Xianye

Chapter 486 Barter
A Dharma heir of Dasui Temple, the abbot of Fuyan Dormitory, a disciple of the chief monk of Tuoluo Bodhisattva, and an attainer of Buddhist supernatural powers of knowing past lives.

The numerous titles bestowed upon Tan Su were enough to instill fear in most cultivators in the world.

Even in an ancient world like the Boundless Light Heaven, there are only two or three cultivators of the same realm who can be compared to him, not to mention that Tan Su is now in the Flood Whale Heaven.

He Yan, a Daoist disciple of the Tianchi Sect; Wen Gulu of the Heavenly Demon Royal Family; Li Qi, a recluse from Sheyin Luzhou...

Even the aforementioned figures were not taken seriously by Tan Su, who regarded them as mere dust. As for the Daoist Master of Qiaoshan Sect and the princes of the Southern Sky Demon Kingdom, they were even less worthy of his attention.

Therefore, Tan Su naturally believed that this trip to Hongjingtian would be easy and carefree. As long as he did not provoke those powerful cultivators, everything would be under his control.

Who would have thought that in the continent of Mowu, today, he, Tansu, would be forced into such a predicament!

This was indeed something that Su Mingtong had not been able to clearly foresee before...

"A forest of swords erupts in flames, stone horses sweat with blood... So this is the place that it all refers to?"

Tan Su sighed softly. He saw that Xiao Lingji's face was pale and her spirit was low. Although she still had some ability to protect herself, it would be useless later and she was completely out of the game.

However, Lü Rong, who had just fought a fierce battle with Xiao Lingji, remained calm and composed, his aura brimming with power, seemingly filling the void where he stood with almost no gaps, and he did not appear to have suffered much damage.

On the other side, although Chen Heng did not make any move, Tan Su also felt an immense pressure coming down on her, causing her to tense up slightly.

It seemed that the moment he made a move, a deadly attack would strike, killing him on the spot.

Yu Chenheng, Lü Rong of the Blood River...

For some unknown reason, two true disciples of Xudu were welcomed in this remote place, Mowu Luzhou.

One Lü Rong was enough to make Tan Su slightly more apprehensive.

Tan Su had fought several battles with this strongest Golden Core cultivator in the Blood River Sect. Although they were not life-or-death struggles, both sides had roughly figured out each other's methods and knew that the other was no ordinary person and would not be easily defeated.

Then let's add Chen Heng to the list...

Tan Su's eyes flickered slightly. He gently stroked his left arm, which was still swollen, sore, and numb from being struck head-on by the Purple Clarity Divine Lightning. Even when using it, it was still somewhat inconvenient.

"The Jade Emperor Thunder Technique truly lives up to its name. Fortunately, it's not that Taiyi Divine Thunder..."

Tan Su sighed softly, then felt it was somewhat absurd and shook her head slightly.

Even in the distant Boundless Light Heaven, Tan Su had heard of the great immortal who broke through the prison and subdued evil in the East and the Taiyi Divine Thunder. In fact, a high-ranking ancient Buddha in Da Sui Temple had his roots and fruits shattered by the Taiyi Divine Thunder and could only helplessly enter into extinction in the end.

If that lightning strike just now was truly the Taiyi Divine Lightning, how could Tan Su still be standing here?

However, even a Golden Core cultivator would probably never be able to use such a renowned and supreme divine power.

Even a Nascent Soul cultivator in orthodox immortal cultivation would find it difficult to achieve, a Golden Core cultivator...

Although he didn't know why such a bizarre thought had popped into his mind, Tan Su had no time to ponder it at the moment. He said to Xiao Lingji:
"Little sister, please step back a bit."

"Brother?" Xiao Lingji's expression changed instantly.

"Having come all this way to Hongjingtian, I can't leave empty-handed. It's fine that I was secretly tricked by Yun Jie's sword and couldn't comprehend the Forest of Past Life's Enlightenment, but you..."

Tan Su smiled, then suddenly exerted his strength, shattering the arm that had been struck by the Purple Clarity Divine Lightning. Then, with a flash of flame, a new arm instantly materialized.

"To be able to spar with two future great Dao disciples is indeed a rare opportunity, so I will gladly accept it!"

At this moment, Tan Su's gaze swept over Chen Heng and Lü Rong, and a fierce fighting spirit surged forth without any concealment, his eyes shining brightly with golden light.

"You're going to fight two against one?"

Lu Rong, with his hands behind his back, couldn't help but become interested.

The only response Lü Rong received was a biting, bitter cold.

The cold air was formless and invisible, yet it moved faster than lightning, reaching Lü Rong's face in the blink of an eye, aiming to block his seven orifices and freeze his magical power.

"It's an old trick."

Lü Rong shook his head slightly.

His feet didn't move at all, but a bloody light emanated from his shoulders, and countless ice shards around him shattered, falling like a dense rain that withered the grass and trees below the clouds.

Tan Su showed no surprise when he missed his attack.

He shouted and exhaled a cloud of smog. The smoke instantly transformed into a giant mouth with dark purple lips and forty crystal-white teeth, each as large as a mountain peak. It came at an extremely rapid pace!

Chen Heng saw that Lü Rong did not directly withstand the attack, but instead used the Red Lotus Shadow Technique.

In the blink of an eye, hundreds of blood-red shadows vanished in different directions, leaving behind a chilling, dazzling display of light.

The Crimson Lotus Shadow Technique is an extremely advanced escape technique of the Blood River Sect. Not only can it move as fast as lightning and conjure hundreds and thousands of blood shadows to confuse the enemy, but when necessary, it can also exchange positions with the blood shadows in an instant, making its changes unpredictable and difficult to fathom!
With each powerful bite of that giant maw, more than a dozen blood-red figures were unable to dodge and were crushed to pieces by its sharp teeth.

However, after a while, although the giant mouth moved quickly, the number of blood shadows did not decrease at all. On the contrary, they increased more and more, almost covering the entire mountainside.

Upon seeing this, Tan Su raised his palms to his chest and recited a secret incantation.

Suddenly, the giant mouth in the sky exploded into a ball of bright light, causing mountains to collapse and the earth to split. A tremendous tremor was deafening, leaving only a blinding flash of light in one's vision, almost bringing tears to one's eyes!
The endless blood shadows shattered instantly upon being touched by that light, unable to resist in the slightest.

At this moment, the sky was clear and bright, without even a trace of smoke or cloud.

"What kind of secret technique is this?"

Before Xiao Lingji, who was watching the battle from afar, could be shocked, a ray of bloody light suddenly leaped out from the monk's robe behind Tan Su. Then, Lü Rong, who appeared like a ghost, suddenly raised a rusty green bronze bell, which trapped Tan Su in it!

"Refining!"

Lu Rong remained indifferent as he made a hand seal.

The bronze bell made a "crack" sound, and then it began to coalesce into a sphere of bronze, sealing Tan Su inside.

"I've been waiting for you to get close for a long time."

At that moment, Tan Su's voice did not resound from inside the bronze ball, but rather not far from Lü Rong.

He fiercely raised the Vajra Pestle and smashed it down on Lü Rong's head. At the same time, two giant mouths appeared out of thin air, one on the left and one on the right, blocking Lü Rong's escape route.

Lu Rong gave a slight cold laugh. A layer of slippery blood skin wrapped around his body. Then, without dodging or avoiding, he raised his palm and grabbed at the Flaming Vajra Pestle!

The two fought with lightning speed, exchanging dozens of blows in the blink of an eye.

Suddenly, Chen Heng saw a patch of amber-colored treasures rise from behind the head of Tan Su, who was in the midst of a fierce battle. Then, a lion-headed celestial general rode out on a train, wielding a heavy halberd, and rushed straight toward him.

"You really dare to take on two opponents at once?"

Chen Heng raised an eyebrow.

A glint of sword light flashed in his eyes, and the lion-headed heavenly general froze in his tracks.

First, the heavy halberd in his hand snapped in two and fell to the ground with a thud, then his head, arms, chest, abdomen, and feet...

It was clearly dismantled into pieces before it even got close.

However, as soon as Tan Su chanted a spell, amber and seven treasures shone brightly from behind his head again, and the lion-headed heavenly general stood up intact once more. At the same time, hundreds of Vajra warriors charged forward with all their might, roaring angrily like a surging river.

After Chen Heng slashed dozens of puppet spirits with his sword energy, seeing that the number of these puppet spirits did not decrease and seemed endless, he finally raised his sleeve and pushed them forward smoothly.

"go with!"

Chen Heng said.

A deafening roar erupted, and cyan-purple lightning surged forth like a giant wave, engulfing all the puppet spirits along the way and blasting them to smithereens!
The thunderous force remained undiminished, even forcing Tan Su to turn around and unleash a powerful handprint before finally breaking the attack.

However, because Tan Su was distracted, Lü Rong seized the opportunity and launched a series of heavy attacks, forcing Tan Su to retreat step by step. When Tan Su barely caught his breath, Chen Heng had already pressed forward without any hesitation. Without answering, he unleashed a thousand balls of red water that crashed down with a thunderous roar!
"It seems this match is going to be difficult..."

Tan Su activated his supernatural powers of predestination, and as karma flowed, hundreds and thousands of illusory images flashed through his mind.

As he glanced around, he sighed, his eyes suddenly sharpening.

……

……

A tremendous tremor resounded throughout the heavens and earth!
On a distant mountain peak, Xiao Lingji, who was hurriedly swallowing pills to recover her energy, had a glint in her eyes and a hint of surprise on her face.

The fight had barely lasted a quarter of an hour when the three on the cloud were already fighting with real fury, unleashing all their skills. Wherever they went, mountains collapsed and rocks crumbled, and thick smoke billowed, making outsiders hesitant to intervene.

Xiao Lingji knew that although they were all disciples of the Great Heavenly True Disciple, there were differences in their levels of skill among these disciples.

Chen Heng and Lü Rong were undoubtedly the pinnacle of the true teachings.

If nothing unexpected happens in the future, he should be promoted to become a Daozi (Prince of the Way).

If there were only one person like this, Tan Su could still handle it.

But if one more is added, then Tan Su has absolutely no chance of winning, and defeat is only a matter of time...

"not good!"

At this moment, Xiao Lingji's beautiful eyes suddenly widened, and her expression became solemn.

Almost at the same moment she lost her color, Tansu suddenly roared like a lion, stomped forward heavily, and manifested the form of the Vajrapani King with four faces and six arms.

The Hundred-Foot King stood tall in the sky, his four faces all displaying a wrathful and destructive expression. Black flames raged around his six arms, making him appear terrifying and highlighting the sinister canopy behind his head, which was engraved with a forest of iron thorns.

However, before Tan Su could exert his strength further, Lü Rong let out a long roar, and a bright demonic light shook the mountains and the earth, rising straight into the sky and sweeping down on the hundred-foot-tall Mingwang statue!

At the same time, a great tremor came from Chen Heng's location, thunderous and roaring, echoing through the mountains, making the surrounding area dazzling and hazy, as if suddenly shrouded in a blue-purple radiance!

"..."

With nowhere left to retreat, Tan Su stopped using his Destiny Power, and his eyes returned to black and white.

He clasped his six arms together, and a circle of dark light surged like waves, instantly forming a silent forest that completely protected his body.

Lightning and demonic energy exploded together, instantly creating a sandstorm and swirling stones, an unstoppable force!

The noise didn't last long. After about half an incense stick's time, a thunderclap sounded and a figure suddenly fell from the sky.

The man staggered a few steps after landing, his body slightly unsteady.

"Brother?"

Xiao Lingji was startled and quickly flew forward to help Tan Su to her feet.

At this moment, she saw that Tan Su's mouth was clearly stained with blood, and both sleeves were blackened with smoke and fire, the precious light of her clothes was dimmed, and she rarely showed a disheveled appearance.

Before Xiao Lingji could speak, Tan Su waved her hand and stepped forward, saying:

"Gentlemen, my methods just now should have been able to preserve that half of Yuanzu Wangzhi, right?"

Tan Su was not the kind of fool who would knowingly do something impossible.

He knew in his heart that he wasn't confident of defeating Lü Rong alone, let alone Chen Heng, who was slightly stronger than Lü Rong.

When these two join forces, there are very few who can rival them in the vast universe.

The reason he insisted on fighting was simply because he understood Lü Rong's temperament and knew that if he didn't show some skill, he probably wouldn't be able to easily take away that small part of Yuan Zuo Wang Zhi.

If this madman Lü Rong insists on causing trouble, it will be quite a problem.

Hearing Tan Su's words, they realized that this was, after all, the territory of the demon race, and the yellow bear guarding the mountain was a powerful and formidable opponent. If they continued fighting and were discovered, things would not go well.

After a moment's thought, Lü Rong barely managed to suppress his fighting spirit, looked at Chen Heng, and asked:

"What does Master Chen think?"

Chen Heng didn't pay much attention and simply nodded.

"That's fine..."

Lü Rong shifted his gaze and said to Tan Su:
“Monk, we’ve fought more than a few times already. It seems you know my temperament, which is why you’ve done this.”

Lu Rong paused on Xiao Lingji's pale face, as if thinking of something, smiled inwardly, and continued:
"Gentlemen, we shall take our leave for today."

Xiao Lingji frowned slightly, a strange feeling inexplicably rising in her heart.

Tan Su simply nodded slightly, rolled up her sleeve, and soared away in a golden light.

After flying for a hundred miles, the golden light suddenly stopped on a mountaintop.

Tan Su stood there, his expression shifting between light and dark. His shoulders trembled, and he coughed up several mouthfuls of blood.

"This lightning magic is truly amazing..."

After a moment of silence, Tan Su gave a slight, cold laugh.

He spread his fingers wide, and suddenly a wisp of almost imperceptible lightning bolt slowly emerged from his chest, which he stared at for a long time.

Xiao Lingji saw that although the lightning was purple-blue, she could vaguely see scattered golden light inside.

A fierce and unparalleled power, surpassing even the sun and moon, emanated from the Dharma in a brief moment and vanished in the blink of an eye, leaving one to doubt whether it was merely an illusion.

"This lightning magic?" Xiao Lingji's expression changed.

"Regardless of whether it's the Taiyi Divine Thunder or not, with this kind of momentum, this person is even more powerful than I thought..."

Tan Su shook her head, her voice paused inexplicably, and after a long while, she continued:
"With such a figure emerging from the Eight Schools and Six Sects, it may not be a blessing for the heavens in the future. Since we already have Wang Zhi with us, let's let him have his way for now..."

Xiao Lingji had no objection and shared the same thought.

Meanwhile, elsewhere.

After exchanging communication items with Lü Rong and exchanging farewells, Chen Heng didn't linger. With a flick of his sword, he disappeared into the depths of the clouds.

Due to the supernatural powers of their cultivation methods, both Lü Rong and Xiao Lingji needed powerful medicines like Yuanzuo Wangzhi, either to suppress their restless minds or to harmonize Yin and Yang and enlighten their souls and spirits.

However, this item was of little use to Chen Heng, as he had no need for this type of external medicine, no matter where he was.

Therefore, after some discussion, Chen Heng took out Yuan Zuo Wang Zhi and exchanged it with Lü Rong for Chi Fan Zhen.

However, given the rarity and preciousness of the Crimson Flame True Essence, Lü Rong didn't have much left. The portion he had given to Chen Heng earlier was his last remaining share.

The two exchanged talismans and agreed that before the Dan Yuan Conference, Lü Rong would deliver the Crimson Burning True Essence to Chen Heng.

At this moment, Chen Heng continued forward, and after about fifteen minutes, he finally saw a towering and dangerous peak.

The peak is steep and straight, like an inverted divine sword piercing the sky. Even the strong winds and flowing clouds only reach the waist of the peak, causing the pine trees to rustle and swirl.

"This should be the place."

Chen Heng thought to himself, and with a flick of his sword, he descended from the clouds.

(End of this chapter)