Chapter 214: 214. Chapter 214: Exceeded the Limit!

214. Chapter 214: Exceeded the Limit!

Not only the young sword cultivator, even the law enforcement captain Chen Shan Zhenren has forgotten Xiao Zhangqing's existence.

After inspecting dozens of female immortals in the Mysterious Sound Pavilion, they discovered a prodigious talent with an anomalous spirit root; this is an even greater achievement than discovering a rogue cultivator! The law enforcement squad now intends to send the talent back to its sect, paying no heed to anything else.

The people of the Mysterious Sound Pavilion, however, dare not speak out, silently cursing the overbearing and unreasonable Seven Star Sword Sect, and are even less inclined to pay attention to an unknown Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator.

"Come, inject your magical power and Soul Transformation aura into the Mirror of Heaven Inspection..."

The young sword cultivator said coldly, merely going through the motions, intending to perform a quick test and then rush back to his sect.

Xiao Zhangqing felt a bit helpless, unable to tolerate the Seven Star Sword Sect's obvious 'poaching' behavior.

But the matter does not concern him; he has no ties with the Mysterious Sound Pavilion, so he naturally will not take the lead.

Moreover, poaching disciples has actually become a trend in the Cultivation World.

Not only the Seven Star Sword Sect does this; most major sects and cultivation families also exhibit the same situation.

Smiling, Xiao Zhangqing poured a trace of magical power and Soul Transformation into the Mirror of Heaven Inspection, intending to finish quickly and then set off again.

Result...

Boom! The moment Xiao Zhangqing's magical power and Soul Transformation aura were injected, the Mirror of Heaven Inspection not only reacted, but its reaction was many times stronger than the earlier test on Bai Su Zhenren and Chen Yu, who possessed a dark spirit root! When Bai Su Zhenren and Chen Yu were tested, the mirror only trembled slightly, emitting a faint red glow, hardly intense.

But now, with Xiao Zhangqing, the mirror shook violently, its red light blinding, and even the young sword cultivator operating it could not control it for a moment, as if it were about to 'backfire'! "What's happening?"

The young sword cultivator has been part of the law enforcement team for about ten years, so his experience is not shallow.

In over ten years of patrols, he has encountered several rogue cultivators on the Seven Star Sword Sect's wanted list; the most dangerous encounter was with an old demon lord at the peak of early Golden Core formation, whose strength was overwhelming. Their squad gave their all but could not slay him; instead, he exploited a flaw, killed several team members, and then left.

Even that early Golden Core peak demon lord, when the Mirror of Heaven Inspection revealed his true identity, only caused a mildly strong reaction within controllable limits, far less than now, and certainly did not go out of control.

"Level Three-Plus Danger!"

"Heaven-shaped massive demon lord!"

After a brief stunned moment, the young sword cultivator immediately shouted in terror.

The situation before him exceeded his comprehension, but based on his experience, the Mirror of Heaven Inspection never gives a false alarm, so there is only one possibility: the cultivator he had neglected to test is a profoundly unfathomable demon lord, a heaven-sized massive demon lord! The young sword cultivator need not shout; this law enforcement squad is no mere showpiece—though not the elite core of the Seven Star Sword Sect, it is at least above average.

The response was swift enough.

Immediately, a dozen or so late Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators, together with the Fake Core True Person Chen Shan Zhenren, quickly formed a battle formation, surrounding Xiao Zhangqing as if facing a great enemy.

"Which demon lord are you? State your name!"

Chen Shan Zhenren roared.

At this moment, bolstered by the battle formation, the Fake Core True Person's barrier preventing power increase was broken, his aura surged dramatically, comparable to a senior early Golden Core cultivator.

Bai Su Zhenren, seeing this, felt relieved that she had not acted recklessly earlier.

She is confident she can contend with Chen Shan Zhenren, but the battle formation of the Seven Star Sword Sect's law enforcement team is indeed formidable; not to mention herself alone, even two Fake Core True Persons caught in the formation would likely not emerge unscathed.

Now there is no other way; they must go to the Seven Star Sword Sect to see if they can safely bring Chen Yu back.

Even though she knows the hope is slim— the Seven Star Sword Sect may use its power to suppress and find excuses to detain Chen Yu— she still intends to try.

The dark spirit root prodigy is the hope for the Mysterious Sound Pavilion to advance! At this moment, Chen Shan Zhenren has no mind to consider the dark spirit root matter; his tense gaze fixes on Xiao Zhangqing, and he has already sent a distress signal! If any Seven Star Sword Sect cultivators are nearby, they will rush over to assist.

Not to mention the young sword cultivator— even he, after becoming a Fake Core True Person and serving in the law enforcement team for over a hundred years, has never encountered such a situation! A demon lord capable of triggering such a massive reaction in the Mirror of Heaven Inspection is highly unlikely to be subdued by his small squad.

In the worst case, Chen Shan Zhenren could very well be buried here!

If the demon lord before them is ruthless enough and unafraid of the Seven Star Sword Sect...

Thus, at this moment Chen Shan Zhenren has no mind to attend to the dark spirit root prodigy.

Even their lives may not be saved; how could they worry about anything else…

"What's going on? Could I have demonic aura on me?"

"No, could it be a malicious spirit aura?"

Xiao Zhangqing was also puzzled, furrowing his brows and silently pondering.

He is certain he has no demonic aura, because he has never practiced any demonic sect techniques; he is upright.

The only possibility is the malicious spirit aura.

After all, he carries a fragment of the Immortal Stone, has absorbed a great malicious spirit comparable to a Nascent Soul True Lord, and recently obtained Fourth-Grade Spiritual Wood Essence...

These all possess evil qi.

But...

These have all been purified by the system.

Logically, there should be no lingering malicious spirit aura.

Xiao Zhangqing has confidence in the system; even if a malicious spirit is bizarre and from another plane, the inventory still shows nothing odd. "Is there any malicious spirit aura that the system cannot purify?"

Xiao Zhangqing normally feels no abnormalities, but today's anomalous behavior of the Mirror of Heaven Inspection made him somewhat doubtful.

"Increase the intensity and try."

Wanting to clarify, Xiao Zhangqing injected more of his own magical power and Soul Transformation into the Mirror of Heaven Inspection.

He thought the earlier amount might have been insufficient, causing the mirror's judgment to err.

Result...

Bang! The red light blazed to its peak, the mirror's shaking reached its limit, the young sword cultivator could not retract the mirror, and with a burst explosion it went completely out of control.

This special artifact was instantly destroyed!

It seems to have exceeded its limit, overloaded! "What kind of demon lord is this?"

Chen Shan Zhenren widened his eyes, his gaze revealing a hint of dread and terror.

He even felt he had just made another mistake.

Perhaps he should not have sent a distress call.

If the person before them truly is a peerless great demon lord, he is likely a powerful being beyond mid Golden Core stage! Otherwise the Mirror of Heaven Inspection would not have detonated!

Thus, if any fellow sect cultivator receives his distress signal and rushes over, they may sacrifice their lives in vain...

……

Xiao Zhangqing, after the Heaven-Inspecting Mirror exploded, vaguely understood what was happening.

The Heaven-Inspecting Mirror's detection of his spiritual power and Soul Transformation being abnormal, unlike the person from the Profound Sound Pavilion just now, is not because he has illusion techniques, nor because he carries demonic aura.

It seemed more simply that his Soul Transformation could not bear the sheer strength…

Although he could not be certain, at the instant the Heaven-Inspecting Mirror exploded, he felt that this special artifact forged by the Seven Star Sword Sect could only detect Soul Transformations up to the "limit" level, that is, the peak of the mid‑stage Core Formation.

And Xiao Zhangqing's Soul Transformation had already surpassed the limit, beginning the metamorphosis toward the Primordial Spirit, exceeding the Heaven-Inspecting Mirror's discernible range, hence the abnormality.

But cultivators whose Soul Transformation exceeds the limit and begins the transition to Primordial Spirit are so rare in the entire Da Yu Cultivation World that one could count them on both hands.

Each of them is a renowned figure in the cultivation world.

Just like the former Character: Liyang Real Immortal.

If Character: Liyang Real Immortal did not disguise himself as injured, even the Seven Star Sword Sect and Xingyue Palace, the two major Nascent Soul sects, would not dare to provoke him lightly.

Such a figure could not be a calamity cultivator, nor could he be stopped by the Seven Star Sword Sect's Law Enforcement Team.

Therefore, even though the Chen Shan Real Immortal has enforced law for over a hundred years, he has never encountered such a situation.

"No matter who you are, the Seven Star Sword Sect is not a place for you to run wild! Let me tear off your disguise and see your true face!"

Chen Shan Real Immortal let out a low roar, fully mobilizing his pseudo‑Core level spiritual power, and a massive crimson‑yellow sword with trailing flame sliced through the air.

At the same time, a dozen cultivators at the late Foundation Establishment stage manipulated formations, each unleashing their own swords, which converged into a long dragon in the sky, locking Xiao Zhangqing firmly.

Sword Qi filled the entire space; even a Real Immortal at the early Core Formation stage would feel great pressure.

Boom! As two massive streams of sword Qi surged toward Xiao Zhangqing, flames erupted around his body, and two gigantic crimson flame palms struck, shattering the sword Qi that could threaten early Core Formation like raindrops, scattering them away so that even Xiao Zhangqing's body could not approach.

Xiao Zhangqing did not use the Plucking Star Sword Technique; displaying the sect's strongest inheritance before the Seven Star Sword Sect disciples was a bit too face‑slapping.

Seeing this, Chen Shan Real Immortal's heart trembled.

Truly terrifying indeed.

Yet as the captain of the Seven Star Sword Sect's Law Enforcement, a sword cultivator, he still possessed the courage required.

He was not frightened into fleeing simply because of Xiao Zhangqing's strength.

Or rather, the honor of the Seven Star Sword Sect upheld him; on the sect's territory, how could he be so scared as to run away? Where is the sect's majesty? "Sword Formation!"

With Chen Shan Real Immortal's shout, the dozen sword cultivators echoed, all sword Qi and the crimson great sword merged, their might rising another level, already reaching the level of a top early Core Formation practitioner.

"You still have more vigor…"

Xiao Zhangqing ceased defending, borrowed the spiritual power of his Second Avatar, and the crimson flame palm's might surged another tier, reaching the threshold of mid Core Formation.

Boom! The fiery giant palm seemed to descend from the heavens, crushing the newly formed sword formation.

Crack! Crack! … A roar of sound, the sword formation shattered, and the dozen late Foundation Establishment sword cultivators spat blood, collapsing weakly on the ground.

Chen Shan Real Immortal was further pinned to the ground by Xiao Zhangqing's spiritual power, unable to move. (End of chapter)