Chapter 535

A body two to three hundred zhang tall, already piercing the clouds.

Before him, the Ji Ling Husheng Zhenjun was but an infant; even if he summoned the Long Bo Bean Soldiers, they would be like Jiao Yao—compared to the three human figures and one fox and one cat on the distant mountain peak, they were less noticeable than ants.

When the Dashan God moved, heaven cracked and earth shattered.

"Your Reverence, the Dashan God, please calm down!" Lin Jue shouted loudly, using transmission magic and an honorific title, "We have not plucked any fruit, nor taken any fruit, and harbor no ill intent—only gathered the seeds from fallen, rotting immortal fruits. Your Reverence, please understand!"

"Seeds?"

The mountain giant's massive form paused; its golden eyes dimmed slightly as it leaned forward, lowering its head as if to look at him.

"Precisely!"

The junior sister and senior brother both pulled out the seeds and held them high, presenting them to him.

The giant's golden eyes dimmed again.

It seemed his expression softened slightly.

The fox, seeing this, opened its mouth and spat out a seed, letting it float upward for him to see.

But perhaps the act of spitting out the seed misled it, or perhaps it saw Good Fuyao—its golden eyes suddenly blazed bright again:

"Yao Hua has come here?? For what purpose??"

BOOM! Its golden eyes blazed fiercely, like two golden suns, even overpowering the full moon's radiance; the Dashan God moved again.

Even from this distance, the mountain beneath their feet began to shake, as if

an earthquake had struck.

Before the Dashan God fully pulled its body from the earth, all the rare birds and beasts within the Immortal Yuanqiu Immortal Realm began to stir.

"Buzzzz… buzzzz…"

Swarms of earth bees, as large as millstones, flew in from all directions, covering at least a square li, appearing like a vast dark cloud beneath the moonlight.

Lin Jue swept his sleeve; a hurricane surged through heaven and earth, rushing toward the Qinyuan swarm.

The distant dark cloud collided with the hurricane, visibly distorted and resisted, then swiftly blown away.

"BOOM!"

The distant Dashan God had now fully torn itself from the earth.

Well! It had already stood two to three hundred zhang tall; now, with the portion still rooted in the ground, even the colorful clouds beneath the moon only reached its waist. The risen moon could not reach its crown—when such a stone giant, nearly equal to heaven and earth, appeared before you, even from afar, the pressure was endless.

Another long, piercing horse neigh echoed under the moon.

A herd of Wenma, with crimson manes and white bodies, galloped through the air, defying the hurricane—numbering in the thousands, like a river flowing from heaven, charging toward this mountain peak.

As they drew near, one could even see the fury in their eyes and the sharp fangs bared as they neighed.

Then came a voice, upright and soothing: "My fellow cultivators, we are no villains, harbor no ill intent—please turn back."

It was the senior brother's method of calming beasts and birds.

The Wenma, charging fiercely, halted slowly upon hearing this; their eyes grew clearer—but when they turned to look at the deity of Immortal Yuanqiu Immortal Realm, their ferocity returned.

Yet as they prepared to charge again, they saw the middle-aged Daoist on the distant peak bowing to them, then standing straight, meeting their gaze without weapon, his expression calm, his five qi pure beyond measure—causing them to hesitate once more.

Thus they were torn, unsure what to do.

BOOM! The Dashan God took a step!

The mountain shook violently; all five of them nearly lost their balance.

The earth below truly cracked open; the tremors felt here surpassed those of any earthquake in the mortal world below.

"Stole the fruit! Stole the fruit!"

A human-faced crow flew past under the bright moon.

The colorful lynx tilted its head high, without hesitation, transformed into a sparrow, flapping its wings frantically to chase the crow.

In an instant, the two clashed in midair.

The moonlight revealed the ferocity of their battle—

One moment they were above the moon, the next they plummeted to its lower edge; as the sparrow was beaten downward, it quickly stabilized and flew forward again, pecking and slapping, now the sparrow on top, now the crow regaining advantage to peck, now the sparrow transforming back into the lynx to cling and bite, both tumbling down, then the crow breaking free, the lynx reverting to sparrow again to chase after it.

Feathers rained down continuously.

Lin Jue was utterly helpless.

He had realized: this Dashan God's mind was truly addled, and it only knew how to trouble Jun Niangniang Yao Hua.

Just as he had feared from the start, he had entered this Immortal Yuanqiu Immortal Realm because of Good Fuyao's connection to Jun Niangniang Yao Hua—and now, because of that same connection, trouble had come upon him.

The Earth Dragon turns! The Dashan God took another step!

Its left shoulder forward, right arm extended behind, it twisted its body violently and hurled a boulder as large as a mountain peak toward the three on this peak.

If struck, this mountain would surely shatter.

Would the Chi Quan ever recover?

How many immortals and great masters of the Nine Heavens and Mortal Realm could casually hurl a mountain peak? How many could effortlessly crush an entire mountain? Probably nine out of ten immortals couldn't even withstand it!

Amidst this terrifying assault, the junior sister suddenly vanished in a burst of wind, reappearing atop the flying mountain-sized boulder.

She gathered her strength, raised her hand, and slapped.

BOOM!

The boulder, already on the verge of disintegration from its size and velocity, shattered completely—near the point of impact, it turned directly to dust; a blinding cloud of sand and powder erupted, the immense kinetic force now a gale that scattered the debris like a dark cloud, obscuring sky and moon; farther away, the rock fragmented into countless smaller stones, breaking apart midair, falling like meteors, causing the forests, valleys, and peaks below to rumble violently.

This was the marvel of magical counterplay!

Before this, the junior sister had already turned to wind, slipped away from the chaos, and reappeared in the clear air far off, standing atop a giant eagle, chanting and forming hand seals.

"O vast heavens, boundless earth, great mountains hold power surpassing dragons and tigers; the primordial yin-yang essence, now fully unleashed—become Dashan God, aid me!"

The forests, peaks, and valleys trembled again!

The scattered rocks, just fallen moments before, now roared and rolled under her spell, forming several stone giants, each seven to eight zhang tall.

The stone giants, the moment they coalesced, charged forward, colliding head-on with the giant serpent approaching from the mountain.

Each collision shook heaven and earth.

"Hmph…"

The distant mountain giant let out a low growl:

"Showing off before a master…"

As the words fell, its eyes blazed brighter than ever, and several beams of golden light shot out, striking the stone giants.

Instantly, the stone giants froze.

When they moved again, they had turned—now marching toward the distant mountain.

The junior sister in midair was stunned.

To summon stone warriors using the Dashan God's own stones, its own spiritual essence, even its own soul-source from this Immortal Yuanqiu Immortal Realm—it could not be used against its master.

The subtlety of magic revealed itself once more.

The junior sister could only turn to wind and descend; as she passed over the forests and valleys, she flicked her dust whisk, its white tail instantly extending dozens of zhang, striking the stone giants—reducing them to powder.

She had summoned them—and now shattered them herself.

Meanwhile, a giant roc flew in from afar, poised to crush the entire mountain peak; a green phoenix, far off, glowed with divine light—both were calmed by the senior brother's sincerity and magic.

An feathered serpent lunged, spewing black water.

Good Fuyao reverted to his six-tailed white fox, riding the wind to battle it.

BOOM! The mountain shook again!

Meaning the distant Dashan God had taken another step closer!

Though separated by countless peaks and forests, to its feet, they were merely a few steps away.

"Dashan God, calm down!"

Lin Jue had picked up the seeds—he was in the wrong, and on another's land; he had no wish to fight.

So the Dashan God soon arrived at close range.

The entire moon was blocked; the mountain beneath them plunged into darkness; before them and across the sky, all was black—for a taller mountain now stood before them.

"This is the Daoist realm of Tian Weng… Immortal Yuanqiu Immortal Realm… sacred ground of gods and mortals… how dare Yao Hua come here…"

A colossal fist slammed down toward this mountain peak.

This is the Daoist sanctuary of Lord Tianweng... the immortal realm of Immortal Yuanqiu... a sacred place of gods and humans... Yao Hua dares not come here...

The senior brother transformed into a crow and swiftly flew away.

Lin Jue stood motionless.

From afar, one saw a mountain giant, obscuring the moon and piercing the clouds, swinging its fist at another mountain—taller, yet shorter—BOOM! The peak was flattened; even the Chi Quan halfway up the mountain was severed by the tremors.

As for the ant-like figures on the mountain, they were completely crushed into the earth.

The fist retracted; the Dashan God stepped back, revealing the moon once more; its pure light spilled down again.

White clouds in the sky glowed with colored edges; atop the peak, a massive crater now yawned—within it stood a Daoist, clad in gray-white robes, expression serene.

He who harmonizes with things cannot be harmed by them.

This is the essence of the Five Elements Great Escape.

It means to harmonize with the five elements of heaven and earth, becoming one with them—able to move freely, unharmed by them.

For example, one who cultivates Wood Escape can move freely within trees, unharmed by wood; one who cultivates Water Escape will not drown or be injured by waves.

"I cultivate Earth Escape—I can move freely within stone and earth. The Dashan God cannot harm me."

For example, practicing the Wood Concealment Art allows one to move freely within trees without being harmed by wood; practicing the Water Concealment Art prevents one from drowning or being injured by massive waves.

"I practice the Earth Concealment Art, which allows me to move freely within mountains, stones, and earth—the Dashan Spirit cannot harm me."

The distant mountain giant's form paused.

"Pfft!"

Two massive beams of golden light shot forth from the giant's eyes.

The Daoist's form swiftly sank beneath the earth of the high mountain.

Each beam of golden light was as thick as a courtyard; the moment they struck the mountain, rocks shattered and soil melted, and the mountain's peak was effortlessly pierced through.

It seemed to know where Lin Jue had fled to, constantly lowering and turning its head; the two beams of golden light carved deep channels of molten rock down from the mountain's peak, twisting and winding across the ground to form two vast rivers of lava, destroying the land.

Until the rivers reached beneath its own feet.

In a moment of carelessness, the two beams pierced and shattered its right foot.

BOOM! The giant collapsed!

The two beams of golden light slanted upward into the night sky, as if piercing through the heavens.

As it fell, another voice spoke.

"This place is the Daoist grounds of Mingdi Lord Tianweng of Immortal Yuanqiu Immortal Realm. You are the spirit of the immortal realm—every blade of grass, every tree, every beast, bird, insect, and stone here is part of you. How could you bear to destroy them so?"

The Daoist appeared upon its forehead.