Chapter 62

"Interesting, the Supreme Purity Virtuous Heavenly Venerable seems not to concern himself with the affairs of the Three Teachings, but at the critical moment, he still cannot help but intervene!"

Ao Yifan thought to himself.

This debate of the Three Teachings appears to be a discussion among Three Teachings disciples, but in fact it is still a game between the Three Pure Ones.

"It's a pity that the Sect of the Cutting has indeed developed too rapidly over these years; I'm afraid this is not a situation the Supreme Purity Virtuous Heavenly Venerable would want to see."

Of course, this is merely what Ao Yifan thinks; as for whether there are deeper schemes, he does not know.

However, he also doesn't want to worry about that; what he wants is precisely what the Three Teachings immortals care least about.

Thinking this, Ao Yifan gave a glance to Xiao Muzha, who stood behind the Cihang Daoist.

After all, whether his plan succeeds depends on his eldest son.

"Since Senior Brother Xuandu wants to give me pointers, I won't stand on ceremony!"

Saying this, Zhao Gongming waved his right hand.

The next moment, a Dragon-Binding Rope came sweeping toward Xuandu Grand Master.

Seeing this, Xuandu Grand Master took a step forward, and immediately the Taiji Diagram appeared beneath his feet, and his whole body instantly vanished from the spot.

Seeing this, Zhao Gongming's face showed a ferocious grin, and he said, "Senior Brother Xuandu, it's useless; once my Dragon-Binding Rope is unleashed, it will automatically pursue its target, relentlessly!"

As Zhao Gongming's words fell, sure enough, the Dragon-Binding Rope paused slightly in midair, then swept again toward the empty space.

"Well, that's somewhat troublesome!"

His figure reappeared, and Xuandu Grand Master looked at the incoming Dragon-Binding Rope, his eyes showing neither sorrow nor joy.

Immediately after, he pointed with his finger, and the next moment, myriad rays of purple light from the Sect of the Expansion burst forth, and an Eight Trigrams Purple Gold Cauldron emerged from the purple light.

"Eight Trigrams Purple Gold Cauldron!"

Seeing the purple gold cauldron in the air, Zhao Gongming's expression changed.

But before he could react, Xuandu Grand Master lightly pressed his finger, and the Eight Trigrams Purple Gold Cauldron in the air descended from heaven.

"Boom—"

After a resounding boom, the Eight Trigrams Purple Gold Cauldron suppressed the Dragon-Binding Rope within its body.

"No!"

Zhao Gongming cried out, and immediately waved both hands, sending the twenty-four Sea-Stabilizing Pearls flying, fiercely striking the Eight Trigrams Purple Gold Cauldron.

"Junior Brother Zhao, I happen to lack a belt; your Dragon-Binding Rope is not bad—why not give it to your elder brother?"

Xuandu Grand Master waved his right hand, and immediately a Taiji Diagram appeared in midair.

The twenty-four Sea-Stabilizing Pearls, which originally contained the power of the four seas, struck the Taiji Diagram and were instantly swept up by its wondrous pattern, spinning endlessly within it, appearing utterly lost.

"Taiji Diagram!"

As soon as the Taiji Diagram appeared, the spectating immortals simultaneously sucked in a breath of cold air.

The Eight Trigrams Purple Gold Cauldron and the Taiji Diagram are both divine treasures of the sages.

Yet now, Xuandu Grand Master can easily summon them to face his foe.

This means that what Zhao Gongming faces now is not Xuandu Grand Master at all, but that very Supreme Purity Virtuous Heavenly Venerable!

Good grief, how can we fight this?

At this moment, Zhao Gongming had not given up; seeing the twenty-four Sea-Stabilizing Pearls out of control, he flipped his hands, and two Divine Whips appeared in his grasp.

Immediately after, accompanied by a low roar, Zhao Gongming charged at Xuandu Grand Master.

"Alas, why be so obstinate?"

With a soft sigh, Xuandu Grand Master pointed again; a golden light flashed, and a Golden Bracelet shot forth instantly.

Seeing this, Zhao Gongming's expression changed drastically; he swung his Divine Whip, aiming to strike the Golden Bracelet.

"Hum—"

A buzzing sound rang out, and Zhao Gongming only felt his arm tremble; the divine whip in his hand was instantly sucked away by the golden bracelet, beyond his control.

At the same time, the golden bracelet, undiminished in force, smashed heavily onto Zhao Gongming's chest.

"Pfft!"

A mouthful of fresh blood spurted out, and Zhao Gongming's whole body was blown backward by the blow.

"Big Brother!"

"Senior Brother!"

In an instant, the faces of all the immortals of the Sect of Cutting changed drastically; they never imagined that someone as powerful as Zhao Gongming, before this Grand Master Xuandu, could not even withstand a few rounds.

"I, I'm fine!"

Clutching his chest, Zhao Gongming's eyes flickered.

But just as his words fell, he spat out another mouthful of blood.

Immediately afterward, everyone saw that from within the Bagua Purple Gold Cauldron, the Dragon-binding Rope flew out again, but it was no longer under Zhao Gongming's control; instead, it coiled around Grand Master Xuandu's waist, truly becoming his belt.

Seeing this, a flash of unwillingness crossed Zhao Gongming's eyes, but upon seeing the twenty-four Dinghai Pearls suppressed by the Taiji Diagram, he had no choice but to cup his hands and admit defeat.

"Senior Brother Xuandu, your methods are astonishing; Zhao Gongming admits defeat!"

This battle ended too quickly, so quickly that the immortals of the Three Teachings didn't even have time to react.

There's nothing to be done; no one expected that the usually low-key Grand Master Xuandu would possess such formidable methods.

But it's no wonder, after all, who could have imagined that Grand Master Xuandu could easily summon many of the treasures of the Taiqing Moral Heavenly Venerable?

Such a scene, unless a sage personally arrives, otherwise no one can cope.

"Is this considered cheating?"

Taiyi Zhenren asked in a low voice to Ao Yifan standing beside him, he quite liked this young man, after all, the other party was the father of his disciple.

"Cheating? How so?"

Ao Yifan said, somewhat surprised.

Taiyi True Person looked around, then said in a low voice: "Just now, what Senior Brother Xuan Du used is clearly several powerful treasures of Master Taiqing—the Eight Trigrams Purple Gold Cauldron, the Taiji Diagram, and the Vajra Bracelet. Isn't that equivalent to Master Taiqing acting personally? Isn't that somewhat winning without martial merit, right?"

Taiyi True Person thought his voice was kept very low, but everyone present was a person of great supernatural powers, so his words were still heard clearly by those who paid attention.

"Cough, cough, Junior Brother, mind your words!"

The Boundless Immortal Elder gave a light cough and reminded.

Upon hearing that, Taiyi True Person's expression changed, and he laughed somewhat embarrassedly.

Meanwhile, Ao Yifan smiled and shook his head, saying: "True Person, I actually think there's nothing unfair about winning; the master's favor also counts as part of one's strength. For example, True Person you, all those magic treasures you possess were surely granted by your master, right? The Grand Master Xuan Du is valued by the Taiqing Holy One and allowed to deploy his own treasures—how could there be any talk of winning without martial merit?"

"Oh, is that how it is, right?"

Taiyi True Person's face showed a hint of realization.

Seeing this, Ao Yifan gave a slight smile, then walked past Taiyi True Person to look at Shen Gongbao on the other side, thinking: "Old Man Shen, I wonder if you understood those words."

From Shen Gongbao's tightly clenched hands and the unwilling look on his face, Ao Yifan knew that he must have understood.

Zhao Gongming of the Sect of the Cut lost to Grand Master Xuan Du of the Sect of Humans; this outcome was something no one had anticipated.

After this battle, the subsequent fights seemed rather dull.

The Sect of the Flourishing and the Sect of the Cut each had their wins and losses; the only highlight might be that, among the third-generation disciples of the Sect of the Flourishing, Deer Child made a move, and with the cultivation of a Golden Immortal, actually suppressed a peak Golden Immortal third-generation disciple of the Sect of the Cut, leaving him no chance to retaliate.