Chapter 816

Before that.

Li Xuantian, Tian Ji Zi, and another Great Vehicle Stage cultivator from the Merchant Guild stood in the high sky, hearing the conversation between Yan Buji and Yun Qing.

"What do you mean?"

"Yun Qing isn't Yun Hua's daughter, but Yan Buji's daughter?!"

"They are...."

"No, the situation has changed! If Yan Buji had long known Yun Qing was his daughter, then his relationship with the Sacred Heart Alliance....."

The cultivators of the Sacred Heart Alliance on the other side also suddenly realized this.

Yan Buji's revelation that he and Yun Qing were truly father and daughter was truly unexpected; even Xiong Ba Tian and Wu Xu Zi, lurking in the dark, showed shocked expressions.

"How could Yan Buji hide this so deeply?"

"What is he planning? He wouldn't be thinking of monopolizing the Primordial Seed, would he?" Xiong Fei Yu's pupils constricted.

"No." Wu Xu Zi shook his head: "This might be a scheme of the Great Sinful Sect; they may have long known this, deliberately letting Yan Buji and Yun Qing recognize each other to seize the Primordial Seed!"

"What?!" Xiong Fei Yu frowned: "What does it mean that Yan Buji leaked the news to us?"

Wu Xu Zi narrowed his eyes: "Perhaps Yan Buji has his own ideas; he doesn't want to be a tool for controlling Yun Qing, and maybe he wants Yun Qing to completely free herself from everyone's control...."

Xiong Fei Yu couldn't help but laugh: "Just because he's merely a Nascent Soul Stage cultivator?"

Those hiding in the dark could wait no longer; a large group of cultivators led by the Sacred Heart Alliance suddenly appeared, surrounding Yan Buji and Yun Qing!

Yan Buji widened his eyes, standing before Yun Qing: "You....

"Yan Buji! You've deceived us terribly! You said you'd help us kill Yun Qing, but she turns out to be your daughter? Are you treating us like idiots?!" Li Feng's voice came from the crowd, Yan Buji's expression wavered:

"I.... she is my daughter, I won't let you harm her!"

Yun Qing stared blankly at Yan Buji, her feelings quite complex.

Yan Buji resolutely stood before Yun Qing, not retreating even against cultivators countless times stronger than him.

Until an invisible pressure surged, like a mountain's weight suddenly pressing on Yan Buji, making him groan and involuntarily kneel, spitting blood!

"Pfft!!!"

"Are... you okay?" Yun Qing rushed to Yan Buji's side, trying to pull him up, but no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't lift him from the ground.

At that moment, a figure stepped forward, standing before the two.

"Yun Qing, be sensible and come with me, otherwise I don't mind making you lose your father again!"

"Don't listen to him!"

"Shut up!" that person kicked Yan Buji in the head, sending him flying hundreds of meters!

"Ah!!!"

"You lot!" Yun Qing trembled all over, her aura becoming increasingly unstable.

That person frowned, about to act, when suddenly he felt several powerful auras approaching!

Blood Slaughter, you've overstepped." Li Xuantian said coldly, "Yun Qing is a member of my Merchant Guild."

The two sides faced off, the atmosphere tense and ready to explode.

Yun Qing, protected in the middle, fell into memory confusion, her head splitting with pain. The Primordial Seed within her, due to intense emotional fluctuations, became extremely unstable, cyan and red light flowing across her surface, ready to erupt at any moment.

"Attack!" the Blood Slaughter Saint Lord commanded, seven blood shadows lunged simultaneously.

The great battle erupted!

Li Xuantian stood with his hands behind his back in the clouds, his dark gold robe rustling, a faint golden Dao aura swirling around him, as if resonating with heaven and earth. His eyes were deep as the starry sky; wherever his gaze fell, space slightly twisted, as if unable to bear the weight of his look.

Opposite him, the Blood Slaughter Saint Lord stepped on blood clouds, his crimson robe writhing like a living thing, a thick bloody aura surrounding him. His pupils were an eerie red, the corners of his mouth curled in a cruel smile, as if he had just walked out of a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood.

Even before they truly made a move, heaven and earth trembled.

However, Great Vehicle Stage cultivators' battles cannot be completely without restraint, so both restrained their power and fought in a place far from the ground, near the celestial layer.

The Blood Slaughter Saint Lord struck first, raising his hand to grasp; suddenly a blood-colored giant claw that blotted out the sky condensed in the void, its tip entwined with the wails of countless wronged souls, viciously grabbing down at Li Xuantian!

"Blood Devil Rending Heaven Palm!"

Li Xuantian's expression unchanged, he merely pointed lightly.

In an instant, a brilliant golden light burst from his fingertip, initially as fine as a silk thread, but in a flash transformed into a ten-thousand-zhang golden rainbow, like a heavenly sword slicing across the sky, fiercely slashing at the blood-colored claw!

"Boom!!!"

The golden light and blood claw collided, a terrifying shockwave sweeping thousands of miles; mountains below collapsed, rivers flowed backward, countless cultivators were shaken by the aftermath into vomiting blood and retreating, even distant clouds were torn apart!

The Blood Slaughter Saint Lord gave a feral grin, his form instantly turning into a blood shadow, flashing across the void to appear behind Li Xuantian, fingers curled into claws, aiming for his heart!

Li Xuantian, however, seemed to have anticipated this; his body remained still, while behind him a golden Dao diagram appeared, stars flowing within, evolving endless mysteries.

"Zhou Tian Star Chart·Command!"

"Clang!!!"

The blood claw struck the diagram, actually producing a sound of metal on metal; the Blood Slaughter Saint Lord's pupils constricted as he violently retreated, yet Li Xuantian had already turned, sweeping his sleeve to drop a golden river from the void!

The golden river poured down like the Nine Heavens Milky Way, each drop of 'river water' a thread of extremely condensed spiritual power, enough to crush mountains! The Blood Slaughter Saint Lord roared angrily, his blood light surging, transforming into a thousand-zhang blood demon apparition, hard-resisting the river's suppression!

"Rumble boom boom!!!"

The earth split open, the blood demon apparition was forcibly pressed into the ground, the meridians within a thousand-mile radius utterly destroyed, countless living beings reduced to ashes in this strike!

The Blood Slaughter Saint Lord shot up from the ruins, killing intent boiling in his eyes. He formed seals with both hands and uttered an ancient incantation:

"Boundless Blood Sea·Myriad Souls Devouring Heaven!"

In an instant, the whole heaven and earth turned into a bloody ocean; countless ferocious ghostly shadows crawled out of the blood sea, howling as they lunged at Li Xuantian. These ghosts were the Blood Slaughter Saint Lord's refined powerful souls, each once a mighty cultivator, now empowered by the blood sea, their ferocity towering!

Li Xuantian's brows slightly furrowed, finally getting serious. He clasped his hands, golden light surged around him, and a majestic Dharma apparition appeared behind him!

The apparition stood ten thousand zhang tall, wearing a star crown, clad in dark gold Dao robes, holding an illusory Dao sword, its blade inscribed with endless Dao patterns; merely the leakage of its aura twisted the void!

"Profound Heaven Slaying Dao Sword·Break!"

One sword fell, and heaven and earth lost color!

"Pfft!!!"

The blood-colored sea was cleaved by a sword, countless ghostly wails vanished, the Blood Slaughter Holy Lord grunted, a trace of fresh blood seeped from the corner of his mouth, yet he did not anger but laughed, and the madness in his eyes intensified!

"Li Xuantian, you think it's over?!"

He suddenly bit his tongue tip, spitting out a mouthful of essence blood; the blood mist in the air transformed into an ancient rune!

"Blood Sacrifice·Asura Descent!"

"Boom!!!"

The void split open, a ten-thousand-zhang Asura phantom stepped forth, three heads and six arms, wielding a blood blade, bone whip, and soul banner; its aura was terrifying, actually faintly surpassing the Great Vehicle Stage!