Shushan Earthly Immortal

Chapter 411 Battle of Four Realms, Unpredictable and Divine (5K words presented. Happy National Day, please support with monthly tickets~)

The black magic net, covered with human skulls, was bound by a blue dragon rope and stored inside the "Red Goiter" gourd.

The two Yin-Yang flying swords, "Peach Capital" and "Nether Capital," clashed against seven magical instruments of torture: needle, hook, awl, knife, chisel, thorn, and saw. Sparks flew as the swords clashed, and the clanging sounds were incessant. The magical instruments were agile, but still slightly inferior to "Nether Capital"; the instruments of torture were sharp, but far less so than "Peach Capital."

Despite being outnumbered two to seven, the two flying swords still held a clear advantage.

The human skin banner in the sky waved wildly, like a kite in a strong wind. No matter how hard the kite tried or how much it swayed, it couldn't fly high or leave, because it was firmly held in place by the string. This string was composed of five large, silver, lightning-inscribed characters that shimmered in the void and a purple lightning sword stuck in the ground. This string drew lightning essence from the kite, poured it into the earth, and held the human skin banner tightly.

Higher up, a blazing white golden elixir shone brightly in the sky, like a radiant sun. The elixir flew from the western shore to the surface of the Lingdingyang Sea, and where its white light shone, the wind and waves subsided. The waves that had just been stirred up by the whip in the ape-like figure's hand suddenly calmed down. The immense force and violent changes in the ape-like figure caused him to sway and stumble as the whip tugged at him.

Under the cover of the Golden Elixir of Dharma, the "Nine-Linked Golden Bracelet," resembling a jade bracelet, transformed into an indistinct afterimage and struck the evil demon in the back, causing the demon's internal organs to tremble and spit out a mouthful of blood mist.

"You, a fourth-realm Venerable, have actually surrendered to the righteous path! Have you no shame at all?!"

The evil devil was both shocked and furious. Overwhelmed with anger, he pointed at the attacker and shouted angrily.

Upon hearing this, Zifeizi merely smiled and did not reply. Instead, he opened his mouth and spat out a golden pill.

The golden elixir shone brightly, its emerald green color radiating a brilliant blue light that transformed into a blue cloud. Immediately following, a dragon's roar resounded, and a colossal, dark green dragon, hundreds of feet long, emerged from the blue cloud.

The dragon's horns were quite unique, shaped like wooden forks, with bark patterns indistinguishable from trees, and extremely large, with buds and leaves at the tips, as if two giant trees were growing from its head. Between these two giant tree-like horns, the dragon's head wore a golden crown, with beaded curtains hanging down and swaying, adding to the dragon's majesty.

The dragon lowered its head, using its wooden forked dragon horns to meet the enemy, and roared as it charged toward the ape-like Buddha statue that was about to stumble and fall.

And that wasn't all; Zuo Feizi then summoned a vine staff. This staff emitted a green light, twisted in mid-air, and transformed into a wooden dragon, heading straight for the evil devil.

Behind the evil spirit, Cheng Xinzhan wasn't idle either. Seeing that Zuo Feizi's Dharma form had already entangled the Raincoat Ape Dharma form, he opened his mouth and inhaled, withdrawing his Golden Core. Although the Golden Core and its Dharma form were important tools for great cultivators in combat, Cheng Xinzhan's long-standing habit was never to use his Golden Core externally unless absolutely necessary. Although this round little thing could be considered indestructible, Cheng Xinzhan still wanted to see it safely residing in the Yellow Court Palace before he felt at ease.

Immediately afterward, he unleashed the "Eight Treasures Cloud Light Handkerchief." This was Zi Feizi's first public appearance, and he needed to catch the enemy off guard. If he failed in the first battle, it would be even more difficult once the enemy was on guard. Just like the evil devil who escaped without revealing his whereabouts, silently ambushing Yunti Mountain, the goal was to strike unexpectedly. If he hadn't arrived in time today, Shen Zhaoming would be severely injured, if not killed.

However, Yunti Mountain's plan used a demonic dragon as bait to lure Shen Zhaoming into a trap. Now, Cheng Xinzhan is copying the plan, using a human skin banner as a hook to make the evil devil reluctant to let go, and then having Zuo Feizi cut off his escape route. Now, the tables have turned, and it is no longer Shen Zhaoming who is trapped, but the evil devil.

Fapa merged into the void, and then gave rise to many clusters of white clouds and mist, which spread rapidly between Cloud Ladder Mountain and Hengmen Waterway.

At this moment, the Crimson Flying Fork, which was battling the Nine-Leaf Iris, saw that Zi Feizi had suddenly appeared, and that the Evil Demon was being intercepted from both sides, with clouds and smoke billowing in the air. Without hesitation, it immediately changed direction, transformed into a crimson rainbow, and swiftly fled the battlefield, flying towards Kowloon Island on the other side of the Lingdingyang. Meanwhile, news spread...
"Senior devil, I am wounded and must return to the island first. I hope you will hold fast to Cloud Ladder Mountain and not let those stinking Taoists take it over!"

"you!"

Seeing this, the evil devil almost spat out another mouthful of blood in anger.

By this time, the evil devil knew in his heart that his battle to emerge into the world had become a joke. However, upon further reflection, he realized that along his journey, from a water monkey to a fourth-realm great cultivator, he had faced countless life-threatening situations and made quite a few foolish mistakes. Face was meaningless; what he had truly lost were only two magical treasures. At worst, he could kill someone and refine them again. The most important thing was to escape unscathed.

With this in mind, the devil finally convinced himself to stop caring about the pomp and circumstance and the human skin banner, and resolved to leave.

With a thought, the ape avatar vanished, reforming into a dark, shadowy inner core, and swiftly retreated. The wooden dragon avatar immediately gave chase. However, the two fourth-realm golden cores were still somewhat inferior in terms of cultivation level; the evil ghost's golden core was clearly faster, and the wooden dragon couldn't catch up.

"Certainly!"

In the distance, Cheng Xinzhan chanted incantations, trying to leave behind the demon core.

However, just as the curse was about to strike the demon core, it suddenly burst forth with a burst of black light. Within it, one could vaguely see many strange and grotesque ghost shadows and distorted, weeping faces of vengeful spirits. This light instantly dispersed the curse, and the demon core was able to escape.

The evil devil swallowed the golden pill, glared hatefully at Cheng Xinzhan, then abandoned the human skin banner and turned to fly towards Cloud Ladder Mountain.

Cheng Xinzhan was somewhat surprised to see this, as his spell had no effect at all, which was quite rare. However, he reacted quickly. Seeing the demon flee, he pointed to the ground with his left hand again, manipulating the Earth Book to turn a new page.

The evil devil felt a chill in the void, and snowflakes suddenly began to fall from the sky.

But this is the South China Sea! How can there be snow?!

Alarm bells rang loudly in the devil's mind.

Yesterday, Fei Zi reacted quickly, knowing that Cheng Xinzhan was casting a spell, so he bought him some time. He was already blocking the evil devils' way back south, and now seeing the evil devils coming on menacingly, looking like they would kill anyone who blocked his way, he was actually a little scared. However, he had no choice in the matter. He knew that the only reason he was still alive was that he could contribute. If he had the ability but was unwilling to contribute, there would only be one outcome—death.

He rode the rattan staff and the wooden dragon that opened its mouth to bite, while he himself stepped in to stop it.

The devil didn't dodge or evade; instead, he increased his speed even further.

Just as the dragon staff was about to strike, the evil devil suddenly unleashed a strange spell. Black light surged from his body, and then one after another, black-haired monkeys leaped out of him. These monkeys were entirely black except for their blood-red eyes. They swung and leaped through the air as if swinging vines in a mountain valley, moving at incredible speed in all directions.

In the blink of an eye, thousands upon thousands of monkeys appeared in the sky, transforming into a chaotic mass of black shadows that filled the void. As for the evil demon himself, he vanished into the midst of the monkey shadows. The dragon-shaped staff struck a dozen or so monkeys, turning them into nothingness; he had missed his target entirely.

However, Zuo Feizi was a powerful cultivator at the fourth realm, not just a pretty face. It took a huge price for Cheng Xinzhan to capture him. Breaking the seal with immortal fire, using the magic sword as a guide, setting up two altars, and adding the Sleeping Immortal Insects were all necessary to capture him alive, which speaks volumes about Zuo Feizi's strength. He reacted quickly, chanting incantations and changing hand seals, causing the wooden dragon to multiply into countless clones. At the same time, he also summoned the Nine-Linked Golden Bracelets, which, after being summoned, continuously multiplied, instantly creating hundreds and thousands, joining the wooden dragon in a pursuit and interception of the monkey shadow.

"Wow--"

Then, there was another sound like pages turning, and light flashed on the ground. A yellow light rose up and blocked the sky full of black monkeys.

On this yellow paper, a towering snow-capped mountain is depicted.

The mountains stand in a row, stretching into a continuous range, their outlines clearly defined. The summits are covered in solid ice and snow, and a biting wind howls, sending ice chips and snowflakes flying back and forth across the dozen or so peaks. It resembles a white dragon coiled around the mountaintops, or a snow-white banner covering the peaks.

The snow-capped mountains stand in front of Yunti Mountain, like a huge barrier, blocking out countless monkey shadows.

Despite being blocked twice by Zuo Feizi and the Earth Book, in just a short while, the clouds and mist transformed from the "Eight Treasures Cloud Light Scarf" had completely enveloped the monkey shadows, cleverly merging with the White Dragon Flag Mountain depicted on the Earth Book. No matter which direction one looked—east, west, south, or north—the monkey shadows appeared as continuous snow-capped mountains. The circular snow-capped mountains then spontaneously rotated, spinning several times until the monkey troop in the mountains could no longer distinguish east from west.

The monkeys scattered in all directions, only to find that the mountains in every direction were real. The monkeys then tried to fly higher into the sky, but the snow fell heavier and heavier, like a woven white dragon and a forest of snow flags. The bone-chilling cold, formed by the condensation of the "Frosty Owl's Yin Wind" and the "Arctic Cold Light," invaded from above, freezing the monkeys that tried to fly upwards completely.

Immediately afterwards, the chill intensified, hail began to fall from the sky, and the surrounding snow-capped mountains began to converge inwards, reducing the space for the monkeys to leap and scramble. At the same time, they faced the combined strangulation of the wooden dragon and the golden bracelet, and their numbers dwindled rapidly.

But then, something unexpected happened. In addition to the wind, snow, and hail, black rain suddenly began to fall from the sky.

The black rain came suddenly and fell heavily, emitting a damp and foul odor. When the black rain fell to the ground, it touched the yellow light emitted by the Earth Book on the ground and reacted violently, like hot water being poured into a red-hot iron pot, making a loud "hissing" sound. In an instant, the black rain was evaporated into black mist, which then rose upwards.

It is conceivable that without the protection of the Earth Book's radiance, the earth would probably be riddled with holes by now.

However, the black rain was so heavy that, despite the scorching yellow light, it couldn't keep up with the accumulation of water. Because the area was surrounded by mountains, the black rain quickly accumulated in the mountains, forming a black sea within them.

Rain, fog, and sea, all indistinguishable in their darkness, create a striking contrast with the snow-covered mountains and icebergs.

The black monkeys lurked in the black rain, their fur soaked and clinging to their bodies like ghosts—or perhaps, this was their true form. Meanwhile, in the Black Sea, an endless stream of black water monkeys and hideous water demons emerged to hunt down the Wooden Dragon and the Golden Bracelet.

In this black water kingdom, the black water monkey's magic power increased dramatically. Conversely, the wooden dragon and the golden bracelet's speed decreased sharply. Some of them couldn't even wait for the water monkey to attack them and dissolved directly in the black rain.

Upon seeing this, Zifeizi immediately recalled the magic weapon and turned his gaze to Cheng Xinzhan.

Cheng Xinzhan also narrowed his eyes.

Nascent Soul Dao Domain.

"You can't stop me. If I leave, we'll all be fine. But if you insist on being stubborn, I'm afraid things will get out of hand!"

From within the Black Water Kingdom, the sinister voice of the evil demon could be heard.

At this moment, the hissing sounds continued, as if echoing the words of the evil devil. The Black Sea pressed down on the ground and the mountains; only Cheng Xinzhan knew the oppressive feeling emanating from the entire Nascent Soul Dao Domain. If it weren't for the Earth Book's ability to utilize the terrain, connect with the earth's veins, and link with the earth's energy, any ordinary magic weapon would have already collapsed.

Upon hearing the shouts of the evil devils, Cheng Xinzhan slowly opened his eyes again, regaining his composure.

He made a finger-jointed gesture with his right hand, and a flash of light appeared between his fingers, summoning the "Supreme Heavenly Capital Talisman." He then placed the talisman between his eyebrows, and the spirit of the Earthly Palace's inner deity, Prince Bingling, manifested its divine radiance. He then summoned the earth sword "Lu Chen Tai'a," holding it in his left hand and standing it upright before his chest. He placed the talisman in his right hand on the tip of the sword, his right hand still in the finger-jointed gesture. Using his fingers as a brush, a mysterious yellow light surged from his fingertips, and using magical power as ink, he wrote the Underworld Ghost-Suppressing Talisman on the sword, chanting:

"The Dao says: The Nine Abysses are vast and boundless, where water evils cause calamities. They may cling to boats or oars, or pull on people's clothes, causing them to sink or capsize, leading to their deaths. There are thirty-six kinds of drowned ghosts, and eighty million lingering spirits and remnants of the dead, who do evil and harm people's lives, and should be punished and killed."

"It is said that if a water ghost commits evil, the Moon Palace, the Thunder Palace, the Mountain Palace, Fengdu, and the Dragon Kingdom shall be responsible for punishing him."

"A Taoist priest has informed the Great Emperor of Fengdu and the Emperor of Dongyue that the Three Mountains Righteous Gods and the Great God Bingling, who is in charge of judging ghosts, have been appointed as commanders to summon the Great God of Fengdu Mingling, the Water Envoy, the Nine Netherworld Ghost-Exorcising Officials, and 80,000 pursuers, coffins, iron dogs, and other troops. They have also summoned the Ten Great Protectors of Yuefu, the Wraith Envoy, the Plague Envoy, the Disease Envoy, and 80,000 elite troops of Yuefu to subdue all the water ghosts in this area!"
"The Dao says: There are many evil spirits in the world, who do not know the Dao, and act as accomplices to demons, causing chaos in the human world. Now a demon-slaying army has descended, and I hereby inform all the true officials of mountains and rivers, the local deities, and all others, that they shall yield to the Dao and obey. If anyone disobeys this order, he/she shall be beheaded without mercy. So be it, as the Supreme Lord's decree."

"I beseech the demon-slaying army to descend, to slay the demons and cleanse the evil."

"My command is the decree of the Supreme Dao Lord, the Heavenly Venerable Lingbao!"

After the Taoist priest finished chanting the incantation, all the magical power within the Earth Palace surged out and poured into the magic sword. The golden essence of the elixir also transformed into earth-elemental magical power and was channeled into the magic sword. In addition, the Earth Book was also drawing on the earth's energy and transferring it into the Taoist priest's body.

The Taoist priest drew his sword and slashed it upwards, creating a hundred acres of yellow clouds. From these clouds appeared the phantom images of Yue Fei's elite troops, numbering approximately 80,000. The priest then drew his sword downwards, causing a cold wind to rise from the ground. Ghostly figures stood solemnly in the mist, and the shadowy figures of Fengdu's 80,000 soldiers appeared.

The Taoist priest pointed his sword at the Black Water Kingdom, and thus 100,000 divine soldiers poured into the Water Kingdom, killing any ghosts they encountered and vanquishing any evil spirits they saw.

"Impossible! This is impossible!"

From the water kingdom came the terrified screams of the evil devil. He could sense that his Nascent Soul Dao Domain was collapsing rapidly, but he could not understand what kind of spell Cheng Xinzhan was using, or why it had such great power.

At this point, the devil's mindset changed again; he only wanted to survive.

At this moment, the black water kingdom in the snow mountain suddenly disappeared again. Black rain, black fog, black sea, water ghosts, water monkeys, and all these nascent soul phenomena vanished, revealing the evil demon's form once more.

One hundred thousand divine soldiers charged toward him alone.

The devil gritted his teeth and said sternly.
"If I don't avenge this, I, Qiupo, swear I will not be human!"

After he finished speaking, demonic light suddenly surged from his body, and his aura became extremely chaotic, as if he had gone mad.

"The secret method of disintegration?"

Cheng Xinzhan's expression changed, realizing that the evil devil was trying to sacrifice himself to save the king. However, given such a golden opportunity, the Taoist priest was naturally unwilling to merely capture the demon's physical body in this battle, so he decided to use a void spell to imprison the person in the void.

However, at that moment, the human skin banner that had been held captive by the talisman sword and lightning array suddenly moved again. But it wasn't the three human skins that moved; it was the human head stuck at the top of the banner. The head suddenly flew off the banner and lunged at Cheng Xinzhan. The head was extremely fast, arriving in an instant, with gaping fangs and a hideous, terrifying appearance.

Cheng Xinzhan had been keeping a close eye on the demon's domain, but he hadn't expected the demon to have left a hidden trick on the banner. Caught off guard, and with the head flying so fast, he couldn't dodge it in time. Unwilling to trade blows with the demon, he changed his incantation, pointing it at the incoming head and chanting...
"town!"

But to Cheng Xinzhan's surprise, this head was unusually strange. Just like the demon's golden core, it also released a black light of resentment, which dispersed his curse. Although its speed was slowed down, it was not immobilized and still bit towards Cheng Xinzhan.

"Certainly!"

Cheng Xinzhan changed the formula and recited the incantation again.

At this moment, the flying human head was only three feet away from him, its mouth agape, emitting a pungent, foul stench. This time, the spell finally took effect, freezing the monster in mid-air.

"burn!"

Cheng Xinzhan felt disgusted upon seeing it and recited another incantation.

Golden yang fire ignited, engulfing the flying human head in flames. It howled like a living person, but the evil creature couldn't withstand the yang fire. Its voice diminished, and it fell to the ground.

But in that instant, a loud bang was heard, and the demon's body suddenly exploded, then turned into a beam of light, carrying the three treasures of Divine, Infant, and Elixir, and crashed through the void to escape. Even Cheng Xinzhan's combined encirclement with the Earth Book and the Dharma Cloth could not stop him.

The next instant, the eerie light appeared five hundred miles to the south, crossed the Cloud Ladder Mountain, and fled directly to the South China Sea.

Cheng Xinzhan watched the head fall, then watched the ghostly light continue its escape into the depths of the South China Sea, and couldn't help but shake his head and sigh.
"I was still careless. Humility is still acceptable, but caution is truly difficult to achieve."

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