Demon Sword Sect’s Undercover
Chapter 846: 845: Danger Lurks Everywhere [Request for Minimum Monthly Tickets]

Chapter 846: Chapter 845: Danger Lurks Everywhere [Request for Minimum Monthly Tickets]

Hou Niao’s heart tightened; this was a cultivator with an immensely strong core.

It was also a way to force him to decide life and death, using fairness to ensure he wouldn’t flee, representing the tacit understanding of cultivator duels.

He did not avoid it.

Three days later, feeling refreshed, the two stood facing each other from afar, Zhi Xuan Daoist pointed at him and said,

“Life and death within the Dao are unfettered by enmity; sixty years of wasted time, but in exchange for one life, is not overly demanding, right?”

Without waiting for an answer from his opponent, he was merely expressing a mood, akin to confessing sins to heaven, a sentiment of being without guilt.

As his words fell, he pointed three fingers, and the space around them transformed in appearance, his mouth sneering:

“I’ve heard that the Northern Heavenly Gate in Jinxiu Continent is situated at Three Realms Mountain; the name seems somewhat inflated. What are they referring to with three realms, do they understand?”

Casually pointing, “Three realms: Heaven, Earth, and Man; I establish the three realms here, creating the Candle Barrier, the candle does not extinguish, the barrier does not break, with the three realms intact, will you dare to enter?”

Standing upright on the Candle Barrier, body as lamp-flame, directing the space, commanding with authority.

Hou Niao sneered, such arrogance, this person considers himself the orthodox Daoist Sect, but is underestimating the world’s heroes!

The flying sword trembled, heading straight for the Candle Barrier; as the sword energy reached, the candle light extinguished, in the next instant, the three realms shook, and the candle light rekindled.

The candle light guarded closely, secretly linking with the position of the three realms, not something that could be severed on its own.

Thus, he switched towards the three realms, the sword light darting horizontally, a full attempt, to no avail.

Because the three realms do not exist within the same space!

Zhi Xuan watched leisurely, observing this sword cultivator rushing madly through Three Realms Mountain, exhausting all means, yet still not succeeding, a cold smile forming at the corner of his lips.

A crude and wild loner from the barren lands, how could he possibly break through Daoist Sect’s true solution?

The three realms trap of his Taiching Sect is renowned throughout the universe; it’s said not even a small wild cultivator can escape, of course, that refers to the higher-level Three Realms Mountain, which he’s unable to display now.

The true three realms have many interpretations, such as past, present, future; such as immortal, mortal; such as essence, qi, spirit; such as heaven, earth, man, each has its own nuances.

Currently, he employs the method of heaven, earth, man; with heaven as momentum, earth as reality, man as basis, collectively called the three realms. They interlink, support each other, are forever unbroken, requiring profound understanding of Daoist Methods to solve, not something achieved through brute force.

This was the first Daoist Method he cultivated upon entering the Golden Core, entering Three Realms Mountain, with life proceeding as he dictates; this method when deepened only requires a change of mind to claim lives, there’s no need for a person from the main realm to act, acting is falling to a lesser path, but the problem is, his initial Daoist Method has yet to reach a higher realm, he still needs to act personally.

It is sufficient; Daoist Methods must advance step by step, cannot be rushed.

Seeing the sword cultivator seemingly exhausted of skills, he smiled faintly, “The chance is yours, now it’s my turn; if I can’t defeat you, I shall retreat from the realm and cease contention, never again an opponent!”

“Never again an opponent” was merely a statement to bolster his momentum; as his words fell, pointing to heaven, the sky turned hazy; pointing to earth, the ground trembled; pointing to man, calamity befell;

The candle light suddenly surged high; this was a manifestation under the abundant mana, the next moment it would carry the Daoist Method across people!

…Hou Niao was truly without recourse, not feigning to later counterattack; since when did sword cultivators consider taking the first strike?

In such a situation, holding the sword was useless, body sword violence lacked direction, Flying Sword Skill offered a glimmer of hope to break Three Realms Mountain, but his accumulation in Flying Sword Skill lacked leading elements.

Not everything can be solved through self-reflection; otherwise, what purpose do countless predecessors serve? What position does ten thousand years of Daoist tradition have?

Even his Body Sword Skill was gradually perfected through various aids, the Jade Scrolls in the basement of Yu Jing’s Book Collection Pavilion, the ancient scrolls of the grasslands, the Sword One, Two, Three of the Soul Realm, plus his relentless acquired effort, how could it be completed by a single person?

He had not obtained the Quanzhen Sect’s Golden Core Realm’s Sword Light Division Skill, nor found Yue Duo, causing his Flying Sword Skill to progress at a snail’s pace, now facing the consequences.

Even if he could now divide into three sword lights, he could pose a threat to Three Realms Mountain; yet, he couldn’t divide even one.

This was the primary reason for his lack of power to break the realm, also revealing the value of the Flying Sword Skill, having decisive effectiveness against Daoist Sect’s Magic Cultivation.

He appeared very anxious; this was a deliberate façade, because he wanted to reveal his last trump card after the opponent struck, Five Elements Mysterious Light for defense, flying sword to strike like thunder, holding two Ancient Thunder Talismans, he still had a chance at a fight.

But the premise was, must wait until after the opponent acted; he faintly worried whether these countermeasures would have any effect?

Hard to say, causing some impact was certain, but breaking through Three Realms Mountain seemed slim, if he couldn’t break through, these so-called trump cards would inevitably be seen through by the opponent after repeated use, who would then find a way to counter them.

Can’t say nine deaths one life, but essentially seven deaths three lives are unavoidable; he reached today’s outcome related to his long-standing lack of deep research in Daoist Method, also limited by conditions, as Jinxiu Continent lacked such lofty Daoist explanations.

The two individuals, one seeking victory in a single endeavor, the other aiming for a decisive-destruction sacrifice, as the clash seemed imminent, suddenly the sky trembled with thunder, penetrating Zhi Xuan’s Three Realms Mountain, directly striking both with two Thunder Whips back to their senses.

The Thunder Whip contained clear information, a year had passed, it was time for the two of them to enter the Trial Arena.

Zhi Xuan Daoist sighed, though Three Realms Mountain was arcane, it couldn’t bypass Qi Fortune, only proving this sword cultivator was not fated to perish, leaving no choice.

He understood the meaning within the Thunder Whip; if not obeying, the thunder would continue to strike, one had to either follow orders or face death!

The Unihorn Clan wouldn’t consider the grievances between these two insignificant humans.

He was someone who could let go and move on, not blaming heaven or others, waved his hand, dismissed the pressure of the three realms, coldly said:

“Hope next time you have the same luck!”

Turning, he headed towards the stone tower at the center of the island.

Hou Niao breathed a sigh of relief, for the first time in his life felt post-disaster survival and escape from a tiger’s mouth, such feelings carried a degree of shame, but for him, it was the best experience that informed him of his position and capabilities.

Following closely behind, he flew toward the central stone tower, there should also be a small transmission formation here, which would send them to the nineteenth island, where they would face another form of challenge.

Arriving at the stone tower, several Unihorn Clan members coldly looked at them; indeed, coincidences are rare in this world, just as it happened to be the end of a year as the two were about to settle their fight, a few days sooner or later wouldn’t matter, they simply did not want to see either of the useful gladiators reduced by one, hence they intervened.

It was indeed intentional, yet invisibly saved Hou Niao’s life, also a matter of fate.