Chapter 1618

「Elder Canmie, I, Elder Luo Chong of the Longevity Sect and others will arrive imminently, and standing behind me is the successor of the Longevity Patriarch, Fang Ningbing; if she is harmed, the Longevity Sect will pursue you to the death! 」

Upon hearing this, Jian Tianye gave a slight start.

The successor of the Longevity Patriarch?

How could he not know?

If that is the case, being here, he must protect her.

「Is it true or false? 」 Jian Tianye looked at Elder Mo Gu, 「Wasn't it said before that Feng Kuangman was the Longevity Patriarch's successor? 」

He sensed the threatening intent from Elder Mo Gu and the others.

This made him feel extremely stifled.

But there was nothing he could do!

In this era, humanity is simply inferior!

At this moment, Elder Mo Gu gritted his teeth, cracks appeared all over his body, the low-transforming Gu worms inside him were already leaking divine radiance, his whole body became variegated, every pore bursting with light.

「It's naturally true! That waste Feng Kuangman is merely a deserter of the World Tree; Fang Ningbing is the one who fought to the end against the Longevity Patriarch's will. Elder Luo Chong and the others have already come to verify Fang Ningbing—she is the one chosen by the Longevity Patriarch. 」

Upon hearing that, Jian Tianye immediately turned toward Fang Yuan.

「Hiss! 」

She drew in a sharp breath of cold air.

The Gu Clan bloodline on Fang Yuan's body is extremely pure, and the Dao Resonance of the Gu worms spreading out is a visible bloodline and talent.

So... things have come to this.

No matter what, the Heaven-Soaring Sword Sect obeys the Longevity Sect and the Longevity Patriarch.

No matter what, he must protect Fang Ningbing; this is the baseline of a ruling power—even if this incarnation is destroyed, he must act.

Moreover, once he safeguards Fang Ningbing, he will have achieved great merit.

「All we can do is pray that Elder Luo Chong and the others descend quickly! 」 Jian Tianye's heart roared.

He immediately stepped before Elder Mo Gu and the others, and with a thought, he opened his Sword Domain.

「Sish! 」

A huge azure-green tree emerged, its branches adorned with flowers like brocade, myriad verdant threads hanging down—this is Jian Tianye's Sword Intent Tree.

Beneath the tree dwell many Sword Intents—some ferocious, some calm as water, some like a gale.

Outsiders would marvel that this tree contains such a myriad of Sword Intents, but in fact they are all the Sword Intents of the disciples Jian Tianye has devoured, fused together into one furnace, forming the Sword Tree.

As the colossal Sword Tree rose from the ground, beneath Jian Tianye's feet a blazing Sword Domain began to take shape, the surrounding void like a lake surface, Sword Intent surging, ripples undulating.

Jian Tianye's hand seal shifted, directly activating the Heaven-Soaring Sword Technique.

In an instant, a chill like frost sword intent burst forth; the entire Sword Domain seemed to transform, becoming even more terrifying, while the huge Sword Tree, originally shimmering with azure-green Divine Light, turned directly into white sword threads, countless, densely packed, hanging down.

「Sisi si si! 」

Innumerable sword qi began to surge, Sword Intent rising to the heavens.

Jian Tianye directly summoned his Dharma Aspect form.

From now on, even if his incarnation shatters, he cannot retreat a single step.

「Jian Tianye, if your true self were here we would naturally fear you somewhat, but you are merely a mere incarnation—yet you dare stand before us. 」 Elder Canmie sneered.

The voice fell!

Several High-Star Dao Transformation Realm elders stepped forward in unison, likewise summoning colossal Dharma Aspects like advancing giants, their forms bracing the void, long hair drifting, faces ferocious and terrifying, like evil spirits.

Elder Canmie stamped his foot, and a long, dark abyss tore open, within which ghostly shadows overlapped, countless phantoms howling.

This abyss surged straight toward Jian Tianye to devour him!

On the other side, the Yin Meridian Dao Transformation Realm powerhouse likewise had a black towering tree appear behind him, the huge tree ink-black, like a pillar holding up the sky; with each breath, countless branches sprouted, these limbs extraordinarily thick, like black dragons roaring forth.

Wherever it passed, eerie power stained the void, corrupting all.

「Boom boom boom! 」

Moreover, there was a surging black eerie spirit sea, as well as a gray substance that blotted out the sky.

In an instant, these killing intentions surged toward Jian Tianye.

「Crack! 」

「Crack! 」

Jian Tianye spat out a mouthful of essence blood, 「Pfft! 」

Merely the pressure of their combined force shattered Jian Tianye's domain.

Those black, rich eerie Dao Resonances frenziedly devoured Jian Tianye's Sword Intent; his blazing Sword Domain, like a dried-up lake, began to continually contract, his Sword Intent like shattered ice, constantly melting.

The colossal Sword Tree also swayed on the brink of collapse; innumerable sword threads trembled, constantly falling from the tree, refined by the eerie Dao Resonance into nothingness.

Elder Canmie and the others strode forward, faces full of endless contempt, palms slamming down toward Jian Tianye.

「Boom—! 」

Several palm prints that blotted out the sky, bearing the power to destroy heaven and earth, descended.

Thus, the colossal Sword Tree could no longer support itself, directly shattering and disintegrating; dense sword qi collapsed, continually annihilated.

Jian Tianye was blasted away a hundred thousand feet, his physical body nearly collapsing, blood seeping from every pore, staining his robes crimson.

「Cough cough cough... 」

Jian Tianye coughed violently, spitting out piece after piece of blood clots.

These were blood-colored organs.

Indeed, he alone is no match for Elder Canmie and the others!

Just a single encounter, and he was directly severely wounded.

Behind him, Elder Mo Gu and the others were anxious as burning, 「Get up, Elder Jian Tianye, get up! 」

Jian Tianye felt as if ten thousand insects were gnawing at his body, and his heart burned with boundless anger.

Damn it!

You really treat me like a dog and order me around!

But anger aside, at this moment he could only crawl up and stand before the Changsheng Sect.

Since this avatar is destined to die here, we might as well maximize the benefits!

To die as an heir of the Changsheng Old Ancestor, all glory returns to the main body.

After a moment, Jian Tianye struggled to his feet, blood continually spilling from his mouth, he looked at Fang Yuan and said, "Lord Fang Ningbing, I vow to give my life to protect you completely."

Fang Yuan nodded lightly, but in her heart she felt utter contempt.

Gu Clan lackey, human traitor!

Jian Tianye turned his gaze to Canmie Elder, "Canmie, if you want to move them, you'll have to step over my corpse!"

Upon hearing this, Canmie Elder and the others burst into laughter.

Hahahaha!

"Jian Tianye, you think too highly of yourself—do you really believe that because your main body is at the Dao Fruit Realm we wouldn't dare kill this avatar? You're simply too naïve, too naïve!"

"Then have it your way."

Canmie Elder and the others stood like demon gods between heaven and earth, high above, looking down, and unleashed another palm strike.

In an instant, the strange power between heaven and earth surged like a sea, the sky-reaching palm print descended from the heavens, carrying an intent to annihilate everything.

Boom—

Boom—

Jian Tianye knew he could not block it, so he closed his eyes, pushing his sword intent to the extreme, hoping to withstand the blow.

Just then, an ancient voice rang out from Above the Void, "Stop!"

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