The myth begins with the Lotus Lantern

Chapter 315 Fight
The woman in green just sneered.

Suddenly a gust of wind blew up.

A mist of water drifted over the Bibo Pool.

This is nothing out of the ordinary.

Within the cage formed by the laws, the man in green lowered his head, noticing it immediately.

She had witnessed Ding Lin demonstrate his ability to fly through the clouds.

In fact, such a small amount of water vapor is far from being considered clouds, let alone fog.

But Qingyi knew that Ding Lin had arrived.

Is he here?

It's him who's coming.

He shouldn't have come.

The woman in green had a turbulent emotion in her lowered eyes.

She didn't know that Ding Lin had already advanced to the Taiyi realm, but she had just personally experienced Xiang Liu's strength. Even though she had used all her strength, she was like a child in front of Xiang Liu, easily suppressed without any room for maneuver. And according to Xiang Liu's explanation of the Nine-Headed Insect, Ding Lin should only be close to the Taiyi realm and has not yet truly achieved it. How can the gap between such a large realm be bridged?

In Qingyi's opinion, it was unwise for Ding Lin to jump out at this time, but she could not make a sound to warn him. Ding Lin's mist was too well hidden, and Xiang Liu had not yet noticed him. But as soon as she made a sound, it would immediately expose Ding Lin's whereabouts and provoke Xiang Liu to take action.

But if they don't stop him, Ding Lin will have nowhere to hide once he launches his attack.

Qingyi was filled with conflicting thoughts, but there was nothing she could do. Sorrow welled up in her eyes. Were they going to perish here together? All she could do was pray in secret, hoping that Ding Lin would suddenly realize his mistake and quietly leave.

It will come quietly, just like it is now.

But such prayers are destined to be in vain.

The wind picked up stronger, and the steam became thicker, carrying a faint scent of water plants from the distant shore.

At this moment, just as at that moment.

Qingyi slightly raised her eyes to look in the direction of the water source, or more precisely, she looked towards Carp Lake. Her thoughts surged in her mind, and she remembered that year when the little carp had escaped danger in the small ditch, but still swam back without hesitation. He hid behind the rocks, trembling. He could have easily left with just a slight flick of his tail, but he stayed there.

The little carp from back then has changed. It leaped over the Dragon Gate and became a true dragon, a dignified god in the Heavenly Court. It has changed; it is no longer as cute as it was in the small lake, where it would just follow behind me with its head down, looking for food.

Now he's full of cunning schemes, flirting with women everywhere and getting involved with all sorts of people.

Besides, perhaps because he had cultivated great magical power in a short period of time, Qingyi could clearly see that Ding Lin had become more unrestrained and casual in his bones during this meeting, though it wasn't very obvious.

Or to put it more bluntly, selfish.

Nothing has changed.

The little carp of yesteryear did not choose to abandon itself, and the red dragon of today... still has not.

A hint of joy suddenly flashed in the eyes of the woman in green.

A bittersweet joy.

Fine, if he dies here, I'll stay with him.

Qingyi thought.

……

Change often occurs in an instant, without warning.

With a surge of magical power emanating from his palm, Xiang Liu swiftly captured Qingyi, reducing the distance of several hundred feet to less than ten feet in an instant.

at this time--

"..."

Xiang Liu suddenly felt the laws binding Qingyi tremble. He looked around and saw a sudden gust of wind and thick clouds covering the sky.

Obscuring vision and clouding perception.

coming!

Xiang Liu's eyes suddenly flashed with a sharp light.

"go!"

A low voice sounded in her ear, and Qingyi felt her wrist lighten as she was being pulled. She had expected this and obediently let Ding Lin lead her. The cage of laws that bound her had somehow broken open, and Ding Lin dragged her out.

The broken chain of law wriggled and immediately completed its self-repair. It then followed like a python, entwining itself and refusing to give up, like a maggot clinging to a bone, demonstrating the resilience of the wood-elemental law.

At the same time, the other eight laws also reacted and swept towards them.

Most of it is futile. As long as the two wood-elemental laws on the left and right are still in time, they can form a pincer movement outside the pursuit of that wood-elemental law.
The law on the left is bursting and scorching hot, resembling a flame burning intensely.

The law on the right, however, was menacing, radiating a metallic sharpness.

"Ride the clouds?"

Xiang Liu's voice rang out. As expected of a Taiyi cultivator with many years of experience, he immediately recognized Ding Lin's methods. Even though his senses were temporarily obscured, his attack was still extremely extraordinary. With the rapid reaction of that law cage, even a peak Golden Immortal would have to be caught off guard.

Ding Lin's eyes were dark. He raised his hand and unleashed a law that materialized in front of him, as heavy as solid rock—Thirty-Six Transformations Fingers Turning into Steel.

The wood-elemental law caught up instantly and wrapped tightly around the metal-elemental law, which then slashed down but was easily blocked, sending a burst of brilliant light flying.

Ding Lin made no move. He released Qingyi's hand, then suddenly wrapped his arms around her waist and tightened them tightly.

Qingyi looked up and saw Ding Lin's profile.

The two figures suddenly became illusory.

The fog stretched for miles, and no one knew how far he had fled.

"Crack!"

The scorching heat of the flames licked the rock wall, and no matter how hard it was, even diamonds could not withstand the high temperature. They carbonized instantly, and then shattered in an instant when struck by the golden law.

"You can turn the earth into steel! Another transformation! I truly underestimated you!" Xiang Liu said. "However, in front of me, where do you think you can escape to, and where can you possibly escape to?"

Xiang Liu suddenly let go.

After the diamond barrier was shattered, the nine laws that formed the cage dispersed.

One of the lush green chains rattled, and immediately a gust of wind swept in, another wind-attribute law. The power of a Taiyi realm cultivator was truly extraordinary; in an instant, the thousand-mile-long cloud and mist that Ding Lin had created by summoning clouds and rain was completely blown away. The sky was clear and blue, and after the clouds and mist were dispersed, the wind subsided, and the surface of the Azure Wave Pool remained rippling, exactly as before. Xiang Liu's control over the laws was terrifying; he merely dispersed the clouds and mist without harming the water in the pool in the slightest.

The view became clear again.

Xiang Liu released his senses, which spread over 100,000 miles. The Thirty-Six Transformations of the Heavenly Gang were passed down by the Dao Ancestor and had endless uses. Even with his advantage in cultivation level, he still had to use some tricks to deal with it. He was caught off guard and Ding Lin actually managed to rescue Qingyi. But in his eyes, that was all. Now that he knew, Ding Lin had no chance of fighting back against him.

My senses are completely empty.

Escape so fast?
Could it be a golden light that strikes the ground?
impossible!
How could a Golden Immortal possibly comprehend the laws of time?

"This is truly beyond my expectations; you are indeed very bold!"

A thought flashed through Xiang Liu's mind, and he reacted in the next moment. He reached out to his side, and the nine laws moved as if they were his own arms, covering down as if by magic. He was about to use the same trick again.

Ding Lin did not go far. He wrapped one arm around the waist of the woman in green, and with the other hand he formed a knife with his palm. In a flash, he appeared beside Xiang Liu and the Nine-Headed Insect, his chilling killing intent spreading everywhere.

The exchange just now was too fast, swift as a rabbit and a falcon. Just as the Nine-Headed Insect was about to carry out Xiang Liu's previous order, he gathered a demonic aura in his palm to finish off Wan Sheng and his daughter.

Ding Lin's killing intent arrived first, and he was shocked and quickly withdrew his hand. In response, the poison law circled around his body, but Ding Lin's palm was not aimed at the Nine-Headed Insect, but at Xiang Liu behind him.

Nine laws danced in the air. Apart from the laws of space and yin and yang, Ding Lin's palm strike unleashed the other nine laws he had mastered.

He unleashed a palm strike.

Ding Lin didn't even look at the result, and pulled up Princess Wansheng with his other hand.

Princess Wansheng closed her eyes and awaited her death. She did not beg for mercy because she knew that the Nine-Headed Insect hated her so much that begging for mercy would only bring her humiliation and would not do any good. She suddenly remembered her father's words. She thought she was smart and ignored her father's words. Now she thought about it and realized how naive and ridiculous she was. It was just a pity that she had implicated her father.

Now, thinking back on all those years of hard work and scheming, losing the chance to marry into the Western Sea, losing her virginity, having a child, and having to painstakingly nurture her pregnancy despite her unwillingness, she has been planning every step of the way, only to fail at every step. Now, she is finally about to lose her life.

The expected death did not come.

Princess Wansheng felt a sudden lightness in her body. Out of fear, she tightly gripped the Dragon King Wansheng, and the latter was also pulled over by Ding Lin.

Open your eyes.

I found myself surrounded by clouds and mist.

Ding Lin was holding Princess Wansheng in one hand and carrying Qingyi in the other, seemingly fleeing for his life.

"..."

Amidst the clouds and mist, the eighteen laws fought fiercely against each other. In the end, Ding Lin's nine laws, lacking a superior one, were utterly defeated. However, this slight delay was enough for him to perform the Cloud Riding Technique again.

"You're not satisfied with saving Fu Hai right in front of me? You are indeed powerful, but do you really think that's all I have to offer?" A voice rang in my ears, and the clouds and mist dissipated once again.

An immense pressure descended upon him.

"I admit that to have achieved this level in front of me, you are already first-rate among Golden Immortals." Xiang Liu said with his hands behind his back and a disdainful look in his eyes.

Ding Lin remained silent, shielding Qingyi and Princess Wansheng's belly behind his back, his cheeks twitching almost imperceptibly.

“But a Golden Immortal is a Golden Immortal. No matter how many tricks they have, they are just a joke in the face of absolute power,” Xiang Liu suddenly chuckled again. “Just now, when I heard my good grandson talk about it, I thought you had already mastered all the laws, but I didn’t expect you only have nine. It seems you are also a self-taught one. Your skills are indeed no less than those juniors who have mastered all the laws and are standing in front of the Taiyi Sect, but your realm is still far behind. You should first refine another law and then form your own principles. I am saying this to let you get closer to the Dao before you die.”

As Xiang Liu spoke, he began to act. Another law soared behind him, blending into the nine laws. With all ten laws unleashed, they were about to completely suppress Ding Lin.

Behind Ding Lin, Fu Hai closed his eyes, and Princess Wansheng's face turned ashen.

It was only a little too late; in the end, he could not escape the fate of death.

The Dragon King of Ten Thousand Saints gently held his daughter's hand.

"How do you know that I haven't comprehended the tenth path?"

Ding Lin said, a glint of light flashing in his eyes. The spatial law flew out and mixed with the previous nine laws. With the sharpness of the spatial law, he not only eliminated Xiang Liu's attack in an instant, but the spatial law also continued its momentum and reached Xiang Liu, cutting off a strand of his gray hair.

“Taiyi is not integrated with heaven and earth. Even if you demons of the Northern Underworld have this level, you cannot unleash the power of Taiyi. We are both Golden Immortals. What do you think you have to fight to defeat me? I wanted to leave just now because I didn’t want to fight in vain. Do you really think I’m afraid of you?” Ding Lin said. It seemed that this attack gave him confidence. He became aggressive and domineering, contrary to his usual behavior.

"space?"

Xiang Liu found it hard to believe, and his killing intent immediately faltered. Amidst his shame and anger, he felt more fear.

The Golden Immortal comprehended the laws of space.

If this child is not eliminated, he will eventually become a great threat.

Suddenly, he felt a slight pain on his cheek. Xiang Liu reached out and caught the broken hair. He ran his fingers across his cheek and then put them down. His fingertips were now stained with a bright red. Ding Lin's attack had not only broken his hair, but had also seriously injured him.

“Fine, very well,” Xiang Liu said through gritted teeth.

"Ancestor?" Nine-Headed Insect called out from not far away, his voice no longer carrying any confidence.

"If you know what's good for you, get out of the way, or I won't hesitate to chop off your head!" Ding Lin said.

Xiang Liu's face was gloomy.

"what!"

"Hahaha!"

Suddenly, he burst into laughter.

"My dear grandson, how long has it been since anyone dared to be so insolent in front of me? A mere Golden Immortal, an ant-like creature, dares to be so presumptuous in front of me!"

"Hahahaha!" Xiang Liu laughed more and more wildly.

“In the past, I might have let you go, after all, divine punishment is no joke. But now, things are different. You are not a rogue. I can smell the scent of the Heavenly Court on you. The water vapor is strong and the turbid air is powerful. You have been a celestial being in the mortal realm all along. Which river god are you? You don’t have the scent of the Four Seas Dragon Clan, so you can only be the Four Rivers Dragon God. How laughable that someone of such a status does not know the changes in the world. You should know that cultivation is not just cultivation, but also requires being aware of the times!”

Suddenly, Xiang Liu's robes moved without wind, and a terrifying aura rose from his body, spreading to the surroundings. A law flew out from the inner world cave, standing upright with a glassy color. Nine laws surrounded him, and he was actually about to merge the laws and unleash the thunderous methods of the Taiyi realm.

The weather changed again, with sand and stones flying, dark clouds hanging down, and lightning flashing and thunder roaring in the clouds, as if divine punishment would fall at any moment, but Xiang Liu remained calm and fearless.

"Little thing, today I will show you what Taiyi is."

Nine of the ten laws merged, while the remaining one floated outside, protecting his entire body. This was Xiang Liu's strongest moment, but also his weakest.

Strangely, even though he had already demonstrated the Taiyi realm, the Heavenly Punishment did not descend.

The celestial phenomena remain unchanged, yet the outcome remains uncertain.

"You are in the lower realm, so you may not know, but just over a decade ago, my demon masters stormed the Heavenly Court, forcing the Jade Emperor to sign a humiliating treaty. Now, the entire Northern Continent is under the rule of my demon race. The Heavenly Court has issued a decree, bestowing upon demon masters the title of 'King,' placing them in the highest rank, outside the established system yet within the divine realm. They are even permitted to establish their own offices and headquarters. Now I am a legitimate official of the Heavenly Court, and this heavenly tribulation can no longer harm me!"

(End of this chapter)