Refining the Dao into Godhood: A Tale of the Jie Sect
Chapter 171 - 168 [Curse Killing from Afar, Heavenly Plague Devouring the Heart] (Please Subscribe)

Chapter 171: Chapter 168 [Curse Killing from Afar, Heavenly Plague Devouring the Heart] (Please Subscribe)

Golden Turtle Island.

Xuanqing was comprehending the path of the Primordial Golden Immortal. The current Heavenly Dao had imposed shackles, making it extremely difficult for anyone, whether Quasi-Saint cultivators or those cultivating the path of Primordial Golden Immortal, to make a breakthrough.

Of course, it was somewhat easier for Quasi-Saint cultivators, as accumulating sufficient Merit could persuade Heavenly Dao to offer a backdoor, allowing one to sever their three corpses effortlessly.

However, there were no shortcuts on the path of the Primordial Golden Immortal. Each path required personal comprehension, and Heavenly Dao Merit was of no help in this regard.

Therefore, after several eons as a Primordial Golden Immortal, his cultivation was still stuck at the initial stage of Primordial Golden Immortal, with no sign of breakthrough to the intermediate stage.

In fact, it was not just him facing this issue; Daoist Duobao’s cultivation had also stagnated.

"Could it be..."

"Do I really need to venture into the Demon Realm?"

Xuanqing hesitated; Luo Hou had mentioned that the suppression on Primordial Golden Immortals was weaker in the Demon Realm, a claim that the Tongtian Sect Master confirmed.

But unless there was no other way out, he was reluctant to get entangled with the karma of the Demon Path!

Let it be slow then!

A slow advancement in cultivation realm wasn’t necessarily a bad thing. It allowed better consolidation of one’s foundation and a reevaluation of the path previously taken.

Just as Xuanqing was internally conflicted, the aura of the Candle Dragon descended upon Golden Turtle Island in an instant.

"Daoist Xuanqing, something big has happened!"

Candle Dragon’s voice carried a sense of urgency. Seeing this, Xuanqing could only leave his seclusion to inquire.

"Daoist Candle Dragon, what has happened?"

Xuanqing asked with a smile as he stepped out of his cave dwelling: "Even as a mighty figure of the Dragon Clan, how come you can’t remain calm?"

Now a Quasi-Saint himself, to him, unless the sky fell or a great calamity descended, nothing else truly constituted a big incident!

"This matter... is a long story..."

Candle Dragon spoke slowly, briefly explaining the death of Jingwei, and then shared Fu Xi’s speculations, suspecting that someone was plotting against the Dragon Clan.

Upon hearing this, Xuanqing couldn’t help frowning. He had been in seclusion when Jingwei was born and naturally did not pay much attention to her.

But he remembered, the last time he met with the chief of the Lishan tribe, he had reminded him, as a co-leader of the Human Race, to ensure the safety of his family.

Unexpectedly...

Jingwei still met with an accident!

Moreover, the heavy blame for Jingwei’s death had fallen on the Dragon Clan.

"This is indeed troublesome!"

Fu Xi personally tried divination, and Candle Dragon used time reversal but neither found the true manipulator behind the scenes. Xuanqing also had no confidence in finding the person who set up the whole scheme!

As for the Pan King Secret Technique, simply put, it was a Curse Technique. Without the opponent’s aura, his Curse Technique was also of no use!

In Xuanqing’s mind, Divine Thoughts intertwined continuously, deliberating all possibilities, and finally, he came up with an idea, looking meaningfully at Candle Dragon: "The person behind this must have a purpose. Daoist Candle Dragon, have you ever heard of fishing?"

"Fishing?"

Candle Dragon frowned slightly.

Seeing this, Xuanqing continued: "As this schemer has done this, they must be constantly monitoring the dynamics of the Human and Dragon-Phoenix Clans. The purpose of this schemer, perhaps just as Daoist Fu Xi speculated, is to instigate a rift between the Human and Dragon Clans, or alternatively, to incite a great war among the three clans of Human, Dragon, and Phoenix!"

"If this is the case, then let’s truly stage an act and expose a flaw to him, creating a chance to widen the rift between the Human and Dragon Clans!"

Xuanqing did not know who the schemer was, but if he put himself in the schemer’s shoes, he would definitely try to widen the rift between the two clans.

Then, Xuanqing shared his plan with Candle Dragon and instructed him to discuss it with Fu Xi.

"Can this work?"

Candle Dragon hesitated upon hearing this, seeing Xuanqing’s idea as somewhat risky, acknowledging that a slight misstep could truly ignite fierce battles!

Upon seeing this, Xuanqing immediately retorted: "Do you have any better ideas?"

"No!"

Candle Dragon shook his head.

He and Fu Xi, if they had other solutions, would not have thought of seeking help from others!

Soon, Candle Dragon conveyed Xuanqing’s idea to Fu Xi, the chief of the Lishan tribe, Mysterious Bird, and several others. Chi Jingzi also learned of this after returning from Kunlun Mountain.

Before long, the Lishan tribe chief, leading several Human Daluo cultivators, marched majestically, apparently to attack the Dragon Clan to avenge Jingwei.

On the side of the Phoenix Clan, Mysterious Bird also participated, and a great battle unfolded with Candle Dragon above the East Sea.

Finally, on the side of the Dragon Clan, Mirage Dragon, Ying Long, and Red Dragon, three mighty Dragon Clan figures also took action, and Fu Xi, having no choice, stepped forward to confront the three Dragon Clan powers.

In an instant, the Primordial World shook.

Meanwhile, another daughter of the Lishan tribe chief, the Imperial Daughter Sang, while observing the great battle, accidentally got injured and was hastily escorted away from the battlefield.

At this moment, Fu Xi adopted a demeanor favoring peace, seeking to mediate the dispute between the two clans.

Ying Long and others temporarily stopped their actions.

Only Candle Dragon and Mysterious Bird, seeming genuinely inflamed, continued their fierce battle.

Witnessing that both parties seemed inclined toward a ceasefire, the person behind the scenes immediately grew restless. A power from the void directly attacked the severely injured "Imperial Daughter Sang."

But the originally gravely injured "Imperial Daughter Sang" suddenly emitted a glint of golden light from her eyes: "A creature hiding its head but revealing its tail, you’ve finally exposed yourself!"

In a flash, a beam of Yuqing Immortal Light vanished, the "Yin Yang Mirror" materialized, and a force of Yin Yang Power capable of piercing through the universe transformed into two divine lights of life and death, fiercely attacking the attacker.

"Chi Jingzi?"

Clearly, the person behind the scenes hadn’t expected that the seemingly fatally wounded "Imperial Daughter Sang" was actually Chi Jingzi from Chan Sect’s Twelve Golden Immortals disguised.

However, faced with the sudden attack of the two divine lights, the schemer did not panic; a protective Immortal Light of red color instantly neutralized it.

"Please, darling, turn around!"

A flash of white light swiftly disappeared, and an incomparably fierce blade that could trace back to the origin hurtled towards Chi Jingzi’s body.

"Wuji Xinghuang Banner!"

At the critical moment, Chi Jingzi hurriedly sacrificed an item and immediately released a "Yuqing Divine Thunder",

This time returning to Kunlun Mountain, Yuanshi Tianzun calculated that he would face a calamity and bestowed the "Wuji Xinghuang Banner" upon him to temporarily act as his protective treasure.

Chi Jingzi fiercely shouted, "You who show your head and hide your tail, taste the power of my Jade Void Immortal Technique!"

"Yin Yang Seal!"

In an instant, the power of Yin and Yang emerged and merged into the "Yuqing Divine Thunder," intertwining black and white thunderbolts, creating a sea of thunder filled with a destructive aura.

The person behind the scenes, seeing the bad situation, instantly released a "Taiyang Fire," and then transformed into a rainbow light, disappearing in front of Chi Jingzi.

"Where do you think you’re going!"

Ying Long crossed through the void to catch up, but still failed to retain the opponent.

The Mirage Dragon couldn’t help showing a hint of confusion, "In the Primordial World, when did such a character appear who even tries to frame and entrap the Dragon Clan?"

Fu Xi arrived belatedly and looked in the direction where the person had left, yet he sensed a familiar aura.

"It’s Xiao Jinwu!"

Suddenly, Xuanqing’s voice echoed in everyone’s ears; this plan was his idea, and he naturally kept constant attention on the dynamics of the battlefield.

And beside him was the shocked Princess Sang; although this was to lure the snake out of its hole, the true Princess Sang could not be without protection.

"The opponent is the offspring of Emperor Jun, definitely contemplating revitalizing the Demon Clan, and once the human, dragon, and phoenix clans engage in a great war, the Demon Clan will seize the opportunity to rise!"

Xuanqing slowly spoke, recognizing the person at a glance, the phrase "please turn around, darling," the "Taiyang Fire," and the last executed "Golden Crow Rainbow Transformation Technique," were quite recognizable in the Primordial World.

Moreover, he held in his hands a feather containing a trace of Xiao Jinwu’s essence.

At this moment, due to the traction of karma, all disguises were rendered meaningless.

"Eh?"

"Where is the Candle Dragon Daoist?"

Xuanqing surveyed all around, everyone hurried over, but only the Candle Dragon and Mysterious Bird were missing.

"Bad!"

"They’ve started with real fire!"

Fu Xi looked at the distance and couldn’t help but sigh; the long-standing grudge between the dragon and phoenix clans had turned from a mock fight to a serious one!

He quickly activated his Divine Skills, appearing between the two to forcibly stop their battle.

Now that the truth about Jingwei’s death had come to light, although the culprit Xiao Jinwu had not been caught, it was enough to prove that this matter had nothing to do with the Dragon Clan!

He naturally couldn’t stand by and watch the two continue fighting.

And Lishan gazed out with a hint of hatred; he hadn’t expected his daughter to become a sacrificial victim in the Demon Clan’s scheme against the human and dragon clans.

"Damn it!"

His aura caused the void to tremble continuously.

Chi Jingzi, seeing this, felt somewhat helpless; he didn’t know how to comfort him in such a situation!

"Don’t worry!"

"He can’t escape!"

Xuanqing directly took out a feather of Golden Crow: "When I was patrolling the skies on my ten-day duty, I took one of his feathers. When we return, I’ll curse him to death with the Pan King Secret Technique!"

Now, with both the "Celestial Gu Yuan Domain Banner" and "Pan King Primordial Gu Sword," two Innate Spiritual Treasures, on Plague Dao’s avatar, he couldn’t really curse a Quasi-Saint to death.

He said these words just to reassure Lishan, telling him that Xiao Jinwu couldn’t escape, even if he fled to the ends of the earth, it would be a dead end.

"You have such methods?"

Hearing this, Chi Jingzi immediately distanced himself from Xuanqing, recalling his pine needles: "You wouldn’t use such methods on a poor Daoist like me, would you?"

In the past, in order to research the Dao of Agriculture, Xuanqing had frequently experimented on his original body, under the guise of research, plucking countless pine needles off him.

Seeing this, Xuanqing hastily explained, "Rest assured! The three Sects are originally one family, Chi Jingzi Daoist, how could I possibly make a move against you?"

Hearing this, Chi Jingzi finally breathed a sigh of relief.

However, when looking at Xuanqing, he couldn’t help but feel a bit more wary.

"I’ll go ahead first!"

Suddenly, Xuanqing sensed Mysterious Bird’s aura, and his expression changed instantly, he then immediately activated Escape Skill, disappearing in front of Chi Jingzi and Lishan.

He wasn’t afraid of Mysterious Bird; with his current strength, he could easily suppress Mysterious Bird.

He simply didn’t want to involve others in the karmic consequences between him and the Phoenix Clan.

"Damn it!"

"Where did that guy go?"

Just as Xuanqing left, Mysterious Bird appeared in the void, furious, with some injuries on her body, clearly from the recent skirmish with Candle Dragon.

Her air of seeking accountability made Ying Long and others unable to restrain their laughter; it was unclear whether she wanted to settle scores with Xuanqing or with that manipulative mastermind behind the scenes.

Soon, Xuanqing summoned back his Plague Dao avatar, the "Celestial Gu Yuan Domain Banner," and "Pan King Primordial Gu Sword" quietly floated in the void in front of him.

Then, he directly took out the golden feather he had collected from Xiao Jinwu during his heavenly patrol, integrating it into the banner face of the "Celestial Gu Yuan Domain Banner."

He hadn’t expected that a contingency plan left behind would still have a role to play today.

"This is you seeking your own demise!"

Xuanqing hummed coldly, then started to activate the Pan King Secret Technique: "Whether you are You Wen or Daoist Lu Ya, today will be your end!"

Before his words fell, endless Curse Power surged, using the Golden Crow’s feather as a medium, pulling on infinite karma, transforming it into a pitch-black Curse Dragon, crossing boundless voids, extending towards the true body of Xiao Jinwu.

This was the Pan King’s ultimate method, a secret technique capable of curse killing a Quasi-Saint—the Heavenly Plague Heart Devouring Curse!

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