Chapter 334: Dividing the Spoils

This requires waiting for news from the Slay Demon True Lord.

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Zhang Jian was consolidating power in Haojing City, while the battle above Yuansheng City had already entered a fever pitch.

The King's Golden Man was incredibly ferocious, especially since it was still being controlled by the ancient hegemon King, making it entirely different from a mere puppet Golden Man.

Meanwhile, on the other side, the Ancestor of the Cavern Spirit Sect also displayed extraordinary power, having summoned several helpers to set up a previously unseen extradimensional killing formation.

The Two Forms Dust Great Formation!

Relying on this formation, though it was a vicious one, it consecutively beheaded several Primordial Spirit True Lords who came to besiege it.

However, this ancient formation did not last long before being broken by a mysterious female cultivator, who seemed unusually familiar with the Two Forms Dust Great Formation.

She joined forces with three renowned powerhouses from the cultivation world to break this vicious formation.

These were the three Dao-attained Primordial Spirit True Lords from the barbarian wilderness who had cultivated for thousands of years!

The fame of the Four Immortals of the Barbarian Wilderness thus spread rapidly across the battlefield in a short time.

After the formation was broken, the Ancestor of the Cavern Spirit Sect fell back into a siege, but due to his profound cultivation, his already-formed immortal body firmly restrained three of the Four Immortals of the Barbarian Wilderness.

"Ancient Wood True Lord, Ape Emperor True Lord, Gold Magnet Divine Lord..."

At this moment in the void, the Slay Demon True Lord looked downward, as the Ancestor of the Cavern Spirit Sect manifested the Thunder Emperor's Dharma Aspect, wielding the Thunder Emperor's authority to command the Three Caverns' Heavenly Divine Thunder, with myriad true thunders transforming into five true dragons.

Each of these true dragons possessed immense power, not inferior to that of a Unity Dao True Lord's mana—such divine ability was indeed terrifying.

This Ancestor of the Cavern Spirit Sect likely already obtained the Extradimensional Thunder God's Talisman Decree; once his merits are complete, he can ascend to the heavenly realm and transform his body into that of a true immortal.

The three Unity Dao True Lords' cultivations were also not simple—each was a hegemon who roamed the extradimensional void.

Only by joining forces could the three barely suppress the Ancestor of the Cavern Spirit Sect!

Yet the most formidable was still the purple-clad maiden, Xin Ziqing.

Her methods were mysterious and unfathomable; even the Slay Demon True Lord felt he could not fully see through her.

The Two Forms Dust Great Formation was an ancient killing formation, its power vast and boundless.

Even if the Ancestor of the Cavern Spirit Sect obtained only a portion of its essence, it was not something ordinary cultivators could break—yet Xin Ziqing easily perceived its profundity and broke it.

If not for this, today's battle outcome would still be uncertain.

The Slay Demon True Lord gazed into the void, where at that moment the purple-clad maiden was slowly ascending, her form appearing outside the Chaos Chessboard, her eyes fixed on the King's Golden Man, with a contemplative look in her depths.

Shortly after, her eyes followed the Slay Demon True Lord's gaze, and a voice reached his ears.

"Fellow Daoist Slay Demon, Fellow Daoist Golden Light, how about we make a deal?"

Hearing the voice, the Slay Demon True Lord's expression remained unchanged, while on the other side, the Golden Light Holy Mother's expression shifted strangely.

Her vast divine sense swept over the surroundings, and only then did her gaze turn toward the Slay Demon True Lord's direction, her eyes holding a trace of astonishment and a hint of heaviness—she had not even detected the other's whereabouts moments before.

The Slay Demon True Lord's primordial spirit divine awareness resonated as he said: "What deal?"

"Fellow Daoist Xin, do you have any good method to break the King's Golden Man?"

Xin Ziqing's calm voice came: "There is a way—we three join forces; I will devise a method to delay this Golden Man's movements, Fellow Daoist Golden Light excels in wondrous techniques for detection, and will seek to locate the King's primordial spirit origin to create an opportunity for Fellow Daoist Slay Demon!"

"Fellow Daoist Slay Demon's Slay Demon Slay Immortal Sword is renowned in the extradimensional realm, having deeply grasped the ancient sword dao essence; combined with that divine sword, it should be sufficient to shatter the King's residual spirit!"

Upon hearing this, the Golden Light Holy Mother's expression sank—she realized that even Xin Ziqing's evaluation of the Slay Demon True Lord was extremely high, as she had entrusted the task of slaying the King's residual spirit to him.

But after thinking, she said: "Scanning the King's true spirit is not difficult; I only wonder if Fellow Daoist Slay Demon has the confidence to seize the opportunity and slay the King's spirit with one sword!"

The Slay Demon True Lord, upon hearing this, glanced toward the Golden Light Holy Mother's direction and said calmly:

"This is not the point—the point is how the benefits are to be divided?"

Xin Ziqing heard the implication in the Slay Demon True Lord's words and bluntly said: "I want nothing else—only the North Star Pearl deep within the King's Golden Man!"

"North Star Pearl?"

The Slay Demon True Lord's expression stirred, he looked at Xin Ziqing with some surprise—not because he thought this item was too valuable, but conversely, within the King's Golden Man, the North Star Pearl's value was considered extremely ordinary and common.

Upon hearing this, the Golden Light Holy Mother's eyes moved, then she stated her condition: "I want the King's residual spirit!"

The Slay Demon True Lord, upon hearing this, coldly laughed.

"Fellow Daoist Golden Light, merely scanning for one or two residual spirits' locations, and you demand to take the most precious treasure within the King's Golden Man—your appetite is truly too great!"

"Without you, I and Fellow Daoist Xin joining forces would certainly not fail at this!"

Upon hearing this, the Golden Light Holy Mother's expression remained calm.

"Fellow Daoist Slay Demon, this King is a descendant of the ancient holy king, possessing many wondrous methods; you are not professionally trained in the art of spirit-scanning, so you may not be able to do it precisely—this matter concerns the success or failure of multiple treasures; I, as an elder, taking the King's residual spirit, do not feel it is excessive at all!"

Upon hearing this, the Slay Demon True Lord coldly snorted once, merely gazing calmly at the hundred-zhang Golden Man whose aura had been sealed by the Dao diagram and gradually weakened by half.

The King's Golden Man's most precious aspect was the residual human emperor's fate contained deep within its residual spirit, along with a portion of the ancient holy king's inheritance; next came the Golden Man itself.

How could she allow the Golden Light Holy Mother to take such a great advantage?

If not for the restraint of Xin Ziqing and several hidden sect elders, she would have already acted alone.

Regarding this object, she was determined to obtain it!

Now that Zhang Jian is about to ascend to the Primordial Spirit realm, she still lacks a congratulatory gift—naturally, the best would be to seize this entire ancient Golden Man.

This is the finest gift!

Seeing this, Xin Ziqing pondered slightly, then said:

"If so, then let us divide the King's residual spirit into two halves! Each of you two fellow Daoists takes one half!

"As for the Golden Man's interior, there should still be several heavenly and earthly spiritual objects—let the two of you split them equally?"

The Golden Light Holy Mother pondered slightly—what she naturally sought was also the holy king's dao lineage within the King's residual spirit; this item was of immense value, and if the Golden Light Sect later wished to participate in supporting the Dragon Court, mastery of the holy king's lineage wondrous methods would reduce losses to the minimum, also greatly benefiting Liu Xin's cultivation path.

The Golden Light Holy Mother's gaze turned to the Slay Demon True Lord, who pondered slightly and then nodded.

This division, she could barely accept—worst case, she would later find a way to seize the other half of the inheritance from the Golden Light Holy Mother's hands.

Seizing treasures from the Golden Light Holy Mother's hands would be far easier than the current difficulty.

"Then let us begin!"

Xin Ziqing's faint voice appeared, and at the moment her voice appeared, it seemed as if countless extremely sharp sword lights fell from the heavens in the depths of the void, as if a sword that could cleave heaven and earth had descended.

This sword directly struck deep into the golden man's soul.

In the sight of the three female cultivators, the True Lord Qinghe's form kept changing, and countless sword shadows in the heavens formed a terrifying ancient killing array that descended; the ancestor of the Shangqing Sword School finally employed his final resort.

Only countless brilliant sword lights slashed down upon the golden man's body, merely causing a portion of the layers of golden light entwining his body to break.

At this moment, Xin Ziqing also finally acted; only then was it seen that atop her head, five-colored radiance suddenly condensed into a divine light woven of gold and silver.

"Innate Two Forms Yin-Yang Divine Light!"

Seeing this divine light, the Slay Demon True Lord's expression showed slight astonishment, yet the divine light seemed like gold and silver flood dragons, and in an instant, it was as if countless gold and silver chains sealed the void; the faces of many primordial spirit true persons nearby changed simultaneously, feeling their magical treasures and spirit treasures faintly tremble, beyond their control.

And within the hundred-zhang golden man, the Equal King also changed expression, feeling a great binding.

This divine light is the bane of Geng Metal Geng attribute treasures!

At the same time, he felt a terrifying omen.

Meanwhile, atop his head, the Golden Light Holy Mother held aloft a treasure mirror that appeared; upon close inspection, it was indeed an Eastern Emperor Treasure Mirror, and as she cast her spell, myriad golden lights shone like dawn's light, illuminating the void and locking onto the location of the Equal King's golden man's remnant spirit.

Then came a sword light capable of making the void's legal realm and the boundless heavens pale.

Gazing at this sword light, the Equal King's remnant spirit faintly recalled something, and deep within the remnant spirit, a trace of fear flashed.

"Shangqing..."