Chapter 52: Ruthless Hand Crushing the Flower

Talisman arts and array formations, though each has its merits, ultimately lead to the same end; as external tools, they are all means for a cultivator to overcome superiors with inferior strength and defeat the strong while weak.

A single Ninth Grade array formation would allow Lu Yang to gain the upper hand when battling opponents.

And a single Ninth Grade talisman, even if it could not compare to a Ninth Grade array, was sufficient to force Yun Yun Miaozhen to prepare seriously; it was by no means something that could be dealt with casually.

Not to mention the nearly five hundred talismans Lu Yang had just swept out with a wave of his hand; now activated simultaneously, their power truly caused heaven and earth to change color.

Although talismans turn to ash after activation, leaving nothing behind as consumables, causing many to treasure them dearly, Lu Yang was precisely not among such people; if talismans ran out? At worst, he would simply have the banner spirits work overtime to hastily produce a new batch.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

In an instant, sword qi filled the sky, thunder rolled, and countless talisman lights swift as lightning swarmed around Yun Yun Miaozhen, as if ten thousand blades and axes were striking her body.

Seeing this, Yun Yun Miaozhen could only helplessly retreat into defense.

The next second, vaporizing qi-light surged forth, transforming into a silver precious canopy that firmly shielded Yun Yun Miaozhen beneath it, blocking all the talismans outside.

However, this was only temporary, for the talismans did not consume Lu Yang's magic power, whereas Yun Yun Miaozhen's use of the Great Yi Golden Flower Elixir Art consumed immense energy; as one waned and the other waxed, the qi-light surrounding her was immediately shredded and minced by the countless talismans, forcing her to raise another strand of essential light to barely protect herself.

"Slash!"

Lu Yang naturally harbored no thoughts of sparing beauty; sword qi talismans and Five Thunders talismans fell together, instantly tearing apart the rosy cloud robe protecting Yun Yun Miaozhen's body.

In that instant, the rosy cloud robe shattered, scattering like rain, revealing vast expanses of snow-white skin.

"Ah!"

Yun Yun Miaozhen's pretty face flushed red with anger, her mutton-fat white jade-like body trembling violently; she subconsciously tried to cover herself, yet Lu Yang's attacks left her no free hands to do so.

"Demonic fiend! You seek death!" Yun Yun Miaozhen's expression twisted; young as she was, she had already reached the Ninth Layer of Qi Condensation and cultivated one of Yushujiange's great divine abilities, ranking as a true disciple and a Foundation Establishment seed of the sect; she had always been lofty, cold, and proud—when had she ever fallen into such a predicament?

Seeing this, Lu Yang merely curled the corner of his mouth slightly.

"Fellow Daoist is truly a beauty of heavenly posture and national color; very large, very white, and very moist."

Although Yun Yun Miaozhen struggled desperately to cover herself, it was merely deceiving oneself; it could not fool his Dharma eyes at all, as everything that should and should not be seen was fully taken in by him.

Yun Yun Miaozhen was extremely sensitive to gazes, instantly becoming even more frantic.

What made her even more furious was that Lu Yang actually displayed an expression of disgust: "Under the bright sun and clear sky, what propriety is this? Can fellow Daoist still claim to be from a righteous famous sect?"

While speaking, Lu Yang continued manipulating the talismans to attack Yun Yun Miaozhen; his verbal provocation was merely a means to disturb her state of mind, with everything aimed at killing the enemy.

As expected, humiliated by Lu Yang in such a manner, coupled with the fact that she had previously held the upper hand yet was now beaten until half-naked by Lu Yang's wasteful behavior akin to a prodigal rich man, these myriad emotions finally ignited the heart-fire within Yun Yun Miaozhen, causing a tiny flaw to appear in her Dao heart.

"Now is the time!"

Lu Yang naturally would not miss the instant Yun Yun Miaozhen's Dao heart wavered and her mind faltered; he immediately formed a hand seal, and suddenly a halo of round light appeared behind his head.

As the round light shone through, the scenery in Lu Yang's eyes changed abruptly.

The place where he and Yun Yun Miaozhen had just fought fiercely now revealed countless traces of qi-mechanisms belonging to Yun Yun Miaozhen; these were all remnants she had left behind in this location.

"Mysterious Yin Capturing Form, Nail Head Seeking Life."

With a thought from Lu Yang, the round light immediately shone upon a cluster of Yun Yun Miaozhen's qi-mechanisms, capturing it, and then reflected back Yun Yun Miaozhen's graceful figure.

The next second, Lu Yang did not hesitate, joining two fingers and slashing downward.

It was still a vertical chop.

The round light split in two, and the figure of Yun Yun Miaozhen within the light was also divided; subsequently, an invisible force rapidly acted upon Yun Yun Miaozhen's true body.

Crack!

Suddenly, a faint sound of skin splitting was heard, and a clear blood mark appeared on Yun Yun Miaozhen's snow-white, delicate forehead, which resembled carved ivory.

Immediately after, the blood mark began to expand...

"... ou wish!"

In an instant, Yun Yun Miaozhen's pupils contracted sharply, red mists spread across her snow-white skin, her moth-like eyebrows stood on end, and within her beautiful eyes, a beam of golden light suddenly burst forth.

The next second, Yun Yun Miaozhen actually withdrew the "divine light" that had been locked in a stalemate with the Heavenly Demon Blood-Transforming Divine Light, then gathered both her "qi-light" and "essential light" together; the three brilliant lights merged into one in this instant, transforming into a majestic golden light that rose from the ground, making her appear like a Celestial Maiden descending from the Ninth Heaven.

Three lights united, Great Yi Golden Flower!

In that instant, Lu Yang felt that the Yun Yun Miaozhen before his eyes had suddenly grown "taller"... not in a physical sense, but on a dimensional level.

'This is a great divine ability!?'

If previously Yun Yun Miaozhen had only been employing several superior divine abilities that composed the great divine ability, now she had managed to activate the true great divine ability itself.

This was a completely different sensation.

Under the加持 of Great Yi Golden Flower, Yun Yun Miaozhen seemed to detach from this mortal dust, gradually climbing higher, standing at a height entirely different from Lu Yang.

The two, one high and one low.

Lu Yang was extremely familiar with this kind of gap; although far less terrifying than that day, it still gave him a fraction of the horror he felt when first encountering Daoist Hong Yun!

Just then, Yun Yun Miaozhen moved.

She lightly raised her bare hand, and the Mysterious Yin Capturing Form Great Art that had been acting upon her was forcibly deflected onto another person with similar qi-mechanisms.

Her twin sister, Yun Miaoqing!

The next second, the blood mark on Yun Yun Miaozhen's forehead healed rapidly, while Yun Miaoqing, who was outside the cave heaven and still unconscious, suddenly split open.

"Ruthless enough, decisive enough..."

Witnessing this scene, Lu Yang immediately mocked: "Fellow Daoist acts quite swiftly; killing one's own sister decisively upon encountering danger to save oneself—is this the righteousness of Jiange?"

"This is Miaoqing's tribulation; do not confuse black and white."

Yun Yun Miaozhen's tone returned to indifference: "You harmed her cultivation, causing her tribulation to remain unpassed, leading to today's calamity; you are the true culprit."

Lu Yang burst into laughter: "Fellow Daoist has thick skin; you are wasted in Jiange and ought to come to my Holy Sect!"

Yun Yun Miaozhen remained unmoved, only the killing intent in her beautiful eyes growing increasingly fierce as she said coldly: "Sharp-tongued, demonic fiend; today I shall execute heaven's justice on your behalf!"

The next second, the Great Yi Golden Flower condensed by Yun Yun Miaozhen collapsed violently, sweeping down against Lu Yang and all the talismans he controlled like a falling golden mountain and an overturned jade pillar; in an instant, Lu Yang's figure and even hundreds of talismans were all swept away as if a mantis trying to stop a chariot!

This change was as if characters on a page had been erased by an eraser.

There was no corpse, no residual qi-mechanism, not even a trace left behind, as if they had never appeared in this world from the very beginning.

Immediately after, the Great Yi Golden Flower vanished, revealing Yun Yun Miaozhen's stumbling figure, yet at this moment, the face of this favored daughter of heaven was greenish-black to the extreme.

"Pah! Ugh—"

As soon as Yun Yun Miaozhen landed, she violently spat out a mouthful of fresh blood; subsequently, all brilliant light on her body collapsed and scattered, unable to condense even a shred of brilliance anymore.

"Gone... all gone..." Yun Yun Miaozhen's red lips trembled slightly, devoid of any joy of victory; this was the price of forcibly activating Great Yi Golden Flower with a secret art when her cultivation had not yet reached the Great Perfection of Qi Condensation—all three brilliant lights of essence, qi, and spirit had shattered, and decades of bitter cultivation were all reduced to ashes.

The originally bright path to Foundation Establishment immortal cultivation was now stained with a layer of gloom.

Yun Yun Miaozhen sighed in sorrow and was about to leave the cave heaven, but just then, she saw a figure appear that made her dare not believe her eyes.

"Fellow Daoist, victory and defeat are not yet decided; are you leaving already?"

Lu Yang appeared handsome and elegant, his wide sleeves fluttering; although his true qi was greatly depleted and his magic power severely damaged, there was not a single wound on his entire body!

"This is impossible!"

Yun Yun Miaozhen's flower-like face lost its color, her normally crisp and pleasant voice becoming shrill: "That was Great Yi Golden Flower! How could you possibly withstand it?"

Lu Yang naturally would not tell her.

Indeed, if relying solely on his own divine abilities, Lu Yang could not have blocked that strike of Great Yi Golden Flower; a true great divine ability already possessed a fraction of Foundation Establishment power.

What blocked it was his talent.

【Purple Talent · Has a Few Tricks】

【Has a Few Tricks: No matter how terrifying the attack encountered, as long as it is within your capability limits, you can handle it with ease for two moves.】

In his previous life, he drew his sword in rage to slash the Peak Master of Senior Butian Peak; this was the talent he obtained after restarting!

If Yun Yun Miaozhen could manipulate Great Yi Golden Flower to sweep four or five times consecutively, he would surely die without doubt, but she could only sweep once... then do not blame him for using cheats!

Although it was only two moves, it was truly having a few tricks!

Lu Yang smiled calmly, first grabbing the Tai Xiao Mirror in his hand, then walking before Yun Yun Miaozhen and using the mirror light to freeze her entire body in place.

Yun Yun Miaozhen subconsciously struggled, glaring angrily at Lu Yang: "What do you intend to do!?"

"To be honest, I am very interested in the 'Great Yi Golden Flower Elixir Book'."

"I will tell you nothing!"

"Rest assured, you will tell me."

Lu Yang sneered: "I am, after all, a disciple of Senior Butian Peak in the Holy Sect."

Long afterwards, the clouds ceased and the rain stopped.

"... ity, it is not the complete version."

Lu Yang closed his eyes to comprehend for a moment, then helplessly shook his head: "Only one-third remains; the rest has prohibitions set upon it, truly impossible to extract through dual cultivation..."

The next second, he looked at Yun Yun Miaozhen again.

Seeing this, Yun Yun Miaozhen clenched her silver teeth tightly but dared not show the slightest resentment, forcing a fawning smile: "You have already taken me; is that not enough..."

Lu Yang wore an expression of disgust: "What use are you?"

Boom!

Before Yun Yun Miaozhen could finish speaking, Lu Yang shook the Tai Xiao Mirror; in an instant, wind and thunder intertwined, instantly vibrating that graceful delicate body into fine powder.

(End of Chapter)