I became an immortal in the mountains

Chapter 690 Killing two birds with one stone

Qin Tianyang shouted urgently, "Gu Yuanqing, are you really going to fight to the death?"

"two!"

Gu Yuanqing counted down slowly and calmly, his expression indifferent.

The elders of the Flame God Sect felt their hearts pounding with fear.

Someone urged, "Sect Master, please make a decision quickly."

His current intention is actually to get Qin Tianyang to order the withdrawal of the power that the Crimson Flame Realm has bestowed upon the Ten Directions Decree.

Qin Tianyang shouted sharply, "Attack!"

At a command, the cultivators responded and moved. Many elders at the Celestial Realm level activated the mountain-protecting formation with all their might, mobilizing the earth's spiritual energy to enhance it. Nine fire dragons roared to the sky, their cries shaking the heavens. Then they circled rapidly, and the shape of the Purifying Cauldron became clearer and clearer, firmly protecting the entire Flame God Sect's mountain range base in the center.

The Five Directions Grand Array was activated, mobilizing the power of the entire Crimson Flame Realm. The tribulation clouds rolled and locked onto Gu Yuanqing's body, while crimson divine lightning condensed and crashed down.

Gu Yuanqing raised his head and glanced at him indifferently.

"We gave you a chance, but you remained stubborn and chose to destroy yourselves. Now you will have to bear the consequences!"

As the words were spoken, a fair hand appeared, tearing through space and reaching out.

He flipped his palm and pressed down into the air.

A gigantic palm print, large enough to cover hundreds of miles, appeared, with a majestic mountain atop it.

Beiquan Town!

At the same time, the power of divine punishment descended.

This divine punishment power, condensed from the strength of the entire Crimson Flame Realm, is extraordinary; even the Undying Chaos Realm must avoid its edge.

The Crimson Flame Realm ranks sixth in the Linglong Realm, making it a truly great realm.

Back then, before the Spirit Abyss Realm fell, even the Demon Race's Undying Great Cultivator dared not enter directly. Only when its world power was completely worn away by the Demon Realm did he dare to confront it head-on.

This is the fundamental reason why the Crimson Flame Realm dared to attack Gu Yuanqing.

The power of realms is the strongest protection for the lords of various realms. Since ancient times, apart from the Primordial Divine Sect which controls the Ten Directions Token, almost no sect has dared to step into another's realm and declare war on the lord of the realm.

Therefore, the Crimson God Sect's final choice was not because they were courting death, but because they believed they had some confidence in their abilities.

Although the Undying Chaos Sect is powerful, they do not fight it with their own strength, but rather by borrowing the sect's protective formation formed by the sect's foundation and the power of the Crimson Flame Realm.

If they can hold out for a few breaths, even if Gu Yuanqing is immortal, he will have no choice but to retreat for the time being.

Gu Yuanqing naturally saw through what the people of the Crimson Flame Sect were thinking, and a cold smile appeared on his face.

If it were an ordinary immortal being, they would indeed have no choice but to retreat in the face of such a scene. Even a demigod might not dare to confront a world head-on.

Unfortunately, what he relied on was not his own strength!
His clone stood calmly beneath the palm of the original body, which had pierced through space.

This clone's cultivation level is merely Yin and Yang; it came here only to establish a location for the Heavenly Fishing Technique.

After concealing all his aura, even the Crimson Flame Sect cultivators like Qin Tianyang could no longer sense his presence with their divine senses, and the power of heavenly punishment naturally headed towards the palm that Gu Yuanqing's true form had extended...

Let's turn back time to an incense stick's time ago.

Inside the Beiquan Cave Heaven, atop the main peak.

Li Chengyi watched as his father tore through the void, and a clone of him disappeared into it.

His divine sense intended to follow the spatial rift to take a look at the situation on the other side.

However, as soon as the divine sense left the Qian Yuan Realm, it was lost in the spatial turbulence.

After all, he was only at the Heavenly Transformation level at this time, and his understanding of the Dao of Space was only superficial. The strength of his divine sense was also insufficient to support such a long spatial traverse.

Gu Yuanqing withdrew his hand, sensed Li Chengyi's condition, smiled, and with a thought, a water curtain opened, reflecting the situation of the Crimson Flame Realm through his mind.

"Separated by two realms, how can your mind be connected with your clone at all times, Father?" Li Chengyi was extremely surprised. Although he had not yet ascended to the Yin-Yang realm, he already had a considerable understanding of some common knowledge about the Yin-Yang level.

“It’s difficult to maintain that connection at all times, but with all my strength, I can still maintain a mental connection with my clone for a short period of time,” Gu Yuanqing explained with a smile.

In fact, this is how the Heavenly Fishing Technique is maintained for a long time, allowing the clone and the main body to establish a connection through this wondrous spatial technique.

However, this still takes a toll on the mind, making it difficult to concentrate on other things when performing this technique.

Li Chengyi merely uttered a word of amazement, his gaze fixed on the Crimson Flame Realm, following Gu Yuanqing's clone as they explored the scenery outside.

To be honest, Li Chengyi has never been to any other Linglong Realm since he began his cultivation.

In his earlier years, he was the emperor, so naturally he couldn't leave the territory.

Later, the teleportation array of the Qian Yuan Realm was sealed, so there was no chance to get out.

It could even be said that because Gu Yuanqing had a feud with the Ancient Divine Sect, he, as its son, had to be careful even when entering the Ancient Realm.

The 108 realms of Linglong are all different. For example, the Crimson Flame Realm is filled with the power of fire. Several volcanoes can be seen on the ground not far apart, and many birds and beasts have red fur and feathers.

The sky seemed to be filled with red clouds, the celestial canopy overlapping like red scales, and further away, faint lights seemed to occasionally bloom in the void, like the color of glass.

These sights were never seen in the Qian Yuan Realm. Although I had been training in the cultivation world for many years, they were still very different from those in the Crimson Flame Realm.

Gu Yuanqing smiled and said, "What? Want to go take a look? I can take you there."

Li Chengyi said, "Never mind, there will be other opportunities in the future."

The father and son chatted leisurely, pointing out the sights of the Crimson Flame Realm, until they reached the Flame God Sect, where they finally became serious again.

Looking at the scene of divine punishment descending from the water curtain, Li Chengyi's expression became slightly solemn, and he couldn't help but look at his father.

Inside the Flame God Sect's mountain gate, Qin Tianyang's expression turned somewhat ferocious. He poured all his divine soul power into the Crimson Flame Token, pushing the Five Directions Grand Array to its limit.

The same was true for the other Flame God Sect cultivators. When the palm print appeared, before the majestic divine mountain had even fallen, the entire mountain-protecting formation had already become sluggish, and all the cultivators who were controlling the mountain-protecting formation felt that their souls and true essence were difficult to circulate.

Only now did they truly feel the pressure from the Undying Chaos!
The gap between these levels, the feeling of being completely unable to resist it, was something they had never experienced before.

The mountain-protecting formation has always been one of the greatest assets of a sect, almost a last resort. They never imagined that one day they would be in despair before they could even finish their moves.

At this moment, they only hoped that they could be forced to retreat by the power of heavenly punishment before Gu Yuanqing could completely destroy the mountain-protecting formation.

The heavenly punishment summoned by the Five Directions Grand Formation became the only hope for the Crimson Flame Sect cultivators. But clearly, the Crimson Flame Sect's hope was dashed.

Faced with the impending divine punishment, Gu Yuanqing did not back down at all.

The enormous palm print, imbued with the power of a divine mountain, continued its relentless suppression without any sign of backing down.

Nine fire dragons raised their heads and spewed out flames, but they solidified completely before they even touched the palm print, and then the fire dragons disappeared without a trace.

The Purifying Cauldron, conjured by the Crimson Flame Sect's protective array, was also mostly shattered. All the cultivators who controlled the array let out a muffled groan, and blood seeped from their mouths, noses, ears, and eyes.

The magical artifacts and array bases in the mountains all showed fine cracks.

This palm strike may have looked light and airy, but in reality, Gu Yuanqing used at least 20% of his strength!
Don't underestimate these two percent. Gu Yuanqing used 360 Dao Principle Imprints, and his own power can be described as vast.

If we only consider the quantity of 20% of his power, it might be comparable to an ordinary Undying Chaos. Moreover, this palm strike also contains the power of the Northern Spring Cave.

Therefore, this palm strike was, in a sense, like the power of a small world directly crashing into the Flame God Sect.

At that very moment, the power of divine punishment landed on Gu Yuanqing's palm.

The Thunderfire Path, imbued with the power of annihilation, enveloped the entire palm and followed Gu Yuanqing's arm, landing on his body in the North Spring Cave.

"Father, be careful!" Li Chengyi's pupils shrank, and he couldn't help but whisper.

Gu Yuanqing glanced back and chuckled, "It's alright, this is the moment I've been waiting for!"

Flames erupted from Gu Yuanqing's body, with black, white, and gray each making up half of the flames.

The power of heavenly punishment that fell on Gu Yuanqing was immediately controlled by the power of object manipulation as soon as it entered the Beiquan Cave Heaven, and its power was then quickly disintegrated.

The power of thunder returned to the Great Five Elements Divine Thunder Seed Talisman, the power of fire and the calamity energy within it returned to the still incomplete Chaotic Primordial Fire, and the remaining power also quickly disappeared into the Celestial World.

This divine punishment, which should have instilled fear in all cultivators, was resolved so easily and even became a source of strength for Gu Yuanqing's own growth.

Li Chengyi was taken aback.

Gu Yuanqing smiled and said, "Actually, I wanted to do this back then, but unfortunately the Ancient Divine Sect appeared. At that time, my strength was still weak, so I could only keep a low profile and dare not be too ostentatious. But now, I no longer have that concern."

The power of divine punishment contains various great principles of heaven and earth. It is the condensation of the purest power in the world and has some similarities with the heavenly tribulations that cultivators undergo.

This is precisely Gu Yuanqing's great tonic, especially the Calamity Qi within it. Among the supernatural powers he cultivates, the Great Five Elements Divine Thunder and the Primordial Heavenly Fire both require this power to reach a higher level.

"Why didn't Father tell me? He gave me quite a fright just now." Li Chengyi let out a long breath, feeling both amused and exasperated. At the same time, he felt even more strongly that his father was incredibly powerful, and describing him as mysterious and unpredictable seemed a bit of an understatement.

Compared to the Northern Spring Cave Heaven, the Flame God Sect was left with only despair. Under the divine punishment, Gu Yuanqing did not retreat in the slightest.

The power of Beiquan Town's World Seal continued to descend, slowly but steadily, as if nothing could stop its progress.

It seemed that apart from being enveloped in lightning and fire, the power of divine punishment had no real effect on it whatsoever.

Gu Yuanqing's clone stood beneath the palm of his main body, looking down with an expressionless and indifferent face.

Qin Tianyang shouted urgently, "Hold on! He can't hold out for long in the Five Directions Formation. As long as we can hold on, he'll have no choice but to retreat!"

But these words did not inspire any fighting spirit or strength.

An elder from the array base coughed up a mouthful of blood and shouted, "We can't hold on any longer, Sect Master! Let's surrender! If this palm strike really lands, I'm afraid the entire Flame God Sect will be destroyed!"

Another elder, while struggling to stay upright, shouted, "Sect Master, withdraw the power of the Crimson Flame Token! We are not afraid of death, nor do we care about dying, but you must think of the foundation of the Flame God Sect's tens of thousands of years of heritage!"

His voice seemed to carry a hint of a sob.

"metropolitan!"

"Sect Master, the Ancient Divine Sect has not yet made a move. What is there for our Flame God Sect to fight for them?"

Faced with a life-or-death choice, the cultivators no longer feared the former power of the Ancient Divine Sect and spoke up one after another.

They were unaware that Gu Yuanqing intended to use the power of heavenly punishment to cultivate supernatural abilities. Seeing the palm print descending steadily but somewhat slowly, they assumed that Gu Yuanqing was using this to exert pressure and force them to make a choice.

Qin Tianyang's expression shifted.

But before he could give the final order, he suddenly sensed something and looked up at Elder Wei Yunting in the distance, because he felt that Wei Yunting had withdrawn the power that the Crimson Flame Token had given to the Ten Directions Token.

Wei Yunting said with a wry smile, "Sect Master, since you are unwilling to make this choice, then I will make it. If the Ancient Divine Sect blames me, I will bear the consequences!"

Qin Tianyang did not reply, and immediately looked to the other side.

The Discipline Elder said calmly, "Sect Master, we must make a choice. Regardless of whether Gu Yuanqing will spare us, at least the Flame God Sect can continue to exist. At most, we can atone with our deaths."

Then, the power of another Crimson Flame Token was withdrawn to reinforce the power of the Ten Directions Token. The elder did not speak, but his actions spoke volumes.

Finally, only the last law enforcement elder remained. He looked at Qin Tianyang but did not make a move.

With each passing moment, the hand in the sky drew one step closer to the Crimson Flame Sect's headquarters.

The protective mountain formation almost completely collapsed, and the slowly descending palm added to the despair of the Crimson Flame Sect members. Especially under the power of heavenly punishment, the opponent's unhurried attitude shattered their last glimmer of hope.

Qin Tianyang nodded to the elder in charge of punishment.

The law enforcement elder also withdrew the Crimson Flame Token from his control over the Ten Directions Token.

"You can do that, but I can't!"

A resolute look appeared in Qin Tianyang's expression.

Some grudges just have to be settled by someone!

Qin Tianyang suddenly looked up, then rushed forward and shouted loudly, "Gu Yuanqing, I am the Sect Master of the Flame God Sect. Everything was my decision alone, and all the blame lies with me alone. It has nothing to do with the rest of the Flame God Sect!"

His entire body burst into flames, unleashing all his power. He used a secret technique to set the celestial world ablaze, transforming it into a fire dragon that charged towards Gu Yuanqing.

But before he could reach the palm print, his entire body suddenly stopped, then turned to ashes. The world of heaven and man appeared, then shattered, flames filled the sky, and primordial energy leaked out. At the last moment, he also withdrew the power he had added to the Ten Directions Token.

"metropolitan!"

A disciple of the Crimson Flame Sect cried out.

Gu Yuanqing frowned slightly, not because of Qin Tianyang's death, but because... the power of heavenly punishment seemed to have weakened.

(End of this chapter)