Lingyuan Immortal

Chapter 889: Weak Water, Crane Feathers Crying Coldly
Time flows endlessly like an eternal river, but in this seemingly boundless starry sky, it seems to be diluted and flows slowly.

As Chen Mu copied the painting attentively, roars erupted from the galaxy from time to time.

During this period, other people's handwriting would occasionally coincidentally intersect with the star wall in front of him, but he had enough strength to suppress it before any mistakes appeared, so he seemed to be at ease, and the water tripod above his head became brighter and brighter.

In comparison, it is not so easy for a Taoist immortal at the same level.

The Dao Fruit had been forcibly awakened, like a candle in the wind, its Dao rhyme was not very strong. At this moment, he had to maintain the imitation brushstrokes while resisting the erosion of the Dao marks that rose and fell within the Star Wall. The trajectory of the jade-colored brush tip on the Star Wall was inevitably becoming increasingly sluggish...

Just when Chen Muring had completed half of the tripod shape, a crisp sound of shattering glass suddenly cut through the starry sky.

Different from the muffled thunder caused by the collision of ordinary Dao marks, this clear sound attracted the attention of many True Lords.

But Taoist Changsheng kept shaking his head and sighing. The star wall in front of him seemed to be cut into two parts by an invisible sharp blade, and he failed to successfully copy the swaying tree shadows.

Not only that, the evergreen ancient tree behind him also began to flicker, gradually unable to withstand the impact of the Dao Mark. If he did not leave his seat, he would probably be annihilated under the starry sky.

"Junior Brother Changsheng!"

A True Lord of Chaosheng Pavilion spoke out to remind him, but he was afraid that he would develop an obsession and thus damage his foundation.

Taoist Changsheng would not be so stubborn about this. Upon hearing this, his expression straightened up, he bowed deeply to his fellow disciples and was about to leave.

However, when he was about to leave, he suddenly felt something and turned around to see Chen Mu writing calmly.

He paused for a moment, then realized that Chen Mu had arrived here without him noticing.

"I'm sorry to have embarrassed Brother Lingyuan..."

A wry smile appeared on his lips, and he bowed to Chen Mu and said, "I have already retreated in defeat, so I wish Brother Lingyuan to get what he wants."

After he finished speaking, a green light flashed on his body, and he suddenly turned into a meteor that broke through the top of the starry sky and returned to the original chaotic torrent.

Those watching the ceremony noticed something and became excited: "Who's out? Who's out?"

After seeing the Taoist Changsheng slowly opening his eyes, many cultivators had different expressions, some happy and some sad.

"Hahaha, it really is the Immortal Changsheng of Chaosheng Pavilion. So, is my guess correct?"

Among the nearly ten thousand cultivators, an old Taoist with a white beard slammed the table and stood up, the wine gourd on his waist clattering: "Fellow Daoist who just bet on others to be eliminated first, don't learn from those who refuse to pay their debts in the Tianji Pavilion!"

"Shut up! Are you trying to kill yourself by being so ostentatious?"

"Don't talk nonsense, the stakes can't be reduced at all!"

"Hey, you old Taoist..."

A purple jade slip was thrown at him from the side, nearly cutting off half of the old Taoist's beard. "When have I ever been shorter than you? But in this next round..."

Seeing the loser put in his bet as promised, the old Taoist smiled happily and quickly took it, saying, "If you bet on the next one to be eliminated, the odds will be different..."

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Above the galaxy, everyone's gazes rose and fell like the tides. At this moment, most of them had withdrawn their minds and focused all their attention on their own star walls.

Instead of waiting and observing everyone, it is better to deduce and copy the trajectory and choose the next person to attack.

Besides, the elimination of the Taoist Changsheng has no impact on them.

It is not uncommon to encounter people like this who forcibly awaken Daoguo to attend the banquet. Although it is not an uncommon occurrence every time, it is definitely not uncommon.

I just want to use this to compare with these True Lords who have truly manifested the fruits of the Tao, and see how likely they are to win the final dragon?
Trying to get a chance that comes once in a million by relying on luck is ultimately illusory.

Not to mention the Taoist Changsheng, even Chen Mu, who had truly manifested the fruit of Taoism, was not taken seriously by them.

Yes, the manifestation of the Dao Fruit by the Nascent Soul is indeed amazing, the road ahead is smooth and the potential is huge.

But you haven't grown up yet after all, especially since this is your first time attending a banquet and fishing, how can you have much experience?

Look at the Fairy Qihuang. A hundred years ago, she attended a fifth-level banquet, but she also came in second place and failed to reach the end.

What's more, she had already reached the realm of True Lord at that time.

Even this person failed, so how can you win?
This was what most people thought, but no one revealed the secret. After all, Chaosheng Pavilion was still the strongest among the eight families, and Immortal Fuyuan was famous throughout the three capitals. They had to maintain some respectability...

Jin Tianqi and others were also present. Even though their own Jin Muyuan and Chaosheng Pavilion were at odds with each other, Fu Yuan Xianjun was not someone they could easily ridicule.

"Young Master, this person is extremely talented and is a direct disciple of the Immortal Lord. His significance is even more complex than that of the Taoist Immortal. Do you want me to 'help' him?"

A True Lord of the Jin clan named Jin Tianhe asked in a voice transmission.

He is one of only three members of the new generation of the Jin clan who have manifested the Dao Fruit at the True Lord level, and his status is much higher than that of the previous Jin Tiandai.

But he was not proud of it. He was still very respectful and asked Jin Tianqi's opinion on everything.

Even in his heart, he felt that Chen Mu was not a concern at the moment.

Jin Tianqi didn't rush to reply. Instead, he took a deep look at Chen Mu in the distance before replying in a deep voice, "There's no rush to be distracted. Let's stick to our original plan and work together to take down Murong Xi and the other one..."

At this point, his eyes flashed: "If he can really hold on until then, I will put an end to it myself!"

"Yes."

Jin Tianhe lowered his head in agreement, and then he didn't think about it anymore. The situation under his pen changed rapidly, coordinating with the young master's writing style, and quietly drifted towards Murong Xi and the others.

The galaxy suddenly became turbulent, but the star region where Chen Mu was located was like the eye of the storm, unusually calm...

Time passed by little by little, and traces of paths crisscrossed among the stars.

The strokes of the pens collided and melted in the galaxy, and the Taoist rhyme of the cultivators continued to dissipate, the star walls collapsed, and they left in disgrace.

In just three to five hours, there were only fifteen or sixteen figures left under the vast starry sky.

At this stage, Chen Mu's situation became increasingly delicate.

After all, among the rest of the people, he is undoubtedly the easiest target to be exploited.

Seizing his Dao rhyme to replenish oneself, this advantage alone is enough to make everyone temporarily put aside Chaosheng Pavilion and turn their attention here.

Chen Mu was also aware of this, but he did not feel panicked, but instead felt a sense of anticipation.

Everyone thought that he had just achieved the Dao and had a shallow foundation, but they did not know that this Dao Cauldron had been forged as early as when he was in the late Nascent Soul stage.

Although he borrowed the fortune of the innate Ren water, he was truly nurtured and tempered. Even if he was not as good as Guanxingzi who had knocked on the mysterious gate, he was not inferior to Jintianhe and the like.

He was copying quietly before and didn't interact with others easily. How do we know that he didn't do it on purpose?

It’s not scary to have no experience, what’s scary is to try things randomly without experience.

Chen Mu knew the difference, so he simply kept his troops in place and waited for someone with ulterior motives to come.

When the star maps connect, I will let those who have made mistakes know what a deep pool of hidden dangers is...

Dao Hen roared continuously, forming a string of light tails that kept passing over the head.

Chen Mu's pen was moving as he sketched the cloud pattern on the tripod ears, but he saw the starlight in the inkstone pool suddenly surge.

He looked up, his eyes moving.

What he didn't expect was that instead of the person from Jinmuyuan who was most likely to take action, he waited for the man in the crane cloak who he had never spoken to before...

It was due to the current situation. Of the dozen or so remaining, the star maps of Guan Xingzi and the man in the crane cloak were undoubtedly the most extensive. Their celestial constellations and the cranes in the clouds each occupied half of the map, crushing the other star regions to pieces. However, the problem was that even if their star maps were further compressed, if the other party persisted, they could hold out for a long time without retreating.

So instead of wasting so much effort to seize that last bit of area, it is better to look elsewhere.

As the saying goes, never take things to the extreme. Taking a step back will open up a new world.

Under such circumstances, Chen Mu became his first choice.

"Spiritual Source..."

The man in the crane cloak suddenly smiled and thought to himself, "I didn't mean to bully you, but who made your two senior brothers so arrogant and rude?"

His eyes flashed slightly, and he thought of the two brothers Qingwu and Cangwu.

Thinking of this, he no longer hesitated, and the pen in his hand moved quickly. The tip of the pen was like a sharp crane feather, rushing towards Chen Mu in the distance at a high speed!
The tip of the pen whistled through the air, instantly breaking the brief silence in the field.

Those who had been planning this for a long time suddenly launched an attack, and the cultivators who had originally coveted Chen Mu had no choice but to turn their attention away.

This isn't the best time to confront the man in the crane cloak...

Murong Xi, who was fighting against Jin Tianqi, naturally noticed something as well. She frowned slightly, and mist and clouds condensed into a sword with a cold and sharp light. The sword rang out in the air and went straight for the flying "crane feather".

Unexpectedly, a gleam of light flashed in Jin Tianqi's eyes, and a cold smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

He had been waiting for this momentary flaw for a long time, and immediately glanced at his cousin.

Jin Tianhe understood what he meant, and suddenly poured his true energy into the golden pen in his hand, decisively detonating the star wall that was about to take shape in front of him.

"boom!"

The towering fire tree, which had reached 80% of its strength, suddenly collapsed, and the vibration it caused was no less than the explosion of a star.

But Jin Tianhe was terrifyingly calm. The golden pen in his hand turned into a swimming dragon, pulling the pen energy that was raging in the sky, and transformed it into thousands of waves of fire that pressed towards Chaosheng Pavilion.

Another True Lord of Chaosheng Pavilion was the first to be hit. His face suddenly changed in shock, but he never expected that the other party would be so decisive.

But at this moment he didn't have time to think too much, and hurriedly flicked his sleeves. The rolling essence rushed towards the star wall in front of him like a broken dam, and the fairy fruit image on it immediately became plump and full at a speed visible to the naked eye.

But how could it be so easily stopped when urgent matters are confronted with long-term plans?
"Fellow Daoist He, please leave with Jin!"

Jintian laughed three times, his face was as pale as paper, but his eyes became brighter and brighter, almost terrifying.

In an instant, the pen tips suddenly met, and in just a moment, the plump fairy fruit ignited a raging fire that could not be extinguished.

Moreover, the fire wave continued to move forward, and under the push of Jin Tianqi, it continued to attack Murong Xi.

Murong Xi frowned, not even bothering to look at Junior Brother Chen. The Yunshui Sword above her head shone with a brilliant light, and the sound of the sword made the stars in the sky tremble.

But as her jade wrist turned slightly, the sword light rolled back like a river in the sky, splitting the surging fire wave in the middle, and the flames in the sky were cut off in mid-air.

Seeing this, Jin Tianhe's pupils shrank. He realized the gap between the two of them and stopped forcing it. Instead, he focused all his energy on targeting Master He.

Murong Xi still wanted to help, but Jin Tianqi got to him first.

Poor He Zhenjun, whose realm and strength were obviously higher than Jin Tianhe, was defeated by this attack that did not hesitate to damage his foundation.

As I said, Dao Mark is precious, but not as valuable as one's own foundation.

For an act like Jin Tianhe's, I wonder what kind of compensation Jin Muyuan promised him...

"That's all, that's all..."

True Lord He shook his head and sighed, "Jintianhe, since you are willing to do this, why not let me die with you in the Sea of ​​Clouds?"

He tapped lightly with his finger on the fragment of the star wall, and the originally lost essence rolled back, instantly turning into a hundred-foot-long green rainbow, which wrapped around his body and broke through the star curtain.

Having lost his target, Jin Tianhe's expression relaxed. Although he wanted to help his young master, he was powerless after destroying the star wall himself...

In just a few breaths, two more people were missing from the field!

Seeing this, everyone fell silent, their hearts trembling. "Only those of the clan could make people like them give up their own interests to help others achieve enlightenment, right?"

This kind of drastic measure of destroying the foundation and breaking the essence may seem to have minor consequences, but in fact it is very serious.

Cultivation is about crossing the Milky Way; if you don’t advance, you will retreat.

The Dragon Fishing Banquet is a rare opportunity. Generally speaking, even if they don’t have the best Dao Mark, they can still catch many excellent fish, which can save them hundreds or even thousands of years of effort in the future.

But Jin Tianhe was different. Not only did he get nothing, he also lost his own foundation.

Even if the clan's foundation could fill this gap, by that time, the same generation would have already risen to prominence. How could such a gap be bridged by a magic pill...

"After paying such a price to 'exchange' for Master He, could Jin Tianqi be confident of standing till the end?"

"Where does he get the confidence from? The Yunming Sword Master is no ordinary person..."

All his thoughts and ideas happened in an instant. Regardless of whether Jin Tianqi had any trump cards or not, he had already fought with Murong Xi.

As for Chen Mu, he had no time to watch the situation of others.

"He Yu" was as fast as an arrow, and was about to clash with Ze Ding Xing Tu. A Yunshui Sword came cleverly, blocking the Xing Tu just in front of it, and collided with He Yu head-on.

"Ding!"

The sound of metal and stone breaking resounded throughout the starry sky. The two Daoist auras were like a dragon and a tiger devouring each other. The aftermath of the explosion annihilated all the starlight within the surrounding three feet.

The man in the crane cloak narrowed his eyes upon seeing this, and the crane pattern flickered in the fluttering sleeves of his robe.

Suddenly, three clear cries were heard piercing the clouds and splitting the rocks, and three crane feathers condensed from the void, turning into snow-white streams of light that broke through the air!

This time, there was no Murong Xi to intervene...

Chen Mu calmed his mind and took a deep breath.

The next moment, the surrounding universe suddenly began to buzz, the star map of Ze Ding suddenly expanded by thousands of feet, and the nine water ripples on the Ding's body seemed to be moving around like living things.

Nine cracks suddenly appeared in the sky, and the surging Milky Way fell like the weak water that poured down when Gonggong touched the pillar, carrying the Taoist rhyme of annihilation of all things.

"This...how is this possible?!"

The waves surged like thousands of horses galloping, and the majestic power shocked the entire audience in an instant.

If you don’t take action, then nothing will happen. But if you do, you will make a big splash!
The man in the crane cloak had his wide sleeves moving without wind, and his black hair danced wildly under his jade crown.

His knuckles turned white from being pinched, his pupils suddenly shrank like needles, three parts of surprise mixed with seven parts of rage swirling in his eyes.

What did Chen Mu mean by this? Was he going to settle the score with him in one fell swoop, to decide the outcome with one strike?
Just a small cultivator at the Nascent Soul stage, who was only favored by heaven by chance, actually wanted to compete with the bright moon?
The man in the crane cloak had an expression as cold as an abyss, a sneer rolled out of his throat, and he drew a picture of a crane in the clouds with his finger, and the tip of his brush suddenly flowed like running water.

"You're ignorant of the immensity of the world. Well, today I'll let you know the gap between you and me. It can't be made up for by this restriction..."

Before he finished speaking, the clear cry of a crane was heard from the star wall.

Just then, as the starry sky surged, a crane with a red crown and white feathers broke out of the scroll. As its wings flapped, its feathers trembled, and it actually shook off thousands of golden rays.

In an instant, a soulful aura spread out, along with it, a seemingly endless sharp light...

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(End of this chapter)