Summoning the Peak of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 2972 ​​Rahu and the Immortal-Slaying Sword, Shangqing's Great Battle Against the Styx

Chapter 2969: Rahu and the Immortal-Slaying Sword, Shangqing's Great Battle Against the Styx

"Rahu, it has been seventy years."

Looking at the distant, serene Rahu, Hongjun said with a somber expression, "The karma between us should be settled."

"It's time to find out. You've been avoiding battle for the past twenty years, but now you dare to take the initiative. I thought you had broken through your cultivation level, but it turns out you've brought in helpers."

Luo Hou looked at the four people behind Hongjun and said with disdain, "If you think that the five of you working together can do nothing to me, Luo Hou, then you are underestimating the Great Perfection of the Half-Profound Realm."

Upon hearing Rahu's words, Hongjun and the other four frowned, thinking to themselves that Rahu was truly arrogant.

The Dinghai Daoist behind Hongjun, who had a fiery temper, couldn't help but interrupt, saying, "Luo Hou, you don't need to bluff anymore. Even if you are a half-profound Great Perfection cultivator, you are no match for the five of us working together."

"With the strength of the five of us, we could easily kill you. However, we are kind-hearted and consider that it is truly not easy for you to cultivate to the Great Perfection of the Half-Profound Realm. We are willing to give you one last chance to live."

Upon hearing this, Rahu asked with interest, "What opportunity?"

"As long as you leave the Han Dynasty and swear never to return, we can let you leave in peace," said Dinghai Daoren coldly. This was something the five of them had agreed upon before the war began.

After all, Luo Hou is the first half-profound great perfection. If he recklessly drags others down with him, none of the five are sure they will survive. Therefore, the best way is to make him back down, so that none of them will die.

Once Luo Hou leaves, his disciples and the rest of the demonic sect will naturally no longer pose a threat to the Confucian and Taoist schools; there are plenty of ways to deal with them slowly.

Although Hongjun and his group of five were willing to let Luo Hou go, it did not mean they were willing to let the Demonic Sect go. After all, the Demonic Sect had become too powerful to control and seriously threatened the interests of both Confucianism and Taoism.

No matter how strong Rahu is, he alone cannot endanger the whole world. But Rahu plus the Demonic Sect can. Therefore, eliminating the Demonic Sect can also prevent Rahu from returning to his territory and causing trouble again.

Of course, everyone understood that it was unlikely that Rahu would abandon Buddhism and retreat without a fight, but there was no cost to trying, and what if he succeeded?

Upon hearing this, Luo Hou burst into laughter, "Hahaha, I've lived for 180 years, and this is the first time anyone has ever regarded me, Luo Hou, as a coward who fears death. I've really been looked down upon."

"Alright, Luo Hou, quickly state your choice."

Although Hongjun already knew the answer in his heart, he still asked knowingly, "To fight or to retreat?"

Luo Hou shook his head and said, "Hongjun, you know very well that there is only one condition for me to leave, and that is to hand over the Qinglian Chapter."

"Then there's nothing to talk about."

A cold glint flashed in Hongjun's eyes, and he said with murderous intent, "Since you want to die, then this humble Taoist will grant your wish."

After speaking, Hongjun's aura manifested as a cloud of flames, and he instantly transformed into a bolt of lightning, rushing towards Luo Hou's location while simultaneously drawing the Chixiao Sword borrowed from the Han Dynasty from his waist.

Seeing Hongjun take action, Yang Mei, Qiankun, and the other three followed closely behind.

Luo Hou looked at the five people who had surrounded him in a semi-circle, and a cold smile appeared on his lips. He could clearly see that the other party's purpose was to surround him and wear him down little by little, and finally take him down with the combined strength of the five of them.

Luo Hou was naturally not flustered at all. With his current level of skill, it would be impossible to exhaust his power in a normal battle in less than a few days. Besides, he still had some trump cards he hadn't revealed yet.

Faced with the five aggressive individuals, Luo Hou did not retreat but instead advanced, taking the initiative to confront the strongest, Hong Jun. He conjured a sword out of thin air with his right hand, and his aura reached its peak during this process.

"Hongjun, I have created a sword technique called the Immortal Slaughtering Sword. Please take a look."

After speaking, Luo Hou decisively swung his sword, and a powerful and sharp sword aura rushed towards the five people like a tsunami.

If Ying Hao were here, he would definitely recognize that Luo Hou's sword was the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Technique of Shangqing Daoist. However, compared to Shangqing Daoist's Immortal Slaughtering Sword Technique, Luo Hou's Immortal Slaughtering Sword Technique was slightly less profound in terms of mystery, but it was more profound in terms of artistic conception.

On the other side, Shangqing Daoist faced Minghe after the battle began. Both were masters of swordsmanship, but Minghe's cultivation was inferior to Shangqing's, so he was naturally no match for him. After fighting for only two hundred rounds, he was at a disadvantage.

Seeing that he was no match for the enemy and with no one to help him, Styx could only fight and retreat, while Shangqing Daoist naturally pressed him relentlessly.

In their chase, the two unexpectedly stumbled into the battlefield of Luo Hou and Hong Jun's group of five, and Shang Qing witnessed a scene he would never forget:
With a single sword strike, Demon Ancestor Rahu repelled five half-profound level experts. Then, he single-handedly formed an array, using a marvelous sword formation to withstand the combined attack of the five half-profound level experts without being at a disadvantage.

"Hongjun, what do you think of my Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation? Don't you Taoists emphasize cultivating the Tao to become immortals? My Immortal Slaughtering Sword and Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation are specifically designed to slay immortals."

Upon hearing this, a glint of longing flashed in Shang Qing's eyes, and he muttered to himself, "The Immortal Slaughtering Sword, the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation, what powerful sword techniques and formations."

Clearly, Shangqing Daoist was deeply shocked by Rahu's power. At this moment, he no longer cared about chasing Styx. Instead, he stared intently at Rahu, who was performing the move, silently memorizing his techniques and energy cultivation methods, not wanting to miss a single detail.

The six people on the battlefield naturally noticed Shangqing and Minghe. When Luo Hou saw that Shangqing was actually stealing his master's teachings, he immediately laughed loudly and said, "Hongjun, look, your disciple knows his stuff. Shangqing, if you want to learn, kneel down and become my disciple."

After speaking, Luo Hou first activated the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation to temporarily trap Yang Mei and the other three, and then used the Four Swords of Slaughter, Traps, and Annihilation respectively, wanting to prioritize eliminating Hongjun, the biggest troublemaker.

Luo Hou was naturally not afraid of Shang Qing stealing his techniques. After all, his Four Swords of Immortal Slaughter emphasized intent over form. Only by comprehending the four supreme sword intents of Immortal Slaughter, Immortal Trapping, Immortal Slaughter, and Immortal Annihilation could one master the Four Swords of Immortal Slaughter and then set up the Immortal Slaughter Sword Formation. Luo Hou didn't believe that Shang Qing could comprehend the sword intent just by watching him perform, and Shang Qing naturally ignored Luo Hou's words, continuing to stare at Luo Hou as he performed the four sword techniques, completely absorbed in a state of enlightenment.

Shangqing was actually quite confused about his future path. Unlike his two elder brothers, Taiqing and Yuqing, who had just broken through to the Grandmaster level and already understood their future path.

Shangqing had cultivated to the peak of the mid-stage of the Grandmaster realm, but he still hadn't figured out what path to take in the future. It wasn't until he saw Luo Hou unleash the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation that he felt enlightened, and his previously confused path of cultivation suddenly became clear.

"So that's how it is. The eldest brother's Dao is non-action, the second brother's Dao is expounding the heavens, and my Dao is intercepting the heavens."

Shang Qing's robes fluttered without wind, and the Qingping sword in his hand emitted a faint sword hum. His originally pale blue aura began to turn crimson, which was the rhythm of his understanding of a trace of the Zhuxian sword intent.

Although it was only a trace, it was already quite remarkable. After all, Shangqing had no one to teach him and no secret manuals. He relied solely on his eyes to see, yet he was still able to comprehend a trace. This cannot be described as having high comprehension; rather, it means that the Zhuxian Sword was truly compatible with Shangqing. Otherwise, he would not have been able to comprehend it.

When Minghe saw that Shangqing was not pursuing him but instead secretly learning the Zhuxian Sword Technique and even comprehending a trace of its sword intent, he was so jealous that his face turned green.

The Four Swords of Zhuxian were one of the strongest techniques that Luo Hou comprehended from the four volumes of the "Creation Lotus Scripture," and as his disciple, Minghe naturally had the right to learn them.

Of Luo Hou's four disciples, only Styx was able to inherit the Four Swords of Zhuxian. After all, Zhunti and Jieyin both practiced Buddhism, and Kui Gang did not practice swordsmanship at all. Among the four disciples, only Styx was able to master the way of the sword.

Minghe did indeed learn the Four Swords of Zhuxian, but the Four Swords of Zhuxian emphasize intent over technique. In addition to the supreme killing intent of 'destruction', the sword intent also contains the purity of immortals, which is obviously not in line with Minghe, who mainly cultivates the path of blood and qi.

Styx pondered for a long time, but only grasped the 'killing' aspect of the Immortal Slayer technique, failing to comprehend the 'immortal' aspect. Therefore, he had no choice but to give up cultivation.

Although Styx failed to master the Four Swords of Zhuxian, he later created the Yuan Tu Sword and the Abi Sword using the "killing" aspect of the four swords. These two pure killing sword techniques are only slightly less powerful than the Four Swords of Zhuxian among many top-tier sword techniques.

Even with guidance from renowned masters, Styx could not comprehend the essence of the Immortal Slaughtering Sword, while Shangqing, merely by watching Rahu perform it, was able to grasp a trace of the Immortal Slaughtering Sword's essence. This naturally fueled Styx's boundless jealousy.

Seeing that Shang Qing was completely absorbed in a state of enlightenment, Styx's malice suddenly surged wildly, and he drew his sword and stabbed Shang Qing in the back.

Styx's idea was simple: even if he couldn't kill Shangqing, he had to interrupt his enlightenment and prevent him from continuing to comprehend the Zhuxian Sword Intent. After all, this was his sect's ultimate technique, and even if he couldn't comprehend it, he absolutely couldn't let outsiders learn it.

What Styx never expected was that Shangqing seemed to be born with a connection to the Four Swords of Zhuxian. Even when faced with his attack, he did not wake up from his enlightenment. Instead, his comprehension progress accelerated, and he even applied the intent of the Zhuxian sword to actual combat, becoming more and more courageous in battle.

"Master, save me!"

When Rahu, who was engaged in a fierce battle with Hongjun, heard Styx's cry for help, he immediately frowned.

His original intention was to first defeat Hongjun and then deal with Yang Mei and the other three, but Hongjun was indeed his nemesis. No matter what methods he used, he still could not win in a short time.

Now that his disciple is in danger, Rahu naturally cannot ignore it. He can only temporarily abandon Hongjun and go to rescue Styx, who has been overwhelmed by Shangqing.

Hongjun saw that Luo Hou had left, and before he could even catch his breath, he discovered that Luo Hou had gone to his disciple Shangqing's side, so he naturally rushed to provide support.

When Shangqing actually used the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Intent, even Luo Hou couldn't help but gasp when he saw that although the intent was still somewhat shallow, it was indeed the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Intent.

"Good lad, what a prodigy! You shouldn't have become Hongjun's disciple. I am your chosen master."

Although Luo Hou spoke words of great admiration for Shang Qing, his actions were anything but gentle. He casually unleashed a Zhuxian sword aura, instantly waking Shang Qing from his moment of enlightenment.

Faced with this Immortal Slaughtering Sword Qi from a Half-Profound Great Perfection cultivator, Shang Qing, who had regained consciousness, was naturally shocked. After all, with his cultivation at the mid-stage of Grandmaster, there was no way he could possibly block it.

Faced with such a dangerous situation, Shang Qing could only choose to burn his inner energy to enhance his strength in order to protect himself. However, even so, he was unable to break through the Quasi-Profound barrier, and his combat power only reached the peak of the Grandmaster level.

Click...

The Qingping Sword, given to Shangqing by his master Hongjun, snapped in two under the strike of the Zhuxian Sword Qi. His protective armor, made of qi, was as flimsy as paper and could not withstand the Zhuxian Sword Qi for even a second.

Just as Shangqing was on the verge of death, his master Hongjun arrived in time, and the Zhuxian Sword Qi, which could have killed Shangqing even after he burned his inner strength, was easily shattered by him.

This clearly demonstrates just how vast the gap is between a semi-profound master and a grandmaster.

Hongjun was furious that his beloved disciple was forced to burn his inner strength and nearly lost his life. He immediately rebuked him, saying, "You're going to be so ruthless to a junior, Luo Hou. You're getting worse as you get older."

Luo Hou, however, did not take it seriously and said, "Hongjun, if I really wanted to kill that kid, you wouldn't have a chance to help him. Besides, taking that sword strike from me wouldn't be without benefit for him."

As soon as he finished speaking, the Zhuxian Sword Formation not far away collapsed with a roar, and Yang Mei, Qiankun, Wuxing, and Dinghai slowly emerged from the smoke and dust, without a speck of dust on their bodies.

"Luo Hou, we have already experienced your Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation. If we have no other means, today will be your death day," said Dinghai Daoist in a deep voice.

"Hehe, I don't know if today is my death day, but I do know that today is definitely your death day, Dinghai."

After saying this, Luo Hou revealed a meaningful smile and looked at the five people, saying calmly, "What are you still hesitating about? If you don't make a move now, when will you?"

Upon hearing this, Hongjun immediately had a bad feeling. Before he could even turn around, a familiar scream came from behind him.