fairy family

Chapter 324 Subduing Dragons and Demons, Temple of Heaven and Earth
A stern shout rang out from beneath the Temple of Heaven, startling all the immortals on the ground.

"Who is this person, with such a boastful tone?"

"That voice, is it the same person who was cultivating underground just now?!"

The immortals discussed among themselves, and many of them wore expressions of unease.

The opponent didn't even take Yu Que, who was on his way to becoming a True Immortal, seriously. The person underground must also be incredibly powerful.

Roar!
As the other party spoke, what rose up was also the enormous dragon of fortune that had been coiled in the capital.

At this moment, the dragon form was no longer just a blurry shape, but a complete dragon with whiskers, hair, scales, and armor, resembling a true dragon from head to toe.

It roared, looking up at the Gate of Immortality high in the sky, and the remaining gap within it.

Immediately, the true dragon form swung its tail and soared into the sky, lunging towards the Gate of Immortality.

Yu Que, being inside the gate, naturally became part of what the other party devoured.

Despite the sudden spying and attack, Yu Que remained calm and composed.

He simply lowered his head and chuckled softly:
"Fellow Daoist, have you finished refining your loach as well?"
"Perfect! Let us then contribute to the power of our immortal artifacts."

He reached out and grabbed at the lunging dragon of destiny, and a gigantic hand formed in mid-air, reaching towards it.

An oppressive force, like the might of heaven, descended from the sky, pressing down on the vast imperial capital. Countless immortals trembled in fear, their minds blank.

Roar! However, the true dragon of destiny did not stiffen under Yu Que's pressure. Instead, heavy dragon energy rose from its body, and its body suddenly grew larger, pouncing towards Yu Que.

Boom! It wasn't until this dragon of destiny reached the Gate of Immortality that it was blocked by Yu Que's palm and could not advance any further.

Such immense power intrigued Yu Que.

Immediately, he noticed that outside the Gate of Immortality, the air distorted, and a figure seemed to emerge from the void, appearing before him.

This person was none other than Marquis Tiance, who was hiding in the dragon vein of the imperial capital, cultivating in seclusion.

At this moment, Marquis Tiance has undoubtedly broken through to become an immortal and is no longer a mortal.

He simply reached out and waved his hand towards the enormous imperial dragon aura. The dragon of fortune instantly shrank to the size of a snake about three feet long, then retreated to his side and coiled around his arm.

Marquis Tiance's face was arrogant at this moment. He looked at the Gate of Immortality in front of him and the remaining gaps behind it, and praised:

"What a gate to immortality! What a true immortal, the greatest throughout history!"

Although I knew those two good-for-nothings would most likely not succeed in ascending to immortality, I never expected that they wouldn't even take the first step.

The fortunes of the Five Temples have all been used to pave the way for your success.

As Marquis Tiance spoke, he stared at Yu Que and jokingly said:

"Fellow Daoist, are you truly not possessed by that old Daoist from the immortal mountain of the past?"

The man's voice was completely unmasked and incredibly loud, clearly resounding for miles around, audible to everyone in the entire capital.

Upon hearing the words "body snatching," many immortals, especially those from the Huangshan Taoist Palace, were filled with surprise and doubt.

"Possession? Could it really be like that?"

Fortunately, the next moment.

Yu Que then replied with a light laugh:

"That old Taoist priest may have some insights, but he's still a bit short of mastering the art of possessing me."

He said in a nonchalant tone:
"I'm afraid only a reckless person like you, fellow Daoist, would actually be deceived by that old Daoist and allow him to successfully enter the spiritual platform."

These words made Tian Ce Hou, who was smiling at Yu Que, freeze.

This fellow made no attempt to conceal his true intentions, instead laughing loudly, "If it were anyone else, I would think he was just spouting empty boasts. But with your current abilities, fellow Daoist, your tone certainly befits a grand master."

Marquis Tiance looked around and sighed:

"If I hadn't been here, you would have been the most favored person in the world today, shining with unimaginable glory."

Unfortunately, with me present today, your fortune should rightfully belong to me!

A strong sense of covetousness and greed appeared on this person's face.

He immediately stretched out his finger again and reached for Yu Que inside the door.

"Submit to me and you will live forever. Rebel against me and death will come."

The buzzing shouts from Tian Ce Hou caused the entire Imperial Capital Immortal City to tremble in the unknown.

Just this one move.

This proves that during Yu Que's breakthrough to True Immortal, Tian Ce Hou had already linked his own fate with that of the incense offerings.

Although his actions were not as dramatic as Yu Que's, this fellow had still joined the ranks of true immortals.

As long as the incense burns on and the people continue to live, the spirit of the Marquis of Zetian will never perish.

When Yu Que faced this person, he even had a momentary hallucination.

It was as if the one standing in front of him, attacking him, was not just Marquis Tiance, but tens of thousands, even hundreds of thousands of people, angrily rebuking him and ordering him to submit.

This kind of power is so great that it can move mountains and fill seas, something that ordinary people can hardly imagine.

But Yu Que, when faced with this, simply said, "Fire, come!"

Whoosh! A burst of true fire leaped out from the void and appeared all around.

It resembles a crow, but has a third leg growing from its abdomen, and its color is also golden, just like the legendary three-legged golden crow.

The true fire, of heavenly caliber, instantly swept across the entire capital city and continued to expand, eventually becoming a spectacular sight of fiery clouds stretching for thousands of miles.

Amidst the scorching heat of the Golden Crow Heavenly Fire, the once-powerful aura of Marquis Tiance vanished rapidly, like ice and snow melting away, leaving him utterly dejected.

True fire, aside from alchemy and spiritual refinement, is most convenient for fire attacks and is most effective at taking on multiple opponents.

When Marquis Tiance saw this strange object, his gaze remained unchanged.

Immediately, the man reached out and the dragon of fortune that was wrapped around his arm climbed into his hand and transformed into a three-foot dragon sword.

"This sword is the Emperor's sword, with mountains and rivers as its spine and the human heart as its blade!"

Holding the dragon sword formed from the true dragon of destiny, he immediately attacked Yu Que.

Before the opponent even made a move, the area within a hundred miles was already filled with sharp and arrogant sword energy.

Faced with this scene, Yu Que remained calm and composed.

He also stretched out his hand and called out, "Sword, come!"

Clang!

A long sword emerged from the void and landed in Yu Que's hand. It was also only three feet long, but it was entirely white, resembling both jade and bone, and exuded a murderous aura, clearly not a benevolent weapon.

Yu Que also introduced himself verbally:

"This is the White Spine Sword. My spine is my body, and my spirit is my blade!"

Clang! The two longswords clashed from a distance.

In the blink of an eye, their energies collided hundreds and thousands of times, annihilating the surrounding air.

Marquis Tiance saw that even his own Qi Yun Emperor Sword was unable to defeat Yu Que for the time being.

The man then threw out his Emperor's Sword, transforming it into the shape of a true dragon, and went to meet Yu Que, while he himself watched from the sidelines for an opportunity. Unexpectedly, Yu Que also threw out his White Ridge Sword.

Then, under everyone's watchful eyes, his White Ridge Sword transformed into a dragon shape. However, this dragon shape consisted only of dragon bones, lacking flesh, scales, and fur.

Roar! A true dragon of destiny and a white-backed dragon immediately clashed, fighting fiercely and evenly.

When Marquis Tiance saw that his dragon sword had not served its purpose, his face darkened.

He immediately mustered all his magical power and rushed forward, attempting to break into the Gate of Immortality and capture Yu Que's true form.

The man's figure grew larger as he moved forward, and in the blink of an eye, he transformed into a giant thousands of feet tall, majestic as a mountain.

"Submit to me!"

With a roar, Marquis Tiance threw a punch at Yu Que.

However, Yu Que smiled as he watched the other party step forward to engage in hand-to-hand combat.

A wisp of smoke drifted by, and he vanished from his spot, reappearing behind Tian Cehou.

"He's a strong and muscular man."

Yu Que sized up the other party and said with admiration, "If your physical body were refined into a Dao weapon, it would be among the best in the mortal realm."

Upon hearing Yu Que's insulting words, Marquis Tiance's face contorted with rage. He roared, his voice like rolling thunder, as it struck towards Yu Que's location:

"You brat! What are you doing hiding your head and tail?"

In an instant, even the air itself was shattered, and vast swathes of everything around were obliterated.

If there were mountains here, they would probably have already been reduced to dust.

This roar, compared to his previous actions, undoubtedly demonstrated the true power of an immortal.

Seeing this, Yu Que also became interested.

He laughed loudly: "Then let me see whether it is you, the true dragon who has achieved your destiny, or me, the true immortal who has crossed the gate of immortality, who is more capable."

He flicked his sleeves, and streams of sword energy poured down from the sky as if the Milky Way had shattered, instantly filling the entire capital city.

Countless people who looked up at this scene were mesmerized and overwhelmed with emotion.

"This...is this a battle between immortals?"

"No, this is not an ordinary battle between immortals, but a battle between true immortals!"

Many of them were filled with fear, worried that they might be caught in the crossfire. As the two True Immortals fought, they ended up destroying the vast Imperial City.

Fortunately, neither Yu Que nor Tian Ce Hou affected the cities and immortals below. They even deliberately stayed away to avoid being implicated in the battle.

The former is driven by a compassionate heart and a desire to avoid causing disaster; the latter is because he cultivates the way of dragon energy, which is closely related to the city's population. Harming the population would weaken his magical power.

Rumble! Clang!
Although the aftershocks of the battle would not reach the city, the sheer scale and intensity of the fight were still deafening.

In an instant, endless sword energy flew towards Tian Ce Hou's dragon body.

Yu Que unleashed his sword energy, attempting to slice off its horns and scales.

However, Marquis Tiance was not someone to be trifled with. Seeing that he had the aura of a future emperor to rely on, and that he had not yet gained the upper hand, he became ruthless.

Immediately, the demon summoned back the Dragon Sword, which was locked in combat with Yu Que's White Spine Sword.

He raised his face and suddenly swallowed the dragon sword in his hand.

The next moment, the dragon shape and features on this person became even more complete.

With a snap, it transformed into a seemingly real dragon.

This true dragon was over ten thousand feet long, and its aura was even more powerful than that of the Heavenly Marquis from before.

"Today I will show you what I truly am: I am the Emperor!"

With a roar, Marquis Tiance charged towards Yu Que.

When Yu Que faced this fiend, even before it got close, he felt a pressure on his heart, as if he could see the entire Central Plains crashing down on him.

However, he realized it was just an illusion and immediately suppressed such thoughts.

Immediately, Yu Que understood what Tian Ce Hou was doing. This person had actually mixed the pressure of his own immortal garden with the dragon's might, bringing the entire immortal garden with him in an attempt to suppress Yu Que.

“Very good, this path also has a celestial garden.”

Instead of being alarmed by the lack of supplies, I was delighted.

He immediately waved his hand, and the floating Jade Palace appeared behind him, majestic like a real world, spanning over a thousand miles, with mountains, rivers, lakes, and oceans, all of which were still being created.

When Tian Ce Hou saw the celestial garden scene that appeared behind Yu Que, a look of surprise and doubt finally appeared in his eyes.

"This child truly possesses a celestial garden! However, why is his celestial garden so solid and substantial?"

Marquis Tiance was incredulous.

It should be noted that even though he had the opportunity to absorb much of the essence of the past immortal mountains into the immortal garden and make it his own, the foundation of his immortal garden still seemed to be inferior to that of Yu Que.

"Is this child truly not the object of that celestial immortal's possession?" Marquis Tiance asked in surprise once again.

But he didn't have time to think about it too much.

The reason he dared to attack Yu Que just now was because he had successfully cultivated his own Divine Kingdom in his palm, where one person was one kingdom, and one person was one with the immortal garden.

But now, Yu Que's magical power is no less than his, his methods are no less than his, and even his immortal garden is no weaker than his. How can they possibly fight like this?

If the fight continues, he will only be suppressed to death.

Immediately, Marquis Tiance decided to avoid Yu Que's sharp edge.

So he pounced on Yu Que, then suddenly turned and flew towards the capital.

The opponent's pounce and escape truly astonished Yu Que, and the expectant and joyful look on his face instantly faded.

Yu Que was just about to see the other party walk right into his trap.

When the time comes, his Jade Palace will swallow up the other party's Immortal Garden, and he will refine the other party's physical body into Dao soldiers and divine generals, which can be described as taking everything and leaving nothing behind.

Now that Marquis Tiance's intention to leave is obvious, how could Yu Que possibly let him escape smoothly?

He immediately transformed into a sword light, like a celestial river, pressing down on Tian Ce Hou.

After a fierce chase, the air in mid-air roared continuously.

If the two hadn't been consciously controlling their magical power, even without them making a move, much of the entire Imperial City would have collapsed amidst the roaring air.

Finally, Yu Que got used to Tian Ce Hou's fighting style.

He no longer merely chased after the other's figure, but instead focused his attention directly on the Immortal City of the Imperial Capital, intending to extract the dragon energy from the entire city and see where the Marquis of Tiance could possibly escape to.

However, at this moment, a palace rose up in the imperial capital, causing the dragon energy of the entire capital to seem to solidify, making it impossible for Yu Que to absorb it.

On that day, Marquis Ce finally saw a helper and rushed towards the palace in the imperial palace.

Yu Que looked at this scene and thought to himself, "Another ancestral temple."

Is this the Temple of Heaven and Earth?

(End of this chapter)