram by the Azure Eagle Demon, the three of them would also be absorbed, their bodies and souls annihilated!
For Kunlun, how could the guardians of the Nine Nether Valley retreat even a step!
"Ah! What a fine man!"
Old Man Wuji sighed, shaking his head, seemingly looking at the Ten Thousand Swords Peak in the Nine Nether Valley, muttering to himself, "My good disciple! Did you... see that?"
Jin Qi, who had just returned, asked in surprise, "Master, who are you talking to?"
He looked at the sky, but there was no one there.
Old Man Wuji quickly changed the subject, saying only, "Quick, Young Master Qi, go and retrieve the Dark Xuanyuan Sword!"
Prince was startled: "Senior, what? You want Young Master Qi to retrieve the Dark Xuanyuan Sword?"
He could hardly believe his ears. Why was Jin Qi to retrieve it? The Kunlun Sect's divine weapon!
Kuang Ye was also confused: "Yes! Let's think of a way to snatch the Taiji Diagram!"
He was just saying it casually; the Fantian Seal had already disappeared into his body, because with his cultivation level, once he revealed the Fantian Seal, it would immediately be taken away by the Taiji Diagram! That would be a huge loss!
Jin Qi's eyes lit up, but he still lacked confidence, asking, "Master, do you...have confidence in your disciple?"
He originally wanted to ask if he had confidence in the "Eternal Calamity, Worry-Free Heart-Destroying Cauldron." Once he retrieved the Dark Xuanyuan Sword, it would be fine to return it to Protector Qingsong later!
Old Man Wuji nodded and laughed, "Of course!"
It wasn't that he valued Jin Qi highly, but rather that he knew the "Eternal Calamity, Worry-Free Heart-Destroying Cauldron" was truly a treasure forged by the Tongtian Sect Master's millennia-long magical power, the most prized possession of Biyou Palace!
Jin Qi was overjoyed. He suddenly turned around, and the "Eternal Calamity, Worry-Free Heart-Destroying Cauldron" reappeared in his palm. He tossed it into the air, its mystical light shining ten feet high, illuminating both the Azure Eagle Demon and the Taiji Diagram. He shouted, "Neither born nor dying, neither joy nor sorrow; ten thousand swords piercing the heart, all are contained within!"
This was a direct confrontation between the Taiji Diagram and the "Eternal Calamity, Worry-Free Heart-Destroying Cauldron"!
The old eagle demon was a cunning demon... how could he not be within the range of the "Eternal Calamity, Worry-Free Heart-Destroying Cauldron"? Caught off guard, his left chest and heart were suddenly drawn forward, taking three steps. He hurriedly held the Tai Chi diagram in front of his chest to protect his heart. The golden light emanating from the Tai Chi diagram directly clashed with the seven-colored rainbow divine light of the "Eternal Calamity, Worry-Free Heart-Destroying Cauldron." The collision of these invisible forces was like a comet hitting the earth, resulting in a loud "bang" and the aftershocks exploding outwards! The
"Three Friends of Winter" were already locked in a fierce battle with the old eagle demon when they suddenly encountered the equally matched collision of the "Follow Your Heart, Flower of Illusion and Destruction" and the Tai Chi diagram. How could they possibly withstand it? The three were blasted back ten feet like drifting catkins in the wind. Prince and Fan Shang Daoist rushed forward to support Cui Zhu and Bai Mei, but even with their full support, all four were forced back three large steps before regaining their balance! Meanwhile,
Elder Wuji slightly extended his right hand, without uttering any incantation, and a circle of light appeared—the "Seeking the Cry to Rescue Suffering, Boundless Daoist Ring" from the Shu Mountain Daoist arts. It now pressed against the back of Qing Song, neutralizing the explosive power from the two divine artifacts, and Qing Song didn't retreat an inch!
Prince now understood that the difference in Daoist power between them and Elder Wuji was like heaven and earth. One was a demonic tribulation at the thirteenth level of cultivation, while the other had just returned to his primordial spirit. He admired Elder Wuji even more! The Anran
Xuanyuan Sword, a supreme treasure, was locked in a stalemate between "Doing Whatever You Want, Illusory Flower of Fate" and the Taiji Diagram, unable to gain the upper hand in mid-air!
Jin Qi had previously predicted that if he unleashed the "Eternal Calamity, Worry-Free Heart-Destroying Cauldron," it would be instantly absorbed by the Taiji Diagram. However, this was not the case; they could now coexist. His youthful impetuosity ignited his full potential, channeling all his magical power. The "Eternal Calamity, Worry-Free Heart-Destroying Cauldron" emitted countless clouds from its mouth, its light covering three times its original range!
"Ah!"
The cold, gloomy vulture circling low in the sky above, seeing the Yellow-Robed Demon King dead and only the old eagle demon remaining (they were both eagles and had a good relationship), could hardly withstand the light of the "Eternal Calamity, Worry-Free Heart-Destroying Cauldron." It quickly spread its wings, opening and closing rapidly, and landed behind the old eagle demon! The attraction to its heart was less intense!
The nine-petaled golden lotus had always been in the hands of the old eagle demon. It was the first to bear
the brunt of the power from the "Eternal Calamity, Worry-Free Heart-Destroying Cauldron". Now, when Jin Qi exerted all his strength, he couldn't help but cry out "Ah..." as he was thrown from the old eagle demon's hand and flew into the mouth of the "Eternal Calamity, Worry-Free Heart-Destroying Cauldron"!
Even though it was a magical artifact forged by Guanyin Bodhisattva, it was still helpless against a divine artifact forged by the Tongtian Sect Master!
"Good!"
Ouyang Xue'er clapped her hands and laughed loudly, "Seventh Young Master, keep it up! Their magical artifacts can at least be evenly matched!"
Jin Qi sighed, "Ah, Ouyang Xue'er, it's like I'm back to cheering for the prince on the basketball court!"
Saintess Ruchen sighed and said, "The Nine-Petaled Golden Lotus has been taken by Seventh Young Master, while our sect's Purple Bamboo Ruyi Golden Bowl has been taken by the Taiji Diagram. It's truly a fair trade!"
She followed the others in addressing Jin Qi as "Seventh Young Master"! The Nine-Petaled Golden Lotus is her South Sea Immortal Flower, and she will obviously seek its return from Jin Qi and return it to the South Sea to be dealt with by Guanyin Bodhisattva!
Old Man Wuji was also delighted. The prestige of the Taiji Diagram is truly number one in the Three Realms, capable of taking all kinds of treasures. Fortunately, the "Eternal Calamity, Worry-Free Heart-Destroying Cauldron" can withstand it!
The prince and the wilderness both sighed inwardly, "Alas, why does Jin Qi possess such a magical treasure in the Three Realms? What kind of magical treasure is it?!"
After this battle, Jin Qi had captured the Nine-Petaled Golden Lotus again!
What's left? Only the Azure Eagle Demon and the Cold Vulture!
Chapter 8059 Sword Marquis Makes a Move, Breaking Free from the Innate Realm
Previously, when Qing Suo of the Kongtong Sect died, Lan Chen and Huang Jiaozi were both furious, their faces filled with deep hatred, weeping bitterly beside Qing Suo's corpse. The three brothers had grown up together, cultivating Daoist techniques and immortal swordsmanship, but today one of them had passed away first. How could they not be heartbroken?
By the time the two reacted, the culprits who killed Qing Suo, Peach Wood Boy and Yellow Robe Ancestor, had already been killed by Jin Qi using his magical treasures, assisting the people of the South Sea Putuo Mountain Sect and the Shu Mountain Sect respectively. On the demon side, only the Azure Eagle Demon was still struggling, but it seemed that with the Taiji Diagram treasure, everything was fine!
Ignoring their own lives, the two roared, "I'll kill you!"
They drew their swords and charged forward, their eyes bloodshot with rage. But the moment their immortal swords appeared, they were instantly absorbed into the Taiji Diagram and the "Eternal Calamity, Worry-Free Heart-Destroying Cauldron"!
Anyone who charged forward would be absorbed as well!
"Come back!"
Kuang Ye stretched out his hands and pulled Lan Chen and Huang Jiaozi, who were in a daze, back down. He knew that with the aura of the two supreme treasures, the Taiji Diagram and the "Eternal Calamity, Worry-Free Heart-Destroying Cauldron," no one could even step within two zhang of them!
Although Bing Shuang didn't have any goodwill towards Jin Qi, she harbored resentment towards the Azure Eagle Demon for taking her Purple Bamboo Ruyi Golden Bowl. A flash of mysterious light appeared in her hand, and seven flying knives flew out from the shadows, attacking the Azure Eagle Demon's side. They weren't magic weapons, but rather weapons for attacking!
Unfortunately, it was all in vain. The flying knives had barely appeared in the air when they were "whooshed" into the Taiji Diagram.
"Damn it!"
Fen Yu roared, but he was helpless!
"What should we do?"
Seeing that both the Kongtong Sect and the South China Sea Putuo Mountain Sect were at a loss, Ouyang Xue'er worriedly asked, "Prince, should you help Seventh Young Master?"
Fan Shang Dao Ren shook his head and said, "I'm afraid I have the will but not the strength..."
The prince was uncertain. The Wanru Yunxia Sword was still in his hand, its blade trembling. He was holding it with all his might to avoid it being absorbed. Jin Qi's "Phoenix Essence Blood, Exquisite Divine Sword" had already disappeared into Jin Qi's body, so there was no need to worry.
"No need to worry!"
Elder Wuji said softly, "Once the prince draws his sword, the Wanru Yunxia Sword will be taken away by the Taiji Diagram! Besides... besides..."
A mysterious smile appeared on his face.
"Besides what?"
Saintess Ruchen hurriedly asked, "Senior, besides what?"
They had all unconsciously united around Elder Wuji, forming a righteous force!
Elder Wuji shook his head again. In his heart, he had already sensed an extremely strong sword aura coming from the distant Ten Thousand Swords Peak. He couldn't help but laugh and say, "Besides, this is the Kunlun Sect's main camp. The Kunlun Sect is full of experts, with hidden talents everywhere. Why do we need to take action?"
Protectors Cuizhu and Baimei were surprised. Today, their senior brother, the Ten Howling Sword Immortal, was not on Jue Tian Peak. Below the sect leader... how many elders? Could Elder Wuji be referring to their junior sister? The two looked around, but there was no sign of Dongshui Yuecang or the seven elders of the Kunlun Sect.
Protector Qingsong was the most severely injured, almost completely depleted of his essence and blood. However, upon hearing Elder Wuji's words, a dragon-like flame suddenly ignited in his eyes, and he murmured, "Indeed... Nine Nether Valley... What do we Kunlun Sect have to fear from demons?"
Jin Qi, after all, had only mastered the "Eternal Calamity, Worry-Free Heart-Destroying Cauldron" for a day, and his magical power was far inferior to that of the Azure Eagle Demon. In this protracted battle, he was already showing signs of weakness. Slowly, the "Eternal Calamity, Worry-Free Heart-Destroying Cauldron" began to tremble slightly, and the Taiji Diagram continued to retract inward. It seemed that if it completely retracted, not only the Dark Xuanyuan Sword in the center, but also Jin Qi and the "Eternal Calamity, Worry-Free Heart-Destroying Cauldron" would be absorbed into the Taiji Diagram!
Saintess Ruchen was extremely worried about Jin Qi and became very anxious, fearing that he would be in danger. She secretly frowned, even if her own magical treasure was to be taken away by the Taiji Diagram, she would still reveal it to save Jin Qi! The Ice-Embracing Master, leading the group to Kunlun, had clearly bestowed upon her a set of excellent magical artifacts!
She was silently reciting a Buddhist mantra, preparing to unleash a Buddhist treasure, even if it meant perishing alongside the Azure Eagle...
Old Demon, and Jin Qi, she would help Jin Qi defeat the Azure Eagle Old Demon!
However, at that moment, a sudden clap of thunder echoed in mid-air, accompanied by a shout: "Get lost!"
The Saintess Ruchen's body trembled; the voice, like thunder from the heavens, startled her and everyone else. Simultaneously, a powerful purple light suddenly appeared on the body of the Dark Xuanyuan Sword, which had been sealed by the Taiji Diagram and the "Eternal Calamity, Heart-Destroying Cauldron," shooting skyward. In an instant, it trembled violently, breaking free from the entanglement of the Taiji Diagram and the "Eternal Calamity, Heart-Destroying Cauldron"! Then, carrying a terrifying sword aura and radiating purple energy, it pierced towards the Azure Eagle Old Demon's heart!
The old eagle demon was greatly shocked, utterly disbelieving that such a thing could exist. He realized it wasn't the Dark Xuanyuan Sword unleashing its power on its own, but rather someone wielding it with a higher level of Daoist magic! However, he knew panicking was useless. He hastily gathered all his life's power to unleash a palm strike to counter the sword energy. A gust of wind from his palm formed a gale to stop the sword energy, but the gale was instantly shattered upon contact with the sword energy, and the old eagle demon was forced back three steps! The sword energy continued unabated. A cold, chilling vulture behind him let out a miserable cry, unable to dodge. All the feathers on one of its wings were severed by the Dark Xuanyuan Sword's sword energy, wounding its flesh!
Kuang Ye shouted, "What's going on? The Dark Xuanyuan Sword is no longer afraid of the Taiji Diagram's absorption force?"
The old eagle demon was facing Ouyang Xue'er. Seeing him bleeding from all seven orifices, Ouyang Xue'er was terrified and instinctively moved closer to the prince.
"Don't be afraid!"
the prince gently comforted her.
The old eagle demon dodged while letting out a shrill cry: "This is the true full power of the Dark Xuanyuan Sword! Such power is definitely not from the current leader of the Kunlun Sect, the Ten Howling Sword Immortal! How could it be that old codger Xuanyuan!"
Jin Qi's heart trembled. Could the person who came to his rescue be the legendary "Bloodstained Xuanyuan" Xuanyuan Sword Marquis, who was already half-human and half-immortal?
Wasn't he missing for hundreds of years?
Jin Qi, the Prince, Kuang Ye, and the Saintess Ru Chen were bewildered. Cui Zhu and the White Plum Protector, however, were both shocked and overjoyed. They were exhausted and had nothing to be excited about, but they could clearly see that the soaring sword energy was not something their sect leader could control; it must be the Kunlun Sect's reviver, their master, "Bloodstained Xuanyuan," the Xuanyuan Sword Marquis!
Their master, "Bloodstained Xuanyuan," the Xuanyuan Sword Marquis! Three hundred years ago, they saw him every day! And now? He's still alive, right here in the Nine Nether Valley! They were ecstatic!
Protector Cuizhu blurted out, "Junior Brother, could it really be Master?"
Protector Baimei also exclaimed excitedly, "That's right, it must be Master! Senior Brother Sect Leader's cultivation isn't that high!"
When Jin Qi looked at Protector Qingsong again, he saw that only Qingsong remained calm, and he suddenly realized, "Three hundred years ago, when Protector Qingsong and the Snow Mountain Wolf Demon fell into the Nine Nether Valley, it must have been this 'Bloodstained Xuanyuan' senior who came to his aid, healed his wounds, and then taught him how to wield the Dark Xuanyuan Sword!"
"Ah! Seventh Senior Brother must have seen Master, which is why he willingly threw down the Qingsong Immortal Sword and tried to pull out the Absolute Immortal Sword!"
Protectors Baimei and Cuizhu also understood.
The old man Wuji nodded slightly and smiled, "I never imagined that hundreds of years later, I would witness the Xuanyuan
Sword Marquis making his move again. It is truly an honor, an honor indeed!" In terms of its foundation as a magical treasure, the Dark Xuanyuan Sword is inferior to the Taiji Diagram and the "Eternal Calamity, Heart-Destroying Cauldron." However, the current Xuanyuan Sword Marquis, who wields the Dark Xuanyuan Sword, is four or five cultivation realms higher than the Azure Eagle Demon and Jin Qi, which can compensate for this gap. But if the old man Wuji possesses such power, and were to unleash the "Eternal Calamity, Heart-Destroying Cauldron," or if the Taiji Diagram and the Qiankun Diagram were to merge into one, becoming the Taiji Qiankun Diagram, the Dark Xuanyuan Sword would still be no match for a sect leader-level innate treasure!
A magical treasure is a magical treasure, and a person is a person! Cultivation levels differ!
The Azure Eagle Demon knew his prediction was correct. How could he possibly be a match for the Kunlun Sect's reviver, the "Bloodstained Xuanyuan" Xuanyuan Sword Marquis? This person was someone even the Great Heavenly Venerable, whose power had not yet fully recovered, was considered...
a person to be avoided! Therefore, he lost all will to fight. With a loud cry, he turned and summoned his icy vulture mount, ready to fly away!
Jin Qi exclaimed, "He's trying to escape!" The
"Three Friends of Winter" had no energy to chase and intercept him, but they shouted, "Demon, prepare to die!"
Wilderness, Frost, and the others knew even a starved camel was still bigger than a horse, and dared not step forward to intercept him. Even the Prince, the Saintess Ruchen, and the Taoist of Mortal Injury dared not step forward; with the Taiji Diagram present, weapons had to be carefully guarded. The
old eagle demon panicked, but he simply unfolded the Taiji Diagram to twice its size, its mysterious light flashing, becoming a flag to protect his body and the icy vulture's back. The icy vulture spread its wings, intending to fly into the sky.
"What do we do?"
Jin Qi stamped his foot. He saw that the Azure Eagle Demon, protected by the Taiji Diagram, had already ridden the ferocious and cold vulture he had come from. The Dark Xuanyuan Sword, not being a supreme treasure, could not threaten the Taiji Diagram. Even if it attacked, it couldn't pierce it. However, the sword energy clashed from afar, and after a short while, the Azure Eagle Demon and the cold vulture were just black dots in the distance!
"Senior, can they escape?"
Ouyang Xue'er asked anxiously, "If we let the demon go today, we won't be able to completely eliminate him, and we'll be letting the tiger return to the mountain, which is not good!"
Jin Qi also shouted, "Yes, Master, what should we do?"
"Hmph!"
Old Man Wuji smiled mysteriously, "No! What can we do? Just watch the show! This time next year, the Nine Nether Valley will be the Azure Eagle Demon's death anniversary!"
These words were spoken with absolute certainty, and they were probably true!
Chapter 8060 The True Form of the Azure Eagle, Killed by the Primordial Spirit
This time, not only Jin Qi, Prince, and Ouyang Xue'er, but even Saintess Ruchen and Kuangye were puzzled by Elder Wuji's words: "Clearly, this Azure Eagle Demon was about to fly away with the Yin Leng Vulture, fleeing far away. Why did Elder Wuji say that tomorrow is the Azure Eagle Demon's death anniversary? Now that it's so far away, who can kill the Azure Eagle Demon?"
Prince and Jin Qi pondered to themselves: "The Azure Eagle Demon has the Taiji Diagram protecting him. Who can kill him? Unless... unless it's the legendary Four Swords of Zhuxian!"
Just as Ouyang Xue'er was about to ask Elder Wuji for the reason, suddenly, clouds and rosy hues appeared in the east, accompanied by celestial music. She was very puzzled, her eyes filled with confusion!
Fan Shang Daoren thought to himself, "The Black-Faced Seal set up by the Old Demon of the Azure Eagle in the east was broken by this person without any effort. It's rare indeed!"
In the wilderness, Saintess Ruchen thought with admiration, "Indeed, a master has come. We couldn't sense it, but Elder Wuji could! This master's aura is truly elusive, clearly a master among masters! I didn't expect the Kunlun Sect to have such a master?"
Prince and Jin Qi speculated further, "It was previously stated that the Kunlun Sect's leader, the Ten Howling Sword Immortals, was not in the Jue Tian Palace, so the one coming now must be Dong Shui Yue Cang!"
They didn't tell Ouyang Xue'er, but once she knew, she would naturally be overjoyed!
The three guardians, Qing Song, Cui Zhu, and Bai Mei, were also overjoyed. Like Prince and Jin Qi, they hadn't sensed who the person was before, but from the sword aura coming from afar, they knew who it was!
Having cultivated together for over a decade, Jin Qi naturally knew that the newcomer was none other than Dong Shui Yue Cang, the junior sister of the Kunlun Sect, whose Daoist skills rivaled those of the sect leader!
Just as Jin Qi was about to ask his master for confirmation, he heard his master, the Elder Wuji, laugh loudly, "Good! Good! The Trapping Immortal Sword has finally arrived and is about to make its move!"
Kuang Ye was taken aback and exclaimed in surprise, "What? The Trapping Immortal Sword? It was said earlier that there were originally two of the Four Immortal Swords of Zhuxian on Sword Peak, but the Trapping Immortal Sword had been taken away? Who is using the Trapping Immortal Sword to come here?"
If the Yellow-Robed Demon had seen the Trapping Immortal Sword, he would have been pleased, but unfortunately, he died with his eyes
wide open in disbelief! Saintess Ru Chen had heard Bing Shuang mention the Trapping Immortal Sword and knew of Dong Shui Yue Cang's great name. She said that it was unbelievable that a young girl possessed the Trapping Immortal Sword! Slaying the Baxia demon beast was one thing, but the fact that the Trapping Immortal Sword could break the Innate Eight Trigrams Taiji Diagram, a feat only the Three Pure Ones could accomplish, was no small matter. Even the sect leader might not be able to do it. She focused her mind, observing the sword's momentum. In the distance, she saw only a rainbow before a sudden, chilling silence descended! Beneath this silence, however, lay a devastating attack!
Sure enough, with a thunderous roar, the world changed color once more. A beam of light from a Nine Heavens Divine Dragon, like lightning, coalesced on the seven-colored rainbow of the newcomer, shooting out and piercing the boundary between heaven and earth, the intersection of darkness and light. Covering the sky, it unleashed an invincible seven-colored sword aura, slashing towards the Azure Eagle Demon and the Cold Vulture! The Azure Eagle Demon and his mount, the Cold Vulture, saw the danger. This newcomer had broken through their previous defensive barrier of countless black lotuses almost silently—no simple feat! Unfortunately, although they had gathered all their strength to parry, it was to no avail! He had just gathered all his Dao power into a palm strike, but the fierce wind was instantly shattered by the incoming sword energy. His experience was extraordinary, and he exclaimed in surprise, "The sword energy of the Four Swords of Zhuxian!"
In his panic, he could only move the Taiji diagram he had been protecting behind him to his front, holding it against his chest. His Xuan Guan (a magical gate) shimmered, attempting to retrieve the incoming immortal sword. Unfortunately, this seven-colored rainbow sword energy was ten times more powerful than the Dark Xuanyuan Sword, showing no fear of the Taiji diagram and piercing through its light, killing the old eagle demon's heart with a single strike! The sword's momentum didn't stop there; it then struck the neck of the cold vulture. Where the sword energy passed, the cold vulture let out a miserable cry and fell to the ground, clearly dead!
The old eagle demon was already plummeting from mid-air, but in mid-air, it transformed, reverting to its original form—a two-zhang-long eagle with ferocious claws and teeth!
"Ah! It really is a demon!"
Ouyang Xue'er exclaimed in shock
.
The old eagle demon landed in mid-air, and a shimmering sphere of light appeared within its demonic body. Lin Ming'er, having witnessed the primordial spirits of the Baxia demon and the yellow-robed demon, naturally had gained considerable knowledge and cried out, "Look! That's the old eagle demon's primordial spirit!"
Just as Jin Qi was asking his master if they should spare the primordial spirit, the seven-colored rainbow sword energy, relentless, caught up with the old eagle demon's primordial spirit again, and with a "pop," shattered Xuan Guang's primordial spirit once more!
This once invincible number one demon of Ailao Mountain for hundreds of years, the old eagle demon, was reduced to dust, never to return!
Jin Qi and the prince were both in a daze, yet they heard the old man Wuji still sighing, "What a magnificent Four Swords of Zhuxian, innate treasures!"
Kuang Ye also felt a pang of guilt; the Fantian Seal couldn't defeat the Taiji Diagram, but the newcomer's immortal sword could! He wondered, who was this person wielding the Trapping Immortal Sword?
The seven-colored rainbow folded back, reforming into a long sword. Behind the clouds and amidst the majestic scenery, a fairy maiden appeared, riding her sword through the air, drawing ever closer!
Lan Chen and Huang Jiaozi, not recognizing the newcomer, exclaimed in surprise, "How can the owner of the Trapping Immortal Sword be a girl who looks only sixteen years old?"
This time, even Kuang Ye was somewhat dumbfounded; what a stunningly beautiful young woman!
Jin Qi, the prince saw her clearly: an apricot-shaped face, peach-blossom cheeks, arched eyebrows, and phoenix eyes. Her sword-wielding posture was as graceful as a willow in spring, and lotus flowers bloomed with every step she took. He couldn't help but smile wryly, "Dongshui Yue Cang, it really is you!"
But the fairy in the air didn't even look at Jin Qi. Instead, she knelt down and bowed towards the sword peak, saying, "Disciple Yue Cang is late, causing this wicked person to disturb Master's cultivation. Please forgive me!"
She was apologizing to the sword peak. Who was she bowing to?
Could it really be the patriarch of the Kunlun Sect, "Bloodstained Xuanyuan," the Xuanyuan Sword Marquis?
Chapter 9001 Returning the Item to Its
Rightful Owner, A Perfect Match The two protectors, Green Bamboo and White Plum, whose foreheads were previously dripping with sweat, now showed a hint of joy, saying, "Junior Sister, you've finally arrived! You have no idea how badly your senior brother was beaten!"
Ouyang Xue'er had already run to Dongshui Yuecang's side with a smile, saying, "Sister Yuecang, it's great to see you again!"
Dongshui Yuecang was quite mischievous on Kunlun Mountain. If it were any other time, she would definitely have scared Protector Green Bamboo: "Senior Brother Sect Leader said that only the successive Kunlun Sect Leaders can enter the Nine Nether Valley. How could the three of you come down here on your own?"
But she knew her limits. With people from Shu Mountain, the South Sea, and the Kongtong Sect present, how could she say that? She couldn't help but smile, seemingly a rare
occurrence: "I didn't expect Sister Xue'er to have come to Nine Nether Valley too!" She had already seen Jin Qi and the Prince, but upon seeing the unfamiliar Kuang Ye and Saintess Ruochen, along with Bing Shuang and others, she thought to herself, "These two must be Kuang Ye, the eldest disciple of the Eight Trigrams Master of the Kongtong Sect, and Saintess Ruochen, the eldest disciple of the Ice-Embracing Master of the Putuo Mountain Sect in the South China Sea!"
She didn't get up, but Protector Qingsong, though seriously injured, was able to rise after some time of recuperation. He struggled to his feet and knelt beside Dongshui Yuecang, kowtowing and saying, "Master, please accept our respects!"
Protectors Cuizhu and Baimei, seeing their seventh senior brother's actions, also quickly knelt down.
Old Man Wuji laughed, "Young Master Qi, no wonder you couldn't forget Miss Dongshui Yuecang after returning to the mountain. Seeing her today, she truly is destined for the Immortal-Trapping Sword!"
As for the Immortal-Slaying Sword, who is it destined for?
Jin Qi felt extremely embarrassed, thinking to himself, "Why did Master also reveal that I think highly of Dong Shui Yue Cang?"
However, he was too embarrassed to ask further, and only said, "Master, why did we leave the Yellow-Robed Demon's primordial spirit to escape, but directly kill the Azure Eagle Demon's primordial spirit?"
"That's because, firstly, the Yellow-Robed Demon could go back and inform the Great Demon who set up the 'Rebellious World Destroying Heaven Tribulation,' and one person was enough; secondly, this Azure Eagle Demon is vicious and notorious!"
Old Man Wuji laughed.
"Ha...ha..."
A hearty laugh echoed from the mountaintop, its powerful force piercing the clouds: "Who would have thought that Xiao Xiao Wuji, who was famous throughout the cultivation world hundreds of years ago! Known as 'surpassing gods when encountering them, and stronger than immortals when meeting them,' would also lie! There's a third reason why you intentionally let the Yellow-Robed Demon go: although he's now under the Great Demon's tutelage, he's still a disciple of Lü Dongbin, the Pure Yang Sect Master, and a descendant of Laozi! You're willing to let him go!"
This voice, along with the one that had just uttered the word "get lost," came from the same person. Jin Qi was stunned; what this person said was absolutely correct!
Upon hearing this voice, the guardians Cuizhu and Baimei burst into tears. They hadn't heard their master's voice for three hundred years, and their voices trembled with sobs as they cried, "Master, are you still alive?"
The powerful voice from the mountaintop continued, "Qingsong, Cuizhu, Baimei, you three brothers, rise! Yuecang, you rise too. In just two months, you broke the seal set by the Azure Eagle Demon in three moves, preventing the blooming of the Nine-Petaled Black Lotus of the South Sea! Congratulations! Your final sword strike killed both the Azure Eagle Demon and the Cold Vulture, proving your Daoist and sword techniques are no less than your sect leader, Shixiao!"
He laughed heartily, then added, "This Dark Xuanyuan Sword, your sect leader can retrieve it later! Return it!"
With that, the Dark Xuanyuan Sword transformed into a streak of purple light and flew away, landing far away amidst thousands of rusty swords!
A breeze blew, and the sword uttered a sound, still like the wailing of ghosts in the night!
Dong Shuiyue Cang hurriedly rose with her three senior brothers, the "Three Friends of Winter," and said with a smile, "Master, you flatter me. This is merely due to the power of the Immortal-Trapping Sword!"
She was also delighted, for although the Nine-Petaled Golden Lotus Seal was laid down by demons, it was genuine South Sea magic! Qing Song Fu Fa sincerely said, "It's not just the power of a divine weapon! Junior Sister's Kunlun Sect's 'Nine Heavens Dao Technique,' 'Seven Cold Ice Sword Technique,' and 'Three Absolute Sword Technique' are already on par with Master's back then, and she's no less than the Sect Leader!" They were senior and junior brothers, so their words were naturally truthful! 　　The fact
that Protector Qing Song and the "Three Friends of Winter" were renowned throughout the cultivation world, and that Junior Sister was famous throughout the world, was a great joy 　　for the Kunlun Sect! The more Jin Qi listened, the more he admired the person on the mountaintop. There was actually someone on the Nine Nether Valley Sword Peak? He was greatly alarmed and asked, "Master, who is this senior? Is he really the renowned 'Lord Xuanyuan Sword' who has been famous for a thousand years?" 　　The old man Wuji sighed, neither confirming nor denying, only saying, "You'll know soon enough!" 　　The prince was stunned. Upon hearing this aged voice, his heart churned with turmoil, and he was at a loss for words, even forgetting to pay his respects. Fan Shang Daoist, however, had already bowed deeply: "So it is Lord Xuanyuan Sword! Fan Shang of the Shu Mountain Sect, along with his junior disciples 　　, pays his respects to you, Senior!" The voice from the mountaintop continued, "Fan Shang Daoist, Shu Mountain Sect! Ah, your ancestor was a friend of mine back then. To see your young sect leader wield the Six Jia Wind and Thunder Technique was truly a fortunate event!" 　　The prince then snapped out of his daze and hurriedly thanked him, "Thank you for your praise, Senior!" 　　"Unfortunately, with your Shushan Xuanhuang cultivation level, you are not worthy of using the Wanru Yunxia Sword. If your sect leader had relied on the Wanru Yunxia Sword and mastered the Six Jia Wind and Thunder Technique hundreds of years ago, how could this yellow-robed demon have gotten within a hundred feet of him? How could he have failed to subdue the yellow-robed demon even after half an hour? If your Shushan sect wants to retrieve this sword, have your sect leader come in person! You are not qualified!"

Before he finished speaking, the Cloud-like Sword in the prince's hand flew out automatically with a "whoosh," turning into a blue light and landing in the sword tomb thirty feet to the left! Xuanyuan Sword Marquis wasn't targeting the prince; he was simply stating the facts!
Ouyang Xue'er whispered, "Unexpectedly, in the end, the Cloud-like Sword still has to go to the sword tomb to accompany the Dark Xuanyuan Sword. It
's been like this for hundreds of years!" Jin Qi thought, "Xuanyuan Sword Marquis has been with the Nine Nether Valley for hundreds of years, and he has a connection with all the swords. Clearly, all the swords resonate with him. Therefore, not only the Dark Xuanyuan Sword, but even the Cloud-like Sword of the Shu Mountain Sect can be freely controlled by him. This is the highest level of sword control! Controlling all swords simultaneously!"
Lan Chen and Huang Jiaozi of the Kongtong Sect were now certain it was Xuanyuan Sword Marquis. How could they have believed it before? But now they had no choice but to believe it. Seeing that Xuanyuan Sword Marquis was still a mortal, they dared not utter a word! Kuang Ye was the first to react, kneeling down and saying, "This junior, Kuang Ye, the eldest disciple of the Sect Leader of the Kongtong Sect, pays respects to Senior Xuanyuan Sword Marquis!"
"Oh, you are the eldest disciple of the Eight Trigrams True Man!"
Xuanyuan Sword Marquis didn't take the Kongtong Sect and the Eight Trigrams True Man seriously. Back when the Kunlun Sect was under his command, it had far suppressed the Kongtong Sect. However, with his thousand years of cultivation, his magnanimity was naturally incomparable to that of the Ten Howling Sword Immortals and the Eight Trigrams True Man. He couldn't help but laugh and say, "It's rare that the Eight Trigrams True Man has bestowed the Heaven-Turning Seal and two immortal robes upon you. You must use them carefully and not go astray!"
Kuang Ye hurriedly nodded and replied, "Thank you for your instruction, Senior!"
Ruochen Saintess, Bing Shuang, and Fen Yu from the South Sea Putuo Mountain Sect also knelt down and bowed, saying, "The three of us are disciples of the South Sea Putuo Mountain Sect. We have long admired the Sect Leader..." "Your Excellency has spoken of the esteemed Sword Marquis's name. It is truly an honor to hear your teachings today!"
Sword Marquis Xuanyuan laughed. "The Ice-Embracing Immortal was a first-rate candidate among the previous generation of female disciples. Her judgment is indeed excellent. Ruochen's physique is of the highest caliber! If I am not mistaken, you still possess a South Sea magic treasure. You haven't used it yet, have you?"
Saintess Ruochen hurriedly replied, "Senior, your eyes
are discerning! However, even if this disciple were to use it, it would be no match for the Taiji Diagram." She spoke the truth. Sword Marquis Xuanyuan's voice came from afar, saying, "You may all rise!" The three did not rise. Fenyu kowtowed again and said, "The three juniors have a request!"
"Eh? A request?"
Not only was Sword Marquis Xuanyuan surprised, but Prince and Jin Qi were also taken aback. Jin Qi hurriedly said, "Fenyu, you have a request?"
Sword Marquis Xuanyuan laughed, "Tell me first?"
"Actually, this is not my request, but that of my South Sea Putuo Mountain Sect!"
Fen Yu hurriedly bowed and said, "Our sect's Purple Bamboo Ruyi Golden Bowl is one of our sect's seven treasures. Now it has been taken away by the Taiji Diagram. We hope that you, senior, can perform a ritual to restore it from the Taiji Diagram..."
Xuanyuan Sword Marquis laughed and said, "Look over there. The Taiji Diagram was not broken by the Immortal-Trapping Sword just now, but was only pierced by the sword energy. This Taiji Diagram is a supreme innate treasure. Even if... we wanted to keep it, we couldn't. It was going to fly to the hands of the treasure's owner. However, the treasure it took away today will fall down. You don't need to worry!"
Sure enough, as soon as Xuanyuan Sword Marquis finished speaking, the Taiji Diagram floated up again and slowly drifted eastward. Then, with a "whoosh" sound, the Purple Bamboo Ruyi Golden Bowl and the immortal swords of the Green Bamboo Guardian and the White Plum Guardian fell down in the golden light! The Taiji Diagram itself no longer remained.
"It has returned to the side of the Supreme Lord Laozi in the Eight Views Palace of Heaven!"
Old Man Wuji said softly. Jin Qi and Ouyang Xue'er could just hear him. The old man was naturally melancholy. The gods in heaven were about to descend to the mortal world.
Bing Shuang, Fen Yu, Green Bamboo Guardian, and White Plum Guardian were overjoyed and hurriedly accepted the Purple Bamboo Ruyi Golden Bowl and the Green Bamboo Immortal Sword. The White Plum Immortal Sword is not mentioned.
Everyone rose, and Saintess Ruochen bowed to Jin Qi again, smiling, "Seventh Young Master, could you please return the Nine-Petaled Golden Lotus you took? It originally belonged to our sect's founder, Guanyin Bodhisattva, in the Tide Sound Immortal Pool. It was stolen by a great demon three hundred years ago and refined into a weapon and then a demon. Now it should be returned to its rightful owner!"
Jin Qi smiled, "That's how it should be. It fell into the demonic path! It should be set right!"
Then, Jin Qi chanted an incantation and summoned the "Eternal Calamity, Worry-Free Heart-Destroying Cauldron." With a flash of mysterious light, he poured out the Nine-Petaled Golden Lotus, revealing its original form as a lotus bud about to bloom. Saintess Ruochen held it in her hands, very grateful!
Xuanyuan Sword Marquis, far atop Sword Peak, could certainly sense the aura of the "Eternal Calamity, Heart-Destroying Cauldron," but he wasn't entirely certain. He merely thought to himself, "This Seventh Young Master is definitely no more than thirty years old, of mortal blood, and shouldn't have reached the tenth realm of cultivation yet. Why does he possess such a magical treasure, capable of resisting the Taiji Diagram? Could this treasure be from the Biyou Palace…?"
Old Man Wuji, fearing Xuanyuan Sword Marquis would inquire about the origin of the "Eternal Calamity, Heart-Destroying Cauldron," quickly changed the subject, smiling, "We've all come to Nine Nether Valley today to admire the unearthed Immortal-Slaying Sword. Sword Marquis, do you think we're destined to ascend to the third level of Sword Peak in Nine Nether Valley today?"
Prince, Jin Qi, Kuang Ye, and Saintess Ruochen all tensed: "Yes…" "Am I qualified to ascend to the third level of the Nine Nether Valley? Undoubtedly, stopping everyone at the summit is the duty of the three guardians of the 'Three Friends of Winter.' Now, whether I can ascend the Sword Peak depends on Xuanyuan Sword Marquis! The Yellow-Robed Demon and the Azure Eagle Demon, with their centuries of cultivation, are destined to be forever separated from the Immortal-Slaying Sword! Will I be fortunate enough to have traveled thousands of miles to see the Immortal-Slaying Sword? Only then will this journey be worthwhile!"
Chapter 9002 Several Swords Fall into the Valley, On the Way Up the Mountain
Jin Qi was filled with unease. His master had brought him here today, clearly with a subjective intention to obtain the Immortal-Slaying Sword. Although he knew that some of his master was indifferent, the thought of obtaining one of the Four Swords of Immortal Slaying for offense, combined with the "Follow Your Heart, Illusion and Destruction Flower" for defense, and the "Eternal Calamity, Worry-Free Heart-Destroying Cauldron" for defense, would be incredibly powerful. Then, when facing a sect leader-level innate treasure like the Taiji Diagram, he could achieve a great victory.
Kuangye and Wangzi also carried the hopes of the leaders of the Kongtong and Shushan sects, Bagua Zhenren and Sanshi Zhenren, respectively. Although they appeared calm on the surface, they were actually quite nervous, forcing themselves to remain composed.
For some reason, the Wudang sect's Jiuqiao Zhenren did not send his most outstanding junior brother or disciple today.
Only Ruochen Saintess, Ouyang Xue'er, and Dongshui Yuecang were completely at ease. Ruochen found the Nine-Petaled Golden Lotus and returned it to its rightful owner, which was an unexpected joy. Buddhist teachings emphasize fate, and Baobing Shangren, as a master of Taoism, naturally understood this point. Dongshui Yuecang already possessed the Xianxian Sword and no longer coveted the Juexian Sword. Ouyang Xue'er, on the other hand, had no Taoist cultivation whatsoever. The Four Swords of Zhuxian were worthless in her eyes. She had only come to Kunlun Mountain to admire the scenery of the immortal mountain.
"Today is different from before. This morning, the Immortal-Slaying Sword spoke automatically, radiating brilliant light, signaling its imminent emergence and the search for its destined owner. All of you, come up!"
Clearly, Marquis Xuanyuan was in an unusually good mood, laughing heartily.
Elder Wuji laughed loudly, "Marquis Xuanyuan, haha, I didn't expect you to be so merciful! These juniors are truly blessed!"
"Xiao Wuji, it's been hundreds of years since we last met. Of course, I must see you!"
Marquis Xuanyuan sighed softly, then spoke slowly, recalling the days when that generation of masters roamed the world. The
"Three Friends of Winter," hearing their master and Elder Wuji speak, realizing they had known each other for hundreds of years, secretly rejoiced that they hadn't been disrespectful to Elder Wuji and Jin Qi earlier! This old man's Daoist arts were unfathomable, and Jin Qi was a rising star among talents!
Jin Qi walked over and smiled, "Yuecang, Xue'er, Saintess Ruochen, let's go!"
Dong Shuiyue Cang smiled and nodded, then pulled Ouyang Xue'er up the mountain. Kuang Ye, Wang Zi, and the others hurriedly followed.
Protectors Cui Zhu and Bai Mei, knowing their responsibility as disciples was to guard the Nine Nether Valley, thought they weren't part of the Ascending Sword Peak. However, their master's words included them, and they were already filled with excitement. Upon hearing this, they exclaimed, "Let's go!"
and hurried up the mountain. Protector Qing Song, this was his second time ascending Sword Peak, and recalling many events from three hundred years ago, his mind was flooded with memories, leaving him speechless.
Elder Wuji smiled and said to Jin Qi, "Young Master Qi, let's go up too! Whether you have a destiny with the Immortal-Slaying Sword depends on what happens next!"
Jin Qi nodded, though confused, and the two of them went up as well.
Suddenly, Dong Shuiyue Cang turned around and smiled sweetly, saying, "My two senior brothers, and friends from various sects, I almost forgot. For thousands of years, those who
ascend to the Sword Peak of the Nine Nether Valley have been required to be without a sword in their hands out of respect for the peerless divine weapons and innate treasures!" They all understood the meaning of this. Back then, when Protector Qingsong went up the mountain to retrieve his sword, he also left the Qingsong Immortal Sword in the valley. And didn't the former leaders of the Shu Mountain Sect and the Wudang Sect also leave divine weapons like the Wanru Yunxia Sword and the Qiqiao Chasing Soul Sword in the valley before ascending the Sword Peak?
The prince had just personally wielded the Wanru Yunxia Sword, and the connection with it was a hundred times stronger than when he used the Sunrise Immortal Sword. He thought to himself, "The Sword Peak still has one Juexian Sword left. How wonderful it would be if it were destined for me!" Although the Sunrise Immortal Sword had been with him for ten years, it was far inferior to the Wanru Yunxia Sword. For the sake of innate divine weapons, it was worth it!
Thinking of this, he said, "Thank you for reminding me, Miss Yue Cang. I will certainly throw it down!"
After saying that, he threw the Sunrise Immortal Sword in his hand into the sword tomb on the mountain peak. Fan Shang Daoist sighed and followed suit, throwing down the Shu Mountain Immortal Sword.
Kuang Ye of the Kongtong Sect had already thought about this twice, so how could he not understand this principle? He said loudly, "Thank you for the reminder. I will respectfully comply..."
Then he raised his hand, and his immortal sword fell into the valley. Lan Chen and Huang Jiaozi had already used their immortal swords to dig a large pit for Qing Suo and buried Qing Suo's body. The two swords were stuck next to it. When they returned, they would transport Qing Suo's body back to Kongtong Mountain. Therefore, they did not need to throw the swords down again.
Saintess Ruochen sighed, and Fenyu threw the sword down. Bingshuang took out the Twin Swords, her heart filled with reluctance. Looking at the swords in her hand, Dongshui Yuecang smiled, "Brother Bingshuang, I know you're reluctant to part with the Twin Swords, but our master has allowed you to come up the mountain, which means he agrees to let you try to pull out the Immortal-
Slaying Sword. Don't you want to try?" Bingshuang finally understood, her expression shifting, and she threw the Twin Swords far away. Saintess Ruochen also sighed; these were the sect leader's beloved swords, just passed down to her senior brother. She glanced at the Twin Swords again, her eyes filled with tenderness.
Xuanyuan Sword Marquis, seemingly aware of the expressions of the crowd below, quickly smiled and said, "If someone pulls out the Immortal-Slaying Sword, the treasure of the Valley of Ten Thousand Swords, today, this Sword Tomb will be abandoned. You can retrieve your own swords; there's no need to be sad!"
The crowd felt somewhat relieved. Suddenly, a fierce wind howled from within the Sword Tomb of the Valley of Ten Thousand Swords, accompanied by the mournful cries of ten thousand swords.
Was this sound a welcome? Or a lament?
"For these newly fallen longswords?
" Jin Qi sighed, thinking to himself, "I wonder if I should throw down the 'Phoenix Essence Blood, Exquisite Divine Sword'?"
Just as he was about to ask, he heard Dong Shui Yue Cang laugh, "Alright, now none of us have swords in our hands. Let's go up the mountain!"
Her own Trapping Immortal Sword and Jin Qi's Immortal Sword were hidden within her body, already fused with the swords. The swords were in her heart, not in her hands, so she didn't need to throw them down.
Ouyang Xue'er, with her keen observation, thought to herself, "So Sister Yue Cang is still so considerate to Seventh Young Master! She seems cold, but she's not like that at heart!"
The group quickly climbed up. Dong Shui Yue Cang and the Prince, protecting Ouyang Xue'er, also walked quite fast. They were still a few dozen feet away from reaching the summit of the mountain. However, at that very moment, their hearts were suddenly invaded by a very strange feeling!
The five people with the highest Daoist cultivation—the Elder Wuji, Jin Qi, the Prince, the Saintess Ru Chen, and Kuang Ye—felt it even more deeply! Dong Shui Yue Cang barely reacted, partly because she was protected by the Immortal-Trapping Sword, and partly because she was extremely accustomed to the Nine Nether Valley and found it unremarkable.
This feeling, however, was quite different for Jin Qi, the Prince, and Ouyang Xue'er. They were startled and trembled!
This feeling was unusually strange, entirely because it was complex! Ouyang Xue'er, the Prince, and Jin Qi felt a power originating from the same source as them, subtly beckoning them to the Sword Peak, urging them to ascend and join it. At the same time, they also felt an extremely powerful force warning them not to set foot on the Sword Peak!
This extremely powerful force was also an extremely domineering and dangerous sword aura. Jin Qi and the Prince knew the reason: it was sword aura! Sweat beaded on their foreheads, and their surroundings seemed to be filled with countless currents of energy, a desolate and chilling atmosphere!
If this were the sword aura of Xuanyuan Sword Marquis, how astonishing would it be?
"Ah!"
Ouyang Xue'er, unfamiliar with the Daoist arts and still young, finally couldn't hold back and cried out. Everyone turned around. Protector Bai Mei, being honest and simple, hurriedly asked, "Miss Xue'er, what's wrong?"
Ouyang Xue'er wiped her sweat and whispered, "Seniors, senior brothers, do you feel that there are many things filling the surroundings? It's like... very crowded, and there are two streams! But why can't we... see anything?"
Kuang Ye was surprised, as he felt a single sword aura: "How can there be two streams?"
Upon hearing this, Wang Zi and Jin Qi nodded, as did Lan Chen and Huang Jiaozi of the Kongtong Sect. Their attacks were no match for Dong Shuiyue, Cang Jinqi, the Prince, or even Bing Shuang, which infuriated them. Knowing Ouyang Xue'er didn't know magic, they sneered, "Hmph, what are you up to? What kind of qi is that? You think only you can sense it? Even my senior brother could only sense... a sword qi!"
Fen Yu, who couldn't stand them, retorted, "It's normal that you can't feel it. Although I can't feel it either, I'll have to ask the seniors to find out the truth!"
The South China Sea Putuo Mountain Sect was destined to have a bad ending with the Kongtong Sect!
Old Man Wuji was quite surprised. He naturally didn't take these two juniors from the Kongtong Sect seriously, but he said, "Miss Xue'er, not bad! You can feel it too? That's qi, supreme sword qi!"
He didn't voice his surprise: "Ouyang Xue'er has a pure yin body. Could it be that the Immortal-Slaying Sword isn't destined for Young Master Qi today? Instead, it's going to be bestowed upon Ouyang Xue'er?"
"Sword qi?"
Protector Qingsong was surprised. The "Three Friends of Winter" couldn't feel it either. Fan Shang Dao Ren felt a slight unease, but couldn't quite put his finger on it. Ruo Chen Sheng Nu was greatly alarmed, thinking, "Why are Prince, Jin Qi, and Ouyang Xue'er able to sense it?"
Dong Shui Yue Cang smiled slightly, "I didn't expect you to be able to sense it. Ah, when I first faced the Four Swords of Zhu Xian, I felt the same tightness in my chest! However, sensing sword energy isn't necessarily a good thing! Of course there is sword energy! My master, Xuan Yuan Jian Hou, is at the mountain peak. He has already reached the highest realm of Earth Immortal, and his demonic tribulation stage of cultivation has been completed. What difficulty is there in sensing such sword energy?"
"Completed the demonic tribulation stage?"
Jin Qi murmured, "Doesn't that mean he'll ascend to heaven in broad daylight, just like my master?"
"That's right!"
The old man Wuji smiled, agreeing with Dongshui Yuecang and Jin Qi's words, and interjected, "That's an extremely dangerous—overbearing sword aura! Xuanyuan Sword Marquis, the marquis among swords, used his sword to seal throats, unprecedented and unparalleled!"
Ouyang Xue'er murmured, "But besides sword aura, there's also the aura of a divine weapon, even more... the Absolute Immortal Sword..."
As she spoke, she suddenly raised her right palm to meet a withered leaf drifting down from the mountain peak, and suddenly heard a "swoosh"! The withered leaf drifting down from the mountaintop had slashed a gash in Ouyang Xue'er's sleeve!
This was definitely real killing intent from a sword! The killing intent of the Absolute Immortal Sword?
"Ah!"
Huang Jiaozi was shocked when he saw it and asked in horror, "Senior Brother, a withered leaf... can actually tear clothes? How is that possible? Senior Brother, am I... seeing things?"
"Of course not!"
Kuang Ye glanced at Ouyang Xue'er's face and said strangely, "Your eyes are not wrong! This withered leaf did tear her clothes! Miss Ouyang Xue'er does not know Taoist magic, so why does the Juexian Sword seem to be destined for her?"
He could sense the sword aura of Xuanyuan Sword Marquis, but it was not destined for the Juexian Sword.
After speaking, he looked up at the sword peak that was now in sight, and pondered, "If the sect leader is right, this withered leaf is tainted by an extremely dangerous sword aura from the mountain! Therefore, I have reason to believe that our ascent to the sword peak will not only allow us to witness the unparalleled prowess of Senior Xuanyuan Sword Marquis, but also the unparalleled power of the Daoist Immortal-Slaying Sword..."
Dongshui Yuecang interrupted with a cold laugh, "This is of course another unparalleled sword aura! You can detect both sword auras today!"
The prince nodded and said, "It seems that not only is the killing intent of the Daoist Immortal-Slaying Sword astonishing, but the sword aura on Xuanyuan Sword Marquis's body is even more astonishing!"
Dongshui Yuecang smiled and said, "That's right, my master's sword aura is so powerful that it can kill gods and Buddhas alike! It is even an unparalleled arrogant sword aura that dares to curse and cleave the heavens!"
Of course, it was correct! Elder Wuji, Kuangye, and the others were absolutely right! The sword peak on the third level of the Nine Nether Valley was indeed filled with an unparalleled arrogant sword aura that dared to curse and cleave the heavens! The reason this sword energy was so wild and so absolute was entirely because it originated from a sword master who was obsessed with, devoted to, and dedicated to the sword!
It originated from the Kunlun Sect's reviver, "Bloodstained Xuanyuan" Xuanyuan Sword Master!
Chapter 9003 The Fiend King, the Snow Wolf's Bloodlust
After Jin Qi had just become acquainted with the "Three Friends of Winter," before encountering the Yellow-Robed Demon, he had heard the Green Pine Protector explain in detail that three hundred years ago, "Bloodstained Xuanyuan" Xuanyuan Sword Master, who had just stepped down as the Kunlun Sect's leader, suddenly disappeared!
Within the Three Realms, some said he ascended to become a Great Luo Immortal in broad daylight, while others said his lifespan had ended and his soul had returned to the Western Paradise! In short, no one had seen Xuanyuan Sword Master again, not even the "Three Friends of Winter" knew! On this point, Elder Wuji was also ambiguous; although he had guesses, he was not entirely certain! However, he knew in his heart that Kunlun Nine Nether Valley and Shu Mountain Demon Locking Tower were the most mysterious places among all the Daoist sects in the world. If a master like Xuanyuan Sword Master was hiding, it must be related to these two places!
However, Jin Qi secretly thought, clearly, the current leader of the Kunlun Sect, the Ten Howling Sword Immortal, knew! What about Dong Shui Yue Cang? Did she know? What exactly was her relationship with Xuan Yuan Sword Marquis? Why was Dong Shui Yue Cang, at such a young age, actually the Ten Howling Sword Immortal's junior sister? She was quite a strange person, and the renowned Immortal Trapping Sword, which shook the Three Realms, was actually... actually in Dong Shui Yue Cang's hands!
Now everyone finally understood that Xuan Yuan Sword Marquis had always been in the Nine Nether Valley, pursuing higher advancements in the Dao, waiting for the Immortal Extinction Sword and the Immortal Trapping Sword to be unearthed! He abandoned the Kunlun Sect's highest divine sword, the Anran Xuan Yuan Sword, and placed it in the Sword Tomb. After failing to pull out the Immortal Trapping Sword and the Immortal Extinction Sword, he had never left the Sword Peak of the Nine Nether Valley, always guarding beside the Immortal Trapping Sword and the Immortal Extinction Sword.
All because he was unconvinced!
Unconvinced! Unconvinced! He was unconvinced because he had already reached the level of a Sword God Marquis, yet even with his dignity, he was still rejected by the Immortal Extinction Sword and the Immortal Trapping Sword!
For three hundred years, he couldn't even step within three feet of the Immortal-Slaying Sword and the Immortal-Trapping Sword. This was because once he approached within three feet, new cracks would appear on the surfaces of both swords, as if they were proving to Xuanyuan Sword Lord with their deaths that they would never let him pull them out!
This was the way the Immortal-Slaying Sword and the Immortal-Trapping Sword survived!
For thousands of years, countless people from all over the world had probably tried to seize them, harboring covetous thoughts, and had climbed the sword peak to try and pull out these two swords!
However, both the Immortal-Slaying Sword and the Immortal-Trapping Sword were innate divine weapons with spiritual power. Ordinary cultivators and martial arts heroes wouldn't even get within ten feet before the two swords emitted a barrier of divine light, blocking them from entering!
And for those with profound cultivation, once their inner demons arose, the Immortal-Slaying Sword and the Immortal-Trapping Sword would attract them, causing them to die from exhaustion of their inner strength!
However, in these thousands of years, there were three people, all of extraordinary talent, with profound cultivation and righteous spirit, who were unafraid of any of the defensive measures of the Immortal-Slaying Sword and the Immortal-Trapping Sword!
Unfortunately, they were not the masters the Immortal-Slaying Sword and the Immortal-Trapping Sword were waiting for!
Just as they were about to draw their swords, cracks appeared on both swords! It seemed that the Immortal-Slaying Sword and the Immortal-Trapping Sword truly possessed a "sword soul of pure heart" waiting for its master to appear. If it was not the master they were willing to follow, even if it was the number one person in the heavens, they would truly rather be shattered into stone than exist as swords!
Many, many years passed, and more and more people from various sects went up the mountain to seek the swords, and more and more people failed; however, only these three people could cause the Immortal-Slaying Sword and the Immortal-Trapping Sword to crack on the same day!
Needless to say, these three people were Xuanyuan Sword Marquis of the Kunlun Sect, the then-leader of the Shu Mountain lineage, Master Zhaixing, and the leader of the Wudang Sect, Master Xuanwu! Old Man Wuji was one of the seven great masters back then, but he did not accompany his senior brother, Master Zhaixing, to the mountain to draw the swords! All of this happened hundreds of years ago. In these hundreds of years, the land of China was in chaos, and cultivation and martial arts declined! No one else possesses the talent and cultivation of these three! Even the current leaders of the three sects—the Ten Howling Sword Immortals, the Three Beginnings True Man, and the Nine Apertures True Man—cannot directly rival their masters, and the Eight Trigrams True Man of the Kongtong Sect is even further behind. The next generation… can only be seen in the generation of dragons and phoenixes: Jin Qi, the Prince, and Dong Shui Yue Cang!
Thinking that some charlatans might come up the mountain and defile the Absolute Immortal Sword and the Trapping Immortal Sword, Xuan Yuan Sword Marquis designated the Valley of Ten Thousand Swords in the Nine Nether Valley as a forbidden area of the Kunlun Sect! He ordered the Ten Howling Sword Immortals to secretly send the "Three Friends of Winter" to guard the mountaintop, so that ordinary people would not dare to venture down into the valley. The Great Demon Lord had calculated this perfectly, taking advantage of…
Lang Cang Sword Immortal's trip to the East Sea, that he dared to send the Yellow-Robed Demon and the Azure Eagle Demon up the mountain! Damn
the Absolute Immortal Sword and the Trapping Immortal Sword!
How dare they refuse the Sword God Marquis?
Over nine hundred years ago, Xuanyuan Sword Marquis was merely the eldest disciple of the Kunlun Sect. Upon venturing into the martial world, he encountered the Western Xia's Grand Preceptor, the Fiend King, who, along with the Western Xia's Grand General Helian Feiwu, led an army of 300,000 to attack the Song Dynasty. Most despicable of all, the Fiend King and his forces employed the thousand-year-old, bloodthirsty snow wolves of the Qilian Mountains, unleashing a demonic snow wolf array to attack the Song army. Wherever the snow wolves' claws lashed out, Song soldiers suffered heavy casualties, their flesh and blood flying everywhere. In a single battle, over ten thousand Song soldiers perished, leaving the battlefield stained with blood and filled with the cries of despair!
With the Song Dynasty on the verge of collapse, if the Fiend King were to continue commanding the wolves, the nation would likely fall, and its people would be utterly destroyed!
This great battle happened to be witnessed by Xuanyuan Sword Marquis, who was traveling around the world and passing by Helan Mountain. He was furious and said angrily, "All things in the world are predetermined by fate. How can the change of dynasties be decided by war? Isn't this evil star Dharma King trying to forcibly change the fate of heaven with the power of a demon?"
Therefore, in a fit of rage, he drew the Dark Xuanyuan Sword. On the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival that year, taking advantage of the Qilian Mountains' eternal snow wolves howling at the moon and absorbing its essence, he charged straight into the wolf pack. He fought a bloody battle for seven days and seven nights, the Dark Xuanyuan Sword darting left and right, as if entering an empty field, finally slaying all the wolves. Only the Fiend King remained, unable to escape unscathed. Severely wounded with a severed arm, he finally fled back to his master—the only surviving first-generation disciple of the Jie Sect, the Holy Mother of Wudang.
Thus, the relationship between the Wudang and Kunlun sects was extremely delicate. Although the True Martial Emperor was in charge of Wudang Mountain, the Holy Mother of Wudang was also secretly the most powerful force! The Wudang sect's Daoist lineage had been renowned throughout the world for a thousand years, a prestigious and righteous sect, but the secrets within remained unknown.
It was precisely because of this great battle that the Song Dynasty was saved from danger, and all cultivators under heaven secretly bestowed the title of Marquis of the Dark Xuanyuan Sword upon this first disciple of the Kunlun sect! On the contrary, no one remembers the true Dharma name of Xuanyuan Sword Marquis, and nearly a thousand years have passed!
Xuanyuan Sword Marquis was the kind of person who would never be bound by convention when it came to swords! He brought the Anran Xuanyuan Sword up the mountain, clearly showing that he didn't want to lower himself to the level of those vulgar cultivators and swordsmen. What did the Kunlun Sect leader, who had been renowned for thousands of years, mean to him? Compared to the Anran Xuanyuan Sword, the Juexian Sword, and the Xianxian Sword, what did they amount to?
However, Xuanyuan Sword Marquis was an unparalleled sword fanatic. Although he was enraged by the insults from the Juexian Sword and the Xianxian Sword, he only vented his anger on the heavens and did not destroy the Juexian Sword and the Xianxian Sword!
He didn't destroy the Immortal-Slaying Sword and the Immortal-Trapping Sword, not because he respected them like other swordsmen, but because he suddenly realized that he didn't even covet them, nor did he covet the innate primordial power left within them by the legendary Primordial Ancestor. Primordial power could integrate all sword techniques in the world, but with Xuanyuan Sword Marquis's current cultivation level, he was confident he could reach a higher level without relying on innate primordial power!
He allowed the Immortal-Slaying Sword and the Immortal-Trapping Sword to linger on their foes without destroying them, all because he wanted to conquer them! If he couldn't subdue them, he would wait until they submitted to a new master, and then he would personally defeat their new master and mock the two divine swords' foresight—why would they abandon him and choose someone far inferior to him as their new master?
He remembered that after learning swordsmanship at the age of three, he had been obsessed with the peerless immortal swords. To focus on the sword, he even abandoned a lover who had been devoted to him, the woman he loved most in his life, and who also loved him most! But in the end, after hundreds of years of neglect, his black hair turned white, and he passed away in a single night!
Everything Xuanyuan Sword Marquis did was for the sword! And all the swords before him had never betrayed him, all yielding to his devoted, divine hands! Even the Kunlun Sect leader's sword, the Anran Xuanyuan Sword, obediently submitted to him. Back when his master was in power, the Anran Xuanyuan Sword was presented to him the moment it saw him. This time, only these two damned swords, the Juexian Sword and the Xianxian Sword, remained unyielding, preferring to shatter!
Xuanyuan Sword Marquis could hardly believe that he, who had been obsessed with swords for nearly a thousand years, and who was as noble as him, had been
rejected by two… seemingly unremarkable swords. Since his failure three hundred years ago, he had always kept a distance of three zhang from the Juexian Sword and the Xianxian Sword. If he ever gained new insights, he would step forward to try and draw these swords!
But, as always, once he approached the two swords within three zhang, cracks would suddenly appear on their surfaces! This was what frustrated him most!
He was unwilling to accept this, so he passed the leadership of the Kunlun Sect to his eldest disciple, the Ten Howling Sword Immortal. For hundreds of years, he simply guarded the two swords, fearing that if a powerful but morally corrupt cultivator from the martial world were to try and draw the swords, and seeing that these two divine swords refused to yield, they would rather wait for their master to shatter than be preserved by a mediocre person!
After all, there are very few people with the same mindset and cultivation as him, the Xuanyuan Sword Marquis, the Shushan Star-Picking True Man, and the Wudang Xuanwu Daoist! If that were to happen, and the Absolute Immortal Sword and the Trapping Immortal Sword were destroyed, it would be too late for regrets!
There was also the ancestral legend that the Nine Nether Valley was incredibly mysterious, with nine levels, and was a first-class place of heaven and earth's lifeblood. He still hadn't figured it out. For hundreds of years, he had been constantly trying to comprehend it. Sword Peak was the third level of the Nine Nether Valley, and the Absolute Heaven Peak above it was the fourth level. The fifth... the eighth, and the ninth?
All of this changed seventeen years ago with the appearance of Dongshui Yuecang! To be precise, it changed the fate of the Immortal-Trapping Sword!
That day, the sky was high and the clouds were light, the breeze was gentle and pleasant, purple clouds soared in the east, and the sun shone brightly—a truly wondrous sight for the birth of a chosen one!
Chapter 9004 The Moon Descends from the Sky, Solo Venture into Kunlun
That day, Xuanyuan Sword Marquis was deeply immersed in enlightenment, guarding the Immortal-Slaying Sword and the Immortal-Trapping Sword. In a state between dream and wakefulness, suddenly, a cloud of colorful clouds descended from above, precisely landing on the Sword Peak of the Nine Nether Valley, a mere ten feet away from him. Most strangely, as this cloud descended, it seemed as if all the birds, beasts, and spirits in the entire Kunlun Mountains cried out in unison, their cries reaching the heavens!
He had no intention of interfering, but the cry of a baby startled him awake. The baby's cry caused a slight tremor in the earth, startling Xuanyuan Sword Marquis. He thought to himself, "Could this baby be the very essence of heaven and earth? Even its cry is so astonishing!"
Seeing the colorful cloud already a foot above the ground, he slipped and reached out to catch it. Within the cloud, swirling mist slowly dispersed, revealing a beautiful little girl, exquisitely beautiful. Most strangely, the moment Xuanyuan Sword Marquis held her, the little girl stopped crying, smiled sweetly at him!
Clearly, this child descended from the clouds and was destined for him!
Although Xuanyuan Sword Marquis was a recluse, he was compassionate and kind-hearted. He was overjoyed, but he failed to notice that the Immortal-Trapping Sword on his back was also trembling violently!
He murmured, "The heavens sent this little girl to Kunlun Mountain, which is naturally a destiny between Kunlun Mountain and her. I will follow the will of heaven and raise her to adulthood!" Having made up his mind, he did not inform the disciples on Jue Tian Peak, but personally collected sweet spring water and dew every day to raise the little girl and teach her swordsmanship and Taoist arts! Fortunately, the little girl was very easy to raise, and the sweet spring water and dew of Kunlun Mountain were no ordinary water. She grew up healthily day by day.
At the age of three, the little girl was already a beautiful child, with a chubby face and big, round eyes. One day, she suddenly asked, "Master, do I not have a name?"
Xuanyuan Sword Marquis laughed heartily, "That's right, you don't have a name yet!"
The little girl pouted, "No, I want a name!"
Xuanyuan Sword Marquis pondered for a moment and said, "Well then, I will name you Dongshui Yuecang!"
"Dongshui Yuecang?"
The little girl opened her eyes wide and asked, "Master, why is it called Dongshui Yuecang?"
Xuanyuan Sword Marquis picked her up and said, "I named you Dongshui Yuecang because when you landed in the Nine Nether Valley, purple qi came from the east. Now you are only three years old, but you already have the graceful spirit of the moon's reflection in the water!"
He didn't say that the last word "Cang" was because the woman he loved most in his heart was also named "Cang." After hearing this, little Dongshui Yuecang landed and ran all over the top of Sword Peak, shouting as she ran, "Oh, I have a name now, I have a name now!" "
Yuecang...Yuecang..."
Xuanyuan Sword Marquis also sighed solemnly with a solemn expression.
To Xuanyuan Sword Marquis's surprise, Xiao Yuecang's talent was truly remarkable! Xuanyuan Sword Marquis casually recited the Kunlun Dao Technique, and Xiao Yuecang memorized it after only one recitation. After practicing it diligently once, she already possessed its initial power!
As for the Kunlun Sect's Thirty-Two Sword Techniques, he demonstrated it once, and Xiao Yuecang could practice it accordingly! By the time she practiced it for the third time, she seemed to have several years of sword practice experience.
When Dongshui Yuecang turned seven, she could already fly on a sword. Of course, this sword was merely something Xuanyuan Sword Marquis had casually pulled from a pile of discarded swords in the Valley of Ten Thousand Swords using his profound power, and gave it to Dongshui Yuecang for practice!
However, Xuanyuan Sword Marquis never once drew the Shu Mountain's Wanru Yunxia Sword, the Wudang Sect's Qiqiao Zhuihun Sword, or the Kunlun Sect's Anran Xuanyuan Sword. He knew that although these three swords were not as world-shaking as the Four Swords of Zhuxian, they were still three of the seven peerless swords. He was a lifelong sword enthusiast, how could he disrespect such famous swords? Even though the Anran Xuanyuan Sword was a famous sword of the Kunlun Sect, it could only be used by the sect leader, so he did not draw it for Dongshui Yuecang to use!
One day, Xiao Dongshui Yuecang flew down into the Sword Tomb of the Valley of Ten Thousand Swords. Upon returning, he asked, "Master, why are there three longswords standing tall and unblemished amidst the mournful cries of the ten thousand swords below?"
Xuanyuan Sword Marquis replied, "That's because they are all peerless swords!"
Xiao Dongshui Yuecang seemed to understand but...
then asked, "What about the two swords on our Sword Peak?"
Xuanyuan Sword Marquis sighed and said, "They are even more peerless among peerless swords!"
Xiao Dongshui Yuecang then said, "Master, when Yuecang grows up, I will draw these two swords and give them to you!"
Xuanyuan Sword Marquis laughed heartily, unaware that the Immortal Trapping Divine Sword was trembling slightly once more!
If he had discovered this, how would he have reacted?
Could it be that the Immortal-Trapping Divine Sword he had guarded for centuries was not meant for him, but was destined for…
One day, after failing to draw the Immortal-Trapping Sword and the Immortal-Slaying Sword again, Xuanyuan Sword Marquis, dejected, summoned Xiao Dongshui Yuecang and said, “Yuecang, your time in this mortal world is only a dozen years left. I wish to cultivate in peace, to comprehend the Dao and the secrets of the Nine Nether Valley, and to go and draw the Immortal-Slaying Sword and the Immortal-Trapping Sword one last time!”
Xiao Dongshui Yuecang was incredibly clever; upon hearing her master's words, her eyes filled with tears, and she asked, “Master, Master, does the Nine Nether Valley really have nine levels? Master, are you trying to drive Yuecang away?” "Cang has nowhere to go, no one to rely on!"
Xuanyuan Sword Marquis shook his head and laughed, "No, you're not homeless or helpless! Do you see that towering peak above us? That's called Jue Tian Peak, the central location of the Kunlun Sect, to which your master and I belong! Your eldest brother, the Ten Howling Sword Immortal, is the current head of the Kunlun Sect. You are of a very high seniority. Go find him now, and I will instruct him to pass on his skills to you on behalf of our master! No one will dare to bully you!"
Xiao Dong Shui Yue Cang was extremely reluctant to part with Xuanyuan Sword Marquis, but she had no choice. She could only kneel down three times with tears in her eyes, bid farewell to Xuanyuan Sword Marquis, and ride her sword up to Jue Tian Peak! This was the first time she had left the Nine Nether Valley!
Xuanyuan Sword Marquis was deep in thought when his primordial spirit left his body in a dream. He told his eldest disciple, Ten Howling Sword Immortal, that he had sent a seven-year-old girl named Dongshui Yuecang to Kunlun Mountain to find Ten Howling Sword Immortal and pass on his skills to him. He said that Dongshui Yuecang was his last disciple. Ten Howling Sword Immortal was quite surprised, as this was the first time in three hundred years that his master had given him such a command. He had just woken up when his eldest disciple, Po Lang, came to report: "Reporting to the Sect Leader, a little girl has arrived on Jue Tian Peak, flying through the air on a sword, and specifically asked for you, Sect Leader!"
Wandering Sword Immortal exclaimed in surprise: "It really is the master's command in a dream, without a doubt!"
He immediately got up and went out to greet little Dongshui Yuecang!
Before even leaving the Jue Tian Divine Palace, he heard the agonizing screams of several junior brothers and disciples coming from the front gate. Startled, he hurriedly asked, "Po Lang, who is that up ahead? How dare they be so bold? What happened?"
Po Lang blushed and replied, "Reporting to the Sect Leader, this is a young girl who came to teach a few of my... my fellow disciples a lesson!"
The Wandering Sword Immortal then noticed some dirt on his face, realizing he had also suffered a loss. He was very curious, thinking to himself, "Master entered the Dream Path and said this junior sister is only seven years old. A seven-year-old girl with such cultivation? She can defeat disciples like Po Lang, whose Dao power has been cultivated for nearly a hundred years?"
Xiao Dong Shui Yue Cang, now atop Kunlun Mountain, how could she, so mischievous and innocent, possibly cause such chaos in the solemn Jue Tian Divine Palace?
It turned out that seven-year-old Dongshui Yuecang encountered Youyuan and Youhui, the Kunlun disciples guarding the Jue Tian Divine Palace, as soon as she arrived at the mountain. Youyuan, the eldest disciple of Protector Cuizhu, saw young Dongshui Yuecang approaching on her sword and sternly said, "Who are you, little girl? Coming to Kunlun to pay respects, yet so ignorant of the rules?"
Kunlun had stood for a thousand years, its prestige unparalleled, and Youyuan was naturally arrogant!
Young Dongshui Yuecang laughed, "What rules? I don't know them!"
She grew up on Sword Peak, only favored by Xuanyuan Sword Marquis, and acted impulsively; how could she know anything about the world? Her ignorance of the rules was genuine, especially since this was the first time she had spoken to a stranger, whose words were nothing like her master's, and she disliked him! You Yuan angrily said, "How dare you trespass into the mountain? How can you not know the rules? Little girl, whose sect are you from?"
Xiao Dong Shui Yue Cang's eyes darted around and she said, "I don't know, I just don't know! My master... his name is quite famous. I'm afraid it would scare you to death if I told you, so I'd better not say!"
You Yuan couldn't believe her and said, "It seems you're deliberately trying to cause trouble!" After
he finished speaking, he realized that Xiao Dong Shui Yue Cang could actually control a sword and had extraordinary cultivation, so he drew his sword and prepared for battle! You Hui hurriedly advised, "Senior Brother, perhaps this little...girl really doesn't know?"
He then turned around and asked, "Little girl, what's your name?"
Seeing You Hui's kind face and hearing his question, Dong Shui Yue Cang replied, "My name is Dong Shui Yue Cang! Don't you think my name sounds nice?"
You Hui was taken aback, then laughed, "Of course it sounds nice! Little Yue Cang, you don't know, the area around Kunlun Sect's Jue Tian Peak and Jiu You Valley, spanning 9981 li, is a forbidden zone in the cultivation world. No one can fly here on a sword; they can only come up on foot!"
Dong Shui Yue Cang then understood and laughed, "Oh, I see. I really didn't know. Please forgive me! But you can't call me 'Little Yue Cang'!"
Upon hearing Dong Shui Yue Cang's apologetic tone followed by her ridiculous words, You Yuan scoffed. With a sneer, she said, "What should I call you? Besides, the sword you wielded from the sky was a rusty one! You're really showing off your limited skills before an expert!"
Dong Shui Yue Cang laughed heartily, finally understanding why she was being looked down upon. She couldn't help but laugh, "What should I call you? Haha, I'll tell you later! So that's why you're so arrogant. May I ask what's so special about the sword you wield?" You Yuan
brandished his sword, which gleamed in the sunlight. He proudly declared, "My sword is named Shang Shui. It ranks thirty-seventh in the Kunlun Sect. It's a treasure that can withstand the trials of life!"
Dong Shui Yue Cang scoffed, "What's so great about ranking thirty-seventh? What good swords does the Kunlun Sect have?"
She was used to seeing swords like the Xianxian Sword, the Juexian Sword, and the Anran Xuanyuan Sword. What was so special about You Yuan's sword in her eyes? She silently chanted an incantation, and the rusty sword that had just charged forward, previously floating in the air, now rushed directly towards Youyuan. Youyuan was somewhat surprised, but hurriedly raised her sword to parry. However, amidst three sword blossoms, a "clang" was heard as the two swords clashed, and Youyuan's own Shangshui sword instantly broke!
Youyuan was heartbroken, her eyes blazing with anger, and she wanted to rush over, but Youhui knew that this young girl was no ordinary person, because the sword technique she had just used was the Kunlun Sect's "Hidden Dragon in the Clouds True Technique." She quickly stepped forward and held Youyuan back tightly, asking, "Miss Dongshui Yuecang, who exactly are you?"
Only then did Xiao Yuecang proudly reply, "Return!"
The rusty sword then spun three times in the air, displaying its power, before transforming into a green light and falling into the Valley of Ten Thousand Swords!
Then, Dongshui Yuecang said, "First, he's short-sighted. Although that sword was rusty, it was the Purple Cloud Divine Sword, the sword of the successive leaders of the Qingcheng Sect. How does it compare to your so-called thirty-seventh ranked sword?"
He didn't know about the resentment or regret, but Dongshui Yuecang knew that the Purple Cloud Divine Sword was second only to the three divine weapons of Shu Mountain, Kunlun, and Wudang in the Valley of Ten Thousand Swords!
Aside from these three divine weapons, Dongshui Yuecang could play with any sword in the Valley of Ten Thousand Swords! As for the Immortal Trapping Sword and the Immortal Absolute Sword, Xuanyuan Sword Marquis hadn't yet allowed Dongshui Yuecang to try them out.
You Hui was horrified, then heard Dong Shui Yue Cang say, "Secondly, he's rude and dares to be disrespectful! Who are your disciples?" You Hui
was greatly surprised. She and her senior brother had nearly a hundred years of cultivation, yet they were still considered juniors by a young girl. For some reason, she was afraid of Dong Shui Yue Cang's sword aura, and she had an air of disdain for the world. She hurriedly said, "I am You Hui, a disciple of Protector Bai Mei. This is You Yuan, the eldest disciple of Senior Uncle Cui Zhu! We are guards of Jue Tian Palace! We are on duty today!"
Dong Shui Yue Cang snorted coldly, "You are not even disciples of the sect leader yet, and you are so arrogant. If you knew my identity, you would be frightened! Quickly call your masters out!"
She thought to herself that this was really funny. Anyway, the sect leader was just her senior brother, and her status was already very high!
So, Dong Shui Yue Cang's first day on Kunlun Mountain was to challenge one-on-one with a master among the "Three Friends of Winter"?
Chapter 9005 Kunlun Sword Technique, A Sky-High Competition
You Yuan's arrogance immediately subsided. In all these decades, how could he have ever seen such a boastful young girl? Kunlun disciples rarely entered the mortal world, and when they did, they were highly respected by all! Therefore, for a moment, he was completely stunned! Furthermore, the fact that his Water Immortal Sword had been directly severed by Dong Shui Yue Cang made him even more panicked, and he had no will to fight!
You Hui, always weak-willed and always following his senior brother You Yuan's lead, was even more speechless.
However, several other Kunlun junior disciples, seeing someone flying up the mountain on a sword and storming the palace, naturally went to report to their senior uncles! Therefore, just as Dongshui Yuecang finished speaking, she heard someone say in the distance, "Young lady, you have quite the nerve to come and challenge the mountain all by yourself? Fortunately, your two senior uncles have already arrived! Let's see how you really teach us!"
Dongshui Yuecang looked up and saw a young man wearing a blue crown following behind two middle-aged swordsmen. These two middle-aged swordsmen, one in emerald green robes and the other in white plum blossom robes, were clearly the Emerald Bamboo Protector and the White Plum Protector!
The "Three Friends of Winter" were originally guarding the Nine Nether Valley behind the Jue Tian Palace, but seeing someone arrive on a sword just now, and feeling lonely and bored for decades, Protector Cui Zhu became restless and said, "Seventh Senior Brother, let me go see what's going on? I'm afraid the front mountain is bustling like it hasn't been in decades!"
Protector Qing Song, who was focused on meditation, smiled helplessly: "Originally, if something happened, the front would naturally send out a signal, but I know you're itching to do something. Hey, Junior Brother Bai Mei, you should go with Junior Brother Ba too!"
So Protector Cui Zhu came with Protector Bai Mei, and they happened to run into the blue-crowned youth.
You Yuan and You Hui hurriedly knelt down to pay their respects to Cui Zhu and Bai Mei, saying, "Disciple greets Master!"
Then, without rising, they addressed the blue-crowned youth, "Senior Brother Po Lang, my Shangshui Longsword was broken by her!"
Cui Zhu and the other two had already understood the gist of the matter. They nodded, allowing You Yuan and You Hui to rise, and then asked Dong Shui Yue Cang, "Who is this young lady? How come you have such a connection with the Kunlun Sect?"
Clearly, they were also surprised that Dong Shui Yue Cang could wield the "Hidden Dragon in the Clouds True Technique" from the Kunlun Sect's Twenty-Four Sword Techniques. But what this seven-year-old girl did next astonished everyone!
She half-knelt and said, "Junior Sister Dong Shui Yue Cang greets Senior Brother Cui Zhu and Senior Brother Bai Mei!"
She had only briefly inquired about the other senior brothers' titles on Kunlun Mountain, and upon seeing Cui Zhu and Bai Mei's robes, she immediately recognized their identities.
Po Lang, You Yuan, and You Hui were all taken aback, exchanging bewildered glances. How could this seven-year-old girl be of the same generation as their master and uncle? Could
she be of the same generation as their uncle, whose cultivation spanned nearly a hundred years?
Before Protector Bai Mei could speak, Protector Cui Zhu, with her fiery temper, asked, "One cannot greet others carelessly! Who is this young lady?"
Dong Shui Yue Cang raised her head and said with a charming smile, "Protector Cui Zhu, your temperament is similar to that of your eldest disciple, You Yuan; and your niece You Hui's temperament is similar to that of Protector Bai Mei. Truly, like master, like disciple!"
Protector Bai Mei, though composed, could not help but smile wryly, saying, "Young lady, you are mistaken. Everything is predestined. Who exactly is this young lady?"
In their minds, their former sect leader had been missing for three hundred years and was probably already a Great Luo Celestial Immortal. How could a junior sister suddenly appear out of nowhere? Protector Qing Song had not told them about Xuan Yuan Jian Hou at that time.
Dong Shuiyue Cang pouted and said, "Sigh, it's one thing for my nephew to be blind, but how come you two senior brothers, Protector Cuizhu and Protector Baimei, don't recognize the 'True Technique of Hidden Dragon in the Clouds'?"
Protector Baimei remained silent, but Po Lang said, "Our sect's true technique is famous throughout the world. Countless ignorant and arrogant people have spent their entire lives trying to learn it. What you say, young lady, should not be taken seriously!"
He was the eldest disciple of the sect leader, the Ten Howling Sword Immortals, so his words naturally carried great authority! Therefore, several junior brothers immediately praised, "Senior Brother is absolutely right! Everyone in the world is secretly learning our sect's techniques!" Those
with grudges seized the opportunity to say, "Yes, who knows, maybe you, little girl, learned it by... by stealing!"
Although Dong Shui Yue Cang was mischievous, she didn't lie, but she was also angry with Po Lang, saying, "Fine, you dare say I stole it? That's insubordination! I'll teach you a lesson on behalf of the sect leader!"
With that, she let out a delicate shout and soared into the air. Po Lang, who had long wanted to test her sincerity, secretly rejoiced, thinking, "Today is the perfect opportunity to show off my skills in front of all my junior brothers! I am the eldest disciple of the Kunlun Sect leader; am I afraid of a little girl like you?"
He then drew his Wolf-Slaying Sword and ascended into the air! The sword energy, like a white ribbon, shone brightly across the sky, spreading horizontally. Protector Bai Mei couldn't help but praise, "Junior Brother Po Lang has already received at least 30% of the sect leader's true teachings. He
's remarkable!" Nearly a hundred disciples on the peaks of Kunlun Mountain were practicing their swordsmanship when they suddenly heard a loud bang from the sky, followed by ripples in the air and auspicious seven-colored light. They were quite surprised and stopped practicing their swordsmanship. Looking up, they saw two figures, one in white and one in blue, one tall and one short, standing on their swords above the gate of the Jue Tian Divine Palace. Cheers could be heard from the ground in the distance. They were all shocked to realize that someone was performing a spell using a sword!
Some sharp-eyed disciples recognized the sect leader's eldest disciple, Po Lang, and exclaimed, "Quick, look! Senior Brother Po Lang has made his move!"
The hundred or so disciples rushed towards the gate of the Jue Tian Divine Palace. In no time, nearly a hundred gathered, wondering, "Who's so bold as to dare to make a move on Kunlun Mountain? And with a sword no less? Don't they know that Kunlun disciples begin practicing swordsmanship at three and possess their own immortal swords by sixteen? They all have at least decades of cultivation!"
Protector Cui Zhu initially wanted to stop the two, but then a thought struck her: "Let's see them test their skills first!"
Dong Shui Yue Cang was only seven years old, her figure still developing, but she possessed a graceful bearing. Floating in the air, she was undeniably as elegant as a fairy. She held no sword, but used her fingers as sword techniques. When she attacked, wisps of sword energy spread out, even more agile than a real sword. Her movements were like butterflies flitting about, extremely beautiful and alluring. Her long skirt and flowing ribbons dazzled everyone.
Protector Cuizhu asked curiously, "Junior Brother Protector Baimei, do you think this is the 'Heavenly Maiden Scattering Flowers Sword Technique' that only Master could practice? When Master taught it to us back then, we all felt awkward about it. Only the Sect Leader and Senior Brother were able to learn it!"
He was genuinely puzzled.
Protector Baimei nodded and said, "It should be. Could this little girl really be Master's closed-door disciple who has been missing for over three hundred years? Then is Master still in the mortal world? Why is that?"
Protector Cuizhu added, "Nephew Polang is an outstanding disciple among the younger generation. Let him try it out; he should be able to find out!"
Sure enough, although Polang was also surprised by Dongshui Yuecang's sword technique soaring into the air, he was not flustered. He swung his sword and unleashed a sky full of starlight. Amid the cheers of the crowd, the moisture in the air quickly condensed into seven ice cones, which whistled as they shot towards Shangguan Ling.
Dong Shuiyue Cang laughed, "So, Nephew Po Lang has actually mastered the 'Seven Ice Cold Sword Technique,' not bad, but what can he do to me?" Despite
her young age, she spoke with an air of maturity that was both amusing and laughable. But how could the disciples dare to laugh? Sure enough, amidst Dong Shuiyue Cang's laughter, she advanced instead of retreating, meeting the ice spike head-on with a whoosh. She deflected the sharp ice spike with a whoosh, simultaneously lunging to the side. Hidden in her right sleeve, her fingers unleashed a horizontal sword aura, striking Po Lang at the waist.
After a dozen or so sword techniques, Po Lang was increasingly astonished, thinking, "This little girl's swordsmanship is truly unfathomable, and it's entirely authentic Kunlun School sword energy and internal force! If I can't defeat her in front of my fellow disciples today, where will I, the sect leader's eldest disciple, put my face?"
He gritted his teeth, gathered his strength, and rose ten feet into the air, unleashing the "Seven Ice Cold Sword Technique" at its highest level, scattering seven ice lotus blossoms downwards towards Dong Shuiyue Cang. The seven lotus flowers grew larger and larger, emitting a powerful whistling sound, causing a stir among the crowd!
Another gasp rippled through the ground, with one resentfully saying, "For Senior Brother to be able to wield the 'Seven Frosty Sword Techniques' with such skill while controlling his sword is truly astonishing! Let's see how she resists!"
Protectors Emerald Bamboo and White Plum both nodded.
"Sword flight" is inherently difficult, and for Po Lang...
to unleash such a powerful sword technique is even more challenging.
Dong Shui Yue Cang coldly snorted, saying, "Is that all?"
She placed her right palm above her head, creating a transparent protective layer. The seven sword lights struck it, creating ripples like pebbles thrown into water, producing a series of thunderous sounds before disappearing without a trace!
Clearly, Dongshui Yuecang's cultivation was far superior to Po Lang's; he could actually withstand the attack single-handedly. He then said, "Show me what other skills you have!"
Po Lang's face flushed red, and he roared, "Alright, behold my 'Ten Thousand Swords Return to One Slash'!"
Protector Cuizhu exclaimed joyfully, "I didn't expect that our Sect Leader would actually pass on the extraordinary 'Ten Thousand Swords Return to One Slash' from the Kunlun Twenty-Four Sword Techniques to Nephew Po Lang!"
He and Protector Baimei obviously both knew the power of this slashing technique!
Sure enough, the air around Dongshui Yuecang and Po Lang rapidly converged on the blade of Po Lang's Wolf-Slaying Sword, and a massive celestial sword was vaguely visible. A powerful sword light slashed vertically down towards Dongshui Yuecang, its momentum truly astonishing.
Dongshui Yuecang secretly admired the attack and had no choice but to avoid its edge. The hundred or so Kunlun Sect disciples below were also startled and quickly made way for them. The ground cracked open with a series of loud "cracks..."
It turned out that the sword energy had sliced a deep fissure into the rock, which stretched straight into the distance...
These two masters from the Kunlun Sect's descendant lineage were exchanging blows in the sky, and the disciples watching on the ground felt gusts of wind sweeping over them; those with weaker cultivation were forced back dozens of feet.
The "Sword Control Technique" itself didn't possess much offensive power; it merely utilized advantageous terrain—attacking from mid-air—allowing not only to evade ground attacks but also to launch attacks from any angle from the air! However, when combined with the ancient sword techniques of the Kunlun Sect, its power became boundless!
Youhui suddenly became worried for Dongshui Yuecang and said, "Be careful!"
To her surprise, Dongshui Yuecang smiled brightly and said, "Thank you for reminding me, Nephew Youhui!"
She then said arrogantly, "When Master passed down this 'Ten Thousand Swords Return to One Slash' hundreds of years ago, didn't he say it had a flaw? Where can you find someone who doesn't move when fighting you, letting you cleave them down without moving? How come you haven't found it after hundreds of years? Didn't the Sect Leader mention it?"
Protector Cuizhu's heart skipped a beat. Master Xuanyuan Sword Marquis had indeed said that back then, and the Sect Leader, Ten Howling Sword Immortal, was also researching a way to complete it. However, he was the most stubborn and retorted, "Hmph, just saying it doesn't mean you can't find a flaw!" "What's the use? If you're so capable, try breaking it! Po Lang's sword technique isn't just for show!"
Dong Shui Yue Cang sneered, "Then don't blame me for being impolite! Po Lang, your uncle is sorry!"
Chapter 9006 Battle with Cui Zhu, Three Absolute Sword Techniques
After speaking, she used the "Phoenix Facing the Sun" stance, straightened her feet, and rose straight into the air, reciting loudly: "Ten thousand swords pay homage, returning to the heavens! Kunlun for ten thousand years, encountering immortals and slaying immortals!"
As she recited this incantation, her snow-white dress became even more ethereal. Every twist of her waist and somersault in the air was graceful and elegant. The Kunlun disciples were all mesmerized, thinking that this girl would definitely be a stunning beauty when she grew up! She was only seven years old now, but she was already a complete beauty in the making!
Cui Zhu and Bai Mei were the most shocked by her cultivation level. Clearly, this girl's cultivation was far superior to Po Lang's! Her current unleashing of sharp sword energy was truly terrifying. Most strangely, from below the Nine Nether Valley's Absolute Heaven Peak, a series of gusts of wind rose, carrying what sounded like someone weeping!
Protector White Plum asked, "Senior Brother, why is this sound so strange and peculiar?"
Protector Emerald Bamboo reacted, shouting sharply, "The Lament of Ten Thousand Swords!"
They guarded the Valley of Ten Thousand Swords, residing halfway up the mountain, and understood this sound best!
"Could it be that something has changed in the Ten Thousand Swords of the Nine Nether Valley?"
The two exchanged a glance, both extremely surprised. Protector Green Pine, who hadn't yet arrived, was also secretly calculating; only their sect leader could possess such cultivation!
The lament of ten thousand swords below—could it be that the ten thousand swords are about to ascend Absolute Heaven Peak?
Sure enough, at least a thousand, even tens of thousands, of swords suddenly surged from the valley. The first sword, recognized by someone, cried out, "I recognize the leading sword! It's the rusty sword that just severed my Water Immortal Sword!"
"Indeed, that's it!"
Dong Shui Yue Cang smiled faintly, her fingers flashing a sword gesture. The thousand swords, originally rusty and guided by the Qingcheng Sect's Purple Cloud Divine Sword, now, under Dong Shui Yue Cang's command, each sword emitted sword energy, charging in single file towards the sword formation arranged by Po Lang!
In an instant, they completely obliterated Po Lang's "Ten Thousand Swords Return to One Slash"! Po Lang, unsteady on his feet, was knocked down from mid-air by the side impact of the sword energy, tumbling down, his face already scratched!
Dong Shui Yue Cang, naturally not wanting to harm anyone, smiled brightly again, saying to the ten thousand swords, "Thank you!"
The ten thousand swords that had surged forward then fell back down into the Valley of Ten Thousand Swords below the Nine Nether Valley! Could it be that she had developed feelings for the ten thousand swords, and could control them with her own power?
Dong Shuiyue Cang laughed, "Did you see that? This is the true 'Ten Thousand Swords Return to One'! How can your virtual sword formation be compared to summoning ten thousand swords?"
Protector Cuizhu's face turned cold. "Po Lang, go in and inform our sect leader!"
Po Lang's face flushed red, and he rushed inside!
What happened next?
Would Protector Emerald Bamboo and Protector White Plum believe Dong Shui Yue Cang's words?
At this moment, another swordsman in a green robe descended from the sky, dashing and upright. Protector Emerald Bamboo and Protector White Plum were overjoyed and hurriedly bowed, saying, "Seventh Senior Brother, you've come at the right time! She... is so arrogant..."
Hundreds of disciples behind them also bowed, saying, "Greetings, Seventh Martial Uncle!"
Protector Green Pine remained silent, looking indifferently at Dong Shui Yue Cang. This little girl, must she be someone Master adopted more than two hundred years after saving him? He had never heard Master mention her before. He wondered if Senior Brother Sect Leader knew?
Seeing that the Moonlit Sword Technique was indeed the authentic Kunlun Sect's internal cultivation method, Protector Bai Mei was already seventy percent convinced. He then said to Protector Cui Zhu, "Eighth Senior Brother, I'm afraid this little girl is telling the truth!"
Protector Cui Zhu, being naturally straightforward, replied, "Whether it's true or not, we'll only know when Senior Brother Sect Leader arrives!"
After saying that, he asked, "Little girl, what did you say your name was?"
Little Dongshui Moonlit Sword smiled and said, "Protector Cui Zhu, please remember this again! I'll say it again: my name is Dongshui Moonlit Sword, it was given to me by our master!"
Protector Cui Zhu... Fa Hu said with a stern face, "Whether he's your senior brother or not, whether our master is your master or not, we'll talk about that later. You're so young, I can't bear to fight you!"
Dong Shui Yue Cang laughed, "Senior Brother Cui Zhu, you mean I'm short? What's so difficult about that? I'll just stand on top!"
As she spoke, she clapped her hand in the air, instantly rising three zhang into the air, landing steadily, looking quite ethereal. She said, "Senior Brother Cui Zhu, look at me, am I not tall? I'm still taller than you!"
Her words were so...
childish that Protector Cui Zhu didn't know whether to laugh or cry!
Seeing that her senior brother had made up his mind to probe her strength, Protector Bai Mei said, "Eighth Senior Brother, be careful!"
Protector Cui Zhu nodded and said, "Yes! Thank you for your concern, Junior Brother!"
Protector Qing Song simply said softly, "Stop when you
've made your point!" Protector Cui Zhu raised her head and said, "I won't hurt her!"
Then she turned around and asked, "Little girl, what sword do you use?"
Xiao Dong Shui Yue Cang knew that he was the first generation master of the Kunlun Sect, Po Lang's uncle, and Eighth Uncle, so she said, "Protector Cui Zhu is a master, so I'll summon a sword!"
After saying that, she made a hand seal in the air and summoned the Zi Xiao Divine Sword of the Qingcheng Sect. A colorless light flashed in the Valley of Ten Thousand Swords, and a sword flew over, covered in rust. She held it in her hand!
Protector Qingsong, however, recognized its value and exclaimed in surprise, "This is the Purple Cloud Divine Sword, which was abandoned in the Valley of Ten Thousand Swords by the Qingcheng Sect Leader and the Thunder and Lightning Abbot, the number one expert in Western Shu,
four hundred years ago. Little girl, how can you wield it?" Clearly, he had fallen into the Nine Nether Valley three hundred years ago and recognized the sword.
Dong Shuiyue Cang laughed, "It's Brother Qingsong who knows best. But since you admire me, why do you still call me 'little girl'? Besides the three divine swords from Shu Mountain, Wudang, and our Kunlun Sect in the Sword Tomb, which Master forbids me to touch, the other swords... haha, they've been with me for seven years! I can play with whichever one I want; they're all my friends! The Zixiao Divine Sword is the most formidable of all my friends!"
Qingsong Protector exclaimed in shock, "Master lives for swords; could you also be a swordsman?"
He quickly turned to Cuizhu Protector and said, "Eighth Junior Brother, this girl might really be our Junior Sister!"
At this moment, Baimei Protector was also six-tenths convinced. If she hadn't grown up in the Valley of Ten Thousand Swords, how could she be so familiar with ten thousand swords, and how could she wield the Zixiao Sword? He also said, "Your contest should end when you've reached a point!"
But Protector Cuizhu was even more itchy, pretending to be cold-faced, he said, "Hmph, little girl, even if you are the junior sister, you still have to try!"
Xiao Dongshui Yuecang laughed, "Alright, Master has taught me many sword techniques, but I have no one to practice them! There's not a single person in the Nine Nether Valley! Senior Brother Protector Cuizhu, today's contest is perfect!"
Protectors Qingsong and Baimei knew that Xiao Dongshui Yuecang was their master's last disciple, and naturally had received many of their master's hundreds of years of secret techniques, so they dared not underestimate him. They looked over, and heard Protector Cuizhu say, "Junior sister, take this!"
Obviously, he had already confirmed Dongshui Yuecang's identity and dared not be ruthless or underestimate him!
With this sword strike, the Cuizhu Immortal Sword "sang" as it was drawn from its sheath, shining like lightning. What was rare was that the sword light split into three, fluttering and swirling. Hui Xi exclaimed, "The Three Absolute Sword Technique, wonderful!"
The Three Absolutes are: Absolute Heaven, Absolute Earth, Absolute Emotion! This sword technique is a closely guarded secret passed down only to the first generation of elders and masters of the Kunlun Sect, used for defense. Its power is unparalleled in Kunlun.
The Three Absolute Sword Technique is a wondrous art that automatically integrates the three elements within the essence of heaven, earth, and man. Once trapped within the sword technique, one generates the four symbols, five elements, six harmonies, and eight trigrams, leaving no way to the left or right, no way up or down!
Dongshui Yuecang laughed, "Brother Cuizhu, your skill is profound, far surpassing that of Nephew Polang and others. I apologize for my offense!"
Knowing the importance of seizing the initiative, Protector Cuizhu, before Dongshui Yuecang could draw her sword, unleashed three consecutive sword strikes. Dongshui Yuecang suddenly felt the scenery around her change drastically. A cold wind rose in front of the Absolute Heaven Divine Palace, and Protector Cuizhu's body rose another two zhang, a ball of emerald green sword energy, strands of cold light enveloping Dongshui Yuecang's entire body!
Seeing the skill of these three moves, Dong Shui Yue Cang exclaimed, "Wonderful!"
She rolled continuously within the sword technique, unleashing powerful sword energy with both hands. The Purple Cloud Divine Sword was slightly angled, already deflecting the sword flowers around her!
The surrounding disciples cheered loudly, but how could they call a seven-year-old girl like Dong Shui Yue Cang their aunt? They all said, "What excellent swordsmanship!"
Knowing that the crowd was not cheering for him, Protector Cui Zhu suddenly channeled his inner strength, and a dazzling cold light suddenly shone from the Three Absolute Sword Technique. Ice pillars shot out haphazardly, without any discernible pattern. Clearly, his cultivation was far superior to Po Lang's. He casually unleashed the "Seven Cold Ice Sword Technique." Seeing him use two different sword techniques simultaneously with such ease, Dong Shui Yue Cang dared not underestimate him.
She unleashed a series of sword energies with both hands, shattering the incoming ice pillars. However, the ice pillars kept appearing endlessly, keeping her too busy to attend to anything else. Fortunately, the Zi Xiao Divine Sword was also a divine weapon and was not afraid at all. The ice pillars automatically opened upon encountering the Zi Xiao Sword. Obviously, although the Zi Xiao Divine Sword was not as good as the Kunlun Sect's Anran Xuanyuan Sword, it was far superior to the Cui Zhu Immortal Sword!
Seeing that even using the "Three Absolute Sword Techniques" and the "Seven Cold Ice Sword Techniques" simultaneously, the Cui Zhu Protector was also very interested. It had been a long time since she had fought so fiercely. Staying on Kunlun Mountain for three hundred years, where could she find a good opponent? Previously, he had only sparred with Junior Brother Bai Mei and sought guidance from Senior Brother Qing Song, never daring to use his full strength. Therefore
, he now declared, "Junior Sister, be careful! Behold my 'Three Absolutes of Despair, the Ruthless Great Art of Heaven and Earth'!" Everyone was astonished: "Guardian Master Cui Zhu has actually mastered the 'Three Absolutes of Despair, the Ruthless Great Art of Heaven and Earth'?"
Dong Shui Yue Cang's smile vanished, thinking, "This 'Three Absolutes of Despair, the Ruthless Great Art of Heaven and Earth' is the highest level of the 'Three Absolutes Sword Technique.' I must be careful! I don't want to embarrass myself on my first day on the mountain!"
Several more clanging sounds rang out, and Guardian Cui Zhu's swordsmanship drastically changed. The Cui Zhu Immortal Sword transformed into a vast expanse of starlight, chaotic yet resolute, shooting towards Dong Shui Yue Cang! At first, it appeared chaotic, but then it transformed into an arc, rings of sharp, ruthless sword energy, seemingly surrounding Dong Shui Yue Cang!
If Dong Shui Yue Cang were enveloped by the Cui Zhu Myriad Swords Starlight, she would truly be ruthlessly killed!
Chapter 9007 Recognizing him as a disciple and passing on his skills
Dong Shuiyue Cang cried out in distress, regretting her underestimation of her opponent. But was she truly afraid?
No!
All they heard was her say, "Brother Cuizhu, I'm sorry!"
Protector Baimei asked in surprise, "Junior Sister, you're at a disadvantage, how can you be sorry to Brother Cuizhu?"
Only Protector Qingsong looked slightly tense. He knew that his master's hundreds of years of arduous cultivation in the Nine Nether Valley must have allowed him to thoroughly understand many of the ancient sword techniques of the Kunlun Sect, which he had probably passed on to his junior sister all at once.
Just as he thought of this, he suddenly realized that sharp meteors were flying from the Purple Cloud Divine Sword in Dong Shui Yue Cang's hand, desperately emitting sword energy in all directions. This energy had already deflected the rings of sharp sword energy on the Emerald Bamboo Immortal Sword. This was pure, unadulterated cultivation; there was no room for deception. Clearly, Dong Shui Yue Cang was a natural martial arts prodigy. In just seven years, he had cultivated the Kunlun Sect's sword energy to an indestructible level, far surpassing the "Three Absolutes of Dust, the Ruthless Great Art of Heaven and Earth"! However, to completely break through this "Three Absolutes of Dust, the Ruthless Great Art of Heaven and Earth," one needed even deeper and more profound Daoist techniques from the Kunlun Sect!
The Emerald Bamboo Protector's eyes widened in terror, seemingly sensing a Daoist force he couldn't resist. Not wanting to fight any longer, he prepared to call out "Stop!"
But when he uttered "Junior Sister..." he found his voice couldn't travel. He looked around and panicked. Two meters around him were massive, white, icy blocks! There were already countless blocks of ice, and Protector Cuizhu was already trapped inside!
"Water escape from the Five Elements Escape Technique? But it hasn't rained?"
Protector Baimei murmured, watching from outside. Incredible, how could this seven-year-old girl possibly master the Five Elements Escape Technique?
Xiao Dongshui Yuecang laughed, "Originally there was no water, but Protector Cuizhu's 'Seven Ice Cold Sword Technique' conjured up coldness, which I used to my advantage. I returned it to him!"
Protector Qingsong gave a bitter smile. This was still "using the opponent's own methods against them." He knew that this water escape to melt ice was definitely not an easy technique, and, most importantly, the person trapped inside could only endure it for a short time... He could only prepare to ask Dongshui Yuecang for mercy!
The hundred or so Kunlun disciples around exclaimed in surprise, "Heavens! She defeated Protector Master Cuizhu!"
"Heavens! A seven-year-old girl! How can she master the Five Elements Escape Technique?"
Xiao Dong Shui Yue Cang laughed, "You juniors, with no regard for seniority, why don't you come and pay your respects to your master?"
Everyone was awkward and uneasy. How could they possibly pay their respects to a girl so much younger than themselves?
Protector Bai Mei hurriedly said, "Junior Sister, we already know you are Master's last disciple. Quickly release Senior Brother Cui Zhu from his restraints!" You
Hui also hurriedly said, "Yes, Junior Uncle, quickly release Eighth Uncle from his restraints!"
Dong Shui Yue Cang, however, became more interested and said, "Protector Bai Mei, no rush! With Senior Brother Cui Zhu's cultivation, he can hold out for three hours! I'll release him in half an hour! I haven't used my Golden Sword Escape technique yet, let's practice it!"
You Hui was stunned: "Another fight?"
Protector Bai Mei and his master were both kind-hearted, and of course, among all the disciples, Dong Shui Yue Cang was the kindest to You Hui.
Protector Bai Mei smiled bitterly, knowing that if a fight broke out, metal would overcome wood, and the Golden Sword Escape technique was his nemesis. He would only suffer the same fate as Junior Brother Cui Zhu. Just as he was in unbearable pain, he heard a "pop..."
He turned around and saw that the ice on Senior Brother Cui Zhu's body had completely melted away!
The Kunlun Sect members were overjoyed, but Dongshui Yuecang was greatly alarmed. Turning around, he saw Po Lang, the Kunlun Sect leader's eldest disciple whom he had previously defeated, and a middle-aged sword immortal arriving just as they exited the gates of the Jue Tian Divine Palace. Protector Bai Mei and the others were all bowing to him!
"Haha, Sect Leader, I didn't expect you to come out too!"
Protector Qing Song said with a rare smile.
"Even Seventh Junior Brother has come to watch the show; it must be the most interesting. Why shouldn't I come and see?"
The newcomer was surprisingly in high spirits, showing no concern or displeasure at Junior Brother Cuizhu being imprisoned by Dongshui Yuecang.
Needless to say, this person had broken Protector Cuizhu's...
water-ice trap!
Needless to say, this person was the Kunlun Sect's current top expert, the current Sect Leader, the Ten Howling Sword Immortal!
Seven-year-old Xiao Dongshui Yuecang looked up and saw a newcomer. His hair was styled in two loose buns, adorned with jade hairpins. He wore a short brown robe from the Bashan region, with a multicolored silk sash around his waist. He carried no sword on his back or at his waist, yet his entire body seemed to embody the image of a long sword. His fair feet were clad in hemp shoes with multiple loops, and he carried a turtle-shell folding fan in his cotton-padded hand. He was elegant and refined, his crown adorned with jade leaves, and his crane-feather cloak embroidered with golden clouds. He had a long beard and broad cheeks, indicating he had cultivated to the point of perfect enlightenment; his black eyes and square pupils suggested he had achieved immortality through elixirs. He had tasted the dates of Anqi and the peaches of Fangshuo. His dantian was full of vital energy, with green veins and a purple brain; his name was Dengxuan, indicating his azure kidneys and blue liver. It was the time when he walked under the moon, his voice like a phoenix soaring far, riding the clouds high on the back of a crane, the head of the Kunlun Sect in the west, a supreme sword immortal beyond the Ten Heavens!
The Ten Howling Sword Immortal had just released the water-based ice trap with a mere flick of his finger. With his centuries of cultivation, he was more than ten times stronger than Dong Shui Yue Cang, which was no doubt about it!
Po Lang, who was following him, was also extremely proud. Now, he raised his head, puffed out his chest, and coldly stared at Dong Shui Yue Cang!
Once Protector Cuizhu was freed, he looked up and saw his senior brother, the sect leader, emerge. Not daring to be presumptuous, he quickly said, "Thank you for your help, Senior Brother!"
Then, he angrily turned back and said, "Junior Sister, you're so heartless! You've chilled me to the bone!"
Dongshui Yuecang laughed, "I'm not heartless at all! You called me Junior Sister, how could I be heartless?"
Protector Qingsong quickly said, "Eighth Junior Brother! Junior Sister promised to untie you in half an hour; she truly had no intention of harming you!"
Dongshui Yuecang, ever mischievous, rolled her eyes and went to Shixiao Sword Immortal, shaking his arm and saying, "Sect Leader, my name is Dongshui Yuecang, isn't it nice? Master sent me to find you! But my three senior brothers and many junior nephews stopped me; they're bullying me!"
She was naturally intelligent and beautiful, and this display of affection made everyone smile. After all, she was just a cute seven-year-old child!
If she hadn't just defeated Protector Cuizhu and Polang by flying through the air on her sword, how could anyone have believed she possessed such astonishing cultivation?
Protector Qingsong chuckled, "I was just watching, and now it's become like I'm teaming up with Eighth Brother to bully Junior Sister?"
Dongshui Yuecang didn't care, and pouted, "I know Seventh Brother's Dao power is extraordinary. If he wanted to help me, he could have stopped Eighth Brother from making a move! Seeing that I didn't help, you're bullying me too!"
Her deliberately angry expression was simply adorable, and everyone burst into laughter.
Upon seeing Dongshui Yuecang, the Ten Howling Sword Immortal's eyes lit up. He thought all his disciples lacked even half her talent, and he was immediately pleased. He quickly squatted down, picked her up, and gently stroked her nose, chuckling softly, "What a mischievous little devil! If I hadn't come out, you probably would have used the Five Elements Escape Technique to trap the entire Kunlun Sect! Who would dare bully you then?" The
White Plum Protector, Sword Dragon, laughed, "Senior Brother's insight is truly brilliant! Yes, as long as Junior Sister doesn't bully us in the future, we'll have accumulated immeasurable merit!"
Youhui also respectfully said, "We hope Junior Uncle will show mercy on Kunlun Mountain in the future!"
Dongshui Yuecang then laughed, "Alright, I will certainly show you mercy, but they… hahaha…"
As she spoke, she pointed to the disciples around her, causing everyone to blush.
Seeing that Dongshui Yuecang hadn't injured any Kunlun disciples, the Ten Howling Sword Immortal knew she had shown mercy, showing no ruthlessness. How could the disciple chosen by their master be so vicious? He then addressed the crowd: "Junior Brother Qingsong, Junior Brother Cuizhu, Junior Brother Baimei, Master told me in a dream that this is our little junior sister, who will stay on Kunlun Mountain from now on. We must get along well!"
Protector Baimei laughed, "Haha, she will be our Kunlun Sect's little princess from now on!"
Protector Qingsong nodded, "Excellent, another little junior sister!"
Dongshui Yuecang smiled shyly, saying, "Sect Leader, Protector Baimei has acknowledged me, but the younger generation of disciples are bullying me!"
The Ten Howling Sword Immortal was taken aback, "How are they bullying you?"
"They haven't even come to pay their respects to their little junior uncle yet!"
Dongshui...
Yuecang pouted and said coquettishly.
The Ten Howling Sword Immortals laughed heartily and released Dongshui Yuecang. Po Lang, You Yuan, You Hui, and the others were both amused and exasperated, and could only step forward to bow and say, "Greetings, Junior Uncle!"
Dongshui Yuecang smiled and said, "You're all good, good... I won't bully you anymore!"
Protector Cuizhu said in a trembling voice, "Junior Sister, Master has not been seen in the cultivation world for three hundred years. I don't know how to accept you as a disciple."
Dongshui Yuecang smiled mischievously and said, "Haha, well, as a disciple, I don't know about Master's affairs!"
The Ten Howling Sword Immortals smiled bitterly to themselves, fearing that the birds, beasts, and larks of Kunlun Immortal Mountain, and the next generation of disciples, would suffer endless misfortune!
Dong Shui Yue Cang had just revealed several of the Kunlun Sect's secret techniques, attempting to use the Metal Escape Technique from the Five Elements Escape Arts to trap the White Plum Immortal Sword, and had already suppressed the Emerald Bamboo Immortal Sword with the Water Escape Ice Binding Technique. Knowing her cultivation was not weak, not much weaker than Protector Qing Song, the Ten Howling Sword Immortal said to the surrounding disciples, "From now on, your junior uncle's sword techniques will be taught solely by me. You must frequently spar with your junior uncle!"
Dong Shui Yue Cang happily said, "Thank you, Sect Leader Senior Brother!"
Seeing that the Water Escape Ice Binding Technique she had painstakingly formed was easily broken by the Ten Howling Sword Immortal, she knew that her Sect Leader Senior Brother's cultivation was high, almost on par with their master. Having him teach her was truly the best choice!
You Yuan, however, was afraid and regretful, saying, "Senior Brother, don't worry, she's our junior uncle, she won't stoop to our level!"
You Yuan felt even more nauseous. He was a Kunlun disciple with nearly a hundred years of cultivation, yet this seven-year-old girl was expected to be less than him!
What a joke under heaven!
Chapter 9008 Fate or Enmity
? In the days that followed, the Ten Howling Sword Immortal kept Dongshui Yuecang in the Jade Void Temple, the deepest part of the Kunlun Sect's Jue Tian Palace on Jue Tian Peak. He imparted all twenty-four sword techniques of the Kunlun Sect to him, including the highest-ranking Nine Heavens Dao Technique and Seven Nether Sword Technique, making him a true substitute for his master in passing on his skills. In his heart, he knew that Dongshui Yuecang was the hope of the Kunlun Sect, his master's last disciple, and thus, his own disciple. His master trusted him so much, entrusting the hope of Kunlun to him; how could he fail his master's expectations? Therefore, the Ten Howling Sword Immortal held nothing back!
And how could Dongshui Yuecang's talent be compared to that of the eldest disciples like Po Lang? His progress was rapid, advancing by leaps and bounds!
Time flies...
On the Sword Peak of the Valley of Ten Thousand Swords beneath the Nine Nether Valley, after seven years of companionship with Dong Shui Yue Cang, Xuan Yuan Sword Marquis unexpectedly felt an unparalleled warmth of human connection, something he had never experienced before. One day, he suddenly thought: "Human beings have feelings! Is the Great Dao truly compassionate or heartless? For thousands of years, it has been believed that only the heartless Great Dao can lead to the highest realm. Could this be a mistake, or is it compassionate?"
Upon this realization, when he approached the Immortal-Slaying Sword and the Immortal-Trapping Sword again, he indeed gained another foot of strength, his cultivation increasing! However, he could still only approach within two feet of the Immortal-Slaying Sword and the Immortal-Trapping Sword. If he got even an inch closer, new cracks would appear on both swords!
Fate had decreed that the Immortal-Slaying Sword and the Immortal-Trapping Sword were not yet Xuan Yuan Sword Marquis's possession!
These two swords were still waiting patiently for their destined masters! For now, they were not destined to be Xuan Yuan Sword Marquis!
And so... time continued to flow relentlessly!
Three years ago, Xuanyuan Sword Marquis was still deeply immersed in his cultivation when he suddenly heard celestial music. Opening his eyes, he saw a green sword shadow approaching from afar, accompanied by a joyful cry—someone was riding a sword! The figure looked strangely familiar. Looking up, he saw a girl, like a celestial maiden, descend from the sky in the early morning sun, instantly appearing before him. This girl was slender and graceful, with a face like Guanyin, eyes like autumn waves, lips like cherries, a nose like a hanging gall, and pearly white teeth.
Xuanyuan Sword Marquis was slightly startled. This girl looked familiar, but he had never seen her before. Who was she?
He had three disciples above him—Qingsong, Cuizhu, and Baimei—who protected the Nine Nether Valley, and his top disciple, the Ten Howling Sword Immortal, who was of unparalleled cultivation, guarded the Jade Void Temple of the Absolute Heaven Palace. How could she so easily arrive on a sword? Was there no one who could stop her? Or was there simply no one to stop her?
Moreover, he was only surprised to discover that this young girl's sword-wielding cultivation was of the same origin and lineage as the Kunlun Sect when she was within a hundred feet of him. How delighted he was! Upon closer inspection, he recognized the green sword shadow from before as the Purple Cloud Divine Sword. Clearly, after six or seven years of honing by Dongshui Yuecang, this sword was now completely rust-free, shining brightly even more brilliantly than when it was in the hands of the Qingcheng Sect's leader, Master Lei Dian, the number one expert in Western Shu. That was why Xuanyuan Sword Marquis had not recognized it at first!
He was overjoyed, naturally realizing that the person who had come was none other than his closed-door disciple, Dongshui Yuecang, whom he had not seen for several years and often missed! This was indeed the young Dongshui Yuecang, now in her prime and of unparalleled beauty, who had come to Nine Nether Valley!
Dongshui Yuecang choked with emotion and knelt down, saying, "Master, it's been seven years! How have you been? I've missed you so much!"
Xuanyuan Jianhou's heart trembled; his worldly emotions were still strong, and his hair and beard bristled. He quickly said, "Little Yuecang, get up! I didn't realize you'd grown so much. Let your master take a good look!"
Dongshui Yuecang raised her head, tears glistening on her face. Seeing her master after so many years, though still handsome and bright-eyed, she had aged considerably. However, her eyes now held a clear, luminous light, clearly indicating she had reached the late stage of the legendary Demonic Tribulation. She was overcome with unspoken sorrow!
Xuanyuan Jianhou's eyes were also filled with tears as he helped Dongshui Yuecang up. The master and disciple were overjoyed to see each other again in Xuanyuan Jianhou's twilight years! He exclaimed with delight, "I never imagined that little Yue Cang from back then would have grown into such a beautiful young woman! It's truly unbelievable!"
Dong Shui Yue Cang stood up and stepped forward. Xuan Yuan Jian Hou listened quietly as Dong Shui Yue Cang recounted
the extraordinary events that had befallen the Kunlun Sect and the martial arts world and the Xuanhuang cultivation lineage over the past few years. He sighed with admiration, and Dong Shui Yue Cang smiled and said, "Master, the sect leader and senior brother have been so good to me. Just last month, they taught me the Seven Nether Sword Technique and the Nine Heavens Dao Technique!"
Xuan Yuan Jian Hou was overjoyed and said, "Your cultivation has progressed so rapidly!" "Has he mastered the Seven Nether Sword Technique and the Nine Heavens Dao Technique? Truly, the Kunlun Sect has endured through generations!"
Then he added, "Indeed, your senior brother was an unparalleled youth hundreds of years ago. Now that the Kunlun Sect is in his hands, I am at ease!"
Dongshui Yuecang smiled and said, "Yes, my senior brother treats me truly like a father and daughter!"
Xuanyuan Sword Marquis nodded with a smile and said, "Little Yuecang, I have foreseen a great calamity a few years from now. With you and your senior brother fighting side by side, I am much more at ease!"
Dongshui Yuecang asked in surprise, "What great calamity? Master?"
Xuanyuan Sword Marquis sighed, "This is the workings of fate. Heavenly secrets are unpredictable. Every thousand years, the Divine Land will suffer a great calamity, and this will be no exception in a few years!"
Dongshui Yuecang asked in surprise, "Where will this calamity begin? Who or what demon is causing this?"
Xuanyuan Sword Marquis smiled bitterly, "I have spent years calculating, and I have only deduced that it is related to the Shu Mountain lineage and the Four Swords of Zhuxian. Alas, the Investiture of the Gods calamity, the Tongtian Sect Master's calamity a thousand years ago, and this time... Little Yuecang, perhaps you are the one destined for this calamity. Be careful! Who is it? Once I try to calculate it, I am forced to stop by someone with even better Xuandi Dao power. This person's Dao is like that of the Three Pure Ones, able to coexist with the world!"
Dongshui Yuecang did not understand and asked, "Master, what is the one destined for this calamity? Is this person's Dao comparable to that of the Primordial Heavenly Venerable?"
Xuanyuan Sword Hou nodded and said, "The one destined for this calamity is one born in response to the millennium-long catastrophe! That's right, at least a patriarch-level Daoist!"
Dongshui Yuecang laughed and said, "I wonder how easy it will be to overcome this calamity? This demon is truly rare! Is there any mystery to this calamity?"
Xuanyuan Sword Hou paused and said, "It will be extremely difficult to overcome. Two thousand years ago, even Taishang Daojun, one of the Three Pure Ones, disappeared! This time, it might be the 'Reversing the World and Destroying Heaven Tribulation'!"
Dongshui Yuecang asked in surprise, "Taishang Daojun? Is that the Tongtian Sect Master? Isn't it said that he is immortal and indestructible? How could he disappear? What kind of calamity is the 'Reversing the World and Destroying Heaven Tribulation'?"
Xuanyuan Sword Hou sighed and said, "Alas, even I don't know this. Perhaps only your generation can unravel the mystery!"
He then explained the dangers of the "Reversing the World and Destroying Heaven Tribulation" to Dongshui Yuecang in detail, and Yuecang's expression changed drastically upon hearing it.
For a moment, the Purple Cloud Divine Sword trembled violently. Dong Shui Yue Cang laughed and said, "Master, I don't know why the Purple Cloud Divine Sword is trembling so violently today!"
As soon as she finished speaking, the Purple Cloud Divine Sword indeed became even stranger. It actually transformed into a green light and returned to the second level of the Nine Nether Valley, the Sword Tomb of the Valley of Ten Thousand Swords!
"What's going on? In the past thirteen years, nothing like this has ever happened!"
Dong Shui Yue Cang exclaimed.
Xuanyuan Sword Marquis's eyes suddenly narrowed as he said, "Divine weapons possess sentience. Three hundred years ago, when my Dark Xuanyuan Sword saw the Immortal-Slaying Sword and the Immortal-Trapping Sword, it became enraged and flew down into the Sword Tomb on its own, defying my control! In fact, almost all the ten thousand swords in the valley were thrown down by the swordsmen themselves, but the Dark Xuanyuan Sword, the Cloud-like Sword, and the Seven-Skill Soul-Chasing Sword charged down on their own! Could it be that the Purple Cloud Divine Sword, under your training, has also become sentient! Although the Qingcheng Sect's sect-protecting sword is somewhat inferior to the other three swords of Shu Mountain, Kunlun, and Wudang, it is still a divine weapon. Plus, after several years of seclusion on Kunlun Mountain, it seems that it is not much different from the other three swords! I think there is a reason why it went down the mountain on its own..."
Dongshui Yuecang smiled and asked, "What reason?"
Xuanyuan Sword Marquis then said with joy, "It is probably because it felt inferior in the face of the Immortal-Slaying Sword and the Immortal-Trapping Sword!"
As he said this, he suddenly wondered if his disciple was someone destined to be associated with the Four Immortal-Slaying Swords.
Just as Xuanyuan Sword Marquis was about to ask Dongshui Yuecang to test the Trapping Immortal Sword and the Absolute Immortal Sword, a dragon's roar suddenly rang out, the earth shook, and the sword peak trembled. Dongshui Yuecang almost lost her footing and exclaimed, "Master, what's happening?"
Although Xuanyuan Sword Marquis's expression changed... he remained as steady as Mount Tai and sighed, "This is something that hasn't happened in three hundred years. However, look at the Trapping Immortal Sword over there!" Dongshui Yuecang looked
as instructed. The Absolute Immortal Sword remained motionless, while the Trapping Immortal Sword, radiating azure light, suddenly shot out from the stone, shooting ten feet into the sky. As it hurtled towards the ground, all the rust on the sword's body cracked open, revealing the true essence of the sword, as clear as autumn water. It was no longer some rusty, useless sword.
Dong Shui Yue Cang was greatly surprised and said, "Master, today the Trapping Immortal Sword shot into the sky on its own! How did it appear?"
Xuan Yuan Jian Hou was also moved and said, "I don't know!"
Just as they finished speaking, they saw the Trapping Immortal Sword shooting towards them. Xuan Yuan Jian Hou shouted, "Be careful!"
He had already stood up. Neither he nor Dong Shui Yue Cang dared to directly meet the Trapping Immortal Sword, and could only avoid its edge!
Xuan Yuan Jian Hou shouted, "Mystic Ice Transformation, Trapping Formation Before Me!"
His fingers moved constantly, chanting incantations. Suddenly, a ten-foot-thick layer of mystic ice appeared in front of him, accurately trapping the Trapping Immortal Sword within it. Dong Shui Yue Cang was about to breathe a sigh of relief, as his master's water escape technique was much more powerful than his own. However, he heard a "clang" and the Trapping Immortal Sword broke through the ice in an instant. Even a ten-foot-thick layer of mystic ice could not trap it!
The strangest thing was that after the Trapping Immortal Sword appeared, it completely ignored the attempt to trap Xuan Yuan Jian Hou and shot towards Dong Shui Yue Cang with seven-colored light!
Why is this? Is the Trapping Immortal Sword destined for Dongshui Yuecang, or is it a grudge?
Chapter 9009 After the Trapping Immortal Sword, who are the Three Swordsmen
? Upon seeing the strangeness, Xuanyuan Sword Marquis hurriedly shouted, "Yuecang, escape quickly!"
Dongshui Yuecang was already panicked. Following her master's words, she used the Five Elements Escape Technique to escape, sometimes hiding among the rocks at her feet, sometimes hiding in the only withered tree. However, no matter how many supernatural powers she used, as soon as Dongshui Yuecang opened her eyes, the Trapping Immortal Sword was still a foot away from her chest, perfectly positioned, trembling. It was clear that it could go to heaven and earth, moving freely as if it were in an empty place. Terrified
, she cried out, "Master, save me!" Xuanyuan Sword Marquis saw that the Trapping Immortal Sword was only tracking her and not harming Dongshui Yuecang. If it wanted to kill, it would have already started a massacre. He suddenly realized and said, "Yuecang, don't move!"
Dongshui Yuecang was already exhausted when she heard this, so she simply stopped and closed her eyes!
The Nine Nether Valley Sword Peak returned to tranquility, save for the faint sound of a breeze. After a long silence, Dongshui Yuecang, hearing only her master's surprised gasps, opened her eyes again, only to be startled. The Trapping Immortal Sword was displaying a flowing seven-colored rainbow, clearly intending nothing to harm her. It was merely two feet away from her, leaping and bounding in the air, eager to test its power, clearly enjoying itself!
Xuanyuan Sword Marquis, heartbroken, said in a trembling voice, "Little Yuecang, try grasping the hilt!"
Dongshui Yuecang nodded, reached out, and the Trapping Immortal Sword obediently allowed her to hold it!
Xuanyuan Sword Marquis was overcome with grief and wept bitterly. He had accompanied the Trapping Immortal Sword for centuries, yet had not received its favor. But the sword's master was ordained by fate—his youngest, most beloved, and most cherished disciple, Dongshui Yuecang!
Dong Shui Yue Cang finally understood. She knew that if she chose the sword's master, even if she gave it to her master, she would still be unable to wield it. Her face was filled with joy, surprise, guilt, and shame!
She wanted to say something, but couldn't utter a word. Her master's centuries of waiting had been surpassed by her!
However, Xuan Yuan Sword Marquis was a highly accomplished master, with a magnanimous heart far beyond that of ordinary people. After her initial discouragement, he smiled and said, "Little Yue Cang, congratulations! This is truly a blessing for your master and Kunlun! Back then, your sect leader and your seventh senior brother couldn't even get within two meters of the Immortal Trapping Sword! The Immortal Trapping Sword is destined to be yours, but there's still the Immortal Extinction Sword!"
Clearly, he was still hoping for that last remaining hope—the Immortal Extinction Sword!
Xuan Yuan Sword Marquis truly lived up to his title as the Divine Marquis of Swords, an unparalleled sword fanatic!
After all, Dong Shui Yue Cang was the most elite disciple of the Kunlun Sect. Her obtaining the Immortal Trapping Sword was far better than anyone else in the world obtaining it! The Kunlun Sect has finally found a successor, apart from its leader, the Ten Howling Sword Immortal!
Just as the millennium calamity was about to arrive, the Kunlun Sect gained another unparalleled master—it was the will of Heaven!
The only thing Xuanyuan Sword Marquis didn't understand was: "Why was the Trapping Immortal Sword chosen for Xiao Yuecang? What were the criteria?"
Now, with a headache, he stopped thinking about it and simply muttered to himself, "But if fate has decreed it, what about the Absolute Immortal Sword, the one among the Four Swords of Zhuxian, whose killing intent is heaven-shattering and earth-destroying? Who is destined to be its master?"
Time flew by, and two or three years passed. Dongshui Yuecang traversed between the Nine Nether Valley Sword Peak and the Absolute Heaven Palace atop the mountain, having honed her Trapping Immortal Sword skills to the extreme! Man and sword became one, a truly exhilarating experience. Last month, during her quiet cultivation, a sudden commotion arose outside. Upon exiting the Jade Void Temple, she saw a young man riding a sword approaching from the southwest sky!
Po Lang, You Hui, and You Yuan were already blocked by the newcomer, who asked, "Who comes here? Why have you come to my immortal mountain?"
The newcomer smiled and bowed, saying, "So it is Senior Brother Po Lang, a disciple of Senior Shi Xiao. I am Prince, from Mount Shu!"
You Yuan and You Hui did not know who Prince was, but Po Lang smiled and said, "So it is Brother Prince, the most promising young cultivator in the cultivation world in recent years. I have long admired you. Brother Prince, why are you not in Mount Shu? Why have you given up your good position as the young sect leader and come to Kunlun Sect? What is your purpose?"
Prince smiled and said, "A great calamity has appeared in the world. I have come to pay my respects to Senior Shi Xiao on the orders of my master!"
Po Lang hurriedly led Prince to pay his respects to the Sword Immortal Shi Xiao. The rest is self-explanatory. On one hand, the Sword Immortal Shi Xiao sent his junior sister, Dong Shui Yue Cang, down the mountain to the Qilin Company...
On the night of the Ghost Festival, he used the Immortal-Trapping Sword to break the innate Bagua Taiji diagram on the back of the dragon-type demon Baxia, and met Jin Qi, Ouyang Xue'er, and others.
After Dongshui Yuecang flew back to Kunlun on his sword, he reported the battle situation to his senior brother, the sect leader. The Ten Howling Sword Immortals were very worried and rushed to Wudang Mountain to discuss the "Reversing the World and Destroying Heavenly Tribulation" with the Wudang Sect Leader, the Nine Apertures Daoist. Yuecang also returned to report the changing situation outside to Xuanyuan Sword Marquis, who became even more worried. The world had been too peaceful before; the darkness before dawn is the darkest, and the peace before a catastrophe is the greatest. But once this catastrophe arrives, the world will surely change!
He murmured, "The pure Yin maiden appeared on the Ghost Festival? Then what about the pure Yang youth? He must have appeared on the Double Ninth Festival, and the person will definitely be born on the Mid-Autumn Festival night when the moon wanes!"
Dongshui Yuecang smiled and asked, "Master, can you deduce who the pure Yang person is?"
Xuanyuan Sword Marquis shook his head, truly not knowing…
Today, at dawn, the sky displayed extraordinary colors and phenomena, exactly like the dawn of the day Dongshui Yuecang obtained the Immortal-Trapping Sword. He was shocked; it was Heaven's will that the Immortal-Slaying Sword would also be unearthed and find its master!
Xuanyuan Sword Marquis just realized that the Great Dao, whether one is sentient or insentient, is determined by the human heart. If a person is sentient, then the Dao is sentient; if a person is insentient, then the Dao is insentient. A sense of relief washed over him, and he was smiling as he reached for the Immortal-Slaying Sword when he was jolted awake by shouts and commotion on the mountainside. He immediately recognized the reason: the Yellow-Robed Demon from the southeast and the Azure Eagle Demon from the southwest, two invincible demons, had both come to Kunlun. On the righteous side, besides the three disciples of the "Three Friends of Winter," there were also members from the Shu Mountain Sect, the Putuo Mountain Sect of the South Sea, and the Kongtong Sect. Among them was a person whose Daoist magic was unfathomable, seemingly having reached the Demon Tribulation level. He exclaimed in surprise, "Who is it? Even the leaders of Shu Mountain and Wudang cannot reach this level! Even the Bagua Master of the Kongtong Sect cannot!"
Finally, with a slight movement, the Dark Xuanyuan Sword soared into the sky, breaking free from the pull of the Taiji Diagram and the "Eternal Calamity, Worry-Free Heart-Destroying Cauldron," severely injuring and driving away the Azure Eagle Demon, who was then directly killed by Dongshui Yuecang wielding the Immortal-Trapping Sword!
He roared from the mountaintop, "Ah! The Old Demon Eagle is finally dead!"
Years ago, when Xuanyuan Sword Marquis and the former leader of the Wu Sect, Xuanwu Zhenren, were traveling the martial world, they happened to witness the Old Demon Eagle wreaking havoc in the Ailao Mountains and punished him mercilessly!
That day, the Old Demon Eagle led his demons into the residence of Liu Zhengqi, the number one righteous hero of Cangwu Prefecture. He first slaughtered Liu Zhengqi and his entire family, sparing no servants, and then he ran alone into the backyard. This
was because he had long admired Miss Liu, the most beautiful woman in Cangwu Prefecture. Once his demonic arts were complete, he longed to possess her, to absorb her vital essence to increase his cultivation!
Madam Liu and her daughter, having learned of the hero Liu's death in their room, had just picked up a pair of scissors, intending to commit suicide, when the Old Demon Eagle kicked open the door and rushed in! He was filled with heroic spirit tonight and finally stormed into the Liu family home. The demons and Taoists killed to their hearts' content. In the hall, he tilted his head back and drank several cups of fine wine in one gulp. He kicked over a low table in front of him and ordered his demon men to kill, dispose of the bodies, and set fires to cover up the evidence. He then strode into the backyard and kicked open the door!
"Bang...bang..."
The door was kicked open, but the old demon eagle saw his beautiful dream lover, Miss Liu, about to commit suicide. He suddenly swung his palm and knocked the scissors away!
Madam Liu shouted, "You demon, get out!"
The old demon eagle waved his hand and struck Madam Liu on the forehead. Madam Liu's soul returned to the Western Paradise to follow her husband! Miss Liu's chest was covered in blood. She was half unconscious. In her dazed state, she saw her mother faint before her. She was powerless and could only lean against an eight-immortal table.
She knew, however, that this burly old demon, the Eagle, had always feigned composure in front of others, but his eyes had always unconsciously darted between her face, chest, and crotch, his expression suggesting a burning desire to pin her down and rape her.
Now, she was utterly powerless, never before feeling such helplessness and despair, only able to groan, "You demon, let me die! Father... Mother..."
The Eagle demon
laughed loudly, "Such a beauty, how can she die immediately? At least for the next night's spring night!"
He no longer needed to conceal his lust; his expression was blatantly revealing his desire, penetrating the thin blouse that clung to Miss Liu... In his eyes, Miss Liu was already naked, legs spread wide, and he was pressing down on her, ravaging her forcefully...
The Eagle demon strode forward, forcefully pushing the half-conscious Miss Liu onto the octagonal table. Miss Liu finally regained some consciousness and tried to struggle, but the mountain-like body of the Demon Eagle pinned her down, preventing her from moving an inch! At that moment, the Demon Eagle extended his fan-like hand and mercilessly squeezed and kneaded Miss Liu's breasts through her clothes. Miss Liu was in so much pain that tears almost streamed down her face. She thought to herself, "Let me die! Let me die!"
As she tried to push him away, she realized the Demon Eagle's other hand was already between her legs…
It was July in Cangwu Prefecture, the weather was hot, and Miss Liu was only wearing a light, thin blouse. The Demon Eagle squeezed her breasts with great pleasure, laughing heartily and shouting, "The most beautiful woman in Cangwu Prefecture! So that's it! Wonderful, wonderful! Hahaha…"
Tears streamed down Miss Liu's face. Terrified, she frantically clawed and kicked… but the Demon Eagle's towering body held her firmly in place, rendering her completely powerless.
Miss Liu grew increasingly weak and gradually lost the strength to struggle. Suddenly, she felt her wrists tighten as the old eagle demon's left hand gripped her wrists, locking them behind her back. Then, the old eagle demon reached out with his right hand, grabbed one of Miss Liu's jade-like legs, and flipped her over, pressing his thick, waist-like body between her legs, ready to strike!
The old eagle demon opened his wide mouth again and leaned down to kiss Miss Liu's small, red lips. The old eagle demon was a commoner who had later practiced martial arts, becoming a military general and official. He was a habitual drunkard, and his breath reeked of foul odor. In addition, he had drunk three cups of wine before entering the room, and now the foul odor combined with the smell of alcohol almost made Miss Liu faint on the spot again.
Miss Liu was the most beautiful woman in Cangwu Prefecture, with extremely high standards. Her acquaintances were either royalty or refined gentlemen, certainly not ordinary people. These young masters, who considered themselves ladies of the land, would rinse their mouths with floral dew, their breath fragrant, before daring to even approach her. Her father was the greatest hero of Cangwu Prefecture, showering her with affection; she was truly of unparalleled nobility. Ordinary commoners would find it difficult to even catch a glimpse of this most beautiful woman in Cangwu Prefecture! She simply stayed secluded in her chambers, rarely venturing out!
Unexpectedly, today she was forcibly taken by this vulgar old demon, Cangying Laoyao. Without a word, he forced a kiss on Miss Liu's lips with his blood-red maw. A strong, pungent breath assaulted her senses; Miss Liu, unable to bear the stench, gasped for air, hastily closing her lips and violently shaking her head to escape the merciless wolfish kiss, fainting once more!
But what kind of person was Cangying Laoyao? How could she possibly avoid him? He reached out and pinched Miss Liu's chin hard, causing the old eagle demon to
cry out in pain, waking up with a slight thud. The old eagle demon seized the opportunity and penetrated, wantonly licking and sucking inside Miss Liu's fragrant mouth!
At this point, Miss Liu knew she had no chance of survival and only sought an opportunity to end her life! Thinking of how she had been humiliated by the old eagle demon, how the Liu family bloodline was now dead, and how no one would avenge her, she wondered why the two heroes and close friends her father had mentioned had not yet arrived.
At this thought, despair welled up within her, and two streams of tears flowed from her beautiful eyes. The oblivious old eagle demon, still immersed in his madness in ravaging the most beautiful woman in Cangwu Prefecture, remained oblivious to this change, continuing his atrocities of burning the zither and boiling the crane! Convinced of her impending doom, Miss Liu felt increasingly humiliated and resentful. With a sudden surge of determination, she clenched her teeth and bit down hard on the old eagle demon's tongue, which was rampaging through her mouth! Imagine if it were an ordinary, uncouth man, faced with this unexpected counterattack from a beautiful woman; he would surely scream in pain, perhaps even fly into a rage! But the old eagle demon was utterly lewd!
Just then, Miss Liu felt a sharp pain in her left chest and couldn't help but
cry out in agony again, her grip on her tongue loosening instantly. It turned out that the old eagle demon, a seasoned soldier, was adept at both offense and defense and reacted with lightning speed. The moment he felt the pain, he understood! But instead of protecting himself from the pain, he employed a "besieging Wei to rescue Zhao" strategy, mercilessly pinching Miss Liu's left chest. Miss Liu, usually so delicate and bathing in milk, couldn't withstand this pain and fainted again!
Seeing that she had fainted and was no longer resisting, the old eagle demon released her wrists. One hand continued to knead her chest through her clothes, while the other reached down to grab the belt of her skirt and trousers, ripping it forcefully! The old eagle demon, having roamed the Ailao Mountains and fought countless battles, was incredibly strong! This pull was powerful enough to bend a bow and shoot an eagle,
or behead a general. How could the beauty's thin skirt and trousers withstand such force? With a "rip," the sound of tearing fabric rang out, and Miss Liu's skirt and trousers were torn, revealing her close-fitting lace undergarments. The old eagle demon, a rough man, had never seen such a thing before. Instantly aroused, he moved his hands down, tearing and ripping, stripping the most beautiful woman in Cangwu Prefecture of all her lower body!
He then grabbed Miss Liu's collar and ripped it open forcefully! Upon closer inspection, what came into view was Miss Liu's pair of white, silvery, and round breasts, so high they didn't conceal a single thread!
The wound from the scissors earlier was still bleeding, making her even more eerily sexy!
The old demon eagle roared, "Truly a body of primordial yin, cultivation is indeed beneficial!"
He then grabbed Miss Liu and threw her onto the bed, determined to thoroughly humiliate this loyal and beautiful woman, the most beautiful woman in Cangwu Prefecture!
Suddenly, a thunderclap rang out: "Demon, stop!"
A swordsman descended from the sky above the room, dressed in snow-white robes, with a face like a crown, and despite centuries of cultivation, he appeared to be only in his thirties!
It was none other than Xuanyuan Sword Marquis of the Kunlun Sect!
Chapter 9010 Joining Forces to Repel the Demon, Finally Meeting the Sword Marquis
The Sword Marquis of Xuanyuan stretched out his right hand, a mysterious light gleaming in it. His jade-like face began chanting incantations. The old eagle demon, however, recognized its value and exclaimed, "This is the divine weapon of the seas, the Dark Xuanyuan Sword?"
The Sword Marquis of Xuanyuan coldly replied, "Indeed, you did not die in vain! Today you will be a ghost beneath my sword!"
With the summoning of the Dark Xuanyuan Sword, its radiant light illuminated the night sky. The old eagle demon, having just cultivated his demon form and not yet perfected his Nine-Petaled Golden Lotus, knew he was no match for him. His hair tied up... Struck instantly, he scattered in all directions, his hair disheveled, black sweat flowing down his face, lotus veins faintly visible. No longer daring to commit evil, he immediately soared into the sky on a black cloud, fleeing away, shouting fiercely, "Lord Xuanyuan Sword, you reign supreme in the Northwest, Kunlun reigns supreme, you've always lived a carefree life, what business is it of yours today?"
Lord Xuanyuan Sword's eyes were filled with rage. He pursued him through the air, roaring, "Half an hour late! You monster, you've committed countless evils! Come and die!"
He was now using the "Seven Nether Sword Technique" to control the Dark Xuanyuan Sword. With countless sword shadows filling the sky, how could the Old Demon Eagle possibly stand against him?
The Dark Xuanyuan Sword appeared with the force of thunder and the brilliance of lightning. Lord Xuanyuan Sword immediately launched a three-sword attack in quick succession, determined to eradicate evil completely! Although separated by three zhang, the sword energy was aimed directly at the Old Demon Eagle's back!
Although the old eagle demon was three zhang away, he suddenly felt a strong, eerie wind rise around him. It seemed the Dark Xuanyuan Sword had unleashed its sword light, shooting out two zhang, its cold rays enveloping the old eagle demon's entire body! The old eagle demon staggered back nine steps before finally regaining his footing, too ashamed to turn around, and demanded sharply, "What sword technique is this?"
The Xuanyuan Sword Marquis, his face solemn, did not answer the old eagle demon directly, but instead coldly recited: "Beneath the Nine Netherworlds, in this mysterious realm; ten thousand swords submit, the life-chasing cold star!"
Guided by the sword technique, the Dark Xuanyuan Sword rippled with dazzling light!
"The Nine Netherworld Sword Technique!"
The old eagle demon realized. He had only ever seen the first generation of Kunlun Sect masters use the "Seven Netherworld Sword Technique," but the Xuanyuan Sword Marquis had already mastered the "Nine Netherworld Sword Technique." Clearly, he had begun to explore the secrets of the legendary Kunlun Nine Netherworld Valley! The old eagle demon was terrified and retreated with all his might. His speed was too great to match, but the Xuanyuan Sword was as fast as lightning. The "Nine Nether Sword Technique" was incomparably sharp, catching up and slashing the old eagle's right arm, drawing black blood!
The Xuanyuan Sword Marquis showed no mercy, suddenly channeling his inner force. A blinding cold light suddenly shone from within the "Nine Nether Sword Technique," and countless ice pillars appeared haphazardly, without any discernible pattern. This was the "Seven Frost Sword Technique," which he had already mastered to perfection, and he had spontaneously unleashed it to seal the old eagle demon's escape route!
The old eagle demon was already no match for the "Nine Nether Sword Technique," and now seeing him wield two different swords with such ease and grace, how could he possibly defeat him?
Concerned only with his own survival, he scattered a black lotus that had sprouted from his palm behind him, blocking his path. Xuanyuan Sword Marquis directed the ice pillars to attack relentlessly. Upon contact with the black lotus, they sensed a Buddhist seal blocking their path. He thought to himself, "No one knows what path this old eagle demon has taken. Could it be from Buddhism? If this black lotus were a golden lotus, it would undoubtedly be a Buddhist technique!"
Clearly, the old eagle demon had received help from the great demon. Although he still couldn't fully utilize the nine-petaled golden lotus, he had already forged a black lotus seal on his own.
But at this crucial moment, Xuanyuan Sword Marquis had no time to consider anything else; he simply unleashed his sword energy, directly shattering the black lotus seal! The Nine Nether Sword Technique still manifested as a vast expanse of starlight, chaotic and relentless, with countless sharp and merciless sword energies chasing after the old eagle demon!
The old eagle demon, still shaken, could only parry. He was also puzzled as to why none of his many disciples and friends were to be seen.
He fled in panic, when suddenly another figure appeared in front of him, blocking his path. Looking up, he saw a Taoist priest in a black robe, with sword-like eyebrows reaching his temples, a three-star crown that shone like the sun, and a divine sword that seemed to fly even without being sheathed. His robes were embroidered with spring clouds and the Six Jia Wind and Thunder Treasure Manual. A multicolored short sash hung at his waist, and a pine-patterned dragon sword hung from his waist. He wore a pair of cloud-patterned, kingfisher-feather boots, the attire of the Wudang Sect Leader, and his bestowed Taoist name was Xuanwu.
The Taoist priest said sternly, "Old Demon Eagle, don't bother looking! All your...disciples and demon friends have been slain by my immortal sword. Surrender now!"
How could Old Demon Eagle believe it? His disciples and friends, whose combined strength was no less than his own, had been killed in a short time. If it were true, this man's Taoist magic was no less than that of Xuanyuan Sword Marquis! However, a glance to the side confirmed it. The ground was littered with the blood and gore of his disciples and friends, their souls scattered! "You bastard? Where did you come from? How dare you interfere in my important affairs?" he shouted.
Who was this person?
Now, seeing pursuers behind him, the Eagle Demon could not retreat and had to launch a full-scale attack! He waved his hands, and countless black lotus flowers attacked from the sky, but the Taoist simply raised his sword to the sky. The sword split into seven phantoms, which, along with the lightning in the sky, crackled and shattered the black lotus flowers one by one!
"The Seven-Skill Soul-Chasing Sword!"
the Eagle Demon shouted. "This is the Seven-Skill Soul-Chasing Sword. Are you the Xuanwu Taoist, the leader of Wudang?"
The Xuanwu Taoist shouted in grief and indignation, "It is indeed I! You demon, die!"
After speaking, he made a sword gesture with his fingers and chanted, "On the Double Seventh Festival, we pray for skill, and heaven and man unite; every sword chases the soul, and all demons return to the west!"
The Seven-Skill Soul-Chasing Sword then stirred up a myriad of feet of seven-colored mysterious light, and instantly pierced the Eagle Demon's left arm, and then went to cover the Eagle Demon!
These two, originally assistants to the great hero Liu of Cangwu Prefecture, were two of the most outstanding masters of the Daoist sects in the world. Because they had wasted a day slaying a demonic dragon in the Langcang River, they had committed a grave mistake, causing the tragic deaths of Liu's entire family. Now, filled with remorse, Xuanwu Daoist showed even more ruthlessness, unleashing the Seven-Skill Soul-Chasing Sword and employing the Wudang Xuanwu Daoist techniques—the orthodox methods of the world—to completely surround the Azure Eagle Demon!
How dare the Azure Eagle Demon be surrounded by Xuanyuan Sword Marquis and Xuanwu Daoist? One against one, he was no match; one against two, he would surely die without a burial place!
His primordial spirit was that of the Ailao Azure Eagle, a demon of the south, but he had only recently received a reward from the Great Heavenly Venerable—a nine-petaled golden lotus from the Purple Bamboo Forest of the South Sea. Unfortunately, he had not yet forged it into a divine weapon! However, the Great Celestial Venerable was omnipotent, imparting many Taoist and Buddhist techniques. Now, the Old Demon Eagle also possessed numerous Buddhist methods. He summoned black mist to conceal himself, slashed twice on his legs, and his legs transformed into human-like figures, attacking the Xuanwu Taoist and the Xuanyuan Sword Marquis respectively. He then disappeared into the black clouds, taking the opportunity to land and escape, saying, "If I forge a divine weapon in the future, I will definitely go to Kunlun Mountain and Wudang Mountain to avenge myself!"
At that time, he had not yet obtained the Taiji Diagram and dared not linger. The Taiji Diagram was only recently bestowed upon him by the Great Demon Celestial Venerable for self-defense! However,
after only three moves, the Xuanyuan Sword Marquis's Dark Xuanyuan Sword and the Xuanwu Taoist's Seven-Skill Soul-Chasing Sword shattered the remaining phantom legs of the old demon Eagle, leaving them in a bloody mess! However, by the time he realized what had happened, the Old Demon Eagle's true form had already vanished into the distance through earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a type of escape technique).
Upon realizing they had been deceived, they were all deeply ashamed. Xuanyuan Sword Marquis, recalling that this was the "Disintegration Escape Technique," a unique technique from the South Sea Guanyin Bodhisattva's lineage, exclaimed in surprise, "I sensed the Buddhist sealing technique earlier, and with this 'Disintegration Escape Technique,' could this old eagle demon be a disciple of Guanyin Bodhisattva?"
Xuanwu Daoist also expressed doubt, saying, "The Buddhist technique is definitely correct! However, I'm afraid there are others who know it, such as the Three Pure Ones, the Twelve Immortals of Yuxu Temple, etc. We can't definitively say it's Guanyin Bodhisattva! Wait a thousand years, until we reach the level of Immortals, then we can ask Guanyin Bodhisattva again! Now, alas… the Dao is weak, while Buddhism flourishes…"
Their suspicions were indeed correct. It wasn't Guanyin Bodhisattva personally passing it on to the old eagle demon; rather, Guanyin Bodhisattva taught the "Disintegration Escape Technique" to the Nine-Petaled Golden Lotus, which in turn passed it back to the old eagle demon.
Filled with regret, the two returned to Miss Liu's boudoir, only to find that she had already hanged herself, her fragrant soul long gone. What a virtuous and chaste woman!
Xuanwu Daoist lamented, "The human body, turned to dust!
Cultivation in this life, no calamity in the next…
Cultivation in this life, no calamity in the next…"
He and Xuanyuan Sword Marquis then bowed three times to Hero Liu, Madam Liu, and Miss Liu, before unleashing divine fire to set the entire Liu mansion ablaze. A once thriving residence in Cangwu Prefecture
was reduced to ashes within half an hour!
Centuries later, the Old Demon of the Azure Eagle healed his injured hands, conjured legs, and forged a nine-petaled golden lotus weapon, becoming his own eldest disciple. He secluded himself in the Ailao Mountains, focusing on cultivation, daring not to venture out, wreaking havoc within hundreds of miles, becoming a great demon. Xuanyuan Sword Marquis and Xuanwu Daoist searched for him several times, but the caves in the Ailao Mountains were endless, and they could not eradicate him completely!
Three hundred years ago, the Wudang Sect's grandmaster, Xuanwu Zhenren, passed away and ascended to heaven. Xuanyuan Sword Marquis then mysteriously disappeared. Only then did the Azure Eagle Demon dare to reappear in the mortal realm, yet he dared not seek revenge against the Kunlun and Wudang sects! He knew the power of the Dark Xuanyuan Sword and the Seven-Skill Soul-Chasing Sword. If the swordsman's skill was equivalent to seventy percent of Xuanyuan Sword Marquis and Xuanwu Zhenren's, he would have no chance of victory! Furthermore, the Ten Howling Sword Immortals and the Nine Apertures True Man were the leading figures in the righteous cultivation world; he had no confidence in defeating them! His legs had been severed, and although he later conjured them again, they were still inconvenient, a century's difference in cultivation! Therefore, he subdued the Mountain-Piercing Rat Armor to walk on his behalf, waiting for the Great Heavenly Venerable to pass down the Taiji Diagram, at which point he would be invincible, his magical treasures unmatched! He thought that today, taking advantage of the Ten Howling Sword Immortals' travels, he was acting on the Great Heavenly Venerable's orders to covet the Immortal-Slaying Sword and the Immortal-Trapping Sword, but in the end, he lost his life and his very soul!
This was truly because the First Lord of Xuanyuan Sword had severely injured him with two moves of the Dark Xuanyuan Sword, and Dongshui Yuecang's Trapping Immortal Sword was too astonishing, its sword energy able to bypass and pierce the Taiji Diagram!
After the Old Demon of the Azure Eagle's primordial spirit was reduced to ashes, the Great Celestial Venerable, thousands of miles away, had already sensed it and couldn't help but sigh and roar in anger! The Nine-Petaled Golden Lotus was taken away by Jin Qi's "Eternal Calamity, Worry-Free Heart-Destroying Cauldron," and then released back to the Saintess Ruchen. A gentle breeze blew inexplicably in the Purple Bamboo Forest of the South Sea, and the merciful and compassionate Guanyin Bodhisattva bowed slightly, her brows furrowed slightly, already knowing the reason. What she was thinking was yet to be revealed!
The First Lord of Xuanyuan Sword had gained new insights into the Great Dao today, and seeing his closed-door disciple Dongshui Yuecang's Trapping Immortal Sword being so divine, he was overjoyed!
Today, he had already seen the Immortal-Slaying Sword emitting rings of light, illuminating the entire Nine Nether Valley Sword Peak. Three hundred years had passed since its last appearance, just like when Dong Shui Yue Cang obtained the Immortal-Trapping Sword a few years ago. He was quite surprised, thinking, "The Immortal-Slaying Sword, the Immortal-Slaying Sword, it's finally going to be unearthed today!"
Xuan Yuan Sword Marquis was a grandmaster of his generation, his Daoist arts unfathomable. He understood that everything was preordained by Heaven. Perhaps, he and one of the people on the mountainside would be the master of the Immortal-Slaying Sword today. Therefore, with this thought in mind, he led everyone on the mountainside to the Nine Nether Valley Sword Peak! In previous years, at least a batch of the "Three Friends of Winter" would have been eliminated, and he himself would have eliminated another batch!
Today, who would be the master of the Immortal-Slaying Sword?
Jin Qi and the others immediately went up the mountain; clearly, the answer would soon be revealed.
Chapter 9011 Reversed Yin Meridians, Destined for Extraordinary
In just a short while, Jin Qi, the Prince, Ouyang Xue'er, Dongshui Yuecang, Old Man Wuji, Saintess Ruochen, Kuangye, the "Three Friends of Winter," and more than ten others had already arrived at the summit of the Nine Nether Valley Sword Peak!
"I really don't understand!"
Ouyang Xue'er spoke first, "Senior Qingsong! You've heard that the Nine Nether Valley is said to have nine levels in legend, but why is the first level, the Dark and Yin-bound Nether Valley, at the bottom, cold and gloomy, with a hazy and gray landscape? And why is the second level called the Valley of Ten Thousand Swords, the Sword Tomb, filled with ten thousand rusty swords? The third level is called Sword Peak, which is far above the second level. Could it be... that the nine levels of the Nine Nether Valley go from underground to above ground?"
Upon hearing this, Protector Qingsong's heart tightened: "Strange, so many highly skilled masters don't doubt it, why did this girl almost guess the key point?"
Ouyang Xue'er continued, "What about the fourth and fifth levels? Aren't they even higher? Going higher like that, it'll reach the heavens!"
Prince and Jin Qi remained silent, only protecting Ouyang Xue'er and forming a barrier. A fierce wind howled above Sword Peak; how could an ordinary person withstand it?
Amidst the whistling wind, the summit of Sword Peak lay desolate, save for a few withered old trees with bare branches on the cliff's edge and some dead, nameless grasses on the ground. At the very center of the summit, a single, ancient sword stood firmly planted, its surface weathered and marked with stone. Most strangely, a seven-colored divine light emanated from within a two-meter radius around the rusty sword! A misty aura swirled around it.
Three zhang away from the sword, an old man sat cross-legged, exuding an innate, imposing sword aura. His white hair was sparse, his eyebrows like phoenix eyes, his brows like silkworms, his bright, clear eyes like black lacquer, his lips square and red like a baby's, his face like jade, his forehead broad and flat. When seated, he resembled a dragon. Clad in a long robe, his bearing was strong and ancient. This was none other than the former leader of the Kunlun Sect, the peerless sword fanatic, "Bloodstained Xuanyuan," the Xuanyuan Sword Marquis!
The three guardians, Green Pine, Emerald Bamboo, and White Plum, rushed forward. Upon seeing their master, tears immediately streamed down their
faces. Emerald Bamboo and White Plum, in particular, knelt, speechless, saying, "Master..." They hadn't seen Xuanyuan Sword Marquis for over three hundred years. Although they had learned from their junior sister, Dong Shuiyue Cang, a few years ago that their master was still alive, seeing him now felt like a lifetime had passed! White Plum sobbed, "Master... how could you bear to abandon your disciples for three hundred years..."
Only Green Pine, who had been severely injured and nearly died in the battle against the Snow Demon, falling into the Nine Nether Valley, had unexpectedly benefited from this misfortune. Seeing his master and receiving guidance from Xuanyuan Sword Marquis, he was able to wield the Dark Xuanyuan Sword. He wasn't as overly excited, but he also quickly knelt down, saying, "This disciple is unworthy, disobeying Master's orders and recklessly descending into the valley!" Xuanyuan Sword
Marquis laughed heartily, "Emerald Bamboo and White Plum are more surprised to see their master than anything else." "Clearly, Qingsong, you didn't tell your master you were in the Nine Nether Valley. You must have been holding back your two junior brothers for three hundred years. How could your master blame you?"
Fan Shang Daoist knew that this Xuanyuan Sword Marquis, in terms of seniority, was equivalent to the Shushan Sect's ancestor, the Star-Picking True Person. Even the sect leader would probably have to call him "Grandmaster Uncle-Grandmaster!"
Therefore, he hurriedly came over and led the prince to bow down to Xuanyuan Sword Marquis: "Fan Shang of the Shushan Sect, the prince greets Senior Sword Marquis!"
The prince was sincerely impressed by this reclusive master! He had met the Ten Howling Sword Immortals and felt very close to him. Furthermore, Dongshui Yuecang's Daoist skills were superb. Clearly, the friendship between the Shushan Sect and the Kunlun Sect was not something that had developed overnight!
Xuanyuan Sword Marquis slightly raised his left hand and said with a smile, "Well done, Shushan Sect! Just now, the Prince was able to use the Six Jia Wind and Thunder Technique to control the Cloud and Mist Sword. It was truly impressive. You may all rise!"
Green Pine Protector, Green Bamboo Protector, White Plum Protector, Fan Shang, the Prince, and the other four suddenly felt a great force coming towards them from the bottom up, and they stood up involuntarily. Green Pine Protector hurriedly said, "Thank you, Master!"
Kuang Ye knew that even the sect leader, the Eight Trigrams True Man, was somewhat unconvinced by the Ten Howling Sword Immortals, but he deeply admired Xuanyuan Sword Marquis. So he led Lan Chen and Huang Jiaozi forward and bowed halfway, saying, "Kuang Ye, a junior disciple of the Kongtong Sect, greets Senior!"
Xuanyuan Sword Marquis nodded, signaling them to rise,
and said with a smile, "The Heaven-Turning Seal is a first-class magic weapon that can kill people. Since you obtained this treasure by chance, you must not recklessly start a killing spree!"
Kuang Ye hurriedly agreed.
Although Saintess Ruochen, Bingshuang, and Fenyu were disciples of the Buddhist South Sea Putuo Mountain Sect, upon seeing that Lord Xuanyuan Sword was a renowned figure of a thousand years, they couldn't help but show great respect and came forward to bow, saying, "Ruochen, Bingshuang, and Fenyu, disciples of the South Sea Putuo Mountain Sect, greet Senior!" Lord
Xuanyuan Sword nodded and said, "Since you belong to the Buddhist sect, there's not much need for formalities. Your master, Lord Baobing, visited the Nine Nether Valley once hundreds of years ago, without any weapons, arriving empty-handed. Clearly, he was also very courteous to my Daoist sect!"
Saintess Ruochen hurriedly obeyed and rose, explaining that there were no famous swords from the South Sea in the Sword Tomb. It turned out that her master hadn't brought any divine weapons when he came; truly, women are quick-witted!
Dong Shui Yue Cang often met with Xuan Yuan Jian Hou, having been raised by him, and was much more easygoing. She had only come the day before yesterday, and after this bow, she noticed that the Jue Xian Sword suddenly shone brightly, unlike before, and said, "Master, why is the Jue Xian Sword shining so brightly today? Could it be sensing its new master..."
Xuan Yuan Jian Hou shook his head, indicating that she should not continue, and turned to Elder Wuji, saying, "Brother Wuji, alas, I didn't expect that we haven't seen each other for six or seven hundred years! Kunlun and Shushan were originally on good terms for generations, but our generation also had some grudges. Now..." Thinking back, it's laughable!
The old man Wuji remained silent, also recalling the great battle of yesteryear, and finally said, "Alas, yes! I've long heard that the Divine Marquis disappeared three hundred years ago carrying the Dark Xuanyuan Sword. I should have expected him to be near the Immortal-Slaying Sword!"
The Xuanyuan Sword Marquis laughed, "Brother Wuji, you were once on par with the Star-Picking Immortal, known as 'surpassing gods in encounters and immortals in surpassing immortals,' why did you disappear from the ranks of the great masters of Shu Mountain? Where did you go?"
The prince also asked in surprise, "So, senior, you are a fellow disciple of our sect's grandmaster? Why have I never heard Master mention you?"
"It's not just that our sect leader hasn't mentioned it,"
Fan Shang Dao Ren interjected, "even our sect leader seems unaware of your existence!" Wu Ji Lao
Ren laughed heartily. He had avoided pursuit and ultimately found refuge with the Phoenix lineage, but there was no need to tell everyone. He simply changed the subject, smiling, "Back then, Brother Jian Hou defeated the Ten Thousand Year Snow Wolf under the Wudang Holy Mother's tutelage. That was truly admirable!" "
And you're talking about me?"
Xuan Yuan Jian Hou laughed, "You broke the Heavenly Gate Formation, why don't you mention Brother Dao?"
Clearly, the two of them rose to fame only a few years apart, and were considered equals at the time. However, one of them was supporting the search for Taishang Laojun, while the other was trying to escape the execution of Lü Dongbin, the leader of the Chunyang Sect. That's why they dared not confide in each other!
The Pine Tree Guardian, the Bamboo Guardian, the White Plum Guardian, and the others, seeing that this Old Man Wuji could actually address Xuanyuan Sword Marquis as a brother, were filled with astonishment. They wondered to themselves, "When did this Old Man Wuji appear in the cultivation world and martial arts lineage? Is he from the Shu Mountain Sect? We've never heard of him before. Which sect is he in now?"
When they were born, Old Man Wuji had already lived for hundreds of years, so naturally they didn't know! Their masters didn't know either, and as for the Xuanhuang Brahma Sound Reincarnation Temple and the Phoenix lineage, they were even more unfamiliar with them!
Xuanyuan Sword Marquis then said, "I wonder why Brother Wuji has come to this Sword Peak? In my humble opinion, you must be about to ascend to heaven in broad daylight!"
He was of similar cultivation to Old Man Wuji, so he could naturally see through Old Man Wuji's cultivation level. Now, almost half of Old Man Wuji's body was transparent, and his head was shrouded in mist—a sign of ascension to heaven in broad daylight! Logically speaking, he shouldn't be lingering on this sword anymore, right?
Old Man Wuji nodded and said, "Little Jin Qi, Little Xue'er, come over and greet Senior Sword Marquis Xuanyuan!"
Jin Qi and Ouyang Xue'er were somewhat surprised, but they respectfully came over, knelt down and kowtowed three times, saying, "Junior Jin Qi and Ouyang Xue'er greet Senior Sword Marquis and wish him all the best!"
After bowing, the two of them finally raised their heads! Xuanyuan Sword Marquis looked closely and saw that Jin Qi's eyes were bright and deep, clear and sparkling, yet possessing a crystalline brilliance. Most remarkably, this divine light was almost imperceptible without close inspection; though not reaching the heavens and earth, it was boundless! Ouyang Xue'er was even more peculiar…
seemingly completely ignorant of Daoist cultivation, yet her meridians appeared to be the Four Absolute Yin Meridians, clearly visible, a complete reversal of heaven and earth! This was excellent material for cultivation, a pure Yin maiden! In an instant, he couldn't help but exclaim, "What excellent aptitude!"
Xuanyuan Sword Marquis secretly praised her! He raised his hands, intending to lift Jin Qi and Ouyang Xue'er, but unbeknownst to him, his discerning eyes saw that as soon as his magical power reached Jin Qi, a pair of invisible, multicolored wings of wind and thunder suddenly sprouted from Jin Qi's sides, and with a slight flap, they deflected his magical power!
[To be continued]

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