Chapter 45: Both Sides Plot, Both Sides Lose

"Ah! You base wench, I want you dead!"

At the moment Jinshe was wounded, she caught a glimpse of her own simpleton being taken into the Dharma conch by Fang Longye, and she erupted instantly.

She appeared like a mad demon, her voice shrill and fierce.

Disregarding her own injuries, she offered up the Jade Ruyi, summoning countless blades, spears, swords, and halberds, along with wind, rain, thunder, and lightning.

She attacked toward Qingshe.

"In the end, it is not a Spirit Treasure refined by oneself; one is merely borrowing the Spirit Treasure through an exclusive Dharma formula. Unable to unleash the full power of this Spirit Treasure, a single strike can only heavily wound her~"

As these thoughts crossed Qingshe's mind, her hands did not hesitate; while deploying various defensive measures, she manipulated the Green Mountain Seal to bombard and smash wildly! The mountains collapsed and the earth cracked, the Yaodong crumbled, and dust filled the air everywhere.

The old man who was the incarnation of the mountain spirit could no longer concern himself with these things.

Because just as Fang Longye's golden centipede incarnation was sent flying by the scorpion demon, it dissipated into a Green Lotus, and a Lotus Seed submerged into Fang Longye's body. In an instant, it transformed into cultivation resources, filling Fang Longye's physique.

Unable to attend to the insights surging into his heart, he immediately activated the Pure Lotus Divine Ability, and taking advantage of the mountain spirit's momentary distraction, he submerged a lotus seed into the alchemy furnace.

The mountain spirit's incarnation's expression changed drastically, and he immediately attacked toward Fang Longye.

And Fang Longye, who had already finished off the scorpion demon in the blink of an eye, met him head-on.

A long spear transformed into a divine dragon hanging from the heavens, baring fangs and brandishing claws as it went, stirring up ripples.

The old man reached out and gathered the earth's energy, which transformed into an earthy-yellow long dragon that struck back.

The aftershocks of the four of them fighting shook the surroundings for a thousand miles, destroying everything.

Without the obstruction of the mountain peaks and Yaodong, the battle became increasingly intense.

On Jinshe's side, she risked her life, exhausting all her potential and burning her own essence blood, gathering the golden energy of the sky.

Golden weapons clashed repeatedly, blades and spears rang out.

An aura of slaughter emerged.

Qingshe was only at the Yuan Immortal realm and was restrained by Jinshe's earth and metal attributes; even with the Green Mountain Seal, a mid-grade Spirit Treasure, she could not take down the heavily wounded Jinshe for a time. She was even slightly at a disadvantage.

Fortunately, she had a Spirit Treasure of her own; although it only had six Restrictions and was far inferior to the Green Mountain Seal, it was one she had completely refined herself, making it more convenient to use.

She immediately offered up her Hundred-Treasure Pouch, releasing thirty-six types of weapons, each a top-grade Dharma Treasure, and coordinated with the Green Mountain Seal to attack Jinshe.

The function of this Hundred-Treasure Pouch was to save the primordial spirit and Dharma power used to operate Dharma treasures, allowing one to control a hundred Dharma treasures to fight the enemy with a single mind.

For a True Immortal, it was somewhat tasteless. For her, at the Yuan Immortal realm, it was quite suitable.

Seeing the Hundred-Treasure Pouch, Jinshe's already red eyes became even more crimson, and finally, two lines of blood tears flowed down~ The hatred in her heart permeated out of her body, transforming into a sky full of blood-fire.

She shook her body and transformed into a thousand-foot-long poisonous snake, golden rings intertwined, with baleful energy overflowing. A layer of sickly green halo spread around her, emitting a shrill, restless screech.

With a Jade Ruyi atop her head, she summoned golden winds and flying sand, which, mixed with the black poison spat from her mouth, poured down toward Qingshe.

On Fang Longye's side, it was momentarily easier than for Qingshe, the reason being that the mountain spirit had invested most of its power into the seven-colored lotus platform within that alchemy furnace.

Currently, its incarnation barely possessed Yuan Immortal power.

However, because it was a mountain spirit, it could borrow the power of the mountains, making it quite troublesome.

A phantom of a mountain peak suppressed him, and after being shattered by Fang Longye's spear, another one came.

Having already revealed his full set of armor and equipment, he was like a heavenly god in white robes and silver armor, fighting against the heavens, earth, and mountains.

Yet, the true battle between the two of them was not in the open, but within that tripod furnace.

Carrying Fang Longye's consciousness, the lotus seed had just submerged into the tripod furnace when it saw flames raging and red-gold flowing within. The seven Huluwa lay with eyes closed on an enlarged seven-colored lotus platform, their bodies emitting faint light to resist the refining of the flames.

The lotus platform radiated seven-colored light, mixed with streaks of golden light, and mist rose everywhere.

The Huluwa were being refined by the furnace flames, consuming a massive amount of vital energy; instinctively sensing the rich power within the lotus platform, they actively drew the seven-colored energy into their bodies, and this golden light followed deep inside.

This golden light consciously divided into seven streams, infiltrating the space between the eyebrows of the seven Huluwa; as it penetrated, the Huluwa's brows furrowed tightly, enduring immense pain while in their coma.

"This opportunity and fortune should belong to me!" The lotus seed immediately sought to submerge into the body of one of the Huluwa to participate in this battle for supremacy.

It was at this very moment that Fang Longye's primordial spirit outside the alchemy furnace felt a series of palpitations, as if a warning of a crisis akin to the collapse of the heavens and earth had arrived.

This terror and dread pierced straight to the bone marrow~ The lotus seed stopped immediately, then turned, submerging into the seven-colored spirit platform, taking root in the mountain spirit's soul.

Fang Longye knew clearly that because he could obtain items containing the Dharma principles of other worlds, he was favored by the unseen forces of this world. In predicting good or ill, his primordial spirit's warning was even more effective than divine abilities similar to the 'Sprout'.

This feeling of dread could only mean that the act of parasitizing the Huluwa was absolutely a great disaster with no fortune.

Having miscalculated, he simply switched to parasitizing the mountain spirit's soul; he did not seek to succeed, but only hoped to restrain it somewhat and seek a turning point.

"Monster, you ruin my great undertaking!" Inside the lotus platform, following the lotus seed's parasitism, a voice filled with exasperation came from the mountain spirit's soul.

At this time, it was using the energy of the seven-colored lotus platform to infiltrate its own divine sense into the Huluwa's consciousness, never expecting Fang Longye to pull such a move.

Fang Longye did not reply, because the mountain spirit's soul power was too strong, almost exceeding the scope of a True Immortal.

It was only because the mountain spirit had to spend a massive amount of power to infiltrate the Huluwa's consciousness.

That his divine ability, the lotus seed, could barely maintain itself.

He did his utmost to absorb the mountain spirit's soul. As scenes of memory phantoms flashed by, Fang Longye understood the mountain spirit's origin and schemes.

Sure enough, these Huluwa were problematic!

Hum! The alchemy furnace trembled violently.

As they continuously absorbed the spiritual essence of the seven-colored lotus platform, the seven Huluwa suddenly opened their eyes, though they had not fully regained consciousness.

Instead, they continuously condensed and changed, the seven-colored light expanding and contracting, turning into seven lotus seeds. They began to merge slowly...

In the reality outside the alchemy furnace, the battle continued.

The white-haired and white-bearded mountain spirit incarnation felt that the moment of crisis had arrived within the furnace, and decisively, he forced Fang Longye back with one move.

His soul absorbed his entire physical body, transforming into a streak of rainbow light that submerged entirely into the seven-colored lotus platform in the furnace, staking everything on one throw! Fang Longye knew he could not relax, and taking a split second, he took the opportunity to strike Jinshe with a 'Wind-Summoning and Rain-Calling' attack.

Then, he focused all his attention and threw himself into the struggle within the alchemy furnace.

With the mountain spirit's power fully invested, the pressure on the lotus seed—which was a portion of Fang Longye's primordial spirit—increased greatly.

The mountain spirit's soul power was like the surging waves of an ocean, continuously battering and impacting his primordial spirit lotus seed.

The green light grew increasingly dim, and fine cracks appeared on the seemingly illusory lotus seed.

Fang Longye was still struggling to persist; he understood that the longer he held on, the greater the influence would be on the Mountain Spirit afterward.

Seven-colored radiance burst forth, and the seven Lotus Seeds that the Huluwa had transformed into merged completely, beginning to absorb the spiritual essence and energy of the lotus platform like a whale drinking water.

The seven-colored lotus platform began to grow somewhat transparent, and the Lotus Seeds became increasingly rounded.

At this moment, Fang Longye's divine ability, the Lotus Seed, could no longer hold on. It suddenly collapsed...

Brothers, there is something that I don't know is good news or bad news. This book is going to be published! May 1st, which is tomorrow, it goes live. The key is that I don't have any drafts saved~ I've been rushing to write these past two days, wanting to release a few more chapters before it goes live, at least enough to reach fifty free chapters. Unfortunately, I can't do it. As for the post-publication remarks, wait until I finish posting today's chapters. Let me brew on it, prepare a proper report, and then I'll post it!

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