Chapter 889

Facing this Northern True Person in the torrential rain, Li Li Ximing hesitated for a split second.

Helian Helian Wujiang being able to appear here shows that the Northern manpower already had situations of mobilizing southward. However, the strength in Senior Kuiqi's hands cannot be underestimated. The trump cards of the Sun lineage are more numerous than his own, and under full-scale attack, the North might not be able to hold on...

"At least I must drag it out; there is no reason to retreat without crossing blades..."

He did not divide his attention to look at True Person Luo. The roaring cyan-gray energy in his spiritual sense was enough to prove everything—profit moves the heart. With him standing in front of Helian Helian Wujiang, this Southern demonic cultivator had no intention of retreating.

But even if True Person Luo did not retreat, he was already looking ahead and behind, his eyes fixed on him, ready to retreat at any time. If it weren't for the fact that the cultivation technique was truly important and he had confidence in the Sun lineage, he would have fled long ago.

Helian Helian Wujiang stepped in the clouds, the long whip in his hand like a snake. Before Li Li Ximing could react much, this cultivator gathered his energy, his two fingers joined before his nose and eyes, in a posture of concentrating and looking into the distance.

But having gained this gap, Li Li Ximing immediately reacted. The 【Mountain-Driving Sea-Going Tiger】 turned into a light barrier, defending in front of him, while the Heavenly Gate on the other side flickered, and without much hesitation, he flew into the sky.

In this moment of life and death, killing the Eyed Lianmin was no longer realistic. If he turned to the pass, the divine ability 'Gate of Audience to Heaven', which he could not divide his attention to, would inevitably be exposed to the opponent's butcher knife. Even if the 'Gate of Audience to Heaven' had strong defensive capabilities besides suppression, allowing a Early Zifu mid-stage cultivator with three divine abilities to act would basically mean Li Li Ximing could spit blood and flee; sooner or later, he wouldn't be able to suppress it, so it was better to protect himself! Once this Eyed Lianmin was released by him, turning into treasure light and fleeing, shuttling through the air and manifesting, before he could react, a bone-quality flying knife appeared from the void, flying straight toward his brow.

Li Li Ximing could no longer care about much. Between the opponent's fingers, a sheet of pitch-black thunder had already condensed, evil energy floating in his eyes, and he pointed forward:

"【Hai Evil One-Nature Sky Thunder】!"

Thus, dark clouds gathered, and between heaven and earth, the thunder was triggered by his fingertips, turning into a pitch-black color, descending from the sky and emitting heavy sounds.

This Sky Thunder contained evil, pitch-black and translucent, and its speed was shockingly fast.

The first to bear the brunt was the 【Mountain-Driving Sea-Going Tiger】. This bright jade bead rotated slightly, and the fierce tiger looking back pattern engraved on it immediately released the 【Mountain-Driving Mysterious Curtain】! "Bang!"

Sky Thunder is one of the three thunders, and the opponent also cultivated evil, making it a very powerful spell. However, the 【Mountain-Driving Mysterious Curtain】 is of the Earth virtue; one, it can suppress thunder, and two, it can lift away evil energy, unexpectedly releasing light like never before.

The 【Mountain-Driving Mysterious Curtain】 has been used by Li Li Ximing for many years, and this is the first time it has had such brilliance. If True Person Senior Changxi were here, relying on this spirit tool, he might really be able to resist the Sky Thunder!

Even in Li Li Ximing's hands, this 【Mountain-Driving Mysterious Curtain】 still made the Sky Thunder pause for an instant, only then being forcibly crushed into ashes before the flickering evil thunder.

For a Early Zifu cultivator, an instant is enough to do too many things; it is enough for him to hold up the Chongyang Star-Governing Treasure Plate, enough for him to drive a spirit tool, and even enough for him to step into the void.

But Li Li Ximing still suppressed the urge to hold up the treasure plate, rising to the Bright Pass, holding up his divine ability. The white-jade-like distinct building pass flickered, the heavenly light in the center scorching, piercing through the rainy night.

He did not defend but attacked, unexpectedly having a Heavenly Gate move majestically, wanting to suppress the opponent's Dharma body.

He had already recognized the power of the long whip from earlier. The spirit tool in his hand was clumsy and must never be used to deal with the long whip. Only by attacking as a defense, forcing the opponent to fight under his divine ability, would there be a chance to contend! "It's just that this Helian Helian Wujiang hasn't drawn his sword yet, nor has he used his full strength..."

The thought flashed through his mind, and 【Shi Shi Chuan】 had already emerged. The cyan-yellow mountain and river patterns rippled like waves, layer upon layer. The 【Huayang King Axe】 in his other hand was recovered, suspended in the sky, releasing great brilliance: 【Brightness】! Then he heard a faint bell sound, and a pale white luster rippled out, dyeing a pure white thin film on Li Li Ximing's body; this was the effect of the Brightness blessing.

But this white luster did not stop there, spreading rapidly, lightly falling on True Person Luo, similarly dyeing a pale white sheet on his Dharma body, shining brilliantly.

The effect of 【Brightness】, blessing oneself and friends!

True Person Luo was briefly surprised at first, but steaming black smoke had already emerged from his collar. The bright sun was clear and bright, and although it matched his divine ability, it was not very friendly to the evil magic robe on his body.

But he was neither worried nor alarmed; instead, his face was overjoyed. Hooking his little finger into his collar, he pulled and tugged, taking off the Thousand-Eye Demonic Robe on his body. With strength in his forearm, he gave a light toss, and the demonic robe flew out, unexpectedly turning into a cloth-like magic tool, golden light flashing within the thousand eyes, capturing people's souls.

And he shook his body lightly, receiving the Brightness blessing, secretly rejoicing: "I have never misjudged anyone! Even a broken house has foundations and pillars, let alone an Imperial descendant? I knew he had many good things! I've got my eyes on them."

True Person Luo, having received the blessing, attacked even more ruthlessly, but the 【Mountain-Driving Mysterious Curtain】 had already been broken, and the incoming Sky Thunder locked on, colliding with the rolling divine ability and purple flames on Li Li Ximing's Dharma body, emitting a harsh sound.

"Boom!"

"Good!"

Helian Helian Wujiang saw that he did not run or avoid, but instead attacked, with the 'Gate of Audience to Heaven' suppressing down. The spell in his hand stopped instantly, and the subsequent thunder light also dissipated, changing to pressing his sword to operate his divine ability. He moved the two fingers before his nose down, immediately connecting them before his lips, stirring up a burst of evil energy.

This evil energy appeared gray-yellow, floating and flying in the air, accompanied by the impact-shaped halo from Helian Helian Wujiang's stirring. Sky Thunder rolled on Li Li Ximing's body, and without stopping, he turned his body and similarly joined his fingers to spit fire.

【Three-Waiting Shu Mysterious Fire】! The family's 【Runyang Method】 once mentioned: "When water and fire are prosperous, they can be driven; when wood and stone are firm, they achieve the merit of tools." Spiritual water and spiritual fire have always had the nature of being driven by people, which is why they are particularly cherished, and Helian Helian Wujiang's evil energy is a spiritual object of evil energy refined into the technique, also at the Early Zifu level.

Now that both the true fire and evil energy are at the Early Zifu level, colliding together, they released various kinds of light flames, burning until the spiritual energy fled, the divine ability's color faded, unexpectedly changing into dots of purple-black flame flowers, burning the whole mountain into a sea of fire.

Since Li Li Ximing obtained the true fire, this is the first time he has encountered a spiritual object of the same level that can be driven. Helian Helian Wujiang spat out evil energy easily and naturally, seemingly having received the divine ability's blessing, mixing with colorful light, changing into various wondrous shapes in the air, in huge quantities, instantly covering the flames.

But Li Li Ximing brought out the 【Huayang King Axe】, with the wondrous blessing of 【Spitting Flame】, the true fire was bright, the flames raging, and the quality itself was high. Even though he fell into a disadvantage, he still blocked the evil energy.

"But that is enough!"

In this short moment of obstruction, the 'Gate of Audience to Heaven' had already suppressed down on Helian Helian Wujiang's head.

Helian Helian Wujiang smiled slightly, the long robe behind him pulled, evil energy operated, and he tapped the ground lightly. Boundless black shadows surged behind him, covering the ground, turning into more than a hundred evil energy strange peaks manifesting and rushing into the sky.

"'Non-Empty Kalpa'!"

This bright, flashing Heavenly Gate landed on the black evil strange peaks, the two corners of the gate sinking into the energy, dispelling the black energy until it dissipated, smoke and flames rolling, barely stalemating.

If it weren't for Li Li Ximing's 'Gate of Audience to Heaven' being complete, the Heavenly Gate would have been lifted upward by now. While forming a seal, he had an epiphany:

"Although his divine ability is powerful and changeable, the bright sun carries the intention of breaking disasters and removing evil, so there is some advantage in suppressing it; it's just that his cultivation is high!"

But how could Helian Helian Wujiang let him occupy the initiative? The free hand had been accumulating energy on the long sword at his waist for a long time. His eyes glowed, he held the long sword upside down, and suddenly drew it. Then he saw black evil rolling, rising with the sword.

"【Empty Kalpa Holding Light Evil Technique】!"

He held the sword and came out, indeed using the method of the technique sword. Reversing the sword edge, he used the magic sword to respond to the evil energy of heaven and earth. For a time, 'Non-Empty Kalpa' turned from fixed to moving, from mountain to sea, the evil energy of heaven and earth whistling, following the sword light and rushing toward the 'Gate of Audience to Heaven'.

This sheet of evil light energy rushed into the sky, not only extinguishing the flames burning on the entire Caishan, but even making the blue sea of True Person Luo below dim, the Eyed Lianmin breaking free, and the situation changing.

"He's playing for real!"

Li Li Ximing suddenly felt something was wrong. The 'Gate of Audience to Heaven' in the sky was bound by the evil energy and could no longer be dispelled like water. With a shake of his sleeve, the bright 【Chongyang Star-Governing Treasure Plate】 was also prepared early! But he did not immediately operate this treasure plate; instead, his figure appeared like light, falling from the divine ability, bringing up a sheet of fire, stretching out his palm, and still forcing it toward Helian Helian Wujiang's face.

His own family had long been called a sword-cultivating family, and his clan brother Li Li Xizhi had extremely high cultivation and was well-versed in the method of technique swords. No matter what, technique swords are spells, not sword energy that can be released; they require forming seals and casting spells! Helian Helian Wujiang's eyes quietly watched the palm he swung, unexpectedly revealing some smiles.

The armor on his chest split apart, revealing a blood-red chest cavity, black blood rolling, and that vibrant, beating heart suddenly flipped over, revealing a black-and-white distinct eye on the back.

His cultivation technique was orthodox, and only at this moment did he have a bit of the aura of a demonic cultivator. This eye in the heart was cold, unexpectedly containing a biting, majestic wind, shaking with intermittent golden light.

"Fix!"

Li Li Ximing only took one look and felt as if he had been struck by lightning, his whole body turning cold. Layers of gold fell upon his Dharma body, and hindered by the golden light, he was unexpectedly unable to move.

"Fell into a trap!"

The Helian Helian Wujiang before him suddenly turned cold, and the long sword that had rushed into the sky was released without hesitation, letting the boundless evil energy drift away. The 'Non-Empty Kalpa' divine ability was no longer lifted, but fully focused, his eyes staring dead at him.

At this instant, this man's handsome face unexpectedly revealed a smile, his two lips splitting until they reached his ear roots, turning into a blood basin mouth, shockingly large, and even the connecting skin and flesh turned into a thin, membrane-like shape, pouncing forward with lightning speed, casting a thick black shadow.

He actually wanted to swallow Li Li Ximing in one gulp!

"Feigning weakness step by step, just to lure you forward!"

The instant he was stared at by this eye, Li Li Ximing's mind was clear, having already resolved the shock, but the golden light on his body was not so easy to resolve! He could only urgently urge his divine ability, going all out!

Fortunately, he woke up early enough; this golden light only imprisoned him for a fleeting moment, and bright light had already lit up in his eyes, barely moving.

【Flame-Treading Walk】.

"Bang!"

Suddenly, a series of Li fire burst from his whole body, all the bright sun heavenly light gathered, turning into bursts of vermilion Li fire, drifting away like smoke.

This Li fire movement technique was not weak. Facing such a crisis, almost every bit of potential in Li Li Ximing's whole body was squeezed out, turning his body into Li fire in an instant, but the opponent was truly too close, too close... Seeing the blood basin mouth retract, a sheet of heavenly light exploded! The Li fire scattered and gathered again, manifesting Li Li Ximing's figure, unexpectedly moving forward again! The upper half of the face of this True Person in the white-gold Daoist robe was gone, and dense, sharp tooth marks appeared in the middle of the bridge of his nose, as if bitten by some monster.

Half of his ears on both sides were also gone, dripping with golden blood, high in the front and low in the back. If viewed from above, one could even see the throat constantly swallowing.

But he still moved forward.

The head before him had only its lips and teeth complete, yet it was still chanting, and a round plate treasure fell from his hand, depicting eight-direction runes, pulsating like breathing, golden and brilliant.

【Chongyang Star-Governing Treasure Plate】! The dense spell patterns on the round plate stacked layer upon layer, turning pure white, and a bit of golden light had already drifted out, fixing the long sword in his hand. Immediately following was the darkening of heaven and earth, as if opening the heavenly light of clarity, scattering a sheet of gold and white.

The killing light of the bright sun! Li Li Ximing faced Helian Helian Wujiang directly, but Helian Helian Wujiang was also exposed without doubt before the 【Chongyang Star-Governing Treasure Plate】, much closer than Chi Luo was back then!

The 'Gate of Audience to Heaven' in the sky lost control, sinking down amidst the heavy black energy, suppressing 'Non-Empty Kalpa', while 【Light of the Heavenly Waves】 rose from both sides, entangling his Dharma body.

What was more fatal was that brilliance flashed in Helian Helian Wujiang's belly, and a mass of bright sun radiance was constantly flickering, echoing with the outside world, but he had no time to suppress it, and the killing light of the bright sun had already shone down.

"Hum..."

A sheet of brilliance exploded in the sky, evil energy like rain. True Person Luo had bright golden light on his body, dragging three Eyed Lianmin by himself, quite disheveled, yet he still couldn't help but raise his head, his heart slightly shaken, unable to help but feel some envy: "It really is the 【Chongyang Star-Governing Treasure Plate】... Good stuff..."

"Dragging it out for this long is probably enough, but even if Li Li Ximing has the 【Chongyang Star-Governing Treasure Plate】 on him, at most he will wound Helian Helian Wujiang. This Helian family has an orthodox demonic cultivation lineage; how could they be easy to deal with?"

He, Daoist Luo, cultivated demonic methods himself. Although called a demonic cultivator by the South, to put it plainly, it is also the Early Zifu Jin Dandao. He was both wary and greedy for Helian Helian Wujiang's lineage, and understood the severity of it even more.

"He has a treasure plate to escape, but I, who have no one to rely on, had better make plans early!"

His expression changed, and his attacks became even more ruthless, looking like he was about to fight for his life, which made the three very wary. But then he saw the bright sun in the sky dissipate, evil energy filling the sky, and that Northern cultivator finally regained his footing.

Helian Helian Wujiang had ape-like arms and a wasp-like waist, his face extremely handsome, his whole body covered in black energy, coiling on his armor, a horizontal slit more than an inch long opened on his chest, revealing cold pupils, and the rest of the evil energy rolled and drifted with his movements.

"Body divine ability!"

The rolling evil energy divine ability merged with the colorful light, flickering on his body, but his abdomen presented a fist-sized hole, with a sheet of brilliant white inside, and the surrounding skin and flesh, mixed with evil energy, were squirming bit by bit, slowly shrinking the wound.

Helian Helian Wujiang's face had returned to normal, changing back to his original handsome appearance, with a hint of surprise, even slightly stunned: "What a powerful mind; after all, he is an Imperial descendant, after all, he is a person who broke through the pass in more than ten years!"

This divine ability of his is a fatal, enemy-killing wonder. Once it enters the belly, the 'Non-Empty Kalpa' outside can immediately sink into it, using various means to deal with the enemy. For now, he was not discouraged: "There are still ways to fight... Fortunately, he is an Imperial descendant, so it won't lose face for the Helian family, but if I can't take his life, it won't be easy to report to the State Preceptor..."

Not far away, the man in the white-gold Daoist robe stood in mid-air, the skin and flesh on his face also constantly condensing, his lips spitting fire, slightly opening and closing, unexpectedly like a statue, with a sense of solemnity.

His heart was calm and cold, not panicked. Although the current injury looked terrifying, it was only the loss of a corner of his body, which was nothing for a Early Zifu body that had no fatal vital points!

"This is the strength of a Early Zifu mid-stage cultivator going all out, not like Ye Huai's dragging things out, unwilling to fight more!"

His lips spat fire, and his body held the golden plate upside down, releasing wondrous halos. The four stars beside him shook, heavenly light poured down, confronting the evil energy on the other side.

Helian Helian Wujiang's Dharma body and evil energy mixed together, constantly gushing out bright sun light from the gap. Holding a sword in one hand and a whip in the other, his eyes full of fighting spirit, he laughed: "Come again!"

He did not know what kind of demonic technique he was cultivating; his body divine ability was particularly strange, unexpectedly like rolling cloud energy, constantly interacting with the evil energy. The so-called wounds were also suppressed extremely quickly. The evil energy emerging from his body merged with 'Non-Empty Kalpa', gradually obscuring the entire sky, leaving only his pale red pupils.

"My Helian family has been established for many years, yet I can only be called a Royal clan. Today, I have come by order, and there have been many offenses. I hope to see the majesty of the Imperial descendant!"

His voice rolled in the air, but there was no response, only the bright Heavenly Gate standing tall amidst the evil energy, with complex patterns, light shining down, like the only brightness standing in a sea of evil.

Mount Xiaoshi Mountain.

Gray wind rolled, and heavy rain poured down.

Mount Xiaoshi Mountain is separated from the Buddhist cultivators by a path, the distance is the closest, the strength of the Buddhist cultivators garrisoned is the strongest, and it is also the place where they first fought, which is now a mess.

Purple intent drifted on the mountain, and a Purple Qi spiritual treasure pavilion hung in the air, releasing bursts of brilliance, particularly conspicuous in the rain, layers of light curtains shining down, like fluttering gauze.

"Senior Tinglan!"

This woman standing on the pavilion was naturally True Person Senior Tinglan, who was currently concentrating on operating her divine ability. The sound in the sky was like thunder, the treasure light did not show weakness, forming a five-pointed array in the sky, binding the purple light within it.

This array was not as simple as binding; these five people together pulled the brilliance of the Buddhist soil, the blessing power had climbed to the peak, and even vaguely echoed each other, making everyone's pulling light go to a higher level.

The leader of this array was a big fat monk, wearing a cassock, with a smile on his face; he was the fastest-rising Eyed Lianmin of the Kongwu Dao in recent years—Xu Wang.

If it is said that the Kongwu Dao earned enough profit in the last North-South conflict, then except for a few Mahas, Xu Wang can be said to be the number one beneficiary. He led the way in destroying the entire Mount Bianyan Mountain, achieving the Eyed Lianmin position on the spot. Tuo Xi Maha lost Li Li Xuanfeng's fate, but his harvest was actually not as good as his.

Thus, his status in the Buddhist soil can be said to be promoted every three years. Clearly a newly promoted Eyed Lianmin, he now also holds a treasure tool in his hand, laughing loudly:

"Day after day, you used Wuzhang Water and Fire to harm our fellow disciples, but now it's not so handy!"

As his voice fell, five rays of light lit up together, gathering on the Eyed Lianmin riding a red tiger on the side. He was silent, only raising his treasure pagoda, gathering the strength of the five, and suddenly falling.

"Boom!"

Golden treasure light clouds and smoke rushed into the sky, constantly tilting down above the purple pavilion, emitting bursts of brilliance. The Kongwu Aspect Eyed Lianmin crowd undoubtedly hated her to the bone. After all, they had fought for so many years and battled so many times; if they couldn't beat her, they would return to the Buddhist soil, and there had never been anything as hateful as Wuzhang Water and Fire and the 【Upper Aspect Pot】!

Senior Tinglan was not in a hurry. The 【Purple Seat Mu Ling Pavilion】 is a spiritual treasure, passed down from the Purple Smoke Blessed Land, famous for fixing the defense of a place, and has five kinds of Early Zifu-level Purple Qi locked in the spiritual pavilion as a foundation. Back then, she and Ning Wan defended and attacked, and even the Maha Zhelu Maha could not break it. Although the five people formed an array, they couldn't wear her down.

Just as the few people surrounded and formed an array, the sky in the north had already surged with patches of clouds, pink light rushing into the sky, treasure light soaring, glaze like rain.

"A Eyed Lianmin has fallen!"

Looking at the direction, it was exactly the position where Senior Kuiqi and the others were. At this moment, dark clouds rolled, and heavy rain poured down. Senior Tinglan's face seemed to relax, but there was no relaxation in her heart, and she immediately raised her eyebrows to look.

Xu Wang did not have much surprise, looking at her coldly.

Being able to kill his way out from a crowd of mages and achieve the Eyed Lianmin position on the spot, Xu Wang was never a simple character. Like him, this kind of on-the-spot Eyed Lianmin has a very special status in the Buddhist soil.

The positions in the Buddhist soil have always been limited. There is no shortage of monks in the temples, nor mages. Let alone monks, there are plenty of mages who believe in the afterlife. Large groups of monks and mages obediently die of old age to nourish the Buddhist soil, but there is no chance of promotion.

It was hard for the Buddhist soil to have a few more Mahas, and a few Eyed Lianmin positions were divided. Those who became Mahas brought their own teams, tossing and turning for ten or twenty years to bestow the positions; where were there positions left for others? And people like him, who obtained great fortune in the North-South conflict, made the Buddhist soil expand, and naturally obtained a position. His background was good, his methods were good, and he was different from the crowd. From beginning to end, he was the number one confidant of Maha Zhelu, which is why he was placed here!

From the moment he saw Senior Tinglan, he knew that this woman was dragging things out by fighting one against many, and the Sun lineage must have advanced north.

He, Xu Wang, had just heard from the Buddhist soil that the current matter is not a matter of the Kongwu Dao, nor a matter of Buddhist cultivators. That nominal Zhao Emperor personally came out from the deep palace, invited the State Preceptor, and discussed the matter of Jiangbei.

The Zhao Emperor is nothing but a puppet. Since the matter of offering the golden nature passed, he has no value to speak of. His only value is this identity as the co-lord of the Northern Zhao Kingdom, like a seal. If the Seven Aspects want to do something together, they take it out and stamp it, indicating one or two.

If the Seven Aspects do not have a consensus, who can invite him to the imperial court? The Zhao court is shaken, and the Zhao State Preceptor has already achieved the Great True Person; I don't know if he will personally head south! "Senior Kuiqi has courage... so what..."

For Senior Kuiqi, Xu Wang can be called admiring. The Sun lineage has many trump cards, the North is leaderless, and he is decisive enough. At least until now, there is still no news of reinforcements from Mount Xiaoshi Mountain, which is furthest from the North! It is hard to say what the outcome will be, but Xu Wang's heart is already burning.

"One North-South conflict paved the way for the Eyed Lianmin, and if there is another great merit of expanding the Buddhist soil... the Maha is in sight!"

Characters appearing in this chapter

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Li Li Ximing 【Early Zifu early-stage】 【Early Zifu Alchemist】

True Person Luo 【Early Zifu early-stage】

Helian Helian Wujiang 【Early Zifu mid-stage】

Ting○lan 【Early Zifu early-stage】

Xu○wang 【Eyed Lianmin】

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