Longzang

Chapter 1144 Gods Must Not See Blood
Xu Youyi struck first, unleashing a burst of emerald light upon Wei Yuan. The moment Wei Yuan's left hand touched the light, his physical body instantly became unstable, and countless tiny particles sprouted within his muscles.

Wei Yuan instinctively withdrew his hand, avoiding the cyan-green light. Xu Youyi's immortal light was very strange; its power was only of low grade, but it had an extremely strong growth force. Even Wei Yuan's physical body could not suppress it, and it produced many tiny particles.

It should be known that immortal beings' physical bodies are generally better at resisting damage, but much weaker at resisting accelerated growth, since growth is generally considered a good thing. Therefore, Xu Youyi's Life-Generating Immortal Light was also difficult to defend against.

Fortunately, after entering the Imperial Realm, his physical body became completely unified, and any impurities would be immediately detected. As long as Wei Yuan was removed from the Immortal Light of Life and Profound Realm, the haphazardly growing parts in his physical body would be immediately eliminated and absorbed.

However, the presence of these particles inevitably affects movement. In the battle between immortals, even the slightest abnormality in the physical body can easily lead to defeat. Therefore, Xu Youyi does possess some skill; underestimating her could easily result in an unexpected defeat.

Xu Youyi's move was very deliberate. She swept the immortal light to Wei Yuan's side, separating him from Xu Shuhe's corpse, and then sent out a thin green thread to sweep towards Xu Shuhe's body.

This jade-green silk was incredibly sharp; it seemed intent on splitting Xu Shuhe's immortal body in two and then taking one piece away.

This left Wei Yuan both amused and exasperated. Xu Youyi was truly not greedy; she only intended to cut off a fragment of the immortal body, and even that was merely a defective piece from Xu Shuhe's body—she wasn't going to keep it all for herself. Faced with this obvious intention to just pick up a little money, Wei Yuan felt somewhat embarrassed to stop her.

But Xu Youyi's actions do not mean that others will let Wei Yuan off the hook.

A blue butterfly appeared at Cangwu's fingertip, slowly fluttering its wings and flying towards Wei Yuan. The moment the butterfly appeared, Wei Yuan felt a tightness in his chest, as if he were being watched by something. However, his movements were completely still, his radiance remained unresponsive, and all his defensive techniques and spells failed to detect the butterfly.

Although butterflies don't fly very fast, if a way to break their flight can't be found, they might just perish suddenly, just like Xu Shuhe did when facing Qingying.

At the same moment, Cui Zhengxing also started walking slowly towards Wei Yuan, then pressed his large hand down towards Lü Changhe's corpse. This attack wasn't directly aimed at Wei Yuan, but Wei Yuan already felt immense pressure, knowing that if he didn't handle it properly, it could turn into a thunderous blow against him at any moment.

Although he had various connections with Song Cui of Qinghe, none of these ties combined were as important as the remains of an immortal before him, let alone Qingming.

The strike of the immortal was as powerful as thunder, but as long as it did not strike him, Wei Yuan remained unmoved, responding to all changes with immutability.

However, in reality, Wei Yuan had used almost all his trump cards, and Qingming's mortal power was also exhausted. The main army was on a distant expedition and had not yet returned, so the morale of the garrison was insufficient to withstand a blow from an immortal.

However, Wei Yuan knew that he was not an orphan.

At this moment, a wisp of sword energy rose above Wei Yuan's head, and a cold, aloof young woman appeared, her eyes filled with murderous intent as she swept her gaze across the assembled immortals. Wherever her gaze passed, it was as if sword energy were cutting through them. Her gaze fell upon the butterfly that had flown towards them, and the blue butterfly was instantly sliced ​​into several pieces.

Cangwu raised his eyebrows, and a butterfly, torn into pieces, appeared at his fingertips. It automatically pieced itself back together and flew towards Wei Yuan again. However, his aura was noticeably weaker, indicating that the butterfly had consumed a significant amount of energy.

The young woman was none other than Xihe, and wherever her gaze fell, there lay the sword. However, when her gaze landed on Cui Zhengxing, suddenly a large, intense torrent of fire erupted, like a volcanic eruption!

Two lines of blood suddenly appeared at the corner of the girl's eye, and the image became somewhat blurry.

She had just faced off against Cui Zhengxing head-on. If Xihe were truly alive, she would have won without a doubt. However, the girl in the present was merely a product of the lingering remnant of Xihe's will and the spirit of the artifact, and had been left vacant for over a thousand years. She only received some nurturing after entering Wei Yuan's mental world.

Although Wei Yuanxin's world of perception is unparalleled, it has only just begun to reach the realm of perception, and the time is still too short. In addition, there are six great grotto-heavens to nurture it. Therefore, Xihe's strength has only recovered a little bit, and she is no match for Cui Zhengxing.

Moreover, Cui Zhengxing was ruthless. As soon as he realized that Xihe's strength was weak, he immediately used all his strength and almost shattered Xihe's divine sense on the spot!
Wei Yuan was shocked and tried to take Xi He back, but the problem was that Xi He was not under his control. At this moment, although her eyes were dripping blood, she was still trying to gather new sword energy. If this sword energy were to be released, Xi He would probably not only be able to remain asleep for a hundred years, but her lingering will might also be completely destroyed.

At that moment, a sigh suddenly echoed between heaven and earth, followed by a calm and gentle sword light that came from the void and slashed towards Cui Zhengxing. The sword light was unremarkable, and its power was also unremarkable, like an old country man throwing a pebble at an immortal.

Cui Zhengxing's expression changed drastically, as if facing a formidable enemy. Layers of immortal light surged around him, activating at least seven or eight immortal treasures, some of which were one-time use, all to deal with this seemingly insignificant sword light.

At this moment, someone suddenly sighed, "Xiao Bai, this is a bit too much."

Madam Bao stepped out from the void, exuding elegance and extraordinary bearing. She pointed her dragon-entwined vine staff forward, drawing the sword light towards her, and then struck it with the staff, shattering the sword light into pieces.

Plain Water appeared, looking helpless, and said, "Greetings, Madam."

Madam Bao smiled and said, "When you first entered the palace, I sent you a congratulatory gift. Back then, you were just a naive young boy, but now you're already fighting with me. Go easy on me later, I'm old and can't take a beating."

At this moment, fireworks erupted from Cui Zhengxing's body, and several immortal treasures exploded, but all of them missed their mark. The light of the Plain Water Sword shifted, but once Cui Zhengxing activated these one-time immortal treasures, he couldn't stop, and in the end, they all went unused.

Cui Zhengxing's face turned purple as he roared, "Plain Water! What happened to the oath you made back then? When you were desperate, who rescued you? You even said that you would go through fire and water for anyone who needed you! Now, as the dignified Palace Master of the Sword Palace, you've broken your promise and betrayed us on the battlefield. Don't you have any shame?"

Bai Kaishui seemed to glance in Wei Yuan's direction, but the girl had already disappeared. He looked lost, turned to Cui Zhengxing, and sighed, "Face? I don't care anymore."

Cui Zhengxing never expected such an answer. He was stunned for a moment before he reacted and angrily said, "In broad daylight, in front of everyone, are you really going to do such a despicable and treacherous thing?"

Plain Water nodded and said, "Yes."

For a moment, Cui Zhengxing was speechless. He was known for his eloquence and persuasive arguments, but now, faced with the blatantly shameless Bai Kaishui, he couldn't find the words to attack. Indeed, shamelessness is invincible.

Plain Water directly admitted to breaking his promise without offering any explanation, and the immortals knew that further words would be useless.

Madam Bao then said, "If that's the case, then I'll test just how far the White Palace Master's swordsmanship has come."

Plain Water shook his head and said, "I..."

"You can't go anywhere!" Before the words were even finished, the dragon on Madam Bao's cane came to life, transforming into a three-foot-long green dragon that lunged directly at the plain water!
Bai Kaishui sighed, and a series of ordinary sword energies flew from between his brows, engaging the three-foot-long Azure Dragon in battle. Judging by their momentum alone, the two seemed to be merely fighting ordinary Dharma Aspects, perhaps even weaker than Heavenly Rank Dharma Aspects.

However, the immortals had different eyesight and had long since discovered that the three-foot-long Azure Dragon, existing between life and death, could also be considered a grotto-heaven. Furthermore, among the sword energy released by Plain Water, there were actually three or four that were already grotto-heavens.

The fact that the two could shrink their grotto-heaven to such a tiny size and wage war directly within their own realm demonstrates an extremely profound understanding and control of the Great Dao.

Seeing that Bai Kaishui was being stopped by Madam Bao, and Cui Zhengxing unable to intervene, he turned to Wei Yuan. Only then did Zhao Li Xianren sigh and say, "Brother Cui, it's been a long time since we played chess. How about we play a game now?"

Cui Zhengxing seemed unsurprised, but said meaningfully, "Brother Li, did Shentong make you do this?"

Immortal Zhao Li calmly replied, "I have already turned off my supernatural powers."

Cui Zhengxing sighed, "How unwise!"

Immortal Zhao Li also sighed, "Yes!"

Cui Zhengxing said, "Actually, it won't affect the overall situation. So let's play a game of chess with Brother Li."

Immortal Zhao Li pointed his finger, and a chessboard appeared in the air. Cui Zhengxing came over and sat down, and the two immortals began to play the most primitive nineteen-line chess game.

Just then, a brilliance as dazzling as a galaxy shone forth, its sharpness surpassing even the radiance of the sun and moon!

A girl dressed in black appeared, flipped her palm and pressed down, instantly turning a thousand miles into night, and a galaxy hung upside down in the sky, pressing down on Wei Yuan's head!
Upon seeing the young woman, some of the immortals changed color, while others seemed to have expected it. Cui Wantong of the Cui family of Southern Jin was once famous hundreds of years ago, but since then she has lived in seclusion, and no one knows what kind of supernatural power she has cultivated. It was Cui Zhengxing who had been the one to go out and about among the three Cuis, so many people had forgotten the name Cui Wantong. They never expected that even she would come out of seclusion today.

Seeing Cui Wantong make a move, Cui Zhengxing seemed somewhat surprised, but he didn't say anything and continued playing chess with Zhao Li Xianren.

Faced with the immortal's attack, Wei Yuan seemed to have no choice but to close his eyes and await death. However, at that moment, a cry resounded throughout the heavens and earth, and the sun reappeared amidst the cries, piercing the night sky. From the azure heavens, a giant rooster, tens of feet tall, rose up, raising its head and spewing forth a torrent of fire that clashed with the Milky Way!

However, the celestial rooster was still far from being a true immortal, and in the blink of an eye, it was at a disadvantage. The Milky Way instantly forced the fire stream back into the rooster's beak.

The celestial rooster bristled its feathers and flapped its wings desperately, exerting all its strength, yet it still couldn't withstand Cui Wantong's casual strike.

Another long sigh echoed in the air.

A young scholar stepped forward, shook his head, and casually waved his hand, sending out shards of light that landed on the celestial rooster. The rooster immediately perked up, its feathers shimmering with tri-colored light, and the fire it spewed from its mouth turned blue-white, retreating step by step against the Milky Way, finally stalemating in mid-air.

The young scholar had also exerted all his strength; only by working together with the chicken could he fight Cui Wantong to a standstill. Although he had changed his appearance, among the immortals of this world, there was only one who could give the immortal chicken such a massive boost, directly doubling its strength. Therefore, whether he changed his appearance or not, his identity was obvious.

The appearance of this young scholar was also unexpected for Wei Yuan. Theoretically speaking, Wei Yuan and this man had an irreconcilable feud, but he never expected that the scholar would come back to lend a helping hand, although his original intention was not to help Wei Yuan, but only to help the Immortal Chicken.

The situation was at a stalemate, but a small blue butterfly fluttered over. Wei Yuan tried several times to lock onto it, but he couldn't sense its presence at all, not even with his power of time.

Cangwu, now unrestrained, still stood at a distance, quietly watching the butterflies fly by.

Though the butterfly flew slowly, it eventually entered the Azure Sky. But suddenly, a celestial sword fell before it, slowing its movements slightly. In the blink of an eye, three more celestial swords fell around it, completely sealing it within.

Four immortal swords formed a sword formation, which actually prevented the butterfly from flying. A phantom of a seven-colored, shimmering pagoda descended from the void, covering the butterfly, and immediately light and shadow flowed rapidly on the pagoda's surface.

A strange expression appeared on Cangwu's face. He realized that the owner of the pagoda was actually trying to analyze the butterfly. This was Cangwu's trump card. Years ago, a Yujing Perfection cultivator was chased by this butterfly for months, but in the end, he couldn't escape and was killed when the butterfly landed on him.

The pagoda's master is merely a Dharma Aspect, how dare he attempt to analyze the methods of immortals? As for the sword formation formed by those four immortal swords, Cangwu had heard of it; it was not surprising that it could suppress butterflies, but he did not expect that someone could set it up while still in the Dharma Aspect stage.

Even the butterflies of Cangwu were trapped. Finally, someone in the void snorted and extended a finger, pointing it at Wei Yuan. Once this finger entered this realm, its tip alone was a thousand feet in diameter, and the entire finger was over ten thousand feet long!
Cangwu's expression was a mixture of joy and worry. The Lord had finally taken action personally, and he had chosen to kill Wei Yuan, not Zhu Yan.

Since the Venerable One has come in person, the outcome is already decided. Even if Wei Yuan's Tai Chu Palace Zhu Yan successfully ascends to immortality ahead of time and is present at the scene, she will absolutely not be able to withstand the Venerable One's attack.

The fate is determined.

Cangwu closed his eyes.

But no one noticed that a blurry shadow appeared in the sky, resembling a bird's head, its long beak slicing across the sky and creating a rift in the air!
Immediately, two enormous hands, each a thousand feet in size, emerged from the void rift. With a powerful tear, they ripped open the rift, revealing a world behind it that was scorching hot and had three suns suspended in the air!

A massive figure burst forth from the desolate realm, accompanied by a deafening roar. A punch powerful enough to shift land and change stars slammed into the Venerable Lord's fingertip. The booming sound instantly reverberated throughout the heavens and earth, leaving no lingering echo!
Her body was over ten zhang tall, incredibly robust, but before the Lord's finger, she was like a tiny insect. Yet this tiny insect possessed immense strength; a single strike was enough to split mountains and cleave seas, causing the Lord's finger to falter. She too was sent flying backward like a cannonball, spitting out blood.

When Wei Yuan saw her face clearly, he was shocked: "Yao Lan! You're the Heavenly Witch?!"

Yao Lan only had time to grin at Wei Yuan before letting out a battle roar. With the courage she had used to fight the Heavenly Flame Demon in the Desolate Realm for decades, and the spirit to face the Heavenly Pillar, she instantly flew back and punched the Venerable Lord's fingertip!
After being knocked away, she flew back and delivered a third punch!

After the three punches, Yao Lan's right arm suddenly exploded into a bloody mist, but a small wound also appeared on the Venerable Lord's fingertip, from which a drop of blood seeped out.

A pair of indifferent and ruthless eyes opened in the void above, gazing at the gap leading to the desolate realm, and said calmly, "Steel Ancestor, why aren't you resting properly? What are you doing meddling in my affairs?"

Multiple eyes appeared from the crack, their gazes filled with obsequiousness, saying, "Steel Ancestor hasn't woken up yet. I'm Little Nine!"

The lord seemed somewhat surprised and hesitated for a moment.

Yao Lan seized the opportunity, winked at Wei Yuan, and jumped back into the Desolate Realm. The Lord, having missed his attack, also withdrew his hand.

Everything happened so fast that no one expected the Witch Clan to intervene suddenly. Yao Lan's strength was not very strong, but her fighting spirit was boundless. She actually crossed over to the realm and faced the Venerable Lord directly upon arrival, and then retreated unscathed.

The immortals were stunned and had no time to react.

Cangwu's pupils turned somewhat deep. Lord... is he injured?

(End of this chapter)