Longzang

Chapter 683 must be neat and tidy
The two arrived at a desolate area on the edge of the Azure Sky.

This place is near the mountains and was originally the battlefield for the decisive battle with the Wu tribe. The land is covered with craters and scars left by poison and fire.

Qingming is still slowly repairing this place, but without the special blessing of the power of Jianmu Shengxuan, it may take several years for this area to regain its vitality.

Ji Liuli flicked his fingers in quick succession, sending out seven or eight beams of light that instantly transformed into seven or eight magical treasures, which he then attached to his body. Even his face was covered by a helmet resembling an ancient divine weapon.

Wei Yuan was shocked. His senior sister's physical body was already incredibly tough, and now she was covered with layer upon layer of magical treasures. How could he possibly fight her? At this moment, Wei Yuan truly felt the arrogance of the Heavenly Mystery Hall.

Just as he was having a headache, Zhang Sheng appeared and said, "She is not strong in her physical body, but rather she has fused her natal Dharma form and physical body into one. You can regard her as a living humanoid magic weapon. Some of the structures and vital points that a human body should have do not exist in her body."

Wei Yuan was immediately startled. If there were no vital points, how could he fight?
However, since Master pointed out that Ji Liuli is now equivalent to a magic weapon, then we should deal with it as if it were a magic weapon.

Ji Liuli said, "So, you're going to be facing off two against one?"

Zhang Sheng said, "My own disciple is going to fight someone, and the opponent is a mentally disabled person who won't listen to advice. So it's not unreasonable for me to give him a few pointers. As for the outcome, my cultivation level is too low right now, and I won't do such a foolish thing."

"Once I've cultivated to the Dharma Form stage, I'll naturally test your Xuanhuang Pagoda. Hmm, I've already witnessed the Exquisite True Meaning, but I don't know what the Xuanhuang True Meaning is."

Wei Yuan felt a chill run down his spine; Zhang Sheng had specifically pointed this out, clearly indicating that it was a crucial and important point.

Wei Yuan immediately searched for the Xuanhuang True Meaning. Relying on the information stored in the mortal world, he quickly found more than a dozen possible answers. Each one was filled with words like chaos, beginning, the Great Dao, origin, celestial pivot, and transformation, which made Wei Yuan feel a chill in his heart.

Wei Yuan had witnessed firsthand the terrifying power of a bone structure that was eighteen feet long.

Zhang Sheng added, "Your senior sister is very intolerant of any impurities; she has to clean up even the smallest bit of dirt."

Is this a case of obsessive-compulsive disorder related to cleanliness? Wei Yuan sensed the underlying meaning.

Ji Liuli didn't take it seriously, and his aura gradually increased. He said, "You can make your move when you're ready. You don't need to give any warning. You can even launch a sneak attack."

“Okay!” Wei Yuan readily agreed, and immediately more than ten Dao soldiers appeared behind Ji Liuli, their bodies shimmering with light, already imbued with the power of the realm.

The moment these Dao soldiers rushed to within a zhang of Ji Liuli, they suddenly scattered like sand, transforming into primordial Dao power, which was then absorbed by Ji Liuli.

Ji Liuli didn't even lift a finger; she simply used the pressure of her physical body on the area within a ten-foot radius around her to directly dismantle Wei Yuan's Daoist magic. Wei Yuan was unwilling to give up and pointed to the sky again, causing several streams of fire rain to fall. However, as soon as they reached within a ten-foot radius above her head, they were automatically reverted to their original Daoist power.

Wei Yuan was still not giving up, so he switched to lightning strikes, but the result was the same. The lightning was crushed within a zhang (approximately 3.3 meters), and not only was the original Dao power restored, but Ji Liuli also took away this Dao power.

The Dao power that had been taken away was temporarily stored on Ji Liuli's body. Without her making any moves, this Dao power condensed into seven Dao swords, which shot at Wei Yuan, causing him to jump up and down.

Wei Yuan finally grasped the true meaning of Xuanhuang.

Wei Yuan's Dao technique was considered powerful even among Dharma Aspects, but it still couldn't break through the 10-foot radius around Ji Liuli. Then, she casually countered with a powerful Dao technique of the Dharma Aspect level, which was entirely made using Wei Yuan's Dao power.

This shows that Ji Liuli is not afraid of group battles at all; being surrounded by a large number of low-level cultivators is just giving her free Dao power. Her only expenditure is maintaining a 10-foot radius around herself.

The seven swords missed their mark; some flew into the sky, while others crashed to the ground.

At this moment, Wei Yuan, relying on his Peerless Dao Domain, had vaguely grasped Ji Liuli's existence. Ji Liuli's actions—annihilating Dao soldiers enhanced with the power of his Dao Domain and bombarding the ground with his Dao Sword—were all attacks against the Peerless Dao Domain.

Wei Yuan immediately gathered the power of his Dao Domain, then abandoned all the fierce, violent, and sharp true meanings that could enhance lethality, and focused on the true meanings of dampness, stickiness, decay, fermentation, clinging, and hanging, the longer the better, and the stronger the aura the better, and then mixed them into a ball and smashed it towards the senior sister who was locked by the Peerless Dao Domain.

In an instant, Ji Liuli's face turned green!

An extremely intense light flashed across her body, instantly sweeping away all true meaning!

However, a trace of true meaning still clung to the tips of her feet, and it stretched out quite long, turning into several thin threads in the middle, yet they were fine and unbroken.

Although it was merely the essence of things and had no physical form, in Ji Liuli's eyes, with his strong will and keen senses, this essence was more terrifying than any physical object. Physical objects could still have some impurities, but essence was pure.

She remained silent, then with a flick of her left foot, shattered the magical boots, revealing her left foot.

Wei Yuan's eyes lit up. He hadn't expected this move to be so effective. Ji Liuli's radiance had consumed a lot of her Dao power, and she had even destroyed one of her magic boots.

But at this moment, a murderous aura appeared in Ji Liuli's eyes!
She swung her hand and threw the long sword, which was already slashing towards Wei Yuan!
Before Wei Yuan could even think, his body instinctively shifted to the side, simultaneously using the power of his Dao Domain to desperately push the longsword aside, causing it to deflect slightly. The longsword grazed Wei Yuan's cheek, passing him by only a few inches. This strike was incredibly fast; had Wei Yuan not been within the Azure Netherworld, he would have been struck. Wei Yuan recognized the sword as "Lightning Strike," a renowned magic weapon of the Heavenly Mystery Hall. Its speed and sharpness were secondary; its primary power lay in severing a person's destiny.

When his first attack missed, Ji Liuli reached out and his long sword flew back on its own. At the same time, he drew a short sword, which spun like a wheel and chased after Wei Yuan with unhurried speed.

Wei Yuan dodged away, and dozens of strange, crudely made pixelated Dao soldiers appeared on the spot. Each wielded a weapon and attacked Ji Liuli. These Dao soldiers originally used different magical artifacts, but because there were too few pixels, it looked like each Dao soldier was holding a long staff.

The whirling short sword shot out a circle of light, instantly annihilating all the Dao soldiers. However, this also aggravated her karma, making her clearer again in the Peerless Dao Domain. Therefore, Wei Yuan did not hesitate to unleash another Dao technique.

With the groundwork laid last time, Ji Liuli's perception became much clearer in Wei Yuan's mind. As a result, she fell for the trap again this time, with a sticky, dense mass of true essence clinging to her left arm, seeping into her sleeve like tar.

A burst of intense light swept over Ji Liuli again, but a trace of true essence still lingered on her sleeves. Without a word, she removed her robes and leaped towards Wei Yuan!
Wei Yuan nimbly dodged, but after flying halfway, he suddenly felt the surrounding space become dense and viscous, as if he were moving through glue, and his speed decreased sharply.

Wei Yuan sensed something was wrong, and then he remembered the most common use of the Nine-Layered Pagoda when Ji Liuli was at the Dao Foundation stage: suppressing demons.

By this time, it was too late to break free. Wei Yuan was instantly overtaken by Ji Liuli, and the two began close-quarters combat. Both sides possessed extremely high levels of martial arts skills, and for a moment, they were locked in a fierce and evenly matched battle.

Wei Yuan's physical body is powerful, but fighting Ji Liuli is like fighting a human-shaped magic weapon. His physical body is still slightly inferior to the magic weapon.

In the blink of an eye, Wei Yuan was at a complete disadvantage, taking several heavy blows and then a punch to the eye.

While Wei Yuan relentlessly punched Ji Liuli's fists with his body, he also continuously expended his Dao power with her.

Hundreds of pixelated soldiers finally arrived slowly, unleashing water blade techniques to bombard Wei Yuanji indiscriminately.

This was a strategy Wei Yuan instantly came up with. Both sides would suffer blows and have to defend themselves with their Dao power and magical treasures, thus simultaneously depleting their Dao power. Wei Yuan's Dao power originated from mortal life, and both its total amount and recovery ability far surpassed Ji Liuli's. Therefore, he attempted to win the duel using this method.

Ji Liuli saw through Wei Yuan's plan and suddenly retreated, kicking Wei Yuan in the abdomen before doing so. Fortunately, she held back; had she gone just a few inches lower, Wei Yuan would have been in serious trouble.

In fact, what forced Ji Liuli to retreat was not the magic of the Dao soldiers, but the greasy and corrupt true meaning attached to their magic.

The two sides alternated between attack and defense, sometimes separating and sometimes joining forces. Wei Yuan was extremely fast and had already deployed his Civil and Martial Dragon Guards to contain Ji Liuli from the outside. They all wielded rotating flying swords and machine guns, firing as the opportunity arose, but they could only slightly restrict Ji Liuli's movements.

Ji Liuli would occasionally try to intimidate Wei Yuan, then rush in and beat him up. Fortunately, Wei Yuan was extremely resilient, using the opportunity to deplete Ji Liuli's Dao power while simultaneously looking for a chance to lure Ji Liuli into the encirclement of the Dao soldiers.

As for the Eternal Sword, it was completely useless against Ji Liuli's unparalleled speed. Wei Yuan had just drawn the Yin Furnace Greatsword and hadn't even made a move when he was suppressed by Ji Liuli, who then took the greatsword away and began to suppress him.

Wei Yuan had no choice but to cancel the manifestation of the giant sword and return it to the mortal realm. A little later, Ji Liuli successfully suppressed the giant sword, and it could no longer be retrieved.

But Wei Yuan also took the opportunity to hit Ji Liuli again with the Mixed True Meaning, forcing her to take off her other boot as well.

Wei Yuan had his own unspoken troubles. Zhang Sheng was right beside him, and there were certain parts that couldn't be targeted with true intent, otherwise things would get complicated.

At this moment, Zhang Sheng suddenly said, "What are you still worried about? It's her who's embarrassed by showing skin, not you."

Wei Yuan was greatly encouraged, as if he had received a royal decree, and his actions became increasingly unconventional, going straight for the key points.

The fierce battle lasted for half an hour in the blink of an eye, and the outcome was still uncertain. Wei Yuan was beaten from time to time, while Ji Liuli would throw a magical artifact at him every now and then.

The battle between the two had already alarmed the entire realm, so Feng Chutang, Xu Henshui, and even the old Taoist Chuhe all silently either lay down or sat down and drifted off to sleep.

Just then, Ji Liuli suddenly realized that Zhang Sheng was arranging immortal swords in the air—one, two, three…

Ji Liuli didn't understand why Zhang Sheng would do something so pointless, but the swords were all the same color and style, arranged neatly, and looked quite nice.

The first six swords were all emerald green, but for the seventh one, Zhang Sheng not only took out a red sword, but also placed it crookedly.

It's misplaced...?
A moment later, Ji Liuli couldn't help but appear in front of Zhang Sheng, glaring at her fiercely before straightening the seventh immortal sword.

Amidst the bustling activity, countless people were frantically analyzing Ji Liuli's combat data, searching for her weaknesses. Almost all the cultivators from the Taichu Palace, except for Feng Tingyu, were present, silently contributing their solutions at their respective nodes.

Suddenly, eighty-one Taoist soldiers appeared on the battlefield, arranged in a square formation, marching in unison. However, two soldiers in the formation always walked differently from the other Taoist soldiers.

(End of this chapter)