Lingyuan Immortal

Chapter 720: Dragon in the Mist
The sound was intermittent and carried by the breeze.

The man paused, as if he was considering his words.

After a moment, he spoke up, "To be honest, Uncle Master, I've also heard of that Northern Plains cultivator. Although he's vying for the top Daoist title, he's only at the initial stage, and Uncle Master is only a hair away from breaking through to the late stage. Why is he doing this?"

Taoist Chixi snorted a few times and said angrily, "What do you know? Now that monk Beiyuan has become a disciple of the Black and White Taoist Palace and a Supreme True Master, his status and position are no longer comparable to before."

The man exclaimed in surprise: "Is this really true?"

It has been nearly ten days since the sword fighting event ended. The name of the champion has spread throughout Central China, but the fact that Chen Mu has become the master of the Supreme Realm is not yet known to everyone.

Taoist Chixi replied, "How could it be false? Right now, that Beiyuan cultivator is in power. If I were to confront him, a fight would be inevitable.

By then, whether I win or lose, it will be disadvantageous to my Piaomiao Taoist Temple. Therefore, taking advantage of the punishment from the ancestor, I simply left the mountain gate and recuperated for a while..."

He paused before finishing his words, a cold glint flashing in his eyes: "I'll just wait for him to lose power one day, and then I can avenge my previous shame!"

"I see……"

The man nodded and said, "You are overthinking it, my nephew. Since I have made my own decision, I will withdraw first.

As for my Tianyun Temple, you can just treat it as your own sect. If there is anything, you can summon me, nephew..."

"Well, go ahead." Taoist Chixi nodded slowly, feeling satisfied.

Soon, a figure in a Taoist robe strode out of the tower, took out the temple gate seal, and said, "Without my order, no one is allowed to approach the back mountain of the temple!"

After finishing the task, he breathed a sigh of relief. As he was about to leave, he looked back at the tower, then shook his head and sighed, and walked away slowly.

"I calculated the astronomical phenomena earlier and it should be sunny today..."

He kept walking and looked up at the sky, which was gray and had no end in sight.

He murmured in his heart, but did not think much about it, and walked further and further away step by step...

Soon after he left, the breeze grew stronger and the gray fog filled the air, affecting the area within a thousand feet of the tower.

The strange thing is that, looking here from a thousand feet away, there is no such strange sight. Everything is silent and no different from the outside world...

"Huhuhu..."

Hearing the howling wind outside, Taoist Chixi frowned, waved his hand, and the doors and windows in front opened all.

Looking at the gray fog that was gradually spreading in, his heart suddenly jumped and his alarm bells rang.

At this moment, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his left shoulder, as if a blade had broken out of his body.

He looked hurriedly, and what he saw was a golden light in the shape of a dragon and a bird!

"not good!"

He shouted secretly, and in an instant he understood everything.

Chen Mu had no intention of letting the Lihuo incident go...

"Fellow Daoist Chen! You and I have no grudges or hatred. This is all for the sake of offering incense. Why are you going to such great lengths?"

Taoist Chixi suppressed his mixed feelings, stepped out of the tower, and spoke slowly, surveying the surrounding gray fog. His voice was melodious, and under his deliberate blessing, it instantly spread throughout the entire area. However, when he took a step closer, it seemed to encounter an inexplicable barrier and dissipated, with not a single sound being transmitted beyond the area.

Seeing this, his heart sank even more. He mobilized his magical power at a high speed, ready to escape immediately if the situation turned bad...

A figure in a black robe suddenly appeared in the fog like ripples on water. Who else could it be but Chen Mu?

His expression was solemn, and it was impossible to tell whether he was happy or sad. He was indifferent to Taoist Chixi's loud shout, and instead used his strength again.

The next moment, the "sky" revealed its true form, but it was pitch black, covered by a banner like a sky curtain.

Taoist Chixi's pupils shrank, and with a flutter in his heart, he quickly raised his spiritual power to protect himself. Then, he continued to shout loudly without giving up, "Fellow Daoist Chen, do you really want to become mortal enemies with my Piaomiao Taoist Temple and never give up?!"

Chen Mu still did not answer. He waved his hand to disperse the golden light of the dragon bird that rushed out of Chixi's body, leaving no trace of the dragon bird, as if he was wiping out his aura in advance.

Seeing this, Taoist Chixi knew he would not be spared this time. He was furious and snorted coldly, "Chen Mu! You are just a small cultivator from Beiyuan. Where do you get the courage to let you come to me? Do you really think I can't defeat you?!"

Chen Mu lowered his eyes and finally spoke, "The grudges of the past have led to the current situation. Chixi, do you really think I want to settle the score with you?"

Taoist Chixi knew what Chen Mu meant. His eyes flickered as he spoke in a slightly slower tone, "Fellow Daoist Chen, I do not wish for Fellow Daoist Lihuo to die. Casualties in a battle are inevitable. Didn't you say the same thing before?"

He paused in his heart and did not tell anyone about Chen Mu's killing of Jiang Daozi, so as to avoid causing unrest.

Chen Mu nodded slightly and said softly, "That's right, fighting is indeed unpredictable..."

Taoist Chixi was delighted and was about to respond when he heard Chen Mu continue, "However, Chen Mu did not hesitate to travel such a long way to find this place just to fight with you..."

Taoist Chixi's face froze. He had been humble and humble many times, seemingly sincerely confessing his sins and regretting his actions, but in fact, the murderous intent in his heart was even deeper. He was just grateful for the strength of the Black and White Taoist Palaces, so he wanted to temporarily calm things down.

But seeing Chen Mu pressing him step by step, he suddenly became furious and thought to himself, "What's the harm in killing him? He took the initiative to come to me and wanted to die. What does this have to do with my Piaomiao Taoist Temple?"

Thinking of this, he shouted angrily: "Chen Mu, you are so arrogant, let's see what you can do to me!"

He clapped his hand back and pointed the red-striped gourd on his waist at Chen Mu. In an instant, a red stream gushed out, rising up to the sky and pouring down like a torrential rain.

What he didn't expect was that Chen Mu didn't move, but instead put his hands behind his back, as if the scene in front of him had nothing to do with him.

"Mysterious!"

Taoist Chixi snorted coldly, without changing his tactics, and the Chixi rain came crashing down.

At this moment, the gray fog suddenly became a hundred times thicker, and the place was suddenly plunged into darkness, and the sound of a dragon's roar could be heard faintly!
Chixi was secretly shocked and pointed his finger in front of his eyes. After taking a closer look, he was suddenly horrified and exclaimed, "Really... a real dragon?!"

Under the sky, I saw a thousand-foot-long real dragon as dark as the abyss, hovering before my eyes. The dragon's breath was like smoke, clouds and flowing water, sweeping away the endless darkness.

The Chixi rain, which he had placed such high hopes on, was swallowed up by him in one gulp before it could actually fall, leaving him without a sound...

"How is it possible, how is it possible..."

Taoist Chixi's eyes were red with anger. The scene before him was so unbelievable that he was speechless for a moment.

However, although he couldn't figure it out, he knew that Chen Mu was no longer his match, so he didn't hesitate any longer and immediately summoned his Nascent Soul, even at the cost of overdrawing his vital energy, wrapped up his body and broke through the air!

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(End of this chapter)