Taming Beasts and Cultivating Immortality from Two Realms

Chapter 261 Battle Between Two Sects
This is the third layer of the "illusory flower in a mirror and the moon in the water" phenomenon, where the illusory image becomes real!

Upon recognizing the magic used by the fish-dragon, Zhu Shaoyuan's eyes narrowed, his expression quite strange.

The Mirror Flower Water Moon technique is extremely difficult to cultivate. Many disciples in the sect choose to cultivate this technique, but none of them can reach the third level.

It is truly astonishing and absurd that a second-realm spirit beast could comprehend to such an extent.

It should be noted that compared to spirit beasts like foxes and apes that are born with intelligence, the fish spirit beasts of the second realm are not naturally intelligent; it would not be an exaggeration to call them foolish.

Even though this fish-like spirit beast named Golden Egg has already shown signs of transforming into a dragon, its talent for comprehending the Dharma cannot surpass that of countless geniuses in the sect, allowing it to easily comprehend the Mirror Flower and Water Moon, unless it receives guidance from a renowned master.

Thinking of this, Zhu Shaoyuan couldn't help but look at Chen Beiwu.

Even his spirit beasts can be guided to cultivate the third level of Mirror Flower Water Moon. Could it be that Zi'ang has already comprehended the realm of "a moment of vast ocean, a snap of the fingers of mulberry field" and cultivated Mirror Moon Water Moon to the fourth level?

If that's true, Zi'ang could probably be considered invincible in the Foundation Establishment realm.

"Amazing!" Zhu Qiong's eyes lit up slightly.

She had also practiced the art of illusory perception and reflection in a mirror.

Unfortunately, because his spiritual root attribute was incompatible with the true meaning of the cultivation technique, he could only stop at the first level. He felt that continuing to cultivate would be a waste of time, so he decisively cut his losses.

It's absolutely not that her talent is inferior to that of a fish or dragon!
Yun Yishu remained expressionless as she quietly looked at Chen Beiwu, though her feelings were somewhat complicated.

Fast, too fast!
As a fellow Foundation Establishment Peak cultivator, she could easily kill three Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Shen family without setting up an array beforehand, but she could never do it as effortlessly as her junior brother.

This also shows that, from her initial indifference to her current cautious attitude, her junior brother's strength may have already surpassed hers.

The name Jingyue Daozi is truly well-deserved.

At the same time, Chen Beiwu lowered his hand, his brows furrowing slightly.

After the soul search was completed, he learned from the remaining memories of the Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Shen family that the higher-ups of the Shen family were unaware of the Void Gold Marrow Mine, which was really illogical.

If the Shen family of Yunhai, as the local tyrants of the Biyuan Mountains, could be deceived to this extent by their subordinates, they would probably have perished long ago.

However, Chen Beiwu was puzzled by the way the Shen family responded if they knew about the Kongjin Marrow Mine.

As a family affiliated with the Mirror Moon Sect, the Shen family should know that they only have two paths to resolve this matter.

They either need to immediately notify the sect and pledge their loyalty to the Shen family, or betray the sect and join the Chongjin Sect with their entire clan.

But the Shen family chose the most foolish method, burying their heads in the ground like ostriches, pretending they knew nothing, and thus suffered severe punishment from the sect.

'This is so strange!' Chen Beiwu kept thinking to himself.

Could it be that he's overthinking things, and the Shen family actually knows nothing about it?
"Master." Chen Beiwu turned his gaze to his teacher.

Just because he couldn't find anything interesting by searching the soul doesn't mean his master couldn't either.

With a flick of his finger, Zhu Shaoyuan sent a wisp of bluish-white light into the Purple Mansion of the Foundation Establishment cultivator from the Shen family.

A moment later, Zhu Shaoyuan opened his eyes and waved his right hand.

"boom!"

Flames rose up, and the three corpses of Shen family cultivators instantly turned to ashes. As for the remaining Shen family cultivators, they were dealt with by the sect's judicial hall cultivators.

"The Shen family's Foundation Establishment memories are somewhat incomplete, perhaps because they were tampered with by cultivators from the Heavy Gold Sect, but that would be a bit unnecessary."

Zhu Shaoyuan quickly realized something was wrong, but he didn't investigate further and instead looked towards the Biyuan Mountains.

Ultimately, the Shen family wasn't even worth his attention.

"Prepare for the expedition. In a quarter of an hour, the troops will depart for Kongjin Mountain," Zhu Shaoyuan ordered.

The Kongjin Marrow Mine is located on an unnamed, desolate mountain in the Biyuan Mountains, hence the sect named it Kongjin Mountain.

"I will obey the True Man's decree."

Chen Beiwu suppressed his suspicions and replied.

……

Kongjinshan, outside the mine.

Sensing the restlessness of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, Ji Shaoyuan urged his divine sense to sweep across the azure sky.

'So, they've finally arrived.'

A magical ship carrying earthly demons suddenly appeared, its thirty-six mirror cannons on both sides charging simultaneously. The magical light gathered at the muzzles illuminated the surrounding area for hundreds of miles. Then, it slowly aimed at the mine and fired with a roar.

"boom!"

With the magical power of a thousand Mirror Moon Sect cultivators in the deck's fierce zone amplifying the power of the cannon fire launched by the Earthly Fiend Treasure Ship, it shook heaven and earth, comparable to a Golden Core cultivator's strike.

The thirty-six mirror cannons fired in succession, unleashing enough power to annihilate a cultivator in the early stage of the Golden Core realm.

Even though Ji Shaoyuan was a late-stage Golden Core cultivator, he still felt a slight sense of crisis.

'Choosing to launch a direct attack? That really suits Zhu Shaoyuan's violent nature.'

Ji Shaoyuan's expression remained unchanged. A faint light flashed from the storage ring between his fingers, and a brownish-yellow array flag appeared in his hand.

"Earth Treasury Yellow Dragon Suppressing Vein Grand Formation, activate!"

As soon as the words were spoken, the five hundred cultivators hidden in the mine immediately split into five groups, each led by a peak Foundation Establishment cultivator. They all cut their palms and smeared their blood on the Suppressing Meridian Array Pillars.

"Get into formation!"

As shouts rose and fell, the Earth Treasury Yellow Dragon Suppressing Vein Array took shape.

A phantom of a yellow dragon soared into the sky, drawing upon the earth's energy to form a thick, almost imperceptible light shield that completely enveloped Kongjin Mountain.

Rumble!
The first wave of warships launched a volley of fire, striking the barrier of the great formation and creating a crack about ten feet wide, which was quickly repaired by the swirling phantom of the yellow dragon.

Seeing this, Zhu Shaoyuan's eyes narrowed, and he became interested, continuing to order a volley.

He had thought this expedition would be a crushing victory.

After all, the Biyuan Mountains are the territory of the sect, and a large number of sect cultivators can be mobilized to besiege them at any time.

If Ji Shaoyuan knew the gravity of the situation, he would most likely have abandoned Kongjin Mountain and fled Shanyan Realm immediately.

But instead of fleeing, the enemy set up a large formation and held out against Kongjin Mountain. This is not something a wise person would do.

'Is there another motive, or does the Void Gold Marrow vein contain a treasure that the Heavy Gold Sect desperately needs?'

Zhu Shaoyuan shook his head, not thinking any further. He pressed his right hand down, and the Earthly Fiend True Qi within his body surged wildly into the main cannon of the Earthly Fiend Treasure Ship.

Regardless of what treasures or traps might be hidden within Kongjin Mountain, he now has only one thing to do: level everything in front of him and eliminate all evil spirits.

"Buzz!"

With the blessing of the immortal golden nature magic power of the Golden Core True Man, the Earthly Fiend Warship suddenly sank three zhang.

The main cannon, [Falling Moon], slowly extended its eight-zhang-diameter muzzle, aimed at Kongjin Mountain, and began to frantically compress the fire-shaped energy permeating the world.

Its immense power even caused the entire Kongjin Mountain veins to tremble and vibrate violently.

'What a terrifying aura.' Chen Beiwu's eyelids twitched.

A peak Golden Core cultivator fully activated the Earthly Fiend Warship, and with the added power of thousands of sect cultivators, the next strike would surely be earth-shattering.

His intuition told him that if he didn't use the fourth-tier Xuanlu bestowed upon him by Senior Brother Jiang, there would only be one outcome if he faced the sect's Earthly Fiend Warships directly: death.

Fortunately, this terrifying power, which surpasses even the Golden Core stage, belongs to the sect and cannot be directed at him.

'Very good, everything is proceeding smoothly according to plan.' Ji Shaoyuan took a deep breath and took out a dark gold mace about five feet long from his storage ring.

This mace has nine sections. The first section is carved with Yazi, whose mouth spews out the aura of Geng metal, making it invincible in killing. The middle section is carved with Bi'an, whose beastly eyes can shatter illusions and ignore abnormalities. The last section is cast with Chiwen, whose fish tail can move space and teleport thousands of miles in an instant.

This item is none other than the fourth-tier superior-grade Xuanbao, the [Heavenly Gang Dragon-Slaying Mace].

The moment the Heavenly Dragon Slayer Mace appeared, all the metal ores and magical artifacts in the mine trembled violently.

This is the natural suppression and attraction of a fourth-tier mystic treasure to lower-tier magic treasures and precious ores.

Ji Shaoyuan never does anything without being certain of success.

In order to deal with Master Duobao Zhu Shaoyuan, he specially prepared several trump cards, one of which was the fourth-grade superior Xuanbao Tiangang Zhanchi Mace, but unfortunately he could only use it once.

"Give me the town!"

Ji Shaoyuan grabbed the Heavenly Gang Dragon-Slaying Mace and hurled it hard at the ground, replacing the Zhenmai Array Pillar as the array base.

In an instant, all the flags of the Earth Treasury Yellow Dragon Suppressing Vein Grand Array lit up, and nine illusory yellow dragons broke out of the array, forming an interwoven and cyclical Xuanhuang barrier that locked the entire Kongjin Mountain.

"boom!"

Under the guidance of Master Duobao, the main cannon of the Falling Moon shone with unprecedented brilliance.

The thousand cultivators on the warship deck groaned simultaneously, as forty percent of their magical power was drawn away like a dam breaking, transforming into a thousand streams of light that converged towards the warship's giant cannon.

"Crack... Boom!"

Once the preparation was complete, a pillar of moonlight, interwoven with dark blue and crimson, erupted with a deafening roar.

Wherever it passed, the clouds tore apart, space distorted, and the spirit emitted a mournful cry, completely piercing through the entire Kongjin Mountain.

At that moment, dawn broke!
The blinding light forced all the cultivators to close their eyes and shield themselves from the intense glare.

Even Chen Beiwu's divine sense range was suppressed to forty feet due to this earth-shattering attack.

Perhaps it was a quarter of an hour, or perhaps it was the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, when the bright light disappeared, and the once towering Kongjin Mountain turned into a giant sinkhole with a diameter of several thousand feet.

The exposed rocks at the bottom of the pit are crystallized, shimmering with an eerie glow and emitting scorching heat.

'Defeating the cultivators of the Heavy Gold Sect is indeed not so simple.' Chen Beiwu's eyes narrowed as he looked at the only remaining Xuanhuang barrier at the core of the sinkhole.

"Gulu."

The golden egg, nestled in Chen Beiwu's arms, raised its head slightly, its eyes gleaming, as if it were about to pounce.

For some reason, staying in this mountain range made its bloodline become more and more active.

Tie Dan, however, twitched his nose slightly and suddenly turned his gaze to the ground.

"Shhhhhh!"

Suddenly, eighty-one dragon-trapping pillars burst forth from the ground, intertwining to form a prison, creating a unique formation that completely locked down the space of this world.

The next second, the Xuanhuang barrier slowly dissipated, revealing Ji Shaoyuan and the five hundred Foundation Establishment cultivators behind him.

"As expected of the number one Golden Core cultivator in the Earthly Realm, with just the power of Falling Moon's attack, you almost wiped out our entire army." Ji Shaoyuan looked up at Zhu Shaoyuan, praising him in his tone, but his expression was icy cold.

"Jingyue disciples, listen to my command! Kill!" Zhu Shaoyuan waved his hand, too lazy to say more.

A mere late-stage Golden Core cultivator is not worth his time.

Upon hearing this, the Mirror Moon Body Cultivator, who was at the forefront, raised his heavy shield and stood in front of all the cultivators, with a large number of defensive talismans around his waist.

With a thought, the sword cultivator in the central army drew his sword, ready to strike, and aimed it at the leading cultivator of the Heavy Gold Sect.

The monks at the rear of the army made rapid hand gestures, each dividing into two teams.

One group of cultivators joined forces to unleash a powerful combination spell, while another group of cultivators cast various buff and defensive spells on their fellow disciples standing at the forefront.

The Judicial Hall cultivators, bringing up the rear, all raised their Spirit-Breaking Crossbows and nocked the arrows, aiming their cold, sharp points at the Heavy Gold Sect's body cultivators.

All the cultivators of the Mirror Moon Sect performed their respective duties, and the moment Master Duobao gave the order, they simultaneously activated their spells, magical artifacts, and talismans.

"Kill them all, leave no one alive!" Ji Shaoyuan's figure flashed repeatedly as he approached Zhu Shaoyuan.

The title of the number one Golden Core cultivator in the Earthly Realm is well-deserved.

Among the Golden Core cultivators present, he was the only one who could withstand a hundred moves from Zhu Shaoyuan using his Myriad Tribulations Golden Body; the other cultivators would die upon seeing him.

"boom!"

As the battle for the Golden Core stage began, the fighting between the Mirror Moon Sect and the Heavy Gold Sect gradually became more and more intense.

"Junior brother, be careful."

After giving her instructions, Senior Sister Yun clasped her hands together, and the powerful array plate of the Transparent Array Plate was activated. The three second-tier high-grade killing arrays were instantly triggered, trapping and killing the two Foundation Establishment mid-stage body cultivators who had rushed forward.

Senior Sister Zhu Qiong charged ahead, her third-tier sword easily taking the life of a Foundation Establishment cultivator with each strike.

If things continue like this, even if the master's side doesn't reach a conclusion, the eldest sister, without revealing her early Golden Core cultivation, can easily annihilate all the cultivators of the Heavy Gold Sect by herself and her sword.

Thinking of this, Chen Beiwu looked around and observed the battle situation. He did not take the initiative to attack, but instead looked for traces on the battlefield.

With the golden egg and iron egg protecting him, no cultivator from the Heavy Metal Sect could get close to him.

'The fortunes of Master, Eldest Sister, and Second Sister haven't changed; logically, nothing should happen.'

Chen Beiwu activated his Nine Breaths Divine Power to scan his surroundings and suddenly saw an extremely scarlet, faintly black aura of misfortune.

The mere scarlet aura alone would not have been enough to attract Chen Beiwu's attention.

What truly surprised him was that the owner of this fortune actually carried a trace of crimson auspiciousness, making him stand out among the many Foundation Establishment cultivators.

"Strange, besides Zhu Shaoyuan, there are actually cultivators who were able to detect me?"

Sensing being watched, Sun Yuanqing, hidden in the shadows, frowned slightly and used his divine sense to scan his surroundings, but he still couldn't find any trace of the person watching him.

As for Chen Beiwu, who was not far away, he was completely ignored by Sun Yuanqing.

No matter how strong or talented a Foundation Establishment cultivator is, it is impossible for them to escape the perception of a third-tier array master.

In Sun Yuanqing's view, the person who could secretly spy on him was at least a mid-stage Golden Core cultivator, or even a late-stage Golden Core cultivator, a powerful figure only two steps away from becoming a Nascent Soul True Monarch.

'The Mirror Moon Sect has sent more than two elders; it seems we can't delay any longer.' Sun Yuanqing gritted his teeth and decided to directly use the Earth-Splitting Gold Treasure Formation.

Even if the ambush effect of the treasure formation is not as expected, at least it will allow him and Ji Shaoyuan to leave the battlefield safely.

"Got you."

As soon as a voice rang out, Sun Yuanqing's expression changed instantly, and he looked incredulously in the direction from which the voice came from.

"Chen Chen Ziang!"

Chen Beiwu stood still, flanked by Jin Dan and Tie Dan, calmly watching the thin-faced man hidden in the shadows.

"Interesting. How did you discover me?" Sun Yuanqing suppressed his distracting thoughts and asked calmly.

Although he didn't know exactly when his whereabouts were exposed, it didn't matter.

As a mid-stage Golden Core cultivator, Sun Yuanqing was confident that he could defeat Jingyue Daozi within three moves.

Unexpectedly, Chen Beiwu took two steps back and shielded his senior sister Zhu Qiong in front of him.

"Senior Sister, this sneaky fellow is acting strangely. Please take him down."

(End of this chapter)