Huangxiu

Chapter 1245 Difficult to deal with
The sun was still in the eastern sky.

Under the bright sunlight, this golden statue radiates a light even more dazzling than the sun itself.

It seemed to replace the sun, its golden light illuminating the mountains within a ten-mile radius.

Li Hongzhao's phoenix eyes flashed: "Is this the statue of the Undying Evil Lord?"

Chu Zhiyuan nodded slowly and solemnly.

The golden sword at his waist seemed to cheer and leap with joy, like a child seeing delicious food, its eyes shining as it couldn't wait to rush over.

Li Hongzhao chuckled: "That's interesting. It really is an illusion, isn't it?... This illusion is quite powerful."

Her phoenix eyes sparkled, radiant with light.

The power of the phoenix bloodline had been activated, surging within his body and suppressing the various illusions before him.

The gleaming golden statue seemed to have given rise to a small world.

Within the small world, phoenixes and hundreds of birds were flying around, and he and Chu Zhiyuan each rode a phoenix, soaring freely in the sky.

The special true essence flowing within the body caused this small world to appear and disappear intermittently.

She had been informed by Chu Zhiyuan beforehand that the statue of the Undying Evil Lord had the ability to manipulate people's minds and create illusions.

Otherwise, she would believe that this small world is like this because it is too far away from this world, and she would believe that it really exists.

“It’s both real and illusory,” Chu Zhiyuan said, “The fundamental method of the Undying Evil Lord is mental magic.”

He turned his head and chuckled: "You can't be sure it's fake, can you?"

Li Hongzhao said, "We are clearly standing here, yet we appear there. Are there two of us? It's obvious at a glance that it's fake."

Chu Zhiyuan smiled and shook his head: "If you didn't have the phoenix bloodline, even if you saw this scene, you wouldn't have any doubts or questions."

“That’s impressive,” Li Hongzhao said. “But can you really control people’s hearts with just that?”

Chu Zhiyuan nodded: "There are even more powerful secret techniques. We are far away, but we will be able to experience them when we get closer."

"Let's go!" Li Hongzhao said enthusiastically.

The phoenix bloodline can manifest its formidable power during cultivation, but it cannot be displayed at other times.

But this ability to showcase her talent at this moment has greatly excited her.

Chu Zhiyuan shook his head and laughed, "Don't make a fool of yourself then."

"You underestimate me, don't you?" Li Hongzhao glanced at him sideways. "Hurry up and go take a look!"

Chu Zhiyuan stretched out his hand.

Li Hongzhao moved forward lightly, her clothes fluttering as if she were walking on air.

Chu Zhiyuan walked alongside her, passing several mountain peaks, and arrived at the nearest one.

Standing on the mountain peak adjacent to the golden statue, and looking at it up close, I was immediately struck by its power.

It stands a hundred meters high and thirty meters wide, towering majestically atop the mountain, seemingly suspended in mid-air.

It's not noticeable from a distance, but when you get close, you can strongly feel its overwhelming power.

Li Hongzhao's smile suddenly intensified, her face beaming as she stared blankly into the distance.

Chu Zhiyuan shook his head helplessly.

He formed a hand seal and uttered a soft shout: "Hmph!"

Li Hongzhao's smile froze, then turned to surprise as she turned to look at Chu Zhiyuan: "This... is truly amazing!"

What she had seen earlier was that she was returning to the Lesser Heavenly Realm, back to Jade Capital, and she did not recognize Chu Zhiyuan.

At that time, she was ambitious and thought she could trample Chu Zhiyuan underfoot, thereby breaking through her cultivation level and becoming the number one person in the royal family.

When I woke up the next moment, I found that it was just an illusion, and I hadn't suspected anything before.

"Impressive, isn't it?" Chu Zhiyuan said with a smile.

Li Hongzhao nodded with emotion.

She then furrowed her brows slightly: "Can you really manipulate people's hearts with just this illusion?"

Chu Zhiyuan said, "We will proceed step by step. First, we will use illusions to lure you into opening your heart and guarding. Once you have completely let down your guard, we will silently change your thoughts, your ideas, and even your memories."

"...So terrifying?"

Chu Zhiyuan said, "Killing someone invisibly, that is the Undying Evil Lord, impossible to guard against."

"Then how should we deal with it?" Li Hongzhao examined the golden statue.

Chu Zhiyuan looked around.

Li Hongzhao asked, "There are other people? It's controlling even more experts?"

Chu Zhiyuan shook his head: "For now, it seems there are only nine of them... Let's destroy this first."

Li Hongzhao said, "If we destroy it, won't the deaths of those nine guys become even more complicated?"

Chu Zhiyuan smiled.

Li Hongzhao said, "What are you laughing at? Am I wrong?"

Chu Zhiyuan smiled and shook his head: "Your idea comes from the Emperor of Great Meng or the imperial court. We are not the imperial court, but just a martial arts sect."

Li Hongzhao frowned slightly, seemingly lost in thought.

She was incredibly intelligent, grasping things immediately, but she was so caught up in the situation that she couldn't extricate herself.

Upon hearing this, he was immediately struck by the realization that he had been applying the practices of the imperial court to martial arts sects.

As one of the four major sects, the Heavenly Sword Sect does not need to be as strict as the imperial court.

Chu Zhiyuan said, "These nine people are destined to disappear. They were most likely harmed by evil spirits or demons. Such things happen all the time in the world."

"...Sigh, that's all we can do." Li Hongzhao sighed helplessly.

Chu Zhiyuan patted his waist, and the golden sword could no longer hold back, rushing out impatiently and turning into a golden light that shot towards the statue.

"boom!"

"Bang bang bang bang..."

...The golden sword transformed into streaks of golden sword energy, colliding with the golden light emanating from the statue.

The golden light was like a golden shield, completely enveloping itself, remaining unmoved by the golden sword's thrusts.

The golden sword seemed to be futile and had no effect.

The sword light clashed with the golden shield, producing a sound like a heavy drumbeat, shaking the soul.

Li Hongzhao frowned slightly.

Her heart pounded violently with the impact, and she could no longer suppress her true energy.

She gave a soft snort: "Your sword is getting more and more powerful!"

The power contained in the golden sword was astonishing, which was why it caused him such pain just from the impact.

Chu Zhiyuan smiled and nodded: "It has indeed improved very quickly."

Golden Sword seemed to understand his words and became even more excited.

The sword light emanating from the blade became increasingly solid, shifting from golden to purple-gold, as if transforming from a transparent sword into a purple-gold sword.

"Ding ding ding ding..."

The clanging of metal made both objects resemble a real golden sword and a golden shield.

"Is it alright to take it?" Li Hongzhao looked at the golden shield and saw that it was completely normal, as if it could remain so sturdy forever.

Chu Zhiyuan said, "It's almost finished."

As he spoke, he placed his left palm on her back, sending in a cool, refreshing aura.

Li Hongzhao stared curiously at the golden statue, watching its golden light suddenly surge, as if a sun had fallen before his eyes, making it impossible to look directly at it.

She couldn't help but squint slightly, when a thunderous shout rang in her ears: "How dare you!"

The next moment, her eyes were bright, and the golden light emanating from the golden statue condensed into a human figure in the air. Then, another golden human figure broke out from inside the golden statue.

Two golden figures merged in mid-air, instantly becoming clear and indistinguishable from real people.

He was a strikingly handsome young man.

His features were sharply defined, with thick eyebrows, deep-set eyes, and a prominent nose, giving him a cold and imposing demeanor.

His entire body was covered in gold dust, his eyes shone with a deep, piercing light, and his expression was cold and solemn.

He shot a cold laugh at Chu Zhiyuan.

Chu Zhiyuan's expression was solemn.

Unexpectedly, the Undying Evil Lord was able to manifest his true form this time, unlike what I had seen before where only his power appeared.

The young man made him feel a sense of danger.

He formed hand seals as if facing a formidable enemy.

The light and shadow of the Demon-Subduing Divine Tree appeared overhead, its branches swaying and scattering starlight.

The golden sword vanished in a flash, then reappeared in front of Chu Zhiyuan, shooting towards the golden youth.

"Ding ding ding ding..."

The clear chime continued, and the golden-haired youth raised his palm like a knife, deftly blocking the golden sword.

It was like the clang of metal on metal.

Chu Zhiyuan grabbed Li Hongzhao: "Let's go!"

The two disappeared in a flash.

The next moment, Zhu Lingyun appeared in the void not far away, his palms forming a seal.

Chu Liezhao then appeared, conjuring the Haoyang Subduing Demon Mirror in his palm.

The golden-haired youth suddenly paused, as he was hindered by Zhu Lingyun's secret technique.

The next moment, the golden sword pierced his brow.

"what--!"

A long howl resounded throughout the heavens and earth, its echo stopping the clouds in their tracks.

Having already appeared behind a mountain, Li Hongzhao, who was leaning against a stone wall, was puzzled when he heard this long howl.

Her eyes glazed over, and she felt as if her soul was about to leave her body.

The next moment, a cool aura startled her, and her soul returned to its place.

Chu Zhiyuan looked solemn and shook his head.

Even though the golden sword pierced his brow, it couldn't kill him. This immortal evil lord was truly troublesome.

The next moment, Chu Liezhao put away the Haoyang Demon-Subduing Mirror and formed a hand seal with both hands.

A small golden dragon, about the size of an arm, appeared.

The giant golden dragon in the void spat out a beam of golden light, which landed on the little golden dragon, making it translucent and turning it into a pale golden stream of light that shot towards the golden youth.

The golden-haired youth stood frozen in the air for a moment, then roared and vanished in an instant, reappearing in front of Chu Zhiyuan the next moment.

Chu Zhiyuan and Li Hongzhao disappeared.

He then disappeared.

Chu Zhiyuan and Li Hongzhao appeared on a mountaintop, and the next moment, he appeared as well.

Then it froze.

Zhu Lingyun formed a hand seal, his face flushed as if drunk, his hair completely white as if covered with frost, and he stared coldly at him.

As the golden sword pierced his brow, his eyes dimmed with resentment, then transformed into a seven-colored light and was absorbed into the Haoyang Demon-Subduing Mirror.

At this moment, Chu Zhiyuan and Li Hongzhao disappeared again, returning to the original location of the golden statue.

Li Hongzhao's face was pale, her phoenix eyes were unfocused, and she seemed dazed.

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