Taming Beasts and Cultivating Immortality from Two Realms

Chapter 348 The Strength of Taiqing
"Break it for me!"

Zhuang Fu's eyes widened in anger, and he formed a hand seal, causing the golden elixir energy within his dantian to surge violently.

For a Golden Core cultivator, losing an arm is at most a minor injury with little impact. What's serious is the extremely cold True Qi that keeps raging around the wound.

These extremely cold true qi contain an immortal golden nature that freezes all things. Not only are they difficult to eliminate in a short time, but they can also rush into Zhuang Fu's dantian qi sea along with the true qi in his body, freezing and suppressing one-third of the power of the golden core.

In this situation, Zhuang Fu's only chance to turn the tide is to rely on the Xunfeng Qingluan, a spirit bound by life and death.

"Violent!"

Behind Zhuang Fu, Xunfeng Qingluan cried out, barely suppressing the backlash from the Fellowship Dharma Body, and spread its wings to unleash the Heavenly Gang Profound Power [Reviving Qingfeng].

This profound power is extraordinary, possessing the effects of nourishing living beings, reversing decay and prosperity, reshaping the physical body, and purifying the immortal golden nature.

But the moment the breeze stirred, Zhuang Fu felt a sharp pain in his back, and the protective aura surrounding his body shattered. His body crashed heavily onto the fighting platform like a meteorite, igniting a sky full of flames.

"boom!"

Inside the fiery pit, Zhuang Fu lay face down, unable to move, his body covered in charred burns. He could only barely muster his divine sense to probe behind him.

"What a magnificent Primordial Golden Elixir!"

A bitter look flashed in Zhuang Fu's eyes, because the cultivator who attacked from behind was not his opponent Chen Beiwu, but his junior sister Qian, whom he had long admired.

The enormous claw that pressed him firmly into the fiery pit of glass and rubbed him until he couldn't move came from Sister Qian's fellow beast, the [Mao Jin Yan Ji].

Clearly, it wasn't just him; even Junior Sister Qian had fallen for Chen Beiwu's illusionary magic.

"How does it feel?"

Chen Beiwu looked at Zhuang Fu, who looked miserable, and said calmly.

"A rare experience indeed, what kind of profound understanding is this?"

Zhuang Fu took a deep breath, coughed twice, and looked at Chen Beiwu as if he were looking at a monster; the arrogance in his eyes had vanished.

"A mirage, a fleeting moment, a vast ocean!"

As soon as Chen Beiwu finished speaking, Zhuang Fu's pupils suddenly contracted.

For no other reason than that the Golden Rooster on his body suddenly roared to the heavens, its pupils turned crimson gold, and its whole body began to burn with dazzling golden flames.

These flames combined with the feathers of the Yanji (a mythical bird in Chinese mythology), transforming into a sky-covering, sun-red haze, resembling the setting sun at dusk.

Zhuang Fu recognized this Heavenly Gang Mysterious Technique, which was called "Transforming Yang and Burning Silently".

As the saying goes, "The essence of gold never perishes, the true fire endures forever; abandoning the feathered form to transform into yang, the body and spirit disintegrate."

When Mao Jin Yan Ji uses this profound technique, he can enter the realm of burning silence, and when the metal meets the intense energy of the blazing sun, his body transforms into flowing gold and crimson clouds, bursting forth with ten thousand feet of melting gold and flowing fire, melting metal and iron, with power sufficient to annihilate the False Infant True Monarch.

However, the price of using this technique is quite high, as it will severely damage the vital energy of the Mao Jin Yan Ji, causing it to fall into a long period of slumber.

Unless absolutely necessary, Junior Sister Qian would not rashly use this "first injure yourself, then injure the enemy" Heavenly Gang Mystic Power.

"Stop, Junior Sister Qian!"

Zhuang Fu shouted loudly, his voice like thunder, trying to stop the infighting among his fellow disciples.

But the slender Qian Ruoan was completely unaware of the illusion, her clear eyes fixed only on Chen Beiwu.

"The Primordial Golden Core is indeed powerful, but my cultivation over 130 years with Xiao Jin is by no means inferior to the talent of a junior like you!"

Qian Ruoan parted her lips slightly, clasped her hands together, and her eyes were filled with burning fighting spirit.

boom!
boom!
boom!
With the Golden Rooster of the Rabbit as its core, a golden-red sun, indescribable in its intensity, suddenly expanded and erupted.

The dazzling, endless crimson light instantly engulfed the figures of Chen Beiwu, the Three-Phase Mystic Dragon, and the Five Qi Vine.

Wherever the sunset passes, the spirit of heaven and earth is ignited, emitting mournful cries.

The entire fighting arena floor cracked, melted, and evaporated, leaving only a huge, crater-like pit and wisps of smoke.

'Finally won!'

Qian Ruoan stood at the edge of the dueling platform, a slight smile playing on his lips.

But the smile froze on her face the next second.

Qian Ruoan suddenly realized that the core of the Huayang Fenji Xuantong eruption did not contain Chen Beiwu's aura. Instead, there was an aura that she was extremely familiar with, which was none other than her junior brother Li Yu.

'interesting!'

Feng Zhenjun did not stand idly by; he had already landed in front of Li Yu.

"Buzz!"

Feng Binhan pointed his fingertip, and the powerful Huayang Fenji Xuantong, which was capable of burning mountains and boiling seas, suddenly paused. Then, at a speed visible to the naked eye, it contracted, dimmed, and disintegrated, revealing the Maojin Yanji, whose golden feathers had fallen off and whose expression was listless.

"Thank you for your help, True Lord."

Li Yu gave a slight bow, a trace of fear remaining in his eyes.

He was at the peak of the Golden Core stage, the weakest in the team, and far inferior to experts like Senior Brother Zhuang and Senior Sister Qian.

If Feng Zhenjun had chosen to make his move a few minutes later, he would probably have died along with the Tongcan Beast, perishing at the hands of Senior Sister Qian Xuantong.

Feng Binhan nodded slightly, his gaze sweeping over the four disheveled figures on the stage. He said calmly, "The disciples of Taiqing Immortal Sect, Zhuang Fu, Sun Mo, Qian Ruoan, and Li Yu, are not in good condition and are not suitable to fight. They are considered to have lost."

As soon as he finished speaking, Feng Binhan waved his sleeve, and a beam of crimson light swept up the four people in the arena and sent them to the resting area of ​​the Taiqing Immortal Sect.

"???"

Upon seeing this, the cultivators present also looked puzzled.

Strange, it's clearly five against one, why are the geniuses of Taiqing Immortal Sect suddenly fighting amongst themselves?
Internal strife is one thing, but why is Wang Chan, the chief disciple of the Immortal Sect, standing still and not caring about the infighting among his fellow disciples? Could it be that they have all been under an illusion?
But what kind of illusion could cause so many Golden Core cultivators and Heavenly Divine Beasts to fall for it together?
Could it be the legendary Primordial Mystery?
"I'm sorry, Senior Brother Zhuang and Junior Brother Li."

Qian Ruoan, sitting in the audience, gritted her teeth, her eyes filled with apology and anger.

“Junior sister, you don’t need to blame yourself.” Zhuang Fu said in a hoarse voice, “It was just a debate on the Dao. The winner takes all, and we can afford to lose.”

Upon hearing this, Li Yu nodded in agreement, saying, "Senior Brother Zhuang is right. There's always someone better. Who would have thought that Chen Beiwu, having only been in the Jade Purity Immortal Sect for twenty years, could cultivate illusion techniques to such an unfathomable level while simultaneously forging the Primordial Golden Core!"

Compared to ancient cultivators, the cultivators of the Immortal Alliance have extremely strong resistance to illusions.

Because after cultivators of the Immortal Alliance form a covenant, their divine senses are connected to and yet independent of the covenant beasts, making it difficult for their six senses to be controlled by illusionary arts of the same level.

Even if a cultivator from the Immortal Alliance is caught off guard and falls into the trap, the contracted beast can quickly become alert and react, using the connection between the contracted beasts to help the cultivator break the illusion.

Therefore, it is very difficult for a Golden Core True Person of the Immortal Alliance to be completely deceived by a third-order illusion, unless the ginseng beast is also affected, but that is too difficult and far beyond the ability of ordinary cultivators.

Before today, Li Yu could never have imagined that there were such illogical illusionary techniques in the world that could deceive the senses of four Golden Core cultivators and their companion beasts in one fell swoop.

"Is it possible that Chen Beiwu's Primordial Golden Core technique is just an illusion, otherwise it just doesn't make sense?" Qian Ruoan speculated.

"Senior brothers and sisters, could you please postpone the review and try to save me first? There's still hope for me!" Sun Mo suddenly raised his hand and spoke up.

Senior Brother Zhuang was too ruthless. If this drags on any longer, his heart is very likely to be completely destroyed, leaving him with no chance of healing or rebuilding.

Upon hearing this, Zhuang Fu reacted immediately and struck Sun Mo's heart with a palm to retrieve his own Golden Core Qi, so as to prevent his junior brother Sun's injuries from worsening. He then focused his divine sense on the dueling platform.

"The battle continues."

Feng Binhan nodded to Chen Beiwu, his gaze barely catching the golden egg. (Water and Wood as Illusions)

The fact that the geniuses of the Taiqing Immortal Sect couldn't see through Chen Beiwu's illusionary arts doesn't mean he's incapable.

Feng Binhan could even pinpoint the caster of the illusion technique as the Three-Phase Mysterious Dragon on Chen Beiwu's neck, rather than the so-called Primordial Mysterious Power.

However, compared to the majestic and domineering Three-Phase Xuanjiao, what Feng Binhan cared about more was the Five Qi Vine on Chen Beiwu's shoulder, which never made a move and only served as a power bank.

His intuition told him that this seemingly adorable Five Qi Vine was likely stronger than the Three-Phase Mystic Flood Dragon.

……

"Why don't you take action?"

On the dueling platform, Chen Beiwu remained calm, as if he were not the one who had just defeated the four prodigies of the Taiqing Immortal Sect in one fell swoop.

Jin Dan's cultivation reached 955 years, and he comprehended the profound mystery of the mirror flower and water moon. He was further blessed by the "Mirror Cause and Moon Fruit Mysterious Illumination Heart Sutra" and the "Return to Truth Chapter of the Record of Myriad Phenomena of the Northern Sea of ​​Heaven".

Chen Beiwu wasn't exaggerating; cultivators below the Nascent Soul True Monarch level are almost impossible to escape the manipulation of their six senses by the illusion of "a mirage, a fleeting moment."

But today was an exception!
If Wang Chan chooses to make a move, it will be difficult for Chen Beiwu to cooperate with the Golden Egg in a short period of time to defeat the four Taiqing prodigies in succession with the Mirror Flower Water Moon technique.

"Why take action?" Wang Chan shook his head slightly and said calmly, "They usually only stay in seclusion to cultivate and train their companion beasts. They rarely experience the mortal world, so their character is not strong enough. It would be a good opportunity for them to temper themselves."

"You seem very confident."

Chen Beiwu raised his eyes slightly, clearly sensing the other party's confidence.

"Of course, if we weren't confident enough, we wouldn't have reached this level."

Wang Chan smiled, his gaze towards Chen Beiwu filled with anticipation.

So what if it's a battle for supremacy?
Wang Chan's path of cultivation has always been upright and honest, using force to overcome skill, and using absolute strength to surpass everything. There is absolutely no need for him to fight alongside his fellow disciples.

Compared to the so-called debate on the Dao, Wang Chan was more concerned with whether the legendary Primordial Golden Elixir could satisfy him.

'The Chief of Taiqing is indeed extraordinary!' Chen Beiwu's eyes narrowed slightly.

Among all the opponents he encountered, Wang Chan was undoubtedly a top-tier figure.

Its aura of the Crimson Dragon is extremely strong, with almost half of its body stained with purple energy. It is expected to transform into the Purple Energy Eastward Rank in the future, and its strength of fortune is faintly superior to that of the Three Immortal Maidens of the Shangqing Immortal Sect.

Of course, if we simply compare the total amount of luck, Wang Chan alone is far inferior to the combined total of the Three Immortal Maidens of Sanxiao.

However, whether it is Wang Chan or the Three Immortals, the combined status and fortune of these four people are not as good as Chen Beiwu's Heavenly Fortune Purple Dragon.

But during this standoff, Chen Beiwu sensed an indescribable sense of crisis emanating from Wang Chan.

"Don't die."

Wang Chan, with an indifferent expression, slowly raised his right hand, his five fingers slightly spread, and pointed it at Chen Beiwu.

Upon seeing this familiar move, Yu Zhaohua's expression changed slightly.

The technique Wang Chan used was not an ordinary one; its origin can be traced back to the supreme divine power [Taiqing Luotian Hand] created by the Taiqing Daozun when he performed the Dharma in the Da Luotian Xuandu Cave.

However, the Taiqing Luotian Hand is a supreme divine power, far beyond the reach of even the most talented Golden Core cultivators.

Therefore, what Wang Chan mastered was only a simplified version of the Taiqing Luotian Hand Divine Power, which was called the Shangde Great Hand Seal.

The power of this seal does not depend on the cultivator's true qi and magical power, nor on the strength of the beasts they are paired with; it depends solely on the cultivator's talent and state of mind.

Those who possess both talent and a clear mind, who understand tranquility and non-action, and whose words carry the law, can use the Great Seal of Supreme Virtue as a guide to invoke the Daoist essence of the Taiqing realm, summon the phantom of the Taiqing deity, and form an absolute domain of the Dao.

There is a widely circulated saying in the Taiqing Immortal Sect: "The Dao is supreme, the virtue is precious, encompassing heaven and earth, thus the universe is settled."

When the Pride of the Supreme Purity unleashes the Great Handprint of Supreme Virtue, all it takes is to use its own "virtue" to activate the "Dao" of Heaven and Earth.

As the handprint falls, the vast Daoist essence, carrying the order and laws of heaven and earth, will form an absolute principle.

Faced with this principle, no matter how profound and powerful you are, how many transformations you possess, how boundless your true energy is, or how much you can summon wind and rain, it is like a clay ox entering the sea, losing all its power.

However, the Great Handprint of Supreme Virtue is extremely difficult to cultivate. Even though the Taiqing Immortal Sect gathered many geniuses from the Immortal Alliance, no one was able to successfully comprehend it.

If Yu Zhaohua's guess is correct, Wang Chan, the chief of Taiqing, is probably the first Golden Core cultivator in three thousand years to openly master the Supreme Virtue Great Seal.

"Buzz!"

As Wang Chan's right hand descended, the illusory image of the Supreme God Taiqing behind him also extended a gigantic hand that blotted out the sky towards Chen Beiwu.

This giant hand was not formed from the condensation of the true Qi of the earth; the outline of its five fingers was rounded and had the five elements of radiant light flowing around them.

Within his palm, the Yin and Yang energies circulated, corresponding to earth, fire, wind, and water, suppressing space. His power far surpassed that of the last time, causing the entire fighting square to fall silent.

Even someone as strong as Chen Beiwu felt the world turn upside down when faced with this move, as if the entire world was pressing down on him.

What surprised Chen Beiwu even more was that the primordial true qi in his dantian and dantian seemed to be rapidly dissolving.

"Roar."

Sensing something was wrong, Jin Dan, being the bravest, rushed to the front, intending to use his Three-Phase Indestructible Technique to withstand the attack for Chen Beiwu.

'What a fool! You can't do something like that!'

At the critical moment, Chen Beiwu detonated the primordial true qi within his dantian, extending his right hand and pointing his fingers like a sword.

The Five Qi Vine on his shoulder instantly shone brightly, with golden, green, blue, red, and yellow precious lights surging out wildly and wrapping around his fingers.

The Heavenly Tribulation of Dongzhen points out!

In an instant, the wind and clouds changed color, and a terrifying giant finger about ten feet long suddenly took shape. Around the giant finger, the void faintly emitted a humming sound of being unable to bear the weight.

The so-called "heavenly tribulation" means that even with the heavens above, one must undergo tribulation.

It is no exaggeration to say that the power of Chen Beiwu's Finger Profound Technique, which he unleashed in conjunction with the Five Qi Vine, was enough to annihilate the soul of a cultivator who had just entered the Nascent Soul True Monarch realm.

"boom!"

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, the giant finger and the giant palm collided with a deafening roar, and the power that erupted made the thirteen immortal sect prodigies watching the battle shudder.

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

Under Yu Zhaohua's incredulous gaze, the Supreme Virtue Handprint pressed down, and the ten-zhang Heavenly Tribulation Giant Finger, which was so fierce and powerful, was actually quite vulnerable. It began to disintegrate inch by inch, and was completely annihilated before it could even hold on for a few breaths.

Having shattered the Heavenly Finger of the Cave True Tribulation, the Great Handprint of Supreme Virtue continued its thunderous descent, striking towards the golden egg.

A fierce glint flashed in the golden egg's eyes. Without dodging or avoiding, the three-colored divine light on its dragon scales rotated, transforming into a thin, almost imperceptible mist that exuded an indestructible Daoist charm.

"boom!"

As if struck by a heavy blow, the golden egg spat out a mouthful of blood, and its massive dragon body retreated in a sorry state, using its two dragon claws to carve a hundred-foot-long crack on the dueling platform before it could barely stabilize itself.

Upon seeing this, Chen Beiwu's expression changed slightly, and he looked at Wang Chan with a mixture of caution and excitement.

His intuition was right; this person's strength far surpassed that of Shen Lingxing, the chief of Yuqing, and he was by no means an easy opponent!

(End of this chapter)