Primordial Emperor

Looking at the extremely sharp sword qi before him, Tian Yizi dared not take it lightly.

Gripping the golden Zen staff, he murmured Buddhist chants and swung the staff, slashing out a streak of golden light, containing infinite Dharma Seal mysteries, to clash with the fierce sword qi.

Boom——

The sword qi and Buddhist light collided, instantly unleashing an immensely violent shockwave, rippling across the sky like a raging ocean wave.

The aftermath of the two attacks spread across thousands of miles.

Fortunately, their battle was in the sky; otherwise, if it were on the ground, the surrounding area would have been devastated and turned to ruins within a thousand miles.

Under the tremendous collision of attacks, both individuals retreated, being blasted back by dozens of miles.

In this brief exchange, they were evenly matched, with neither gaining the upper hand.

"How is this possible!"

Duo'an glared at Tian Yizi, his expression icy. He couldn't fathom that a mere Creation Realm First Level expert could contend evenly with his Creation Realm Fifth Level cultivation, and this person was merely a martial artist from this backwater place.

If this were to spread, where would he hide his face?

Tian Yizi, noticing he had blocked Duo'an's sword, revealed a smile.

Since cultivating Lin Chen's Heavenly Heart Divine Technique, he felt his strength multiply several times over, although he had never faced a Creation Realm expert before and did not know how powerful the Heavenly Heart Divine Technique truly was.

But he could feel that the intensity of his spiritual power had increased sixfold compared to before.

Besides cultivating the Heavenly Heart Divine Technique given by Lin Chen, Tian Yizi also spent contribution value accumulated in the Jade Cauldron Sect to exchange for a Heavenly Top Grade martial arts skill called Wanfa Zen.

It's worth knowing that this was a Heavenly Top Grade martial art, something he could have never dreamt of finding in the Jade Cauldron Sect, let alone being accessible to someone like him.

Moreover, this wasn't the only Heavenly Top Grade martial art within the Spirit Martial Pavilion of the Jade Cauldron Sect.

Previously, the strongest martial arts Tian Yizi practiced were only Earth Grade Top Tier. Now he leapt forward by four entire quality grades.

This was something Tian Yizi never dared to dream of, but after exchanging this cultivation technique with his contribution value, it was all used up.

So, he made up his mind that he must earn more contribution values to exchange for more cultivation resources.

Currently, it's the perfect opportunity to earn military merits and contribution values.

Although Lin Chen only asked him to delay the person in front for a while, if he could capture this person alive before Lin Chen arrived, it would certainly be a major accomplishment.

With this in mind, Tian Yizi's gaze towards Duo'an became passionate. Previously, he had been somewhat wary and afraid of Duo'an, especially since the other's cultivation was much higher.

Yet, after the first exchange, Tian Yizi's mindset transformed.

Seeing Tian Yizi's fiery gaze directed toward him, Duo'an felt a chill down his spine, clenching his muscles and thinking to himself that this bald monk might be a pervert.

Also, he couldn't accept that with his cultivation, he couldn't defeat Tian Yizi in one move and instead fought to a draw.

No, it wasn't a draw; Tian Yizi even seemed to have a slight advantage.

"Damn bald monk, I don't believe you're truly this strong."

The more Duo'an thought, the more uncomfortable he became, immediately gripping his sword and flying towards Tian Yizi to attack.

Facing Duo'an charging at him head-on, Tian Yizi was fearless at this moment, rather somewhat excited.

This wasn't an assassin delivering himself; it was clearly a large bundle of contribution value.

From the previous exchange, Tian Yizi somewhat understood Duo'an's strength and felt extremely confident, wielding his magic wand once more and chanting Buddhist hymns, transforming into an attack to meet Duo'an.

Boom——

Bang——

The two fought for nearly two hours, each sustaining serious injuries.

The more Duo'an fought, the more shocked he became, because Tian Yizi's fighting style was completely reckless, disregarding his injuries to fight desperately.

If this continued, Duo'an feared he would lose. If not dead, he would suffer lasting injuries that would affect his foundation.

This would have a significant impact on his future achievements.

So, Duo'an truly couldn't comprehend why this bald monk in front of him was so determined to fight to the death.

At this moment, Duo'an's heart was indeed in panic; his opponent's reckless fighting style instilled fear in him.

At this point, Duo'an began to think of retreating. If he were to flee back, the mission wouldn't be considered a failure since Lei Haotian's order was simply to probe the Jade Cauldron Sect's reality.

Although the overall strength of the Jade Cauldron Sect had not been fully discovered, at least it was known that there was such a formidable presence in the Jade Cauldron Sect.

The cultivation level wasn't high, just at Creation Realm First Level, but with terrifying strength and reckless in battle.

No matter if ridiculed by others from the Flying Crane Sect, Duo'an no longer wished to continue executing the mission and prepared to escape.

However, as Duo'an wished to flee, Tian Yizi wouldn't let him go, with every attack exerting full effort, as if he wouldn't rest until Duo'an was dead.

"Filthy bald monk, I'm not afraid of you, just that both of us are heavily wounded. Continued fighting will damage our foundations. If you keep pestering, I'll show my trump card and take your life."

Duo'an stared at Tian Yizi, threateningly.

Hearing this, Tian Yizi didn't care in the slightest.

Though the injuries were severe, once Lin Chen rewards him with a couple of elixirs, he would recover completely, so what was there to fear?

He absolutely couldn't let Duo'an escape, as that would mean losing significant contribution value. In any case, he had to keep the opponent there.

Even if unable to capture him alive, he would at least leave a corpse, and if not kill him, he would delay until Lin Chen arrived; in short, it was do or die.

After all, he couldn't just watch massive contribution value slip away before his eyes.

Having now exchanged techniques and martial arts and broken through to a previously inconceivable realm, Tian Yizi became more aware of his need for cultivation resources.

Therefore, he was determined to secure this contribution value to exchange for cultivation treasures.

Given his position in the Jade Cauldron Sect, the mere cultivation resources allotted to tributes were too little to meet his needs.

Though everyone in the Jade Cauldron Sect receives a fixed stipend each month, which is much higher than that of the Ten Thousand Buddha Sect or other sects, as their cultivation grows, their ambitions also expand.