Chapter 1389: Taiyi Qingmu Xianzong's Soft and Gentle Advance

Under Solemn's solemn gaze from the Jiuling Domain, not long after, the battle between the Celestial Path Child and Brother Brother Xuanwu began to shift.

The Celestial Path Child stepped on a celestial dragon, wielding the Jin Chong Guang Celestial Spear, countless incense-offering divine generals swirling around him; every strike was a heaven-shattering blow, destroying, twisting, and shattering the rules, space collapsing.

At first, Brother Brother Xuanwu could still hold on.

But as thousands of exchanges passed, the Firmament Great Shield began to ripple like water, trembling and humming without end, and cracks appeared at the very center of the great shield.

"Hahaha!"

"Fellow Daoist Brother Xuanwu, your defense is commendable, but unfortunately, your attack is far too weak!"

The Celestial Path Child laughed wildly.

He was overbearingly unmatched, his aura terrifying, his golden pupils growing ever more frenzied; the appearance of a same-origin Path Child he could devour stirred endless ripples in his heart-lake.

"Die!"

The Celestial Path Child roared.

In that instant, though he clearly held the absolute upper hand, he suddenly ignited his essence blood, causing his strength to surge several times over in a flash!

Boundless golden light rolled in from all over heaven and earth, condensing into a lifelike celestial dragon, a Celestial Spear held in its jaws, charging at the swaying Brother Brother Xuanwu with incomparably ferocious momentum.

He was going to kill Brother Brother Xuanwu!

Completely disregarding the prior personal promise of the Jiudaxian Sect of the Ancient God Domain.

Clearly this was only a grand gathering for friendly exchange, with combat limited to sparring; clearly both sides had agreed thus, yet he brazenly launched a surprise attack, even burning his essence blood for a desperate lethal strike—all to slay and devour his same-origin Path Child before others could interfere, completing a great breakthrough in his Dao path and foundational reserves!

This sudden strike was swift to the extreme, ingenious to the extreme, arriving in an instant.

"Not good!"

In an instant, Brother Brother Xuanwu sensed the intense danger, a look of terror crossing his face.

"Help!"

"Fellow Daoists, save me!"

Brother Brother Xuanwu likewise ignited his essence blood in an instant, his whole body burning with golden light similar to the Celestial Path Child's; all his magic power and divine sense poured into the Firmament Great Shield like a heavenly curtain in his hands, layering himself in protection within.

Yet even so, a strong unease still lingered in his heart.

Because the Celestial Path Child was clearly far stronger than him, and had launched a sudden attack while burning essence blood in desperation—far too sudden, leaving him no time to react, his recovery speed off by an extremely minute margin.

This was a tremendous lapse, the difference between heaven and earth.

"Roar!"

"Roar roar!"

The golden-light celestial dragon, Celestial Spear in its jaws, roared without cease, forming ring after ring of seemingly solid pure-golden ripples that shook the soul and overawed the spirit, leaving even Void Refinement cultivators' minds blank, unable to resist.

Amid that roar, the Firmament Great Shield's spiritual light dimmed.

The golden-light celestial dragon, Celestial Spear in its jaws, instantly slammed into the crack-ridden Firmament Great Shield; the two locked in stalemate for a hairsbreadth of time.

Boom!

Beneath the Celestial Spear, the Firmament Great Shield shattered with a roar; a figure with caved-in chest bones vomited blood and flew backward, face full of panic.

"Save—"

Brother Brother Xuanwu roared loudly as the Celestial Spear behind him pursued like an ulcer clinging to bone, about to pierce through his skull the next moment.

Clang!

In that instant, Jiang Ding drew his sword.

At the same moment he drew his sword, array patterns like solar radiance spread out in all directions, landing beside the surrounding nine Path Children, instantly accepted by them; they channeled their vast magic power and divine sense into them, forming a heavy and terrifying golden solar sword-light that slashed at the Celestial Spear in the nick of time.

Boom!

The instant the Celestial Spear met this golden solar sword-light, it was as if struck by lightning; the celestial dragon's body snapped into three sections, and the Celestial Spear, its spiritual light dimmed, flew backward.

This fearfully powerful Ben Ming Fa treasure tumbled through the sky several times, tearing space and rules, only then revealing the figure of a pale-faced Jin Jia youth.

He stared in horror at the blue-robed youth standing at the center of the nine Path Children, clearly sensing a thread of killing intent, and dared not continue his rampage.

A combined strike from the ten Path Children of the Jiuling Domain fully possessed the power to kill him!

"Fellow Daoist Celestial Child,"

Jiang Ding said lightly: "Peace and the establishment of relations are facts jointly recognized by the ancestors of both domains; please do not casually destroy them."

"This is the first time, and it should also be the last."

"Otherwise…"

His gaze carried warning and threat, his tone ice-cold.

The many Path Children of the Ancient God Domain looked on in astonishment.

Though these Jiuling Path Children were not particularly strong individually, they formed their battle array with great speed and cooperated with extraordinary tacit understanding; in past years they must have drilled together for who knew how many years—they could not be underestimated.

This kind of strength, combined, was fully enough to form an overwhelming advantage against any single Ancient God Domain Xianzong.

"Fellow Daoist, this is my fault."

Killing intent surged wildly in the Celestial Path Child's heart, yet not a trace showed on his face; he sincerely apologized: "The Gong Fa left behind by the ancestor caused me to momentarily lose control and suffer qi deviation; I am willing to compensate Fellow Daoist Brother Xuanwu."

"Fellow Daoist Brother Xuanwu, please forgive me."

He bowed deeply, extremely remorseful.

"Hmph!"

Brother Brother Xuanwu wiped the fresh blood from the corner of his mouth, gave a cold laugh, and said nothing.

This scene, falling into the eyes of the other Path Children of the Ancient God Domain, stirred their hearts.

Though the Jiudaxian Sect of the Jiuling Domain shared a common cause, internal conflicts among them seemed to be considerable; those Path Children appeared to have no intention of standing up for Brother Brother Xuanwu at all, merely stopping the Celestial Path Child and leaving it at that, with no thought of further provoking conflict.

(continuation of 【57】)

The many Path Children quickly put this unpleasant matter out of mind and continued discussing the mysteries of the Dao, chatting about interesting things.

However, when cultivators gather together, it is inevitable that they must exchange a few blows.

The second to make a move were Qingmuxian Sect's Dao Child Ji Liuyue and Qinggu Xianzong's Dao Child; the two of them were engaged in combat.

"Senior Sister, after you,"

Ji Liuyue said with a faint smile.

"Junior Sister, after you."

The Qinggu Dao Child returned the courtesy.

The two seemed to have confirmed each other's ages and ranking through some means, and quickly addressed each other as senior and junior sisters.

Two similar towering giant trees, lush and verdant Domains of Order unfurled, interweaving, with many plants growing within, strangling each other, competing for sunlight and water.

Jiang Ding revealed a look of interest.

The battle between these two Dao Children was completely different from that of Brother Brother Xuanwu and the others — gentler, friendlier, with higher bottom lines. Whether it was Ji Liuyue or the Qinggu Dao Child, neither seemed to have any intention of killing the other; what they wanted more was to subdue the other.

Moreover, the battle between the two of them was not purely simple slaughter.

Beyond fighting, they equally emphasized the nurturing of plants and trees, the efficiency and quality of healing living beings, as well as the protection and care of living beings, and the like.

It was not the same path as Brother Brother Xuanwu and the Tianshen Dao Child, where every move was lethal.

"Friend Tianji,"

Jiang Ding was curious, so he asked: "Can a battle like theirs actually determine a victor? It's all so soft and gentle — if they don't intend to physically annihilate each other, then how do they ensure the interests of the victor?"

Sects like Tianji Immortal Palace and Wuxingtian Sect seem to be of orthodox righteous origin, with higher bottom lines, and would not be as crude and direct as Brother Xuanwu Heavenly Palace in their devouring and slaughter.