Grandpa, times have changed.

Without even using the body-cultivating specialty 'mental attack', the four-unit divine machine was forced into a retreat.

Under the bombardment of the violent fist imprint, even the hardest joint components showed cracks, and the psionic energy flowing in the psionic circuit became intermittent.

hum~
The psionic arcs unleashed by the shipborne psionic cannons left scorching marks in the void, but instantly dissipated upon touching the molten blood and qi.

At this level of attack, at least the previous one could have scratched Qiu Zheng a little.

However, after Qiu Zheng advanced to the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm, he couldn't even break through Qiu Zheng's outward-released blood energy.

Hey!
Why is it so hard?!
They should have just run away then.

The four weapon refiners inside the divine artifact were already starting to regret their actions.

After all, given the power of the Four-in-One Divine Mechanism's armored body, who else could not touch it if not the stubborn and unyielding Qiu Zheng?
Why insist on confronting him head-on?

Mudd!

Escape is impossible now.

Putting aside the fact that this guy is already in the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm, his total mana far exceeds that of any of them.

It's definitely impossible to outlast them, since body cultivators are known for their endurance; even without magic power, they are still very capable of fighting.

You can't outrun them.

This guy has mastered the Small Leap Vajra Body technique.

So we have no choice but to fight!

Buzz~!

The psionic reaction node on his chest lit up with black psionic arcs, constantly jumping and forming visible psionic vibrations in the void, forcibly forcing back Qiu Zheng, who was about to clench his fist and strike.

Take advantage of this brief gap.

The twelve blades of the divine apparatus detached, like twelve flying swords, and fell into the palm to form a heavy blade that vibrated with a stream of psionic particles.

In an instant, all the psionic circuits on the surface of the divine apparatus turned a terrifying dark red.

The scorching spiritual energy flowed through the node into the heavy blade, activating the pre-inscribed divine runes.

"Extreme Yang! Slash!"

Amidst the combined roar of the four, it was as if a sun had fallen, tearing a hole in the sky that was filled with blood and qi.

It reveals the illusory image of a balance scale hidden beneath the surface of Qi and blood.

Light!
Endless light.

Like the prelude to the end of the world, everything in the world was shaking.

In front of a palace above the clouds, a branch of the Zhengxu Dao Palace.

Having already retracted his Dharma body, Ji Yun stared blankly at the sky, feeling as if his understanding of the world was being reshaped.

As a deity who guards the Crimson Scar dimension.

His cultivation had reached the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm a long time ago, and he was only one step away from perfection.

In terms of supernatural abilities, although they may not be among the most outstanding, they are still among the top ranks of all the Nascent Soul cultivators in the Zhengxu Dao Palace.

But today...

"Is this the power of a transcendent being from beyond the realm...?"

Ji Yun felt a dryness in her throat.

Although I had heard that the Transcendent Gods beyond the Boundary were very powerful, I had never seen one before, so I never had a concrete idea of ​​what they were.

But now, this body cultivator who appeared in the Crimson Scar Plane, despite being only in the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm, has displayed power far exceeding that of him, who is in the late-stage of the Nascent Soul realm.

In terms of supernatural abilities, they far exceeded his comprehension.

This……

Is this really the power that a Nascent Soul cultivator should possess?
The dazzling, blinding white light engulfed everything in sight, and the frenzied spiritual energy caused even the forward-extending divine thoughts to become disordered.

But he kept his eyes glued to the very center of the dazzling light.

"Hahaha! Well done!"

The next instant, the blazing white light that filled the heavens and earth and engulfed everything suddenly contracted and collapsed inward.

At the very center of the light, a black hole seemed to appear out of thin air, absorbing and swallowing everything around it.

"Sky-Supporting!"

A hand emerged from the black hole, no bigger than an ordinary human palm, yet it seemed capable of grasping the heavens and earth and controlling the universe.

Sky-Piercing Hand!
The Dragon Elephant Sky-Supporting Sect possesses unparalleled divine power!
Then I saw that hand spread its five fingers and simply clench its fist!
The blazing white light that filled the world receded like a tide, swallowed up by the extremely dense darkness.

In Ji Yun's perception, all sound and light disappeared, leaving only the clasped hands that seemed to hold up the sky and shake the earth, making even the stars and moon appear insignificant.

He didn't know how much time had passed before he finally snapped out of his daze.

But they found that the enormous steel giant, as huge as a mountain, and the scalding blood that filled the entire sky, had all disappeared.

The sky was clear and blue, with only a dashing man dressed in black standing silently above the clouds.

On the ground in front of him lay the broken fragments of the Four-United Divine Machine's armor.

"Whoo~"

He casually tossed aside a fragment of the divine apparatus, exhaled softly, and left a trail of scorching heat in the air that stretched for tens of meters.

Stretching your muscles and bones, your hot blood and qi flow through your body, making a rushing sound like a great river.

[Real-time Ranking]

Qiu Zheng (Dragon Elephant Sky-Supporting Sect), currently ranked first, with 11 points.

Chi Jiuyu (Sword Sect), currently ranked second, with 8 points.

[Li Sheng (Jisegu), currently ranked third, points: 3]

Ye Rou (Sword Sect), currently ranked third, with 3 points.

……

"We've finally overtaken them."

Looking at his real-time ranking, Qiu Zheng finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He had always been overshadowed by Chi Jiuyu, so he was under a lot of pressure.

After all, he barely made it into the Immortal Sect Competition this year, and his cultivation level had already passed the accumulation stage and broken through to the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm. If he was still being outmatched by others...

That would be so embarrassing.

"Next, we need to put the scales of time on."

As a participant who has scored over five points, he has the authority to install a second system.

Although Mu Wujie's Void Returning Realm isn't very strong, he's not the weakling from the previous Xuanxiang Realm either. Without the Balance of Time, he wouldn't even be qualified to fight them.

Name: Qiu Zheng

【Age: 59】

[Realm Level: Mid-stage Nascent Soul]

[Affiliation: Dragon Elephant Sky-Supporting Sect]

[Systems loaded this time: Amplified Light Type I, Balance of Time]

[Currently available module: Force random teleport (once)]

[Current points: 11]

A hint of satisfaction flashed in his eyes, but he immediately looked at the second place in the real-time rankings.

"Chi Jiuyu..."

Without a doubt, she is the most formidable opponent in this year's Immortal Sect Competition.

If she manages to turn the tide in the early stages and defeat the middle stages...

Even if he is a physical cultivator with strong mental fortitude, he probably wouldn't be able to accept it.

However, everyone here is a prodigy of the Immortal Sect, and they all cultivate supreme inheritances. How could she possibly defeat a mid-stage cultivator with only an early-stage cultivator?
Ok.

Absolutely impossible!
Thinking about it, Qiu Zheng turned to look at Ji Yun standing in front of the palace, a smile appearing on his face.

Next, we should head to the positive virtual plane.

But we should test the waters first before going.

…… ……

Azure Sky Dimension.

The Zhengxu Dao Palace is a palace complex that stands high in the clouds.

A warehouse for storing elixirs.

Chi Jiuyu brought a chair from somewhere and sat down with his legs crossed. Beside him were two plates of golden-yellow pills that exuded a fragrant aroma.

One plate was piled high, while the other only had a third left.

She held a handful of pills in her hand and popped them into her mouth one by one, like chewing candy.

"How about we go and deal with Dog Brother first?"

In the entire Qingxiao Plane, besides her, only Zhao Ruoming remains.

Seeing Qiu Zheng score four points in one go, she couldn't sit still any longer.

The True Void Plane is too dangerous at this stage; those Void Returners are acting like madmen.

(*￣︿￣)
Even Chi Jiuyu himself found this matter baffling.

Previously, her sword intent spirit body that infiltrated the True Void Dimension was discovered, so in order to prevent Mu Chengfeng from interfering too much, she passed on the fifth sword of her "Seven Swords of Moon Mist" to him.

The intention was also to give Mu Chengfeng a perspective, to help him understand that cultivators and extraordinary individuals don't necessarily have to fight to the death.

Everything was fine at first.

Not long after, the Void Returners of the Zhengxu Dao Palace went berserk and began searching for her and the other contestants throughout the Zhengxu Plane.

She also said that her 'Sword of Annihilation' is a demonic sword that will corrupt the minds of cultivators.

(╯‵□′)╯︵┻━┻!
Hey!
There's no need to come up with such an absurd reason if you want to cross the river and then discard the bridge!
She, the Nine Fishermen Ancestor, is a third-generation disciple of the Sword Sect, one of the Seven Great Immortal Sects, and is destined to become the sect leader of the Sword Sect in the future.

Even if he isn't the leader of the righteous path, he is at least a prodigy of the righteous path.

They actually slandered her as a demonic cultivator?!
This is absolutely outrageous!
If she hadn't sensed something was wrong and managed to remotely hide her sword spirit body, she probably would have been caught by that group of Void Returners long ago.

The angrier Chi Jiuyu became, grabbing a handful of pills and stuffing them into her mouth, her cheeks bulging out.

I just eat eat eat!

Eat all your pills!
She didn't stop until she had finished the remaining third of the pills... or rather, she let go and tossed down a pill bottle and a jade tablet engraved with sword marks.

Then several large characters were carved on the wall—

[Chi Jiuyu was here]

The value of the pills in the elixir bottle was more than ten times that of the pills she had just consumed, and the jade tablet engraved with sword marks was the 'Sword of Annihilation'.

Although, those who go back on their word and betray their promises are simply despicable!

But the one guarding this pill storehouse is just a Foundation Establishment stage kid who doesn't understand anything, so there's no need to make things difficult for him.

As for why the 'Sword of Annihilation' was left behind...

Didn't those shameless idiots say it was a demon sword?
So she scattered it everywhere, letting everyone learn how to use it, to see if it really was a demon sword!

After clapping his hands, Chi Jiuyu stood up from his chair.

It's impossible to go to the positive virtual plane.

Next, I need to find a way to sneak into other medium-sized planes and try to get more points before the final shrinking circle.

next second.

He transformed into a wisp of hazy gray mist, silently slipping out of the warehouse and disappearing without a trace.

……

……

Sword Sect Inner Sect.

Near the Hall of Inheritance, in a forest of spirit trees used to harmonize spiritual energy.

It was still Xu Xing and Ning Ruo walking side by side on the path paved with cyan spirit jade.

Meizu had originally been clamoring to come along.

But I don't know what they talked about in that little group, because Meizu immediately became obedient.

In the end, it was just the two of them.

"She's quite open-minded; she just let her trump card, which she'd kept hidden for so long, slip out like that."

Ning Ruo watched the Immortal Sect Grand Competition for a while and happened to see Chi Jiuyu spreading the news about the 'Sword of Annihilation' everywhere.

"The reason she kept it hidden for five years was so that she could use it all in the Immortal Sect Grand Competition," Xu Xing explained.

Although Jiu Yu is somewhat unconventional in personality, she is essentially an extremely confident person.

What if someone learns these sword techniques and surpasses her?

Chi Jiuyu had never thought of this.

Learn my swordsmanship, and then defeat me using the sword techniques I created?

This is a joke!
Just look at how many disciples of the same age as her there are in the Sword Sect, with the two supreme inheritances, the "Slaying Sword Manual" and the "Great Void Sword Manual," right there.

One hundred contribution points is something even a Qi Refining cultivator can earn in a few months of hard work.

With such a low entry barrier, why did only Chi Jiuyu emerge?

Therefore, Chi Jiuyu himself doesn't care about this aspect at all.

Other aspects of this era are perhaps hard to describe.

However, as for cultivation techniques and supernatural abilities, from supreme inheritances and true methods to various powerful supernatural abilities, as long as you can learn them, you can learn them as you like.

Even the high school library has the supernatural powers of the seven great immortal sects.

If she hadn't wanted to keep the later swords of the "Seven Swords of Moon Mist" to make a big splash at the Immortal Sect Grand Competition, she would have sold them all to the Transmission Hall long ago.

“Yes, her personality is quite interesting,” Ning Ruo said.

Before seeing it with her own eyes, she had never imagined that the Sword Master would raise a disciple with this kind of personality.

After all, although he is a bit childish by nature, he is genuinely aloof in his daily life.

"Brother Xu, do you think she can take first place in the Nascent Soul group this time?"

"Perhaps, but that little guy from the Dragon Elephant Sky-Supporting Sect has a better chance than her."

This statement is purely based on Mu Wujie's current situation analysis and does not involve the use of a True Immortal's abilities.

Ning Ruo also nodded slightly:
"Judging from Mu Wujie's situation, that little guy from the Dragon Elephant Sky-Supporting Sect does indeed have a slight advantage."

Who could have imagined that the 'inner demon tribulation' would occur at such a convenient time?

Mu Chengfeng and Na Shengkun both thought it was the inner demons triggered by the 'Sword of Annihilation' that caused them, and felt that Jiu Yu had ill intentions in giving this sword.

According to the rules of the competition, the remaining participants will eventually have to go to the True Void Dimension.

Given this misunderstanding, Mu Chengfeng will definitely take action against her, while Qiu Zheng is in a much better position.

"However, I still trust Jiu Yu more."

Jiu Yu is quite amazing. Although her personality is somewhat unusual, it is very easy to get along with her.

She was still willing to believe in such an interesting little guy.

"If she knew what we were talking about, she'd probably accuse me, her senior uncle, of not trusting her," Xu Xing said with a smile.

And there's a high chance they'll use this opportunity to ask for a red envelope...

"I'll just not tell her."

"That's so boring."

Just as the two were chatting and laughing, two figures walked towards them from the opposite direction and came face to face with Xu Xing and Ning Ruo.

A man dressed in a light gray shirt, with a handsome face and an elegant demeanor, looked to be about twenty-eight or twenty-nine years old.

The other woman wore a moon-white gauze dress, her long hair cascading down like ink, and her skin, as if carved from warm jade, was delicate and smooth, shimmering with a luminous glow against the backdrop of her white dress.

Her red lips were glossy, and her eyes were clear and bright, like stars.

It is precisely the supreme being who is in the mortal world.

The four of them stopped in their tracks, looked at each other, and remained silent for a moment. (End of Chapter)