Chapter 431: Indestructible Golden Body

Blades hacked at frost-light, swords met fierce Qi—

The sound of metal clashing was deafening, as if an old dragon at the bottom of a ravine were forging iron; the booming sound shook the water of the abyss and pierced straight into the blue firmament, one sound after another merging into a single sheet, making one's eardrums swell!

When Elders like Xue Jing and Jin Zongchun hurried to this place, they only saw two streaks of blazing light locked in fierce combat, their escape speed extremely rapid.

One of them was a sword light as red as blood, cruel and sharp, incomparably tyrannical!

The other resembled a giant roc spreading its wings, with long golden feathers, fierce eyes, and a hard beak; with a single flap of its wings, it would instantly shift hundreds of zhang away, fighting the sword light in an inextricable struggle.

In the blink of an eye, the two streaks of blazing light had collided no fewer than a hundred times in the sky.

Whatever stood in their path, whether it was a vortex of clouds or a giant rock of solid stone, was torn to pieces in an instant, unable to block them in the slightest!

"The True Inheritor has actually used even this method? It seems this time he is truly going to risk his life..."

Duan Gui and Jin Zongchun, along with a group of True Martial cultivators, casually chose a barren mountain, landed on the peak, and stood in a distant standoff with Xue Jing and the others.

At this moment, the two of them exchanged a glance, both seeing a trace of shock in each other's eyes.

The speed of sword-escape, naturally, need not be mentioned; it has a resounding reputation throughout the Zhongtian Universe and is worthy of being called one of the most superior types of escape techniques.

It can be said that the reason sword cultivators who have not reached the "Operation" realm are still deeply feared by the world is largely due to sword-escape.

After all, moving like a ghost, being able to shift one's form at will, entering the void and vanishing into nothingness—this already occupies the upper hand innately. Added to the ability to both fight and flee, it makes one even more of a headache.

And the deeper a cultivator's sword dao realm, the faster and more agile their sword-escape becomes.

Duan Gui and Jin Zongchun are both elders from major sects and have their own discernment; of course, it is not hard for them to see that Chen Hang has likely already ascended to the Sixth Realm, stepping into the peak of "Action Technique."

In the past, when Chen Hang fought Cui Jing, Cui Jing had to expend a great deal of effort just to cope with this sword-escape.

Although Cui Jing had cultivated the True Wushan's escape technique "Covering Return Longitudinal," this divine ability was ultimately inferior to True Wushan's world-suppressing ultimate art, "Inch-Close Golden Light." While it was sufficient to meet a Fifth Realm sword-escape, if facing the Sixth Realm, it was still beyond his strength.

However, Cui Jing's escape speed now did not lose to Chen Hang's in the slightest; the two sides were fighting back and forth. Looking again at that Golden-Winged Great Roc divine form,

Duan Gui thought about it and guessed that Cui Jing must have used that Golden Roc spirit soul, feeling secretly alarmed.

"No matter, the True Inheritor once obtained the Dragon God's essence blood to cleanse his marrow and wash his hair; his physique is hard to damage. Although this Golden Roc spirit soul is fierce and stubborn, it is only being used for a short time to fight, so it won't cause any harm."

Jin Zongchun saw the worry in Duan Gui's heart, shook his head, quite disapproving, and then added:

"What I am worried about is something else."

"Oh?"

Duan Gui let out an 'eh'.

He followed Jin Zongchun's gaze and saw that Xue Jing and the others opposite were also looking over from afar.

Both sides were wary of each other and were secretly on guard.

"When we first arrived at the Xiping territory, I was hit by a streak of Luo Li fierce smoke from that old thief in the Cloud Mercy Cave, nearly ruining my golden body. Those people of the Immortal Dao are accustomed to using methods of shooting cold arrows to hurt others.

In the past, that Chen Hang could fight the True Inheritor to a draw only because he bullied the True Inheritor for not having studied escape techniques deeply enough. Now that he has used that Golden Roc spirit soul, this gap has been leveled."

Fierce light surged in Jin Zongchun's eyes, and killing intent arose:

"Do not forget, the True Inheritor still has a great divine ability that has not yet been used; that is the trump card method sufficient to settle the outcome with one blow!

Chen Hang is definitely not the True Inheritor's match today; I only worry that when they are at their wit's end, they will break the rules of the duel!"

Duan Gui shook his head slightly, clearly not agreeing with Jin Zongchun's statement.

However, the matter was of great importance, so he also secretly raised his guard and gave orders for the group of martial cultivators to be more vigilant.

"What is that old thief muttering about over there? One look and you know he's no good bird!"

In another place, Cai Qing's eyes rolled, and he hurriedly said to Xue Jing and Yang Kezhen beside him:

"Two True Persons, you must be careful. I see that fellow will definitely use some underhanded tricks when the time comes; we must not fail to guard against it!"

Yang Kezhen's old brows moved, he reached out to stroke his beard, and said:

"If that generation dares to mess around, we must give him a good look! I wonder if Cave Master Cai still has any of that Luo Li fierce smoke left from when you defeated Jin Zongchun in the past? This old man is willing to trade a high-quality spirit vein for it.

This item is the most effective at restraining blood Qi. With it, those two martial golden bodies of True Wushan will surely have concerns and won't be able to let go with all their might."

As soon as these words were spoken, Xue Jing and Wang Yun looked over one after another, their faces carrying a trace of curiosity.

Cai Qing laughed upon hearing this, patted his chest heroically, and said generously: "We are all working for the True Inheritor, why talk about money and goods? That would be distant! As for that Luo Li fierce smoke, although this generation has already taken precautions and it is not easy to succeed, this mountain man has his own clever plan, heh!"

Just as Cai Qing's voice fell, Jin Zongchun in the distance seemed to sense it and looked over coldly.

Swept by those fierce eyes, Cai Qing felt as if he were being stared at by a giant beast; the hairs on his back stood up, and the sharp spirit in his chest was dampened for no reason.

"You fellow are still proud? Don't you know this old Daoist has already buried a secret hand beside you? When the time comes, I'll give you another ruthless one; let's see if you're honest then!"

Cai Qing hid himself behind Yang Kezhen and rubbed his hands secretly.

At this moment, Chen Hang and Cui Jing were already fighting fiercely.

Both sides brought out many methods, unleashing various divine abilities, wantonly stirring the heavens and earth, colliding with wind and clouds.

Only to see the Golden-Winged Great Roc transformed by Cui Jing lift its wings, whipping up a gale on flat ground, knocking the red water that came shooting to kill into disarray. Then, with a mouth open, it spat out a gray, misty fog, fiercely swirling forward.

This fog seemed to be transformed by the giant waves of the vast sea; although it looked light, it knocked Chen Hang's Five Qi Qian Kun Ring above his head askew.

Cui Jing also stopped his shifting posture, took the opportunity to strike, sweeping his pair of giant wings horizontally. At the same time, light rippled behind his back, and a long blade, a white pagoda, and an iron pellet rose one after another. With a single sound, they struck down heavily!

Amidst the sound of rain hitting banana leaves, the Five Qi Qian Kun Ring was finally knocked flying horizontally, countless brilliant flowing clouds shattered, leaving the space in front of Cui Jing suddenly empty.

And before he could attack again with Golden Roc divine power, Chen Hang also seized this opportunity, slapped his palm to shoot out the Moon Wheel Mirror to fix Cui Jing's figure, and then thirty-six sword Qi pierced out from under the cloud light, suddenly splitting the cold air and slashing fiercely at Cui Jing!

With the sharpness of the sword light, even the innate divine monster body that Cui Jing had transformed into was torn and flesh-ripped, with wounds visible to the bone!

Suddenly suffering such injury, Cui Jing forcibly steadied his spirit; the three precious weapons, including the long blade, did not diminish in power, but moved even faster.

At a hair's breadth, the Xuan Yu Wan Shu Dharma Robe on Chen Hang's body erupted with clusters of bright light, forcing the long blade and white pagoda away in one breath.

Only that iron pellet found a gap, flew into the inner circle, and smashed onto Chen Hang's chest like lightning, throwing his Qi mechanism into chaos.

"His physical cultivation is not bad... what kind of divine ability has he cultivated?"

Cui Jing keenly caught this scene, and confusion arose in his mind.

With the discernment of a True Inheritor of a major sect, Cui Jing naturally knew that in Immortal Dao cultivation, if one wants to achieve a High-Grade Golden Core, one must collect all thirteen great medicines for pill formation, and the Divine Talisman Fire is one of the thirteen great medicines.

This medicine can only be condensed by those with strong physical cultivation, and at its peak, it can reach nine feet nine inches.

This also means that anyone who achieves a High-Grade Golden Core is not weak in body; everyone is full of blood Qi and robust in essence!

But that iron pellet just now was clearly powerful and heavy; even if Chen Ya, Du Zhan, and others who are in the martial dao received this blow, they would have suffered a loss.

Could the physical body of a First-Grade Golden Core be superior to the elites of the Gang Sha Martial Dao?

Cui Jing had a vague premonition of something bad in his heart, but at this moment, there was no time to think more. Chen Hang used the Moon Wheel Mirror to hold off the iron pellet and raised his hand to shoot a streak of sword light, forcing Cui Jing to leap away to dodge.

And having seized the initiative, Chen Hang naturally would not let it go in vain.

The thirty-six sword Qi attacked fiercely without stopping, creating dazzling light rainbows under the dome. At the same time, holding thunder in his palm, after calculating the position where Cui Jing would move next using divination methods,

He shook his sleeve fiercely, and a streak of thunder swept across the heavens and earth, actually piercing through layers of phantom images, colliding exactly with Cui Jing, who could not dodge in time!

With a boom, the Golden Roc body transformed by Cui Jing shook wildly, half of its wings were beaten to a pulp, and it fell powerlessly from the sky.

And before it hit the ground, the sword light circling around seized the opportunity, slashing one after another, slicing the hundred-zhang Golden Roc into broken bones and flesh in mid-air, almost becoming blood mud!

Seeing this scene, several exclamations sounded from below.

Most of the martial cultivators had faces full of horror, gasping for air one after another.

And people of the Immortal Dao like Cai Zhang and Yao Chu were overjoyed, all showing smiles on their faces.

"A bunch of stupid things, the True Inheritor once broke through twenty-four Golden Lock Passes, a figure who tied the record of the Daoist Child! If he were defeated like this, how could he be worthy of the sect's reputation?"

Amidst a chorus of exclamations, the two Golden Body Elders, Duan Gui and Jin Zongchun, remained unmoved.

The latter even sneered, his face showing disdain.

No sooner had his voice fallen than a thunderous shout erupted, like a meteor exploding, causing the winds and clouds to shift and the spiritual energy to churn violently!

One could see the Jin Peng's body expand and contract, from which Cui Ju's true form suddenly manifested.

At this moment, he held a saber in his left arm and supported a pagoda with his right palm, while a pitch-black iron pellet hung behind his head. A Jin Peng mark on his left cheek glowed brilliantly, instantly crawling across his chest and back before quickly fading from sight.

Although Cui Ju had shed the Jin Peng's body and was now facing the situation in his true form, his movements were not a whit inferior to before, keeping pace with the sword escape.

Chen Hang raised an eyebrow slightly, a few thoughts turning in his mind. Finally, he smiled faintly, reached out a finger, and withdrew half of his sword light to protect himself, beginning to entangle with Cui Ju.

Seeing Chen Hang respond in this manner, a trace of gloom could not help but appear between Cui Ju's brows.

Divine abilities, magic treasures, escape speed, elixir power...

No matter which aspect it was, he could find almost no shortcomings in the person opposite him.

He was accustomed to using his own strengths to attack the other's weaknesses, but against Chen Hang, it was difficult to achieve success.

Instead, because his "Returning Cover Flight" was inferior to the Sixth Realm sword escape, Cui Ju was tightly gripped by Chen Hang at this point, unwilling to let go.

Only after finally bringing out the Jin Peng spirit soul was he able to reverse the downward trend and barely manage a draw.

"Although the Jin Peng body is good, I am human after all. Using the innate divine abilities of this innate spirit monster is not yet entirely pure, and many martial arts and divine abilities cannot be fully unleashed in the Jin Peng body..."

Cui Ju swung his saber to clear a path, forcefully cleaving apart the giant handprint that had grabbed at him.

Amidst the rolling five-colored mist filling the air, his eyes flashed, and he began to ponder in his mind.

This Jin Peng spirit soul was something his junior grand-uncle had been ordered to personally capture and suppress—a Golden-Winged Great Peng with superior bloodline even among innate spirit monsters—and then, with various spiritual treasures and great medicines as supplements in a copper furnace, it had been scorched for hundreds of years before success was finally achieved.

Unleashing this spirit soul to allow Cui Ju to transform into a Golden-Winged Great Peng and use the various great arts of this innate spirit monster was merely a minor path.

The true utility of this spirit soul was as firewood, adding a boost for Cui Ju to cultivate the "Indestructible Golden Body" of True Wushan!

The "Indestructible Golden Body" was a world-suppressing divine ability of True Wushan, deserving of its name.

Like the Taiyi Divine Thunder of the Yuchen Sect, the Ugly Uncle Eating Life Art of the Innate Demon Sect, and the Six Ding Casting Method of the Fire Mansion, it enjoyed immense fame throughout the Great Thousand Universe!

When the Dao Court was still the master of the Clear-Turbid Universe, the Grand Historian Mei Gongxing was ordered to collect from the ten thousand heavens and compile the "Earth Palace Golden Chapter." Naturally, this "Indestructible Golden Body" of True Wushan was also requisitioned and fell into the hands of the Dao Court's heavenly officials.

After evaluation and comparison, even among the thirty-four thousand methods of achieving sainthood through the flesh, the "Indestructible Golden Body" was ranked as a dignified High-Mid Grade!

And this was only because if one wished to cultivate this method to Great Completion, one needed to slaughter hundreds of types of innate spirit monsters and take their essence blood and spirit souls, a cost so vast it truly made people gasp, which was why Mei Gongxing and the others had lowered its rank by one, placing it only in the High-Mid Grade.

To this day, Cui Ju had already used the spirit souls of more than a dozen spirit monsters such as the Huoluo, Tuluo, Chenghuang, and Dangkang, barely managing to wield a fraction of the prestige of the Indestructible Golden Body.

This Jin Peng spirit soul was extraordinary, and he had originally intended to wait until he achieved the Martial Dao Golden Body before considering it.

Now, forcing himself to drive it, he was already somewhat unable to keep up with his heart's desires.

Not to mention that to facilitate the unleashing of martial arts divine abilities, Cui Ju had simply abandoned the Jin Peng shell and was directly using his physical spirit platform to drive the spirit soul.

Although this allowed Cui Ju to gain the extreme speed of the Heavenly Peng, fear no sword escape, and control various divine abilities with ease using his martial human body, his combat power was indeed more than a notch stronger!

But the backlash that followed was also extremely violent.

It was as if a giant spreading-winged Peng was truly being suppressed within his body; his internal organs, tendons, and bones were faintly surfacing a layer of golden radiance, his skin was itching in waves as if hard scales and feathers were about to grow, and his blood and Qi were churning endlessly...

"Half an hour, I cannot delay any longer... Within this half hour, I will settle the matter with one hammer blow!"

Cui Ju saw through Chen Hang's intention to delay, his eyes turning fierce, his blood and Qi erupting without reservation, and he shouted coldly in his heart.

He clenched his five fingers into a fist seal, and a ball of fierce light flew out, boundless in size and brilliant in color!

In this instant, the cultivators watching the battle felt only a sea of crimson gold before their eyes; even the bright heavenly light was blasted away, and their eyes stung so much they almost shed tears!

One of the Nine True Martial Seals—Candle Yang!

The fist seal arrived across the sky like a great sun rising, shattering the incoming five-colored giant hand, and then another fist seal followed in an instant, giving no one the slightest chance to catch their breath.

After fighting for dozens of rounds, breaking through Chen Hang's various defensive means, and bullying his way to within a mile of him, Cui Ju finally stomped his feet heavily, completely letting go of his heart and mind, and let out a long howl!

Following this long howl, the sky suddenly changed color.

Suddenly, a massive figure resembling a giant god stood tall in the sky, reached out a hand, and struck fiercely forward!

That figure was over sixty zhang tall, as if cast from red gold, its entire body glowing with brilliant light, illuminating all directions.

Behind the giant shadow, the phantom images of more than a dozen innate spirit monsters like the Huoluo and Chenghuang emerged, each roaring at the sky, filled with fierce Qi.

This was like a Saintly True One on patrol, with heavenly might descending and a hundred spirits assisting!

"Indestructible Golden Body..."

A brilliant light flared in Jin Zongchun's eyes, and the corners of his mouth lifted high.

After transforming into the Indestructible Golden Body, Cui Ju's strength was now so terrifying that the gale raised by his swinging arms whistled like a tide, instantly pushing away circles of air waves.

The red water collapsed, and the sword light shattered.

Even the Five Qi Qiankun Ring only resisted for a few breaths before being blasted away by a punch, deeply embedding itself into the belly of a mountain several miles away, emitting sounds of angry ringing.

"Good! Good!"

Jin Zongchun was excited at the sight.

He was just about to laugh out loud, but the joy on his face had only just surfaced when it suddenly froze.

The shouting in the arena also came to an abrupt halt.

The martial cultivators were stunned, most of their faces stiffening, as if they had seen something unbelievable.

"What is this?"

Cai Qing tugged at his long beard under his chin, stunned. Even though he was on the Yuchen side, he could not help but be horrified, his heart unable to stop pounding.

At this moment, Cui Ju's incomparably powerful punch failed to land solidly.

Above the extreme sky, a similarly massive hand seemed to reach out from thin air, blocking it alive and leaving it unable to move.

"You thought only you cultivated the method of achieving sainthood through the flesh?"

Chen Hang's voice rang out leisurely. Although peaceful, it carried an unparalleled might that descended from above, shaking the mountain peaks!