Simulation becomes reality, have I ever looked down upon the eternity?

Chapter 513 The Taiyuan One Yang Sword Displays Its Power: A Business Deal!
You did not respond to Xu Ci's question, but instead intently scrutinized the person before you.

[Xu Ci's dazed and absent-minded state just now was not feigned; the one standing before you now is clearly another soul.]

The White Snake Lady's respectful demeanor further confirms your suspicions—all the strange occurrences at the White Snake Temple are inextricably linked to this person.

The being occupying Xu Ci's body exuded composure, mentioning "Eastern Divine Continent" in their speech. You secretly thought that this person must have some connection with unorthodox sects.

Xu Ci's gaze swept over you, then she suddenly let out a soft exclamation: "How strange. I can't find even the slightest trace of the aura of someone who has possessed another body and started anew."

His brows furrowed slightly, as if pondering some difficult problem. "Judging from your bone age, you are indeed only ten years old, yet your cultivation level has already reached the Dragon Court Realm!"

Before the words were even finished, the White Snake Lady's expression changed drastically. She stared at you in disbelief—judging by your appearance, you were only about ten years old; how could you possibly have reached the realm of the Dragon Court?

[How is this possible? Even if one cultivated from the womb, it wouldn't be possible!]

A hint of surprise flashed in your eyes. The sealing technique of the "Primordial Chaos Fire-Suppressing Diagram" is extremely profound. This person was able to see through your true cultivation level at a glance. Could he have originally been a Golden Core cultivator of the Great Dao?

However, you felt little fear, even though the other party was once an all-powerful figure, now trapped in this Body Shaping Realm body, like a tiger imprisoned in a cage.

Moreover, judging from his actions, he was clearly deliberately avoiding attention—why would he be hiding so discreetly in the Fangcun Mountain area if he weren't seriously injured?

Xu Ci suddenly shook her head, a hint of vicissitude in her eyes, and sighed, "In the past eight hundred years, how many more extraordinary talents have emerged in the world?"

He then revealed a meaningful smile: "However, if you think you have me cornered, you're mistaken."

Before the words had even finished—

A strange tearing sound rang out, and a pale white hand suddenly emerged from his abdomen, its five fingers like hooks, holding a jade porcelain bottle upside down! Runes flowed across the bottle, and sealing power surged forth like a tidal wave!

This turn of events happened so fast it was unbelievable; even the White Snake Lady, who was right next to her, couldn't react in time.

Xu Ci chuckled: "Young people only truly become young if they suffer a little loss."

【However--】

You didn't budge.

The jade porcelain bottle hovered before you, as if stuck in quagmire, unable to advance an inch further!

The White Snake Lady sensed a flash of white light in your eyes, followed by an indescribable repulsive force!

The force was unlike an ordinary gale; it was as if the heavens and earth themselves were rejecting their existence. Her long hair was pulled straight back by an invisible force, her face felt as if it were being pushed by a giant hand, and the magical power within her body seemed to freeze solid!

If Xu Ci hadn't reacted extremely quickly, holding the jade porcelain bottle horizontally in front of them and transforming it into a beam of azure light that enveloped the two of them, they would have already been thrown dozens of feet away by this terrifying repulsive force!

[The White Snake Lady turned around in panic, only to see the entire Xu family mansion collapse under an invisible repulsive force, dust billowing among the broken walls and ruins, as if it had been crushed by a giant hand from the heavens.]

Xu Ci stared into your left eye, the pupil gradually turning a frosty white.

He recalled what had just happened; that strange repulsive force had even prevented magical artifacts from getting close, as if the entire world was rejecting anything foreign.

"What kind of magic is this? Was it also created by people over the last eight hundred years? It even has the power of primordial magnetism."

"Why does it feel like a sword intent?"

Xu Ci used his hand as a knife to make a cut on his palm, dripping blood that transformed into a four-inch blood-red lantern. At the same time, a second pale arm emerged from his abdomen, firmly grasping the blood bell.

[Holding a lamp holder in one hand and a celadon porcelain vase in the other.]

He made hand gestures and chanted incantations.

Suddenly, you feel a heaviness on your head. Looking up, you see a scarlet lamp that has appeared out of thin air, slowly rotating directly in front of your crown.

Xu Ci smiled, "The Blood Cage Technique is perfect for breaking yours."

[Xu Ci's abdominal flesh writhed, and a third arm formed of congealed blood suddenly shot out, reaching out to grab the eerie red bell in mid-air.]

At the same time, the space around you suddenly distorted, and a hideous bloody hand emerged from the void, gripping you tightly like an iron clamp!

Seeing that you no longer used that strange repulsive force, Xu Ci dared to smile, but then she saw—

[Suddenly, five-colored clouds and smoke rose around you, with the five elements of red, yellow, blue, green, and purple swirling and turning endlessly, intertwining and surging like living things.]

In an instant, it transformed into a thin, ethereal canopy of light, its shimmering glow effectively keeping the bloody hand at bay.

[With a flick of your palm, a dazzling divine light burst forth. That light contained the purest righteous energy, causing the blood-red hand to crumble inch by inch wherever it passed, and the crimson lantern to shatter and dissipate into a cloud of blood mist.]

Xu Ci wasn't annoyed; instead, she smiled and said, "Not bad, finally I recognize a spell. This is the 'Twelve Divine Fiends' of Fangcun Mountain. However, the amount of fiendish energy you have seems a bit excessive."

He observed the five-colored clouds and mist swirling around you. "Your cloud and mist technique does seem to have the influence of the Five Elements. I recall that on Fangcun Mountain, there are only two foundational techniques... Dragon Hand Peak's 'Great Five Elements Divine Light' and Little Green Peak's 'Five Elements Escape Sword Scripture'."

At this point, the White Snake Lady suddenly realized something. She frowned, her expression complex, and said, "Could you be a disciple of Little Green Peak? Was the sword intent you just displayed the 'Taiyuan Yiyang Sword'?"

Xu Ci smiled gently, "Little Qingfeng?"

He looked at you with great interest. "So many years have passed, and this mountain... still doesn't support idlers."

[You didn't expect this person to have such a high level of insight; they were able to discern a portion of the foundation of your cultivation technique based on only a few clues.]

The "repulsive force" just used was the repulsive sword technique from the Taiyuan Yiyang Sword.

Once the sword intent is formed, there's no need to draw it; an invisible sword domain naturally arises within a three-foot radius around the user.

Ordinary spells and magical artifacts were repelled by the omnipresent "repulsive force" before they could even get close, as if the heavens and earth were repelling the enemy on your behalf.

[You planted the "Repelling Sword" and "Swallowing Sword" sword intents from the "Taiyuan Yiyang Sword" in your left and right eyes.]

[So, just now when the sword was activated, his left eye turned white.]

[And that swirling, five-colored mist is actually your unique creation, the "Taiyi Five Elements Luo," which you created after comprehending the "Five Elements Escape Techniques Sword Scripture."]

The five elements (Qi) are constantly regenerating and forming their own cycle; when encountering danger, they spontaneously protect their master.

As for the dazzling aura of that shattered blood-red hand, it is none other than the "Twelve Divine Fiends of the Twelve Directional Forces." You have already refined over one hundred and thirty strands of this aura, and with the advancement of your cultivation, the power of this technique far surpasses what is recorded in the classic texts.

However, this Xu Ci's methods are bizarre; she truly seems like a heretic.

[The ability to grow arms from the abdomen—but it's unknown which lineage among the nine schools of thought this technique originates from.]

The White Snake Lady's face twisted in horror, her eyes flashing with deep-seated hatred: "How could Little Green Peak possibly produce a disciple like you? Truly, Heaven's justice is unjust!"

[You remained calm, saying, "The Rain Sword technique you just used was clearly based on Xiao Qingfeng's 'Nineteen Swords of the Cold Pool'."]

"Having inherited the sect's unique skills, it's one thing to be ungrateful, but to repay kindness with enmity?"

"Gratitude?!" The White Snake Lady suddenly burst into maniacal laughter, her skin turning completely white scales. "Look at this inhuman, ghostly state I am! It's all thanks to Little Green Peak! I wish I could—"

"Slaughtering the enemy on and off Xiaoqing Peak."

[You sounded somewhat helpless after hearing this. Why does everyone want to slaughter Xiao Qingfeng?] [Xu Ci smiled, "Sometimes the so-called righteous path's actions are even more ruthless than those of the unorthodox and demonic sects."]

He glanced into the cave behind you, then slowly withdrew the three bloody hands from his abdomen. "May I ask how I should address you, young friend?"

[Without realizing it, the way they address each other has changed. After two probing exchanges, I know that the opponent is not simple and will not be easily defeated!]

You thought for a moment and said, "Xiao Qingfeng, Jing Haoren."

Xu Ci's face broke into a warm smile, as if she were meeting an old friend: "So it's young friend Jing."

Seeing this, you became even more wary of this "Xu Ci." For someone whose cultivation had reached such a level to so naturally lower their stance—this ability to bend and stretch was more frightening than any supernatural power.

Xu Cidao said, "As the saying goes, 'No fight, no friendship.' We have no enmity or hatred between us. In fact, I have received kindness from that patriarch of Xiaoqing Peak. It's a long-standing relationship."

"Fellow Daoist Jing, how about this: you can leave with the people of Fangcun Mountain, and I'll pretend nothing happened."

[You just remembered something; you used your magic to create a large hole in the ground and pulled out Tu Xing.]

[Just as Tu Xing was about to use earth-遁术 (earth-遁术 is a type of magic that allows one to escape through earth-遁术), he had already burrowed into the ground. However, the piercing scream of the "child" in the White Snake Lady's womb had already stunned him, leaving him unconscious in the earth.]

If he isn't rescued soon, he will be suffocated to death by his own "Earth Strike" technique.

Instead of answering, you said, "Your Excellency, are you worried about being late?"

[Upon hearing this!]

[This Xu Ci, no longer the same Xu Ci, finally showed a slow, hardening of her expression for the first time.]

Then she smiled again, but it looked chilling. "How did you find out?"

You smiled and asked, "Is it difficult?"

"I believe that the White Snake Lady, under your secret instructions, had already reached some kind of agreement with the Xu family. However, the Xu family has unilaterally broken this agreement, which is why the Xu family head, Xu He, feels ashamed."

"Xu He and his group intend to use the power of Fangcun Mountain to eliminate the White Snake Lady."

"Skipping the so-called romance between the young master of the Xu family and the White Snake Lady, and the fact that you have remained in the Xu family without ever leaving."

"There must be something extraordinary inside this cave."

"Moreover, it's also related to the position of the water god in this area and the unborn child of the White Snake Goddess."

With each word you spoke, the chill in Xu Ci's eyes deepened. When you finally pointed to the cave dwelling, the surrounding air seemed to freeze instantly.

Xu Ci's cultivation in the Body Shaping Realm has surged, reaching the stage of surpassing the Heavenly Gate and entering the Dragon Court Realm.

He shook his head. "Being too clever only invites death. I didn't originally intend to kill you."

[You were not afraid either. The seal of the "Primordial Chaos Fire-Suppressing World Map" suddenly burst open, and a cultivation level no weaker than yours appeared.]

Your eyes shift, one black, one white.

Behind them, on one side was a dark, all-consuming black hole, and on the other side was a white, repelling singularity.

[The "Sword of Rebuke" Revealed!]

[The "Sword Swallower" has appeared!]

Five-colored clouds and mist burst forth from the seven orifices, and the "Taiyi Five Elements Luo" transformed into a seamless protective glow.

At the brow and spirit altar, a golden elixir crackling with purple lightning floats in mid-air, precisely the "External Elixir Illumination" phenomenon recorded in the *Taiping Daoist Arts*—using the elixir to control thunder and carry out divine punishment!

"Heavenly Thunder to Slay Evil and Destroy Demons!"

[You formed a thunder seal with your hand, and the external elixir shone brightly in the sky; in an instant, the world changed color.]

The long-awaited "Heavenly Thunder to Slay Evil and Destroy Demons" unleashed its full power, enveloping the entire hundred-mile stretch of land in its majestic might.

High in the sky, a phantom of a thunder god seemed to appear, looking down indifferently at the mortal realm.

The original dark clouds were replaced by even more terrifying thunderclouds. Within the pitch-black clouds, countless lightning bolts crisscrossed and intertwined, each bolt carrying the supreme will of the Heavenly Thunder God, bearing the very essence of Heaven's will.

Seeing this, the White Snake Queen swallowed hard, feeling a chill run down her spine and her hair stand on end. She dared not move, sensing that divine lightning was about to strike her head, lest her golden body shatter and turn to ashes in an instant.

[As you press your hands down again, the black hole-like Dharma image behind you suddenly expands, devouring the spiritual energy of heaven and earth within a hundred miles like a gluttonous beast.]

[The white hole's form immediately reversed, and pure spiritual energy surged like a river, roaring and flowing through your meridians.]

You stood suspended in mid-air, looking at Xu Cidao, and said, word by word, "Then try and see if you can kill me!"

The voice was calm, yet under such divine might.

The White Snake Lady felt as if her liver and gallbladder were about to burst, and she couldn't help but want to kneel down and kowtow, unconsciously leaning against Xu Ci's back.

Xu Ci gazed up at the black and white Dharma images behind you, then at the world-destroying lightning poised to strike in the sky, her brows furrowing deeper and deeper.

A storm raged within him—this was no ordinary Dragon Court Realm cultivator; only his peak Great Dao Golden Core cultivation could have subdued him.

Moreover... he can only activate his Dragon Court realm cultivation using secret techniques, and he has been imprisoned at the bottom of the river for eight hundred years, his cultivation has not yet recovered.

After careful consideration, Xu Ci regained her composure and a smile returned to her face.

"Fellow Daoist Jing, please tone down your overbearing and heroic aura."

"I... oh, I have a business matter to discuss with Fellow Daoist Jing."

[You said coldly,] "Then let's talk calmly after you survive."

Before the words were even finished, plasma surged within the thunderclouds, and countless bolts of lightning coalesced into a blinding dragon of thunder, about to strike!

"Wait a minute—"

Xu Ci spoke extremely quickly, "This matter involves the inheritance of an ancient sect, no less significant than the Nine Righteous Sects or the Nine Outer Sects."

[“Boom—” The thunder dragon had taken shape, its head lowered, the lightning so bright it was blinding.]

The White Snake Lady's face was filled with terror, and she almost lost her balance.

Xu Ci gritted her teeth and spat out four words: "It's related to ascension!"

[For a moment, the churning thunderclouds paused, then vanished completely in an instant.]

Xu Ci saw the genuine smile on the boy's face, a smile that felt like a gentle breeze.

"Fellow Daoist Xu, your actions demonstrate great righteousness."

(End of this chapter)