Chapter 332: Secret Techniques

Su Mo's heart skipped a beat, and he grew nervous.

The matter of the Taiqing Palace possessing True Immortal Bloodline is the sect's greatest secret; no one is allowed to speak of it.

Therefore, in order to conceal the sect's secret heritage, the disciples and Elders of the Taiqing Palace rarely walk in the mortal world.

But Xu Chen is not affected by this restriction.

If this matter were to be spoken of and the secret of the Taiqing Palace were revealed to the world, the Taiqing Palace might become the common target of all cultivators in the mortal world who aspire to Void Breaking and becoming immortals.

Although the Taiqing Palace is powerful, it is not afraid of thieves, but it is afraid of being coveted; if all other large Immortal Sects were to unite and demand that the Taiqing Palace hand over the secret of the True Immortal Bloodline heritage, it would certainly be an unprecedented war sweeping across the entire Divine Continent.

However, in an instant, he calmed down again.

Even the middle-aged cultivator who had been standing behind Yufu Shenjun was the same, his eyes flashing brightly, his face full of surprise.

As a Void Breaking True Immortal, he had not been able to see the clues of the two magic spells Xu Chen had released one after another just now.

Su Mo's face twitched, and he gritted his teeth, saying: "Since that is the case, then let me learn your sect's ultimate technique, Sword Rain Flame Wind..."

However, no one at the scene let out a laugh.

Yufu Shenjun nodded and said: "Understood, understood. The world is vast and full of wonders. Even though we have cultivated to this point, we dare not say we know everything. Being able to see a Daoist friend's sect secret technique today can be considered an eye-opener."

The out-of-control Flying Sword suddenly fell, and a cyan tornado instantly swept Su Mo into it.

"Ah~~" Following a heart-wrenching scream, the cyan tornado dissipated with a bang.

And he did not want to take out the Thunder Fire Pestle and the Qinglan Light-Splitting Mirror just yet, to avoid exposing his identity too early.

Su Mo waved his hand to release a Flying Sword, which hovered above his head; it was entirely crimson, covered with cyan patterns, and strands of spirit light wandered and flickered—at a glance, it was a Magic Treasure of extraordinary quality.

The Supreme Great Elder of the Taiqing Palace, Yufu Shenjun, was present at this competition, along with more than ten Spirit Realm Elders; if Xu Chen dared to say a single word, he would inevitably be ground into dust on the spot.

Originally, it seemed like an evenly matched and exciting battle; no one expected it to end so quickly.

Ling Yuzhen clutched Xiaobai's scalp tightly for a long time without moving, her small mouth agape, her pretty face full of shock.

Yufu Shenjun could not help but let his face twitch.

But both of them were clearly only at the early stage of the Danyuan Realm, and Xu Chen's cultivation level even looked like only the late stage of the Zhenyuan Realm.

Therefore, any Immortal Sect with a Shenling Realm Great Cultivator sitting in charge cannot be underestimated, even if he only has one disciple, and one who is extremely ugly.

"Whoosh~~"

The onlookers were instantly in another violent commotion and uproar.

Leiyunzi also nodded: "Indeed, this disciple of Daoist friend also has heaven-defying aptitude. Looking at his age, he is only twenty, yet he has such strength. Defeating nine peers of the same age alone is truly surprising. This poor Daoist considered himself a genius back then, but I hadn't even reached Golden Core at twenty, let alone fighting the high disciples of the Taiqing Palace."

After thinking it over, Xu Chen decided to use a Divine Pattern Battle Technique to deal with Su Mo.

As a result, everyone's expression became extremely grave.

Su Mo, whose magnificent magic robe had been shredded like a fishing net, plunged headfirst from the sky; his whole body felt as if it had been subjected to death by a thousand cuts, and he lay on the ground, twitching slightly, covered in blood like a blood gourd.

Almost all the Danyuan Realm cultivators had their expressions change drastically, feeling an incomparable shock.

Originally, he still had a Black Horn from a refined giant ox Nether Beast in his Storage Bracelet.

Xu Chen rummaged through his Storage Bracelet and found that he didn't have a single handy Magic Treasure.

In fact, after all that, the two of them had only been engaged in this magic spell contest for about ten breaths of time.

However, before he could finish his sentence, he only saw Xu Chen form a strange hand seal with both hands and point to the sky, saying: "Battle Technique, Wind Chaos!"

In their view, the power of this magic spell of Xu Chen's was nothing special, but the aura of this peculiar magic spell was extremely strange, unlike the magic spells of any Immortal Sect in the Divine Continent region; it actually had no major fluctuations of Spirit Qi, but instead had a strong and thick Soul aura.

Originally, Guiling Shenjun's strength was already at the Great Perfection of Spirit Transformation, and in the Divine Continent, he could be said to be standing at the pinnacle of the pyramid; even if Yufu Shenjun faced him personally, he would not have much confidence in winning.

Either of these two, if placed outside, would definitely be a powerhouse among the Danyuan Realm; without the strength of the late Danyuan Realm, it would be impossible to contend with them.

The strange magic spell called Wind Chaos just now was simply too terrifying; it could actually disrupt the mind of a Danyuan Realm powerhouse, causing their Soul and True Essence to completely lose control.

Therefore, the entire scene was instantly somewhat eerily quiet, and everyone was staring straight at Xu Chen, who stood alone in the center of the Four Dragon Platform.

This made his interest in this ugly little mortal cultivator increase instantly.

The two attacked almost simultaneously, and the two magic spells, one cyan and one red, collided instantly, erupting with a terrifying shock like a mountain collapse or a tsunami; the cyan tornado and the red sword rain and wind-fire intertwined, filling the entire Spirit Qi barrier.

Moreover, he had known Xu Chen for over a month and had never seen Xu Chen display these two strange magic spells today, which showed that Xu Chen still had many secrets.

Even if a Great Shenjun at the Great Perfection of Spirit Transformation stood behind Xu Chen, it could not stop the outcome.

Guiling Shenjun laughed and said: "The Southern Border is originally a remote and barbaric place. My disciple is indeed not very old, but this nephew from the Taiqing Palace also has profound strength; the two look evenly matched..."

This kind of power seemed to be generated out of thin air, and even with their powerful Divine Sense as Shenjuns, they could not detect any clues at all.

Accompanied by a roar from Su Mo, the red Flying Sword trembled violently and actually disappeared, but inside the barrier, fierce flames like a gale instantly lit up, and streaks of Wind Blade-like energy swept toward Xu Chen, leaving almost no blind spots in the sky or on the ground.

After all, he only promised not to use the Wrath of the Earth God, he didn't promise not to use other Divine Pattern Battle Techniques.

Therefore, Su Mo took a deep breath, calmed his emotions, and said: "Since you know, that's good. If you have the guts, then don't use that sect secret technique from just now, and I won't use my sect's secret transmission either; how about we have a proper fight? After all, the strength you displayed just now is too strong and will definitely be questioned by the other two major sects. If the three Shenjuns all refuse to acknowledge it together, even if you win this match, you won't get Lanyou Xianzi."

The Second-tier Flying Sword he had used the longest had been beaten into a pitted mess in the Minghuang and was basically ruined.

Daokong Shenjun asked from the side: "What is the cultivation level of this disciple of Daoist friend? Even this poor Daoist cannot see through it?"

But this kind of magic spell was definitely not a Soul attack spell, yet it still possessed powerful lethality.

Thus, Xu Chen looked up at the crimson Flying Sword hovering above Su Mo's head and said: "I am not used to using Magic Treasures; I'd better deal with you with my bare hands!"

It is likely that the other three Shenjuns are the same.

Therefore, this magic spell of Xu Chen's is not only effective against Danyuan Realm cultivators, but I fear it is also effective against Great Cultivators above the Spirit Transformation realm.

A magic spell that cannot be detected naturally cannot be defended against in advance.

"What a powerful magic spell!"

"Battle Technique, Wind Roll!"

Seeing Su Mo, who was originally controlling the Flying Sword to release Sword Rain Flame Wind and fighting Xu Chen to a stalemate, suddenly shudder, as if his Soul had suddenly lost control, he actually started spinning in place, his steps staggering and his body looking like a wobbly spinning top; it looked very strange and ridiculous.

He hadn't felt any aura fluctuations at all from the strange magic spell called Wind Chaos that Xu Chen had shouted just now.

The three of Yufu Shenjun showed surprise on their faces again.

"This sect secret technique of Daoist friend is truly inconceivable. It seems this old man is still ill-informed, as I have never seen it before." Yufu Shenjun's eyes shone with admiration.

Guiling Shenjun stroked his beard with a calm and indifferent air and said, "This is the foundation of my sect; please forgive this poor Daoist for being unable to disclose it."

However, that thing is at least a fifth-tier Magic Treasure; not only would it be overkill to take it out to deal with Su Mo, but it would also somewhat exceed the competition rules.

One must know that even for the same Magic Spell, the power and effect released by a low-level cultivator and a high-level cultivator are completely incomparable.

If one were to add such a secret and strange Magic Spell, it would not be impossible for one to fight three.

Especially for Yufu Shenjun and the other two, at this moment, not only had their expressions changed when looking at Xu Chen, but their eyes were also even more filled with apprehension when looking at Guiling Shenjun.

Thus, under the watchful eyes of the four Shenjuns, dozens of True Spirit Realm and Spirit Transformation Realm Great Cultivators, and tens of thousands of other cultivators, Xu Chen and Su Mo slowly flew into the center of the Spirit Qi barrier and took their stances.

Xu Chen also let out a pretentious roar, raised his hand and pointed forward, and only saw a streak of green light explode amidst the sky full of wind and fire, turning into a whistling tornado that swept toward Su Mo in the blink of an eye.

"Is this another secret technique?"

This time, not only were Yufu Shenjun and the other two dumbfounded, but even Guiling Shenjun could not help but have his facial muscles twitch.

In an instant, a large number of cultivators who were only in the Zhenyuan Realm or Kaiyuan Realm could almost only see two masses of Spirit Qi light and shadow rotating and clashing back and forth in the middle of the Spirit Qi barrier; amidst the thunderous roaring sounds, the entire Four Dragon Platform followed with violent trembling.

A large hand made of spiritual light pierced through the barrier and grabbed Su Mo away, while at the same time, the surrounding barrier's Spirit Qi began to collapse; in the blink of an eye, only Xu Chen remained, still standing in the air in a strange hand-seal posture, looking extremely bizarre and ridiculous.

Xu Chen thought for a moment and smiled, "Fine, then let's have a fight without using sect secret techniques!"

At the same time the precious sword flew out, a sharp killing intent locked onto Xu Chen.

Having spent several days with Xu Chen, she had thought she had already seen this little cultivator clearly and thoroughly from head to toe, from his Soul to his physical body, but she had not expected that she had still misjudged him.

On this little cultivator, there was actually still a secret hidden that she could not see through at all.

(End of this chapter)