Taiyi Dao Fruit-Chapter 1158 - 379: Don’t Come Any Closer_2

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Jingyang Intersection, muddy waves surged, black fog like a tide.

The Nine Curves Yellow River Formation appeared more ferocious than before, yet lacked some harmony, showing a desperate struggle at the end of the road.

Qi Mechanisms bore down from all directions, colliding with the ferocious Array of the Nine Curves Yellow River without showing any sign of defeat. The muddy waves churned, the space within the Array was gradually compressed, seemingly about to be completely breached.

Lingxuzi had already retreated into the Array at this moment, gripping the Red Gourd tightly and staring at those approaching figures.

The adversaries were in no hurry to attack; at this moment of certainty, they didn't want to risk their lives in a final counterattack. The threat of the Immortal-Slaying Flying Saber was significant; if hit, even third-grade strong people could die on the spot.

All they needed to do was press closer step by step, forcing Lingxuzi to take the initiative.

Once he took action, he would expose a flaw, facing the offensive of six third-grade forces.

Thus, Lingxuzi could only endure.

However, he could not endure indefinitely.

Not to mention when that Supreme-level monkey might arrive; just speaking of the rear, Taibai True Monarch and Mo Xuankong were also about to return. Once they were back, combining the power of seven people, they might directly break the Nine Curves Yellow River Formation from afar, suppressing Lingxuzi, preventing him from using the Immortal-Slaying Flying Saber even if he wanted to.

Thinking of this, cold sweat quietly appeared on Lingxuzi's body, normally impervious to heat and cold.

He looked towards Ji Suyun within the Array's central space.

At this moment, his fellow junior sister appeared confused, like a soul-lost corpse. If not for the Mixed Element Golden Bowl automatically casting down golden light, holding her body, she might have already fallen into the muddy waves.

"Could it be that the Heavenly Monarch is truly······"

Lingxuzi knew why Ji Suyun was like this; it clearly was a case of losing one's spirit.

And the cause of this phenomenon must be either Ji Suyun, this fourth rank, was scared out of her wits, lost her soul, or······

the Heavenly Monarch had completely perished.

Upon this thought, Lingxuzi formed a spell to sense the mysterious mechanism, connecting with the Primordial Qi Shangqing Talisman of the Upper Pure Sect.

This was the Upper Pure Sect's treasure, taken by the Heavenly Monarch before the battle. If the Heavenly Monarch died, he should be able to summon back the talisman, adding a bit of life force to himself.

However, no matter how Lingxuzi formed and sensed, he could not connect with the Primordial Qi Shangqing Talisman, as if the talisman had perished along with the Heavenly Monarch.

Cold sweat had quietly spread across his forehead, and Lingxuzi felt trapped in a huge net, with no retreat.

Just at this moment, the Nine Curves Yellow River Formation shook violently, an oppressive presence appeared.

The Array Formation was squeezed, the space distorted and changed, abnormal conditions began occurring.

Within the Nine Curves Yellow River Formation, the space was enveloped by the Array Formation, unable to move, but at this time, it was forcibly torn open by an irresistible force, as a figure walked in from the void.

"Dong!"

The space shook like a struck bell, under an astonishing force, the space within the Nine Curves Yellow River Formation cracked layer by layer; Lingxuzi saw darkness split apart before his eyes, night's starlight shining into this space.

Unnoticeably, night had fallen.

It was unknown which night this was since the battle began.

The Nine Curves Yellow River Formation obscured the sky, hard to see the weather, and both sides concentrated on their adversaries, able to roughly grasp the passage of time, yet unable to leisurely calculate day and night changes.

Until now, he realized it was night.

Lingxuzi raised his head slightly, gazing at the gradually expanding starry sky, the panic in his heart suddenly dissipating.

Facing the crisis, this Sect Leader of the Upper Pure Sect instead calmed his mind, not losing face as the Master of a sect.

"It seems, today my Qi Shu is exhausted." Lingxuzi sighed lightly.

"It's possible that I might spare you." Jiang Li said faintly.

"How is that possible?"

Lingxuzi chuckled mockingly, "Who doesn't know that Emperor Jiang pays back tenfold for any enmity, and even if you wish to enlist third-rank, you wouldn't choose someone like me who has repeatedly been your enemy. Emperor, don't try to deceive me with words, attempting to make me lower my guard against the Immortal-Slaying Flying Saber. I will definitely not submit to slaughter."

Jiang Li: "······"

Yet again a day misunderstood by the world.

However, Lingxuzi's judgment was correct this time; Jiang Li had no intention of holding back.

Not only must Lingxuzi die, but the Upper Pure Sect must also be destroyed.

Jiang Li wanted to completely erase the traces of the Heavenly Monarch, lest he leave any remnants. Even though Ji Suyun now appeared lost, defenseless, once she recovered, ten out of nine chances she would be determined to avenge the Heavenly Monarch.

The Heavenly Monarch's method of assimilating the mind has no return; once the mind is assimilated, it essentially becomes another person, with the original personality already dead.

Elder Kaiyang could retain his sanity because Tan Wuwei secretly intervened. Even so, Jiang Li watched Elder Kaiyang deal with the Heavenly Monarch to truly ascertain Elder Kaiyang's well-being.

"Facing danger without losing decisiveness, indeed befitting a third grade."

Jiang Li glanced at Lingxuzi, offering a light praise, yet suddenly changed his tone, "However, do you think I didn't act directly because I'm afraid of your Immortal-Slaying Flying Saber?"

The reason for not acting directly was different, not out of fear of the Immortal-Slaying Flying Saber; Lingxuzi attempted to use the Immortal-Slaying Flying Saber in resistance, truly overthinking it.

Lingxuzi did not respond, but suddenly golden light emerged, activating the Nine Curves Yellow River Formation.

The Qi Mechanism drove the Mixed Element Golden Bowl, causing this Dao Artifact to shine brightly, with the heavy pressure of muddy flows surging from all sides, along with intangible muddy intent damaging spirits and corroding bodies. Concurrently, within the Red Gourd arose a white light, revealing a creature with eyebrows, wings, a head, and eyes, emitting white light that fixed on Jiang Li's Mud Ball Palace.

"Please turn around, treasure."

Lingxuzi bowed deeply.

"Chi You's Flag."

Jiang Li called out gently at the same moment.

The white light of the Immortal-Slaying Flying Saber could fix the Primordial Spirit, sealing the Three Elements entirely, preventing the opponent from transforming, and once the saber beheaded, the injury could not heal, truly a weapon for certain kill.

However, Jiang Li's Taixu Body was formed by the Three Elements Combined, having no division of Essence, Qi, and Spirit; the Immortal-Slaying Flying Saber's white light, even if it landed on him, had no Primordial Spirit to fix, naturally rendering it ineffective.

The astonishing display made Lingxuzi stunned; subsequently, Chi You's Flag and the Immortal-Slaying Flying Saber simultaneously attacked, with red light and brilliance colliding thunderously, unparalleled killing weapons confronting extremely evil weapons.

"Clang!"

A single sound was heard, the red light surged unprecedentedly, actually collapsing the Immortal-Slaying Flying Saber, followed by a resonant sound.

"Mysterious Path of Clear Source, displaying saintly power and spirit."

Amidst the overwhelming red light, a blade light arrived, instantly piercing through the Golden Light Spell of the Mixed Element Golden Bowl, tearing Lingxuzi like paper, and the All Heaven Divine Sha engulfed the rear Ji Suyun.

'Dragging for such a time, it should almost be enough.'

Jiang Li held the Three-pointed Two-bladed Sword, thinking with eyes as unperturbed as an ancient well.

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Almost at the same time, outside Yangzhou Capital.

Black mist hovered in the sky, seemingly possessing immeasurable weight, causing space to curve, capturing surrounding light with gravity, appearing distorted.

Cold frost color covered the sky and ground, creating an ice peak in mid-air, colliding with a sword light. 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺

"Boom!"

The ice peak shattered, ice dust sweeping, sword light advanced with a grand momentum, yet met blade light harboring irritable Qi, causing a fierce clash of sharpness.

One of the parties clashing here was exactly the Immortal Queen and Xuanwu King.

And their opponents were Taibai True Monarch and Mo Xuankong.

With the speed of Taibai True Monarch and Mo Xuankong, even carrying an encumbrance, they could return to the intersection of Jingyang in a short time, but as they just started, they encountered enemies.

The Immortal Queen and Xuanwu King, after withdrawing from the Nine Curves Yellow River Formation, did not directly leave, but intercepted Taibai True Monarch and Mo Xuankong.

And their target······

The Plain Cloud Realm Flag summoned clouds, lifting a gold-iron statue.

This was what the Immortal Queen seized during an attack, taking advantage of the opponent's unpreparedness.

Her and Xuanwu King's target, precisely, was this statue.

In the cloud sea formed by the clouds, the gold-iron statue stood silently, yet for some reason, from that frozen face, an indescribable inexplicable meaning could be seen.

"Shen Hou."

A wind-running tiger with dragon whiskers arrived, calling towards the iron statue: "I'm here to save you."

It came, bringing reinforcements.

Shen Hou "looked" at the tiger coming excitedly, feeling the world spinning, with his Primordial Spirit almost bursting from anger.

Don't come here.