Seeking Immortality in a Bizarre World-Chapter 500 - 495: Nine Days of Burning Sky, Ancestor’s Will_1
Thousands of Spiritual Treasures and dozens of Sky-reaching Spirit Treasures converged into a Taotie Behemoth comparable to a Mahayana Stage Cultivator, possessing a unique talent for devouring.
The Taotie Behemoth faced numerous Xuantiandao Sect disciples, yet it was hardly outmatched. Before it, warships appeared as insignificant as mosquitoes.
Alone, the Taotie Behemoth charged forward, its massive figure like a mountain, plowing through everything in its path.
Wherever it went, ships were destroyed and lives lost; anything that stood in its path was ground to dust.
It forged ahead, charging straight toward the Xuantiandao Sect’s battle formation and temporary base.
The Xuantiandao Sect’s warships fled desperately, while the scattered cultivators were like homeless dogs.
The Taotie Behemoth opened its mouth. With a powerful suction, the warships and cultivators who had barely escaped were not spared; all were swallowed into its belly.
"Is this the Lingbao Sect’s trump card?"
A multitude of Spiritual Treasures coalesced into a ferocious beast comparable to the Mahayana level, granting the Lingbao Sect combat strength equivalent to the Mahayana Realm.
"Relying on a beast formed merely by a formation, do you really think it can withstand the Xuantiandao Sect?"
Ancestor Qingyuan and Patriarch Qingxuan were the Xuantiandao Sect’s two Mahayana Stage Cultivators. Ancestor Qingyuan was much younger and a recently advanced Mahayana Cultivator.
The two looked down on the Lingbao Sect and held nothing back in their assault.
A tangible, fierce wind formed between heaven and earth. Each gust, tinged with green, was the Soul-Dissolving Bone-Eroding Wind, which withered flesh and soul wherever it passed.
The Divine Technique, Soul-Dissolving Bone-Eroding Wind, transformed into a thousand-zhang-long dragon, swooping toward the Taotie Behemoth.
Patriarch Qingxuan raised his hand, and the earth trembled. Black divine vines, each covered in thorns, erupted from the ground, coiling towards the Taotie Behemoth.
Divine Technique Soul-Ensnaring Black Vines!
The black vines possessed an immense restraining force. Once ensnared, one’s Spiritual Power would be limited, and their abilities suppressed.
The Soul-Dissolving Bone-Eroding Wind reached the Taotie Behemoth first but did not scatter its body and soul as expected.
Black lines emerged on the Taotie Behemoth’s body as the divine wind dissipated. It seemed to grow stronger, its form more solidified.
The black vines from the earth’s depths could not restrain the Taotie Behemoth. As its massive body moved, the vines shattered, unable to hinder its movements.
The poison on the vines, meant to suppress Spiritual Power and abilities, was also useless against the Taotie Behemoth.
The Taotie Behemoth rampaged onward, reducing dozens of warships that failed to evade it to wreckage and ruin.
"Kill it!"
Spiritual Energy in the heavens and earth fluctuated violently. The Spiritual Energy within a thousand li was rapidly drained, transforming into a torrent of thousands of Divine Skills and secret techniques that bombarded the Taotie Behemoth.
The Taotie Behemoth advanced slowly, remaining unmoved as myriad Spells rained down upon it.
Not only that, its aura... became even more powerful.
Too strong!
The faces of everyone in the Xuantiandao Sect turned exceedingly grim. They were most adept at Magical Arts, yet they now faced a ferocious beast that naturally devoured Divine Skills, making it difficult to counter.
Even their all-out efforts could not suppress this beast.
The Taotie Behemoth was a measure the Lingbao Sect had specifically designed to counter the Xuantiandao Sect.
The Lingbao Sect’s methods did not stop there. As the Taotie Behemoth rampaged invincibly across the battlefield, new war machines continually emerged.
Thirty thousand-zhang-tall Humanoid Puppets appeared, each wielding large Ancient Treasures.
The weakest possessed Cultivation Levels at the Lianxu Stage, while the five most formidable exuded the oppressive might of the Body Integration Realm.
Two vast warships materialized, nearly a hundred times larger than those of the Xuantiandao Sect.
Atop these warships were numerous mechanical treasures, operated by a hundred cultivators.
The main cannon, powered by Top-quality Spirit Stones and Seventh-Order Power Source Crystals, could unleash an attack no less devastating than a strike from a Body Integration Realm cultivator.
If Top-quality Spirit Stones were used as the energy source, a single shot would deplete dozens of them, equivalent to tens of millions of Spirit Stones.
On these War Juggernauts, other weapons such as the Demon-Hunting Crossbow, Sun-Piercing Arrow, and Fire God Shuttle were also present. Each of their full-power attacks was nearly as formidable as the main cannon.
The Lingbao Sect was willing to spend lavishly, exhibiting combat power that surpassed several Body Integration Realm cultivators.
These were also the Lingbao Sect’s ultimate weapons, allowing them to dominate high-end battlefields, unmatched.
With war upon them, the Lingbao Sect no longer held back, deploying all their hidden treasures and methods.
The previously unseen Gluttonous Beast Treasure Formation and the War Juggernauts both displayed remarkable performance on the battlefield.
The Xuantiandao Sect, typically dominant and the initiator of this war, found themselves retreating step by step.
The Combat Humanoid Puppets and War Juggernauts were one thing; the Xuantiandao Sect could spare the effort to deal with them without much difficulty.
Only the Taotie Behemoth proved too challenging. Spells and Divine Skills, rather than harming it, only augmented its strength.
This monster was like a piece of sticky candy; as long as it wasn’t annihilated in a single blow, its combat power would only grow stronger.
If the fight dragged on, the Xuantiandao Sect would have no chance of victory.
"Golden Crow’s Flame! Nine Suns Scorch the Heavens!"
Patriarch Qingxuan produced a drop of crystal-red blood—the True Spirit Golden Crow Blood. This was one of the Xuantiandao Sect’s foundational treasures, now regrettably dwindling.
Once the Great Divine Power, Nine Suns Scorch the Heavens, was cast, it drew upon the True Spirit Golden Crow Blood. This manifested the shadows of nine suns, scorching the sky and boiling the seas.
"Assist the Patriarch with all your might! Net of Law!"
Thousands of disciples aboard the warships formed visible lines of Spiritual Power from their bodies, the ends connecting to Patriarch Qingxuan.
Countless lines of Spiritual Power wove a dense Spirit Net, with Spiritual Power flowing continuously to enhance the Golden Crow’s Flame’s power.
A golden-red flame took shape in Patriarch Qingxuan’s palm. It resembled a rising sun, emitting a radiance too intense to gaze upon directly.
The golden-red flame detached from Patriarch Qingxuan’s hand and ascended toward the sky. As it flew, it grew and transformed into a colossal, ten-thousand-zhang solar wheel.
The aura emanating from this great sun was terrifying, making it impossible to look at directly.
This was just the beginning. As the sun soared into the sky, it gradually split into nine ’suns.’ The light from these nine golden great suns dominated the heavens and the earth.
Under the light of the Golden Crow, everything else paled in comparison.
Nine golden suns illuminated the heavens and earth. Wherever their light touched, the Void itself twisted, and the land was scorched.
Even with a Formation to shield them, the Lingbao Sect Cultivators could still feel the astonishing heat.
The disadvantaged Xuantiandao Sect cultivators instantly became excited, shouting, "Victory to the Xuantiandao Sect!"
"I’ll lend you a hand, Brother!"
Ancestor Qingyuan waited until the might of Nine Suns Scorch the Heavens had fully formed before making his move.
"Shining Heaven Divine Wind!"
Another Great Divine Power was unleashed. It transformed into the wind of heaven and earth, whipping up endless flames and forming an azure-flame divine dragon.
The wind fueled the fire’s momentum, and the fire merged with the wind, increasing both their powers manifold.
The nine suns descended, following the Shining Heaven Divine Wind, transforming into a colossal wind-flame dragon that surged powerfully towards the Lingbao Sect.
If this combination of two enhanced Great Divine Powers were to fall upon the Lingbao Sect, the consequences would be unthinkable.
Could the Lingbao Sect’s Sect Protection Array withstand it?
"ROAR!"
The Taotie Behemoth beat its chest, conjuring a devouring wind. Facing the incoming azure-flame divine dragon, it opened its mouth to consume it.
The wind-flame divine dragon, rushing towards the Lingbao Sect, was forcibly diverted by this devouring wind, heading straight into the Taotie Behemoth’s mouth.
Its body glowed with golden-red light, and layers of dark black patterns emerged on its skin, thousands of lights flickering erratically.
"CRACK!"
A crack appeared. The Taotie Behemoth’s body then burst apart with a thunderous explosion. The shadow of the giant flame dragon dimmed by a third.
It shattered...
The Taotie Behemoth had failed to withstand the combined strike of the Xuantiandao Sect’s forces, an outcome many had anticipated.
The wind-flame divine dragon, carrying the nine dimmed suns, crashed into the Lingbao Sect’s great Formation.
The Lingbao Sect’s Sect Protection Array manifested as a towering pagoda, nine hundred and ninety-nine levels high, its shadow seeming to pierce the heavens.
Within the pagoda shone the light of countless treasures. Every single one was a Spiritual Treasure, their numbers even greater than those that had formed the Taotie Behemoth.
On each Spiritual Treasure, the illusory shadow of a cultivator flickered.
These were the legacy treasures of deceased Lingbao Sect cultivators.
Bestowed Spiritual Treasures still belonged to the Lingbao Sect. Once a disciple perished, their Dao cut short, these treasures would be reclaimed by the Sect.
The Lingbao Sect would not re-bestow Spiritual Treasures that had previously acknowledged a master. The reason for this was unknown.
Not until this moment did Jia Ren finally understand the Sect’s intent.
They were dead, but within the Spiritual Nature of the treasures lingered their will.
Though the cultivators were dead, they continued to protect the Lingbao Sect in this manner.
Thousands upon thousands of deceased Lingbao Sect cultivators had forged an impregnable Spirit Treasure Formation.
The Formation’s lights flickered. The wind dragon carrying the nine suns collided with the Sect Protection Array repeatedly, yet there was no sign of it breaching, until the dragon’s strength was exhausted.
A catastrophe was thus averted.
"Is this the true foundation of the Lingbao Sect? So many Spiritual Treasures!"
Thirty percent of the Mysterious Realm’s Spiritual Treasures belong to the Lingbao Sect?
This was definitely an underestimation of the Lingbao Sect’s strength. They could absolutely possess fifty percent of the Mysterious Realm’s Spiritual Treasures.
If the Xuantiandao Sect swallowed the Lingbao Sect, it would be difficult for them not to rise to prominence.
With the Taotie Behemoth, that tough bone to crack, gone, the rest would be much easier to handle.
With the Gluttonous Beast Treasure Formation destroyed, breaking through this ’Turtle Shell’ would mean victory for the Xuantiandao Sect.
The first to be blasted apart were the towering war puppets, followed by the War Juggernauts.
The Xuantiandao Sect showed particular mercy towards the War Juggernauts; once they lost their ability to move, they ceased their attacks on them.
Xuantiandao Sect cultivators charged to the front of the Lingbao Sect’s Formation. Their warships fired first, unleashing a continuous shower of fine beams of Spiritual Power.
"Fire attack!"
Xuantiandao Sect cultivators collectively unleashed fire-element Spells and Divine Skills, which transformed into a crimson torrent that descended in waves.
"Fire Spirit Venerable!"
A colossal giant, several thousand zhang tall, appeared. The swirling flames were absorbed by it before they could even fall, bolstering its might.
Sect warfare differs from individual duels. In a war between top Sects, unless one possesses the combat power of the Body Integration Realm or Mahayana Realm, they are mere cannon fodder.
The role of ordinary cultivators is to augment the power of Divine Skills and treasure Formations.
Both the Xuantiandao Sect and the Lingbao Sect used combinations of treasure Formations and Magical Arts, striving to maximize the power of specific Spells and Formations.
In battles of this level, only Mahayana Stage cultivators can influence the direction of the war.
The Lingbao Sect’s weakness was glaringly apparent: they had no Mahayana Stage cultivators.
Under such a relentless barrage, how long could the Lingbao Sect’s Formation hold?
From amidst the ashes of the Taotie Behemoth, several Lesser Taoties, each about a zhang tall, leaped out and attacked the Xuantiandao Sect from behind.
