Yellow Court Daoist

Beneath Juyong Pass.

Within the confines of the Wind, Rain, Thunder, and Lightning Formation, troops lay concealed and Daoists positioned according to their direction, with a central octagonal altar where Zhengqing Daoist sat cross-legged.

Just as Nine Heavens Wanderer, Wen Guang, and thirty thousand troops entered the formation, Zhengqing Daoist opened his eyes, which flashed with electricity and rainclouds. He couldn't help but laugh, "Such impatience from these spoiled brats, thinking they could probe the realities of our Shenxiao Sect's Great Formation in just two or three attempts - far too arrogant."

At each corner of the altar, a Shenxiao Daoist sat in meditation.

One of them, shrouded in mist, spoke loudly, "Nine Heavens Wanderer and Wu Guang have penetrated the First Layer of mist and are heading straight for the altar."

Following closely, another one shouted, "The two have passed through the Second Layer of mist and are coming straight for the altar."

"Nine Heavens Wanderer is an Earth Immortal summoned from the Four Saints Immortal Realm by Lu Changqing to support Great Wu, reputed for his profound expertise in Array Dao."

Zhengqing Daoist remained calm and stood up, his smile deepening, "However, the 'Wind, Rain, Thunder, and Lightning' Formation is no simplistic strategy. Today, let this Earth Immortal witness our true might, and I'll take Wu Guang's head, see if you will grieve or repent!"

While speaking,

Zhengqing Daoist formed the 'Sword' gesture with one hand, and the 'Scissor' gesture with the other.

The Divine Sword executes the wicked.

The Magic Scissors sever the beginning and end.

Active within the formation, the mist surged and lightning flickered into a Divine Sword, striking amidst thirty thousand troops, causing men and horses to tumble chaotically.

Thunder crisscrossed, turning into Golden Scissors, ruthlessly snipping between Nine Heavens Wanderer and Wen Guang.

"Immortal Master."

"Marshal Wu Guang."

The two were instantly separated.

Zhengqing Daoist did not stop.

His hands transformed into the 'Sword Punishment Decision,' the clouds in the sky gathering as rain fell with flashes of lightning, turning into Divine Blades capable of slaying malevolent and strange energies.

"Ha!"

Wen Guang, trapped within the formation, saw the rain transform into Divine Blades, roared, and swung his Yanyue Blade wildly as if splashing water that couldn't seep in. He then pulled out a Red Gourd from his waist, muttering an incantation. Instantly, a sweep of Fire Cloud emerged, releasing three thousand Fire Crow Daoist Soldiers.

These were cultivation soldiers refined over ten thousand years by Lin Feng, possessing formidable power.

Having received orders not to assist in the Human Dao Law Domain, Lin Feng and Lin Ye dared not come, but worried about Wen Guang, Lin Feng still let Lin Ye send these three thousand Fire Crow Daoist Soldiers. Within the battle formation, their help allowed advancements and defenses so mighty they rivaled an Immortal Device.

Wen Guang had not yet used them.

Now entering the formation, in grave peril.

Finally employed.

"Fire Crow Daoist Soldiers?"

"Merely a trick!"

Seeing this, Zhengqing Daoist scoffed, yet his hands formed the 'Sword Mountain Decision' and 'Yu Tree Decision.' Instantly, sharp blades filled the mountains, and tens of thousands of Divine Blades were ready to intercept Wen Guang and the three thousand Fire Crow Daoist Soldiers.

He then changed to the 'Twist,' 'Shackle,' and 'Lock' Decisions, summoning ropes and shackles out of thin air, wanting to capture Wen Guang.

Again forming the 'Solo Dragon Through the Mountain Decision,' countless weapons manifested, bombarding down towards Wen Guang.

"Daoist Soldiers, protect me!"

Wen Guang, not underestimating the seriousness, arranged his soldiers to guard all around him.

But under such ferocious attack, it was doubtful they would last even a few moments.

"I am doomed!"

Zhengqing Daoist laughed and stopped watching Wen Guang.

He then tuned into the formation to locate the Nine Heavens Wanderer, aiming to capture this Earth Immortal.

But at that moment.

Suddenly, a figure appeared atop the Magic Platform.

Zhengqing Daoist looked up, his hair standing on end, and exclaimed, "Qingjing Saint?!"

Godly and dignified.

Indeed, a comely youth.

"Die!"

Lu Qingfeng numbed Zhengqing Daoist's senses with much thought, sneaking into the formation without uttering a word. Wielding the Heavenly Demon Blood Transformation Divine Sword, he aimed straight for Zhengqing Daoist's forehead.

"Yu!"

"Yu!"

"Yu!"

Zhengqing Daoist, startled, quickly reacted, forming the 'Pan Tuo' and 'Left and Right Eight Vajra' Decisions. The Pan Tuo Stone appeared, enveloping his entire body, trying to block the strike. Additionally, the Four Great Heavenly Generals manifested to protect his life.

Lu Qingfeng paid him no mind.

Swoosh!

Blood light flashed, and the blade swept across—

The Pan Tuo Stone shattered, the Four Great Heavenly Generals turned into dust.

"No—"

"Impossible—"

Zhengqing Daoist stood in shock.

Lu Qingfeng didn't look back.

Holding the blade, he walked around the eight corners of the altar, slashing eight times.

"Ah!"

The eight Shenxiao Daoists who were mainstays of the formation fell dead alongside Zhengqing Daoist.

As for Zhengqing Daoist.

"I hate!"

His face full of spite, a sudden bloodstain appeared. The stain expanded, engulfing his body in an instant, turning him to ash.

Shenxiao Sect Leader.

Zhengqing Daoist.

Dead!

With the main formation figures dead, the 'Wind, Rain, Thunder, and Lightning' Formation instantly collapsed.

The clouds parted to reveal clear skies.

"Kill!"

Seeing the weather calm and the thunder cease, Wen Guang shouted angrily, leading the way with three thousand Fire Crow Daoist Soldiers, gathering thirty thousand troops and charging viciously.

"Kill!"

"The Great Formation is broken, take down Juyong Pass!"

In the rear, Great Wu forces led by Gan Yun, Song Qian, and other generals had been waiting. Seeing the formation broken, they took the lead with their troops, charging along with Wen Guang.

"It's over!"

Chen Shu stood on the city walls, the smile not yet faded from his face, already freezing.

With the 'Wind, Rain, Thunder, and Lightning' Formation defeated.

The battle beneath Juyong Pass was no longer in question.

...

"Thirty years from now, I entrust this to you, Daoist Brother."

In Juyong Pass.

Lu Qingfeng, Nine Heavens Wanderer, and Wen Guang gathered in the hall. Lu Qingfeng thanked the Nine Heavens Wanderer with a bow.

He had left the Little Ruoshui and headed straight for Juyong Pass after leaving the Four Saints Immortal Realm. Coincidentally, he arrived during a fierce battle involving Wu Meng and seized the opportunity to slay Zhengqing Daoist, the Shenxiao Sect Leader.

Back then.

At the outskirts of Seven Treasures Mountain, Lu Qingfeng had fiercely attacked with the Heavenly Demon Blood Transformation Divine Sword, but Zhengqing Daoist, protected by fate and numerous Immortal Artifacts, especially the Hundred-Patched Demon-Suppressing Robe with its dynasty-forged Golden Dragons and Tigers, safeguarded his life.

But this time.

Zhengqing Daoist's magical artifacts were either destroyed or stolen, leaving only the damaged Hundred-Patched Demon-Suppressing Robe with its Golden Dragons and Tigers slain.

Once again between two armies' fronts.

As the Chancellor of Great Wu, Lu Qingfeng's fate was no less than that of Zhengqing Daoist.

This wax and wane.

Added to the fact that Lu Qingfeng had Divine Skills, the so-called Wind, Rain, Thunder and Lightning Formation seemed trivial.

He struck effectively and killed his foe with one swift strike!

"My brothers are too formal."

Nine Heavens Wanderer laughed, waving his hand, "Thirty years are but a blink, merely a nap's time."

Upon hearing this, Lu Qingfeng nodded.

For Earth Immortals who have long attained longevity, time indeed had little value. But for beings below Earth Immortals, even for a Mahayana True Immortal, every single year counted.

Lu Qingfeng turned to look at Wen Guang, who sat quietly with bowed head, and sighed inwardly.

Having fought in campaigns for forty years.

Commanding troops on campaigns to the north and south, Great Wu had impressively amassed twenty-two provinces with Wen Guang nearly participating in most of these battles. His military achievements were legendary, second only to the Chancellor himself in Great Wu.

But worldly glory was ultimately fleeting like a passing cloud.

After years of combat, although Wen Guang grew stronger, his injuries from the Shenxiao Sect grew deeper; these were foundational injuries, weakening his very core. Despite the continual boosts in power and cultivation from countless battles, what lay hidden beneath his formidable strength was a crumbling foundation.

A dark aura began to form between Wen Guang's eyebrows.

This was a sign.

He didn't have many decades left to live.

"Wen Guang's injuries have accumulated over tens of thousands of years; they are deeply entrenched and almost impossible to eradicate. The only option now is reincarnation," Lu Qingfeng sighed deeply.

As for the "Little Shushan Realm"?

With Wen Guang's injuries, entering the Little Shushan Realm would only fully expose and utterly devastate him once his cultivation dissipated. Hoping to cultivate anew in his current life within the Little Shushan Realm was wishful thinking.

A mere fourth-rank Immortal Device lacked such capabilities.

It might, however, allow Wen Guang to die within the Little Shushan Realm and reincarnate; though his current life was doomed, another life might not necessarily be bereft of the chance to climb the path of immortality again.

Nevertheless, while the Little Shushan Realm had its mysteries and could swiftly make one a True Immortal, achieving Earth Immortal was not easy.

In the short term, it could merely serve as an opportunity for Zhang Yang, and even then only likely holding a slim chance.

Coupled with Lu Qingfeng's Enlightenment Technique, the odds might multiply a fewfold, but still not exceed a twenty percent chance.

This was already significant.

But beyond Zhang Yang, the small scope of the 'Little Shushan Realm' could hardly enable Wen Guang to also cultivate and achieve the Dao.

Not just Wen Guang.

Including Lin Feng among others, training in the Little Shushan Realm was feasible, but to break through to Earth Immortal status, they would need to find other opportunities in the Nanhua Realm or even the Earth Immortal Realm.

"Moreover."

"The rapid cultivation of True Immortals in Little Shushan Realm is likely much dependent on the 'Seven Treasures Gourd.' Once this treasure is removed, the Little Shushan Realm may never return to its former state."

Lu Qingfeng had acquired the 'Little Shushan Realm.' Although he hadn't studied it in detail yet, he discerned under the observation from Daluo Cave Temple: "The Little Shushan Realm surely has its wonders, but much also relies on the 'Seven Treasures Gourd.'"

The combination of these.

Previously before the Dragon Spring Mountain sword fight, it was what allowed several hundreds to nearly a thousand True Immortals to flourish in Little Shushan Realm.

And even so, with the Four Sects continuously sending their talented disciples and even their Sect's True Immortals, not even one managed to become an Earth Immortal.

Hence, the difficulty of attaining Earth Immortal status.

In comparison.

"The Enlightenment Technique is truly defying the heavens."

Lu Qingfeng thought of Zheng Chi, Iron Feather Daoist, and Lin Ye.

Using a fourth-rank Immortal Device combined with a rare Spirit Root from Primordial times, and despite spending tens of thousands of years, none achieved the Dao Fruit of Earth Immortal, but Lu Qingfeng alone created three.

"Truly a Daoist Ancestor Level Technique!"

Lu Qingfeng thought.

Yet even with such a technique, his limited understanding and application could do nothing for Wen Guang's current condition.

It wasn't that the Yellow Court Scripture was lacking, but rather Lu Qingfeng failed to uphold the prestige of a Daoist Ancestor.

"Alas!"

Looking at Wen Guang, Lu Qingfeng couldn't help but sigh deeply.

Seeing Lu Qingfeng's gaze towards Wen Guang, Nine Heavens Wanderer understood his state of mind.

He shook his head, about to speak.

Suddenly his expression changed, and he looked up towards the sky outside.

Lu Qingfeng felt it too, turning his senses towards the area outside Nanhua.

He saw several powerful auras clashing, knowing immediately—

"The fight has begun!"

…

The chaotic battle in the heavens, involving Great Powers engaging in intense combat, had started because of Lu Qingfeng but was now unrelated to him.

A tumultuous battle.

It shocked all of the Earth Immortals in the Nanhua Realm.

Lu Qingfeng watched unperturbed, taking things as they come.

The disturbances from beyond continued intermittently for three months before gradually subsiding. It seemed like either moving far away or entering a truce.

Unknown to others.

Lu Qingfeng didn't bother either.

Being outside, he couldn't study the 'Little Shushan Realm' and the 'Seven Treasures Gourd' closely, so he just focused on managing the battle against the Meng forces, intent on utterly destroying the Shenxiao Sect.

He then sent Lin Feng into the 'Little Shushan Realm.'

His current cultivation was decent, but it was only equivalent to Nine Tribulations True Immortal within the Little Shushan Realm, not even on the level of a First Tribulation True Immortal.

After entering, although his mana, Primordial Spirit, and physical body were all stripped away, he could soon cultivate them back. If he could endure the numerous tribulations, his Dao ability, grasp, and understanding of Divine Skills and Cultivation Techniques would improve much faster than through harsh training outside.

As for Wen Guang.

As long as the Shenxiao Sect remained, his heart would not be at peace, so Lu Qingfeng was not in a rush to send him in. Moreover, given Wen Guang's current condition, going in sooner or later wouldn't make much difference—

It was all doomed to the same outcome.

With the war situation relaxed, Lu Qingfeng, having idle time, made his final adjustments before aiming for Earth Immortal status. Once the Shenxiao Sect was eradicated, he planned to return with his four major disciples to Yellow Wind Ridge, to serenely pursue the Dao.

For a time.

He was indeed comfortably carefree.

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