Chapter 1086: Green Cliff

The oar-blade, filled with demonic Qi, thrust forward. In a split second, Li Li Jiangliang's thoughts raced. He held his Profound Sword horizontally with one hand, while the two fingers of his other hand pressed against the underside of the blade's spine and lifted upward. Behind him, dark colors surged, and the Grand Void manifested with a roar.

"Boom!"

Deep black baleful Qi rippled out instantly. This Profound Sword was of extraordinary quality, yet under the pressure of the oar-blade, it suddenly bent into an arc. Li Li Jiangliang, whose mind was connected to the weapon, turned pale, but he managed to retreat a step and fall into the Grand Void!

Yet at this very moment, the oar-blade thrust forward, flipped, and slid, its short handle hooking downward to instantly lock the Profound Sword in place!

"Clang!"

Li Li Jiangliang's figure vanished, but the Profound Sword remained locked within the baleful Qi. Helian Helian Wumeng showed no joy, instead narrowing his eyes slightly:

"Oh?"

Amidst the rolling baleful Qi, the precious sword resonated with the radiance in the sky, turning into water and fire before drifting away and vanishing, leaving not a trace behind.

Helian Helian Wumeng's figure vanished at the same time.

Li Li Jiangxia, beneath the 【Western Secondary General Glazed Star】, turned solemn. He formed seals with both hands before his chest, and the golden seal above his head immediately emitted a brilliant radiance. The rolling baleful Qi crashed down like a mountain the next instant, and hundreds of blade lights roared.

"Boom!"

The white light in the sky swayed and descended once more. Helian Helian Wumeng did not look back, but a face suddenly emerged from the back of his head. Its pupils were blood-red, and it wore a ferocious grin. The red demonic light in its eyes flashed and vanished, detonating a terrifying baleful Qi storm in the distance, which struck down Li Li Jianglong, who had been attempting to provide support!

The 【Western Secondary General Glazed Star】 also released ten thousand rays of light, falling alongside the baleful Qi blade lights to instantly submerge the faint golden glow.

The golden seal in Li Li Jiangxia's hand was no simple object; it was originally a treasure from the Song Court known as the 【True-Cutting Golden Seal】. It could resonate with the stars in the sky to neutralize power. Holding this treasure, even an ordinary early-stage Early Zifu cultivator would be unable to defeat him in a short time!

Yet, the infusion of the Taiyin path's 【Western Secondary General Glazed Star】 was extremely profound. It seemed to be constantly converting the rolling True Qi into the light of the Yang Yi, stepping deeper and deeper. On the other side, the baleful Qi rolled down again. In less than a dozen breaths, a trend of flickering light and shadow had already emerged.

This caused Li Li Jiangxia's expression to sink:

"To make such a good response so quickly... this person's cultivation must be formidable indeed!"

Helian Helian Wumeng, who was being scorched by the 【Non-Illuminated Water and Fire】, showed no signs of weakness. Two more arms extended from beneath his armpits—one hand formed a seal, the other grasped a bell. Coordinating with the blood-colored face behind his head, he had already simultaneously suppressed the other two!

Unfortunately, Li Li Jiangliang and Li Li Jianglong lacked the 【True-Cutting Golden Seal】. Once locked beneath the 【Western Secondary General Glazed Star】, they were in immediate mortal danger, not even daring to leave the Grand Void for too long...

The three of them holding the Profound should have been able to suppress an early-stage Early Zifu. With the 【Non-Illuminated Water and Fire】 successfully deployed, they should have been able to drag down even a mid-stage Early Zifu. Instead, they were being suppressed by Helian Helian Wumeng alone!

This left not only Li Li Jiangxia in a difficult and dangerous situation, but even Xiao Xian Yao shifted his gaze over, his expression solemn, seemingly filled with wariness:

"The Helian family's heritage..."

Yet, one person's expression turned ugly.

It was Helian Helian Wujiang.

This man's expression was cold, and he had gradually suppressed Chen Yin, but his attention was almost entirely on this Early Zifu junior of his own family! He cast a worried glance at Helian Helian Wumeng, his mind beginning to churn.

"Holding the Profound... truly has some merit... Eyed Lianmin cannot compare. One has held the Profound for a short time, two have borrowed the wonder temporarily, and with a few treasures, they have actually managed to block Helian Wumeng!"

Helian Helian Wujiang understood Helian Helian Wumeng's current state better than anyone:

The 【Edict Iron Elixir】 was refined by his own ancestor, Helian Fan. From the time the Helian family followed the Qi Emperor to the end when the Tiefu became vassals of Zhao, Helian Fan was the undisputed number one genius!

This genius cultivated the "Complete Elixir," obtained ancient Daoist traditions, and was skilled in refining weapons, famous throughout the world for his demonic baleful treasures, even founding a nation... The 【Edict Iron Elixir】 was the crystallization of his life's work. Although Helian Helian Wumeng had not yet fully refined and integrated the 【Great Xia Ying Copper Armor】 he wore, merely wearing the shell made its power terrifying. Even Helian Helian Wujiang himself was not confident he could steadily defeat him!

And what worried him even more was another spiritual object:

The 【Non-Illuminated Water and Fire】!

As the golden and purple-bright halos appeared, Helian Helian Wujiang was the first to take notice.

His Helian family cultivated baleful Qi and had profound insights into True Qi. There was only one supreme path for controlling water and fire, born from the 【Heavenly Martial True Qi Divine Baleful Nature】, known as the 【Heavenly Martial Righteous Nature Holding Divine Flame】. Its power was not inferior to the five waters and five fires birthed by the Grand Void!

This was already an extremely high status.

One must know that in the primordial era, there was the Heavenly Dao, which, through moral resonance, once birthed five waters and five fires. Each path possessed unique wonders worthy of being called immortal objects. When Jin Wu obtained one of them, it made all immortals tremble. For True Qi to have such capability, it was undeniably formidable.

And the water and fire of True Qi were positioned between Yin and Yang. With Yin and Yang not manifest, they harmed water and fire. Thus, beneath this level of True Monarch-grade and Golden Core water and fire, it was empty and vast, with only the six fires: Impermanent, Non-Illuminated, Boundless, Unmeasured, Unbounded, and Unrestricted.

Each of these six fires was a spiritual object difficult to handle. In the hands of a True Person of True Qi, they were enough to shake the heavens and earth.

"Although these three holding the Profound are not formidable figures, they are, after all, holding the Profound and can resonate with the Star of Martial Cultivation. Even if they can only exert fifty or sixty percent of their power, if another Yang Yang Ruiyi were to appear, it might cost Helian Wumeng his life!"

He had relied on his own abilities to preserve the Tiefu nation among the tribes of Monan; he was no simple character, and he trusted his intuition deeply:

"We are not here to guard this place. If we don't let the people of the wilderness out, if we don't force them out... how can we see the truth? Who knows who else is waiting in the Grand Void... We cannot wait any longer!"

Regardless of the consequences, he thrust his Dharma sword forward and gritted his teeth, shouting:

"Lord Murong Yan!"

Helian Helian Wumeng was stepping on the mountain-like baleful Qi, watching Li Li Jiangxia totter under his pressure, when a sense of crisis suddenly rose in his heart. He immediately raised his brows, his expression changing.

The Grand Void swayed and shook, suddenly pierced through, and a white, glistening sword fell from within.

This sword was three feet seven inches long, with six sides, each painted with various beast-face cloud patterns. It flowed with a condensed, ultimate Jade Truth radiance and dazzling True Qi, held in the hand of a sword cultivator!

True Person Zhu Sheng—Liu Bai!

Liu Bai was a famous sword cultivator with an extraordinary Daoist tradition. With the support of the mid-stage Early Zifu "Jade Truth" and "True Qi," once this sword appeared, its killing intent was infinite!

Helian Helian Wumeng was suddenly attacked and abruptly awakened:

"That 【Non-Illuminated Water and Fire】... blocked my perception of the Grand Void! This was their goal all along!"

But there was no time to ponder; the sword was already before him!

"Clang!"

The intense Jade Truth radiance first collided with the divine-light-flashing Profound Armor, emitting a heaven-shaking humming sound. The sword light wandered wantonly like flowing water, not striking directly but flying into every corner, passing through Helian Helian Wumeng's body and inciting infinite baleful light!

At this moment, another deep gray radiance emerged. Lord Murong Yan's massive body appeared in response, turning everything around him gray-white. Yet a white light arrived even faster, swaying and rotating to stop before him, transforming into a small yet heaven-spanning purple pavilion.

The woman on the pavilion had a dignified demeanor, her hands forming seals, her expression calm.

It was Ting Lan!

Her figure and Liu Bai's appearance caused the remaining few on the field to freeze in unison. Even Lord Murong Yan was stunned for a moment:

"Ting Lan? Liu Bai? Then... who is guarding the Brother Xuan Yue region... Does Yang Yang Ruiyi think General Gongsun Bei and Qi Qi Lanyan are dead?!"

But what resounded through the heavens was a sharp screech that threatened to pierce their eardrums. Helian Helian Wujiang's eyes were about to split, and that Dharma sword flew over at a terrifying speed, swimming through the air:

"Helian Wumeng!"

The sword cultivator did not stop for even a moment. His robes rolled in the wind, his long sword merged into the flow, flashing with six floating lights, responding to his divine abilities and answering from all directions:

"Green Jade Cliff"!

At this moment, Liu Bai and Helian Helian Wumeng seemed to have hidden away from the world, falling into another realm. Green-white radiance gathered beneath the two, lifting them to the depths of the white clouds in the supreme heavens. Countless sword lights merged into one and slashed down from above!

【Flat Baleful Merging Jade Sword Art】!

To be fixed by divine abilities and then slashed by such a Jade Truth sword cultivator comparable to a Great True Person—how dangerous was that?

"Hum!"

The armor worn by Helian Helian Wumeng emitted a loud, mournful cry. Influenced by the Jade Truth wonder, it was instantly knocked away from his physical form! Helian Helian Wumeng, in black robes and gray-silver eyes, was now exposed beneath the sword's edge!

In Helian Helian Wujiang's eyes, which seemed about to drip blood, Helian Helian Wumeng's limbs were already separated from his body, turning into thick baleful Qi and drifting away amidst the rolling Jade Truth sword light. The white sword edge had not yet finished; it merged into one and pointed at his brow!

Although Helian Helian Wumeng was shocked by the "Green Jade Cliff," his baleful Qi divine abilities operated spontaneously to protect their master. All his divine abilities converted into baleful Qi, constantly cracking beneath the white sword edge and emitting sharp, mournful cries!

At this very moment, Helian Helian Wumeng finally broke free from the influence of the "Green Jade Cliff." His opened eyes exploded into blood mist beneath the sword light, dark black blood flowed from his face, and the flesh at his brow rolled and separated beneath the sword edge, leaping out an elixir!

This elixir was about the size of a finger, entirely silver-white, like condensed mercury. Brilliant red sand and shining silver appeared and disappeared on the patterns of the elixir, changing infinitely:

The Helian family's secret treasure, the 【Edict Iron Elixir】!

The rolling Jade Truth light seemed to be influenced by something, drifting away one after another. The Complete Elixir radiance, condensed to the extreme and spraying out from the elixir, wrapped around Helian Helian Wumeng from top to bottom. Before everyone's eyes, this man actually turned into a pool of female water, drifting away like smoke!

He had actually walked away from the "Green Jade Cliff"!

This change was truly beyond Liu Bai's expectations. The sword move he had condensed in his hand changed abruptly, turning toward where the female water had gone, but Helian Helian Wujiang's Dharma sword arrived in time, blocking his path!

"Boom!"

A sound like a thunderclap shook the heavens. Lord Murong Yan had no time to say more. His eyes swept across the night sky, and he indeed discovered that the beast Ye Gui had vanished without a trace. He cursed a few times in his heart and shouted:

"Go!"

Faster than his words were the rolling baleful Qi flashing with blood light and the pure white Jade Truth Dharma power. One after the other, they crossed the heavens and chased after them!

Various colored lights flashed in the sky. Li Li Jiangliang had already revealed his figure, raising his brows anxiously, but he heard Li Li Jianglong's faint words in his ear:

"He is fine."

Sure enough, he heard the man amidst the heavy baleful Qi cough up a few mouthfuls of blood. He had already ridden the water and fire out, raised his brows to look at the two, and laughed:

"Go!"

The three brothers looked at each other, without a single extra word. Together, they rode the wind and ascended Ting Lan's Purple Qi pavilion. The troops beneath their feet had already sped across the river, like heavy waves on the ground.

Li Li Jiangliang could not spare a breath. He stepped forward, raised his brows to look at Ting Lan, and whispered:

"Senior! What now..."

Ting Lan nodded at them, looking slightly unusual, and replied:

"Skirt around Bai Ye Duxian, guard Bai Xiang, attack Mount Bianyan, and relieve the siege of Mount Tangdao!"

"Drip, drop."

Heavy shadows swayed in the hall. A man in Daoist robes hurried across the steps, discovering that the hall door high above was open. He knelt down to report, listening to the True Person's words inside, which were faint and vague:

"Tao Jiexing... Old Master... is there really no 【Non-Leaking Que Yin】?"

"This... this..."

"Your family's heritage is long-standing, and your ancestors once cultivated beneath the 【Non-Moving Temple】... I have always held them in high regard. If you can trade it to me... I will agree to any conditions you propose!"

Although the two Early Zifu were discussing matters, the situation was urgent. The man in Daoist robes could not care about much else. He knelt down with a thud and said joyfully:

"Master! It is good news! The Song people have indeed crossed the river from the wilderness, directly bypassing Baiku, Bai Ye, and Panglu Ridge... heading toward the direction of Chengshui Marsh!"

His voice sounded chaotic and loud in the quiet courtyard. The door, which had only been covered, opened. Inside the inner courtyard, there was a small platform where two people sat opposite each other, playing chess. Both were in the appearance of youths.

The one on the left was none other than Qi Qi Lanyan!

This Zhixuan Daoist who controlled the situation north of the river smiled slightly and said:

"Daoist Tao, this is my newly accepted disciple, Fan Kang."

The one playing chess with him was none other than that Tao family youth True Person with extremely sharp eyes, Tao Tao Jiexing, brought by Li Li Jieyi. Qi Qi Lanyan had invited him here, clearly to discuss matters!

Hearing this, Tao Tao Jiexing seemed relieved. He nodded hurriedly and replied:

"Since they have already crossed the river, I... I will go now!"

Qi Qi Lanyan was slightly disappointed, but he could only let him go. He sighed slightly, listening to his disciple's spirited report on the matters in the west, and nodded:

"It was indeed Liu Bai. It seems Yang Yang Ruiyi personally attacked Mount Shanjie, and they are reinforcing the Great Yuanguang Hidden Mountain."

Thus, he raised his teacup, raised his brows to look at Fan Kang kneeling below, and said:

"They have crossed, so let them cross. Let them go deeper. What is the rush?"

The man in Daoist robes sighed, his heart heavy, and replied:

"When we besieged the lake... I witnessed how difficult it is to change the situation of this world. How can I not be anxious? Master..."

Qi Qi Lanyan put down his cup and said faintly:

"Ye Gui's methods are high; leave this matter to him. Is there not some unusual activity on the Duxian path?"

"As for Li Li Zhouwei."

Qi Qi Lanyan paused and replied:

"Everything is going well now. The only difference in the world situation is that Li Li Zhouwei is much more heavily injured. Although he let Li Li Ximing cultivate that 'Heavenly Bright' path... this person is really nothing; he just caught Li Li Zhouwei's light and obtained that combined fire. Send someone with a spiritual water treasure to collect his fire, and any early-stage Early Zifu can control him."

"This time, Yang Yang Ruiyi cannot allow Li Li Zhouwei not to act. He will definitely follow behind Liu Bai and the others, just like last time. If we do it well, we can drag him down for another five or six years without changing the overall situation."

Fan Kang remained silent for a long time, his thoughts seemingly not here. His voice was slightly choked as he replied:

"Disciple... disciple just doesn't understand..."

"When we besieged the lake that day, Master said such small matters need not be reported to Lord Wei. Thus, we failed to mobilize Lord Murong Yan and Gao Gao Fangjing. Now... now... Master seems to still have no intention of consulting Lord Wei!"

The man in Daoist robes wept:

"Disciple is thinking for the sake of the two Lords... Why... why is Lord Wei completely unconcerned!"

Qi Qi Lanyan listened to the first half and remained silent, but when the last sentence was finished, his expression changed drastically, his eyes cold and sharp as he replied:

"What does a fool know! Lord Wei seeks the Dao and seeks gold; how can he focus on such filthy matters! If something happens, who can bear the responsibility!"

"Furthermore... furthermore!"

Qi Qi Lanyan seemed to deflate, his expression revealing a touch of dimness, his heart filled with a bit more killing intent:

"Those who seek gold cannot believe the words of others regarding whether they have attained the Dao... If you were to leak this, killing you a hundred times, a thousand times, would not be too much!"

"What Heavenly Element... what Great Expansion, all are false prophecies. My death is not a pity, but my Uncle is such a genius, has such aspirations, and such virtue. If he cannot ascend... what path is left for the cultivators of this world!" ===== CHAPTER 1087 =====