Poverty

Chapter 1909 A Thunderclap from Out of the Ground

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Li Yanchu leaped out. He was seriously injured at this time. The Yuanzu's divine power entered his body, causing him to be in excruciating pain.

The Lord of the Dao Domain declared loudly, "You ignorant fool!"

He then unleashed a series of palm strikes, intending to take Li Yanchu's life.

Li Yanchu's attack just now was all bark and no bite; it relied entirely on his sharp combat awareness and skillful footwork.

The Lord of the Dao Domain naturally grasped this point easily.

However, his palm strike was stopped by the leader of the True Alliance.

The man, who had been seriously injured in a previous sneak attack, now had a ferocious expression on his face.

This seemingly unassuming guy can be quite frightening when he turns hostile.

A chill ran through the Lord of the Dao Domain.

The leader of the True Alliance roared, "Die!"

As he struck with his palm, the power of annihilation erupted. Observing the tribulation of the Old Earth Universe during this period had caused his Dao of Annihilation to surge.

At this moment, his attack met the divine power of the Dao Domain Lord.

The clash of their palms allowed Li Yanchu to escape.

At this moment, Yuanzu waved his long sleeves, and two bolts of silk flew towards Li Yanchu, binding him tightly.

Li Yanchu's bones were being strangled so hard they were cracking and popping; he didn't know how many had broken in an instant.

Suddenly, a third eye appeared between Li Yanchu's brows, and in the next moment, endless Dao light burst forth, directly severing the bolt of lightning on his body, and he leaped out once more.

Yuanzu shouted, "If you don't leave your banner behind, I'll take your life!"

At this moment, Li Yanchu's severed arm suddenly began to spread outwards, and countless blood vessels and nerves rapidly grew out under the blessing of the Great Dao light.

This means that he deciphered the Dao Domain Lord's divine power within a certain period of time.

At this moment, he was struggling to hold on, but his fighting spirit was extremely sharp, and he managed to break through the situation with his meager strength.

He waved the large banner in his hand, and the banner suddenly erupted, its power overwhelming as Dao energy surged outwards.

The Lord of the Dao Domain glanced at him in surprise.

Yuanzu screamed and was sent flying backward.

Li Yanchu waved the flag again, but his body couldn't withstand the sway. His skin cracked, and blood gushed out, turning him into a blood-soaked figure.

Although it could be repaired using the Great Dao, it shattered 3,600 times in a short period of time.

Fortunately, Li Yanchu's physique was extremely strong.

Yuanzu was injured again, and his aura instantly weakened.

It was truly surprising that Li Yanchu was able to activate the banner immediately after seizing it.

At this moment, he rushed directly towards the golden lotus while holding the banner.

The golden lotus swayed, and countless people were watching.

As soon as he got close, one fierce supernatural power and magical weapon after another came crashing down on him, including bells, tripods, bottles, seals, swords, spears, halberds, pavilions, towers, axes, hooks, and forks.

Li Yanchu waved the banner again, and in an instant, all the magical powers and treasures in front of him were annihilated and turned to ashes.

Li Yanchu reached out and grabbed the golden lotus, then suddenly opened his mouth and swallowed it whole.

Upon seeing this, a powerful figure was immediately enraged and unleashed his fury, pressing down on Li Yanchu with terrifying divine power once again, overwhelming everything.

Li Yanchu, carrying the banner, kept activating his supernatural powers to skillfully evade the attack.

His understanding of the Great Dao was so profound, and his cultivation was so high that even though his cultivation level had dropped, his understanding of the Great Dao was not diminished.

At this moment, Li Yanchu wandered in the light and saw a figure rising and falling, actually finding a glimmer of hope and rushing out.

But at this moment, the Dragon Ancestor also took the opportunity to attack, punching Li Yanchu in the waist. Li Yanchu was hit so hard that he bent over and looked pained.

Then, the Dragon Ancestor punched Li Yanchu in the chest again, and Li Yanchu coughed up a mouthful of blood. The golden lotus he had just swallowed was forced out.

At this moment, the Dragon Ancestor held a golden lotus in his left hand and a large flag in his right, seizing two supreme treasures in one fell swoop. It was just that the shapes were a bit strange, otherwise he would have been unparalleled in his demeanor.

With an ancient sword atop his head and wielding the cosmic spiritual root of the ancient earth and a primordial treasure, the Dragon Ancestor charged straight out.

With his formidable cultivation, he unleashed his power without regard for anything else, instantly forcing several people back.

He made a move to activate the banner, but the aura he exuded was barely revealed. Those who had witnessed the destruction of the previous magical treasures dared not pursue him any further, and the Dragon Ancestor managed to escape.

The Dao Domain Lord and the True One Alliance Leader, who were locked in battle at this moment, could not contain themselves. They both turned to look at the Dragon Ancestor and shouted, "How dare you!"

So the two of them chased after it together.

Following them, Yuanzu and the other powerful figures also gave chase.

Li Yanchu was already injured, and seriously so, but no one cared about him.

Li Yanchu did not continue to chase. It felt as if all the bones in his body were about to shatter. Seeing that no one was around, he immediately soared into the sky and disappeared.

At this moment, the Dragon Ancestor was overjoyed after obtaining the golden lotus. He had obtained both the spiritual root of the universe and a supreme treasure, and he was in high spirits.

But he suddenly realized something was wrong. Looking down, he saw that the golden lotus in his hand did not have that cosmic aura of creation, and was far from it. It was just an ordinary innate spiritual treasure, only similar in appearance.

The Dragon Ancestor immediately cursed, "Damn you!"

He immediately realized he had been tricked by Li Yanchu, and, carrying the banner, prepared to fight his way back.

Fortunately, one original treasure was preserved.

But when he charged back, he ran into the group that was chasing him.

The Dragon Ancestor cried out in grief and indignation, "That golden lotus is fake! Li Yanchu tricked me with an ordinary spiritual treasure."

But no one believed him.

The Dragon Ancestor's previous attack was extremely subtle, and they knew that no one could dodge it, not even the Lord of the Dao Domain.

Li Yanchu was immediately thrown out after swallowing the golden lotus; this domineering search method was truly astonishing.

With irrefutable evidence, who could tolerate his attempt to deceive everyone with just a few words?
So one supernatural power after another was unleashed as if it were free.

The sword protecting the nation above the Dragon Ancestor's head was suppressing his power, making it difficult for him to cope.

He huddled behind the banner, unaffected by any winds from any direction, and any terrifying supernatural power that landed near the banner would be instantly annihilated.

The Dragon Ancestor was trying to pull out the National Protection Sword from above his head, but the sword suddenly pressed down, almost pinning him to the ground, which surprised the Dragon Ancestor.

Judging from this, the owner of this national treasure sword seems to be still alive.

At this moment, countless thoughts flashed through the Dragon Ancestor's mind, and he vaguely guessed something, but he didn't have time to tell everyone.

His appetite was too great; he seized two priceless treasures, so naturally no one was willing to let him go.

He was caught off guard and his injuries worsened.

...On the other side, Li Yanchu traversed the vast void, storing the real golden lotus within his own killing universe, while the one he had previously sent out was merely a similar innate spiritual treasure.

He possesses over a thousand innate spiritual treasures.

Ignoring his damaged cultivation, he immediately took the golden lotus, and a powerful force began to emerge, healing his injuries.

Li Yanchu was surprised to find that his realm, which had been burned by the Annihilation Heavenly Flame, was showing signs of recovery.

This has already surpassed the capabilities of a cosmic spiritual root, hasn't it?

Or is it that the spiritual roots born after the destruction of a large universe are just this strong?
Li Yanchu had many questions in his mind, and then he soared into the sky and disappeared.

Unbeknownst to him, he had become the biggest winner.

But at that moment, a sudden change occurred. The Golden Lotus suddenly broke free from Li Yanchu's killing universe that it had suppressed.

Li Yanchu's pupils contracted as he looked in the direction the golden lotus had flown. He immediately transformed into a streak of light and rushed forward to intercept it, but unfortunately, he was still a step too late.

The light fell on a tall, dark-skinned man.

The man quickly put away the golden lotus. Seeing Li Yanchu rushing towards him, he immediately waved his sleeve, and boundless space and time separated him from Li Yanchu. Between the two, surging time flowed continuously, like a magnificent river.

Li Yanchu frowned deeply. He had been waiting in the wings, but he hadn't expected there to be an even more ruthless opponent.

Although Li Yanchu felt that this person looked familiar, he couldn't figure out what was going on. He just felt that he had seen him somewhere before.

At this moment, the man glanced at Li Yanchu and said, "This item originally belonged to my old homeland. You don't need to be too demanding, lest you ruin your character."

Li Yanchu said, "This is a new spiritual root from the old earth universe, signifying the birth of a new universe. If you say it's yours, then it's yours."

Li Yanchu was startled, a storm of emotions surging within him.

"The person before me actually comes from the Old Land. Wasn't the Old Land completely destroyed?"

Li Yanchu thought to himself.

Li Yanchu asked, "Who exactly are you?"

The man said, "The portraits painted by those artists are all inaccurate; they should all be executed."

Li Yanchu's heart stirred, and he asked, "Are you the First Emperor?"

The man smiled slightly.
"Sword, come!"

Immediately, the sword that guarded the nation flew through the air and landed in his hand.

He calmly put away the sword that protected the nation, and the bloodstains on the sword vanished in an instant.

Li Yanchu was horrified.

He had previously suspected that the First Emperor had never died, and that Bai Junwu, though the reincarnation of the First Emperor, might not be the real First Emperor. But he never expected to encounter him so soon.

Li Yanchu said, "When the Old Earth Universe was destroyed, you didn't step in to save it. Was it because you couldn't or were unwilling? Or were you the one who fueled this whole thing?"

The tall man smiled slightly and asked in return, "What do you think?"

Li Yanchu looked at the golden lotus in his hand; the first spiritual root of the Great Void Universe was now in the man's hands.

The man said, "I've seen you in a corner of the future, but I don't believe in the so-called future, so you must die today."

He then raised his hand, preparing to kill Li Yanchu.

Li Yanchu's heart sank, and he quickly retreated.

But the sword that guards the nation was raised, and the sword light had already arrived. This sword light was enough to annihilate everything.

Li Yanchu's full potential was unleashed. He decisively increased his cultivation level and swung his hand to strike.

In an instant, a peerless longsword appeared, meeting the national treasure sword.

Unfortunately, that invincible divine power was utterly destroyed when faced with the national-protecting sword.

The Zhenguo Sword arrived in front of Li Yanchu in an instant, and Li Yanchu broke out in a cold sweat. This sword was simply impossible to defend against.

However, at the critical moment of life and death, Li Yanchu suddenly gained a lot of enlightenment.

He suddenly began to unleash his supernatural powers, vying for the national treasure sword.

The indestructible divine sword stopped in mid-air, just a hair's breadth away from Li Yanchu's brow, but could not advance any further.

The tall man's eyes were filled with shock and astonishment; this matter had clearly slipped out of his control.

However, no matter how he urged the Zhenguo Sword, it did not advance even an inch further.

Li Yanchu is vying with him for control of the Zhenguo Sword.

The national treasure sword enshrined in the old soil was once wielded by Li Yanchu, and after it was broken, it was refined by Li Yanchu.

That was the national sword from a past period. The real national sword was not broken. It was originally in Bai Junwu's hands, but its whereabouts became unknown. Now it has reappeared in the hands of this tall man.

Li Yanchu fully activated the Zhenguo Sword, and the tall man instantly grasped the key to it, saying, "Amazing. Many people only learn the superficial aspects, but you can delve into the principles and master them. For this alone, you are a genius that is unparalleled throughout the ages."

He not only exerted force, but the sharpness of the Zhenguo Sword suddenly became formidable. However, Li Yanchu also darted backward at that moment, and the Zhenguo Sword flew back into his hand.

The man flicked his finger, and a stream of light appeared, causing the Zhenguo Sword to calm down once more.

Perhaps even the Sword of National Protection doesn't understand why it lost control just now.

"Even if you can influence this sword for a short time, it is still my personal sword. After experiencing the great calamity of annihilation, this sword is not much different from a true original treasure. It is not something you can control. The deadlock is still an unsolvable deadlock."

At this moment, he effortlessly twirled his longsword, looking elegant and unrestrained.
"No matter what, you will still die today."

Li Yanchu said, "If the National Guardian Sword was destroyed in the past but exists now and in the future, then it proves that my Dao-Slaying Divine Blade will still exist in the future."

The tall man listened patiently to Li Yanchu finish speaking, then smiled and said, "So what? Time and space are not as easy to cross as you imagine. Even if your Dao-Slaying Divine Blade becomes the number one divine blade in the Great Void in the future, so what? The future has not yet arrived, has it?"

Li Yanchu said with a smile, "Although the future has not yet arrived, it already exists. Otherwise, how could you see a glimpse of the future? Since you are all so afraid of me, I am also very interested to see just how strong I will be in the future."

Li Yanchu seemed to have figured something out, and looked at the tall man indifferently.

At this moment, the tall man frowned slightly and asked, "Do you want to defeat me with your future self?"

Li Yanchu said, "I have been able to use the divine spell since I was young, but there was no one worth asking for help. I never thought I could ask the gods for help again."

The tall man laughed heartily and said, "Your idea is rather far-fetched."

He then swung his hand and slashed at Li Yanchu, the sword light extremely powerful, shattering the vast void.

At this moment, Li Yanchu pressed his fingers together like swords against his brow. As he activated the Great Dao, a Taoist in green robes suddenly appeared in front of him.

This Taoist priest in green robes looked much more mature and gentle than Li Yanchu was now.

He had just appeared when he saw the Zhenguo Sword coming towards him. He raised his hand and stretched out two fingers to directly pinch the Zhenguo Sword.

The sword that guarded the nation hummed incessantly, and after being urged on by the tall man, Li Yanchu could no longer control it.

Even though it had unleashed its Great Dao and was close to becoming a Primordial Treasure, with both the Great Dao of Slaughter and the Great Dao of Annihilation surging simultaneously, it still couldn't break free from the two fingers of the green-robed Taoist.

Without any earth-shattering fanfare or profound Taoist insights, this Taoist in blue robes appeared as if by magic, yet it caused a thunderous explosion on the flat ground.