Lingyuan Immortal

Chapter 769: Winning the Medal
Chen Mu noticed something, but had no intention of saying anything. He just nodded and looked towards the formation ahead.

"Is this the formation set up by the demon cultivator?"

Fairy Yaoguang was the first of the Zhongzhou group to arrive, so she took the initiative to speak, "Indeed, before we arrived, this magic formation had already been almost completely destroyed by fellow Daoist Donghai."

"Oh?"

Chen Mu smiled slightly, looked at Taoist Lu and his group, and said, "It seems that we are also benefiting from the help of you fellow Taoists."

The expressions of Taoist Lu and his companions changed slightly, and they all bowed their heads in greeting: "No, no, Fellow Daoist Chen, you are joking."

"I think so!"

Wu Yunshan suddenly said, "Fellow Daoist Chen, what you said is quite correct..."

Everyone present was stunned and turned to look over.

Wu Yunshan, however, seemed oblivious. With a half-smile on his face, he explained, "Fellow Daoist Donghai has toiled for several days, and the effort he has put in is truly incomparable to ours. Even if Fairy Yaoguang and I worked for more than half a day, we could only barely catch up."

"Fortunately, Fellow Daoist Chen understands the truth and knows he has the upper hand. In my opinion, it would be better for you to take action and break the remaining magic array. This way, we can avoid the gossip of the outside world. I wonder... what do you think, Fellow Daoist Chen?"

After saying that, he smiled and looked at Chen Mu sincerely.

There was something dirty going on between him and Chen Mu, so he wasn't really saying this out of consideration for Chen Mu.

There are considerations behind doing so.

He was defeated by Chen Mu in his early years, which led to his early elimination from the sword fighting competition. Although his clan members did not say much, he himself felt it was a great shame and humiliation.

In order to avenge himself one day, he practiced hard in seclusion for decades. Under the careful guidance of his ancestor, he finally achieved something.

Not only did his cultivation level reach the middle stage of the Nascent Soul, but the three Taoist methods he practiced also saw significant improvement, with two of them even allowing him to grasp the essence of the Great Dao.

Such combat power has exceeded the previous level by several times!
Therefore, he was full of confidence, and felt that with the background of a Beiyuan cultivator, he was definitely no match for him.

But at this moment, what he didn't expect was that Chen Mu also had a breakthrough, and his aura was so refined and pure that it became more and more unfathomable.

After decades of hard work and hibernation, is this the end?
Of course it’s impossible!
However, after decades of hard training, he has become more rational and is no longer as reckless as before.

Since we don't know Chen Mu's current strength, we just pretend to let him take action.

After observing in this way, he can also make some comparisons.

If he is really far superior to himself, then he will continue to lie dormant.

But if it doesn't go beyond his expectations, then this trip to the Immortal Palace will be Wu Yunshan's chance to avenge his shame and also his chance to become famous!

"How could that be? Fellow Daoist Lingyuan is the guest ancestor of Huanyue Palace in my East China Sea territory. How could he take advantage of me?"

Liu Tianxuan was smart and spoke at the right time.

Taoist Lu also snorted softly: "Compared to those arrogant and rude people, Taoist Lingyuan deserves the title of being rightfully so!"

Wu Yunshan heard the sarcasm in his words and his face darkened. He cursed inwardly, "You old thief with a gray beard, you are defeated. Just wait and see how I will deal with you later!"

Perhaps worried that Chen Mu would really use this as an excuse, he suppressed his thoughts and deliberately provoked him, "Indeed, this magic formation looks like it's about to collapse, but who knows how much remaining strength the demon cultivators within it have left?"

"For safety's sake, Fellow Daoist Chen, please just pretend that I didn't say anything more..."

He bowed his head and was very kind. If someone who didn't know the inside story saw him, they would think he was really thinking about Chen Mu.

Fairy Yaoguang and the others remained silent, with different expressions.

Some people laughed at the joke, some secretly despised it, and some, like Li Jian, were very interested.

They were also curious about whether the sword fighting champion who once dominated them could still retain his former glory decades later...

Liu Tingnan and Han Kong both wanted to speak, but hesitated.

Chen Mu has not yet expressed his opinion, so they really can't say anything.

"Ha ha……"

At this moment, Kong Yerong on the side suddenly laughed softly, his voice was cold but inexplicably carried a hint of righteousness.

"I came here with Brother Chen Dao. If Brother Dao wants to break the formation, I'm the one who can do it."

When these words were spoken, Wu Yunshan frowned, but did not say anything.

Fairy Yaoguang and the others were secretly wondering, "When did Daoist Kong become friends with Chen Mu?"

Anyone with a discerning eye could see that Wu Yunshan was only targeting Chen Mu. If Kong Yerong hadn't stood up, no one would have pointed it out.

Kong Yerong took the initiative to speak out, which was considered to be a statement of his position...

Chen Mu smiled faintly. He and Kong Yerong did meet by coincidence on the road. They did not intentionally become friends or come together as others thought.

However, the goodwill expressed by Kong Yerong cannot be faked.

He nodded at him, then a fierce look flashed in his eyes and he looked straight at Wu Yunshan.

Wu Yunshan remained expressionless, but Chen Mu did not speak for a long time.

Just when he was about to lose control, a steady voice suddenly sounded in his ears.

"If you want me to take action, why go around in circles?"

Wu Yunshan's face froze, and he coughed subconsciously and was about to explain.

But before he could open his mouth, he saw Chen Mu walking away.

He couldn't help but look at the other fellow practitioners again, and at this time Yaoguang and others also became interested and followed Chen Mu forward.

After a while, no one paid any attention to him...

"You're just being mysterious. Let's see how this ends if you can't break the formation!"

He gritted his teeth secretly and followed at the end.

Compared to the initial grand formation, the formation at this time was indeed full of holes, and the black mist was so thin that even the Penglai Palace in the center was not completely covered, revealing only a corner of the palace, which made everyone's heart beat faster.

When they thought about being blocked by the evil cultivators for several days and losing countless opportunities, Master Lu and his party were filled with hatred.

"Fellow Daoist Lingyuan, please do not be careless. There are four Nascent Soul Demon Cultivators and nearly ten Golden Core Demon Cultivators within the formation. They haven't retreated even with such a broken formation. It's clear that they may have other tricks up their sleeves..."

Chen Mu nodded slowly, raised his eyes and looked into the formation. His sight seemed to be able to penetrate layers of cover, and he suddenly met the eyes of the young man named Yan.

"Envoy Yan, we are ready." Old Man Xun said with a bow.

The young man surnamed Yan turned around and saw that the three of them had already offered up the Immortal Palace token, with a jade halo floating around, and it was obvious that they could enter the Immortal Palace at any time.

He nodded slightly, then looked outside the formation again.

"Does Envoy Yan still insist on fighting him?"

"Chen Mu is the leading Daoist disciple of this generation. He has all the potential and foundation. Even Master Meng Zhang is full of praise for him. He is incomparable to Li Jianyi and far surpasses that so-called Daoist disciple of the Wu family!"

"If you continue to fight with it, even if you can remain undefeated, you will inevitably lose the opportunity to enter the Celestial Palace."

"Good fortune is rare. Envoy Yan is now highly valued by the alliance. When the devil descends, you will be one of the most outstanding geniuses in this world. Why suffer now?"

Old man Xun shook his head and sighed. He and the young man named Yan had no competitive relationship in the alliance. On the contrary, they had interests involved, so he naturally did not want him to take such a risky move.

On the other hand, the Shan Shangshi standing beside him didn't say a word from beginning to end, and even lowered his eyes, with a hint of anticipation...

The young man surnamed Yan seemed to notice something, glanced at it, and looked thoughtful.

Old Man Xun was still trying to persuade him, but he could no longer hear him. He didn't know how long it had been, it seemed like a moment and also like an eternity. He felt an inexplicable throbbing in his heart, and he couldn't help but look at Chen Mu deeply.

"Let's go."

He muttered, reaching out and taking out the Asgardian token.

Seeing this, Old Man Xun was startled at first, then he breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "This is the safest way. With good fortune ahead of us, it's not time for us to risk our lives yet."

He paused after saying this, then turned to look at the nearly ten Jindan Zhenren behind him and sighed, "It's a pity that once we leave, they will become abandoned..."

The young man surnamed Yan said expressionlessly, "The formation still needs to be maintained. If they don't stay, then we will be the only ones left."

Old Man Xun nodded slightly and whispered, "But this also aligns with the Divine Lord's instructions. Leave behind a few Immortal Palace tokens..."

The young man surnamed Yan nodded and murmured, "We will have to explain our losses to the Divine Lord afterwards..."

Outside the formation, Chen Mu's eyes moved around, and after finding the weak point, he had just gained momentum when he saw four beams of light rising into the sky from the center of the formation, floating towards the entrance of the fairy palace.

"Oh no, they're leaving!"

Someone cried out urgently, and Chen Mu immediately waved his sleeves, and a huge wave suddenly surged out from them, pressing down on the formation in front.

At this time, everyone no longer cared about what had just been said, and each of them tried to use various means to keep the demon cultivator.

Li Jianyi attacked the fastest. With a slight hum, he saw sword energy breaking through the air, one fiercer than the other!
Wei Mingde was straightforward. He roared wildly and his body grew a hundred feet tall. He gathered all kinds of strength and rushed forward with a strong gust of wind.

For a moment, the field was filled with spiritual light. Nearly twenty Nascent Soul cultivators worked together, and the waves they generated tore apart countless clouds in the sky, and even the vast sea trembled!
"boom!"

There was a loud bang, and a teeth-grinding sound echoed from the formation. Endless black fog suddenly exploded and dissipated, rising into the sky and disappearing without a trace.

When the fluctuations disappeared, there was no trace of the Nascent Soul Demon Cultivator in front of everyone. There were only nearly ten Golden Core Realm Demon Cultivators, who were terrified and fled in panic.

"Hey! Almost there..."

Wei Mingde said in annoyance with a voice like thunder, and then grabbed a Jindan demon cultivator casually. However, he hated evil and could not stand any demon cultivator.

The Jindan demon cultivator was terrified, feeling that he could not move under the tremendous force of the fourth-level strength cultivator, let alone escape.

"Senior... please wait, I have a chance to offer you!"

Wei Mingde paused and waved his hand to disperse a wisp of energy.

The demon cultivator finally breathed a sigh of relief, his eyes rolling as he pulled out a Celestial Palace token from his sleeve. He presented it with both hands, forcing a smile and saying, "Senior, please spare my life. I swear that I will never set foot in Central Continent again..."

Most of the people in the Demonic Sky Alliance are independent cultivators, so being able to bend and stretch, and to bow down, is easy for them.

"Token?"

Wei Mingde's eyes widened as he cried out, "You're just a mere Jindan cultivator, and you actually have an Immortal Palace token?"

His voice was so loud that it instantly attracted everyone's attention.

He reacted quickly and quickly took the token in his hand.

Then he stretched out his hand and pinched it in the air, just like pinching an ant to death, wiping the demon cultivator from this world.

The crowd was not surprised by this. Instead, they all looked at the direction where the other demon cultivators were fleeing with envy.

"A Jindan demon cultivator actually possesses a Celestial Palace token?"

“What a waste!”

They had originally thought that since they had failed to stop the four Nascent Soul Demon Cultivators, they would have to take the Immortal Palace Token from the East China Sea Cultivators. Who could have imagined that the surprise would come so suddenly.

"It seems that the demon cultivators have been planning this for a long time and have secretly collected so many Immortal Palace tokens..."

Taoist Lu and his companions exchanged silent glances, each heaving a sigh of relief.

Li Jianyi and others set out to chase after him. With their realm, how could the Jindan Demon Cultivator have any chance of escaping?

There is just one thing, there are more than ten of them now, even if the escaping demon cultivators each have a token, there are still a few gaps.

No one showed it on their faces, but they knew it very well in their hearts.

With good fortune ahead, all previous relationships have to be put aside. Now there is only one condition to rely on, and that is one's own strength.

Therefore, Li Jianyi, Wei Mingde, and Fairy Yaoguang were able to pursue the demon cultivators independently, while the Daoists like Huanwo Sect and Qiankun Cave could only fight for one of them, which was really sad...

"Why hasn't Fellow Daoist Lingyuan left yet?"

Taoist Lu looked back and saw that Chen Mu remained unmoved. He couldn't help but wonder, "Could it be that he has other plans?"

Little did he know that he guessed it right.

Chen Mu's original idea was to take back the Meng family token. After all, he never expected that the Immortal Palace had been open for several days and there were still so many demon cultivators holding tokens outside the venue.

But right now, there is obviously a better choice...

Hundreds of miles away.

Looking at the Jindan demon cultivator who was kneeling down and begging for mercy, Wu Yunshan's eyes were deep, a cold look appeared at the corners of his mouth, and he flicked his fingers and a line of fire flew out, instantly wrapping around him.

The demon cultivator's body suddenly burst into flames, and his shrill roars spread throughout the place.

Only when it turned into ashes did Wu Yunshan snort coldly and reach out to grab the fallen Immortal Palace token.

But at this moment, the token suddenly trembled and flew over his head before him.

Without giving it much thought, he leaped into the air, intending to catch up. However, he had only walked a hundred feet or so when he felt a sense of danger approaching. A sharp sensation was pressing against his neck, which frightened him so much that his hair stood on end, and he stopped immediately.

"who!"

He was furious and used his spiritual sense to investigate.

The next moment, Chen Mu came over with his black robe fluttering.

"Fellow Daoist Wu, thank you very much."

He smiled faintly and put the token into his pocket.

Seeing this, Wu Yunshan's face turned dark and dark. He gritted his teeth and said, "Fellow Daoist Chen...are you trying to pick on me?"

He looked around and found that even Daozi of Nanhua Valley, who was not as strong as him, could monopolize the token. He cursed in his heart.

Chen Mu's expression remained unchanged, as if he acquiesced.

"If you feel you can defeat me, you can come forward and take it."

As the most famous person here, his every move attracted everyone's attention.

After seeing the situation here, everyone couldn't help but sigh in amazement.

Wu Yunshan's previous arrogance was still fresh in my mind, but who knew the situation would change in the blink of an eye...

"It's too much to bully others!"

Wu Yunshan's eyes widened in anger. He wasn't angry at Chen Mu for taking the token, but rather at his calm and composed demeanor. Did he really think he was someone he could easily manipulate?
"I have practiced hard for decades, not to swallow my anger!"

"Even if he has gained some benefits, I have also been reborn and improved a lot."

"Today I will make you understand that this Dao is no longer what it used to be!"

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(End of this chapter)