She is Jianxiu

Chapter 1434 Zhang Liuliu pretends to be real in order to cover up his tracks

For a moment, both Xiao Fu, who was inseparable from Yuanmu's body, and Shi Rucheng, who held onto Huanyuan tightly and refused to yield an inch of strength, were slightly shaken, and several thoughts popped into their minds.

"In broad daylight, the golden sun sets in the west... This is—"

Shi Rucheng's heart tightened, but he dared not relax his strength. Seeing the vast blue sky turn into a sea of ​​ink in an instant, and then seeing golden feathers soaring into the sky from the South China Sea, he could no longer believe it. He had now come to his senses and opened his eyes wide with anger, shouting, "Feng Shijing, how dare you do this? You are making an enemy of the whole world!"

As a fellow leader of the immortal sect, Shi Rucheng naturally knew that once the golden crow broke free from the formation, the sun and moon in the realm would fall. More importantly, the yin-yang order and natural order that were maintained by this would gradually be reversed and destroyed. For Daoist cultivators, nothing could be more devastating than this!

Moreover, one of the main reasons for the reordering of the Heavenly Realm was to prevent the revival of the Primordial Mother. If it is said that Feng Shi took this risky move to prevent the Universe from falling into the hands of Taiyuan, Shi Rucheng would definitely call him a fool.

For the sake of one family's benefit, he dragged the entire Taoist sect into a life-or-death crisis. When did Feng Shi become so bold? Wasn't he afraid of losing control of one move and ending up with a complete defeat?

Shi Rucheng's eyes flashed with murderous intent, but he really couldn't figure out what the person in front of him was doing. He could only raise his eyes slightly and notice a mysterious light suddenly rushing towards him from the deep night. Its speed was so fast that even cultivators could not keep up.

Judging from the intention of this mysterious light, it was most likely heading towards Huan Yuan. His mind raced, and he guessed that Feng Shi dared to release the Golden Crow from the great formation, probably because they had made some kind of agreement. This would explain why, after the Golden Sun set in the west, although the sun and moon were obscured in chaos, the clear and turbid energies of heaven and earth were still clearly variable, and the Daoist cultivators did not suffer any major changes.

Regardless of the agreement or the outcome, it all depends on who gets the body of Huan Yuan. With that thought, Shi Rucheng flicked his finger, and a stream of magical power landed on the cauldron.

Then, turning back to the present, he also fell two fingers without hesitation, severing Huan Yuan's body in two!

At this moment, the Xuan Guang that flew down from the sky was already close by. It originally intended to swallow Huan Yuan's body directly and cut off the two people's thoughts. Unexpectedly, in the moment of urgency, Shi Rucheng made a decisive decision. He did not want to take Huan Yuan's whole body. Instead, he agreed with Huan Yuan back then and chose to take at least half of it!
Xuan Guang paused almost imperceptibly, a mere instant, but enough for Shi Rucheng to unleash his full power. Taking advantage of this moment, Shi Rucheng tossed Huan Yuan's severed body, like an incomparably rare medicinal herb, into the Heaven and Earth Furnace, where it vanished without a trace. Because the Heaven and Earth Furnace possessed immense power, anything entering it remained undetected. Xuan Guang, regaining his senses, dared not delay any longer and immediately seized the other half of the body, attempting to snatch it from Xiao Fu's grasp.

The latter, being constrained by Yuanmu, could not move freely like Shi Rucheng. Now, seeing others snatch half of it, if the rest could not fall into his own hands, this arrangement would likely be a loss.

So he shouted and grabbed Huan Yuan's arm, wishing he could swallow the thing whole!
With this movement, a hint of surprise appeared in Xiao Fu's eyes. Perhaps it was because after the Golden Crow went into battle, the normal order of the world had greatly diminished, and the Primordial Mother within his body had become more active as a result. At the same time, both of them understood the great benefits that the Huan Yuan body provided to them. With the power of the Primordial Mother, the struggle for this half of the body was obviously much more advantageous.

However, in the current situation, it wasn't just Xuan Guang's side that made a move to snatch it. After taking half of it, Shi Rucheng was still not satisfied. He raised his hands, and the turbid air that was originally buried in the earth's surface seemed to be summoned, rumbling and gathering up, spreading outwards.

Xiao Fu's expression changed slightly, sensing that something was amiss. He glanced ahead and coldly snorted, "This old bastard's methods are not bad!"

Shi Rucheng raised that turbid energy so that he could use his own Great Dao principles to sink it into a world. In this way, it would be equivalent to carving out a realm from the Three Thousand Worlds that is only under his control and manipulation. Once he has completely succeeded, he can even project his own cave heaven here, communicate between the two worlds, and truly achieve the power of Heaven's will and the law of the law!
Normally, cultivators at the Origin Realm stage would never arbitrarily unleash their own laws unless absolutely necessary. This is because the Three Thousand Worlds have their own Heavenly Dao principles to follow. If a cultivator unleashes their own laws, it's as if there are two masters in the heavens. How can all things follow these principles and develop themselves? Therefore, at best, it will lead to chaos and harm to the world; at worst, it will cause a conflict between the principles and backfire on the cultivator.

Shi Rucheng's sudden decision was probably due to witnessing the Golden Crow's appearance and the disorder of the sun and moon, which made him realize that the natural order of the heavens must be declining, and that's why he dared to take such a great risk!

But the scene at that moment proved that his gamble had paid off.

This person decisively seized half of Huan Yuan's body, seemingly having tasted the benefits. Now, he is unfolding the Dharma, not only to communicate with the cave heaven to strengthen himself, but also to block the Primordial Mother's summons to Huan Yuan's body and try his best to seize the remaining part of the body.

It can be said that at this point, Shi Rucheng no longer intended to take the entire Huan Yuan body from Jinwu. He would fight for as much as he could today, since he had the Heaven and Earth Furnace and would eventually be able to open the boundary gate and establish Tianxu Pass within it.

He then waved his hand down again, intending to separate Huan Yuan's remains and take them. At this moment, the others also fully understood his intentions. They watched as Xuan Guang suddenly arrived at this place, transforming into a sharp beak that pecked into Huan Yuan's heart. He quickly took something out of it and then turned away, no longer participating in the struggle between the others.

Shi Rucheng's heart skipped a beat. He didn't know what had been taken by it, but he had a vague feeling that it was no ordinary object. However, as annoyed as he was, it was unlikely that he could snatch it back now. When he turned around, he saw that Feng Shi had also leaped over and entered his domain of law and reason.

Then, Xiao Fu, Feng Shijing, and Shi Rucheng each took a piece of the severed body. Xiao Fu took an arm, Shi Rucheng took the waist and abdomen, and Feng Shijing cut off Huan Yuan's head and left.

Seeing this, Shi Rucheng lifted his eyelids, sneered at the person nearby, and then raised his left sleeve and shouted: "Sect Leader Feng has quite the nerve, trespassing under my palm today. If I let you get away, wouldn't the world think that I, Shi, am incompetent?"

At the Origin Stage, battles are no longer simply a matter of exchanging blows and shifting magical power to determine victory or defeat. Cultivators argue based on reason, and this "reason" refers to the true fruit of cultivation obtained after questioning the Heavenly Gate, often called the Dao Fruit by Daoist cultivators. From this point on, the cultivator's entire origin, all causes and effects, converge within themselves. With this as their foundation, they can break free from the conventional rules of the Three Thousand Worlds and allow all things to operate according to their own will.

It can be said that once one has attained the true fruit of cultivation and revealed one's own principles to the world, there will no longer be any situation that is unfavorable to oneself. Everything will be as one wishes, and one can turn the tide in an instant. Whether it is cultivation, fighting, or studying and comprehending the Tao, wherever the principles exist, everything will benefit oneself.

Shi Rucheng dared to say this because he believed that everything under his control was within his legal framework, and Feng Shi dared to rush into it, which could be considered a risky move.

As soon as he finished speaking, Feng Shi's strength was almost completely locked away. If he wanted to break free of the shackles, he would probably have to rely on external objects.

However, he also knew that even if he took out the magic weapon, Shi Rucheng could manipulate the rules in an instant, either moving the magic weapon to another place or simply pushing time back to the moment before the magic weapon was born. In short, there were countless ways to prevent him from getting his hands on it.

However, how could he have succeeded without a backup plan if he dared to venture alone into Shi Rucheng's realm of law and reason?
Suddenly, a sword light shot upwards from the spot where Zifeng was standing, tearing a gap in the sky with extremely fierce force, allowing him to slip into it. When he reappeared, he was already outside the realm of law and reason.

Logically speaking, Shi Rucheng should have gone to great lengths to stop him, but the sudden appearance of this sword light made his eyes tremble and he secretly thought, "This is bad!"
It turns out that this sword light did not originate from a human hand, but rather emanated from a long sword, swift as a startled rainbow and powerful as if splitting the heavens!
It was the sword left behind by the Taiyi Golden Immortal!

Legend has it that when this sword had a master, it was even able to cleave open the gates of heaven. Now that it has severed the limits of law and reason, it is not too surprising.

What truly alarmed Shi Rucheng was the reason this sword had appeared here.

It should be noted that Feng Shi was not a sword cultivator, and with his strength, there was absolutely no way he could have activated the lost sword.

Shi Rucheng's eyes widened as he watched the man escape from his grasp. In a flash, he stopped hiding and openly revealed his true face.

"Sect Leader Shi, you flatter me."

This woman had deep-set eyebrows and broad eyes, and possessed an extraordinary calm and elegant demeanor. Who else could she be but Xi Zhenshi, one of the two great sword immortals of Zhaoyan?

"It's you!"

No, how could it be you?

If it was Xi Zhenshi who was vying with him for the body of Huanyuan, then where did Feng Shi go?

Shi Rucheng felt a slight tightness in his chest, his mind racing. Suddenly, he shouted that something was wrong and turned to fall into the East China Sea.

Just as he set off, a huge wave suddenly surged up from beneath the cauldron of the Heaven and Earth Furnace, and then emerged a large water-shaped hand, which was now firmly gripping the cauldron!
"How dare you! Put it down now!" Shi Rucheng roared, his magical power even trembling, revealing his shock and anger.

Feng Shi suddenly appeared at this moment, nodded slightly to Xi Zhenshi, and his face also tightened.

Frankly speaking, it's hard to say who will win in his contest of wits with Shi Rucheng. If he gets bogged down by Shi Rucheng again today, it will be quite disadvantageous for him later.

Therefore, he squinted, his heart not at peace. Only when Shi Rucheng approached did he slightly twitch his fingertips and shout, "Zhao Chun, make your move!"

In response to the call, a figure suddenly leaped out of the water, holding a palm-sized cauldron in his left hand and a slightly unstable primordial spirit in his right.

The moment he appeared, suspicions arose, and people were truly unsure of his intentions.