Dao Ye is going to ascend

Chapter 691 A Single Tree Spans the Sky, An Amazing Harvest (Part Two)

"boom!"

In a sixth-tier battle arena, waves of energy surged and the wondrous scene shattered.

A dragon's roar from afar killed his opponent, but Chao Xuanlong showed no joy on his face.

Half a month!
Despite fighting hundreds of battles every day, he never managed to hit the target of the Eight Thousand Miles Incident.

The random battles in Taixu Pavilion were truly too random, and his anger kept rising. He became increasingly ferocious in his attacks, going all out in every random battle to shatter his opponent into pieces.

"Ok?"

Just as Chao Xuanlong was about to start the next random battle, he seemed to sense something, and starlight began to flicker in his eyes:

The sixth-tier fighter, Eight Thousand Miles, whom you challenged, has accepted your challenge...

[The challenge is about to begin]

He actually agreed?!
Chao Xuanlong was taken aback, but seeing the surging light and shadow around him, he didn't have time to think about it. He quickly used his divine sense to send a message to the few familiar people who had left their images.

In the next instant, the world around them had changed drastically!
"when!"

Like the resounding of a great bell, the dazzling starlight seemed to spread out in concentric circles, reorganizing the battle arena.

Li Yuan looked around and realized that there was a big difference between an invitation to fight and a random fight.

First of all, it's big!

He stood atop a desolate mountain, where as far as the eye could see, mountains stretched endlessly, rivers flowed swiftly, and the vast ocean stretched out before him, as large as a complete, living star.

Secondly...

Li Yuan looked up and, above the clouds and beyond the void, he could vaguely see a dense array of viewing platforms.

It was similar to the martial arts arena he had seen in the Xuanjing Secret Realm, but many times larger. He glanced at it and felt that the arena could probably accommodate hundreds of millions of people watching the battle together.

"when!"

The bells rang out again, and the starlight surged like a tide, creating an astonishing spectacle.

[To the Black Dragon, a challenge from 80,000 miles away]

Looking at the large characters interwoven with starlight on the sky and the rapidly increasing number of spectators outside the void, Li Yuan suddenly realized that this was probably the work of Chao Xuanlong.

If every cultivator who challenges you makes such a big fuss, even the Taixu Divine Mirror would be overwhelmed.

"Very professional."

Feeling the incense burning continuously in the Five Extremes Temple as he entered the Niwan Divine Realm, Master Li expressed his approval, as Chao Xuanlong was clearly not doing this for the first time.

'Make money from the invitation tickets, and then make more money from watching the game...'

Li Yuan felt he had learned a lot.

The rules for the challenge are pretty much the same: a cluster of starlight is placed in front, revealing the opponent's basic information, and then the two sides can mold it into a magical treasure.

With a casual flick of his wrist, Li Yuan sent the starlight into his body as the Nine-Smoke Silk. Looking up, he saw a figure descending from the sky in the far distance.

The man was dressed in a blue robe, with a well-proportioned and slender physique, handsome features, and an ancient sword slung diagonally over his shoulder; he had an excellent appearance.

At that moment, the bell rang for the third time.

"when!"

The sound waves echoed, and the number of viewers in the void surged again.

"Every time the bell rings, the number of spectators surges; this bell probably costs money..."

Amidst the swirling nine-colored mist, Li Yuan didn't rush to make a move. He exchanged a knowing glance with Chao Xuanlong, reaping the emotional turmoil from the spectators.

The Heavenly Market Enclosure is not lacking in secret methods for harvesting incense offerings, which ordinary cultivators may not be able to afford, but Chao Xuanlong is naturally not among them.

At this moment, he felt the large amount of incense burning in the divine realm, and he was secretly surprised. This was much greater than the gains he had made from any of his previous challenges.

"Is it because the 80,000 li comes from beyond the realm?"

Chao Xuanlong was quite surprised. Were the cultivators of Tian Shi Yuan so xenophobic?

"Still not fighting?"

Outside the void, Phoenix, watching the battle through invisible light and shadow, was quite speechless. She scanned the spectator area and found that the number of people was increasing rapidly. As far as the eye could see, there was a dark mass of spectator stands.

"here we go!"

Beside Phoenix, the little fire dragon, who had transformed into a girl, looked on with great excitement, while Phoenix frowned and looked at her.

"boom!"

A thunderous explosion resounded after the ninth chime of the bell.

Almost simultaneously, divine light burst forth from behind the two people who stood thousands of miles apart, and in an instant, two wondrous scenes unfolded in the sky.

Phoenix gazed intently into the distance.

Behind Chao Xuanlong, the blue light flowed like a waterfall, and within it, one could vaguely see a solitary peak rising abruptly from the ground, straight as a sword, with ethereal, dragon-shaped spiritual figures coiling around it.

This is the 'Dragon Mountain True Form Diagram' of the Poison Dragon Academy, and the dragon-shaped spiritual forms coiled on it are the seven dragon-shaped spiritual forms of Chao Xuanlong.

"Combining the forms of five dragons, is this an attempt to emulate Ying Xuanlong in refining the power of the five dragons?"

Phoenix only glanced at it before her gaze fell on the other side.

On the desolate mountain, behind Li Yuan, five-colored brilliant light intertwined and flowed, reflecting the Niwan Divine Realm in the sky. Within it, the boundless ocean flashed by, revealing Xuan Teng Island.

Above, towering trees form a forest, and within their canopies, one can vaguely see a blue dragon coiled, a monkey playing, and a phoenix and a golden roc preening their feathers.

A small wooden temple can be seen hidden under the tree. In front of the temple, a qilin runs around and a nine-headed serpent lies across. Behind the temple, a white tiger lazily flicks its tail.

"Azure Dragon!"

"White Tiger, Fire Phoenix, Qilin, Nine-Headed Serpent..."

"With the Kunpeng included, these are the seven superior true forms!"

"He cultivated only the highest-grade True Forms!"

Not to mention the ordinary cultivators watching the battle, even Phoenix, the holy son of a great clan, couldn't help but be startled.

The True Form Diagrams that can be called 'superior' are all derived from the legendary Great Scripture, which is a secret even among great clans and holy lands!

For example, the fundamental practice she cultivated, the "Fire Phoenix Scorching the Heavens Scripture," contains nine true form diagrams, all of which are of the highest quality.

However, those nine True Form Diagrams are all of the fire element and are passed down from the same lineage, while the seven True Forms of '80,000 li' do not seem to come from the same great scripture at all.

"It should be at least three or four major scriptures..."

Phoenix was not the only one with such insight; many cultivators from powerful clans in the grotto-heavens who were watching the battle also realized this and couldn't help but gasp in astonishment.

A disciple of the Zhenwei Tiandao Sect?
"boom!"

The moment Li Yuan released the Niwan Divine Realm, he felt the incense in the Five Extremes Temple surge, clearly indicating that someone knowledgeable had recognized his seven spiritual forms.

Although it is currently useless except for the true form of Kunpeng, it is certainly effective at fooling people.

"The low-level incense I've harvested this time is enough for me to enjoy daily music for over a decade!"

Li Yuan's spirits lifted, and he looked up at the distance of thousands of miles. A smile also appeared on Chao Xuanlong's face, clearly indicating that he had also gained a lot of benefits.

"boom!"

Chao Xuanlong had only one thought.

Behind him, on that solitary, sword-like peak, a dragon raised its head. It was a crimson fire dragon, and in the next instant, it had already traversed tens of thousands of miles.

With a single breath, flames billowed like a celestial river, covering half the sky.

"A fire-based spell with a magic restriction of less than forty."

Li Yuan narrowed his eyes slightly, and in the wondrous scene, the golden-winged roc had already taken off. With a cry, water rippled in the air, layer upon layer like a canopy, blocking the rolling flames.

It is indeed a suit of armor!
After Li Yuan mastered the Xuan You Body Protection Shield, the power of this Water Element Body Protection Technique had already increased significantly. With the blessing of the Five Extremes Temple, even though the level was not high, its power was even greater than that of the raging flames.

"A protective spell with forty layers of magical restrictions?!"

Upon seeing this, Chao Xuanlong's heart sank; this was far stronger than what he had seen during the previous battles.

He had been hiding his true abilities!

With that thought, Chao Xuanlong's eyes blazed with intense light.

Then, a dragon's roar resounded, and four dragons emerged from the ancient peak. Three of them danced wildly, stirring up clouds and blowing winds, causing the clouds and mist to swirl, and dust and sand to billow across the land.

Invisible wind blades covered the sky and the wind intensified the fire, seemingly trying to suppress the armor. A dragon riding on lightning was the fastest, and in a flash, it bypassed the armor.

In the next instant, hundreds of bolts of lightning rained down.

"You have a wealth of experience in combat!"

As the winds and clouds converged, Li Yuan felt his body stiffen and he was momentarily disoriented. Clearly, the four rushing dragons had simultaneously unleashed multiple spells.

When cultivators fight, especially those who practice multiple spells, it's not a simple back-and-forth exchange, but rather a flow of various spells that complement and reinforce each other.

When he fought Kizaru in the Martial Arts Hall, the latter's divine realm manifested, with nine spiritual forms appearing simultaneously and seventy-two spells shining brightly. In an instant, he could unleash spells thousands upon thousands of times, which was extremely terrifying.

Of course, that not only requires extremely powerful spiritual consciousness, but also consumes a massive amount of magical power.

Apart from Kizaru, Li Yuan has fought seven thousand battles and has never encountered such an opponent.

Although Chao Xuanlong was also skilled in combat and his various spells were perfectly combined, he did not put too much pressure on him.

"Om~"

Thunder and rain, wind blades arrived simultaneously, but Li Yuan remained unmoved. Before they reached him, waves of water flowed around him, instantly engulfing all the spells within them.

"Shh!"

Almost simultaneously, Li Yuan leaped into the air, water ripples reappearing on his body, and hundreds of bolts of lightning and wind blades rolled out, killing a dragon shadow.

"Roar!"

The moment the dragon's shadow shattered, flames erupted instantly, covering thousands of miles in less than a second, engulfing Li Yuan entirely.

"what?"

Li Yuan instantly activated his Myriad Armor, but he only felt that the sparks did not extinguish upon contact with water. Instead, they suddenly expanded, as if a fire dragon had opened its mouth to devour him whole.

Immediately, the armor shattered, and the Xuan You protective shield rose up, swallowing the fire dragon whole.

This was a change that happened in an instant, but all the cultivators watching the battle clearly captured this scene thanks to their observational abilities at the Taixu Divine Realm.

In an instant, Li Yuan felt the incense offerings surge again.

"boom!"

The moment the dragon's shadow shattered, the intensity of their battle escalated several levels.

Streams of magical light crisscrossed and intertwined, spreading across tens of thousands of miles of sky, colliding with each other, appearing and disappearing intermittently. Occasionally, a wisp of light would land, shattering mountains and rivers and causing them to evaporate.

The battle was fierce, drawing gasps of surprise from the onlookers.

"Is Chao Xuanlong hiding his true abilities?"

"It doesn't seem so... Breaking through three realms in seven years is one thing, taking a powerful elixir might be able to achieve it, but this level of combat proficiency doesn't seem like something that could be cultivated with seven thousand battles!"

"They may not be disciples of the Weitian Dao Sect, but they must be true disciples of some sacred land or grotto-heaven!"

"Only five spells, yet they were able to maneuver for so long..."

In the spectator area, divine senses rose, and many cultivators discussed the matter animatedly.

Ignoring the dragon girl's exclamations, Phoenix frowned slightly; she liked to immerse herself in one of the characters during the battle.

At this moment, he put himself in the shoes of the Eight Thousand Miles, and felt that if he only had five spells available, he might not have been able to hold out for so long.

"This person has exceptional talent in combat, but ultimately his years of cultivation are too short. Even if the restrictions on these spells are very high, they will inevitably be broken if maintained for too long..."

As soon as the thought arose in Phoenix's mind, changes occurred on the battlefield.

"Is he really that difficult to deal with?"

Hundreds of moves had passed, and the game remained deadlocked. Chao Xuanlong's expression remained unchanged, but his heart couldn't help but flutter with unease. "I must win quickly!"

A narrow victory after a prolonged struggle is not what he wants.

"boom!"

The moment Chao Xuanlong had that thought, a sudden change occurred in the sky, as if a blazing sun had exploded in the sky, its dazzling light instantly filling the heavens and earth.

"Ok?"

Li Yuan moved among the five dragons, urging the Golden-Winged Roc to soar and surge, using five different spells to deal with all sorts of changes. Just as he was pondering the mysteries of spell combinations, a chill suddenly ran through him.

"laugh!"

The moment Qingdi Yan issued the warning, Li Yuan had already activated the Heavenly Roc Escape Technique, but he still felt a sharp pain on his face as the piercing sword energy grazed past him, piercing through the myriad layers of armor and the Nine Smoke Garland.

He was just half a point away from being split in two.

"Sword cultivator!"

As soon as the thought arose in Li Yuan's mind, he immediately dodged and weaved, using the Heavenly Roc Escape Technique to change his figure a thousand times in an instant, moving back and forth within a range of ten thousand miles.

But he felt the piercing sword light following him like a shadow, and no matter how he moved and dodged, he could not shake it off, which almost forced him to activate the weapon-wielding talisman.

"Dragon Peak Sword!"

Li Yuan's mind raced, and he had already discerned the source of the sword light.

It was the solitary peak with seven dragons coiled around it in the wondrous scenery behind Chao Xuanlong that was an extremely sharp sword technique with a very high level of cultivation and restriction.

"You managed to avoid that?!"

His sword strike failed, and Chao Xuanlong's expression changed.

He had prepared this sword strike to challenge for the top spot on the Battle Ranking. He took it out now precisely to quickly kill that 80,000-mile-long swordsman, but unexpectedly, it failed to achieve its purpose.

"Roar!"

The dragon's roar was fierce.

Li Yuan once again narrowly avoided the fierce flying sword, and then heard the roars of dragons rising and falling, followed by the sounds of immobilization, calming the mind, thunder, wind blades, and raging fire.

Various spells swept in like a tidal wave, almost completely blocking all his escape routes!

"They want a quick victory!"

Li Yuan keenly sensed Chao Xuanlong's thoughts, which suited him perfectly. In a war of attrition, his magical power was far less abundant than the latter's.

"Boom!"

Various spells crashed down, and dazzling lights surged and raged, as if they would ignite and shatter the sky!

And that Dragon Peak Sword light, with the force of thunder, swept across the vast void thousands of times in an instant, as if cutting the heavens and earth into countless pieces!
"it's over!"

Upon witnessing this scene, even Phoenix and other cultivators of the fourth realm felt that the great battle had come to an end.

"Dragon Peak Sword!"

"So Chao Xuanlong was hiding this trick? It seems the rumors were true. He's aiming to advance to the fourth realm in the next Battle Ranking, and this time he's probably aiming for number one!"

"Aiming for first place? The Dragon Peak Sword is certainly not bad, but compared to the likes of 'Lin Yue' and 'Wu Er', it is probably still inferior..."

"It's over. So this is what they call a powerful dragon from another realm. I thought he'd have a chance to challenge Wu Er one day..."

In the spectator area, various divine thoughts soared and rose one after another. Many cultivators were even preparing to leave when they suddenly heard a loud noise from the battlefield.

"Ok?"

"That is……"

Phoenix and the other cultivators from the four realms looked in the direction of the sound.

Where the various spells struck, a blue light surged like a tide and a waterfall, and a giant tree rose from the ground, instantly reaching five hundred feet in height, its branches and leaves spreading out like hundreds of dragons and snakes dancing wildly.

It's like thousands of chains intertwining across the sky.

In the blink of an eye, the Dragon Peak Sword, along with the seven dragon shadows, were all bound and locked up!

"boom!"

In the divine realm, incense offerings surged like a tide, increasing rapidly.

Beneath the towering trees, Li Yuan lightly shook his Taoist robe, a smile playing on his lips.

His confidence in facing the challenge was not based on the few spells, including the Xuan Gang Heavy Water, but on the spiritual plant he cultivated!
The reason why the Azure Emperor's Longevity Scripture ranks first among the Five Great Scriptures is not only because it can increase lifespan and grant a second life, but also because its combat techniques have their own mysteries.

As a natal spiritual plant, it can use various spells just like other spiritual entities!

At this moment, water ripples flowed on the thousands of branches that shot out from the Xuan Teng Tree. It was Xuan Gang Heavy Water, Xuan You Body Protection Shield, Divine Fire Shield, and Kunming Ten Thousand Armor!
Using his natal spiritual plant to unleash various spells, this is a killing move he honed in hundreds of battles with Kizaru, and it is also the reason why he was able to fight the latter until all nine of his spiritual forms were unleashed and he could still withstand hundreds of moves!

"boom!"

In that instant, it wasn't just Chao Xuanlong whose expression changed drastically; all the fourth-realm cultivators on the viewing platform, as well as many top-ranked fighters on the battle leaderboard, paled.

The towering trees stretched to the sky, their branches and leaves reaching endlessly, like thousands of dragons and snakes dancing wildly, or like an ancient serpent demon descending to devour the stars and the earth.

Call ~
Under everyone's watchful eyes, thousands of branches transformed into snakes, forming a net that blocked all of Chao Xuanlong's escape routes.

He leaped back and used various spells to counter, but all seven spiritual forms were bound. Even though he still possessed great magical power, he could only accept defeat.

Pierced by hundreds of branches, nailed to the void!
"Wow!"

The spectator area was initially silent, but then erupted into a frenzy, with countless divine thoughts rising and intertwining, making one feel as if they were about to faint and collapse.

Fortunately, the light and shadow disappeared in the next instant, and the battle ended.

……

"what!"

In the city of Poison Dragon, a furious roar ripped through the night, startling half the city's lights into action.

The colossal building that pierced the clouds swayed; if it weren't for the divine runes and arrays inside, it would have been reduced to dust in an instant.

"Eighty thousand li!"

He gripped the pulverized knowledge ball in his hand tightly, and as it heaved against Xuanlong's chest, he felt his blood rushing upwards, and he almost couldn't help but vomit blood.

He never imagined that the person who could have killed him with a flick of his finger a year ago would be able to turn the tables and kill him a year later!

As a result, all the efforts he had made over the past two years had been for nothing, and he had even lost himself in the process!

The significance of a desperate comeback was something he, a man who had mingled in the Void God Realm, was well aware of.

This means that for a long time, whenever someone mentions the 80,000-mile journey, someone will think of themselves...

I was careless!

With his chest heaving several times, Chao Xuanlong finally suppressed his shock and anger. He reviewed the battle and realized that he had been too eager to win, and that his intelligence gathering had not been thorough enough.

If he had another chance, he wouldn't have suffered such a crushing defeat!
"Yes, one more time!"

Chao Xuanlong took out a new knowledge ball and decisively issued a challenge, determined to make him agree even if it came at a price.

He received a response almost instantly.

The sixth-tier fighter, Ba Wanli, whom you challenged, declined your invitation.

"Eighty thousand miles!!"

……

[The winner will travel 80,000 li]

[Received 500,000 Yuan Coins]

To advance to the seventh-tier Fighter, one must achieve ten thousand victories.

Current record: 7,000 battles, 7,000 wins

"call!"

Beneath the starry sky, Li Yuan sat quietly on a futon, feeling the surging incense offerings in the Five Extremes Temple. He was extremely satisfied and began to sort out and review the situation.

This is a habit he has maintained for many years.

This battle must not only be won, but fought beautifully; this was something Master Li had planned long ago.

He fights on the battle stage and strives for the battle rankings, always for the sake of cultivation resources. Naturally, he focuses on this in many aspects.

Therefore, relying on the second life granted by the Xuan Teng Tree, he only defended and did not attack. He used protective spells and escape techniques to deal with Chao Xuanlong. He also took advantage of Chao Xuanlong's desire for a quick victory and broke his sure-fire attack in one fell swoop.

He then used all his strength to activate the Mystic Vine Tree, thus ending the battle.

"Xuan Tengshu made a great contribution in this battle!"

When Li Yuan reviewed the game, he couldn't help but admire it.

The fact that the Mysterious Vine Tree is revered by disciples who have cultivated the Azure Emperor's Longevity Scripture throughout the ages must mean it has something special about it.

Its half-tree can grant cultivators a blessing akin to having a second life, while its half-vine can multiply into countless forms, spreading infinitely under the catalysis of magical power.

As a snake, it can transcend the realm of gods and engage in distant battles!

The combination of these three elements is the reason why he was able to fight against Kizaru and defeat Chao Xuanlong using the Five Gates Body Protection and Offensive Techniques.

"There were virtually no mistakes or oversights in this battle."

After a long while, Li Yuan, having finished reviewing the battle, was quite satisfied with it. The only shortcoming was that activating the Xuan Teng Tree to cast various spells consumed too much of his mana.

Of those millions of vines, only a very small portion were actually imbued with magic, yet even so, he still lost most of his magical power in a short time.

But this is not a flaw in the vine tree, but rather its problem.
"Next comes the harvest!"

Li Yuan began to take stock of the harvest.

First and foremost, of course, is the incense burning in the Wuji Temple.

He fought a dramatic and unexpected battle, turning the tide of battle and defeating his opponent in a desperate situation. The watching cultivators were clearly very satisfied, and incense offerings from those below the fourth rank enveloped the five ancient temples.

Even Genteng Island has taken on a touch of incense worship.

And it's still growing.

"Fifty years of fishing while listening to the sound should be enough; that's the beauty of showing off in front of others."

Li Yuan did a quick inventory, leaving some for Jiuying to use to activate the divine furnace, while the majority of the rest was moved to the weapon-controlling space. The various colors shone brightly, making it quite a beautiful sight.

"Watching is the main attraction!"

Li Yuan looked towards the spectator area.

The battle had just ended, and news was obviously not spreading that quickly, so the number of spectators did not increase significantly, but the trend was predictable.

The biggest gain so far has undoubtedly been this battle against Chao Xuanlong.

[...A total of 1.36 million cultivators watched this battle...You have gained 263 million Yuan Coins...]

Two hundred and sixty-three small merits earned in one day!
Looking at the constantly increasing Yuan Coin balance, Li Yuan was in a great mood.

He opened the friend visit interface, and his divine thoughts were jumping wildly, numbering in the hundreds or thousands, all sent by Feng Xiuqi.

The excitement and anticipation in his words seemed quite genuine to Li Yuan, indicating that he had watched the entire battle.

"This wave will probably take several days to digest. I wonder how many merit points I'll get? Tens of thousands is hard to say, but several thousand should be no problem, right?"

Li Yuan felt that there should be more than he had anticipated.

At this moment, he received a challenge from Chao Xuanlong, but he didn't bother with it and casually refused.

"Still trying to turn the tables?"

Li Yuan naturally knew what he was thinking, but after giving Feng Xiuqi a few instructions, he withdrew from the Communicative Sphere.

As dawn broke, he prepared to practice his cultivation techniques.

(End of this chapter)