The ancestor is incompetent!

Chapter 227 Spring Returns
Having lived a long life, Master Shangrui had witnessed far too many conspiracies and schemes. Upon hearing this, he immediately snapped back to reality, withdrew his outstretched hand, and turned to return to the Shangxu Wanding Domain.

Even if the other party was lying and deceiving him, losing face for it was a minor matter. At worst, he could get revenge himself and pay them back tenfold.

But he was really afraid that the other party had set a trap and lured him into it.

Immortal Shangrui turned into a streak of green light and ascended to the heavens, not even returning to the mountain gate, for fear of being plotted against.

Since the Primordial Daoist dared to say such a thing, it must be true! Suddenly, a golden net appeared in the sky, blocking the way for the Supreme Immortal Shangrui. A dignified middle-aged man in a golden robe stepped forward with a smile, “Supreme Immortal Shangrui, it’s been a long time. The last time we met was when we were competing for the Heavenly Spirit Herb in the Nine Continents.”

Upon seeing who it was, Master Shangrui's expression instantly changed. The person in front of him was actually the Palace Master of Jinyuan Palace from Shangxuan Sea!

Not only was Master Shangrui surprised, but Daoist Yuanchu was also quite astonished. The Palace Master of Jinyuan Palace was a subordinate of Cangminghai Palace, one of the Twelve Immortal Sects, and was a subordinate of True Lord Renshui.

Such a momentous event has occurred in the heavens, with Ren and Gui dividing the constellations, yet Jin Yuan is still willing to come.

Master Shangrui's face instantly turned cold, and he said in a cold voice, "Jin Yuan, I have no grudge against you, why do you have to stop me?"

"No enmity? Heh, in the struggle for cultivation and the Great Dao, we are mortal enemies!" Jin Yuan replied unmoved.

As soon as he finished speaking, the Shenjin position in front of him was drawn into the Golden Thread Spirit Pouch, and began to press down on the True Person.

Master Shangrui's face turned pale. Although the Yi Wood Dao lineage he cultivated was wondrous, it was countered by Shen Metal. Two thousand years ago, he had fought fiercely with this golden dragon over spiritual herbs. His supernatural powers and status were three points weaker than the other party's. In addition, the other party's true form was a dragon with a long lifespan, and he was not superior in terms of cultivation. Therefore, he lost the battle.

Unexpectedly, this old dragon had conspired with the Qiling Sect to plot against him. He immediately sent a teleportation to the Nine Heavens Cloud Palace while simultaneously activating the Yi Wood Divine Power to guide the Nine Heavens Position to transform into a colossal tree ten thousand feet tall, towering between heaven and earth. Its gnarled roots pierced the earth, and its lush canopy supported the Shen Metal Spirit Pouch.

He spoke again only after ensuring he was no longer in danger: "Jin Yuan, don't let others take advantage of you! The Qi Ling Sect is no benevolent force!"
Even if they manage to breach the Mirror Abyss Palace, you won't gain anything.

"That's none of your concern," Jin Yuan sneered. "If you can hand over eight or nine branches of the Yi Wood Divine Branch, I'll turn around and leave."

"Eight or nine branches? Are you trying to kill me?" Upon hearing this, Master Shangrui was immediately enraged. His Taiyi Divine Willow could only produce one secondary branch every thousand years. Eight or nine branches would surely kill him.

"Hehe, then don't blame me for being merciless!" Jin Yuan reached out and summoned a long halberd that pierced through the air. He grabbed it and brought it down heavily, crashing into the giant willow's body.

Countless willow leaves flew out from the crown of the giant willow tree, forcefully supporting the giant halberd. The emerald light and the magnificent golden radiance collided, causing the surrounding void to tremble, and even the surrounding mountains to shake.

And the place where the roots of this giant willow are planted is the Guangyuan Mountains.

The mountains trembled, and rocks rolled down.

Upon seeing this, the Primordial Daoist frowned, waved his sleeve, and countless drops of primordial water fell into the soil of the willow leaf's roots. However, instead of helping it grow, the water caused its energy to rise, like snakes coiling around and absorbing its life force and nutrients.

Fortunately, the two Golden Core cultivators knew they were in the mortal realm and dared not use their full strength. In addition, the Primordial Daoist stabilized the terrain, so no major disaster occurred.

In the Nine Heavens Cloud Palace, deep within the layers of clouds, Master Lu Zhang hesitated for a moment. The current situation was clearly a trap set by someone, and not just one force. Otherwise, after the Tai Xu Zhong Yuan Gui merged, Jin Yuan would never have helped the Qi Ling Sect.

However, if he sits idly by, he might lose two allies, which would be very detrimental to his future plans.

After much hesitation, this composed master finally set off. However, he didn't head towards the Qiling Sect, but instead headed straight southwest.

He arrived at the Thousand Swords Sect in just a few dozen breaths by riding the wind, and said with a smile, "Thank you for your help, fellow Daoist!"

"Upholding the righteous path is my duty!" Master Lanyi of the Thousand Swords Sect responded with a salute.

The two walked side by side toward Qi Ling.

Suddenly, a cold wind swept through the world, and the surrounding light dimmed. Gui Yin emerged from mid-air and blocked their path.

"Gentlemen, since it is raining and you are keeping me here, why not have a chat with me in the rain?"

When Master Lanyi saw the effeminate man before her, her brow twitched involuntarily. She said coldly, "Guiyin, are you just going to break the hundred-year pact we made between our two paths?"

"Fellow Daoist, there is no need to be angry. I naturally remember that this agreement cannot be broken. That is why I have come to ask you not to stray into the mire."

Gui Yin smiled, her narrow eyes crinkling, and advised her, "Even if you wish to uphold the righteous path, you must also consider your own capabilities and act accordingly!"

Master Luzhang glanced at him coldly, his aura pressing down. "Guiyin, you no longer have the protection of a True Lord behind you. Aren't you afraid that no one will covet your snake treasures?"

Guiyin chuckled softly, covering her mouth. "The fact that Lord Guishui is not here does not mean that my Heavenly Demon Path has lost the protection of the True Lord."

Master Lü, you should uphold your own lineage.

"Use you to teach me how to do things?" Master Lu sneered and pointed a finger. A wisp of spiritual energy appeared at his fingertip. In a flash, it pierced through Gui Yin's eyes, causing blood to flow freely. Blood droplets fell onto his face, and in an instant, his face was covered in blood.

Gui Yin cried out in pain, catching the drop of blood dripping from his chin in his palm. He hissed like a snake, saying indistinctly, "Master Lü Zhang is truly powerful, but unfortunately there is a saying you must have heard before."

Supernatural powers cannot defy fate!

Having said that, he turned around and disappeared before the two immortals.

Seeing this, Master Lanyi was slightly startled and said, "Senior Lü, I'd better stay and keep an eye on this demon king, lest he take the opportunity to do something outrageous."

Master Lü Zhang's expression darkened slightly, but he ultimately said nothing, only sighing and nodding, "If that's how it is, then so be it."

Having said that, he turned around and ascended to the heavens, intending to go to Qiling.

He traveled thousands of miles through the sky, but suddenly stopped. There he saw a figure standing in the clouds ahead, holding a Mountain and Sea Mystic Staff, who had been waiting for him for a long time.

"The Demon King of Nanchuan?"

"Hehe, I've been waiting for you for a long time." The figure suddenly leaped up, landing on the sea of ​​clouds in the heavens, causing the clouds to scatter and disperse. "That's right, it is indeed me." Master Lü Zhang's face had already turned gloomy. "Nan Chuan, Jin Yuan, and Gui Yin have all come out. You can't possibly be here for the Qi Ling Sect. I'm afraid you have other plans, right?"

"You are truly wise, but even if you guessed it, you are powerless to change it." The Demon King of Nanchuan laughed loudly, "I have always heard that Master Lü Zhang's seals and techniques are divine and his methods are boundless. Today I will finally be able to experience a bit of his magic!"

Without waiting for a reply, he raised the Mountain and Sea Mystic Staff high into the air, and the staff transformed into a thousand feet long, slamming down heavily like a thunderbolt towards Master Lü Zhang.

Seeing this, Master Lü Zhang's expression turned solemn, and the patterns on his fingertips flickered. He took out the jade brush from his waist and drew a line in the air, and the ink spread out in the sky, forcefully blocking the blow.

He then picked up his brush and wrote down profound and mysterious texts, using words such as "imprison," "forbidden," and "sealed" to restrict the actions of the Southern River Demon King.

However, the Demon King of Nanchuan was also a four-life Golden Core cultivator. When he went all out, even though Master Luzhang was slightly stronger, he still had to fight back with all his might.

At this moment, Master Shangrui outside the Qiling Sect felt even more uneasy. Clearly, many things had been planned and countered in advance, making it impossible for their alliance to support each other.

"Nothing in the world is done without profit. Since they can attract so many Golden Core cultivators, what are they plotting?" Master Shangrui's mind was beginning to race. After being struck by another halberd falling from the sky, he was suddenly startled and realized something.

"That's it! These people are probably not after those few broken mirrors in the Mirror Abyss Palace, but rather the countless precious medicines in my Upper Void Myriad Cauldron Domain, and... my disciple!"

The physical body of a True Person of Wood Virtue is comparable to countless precious medicines, and is comparable to the most precious spiritual medicines in the world. If it is in accordance with one's rank and soul, it is a heavenly-grade spiritual medicine that even a True Monarch would be tempted by!
He had never seen what a top-grade spiritual medicine looked like, but it was said to have unparalleled, heaven-defying effects.

Thinking of this, he immediately found it difficult to calm down and focused his attention on Baili Yu in the Upper Void Ten Thousand Cauldrons Domain, instructing him to immediately activate the mountain-protecting formation and not to step out of the formation under any circumstances.

Meanwhile, inside the Yimu Immortal Abode in the Heavenly Palace, True Lord Yimu watched the situation in the lower realm with an indifferent expression.

The celestial attendant beside him couldn't help but ask, "My Lord, are you really not going to do anything about this?"

Yi Mu Zhenjun glanced at him sideways and sneered, "It's fate, you can't blame anyone else. Speaking of which, Yin and Mao were smart enough not to come to this Southern Continent."

This place, seemingly a battleground for destiny, is a once-in-a-millennium opportunity. But in reality, it's nothing more than a trap. There's no real struggle; it was probably all predetermined from the start!
"It's nothing more than a single Golden Core cultivator; it's fine to give it up. It's good to be able to withdraw now."

Outside the Upper Void Ten Thousand Cauldrons Domain on the Southern Continent, dark clouds suddenly gathered, obscuring all directions. The sounds of ghosts and demons rang out, frightening the disciples and making them uneasy.

In the mountains, the protective array was activated layer by layer, with nine giant cauldrons standing in the eight directions. On the central cauldron, Baili Yu sat cross-legged, his primordial spirit pushing the protective array to its limit.

"Quack quack~"

The arrogant laughter of demons echoed from outside the mountain, and countless demonic sounds distorted the minds of the disciples. Before they knew it, the disciples in the mountain had begun to kill each other in a state of mental confusion.

Upon seeing this scene, Baili Yu, who was stationed at the core of the Yuan Formation, immediately pointed his finger, and green light floated everywhere, firmly fixing all the disciples in the mountain in place, preventing them from killing each other or going berserk and going mad.

Outside the formation, skeletons climbed up, and an endless army of skeletons reappeared.

An endless array of demonic creatures, billowing with demonic smoke, charged toward the great formation.

The disciples of Wanzhou Mountain also chanted incantations, which were then applied to the light screen of the great array from a distance.

Nine-fold True Man, Night Immortal True Man, Remnant True Man, and Hongyin True Man all appeared and stood on one side of the great formation. Their four positions descended from afar, sealing off the void in all directions.

These four True Immortals are all at the second or third life level, and each of them can defeat Baili Yu. However, to kill the physical body of a Golden Core True Immortal, one would need several times their strength.

Clearly, this powerful lineup is more than enough!

After all, Baili Yu was only a newly formed Golden Core cultivator, and not a flowing entity like Yuan Shui that could divide all waters. Although Mao Mu had extremely strong vitality, it was not a dominant virtue like Jia Mu, which could achieve endless life.

At this moment, Baili Yu also had the idea of ​​retreating, but he had neither the power of the magic weapon nor any support. If he rashly left the mountain-protecting formation, his fate would probably be even worse.

Master Ye Xian chuckled softly, "I want this kid's bones; you can't take them from me."

"Then his flesh and blood will belong to me!" Master Jiuyou sneered.

“That won’t do. I need his flesh to raise Gu!” Master Hongyin said. “The blood is yours, the flesh is mine.”

“Then his soul will belong to me,” said the Remnant Immortal.

The four Golden Core cultivators reached a tacit understanding, but none of them mentioned the ownership of the Maomu position, because they knew that Maomu True Monarch was not someone to be trifled with. If they dared to touch the Maomu position, the True Monarch would probably have an excuse to intervene.

On the Qiling Sect's Enforcement Peak, the Primordial Daoist silently watched the scene in the distance. A magnificent and glorious blue sun rose, and the four evil immortals attacked together. Rolling black smoke filled the surrounding area, and the world darkened, with the sun and moon losing their light.

Master Shangrui's heart was bleeding. He no longer held back. Thousands of willow leaves flew up and gathered into a sea of ​​emerald green leaves, tightly enveloping the golden essence. Then he prepared to get up and save his golden core disciple whom he had painstakingly cultivated.

But a decree descended from the sky, and the empty tower that had stood on Qiyuan Lake for decades suddenly shone brightly, piercing the darkness and pulling Nanjue Continent out of hell on earth. This magnificent green light enveloped Shangrui Zhenren, took him into the tower, and leisurely ascended to heaven.

Seeing this, no one stopped them. Instead, more Golden Core cultivators joined in, vying for the precious medicines of the Upper Void Myriad Cauldron Domain.

Thousand-year-old spiritual herbs, ten-thousand-year-old spiritual trees, and even tens of thousands of disciples and followers, and millions of ordinary people are all precious medicines.

Demons ravaged the land, leaving behind chilling white bones, the chirping of Gu worms, and the lowing of curses. In an instant, the Upper Void Ten Thousand Cauldrons Domain was reduced to ruins. The spiritual objects on it were all taken away by the Golden Core cultivators, leaving only some peripheral spiritual objects unattended.

The four immortals departed with extremely satisfied smiles, like demons with blood on their lips, utterly content after their rampage.

The light of the azure wood scattered into countless green stars, sprinkling across the Southern Continent and nourishing countless spiritual herbs and trees. The peach blossom grove in front of the Ancient Spring Courtyard was reborn in spring.

As the Yuan Chu Daoist sensed the returning spring from all directions, he laughed out loud, "The karma that led to my suppression back then has now been repaid."

(End of this chapter)