Chapter 456: Words Manifesting the Law

"Taiqing Immortal Sword"

Facing the Binding Azure Dragon Immortal Sword, plus the aggressive Huo Can'er, although Deng Cun was wary, he would not lose his composure.

Deng Cun himself actually did not like using flying swords; he practiced the Taiqing Immortal Method and the Nine Heavens Profound Origin Great Method, but he had only learned sixty or seventy percent of the Nine Heavens Profound Origin Great Method.

He actually did possess an immortal sword, obtained with his wife Shen Wugou from the Ancient Immortal Cave, but as it gradually failed to keep up with his own cultivation, he gave it all to his wife, focusing himself entirely on practicing the Nine Heavens Profound Origin Great Method; the immortal arts within it, once any one of them was mastered, were no worse than a superior flying sword.

It was just that this time coming to Huashan, Dutian Liehuo Zushi had a Southern Bright Li Fire Sword, which was a fire seed brought from a meteorite, containing the innate power of the four great elements of the universe, which could not be underestimated.

Although he did not bring the Shushan Purple and Green Twin Swords, he did bring the Taiqing Immortal Sword that Xu Zhangshou had obtained from the Taiqing Immortal Mansion; this sword was a true immortal sword, one that Xu Zhangshou had used for years, and it was also proof of the Taiqing Orthodoxy.

Along with the Taiqing Immortal Sword, there was also the Taiqing One Qi Divine Talisman.

It was precisely because of these two items that Shushan dared to claim the Taiqing Orthodoxy and had the ability to boast that their generation of sword immortals was the best in the world.

The Taiqing Immortal Sword was even more famous during Xu Zhangshou's early days of purging demons in Sichuan; now that it appeared, it also caused a group of knowledgeable people to exclaim: "Xu Zhangshou actually let him bring the Taiqing Immortal Sword out of Shushan? Is he not afraid of some demon attacking Shushan?"

"Nonsense, with or without the sword, is there a difference with Deng Cun there? Even without the Taiqing Immortal Sword, which demon would dare go up the mountain? Before Xu Zhangshou ascends, all the demons in the world are very well-behaved. Besides, even without Xu Zhangshou, there are elders among the current Buddhist and Daoist sects; even the Iron City Mountain Old Demon is by no means invincible in the current age."

Xu Jia sat steadily on the fire cloud; although he had explained to his disciples that he was not Dutian Liehuo True Person, there was no need to tell outsiders. What if someone proficient in heavenly secrets and numerology calculated that Xu Jia was currently borrowing a shadow to lodge his life and had been excluded by this world? That would be troublesome! Now that he occupied the Huashan Sect and had obtained the complete inheritance of Dutian Liehuo Zushi, and even had the Sacred Fire of the Sacred Fire Sect in his body—more than Dutian Liehuo Zushi had—even without using the Weiji Immortal Sword, just by using the methods of Dutian Liehuo Zushi, Xu Jia could claim that there were few rivals in the current age.

He was merely watching Huo Can'er and Deng Cun exchange a few moves to see what his style was and what his capabilities were.

Now, upon observation, the Taiqing Immortal Sword was quite extraordinary, not inferior to the Weiji Immortal Sword, and it had a vital energy attached to it. With a thought, Xu Jia saw the image of a middle-aged Daoist in white clothes and white eyebrows.

Xu Jia saw him, and he naturally saw Xu Jia as well; they smiled at each other, and there was a faint sense of battle intent.

This was the longing of an invincible person of the current age for a suitable opponent.

But Xu Jia was not the type who enjoyed "fighting for the thrill of it," even though it was said that fighting with heaven, fighting with earth, and fighting with people brought endless joy.

This was not that kind of battle; if he accidentally damaged the world, he would just dust off his hands and ascend, or even worse, have his Xu Jia avatar blown up and be excluded from the realm, or even attract heavenly punishment—then he would truly become "Old Demon Xu."

The two finished smiling and simultaneously looked at the situation on the scene.

Huo Can'er was, after all, a strange creature who had achieved Didao; although he had a thousand years of cultivation, he did not have the advantage in this world. That Binding Azure Dragon Immortal Sword was not as good as the Taiqing Immortal Sword, and although the sword was not damaged or destroyed during the duel, he was still being suppressed.

Although Deng Cun had the hidden danger of falling into the demonic path, his attainments in the Taiqing Immortal Method and the Nine Heavens Profound Origin Great Method at this moment were not fake. Huo Can'er had only been practicing the Heavenly Immortal Orthodoxy of Dutian Liehuo Zushi for a few days, and his Dharma Power was not yet pure, so he was fighting very difficultly.

If he used fire to burn, a burst of cold Qi would emerge from Deng Cun's body; it was the protective power of the Ice Mirror refined from ten-thousand-year cold ice.

After fighting for only twenty or thirty rounds, he was already showing signs of defeat. It was only by relying on a sense of perseverance and refusing to lose face that he held on. As such, he fought more and more aggressively and dangerously; within fifty or sixty rounds, he would definitely be defeated, and there might even be a danger to his life.

The disciples of other sects glared at the disciples of the Huashan Sect, but given the current atmosphere, they were not yet trading insults.

Seeing this, Xu Jia used his teeth, throat, and tongue—the three Body Gods—to bless himself, releasing Thunder Sound, Jade Sound, and Sanskrit Sound. The tongue burst with Thunder Sound, the teeth knocked with Jade Sound, and the throat drew out Sanskrit Sound.

"Huo Can'er, guests have arrived, step back."

In an instant, Deng Cun's body trembled, as if someone had suddenly patted him on the back, and he gave a start.

For a very brief moment in his mind, his thinking stagnated and went blank.

It was this blankness that allowed Huo Can'er to break free from Deng Cun's fighting style, as if a drowning person had reached the shore. Although he was not angry, he returned to Xu Jia's side to serve: "Ancestor, this disciple has caused you to lose face, please punish me!"

"No need for such gestures; just practice diligently and cultivate your profession in the future."

Then he looked at Deng Cun with a half-smile: "Deng Cun, death is at hand, do you not know it yet? You have already been parasitized and possessed by a demon, yet you can still represent the Taiqing righteous path to crusade against this Ancestor? Can a demonic fetus and Demon Seed represent Shushan?"

As soon as Xu Jia said this, Deng Cun's face changed instantly, and it also aroused the reading interest of the vast crowd of onlookers.

"What Demon Seed?"

"You extraterrestrial demon, how dare you accuse others first!" A foul-mouthed young general beside the Shushan Sect, who looked like a Jin Tong and was handsome, had an extremely arrogant and perverse expression.

Xu Jia did not indulge him, thinking to himself: "Which character from Shushan is this? Does he have many scenes? If I kill him in advance, will it trigger a change in heavenly secrets?"

Immediately, the corners of his mouth moved; this was a demonic method.

Seeing that young general, he did not know what he heard, but he was burning with rage—burn, burn!

It started with his ears turning red, then his face, then his ears were completely crimson, and smoke began to rise from the top of his head! "Careful! Quickly calm your heart!"

Deng Cun wanted to use the Ice Mirror to cool him down, but he saw a ball of fire erupt from his body, and he began to self-immolate.

This time he finally knew pain: "Ah ah! Martial Uncle-Ancestor, save me!"

Deng Cun hurriedly used the Ice Mirror, but this fire was Xu Jia's "Startling Spirit and Repressing Soul Technique." The sound from his mouth was also the sound of the Liver Lord among the Body Gods, and the "Non-poison" among the seven souls, which also hooked into his liver god, Feidu.

He killed the liver god, used it as wood, and used Feidu to create chaos, igniting the liver fire, making him lose his mind to the seven emotions—he was "so angry he exploded."

Even if he suppressed it with the Ice Mirror, it was useless; he could not be saved. The liver god was dead, the five internal organs were out of balance, unless he found a matching person to perform a liver transplant, or used an innate wood-element treasure to harmonize the liver organ...

But in the eyes of outsiders, it was just Xu Jia moving his lips, and he self-immolated. They thought Xu Jia was proficient in the Great Dao of Fire and had reached the realm of "Words Manifesting the Law."

They were all wary and terrified, and there was no more foul-mouthed talk. Those who had just been foul-mouthed also lowered their heads and prayed silently, hoping not to be noticed.

Xu Jia smiled and said: "Deng Cun, will you not speak yet? Then how about this Old Ancestor speaks for you? As a side-door Heavenly Immortal, this Old Ancestor also studied the Heavenly Demon Great Method back then; I am a professional at this. If you want to extract the Demon Seed, you might as well beg me. This Old Ancestor is magnanimous and will take action to perform this act of Merit. It is not like your senior brother, who has the ability to help you but is afraid of bearing the Cause and Effect, leaving you to your fate."

(End of chapter)