Being a talent in the Chusheng Demon Sect

Chapter 788 Confrontation
North of the river, a sea of ​​clouds stretches to the sky.

"That's quite a grand display."

Lu Yang stepped out of the cave, stood with his hands behind his back, and looked up at the sword light that stretched across the north and south above him. The corresponding figure immediately appeared deep in his pupils.

It was none other than the True Lord of Gangxing Preaching.

The elegant and composed Great True Lord of Sword Pavilion now appeared much younger; he had previously looked like a middle-aged man, but now he had returned to his youth.

Clearly, he had adjusted himself to his peak condition for this battle. With the foundation of a Great True Lord, even though Lü Yang was now standing on the threshold of a First-Class True Lord, he couldn't help but feel immense pressure. However, he did not show it and remained calm.

"Fellow Daoist seems to have a plan in mind."

Seeing this, the True Monarch Gangxing Pudao smiled faintly: "Although I don't know how you attained the [Heavenly Fire], you don't seem to have reached the mid-stage of cultivation."

"Fellow Daoist, you also practiced ancient methods before."

"Unfortunately, the ancient methods are outdated and far inferior to the Cave Heaven Method. If I am not mistaken, if you are dead, then you are truly dead."

“That’s true.” Lü Yang nodded frankly.

"It seems you're confident you can block my sword?" Gangxing Pudao Zhenjun raised an eyebrow.

His Great True Monarch Sword's power is beyond doubt; it is not only enough to instantly kill a mid-stage Golden Core cultivator, but it also leaves an indelible scar that even reincarnation cannot erase.

But what if it were the Ancient True Lord?

Without a doubt, the Ancient True Monarch, who only has one life, is almost naturally countered by the Gangxing Preaching True Monarch. If they were to fight, one sword strike would be fatal.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to go to the Star Palace so arrogantly. In the vast Star Palace, no one dared to fight him. The Cave Heaven Technique was widely practiced in the Immortal Pivot. Although it had many problems and even buried many pitfalls, its advantages over the ancient methods were still very obvious.

“Senior, you can give it a try,” Lü Yang said calmly.

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Gangxing Pudao Zhenjun did not speak, but simply stared at Lü Yang. Lü Yang did not make the first move either; both seemed to be waiting for something.

above the sky.

A chaotic cloud of mist hung in the sky, collapsing and expanding as if it could breathe, with each cycle seemingly creating a new heaven within it.

As the spiritual energy of heaven and earth roared in and was completely swallowed up, the size of this cloud grew larger and larger, expanding in all directions, and even covering the sky at one point, obscuring the sun, moon and stars of the Immortal Pivot, with only a huge shadow cast onto the ground below.

But it is such a strange sight.

No one in the world noticed that, in the eyes of mortals, Qi Refining cultivators, Foundation Establishment cultivators, and even Golden Core True Monarchs, the sky was still the same sky, and the sun and moon were still the same sun and moon.

However, just as the clouds and fog were about to cover the north bank of the river.

"Boom!"

Accompanied by a deafening roar, a celestial river of immeasurable length appeared, traversing layers of void and blocking the way ahead of the clouds and mist.

The Milky Way stretches endlessly from end to end, covering the entire Jiangbei region below, defying the clouds and mist, and firmly blocking them from view.

Before the Milky Way, the clouds and mist swirl, and the world is born and dies.

Behind Tianhe lies the Jiangbei region, a place of tranquility and peace.

Such a mysterious scene went unnoticed by anyone, which only highlighted the strength of the two opposing sides, who seemed to be beyond the mortal world.

Soon, the figure appeared.

Amidst the clouds and mist, a figure emerged, shrouded in smoke. It was none other than Angxiao, whose aura had undergone a qualitative transformation compared to before.

Late stage of Golden Core, Great True Lord.

On the other side, True Monarch Feixue, with her long, snow-white legs and flowing skirt, also strolled out from the Milky Way, a cold smile on her face.

At this moment, the world is bright.

Within the [Sea of ​​Bitterness], six star-shaped peaks of fruition were lit up one after another, reflecting the mortal world and stirring up the malice between all the cultivators under their jurisdiction.

The great forest, the Milky Way, the earth on the wall.

Stream water, mulberry and osage orange trees, gold from the sea.

Looking around, the six realms of existence each occupy their own territory, and their rulers calmly gaze at each other, with the collision of the Milky Way and the clouds serving as the dividing line.

"Fellow Daoist has indeed broken through as well."

[Angxiao] sighed softly: "That old mudskipper is useless. If it weren't for its humiliating defeat, you might not have been able to break through so quickly." True Monarch Feixue laughed: "It's all about timing and luck."

"Fellow Daoist, you still believe in this?"

Angxiao shook his head: "So-called fortune is nothing but a plaything in the hands of the four lords of the other shore. It seems that someone does not want me to return to the underworld."

Although he looked down on the Old Dragon Lord, Angxiao was still quite familiar with the Old Dragon Lord's strength. No matter how he thought about it, he couldn't believe that the Old Dragon Lord had been beaten into such a sorry state by Lü Yang. Especially after understanding the cause and effect, he became even more convinced that this was actually a Dao Lord targeting him!
Otherwise, Mu Changsheng would be an outsider.

No matter how strong one's position or how skillful one's methods, what makes one think they can deceive the Old Dragon King? If they could deceive him, the Old Dragon King wouldn't have been able to survive for so many years.

Therefore, there must be something fishy going on!
"It's highly likely that a Dao Lord secretly manipulated the timing, causing the Old Dragon Lord to become momentarily confused, which is why he failed to discover the hidden dangers left by Mu Changsheng."

"In order to destabilize the overseas situation."

"This led you to rely on those few great demon saints overseas to break through and achieve the position of Great True Lord, and finally, you stood in front of me at this moment."

Everything is interconnected.

On the other side, when Flying Snow True Monarch heard this, she only chuckled and remained noncommittal. As one of the parties involved, how could she not notice the coincidence?
If Angxiao can think of something, then of course she can do it too.

However, compared to Angxiao, who was being targeted, she was a beneficiary. Why should she refuse the benefits that were offered to her for nothing? After all, she wasn't the one who would suffer a loss.

Meanwhile, Angxiao was depressed.

'Deliberately targeting me, preventing me from killing that nameless beast and returning to the Underworld, yet helping that shrew Feixue—this couldn't possibly be the work of the Ancestral Master.'

'Could it be the World-Honored One?'

After thinking for a moment, [Angxiao] shook his head.

'That doesn't seem quite right either. This method is too sophisticated, using minimal effort to achieve maximum effect, subtle and gradual. If it were the Buddha, he would have been more direct.'

For example, directly descending to the mortal realm to challenge opponents of a higher level.

"Sword Pavilion. That's unlikely. I'm allied with Sword Pavilion now. Even if they don't help me, they wouldn't go so far as to trip me up."

'So this is the Daoist court?'

Thinking of this, Angxiao frowned even more deeply. The Daoist Lord of the Dao Court, just like the Dao Court's position among the four major powers, was a standard nobody.

It lacks the well-known style of the World Honored One, and the ethereal and lofty strength of the Holy Sect's founder. Even the Sword Pavilion has at least a history of enmity with the Holy Sect, which allows us to vaguely discern the true strength of the Sword Pavilion's Dao Lord. Yet, the Dao Court's Dao Lord has no intelligence information whatsoever.

This is quite troublesome.

Because of his insignificant status, Angxiao couldn't understand why the Daoist Lord of the Dao Court was targeting him and preventing him from returning to the Underworld.

He couldn't even be sure if it was the Daoist Master of the Dao Court who did it.

Upon closer reflection, considering his cooperation with the Sword Pavilion, it wasn't impossible that the Holy Sect's patriarch might secretly punish him.

'Maybe I'm just overthinking it.'

'In any case, it seems impossible to make a final decision this time.'

Thinking of this, [Angxiao] sighed, and all the clouds and mist instantly dispersed, dissipating all the strange phenomena in the blink of an eye, and he returned to Jiangnan.

Almost simultaneously, the True Monarch Gangxing, who was confronting Lü Yang below, also frowned slightly, then shook his head and directly dispersed the sky full of sword light.

That's right, he was the one who took the initiative to challenge them.

But would he rather have a fair duel with Lü Yang?
People with this kind of thinking will never get ahead, not only in Sword Pavilion, but in the entire Immortal Pivot.

According to the original plan, he should have acted as bait, and then [Angxiao] should have used his status as a Great True Lord to kill Lü Yang with a single slap.

However, it now appears that [Angxiao] has failed.

'Is that Feixue emerging from seclusion, and even breaking through to the late Golden Core stage? It must be those horned and shaggy creatures from overseas. There's no other way; it seems we'll have to plan carefully.'

The True Lord of Gangxing Preaching withdrew very decisively.

After all, what he wanted was certain victory, not some fair duel. To place all the hopes for the path of cultivation on a single battle would be irresponsible towards the path of cultivation.

With Feixue present, Angxiao alone is not enough.

'Since that's the case, we must agree to the Pure Land's conditions. Besides, there's no need to talk about morality with the Daoist court and the Jiangbei demon.'

Go side by side!
(End of this chapter)