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Chapter 854 - 65: The Women of Shu Mountain [Seeking Monthly Pass!]

Chapter 854: Chapter 65: The Women of Shu Mountain [Seeking Monthly Pass!]

Whoosh—

On this day, many cultivators on Red Cotton Peak suddenly witnessed an astonishing scene. A huge bright white halo descended from the heavens, separating the Shu Mountain Peaks and Red Cotton Peak, instantly splitting heaven and earth, making it impossible for even a trace of aura to pass through.

Except for Red Cotton Peak, the entire Shu Mountain was severed into another world; such a feat was akin to creating a secret realm in the blink of an eye!

"It’s the Universe Ring!"

Among those present were well-informed cultivators who immediately recognized the magic artifact executing all this above the sky—it was the Universe Ring, once as renowned as the Calamity Wheel?

In the past, the Universe Ring and the Time Wheel parted ways, and later the Universe Ring was damaged and taken by the Imperial Court. At the charity auction in Yunque Temple, it returned to the Penglai Upper Sect. But since the Imperial Court dared to return this item to Penglai, it was presumably certain that it could not be repaired.

Yet now, the Universe Ring was intact again?

Boom boom boom—

With the Universe Ring separating spaces, all fights within the secret realm would no longer affect Red Cotton Peak. It seems that the Red Cotton Peak had a complex mix of people; Penglai did not wish to stir up more trouble. This allowed the cultivators on Red Cotton Peak to watch the excitement without worrying about their safety. They couldn’t be blamed for being nosy; the scene today was just too shocking.

At a moment that no one expected, Penglai Upper Sect declared war on the Shu Mountain Sect!

"Universe Ring?" Baize sensed the arrival of the Qiankun power from the outside world and that Shu Mountain had been pulled into another space; naturally, he recognized this ancient divine artifact, "Has Penglai repaired it?"

"Heh, no need for repairs," Lu Mountain Old Man laughed again, "The world still doesn’t understand the power of the Eastern Sea Time Wheel."

With this statement, Baize immediately understood.

Because Penglai rarely used its divine artifacts, the world was ignorant of their power, knowing only that it could control time. It appears that Penglai Upper Sect might have used the Eastern Sea Time Wheel to directly reverse time, returning the Universe Ring to its intact state from thousands of years ago!

This was a horrifying prospect, but if it was within the power of divine artifacts, it might not be impossible.

Indeed, upon reflection, it was in order to snatch up the damaged Universe Ring that Penglai had reluctantly allowed Taotie City to overdraw Spirit Stone Coins. Later, to assist Taotie City and simultaneously vent private resentment, Qi Lin’er went to intercept Red Cotton Peak’s team, which led to Chu Liang angrily killing Qi Lin’er and Cang Sheng stepping in to kill Chu Liang...

Although the conflicts between the two sides originated long back, it was the Universe Ring that ultimately escalated the dispute, and Penglai paid a heavy price for it. But now, sitting on several Tianyuan cultivators and two divine artifacts, they also reaped massive rewards.

One of Penglai’s two divine artifacts would certainly be left to guard their Sect gate—since they brought the Universe Ring this time, that meant the Eastern Sea Time Wheel was not here. A cold gleam flashed in Baize’s eyes; it seems they had planned this war in advance, firmly resolved to confront the Shu Mountain Sect at their do-or-die moment without any leniency.

Across from him, Lu Mountain Old Man might appear to be like a candle flickering in the wind, but when his cultivation was put into motion, a chilling and powerful aura surged forth immediately.

The Dao he controlled was the Yin Earth of the Five Elements, called the Dao of Xuan Ling.

The Yang Earth of the Five Elements was called the Thick Earth, which emphasizes vitality and support, the high mountains and great peaks—this was the Yang side of Earth; Xuan Ling, on the other hand, represented decay and the land of burial, the Yin aspect of Earth.

As Lu Mountain Old Man activated his Dao, the ground beneath Baize turned pitch black in an instant, clinging and enveloping her entirely, swallowing her whole. Simultaneously, a strong corrosive force spread with each inch of soil that made contact. If it were a typical great being, they would barely withstand it for a moment before completely dissolving into pus.

In the blink of an eye, Baize’s figure had vanished, and in her place was a bulging black earthen mound, much like a tomb.

Lu Mountain Old Man’s expression showed no relaxation, but as he gestured with his fingers, a ball of silver light flew out from his sleeve, swelling into a white stele in the wind and crashing down above the tomb mound with a thunderous impact.

His facial features tightened with effort as his fingers moved, and with that, a black light spread, seemingly carving inscriptions onto the stele.

"Baize..."

"Beast..."

"Tomb..."

As the third character was being written, the black light on the stele suddenly faced some resistance and couldn’t proceed with the final character.

"Ah—" With a growl, Lu Mountain Old Man clutched his right arm with his left hand, seemingly exerting all his strength to finish that last character. Once completed, it would be the final judgment, defeating the strongest Zhenshan Guardian Divine Beast of Shu Mountain! Such a victory was previously unthinkable.

After a brief stalemate, the pressure on him suddenly vanished, and a character for "grave" appeared on the stele.

But Lu Mountain Old Man failed to see the four characters together, because, at the same time, he was writing the epitaph, he felt a great pulling force, directly dragging him out of the realm between illusion and reality.

Woosh—

When he finally steadied himself, he was already in a pitch-black cramped space, surrounded by soil brimming with corrosive spiritual power, desperately trying to devour his flesh and godly soul.

This was his own Dao of Xuan Ling Burial.

Lu Mountain Old Man hastily retracted his spiritual power, ceasing the soil’s devouring, lest he self-destruct. As for where he was, it didn’t need to be said.

He was inside the very tomb he had prepared for Baize!

Bang!

Lu Mountain Old Man broke out of the tomb, and in the short span of a breath, his body, having been attacked by his own Divine Skills, was already mottled with bloodstains and wounds, slowly writhing to heal.

On the shattered stele by his side was clearly written "Tomb of Lu Mountain Old Man." He had thought he was suppressing Baize, but it turned out to be a self-deceiving joke. Unaware, he had been drawn into her Yin Yang Realm. Within it, reality and illusion swapped, and Yin Yang was reversed; he thought he was killing her, but in fact, he was killing himself.

Luckily, he utilized the Xuan Ling Burial soil; if it had been another method, he might not have had the chance to retract it in time.

Looking around, there was no sign of Baize.

Her departure was actually a relief—if Baize hadn’t been in a rush to assist elsewhere, with a bit more time, he might have perished here.

"Alas..." Lu Mountain Old Man sighed. Indeed, Baize was worthy of the title of the strongest Divine Beast.

Completely impossible to defeat.

Even dragging the moment out for a brief while had become exceedingly difficult.

...

Boom!

Atop Biluo Peak, the battle between Daoist Yan and Jing Yuanzi had also reached a fever pitch from the very beginning.

The vast expanse of Jue Yun Sword Qi enveloped the skies, surrounding Jing Yuanzi. Any contact with even a wisp of Sword Qi would immediately penetrate his physical body.

Jing Yuanzi drew the wooden sword from his back, made a decisive gesture, and a flash of spiritual light— whoosh—

As countless strands of Sword Qi converged to a point, his figure had already disappeared, and that bright wooden sword had already pierced into Daoist Yan’s body.

Hiss.

Jing Yuanzi crossed the air without leaving even a trace of an afterimage. If it had been Shrinkage, there should have been a fluctuation of Daoist Rite. Yet, Daoist Yan had been pierced by the sword’s edge without noticing at all.

"Lurking Shadow..." she murmured under her breath.

"Correct." Jing Yuanzi withdrew his sword, showing no delight but instead spoke indifferently, "The very Dao I command is the Lurking Shadow Dao."

The Lurking Shadow Dao, the ultimate in speed.

Major Daos in the world like "no distance" and "illusory and solid" seem capable of traversing thousands of miles in one step, but that’s not pure speed; instead, they achieve this effect by shortening distances. If one speaks of the utmost speed, it belongs solely to Lurking Shadow, which, at its extreme, can even transcend time.

In contrast, there’s also the ultimate in strength, the Dao of Heaven Lifting, whose wielder is none other than the Heavenly Gang Sect Master.

In his early years, Jing Yuanzi was also a Sword Cultivator, but upon reaching the Seventh Realm and deeply sensing a dead-end for Sword Cultivators and the three major Daos already occupied, he switched to focus his training on the Lurking Shadow. By combining his Sword Dao cultivation with the ultimate speed, he could achieve unexpected effects.

Boom.

Daoist Yan’s form exploded, disintegrating into fragments of the central Biluo tree leaves that slowly drifted down. The moment Jing Yuanzi’s sword pierced, he had already sensed that the adversary was not her real body.

Moreover, she hadn’t used an External Avatar ahead of time but had performed a body substitution tactic right before he made his move.

Jing Yuanzi’s eyes narrowed, "I am already faster than time, yet you still managed to surpass me."

Faced with the ultimate Lurking Shadow Dao, even when you’re prepared for defense, it can still reach the moment before your defenses were up and strike with a sword. The so-called faster than time is not an empty claim.

Jing Yuanzi didn’t hold back in his fight against Daoist Yan, going all out from the start.

But Daoist Yan was still prepared in advance.

On a branch of the ancient Biluo tree, Daoist Yan’s form reappeared, looking indifferently at Jing Yuanzi, "The heart of the sword is always faster than the sword itself; with your level of Sword Dao cultivation, it’s impossible for you to strike me."

Jing Yuanzi fell silent for a moment, then made a tentative guess, "Kongzhi Sword Realm?"

Back at the Shu Mountain Peak Conference, Jiang Yuebai had once demonstrated this state of Sword Dao, which involves using the heart of the sword to preemptively sense the enemy and perceive danger before an attack is made. This was a unique skill created by Daoist Yan herself, which, when executed by her, was even more mysterious.

Unless the opponent was so powerful that they couldn’t be defended against even when foreseen, any attack would have difficulty breaking through her Kongzhi Sword Realm. Especially after she mastered the Daoist Jue Yun, her sword heart ascended to a new level!

Booming sounds rose from Tontian Peak as well. Daoist Yan didn’t waste words with him anymore, and with the motion of the Xiaoyun Ancient Sword, her Sword Qi surged violently once more!

Whoosh—

Jing Yuanzi’s figure flashed, disappearing once again.

Although it was difficult for him to harm Daoist Yan, she also struggled to injure him. Even when it seemed there was no escape, he was able to evade just before an attack reached, making them both nearly invincible.

Unless they were to keep fighting until both could no longer support their Daos and were still forced into a life-or-death battle, only then might a victor emerge.

Just then, a fiery orb came roaring in from the distance, like a meteor streaking across the sky.

Normally, only another Tianyuan cultivator could threaten someone of the Eighth Realm. Yet, Jing Yuanzi felt an intense threat from this fiery orb!

He immediately guessed the identity of the newcomer; after all, they all hailed from the same era, and relatively speaking, Daoist Yan was already acknowledged as the least detestable among the Golden Generation of Shu Mountain.

The most detestable one was well known to everyone.

With Daoist Yan nearby, Jing Yuanzi didn’t dare to take the hit directly, as it would give her an opportunity to exploit. So, he chose to dodge again, flashing away by a hundred meters instantly. Even if the firelight was as quick as a shooting star, it couldn’t touch even the hem of his robe.

But at the same time, wave-like, overwhelming Sword Qi covered the area as well!

If Daoist Yan attacked him directly, he could have dodged in time. However, this time it was a second attacker; the brief pause in his evasion was predicted by Daoist Yan.

Boom—

Empress Feng smashed to the side of Biluo Peak, melting half the mountainside as she rose from the whirling smoke, shouting, "Dare to attack Yan Zi? Did you even ask your aunty for permission?"

When Jing Yuanzi reappeared, he was already half-drenched in blood. Caught between the attacks, Daoist Yan had predicted his landing spot. As he moved again to dodge, he was still struck by a Sword Qi, piercing his right shoulder. His Lurking Shadow, only faster than a moment in time, wasn’t enough to escape a sword already on its way.

Seeing Empress Feng’s ferocious demeanor, Jing Yuanzi smiled wryly.

Didn’t you see who is beating whom?

Speaking of which, he was also quite helpless. Why were the women of Shu Mountain all so fierce?