From Celestial Official to Great Celestial Venerable

Chapter 96 Spiritual Official Qin Chuan
Today, the entire Jiuchuan Yulei Heavenly Sect was in shock. First, a group of Taoist priests from Jing'an barged in without warning, claiming to be investigating a case...

The elders and disciples were still speculating about who had committed the crime.

Unexpectedly, a thunderous boom followed, and from the direction of the sect leader's main hall, Sect Leader Zhao Famo flew into the sky, his body radiating lightning.

"It's the sect leader!!"

"The person Jing'an wants to arrest is actually the sect leader!"

All the elders, deacons, and disciples were greatly surprised. They had thought it was just a disciple or deacon in the sect who had committed a crime, but it turned out to be their sect leader.

Their Thunder Control Sect is a sect of the Heavenly Court!
The sect leader is equivalent to a high-ranking immortal in the Heavenly Court. Just what serious crime did he commit that would lead to such a high-ranking immortal in the Heavenly Court being attacked directly?

At this moment, these sect disciples had no time to speculate. They could only watch helplessly as their sect leader unleashed thunderous magic, clearly resisting arrest and attempting to escape.

but……

Just as they were about to escape the skies above Mount Chilu, a vast golden net, encompassing heaven and earth, appeared within a ten-mile radius above Mount Chilu, like a giant bundle of cloth, covering the entire mountain from top to bottom.

Click! !
Zhao Famo, shrouded in lightning, was completely unprepared when he crashed into the golden "Heavenly Net," instantly bruised and battered by the golden runes that spontaneously erupted from it.

His expression changed drastically: "A net of heaven and earth!"

In his shock and anger, the Foundation Establishment cultivator's divine sense keenly detected the sound of more than a dozen ropes tearing through the air from behind him: "Immortal Binding Ropes, you want to take me? Dream on!"

It should be known that the Heavenly Court has refined the rules of Heaven into the celestial registers of various celestial offices. Different celestial registers contain different laws of Heaven, which has also led to the creation of many standardized magical artifacts.

For example, the Heavenly Net and the Immortal-Binding Rope, as well as the Immortal-Slaying Sword worn by the Jing'an Guards. Once the Heavenly Net is set up, no one can escape. If the Immortal-Binding Rope binds a Taoist, it can instantly seal all the spiritual power in his body. And the Immortal-Slaying Sword is a powerful weapon specifically designed to deal with cultivators.

Zhao Famo knew that if he were captured by the Immortal Binding Rope, he would have no choice but to surrender.

With a single step, numerous lightning ripples appeared in the sky, instantly teleporting him several feet away and allowing him to evade the binding rope. He then watched as Yuan Qingbai, who had summoned the binding rope and was now flying towards him with the Immortal-Slaying Sword, unleashed his own power.

Jiuchuan County is only so big, how could he not know Yuan Qingbai from Jing'an Garrison?

"Yuan Qingbai, you think you can take me? Do you even deserve it?"

Zhao Famo let out a low shout, and once again stepped with the Thunder Steps, like a human lightning bolt. Under the attack of the Immortal Slaying Sword, he not only did not retreat at all, but also produced a purple immortal sword in his hand, and then fought with Yuan Qingbai.

Rumble!
When the two sword beams collided in the sky, it was as if billions of thunderbolts exploded in an instant, causing the eardrums of all the disciples of the Thunder Control Sect to bleed.

The emanating sword energy also randomly flattened many trees within the mountain gate.

"Immortal Sword! Zhao Famo, you actually dared to forge an immortal sword in secret! Your crime is even greater!" Seeing that Zhao Famo actually had an immortal sword in his hand that could rival his own Immortal-Slaying Sword, Yuan Qingbai was even more furious.

"Shut up, you brat! You were nowhere to be found when I was slaying demons and destroying temples back then. How dare you convict me?" Zhao Famo roared. "I've worked diligently in the Thunder Control Sect for over sixty years, earning countless amounts of spiritual energy for Jiuchuan. And you want to harm me over such a trivial matter? Don't think I don't know who your true motives are. You don't just want to harm me; you want to destroy..."

The words were on the tip of his tongue, but he swallowed them back in anger.

Qin Chuan stood in Zhao Famo's study, frowning as he watched the battle in the sky. He naturally heard these words and they kept swirling in his mind.

Who is Zhao Famo referring to?
Could it be that Sun Qinghan and Feng Xiansi of the county temple initiated an operation targeting the immortals in a certain county temple?
While Qin Chuan was pondering these things.

Seeing that Yuan Qingbai couldn't defeat him either, Zhao Famo grinned maliciously.
"I've been preparing for this day for a long time. You think you can take me today? That's impossible. Come out, Kui Beast, help me kidnap this junior!"

He knew he couldn't escape. His only hope now was to buy more time and opportunities so that the people behind him could react in time and make their move. That was his only chance of survival.

As soon as he finished speaking, he slapped the jade ring on his wrist, and a beam of azure light appeared from it, followed by a deafening roar that was desolate and ancient.

Yuan Qingbai was shocked to see an ancient, thunderous giant bull appear before him. Immediately after its appearance, the sky above the entire Chilu Mountain was filled with wind and rain, and torrential rain poured down.

"Kui Beast, Zhao Famo, not only did you forge a celestial sword without authorization, but you also raised this divine beast protected by the Heavenly Court!" Yuan Qingbai roared angrily.

However, as the Kui beast unleashed its thunderous power from its single horn, combined with Zhao Famo's Purple Lightning Immortal Sword, he quickly became overwhelmed. Even though many Jing'an Daoists simultaneously unleashed their Immortal-Slaying Swords at Zhao Famo, with the assistance of the Kui beast, which was equivalent to a second Foundation Establishment realm cultivator, it was simply beyond the capabilities of Yuan Qingbai and some Qi Refining Daoists.

Even Qi Bin and the other Daoists from the Jianxian Division and Youyi Temple in the study were tense and their expressions changed.

Qi Bin saw various lightning bolts and sword energies falling from the sky. Each one was the residual power of a Foundation Establishment cultivator, which was something that ordinary Qi Refining cultivators could not withstand.

Without hesitation, he pulled Qin Chuan, who was standing at the window in a dangerous spot, behind him to protect him.

This was truly a dangerous operation. Unexpectedly, just as he was about to pull Qin Chuan away, Qin Chuan unexpectedly took a step forward and spoke:

"Qi Bin, protect your fellow Daoist and the ordinary people of the Thunder Control Sect."

As soon as he finished speaking, the young spirit official, who had just taken office, vanished from his spot in an instant, and in the blink of an eye, he was already in the sky.

boom!
boom!
With the help of the Kui beast, Zhao Famo gained the upper hand and had already beaten Yuan Qingbai until he vomited blood. Many of the golden armors on his body were torn, and it seemed that he was about to capture the county's Jing'an Brigade Captain as a hostage.

Suddenly, a sharp sword aura shot out from another direction.

"This aura..."

Zhao Famo's expression changed drastically. He had clearly sensed that the aura within the sword energy was no less than that of Yuan Qingbai, and was clearly a Foundation Establishment cultivator. He immediately understood that, according to convention, a sect leader like himself would need to be accompanied by a head of the Immortal Inspection Division during an arrest.

He turned around and saw an invisible yet tangible sword aura with a talisman attached to it, containing the energy of Yin and Yang and the Five Elements. Behind the sword aura was a young wandering spirit official dressed in a black and red Taoist robe.

Although the sword energy had not yet arrived, he could already sense its power. The method was subtle, transforming qi into a sword. Without using a celestial sword, he could still unleash sword energy comparable to a celestial sword.

He certainly didn't dare to take it head-on. He roared in his heart and used Thunder Step, with lightning patterns flowing under his feet like dragons, instantly grazing the sword energy three feet away.

but,
But just as he dodged the sword energy, out of the corner of his eye, he suddenly saw the body of the wandering spirit official who had unleashed the sword two or three miles away vanish.

"Where...did they go...?"

In that fleeting moment of thought.

pain!
Severe pain!

His arm, which was holding the privately forged Purple Lightning Immortal Sword, was instantly chopped off. Hot blood splattered on his face, and he turned around in disbelief to see the young spirit official who had been a hundred feet away just moments before.

It appeared right next to him, flicked its finger, and gathered its energy into a sword. At such close range, there was no way to avoid it, and it directly severed his sword-wielding arm.

"Two or three miles away... teleportation? Impossible!" Zhao Famo's mind went blank.

They appeared beside you in an instant, within a distance of two or three miles.

Teleport!

That is a spatial technique that can only be used after one has entered the Golden Core realm and sensed the existence of space.

How could a Foundation Establishment cultivator be so young...?

But he didn't give him a chance to think wildly. After the young spirit official struck with his sword, he dislocated Zhao Famo's sword-wielding arm, and pointed into the air again. It was astonishing to see that the sword energy from the previous strike had somehow condensed into threads in the air, binding Zhao Famo's entire body.

The sword energy condensed into threads.

"No... I can't move!" Zhao Famo roared, looking at the invisible sword energy threads covering his entire body, struggling desperately. But even though he struggled until his whole body was covered in blood from the threads, he still couldn't break free from the countless dense sword energy threads, until his whole body was bound by the sword energy threads like a cocoon: "Ah... Who are you! Who are you?"

He roared from inside the cocoon.

"Qin Chuan, the wandering spirit official of the Immortal Inspection Office."

Qin Chuan pointed at Zhao Famo, who was bound by sword energy threads, and brought him to his study. He then addressed a Taoist priest named Jing'an:

"Let's use the Immortal Binding Rope."

His sword energy couldn't hold them for long; only the Immortal Binding Rope could seal their cultivation.

At this moment, not only was the Taoist priest of Jing'an dumbfounded, but he also couldn't understand why a wandering spirit officer from the Immortal Inspection Division could use magical techniques that were even more terrifying than those of the captain of the Jing'an brigade. It was simply clean, efficient, and unpredictable.

Qi Bin was even more shocked:

"Foundation Building?!"

He was only promoted a few days ago, and he... has already broken through to a higher realm?!

(End of this chapter)