From a martial arts disciple to a god through countless trials and tribulations

Chapter 158 Earth Split
The City Lord's Mansion is vast, covering an area of several miles, with numerous buildings and courtyards, and under a several-meter-tall gate.

"One thousand two hundred meters away."

Chen Xuan was dressed in black warrior attire and had a calm expression. He stopped and stood under the main gate.

The soul sensed the reaction of Taoist Zizhu, who was in the Dinglu Realm, in the center of the City Lord's Mansion.

This distance is almost the limit of what an ordinary Dinglu master can reach when launching a normal range attack.

"Taoist Zizhu is wearing a jade pendant that is similar to a soul-protecting artifact."

After Chen Xuan successfully sensed Taoist Zizhu and secretly examined him clearly, he still stayed where he was and did not use his soul and body of the [Tao Hongchen] level to launch an attack. It was because of this reason.

This is normal.

Dinglu Mighty has a strong body but a weak soul.

As long as the conditions permit, Dinglu will definitely try his best to take measures to protect the soul.

Moreover, the red Qi of the Fire Virtue "consumes the three thoughts of the soul", and fire cultivators can also forge some treasures specifically for attacking the soul. The Zhi Kingdom is now attacking the Chu Land, which was established with the red Qi, and will inevitably take necessary measures in this regard.

"The only thing we need to worry about is that Taoist Zizhu has a soul-protecting treasure to protect him, so his soul and body cannot kill him instantly."

Chen Xuan complained in his heart... If this alerted the enemy, Taoist Zizhu would not dare to fight to the death and choose to escape directly, which would be a big trouble.

Apart from this, he had nothing to fear from Dinglu Mighty... The worst outcome of a life-and-death battle would be the destruction of his physical body, while Dinglu Mighty would die.

"tread!"

Inside the gate, Zhu Linzi, the biological son of Taoist Zizhu and a person at the peak of the sixth level of the Daoist Canon, had a sinister and charming face filled with solemnity and murderous intent as he strode out of the mansion.

"Everyone get out of here!"

He harshly rebuked the mortal servants along the way, and those mortals immediately knelt tremblingly on both sides of the road, fearing that they would die.

Then, he saw Chen Xuan standing at the gate in front of him.

In Zhu Linzi's eyes, this was an ordinary mortal with an ordinary aura, but he was extraordinary and heroic, with a handsome face and a rather noble demeanor.

"Get out of here, you lowly thing!" Zhu Linzi shouted at Chen Xuan who was blocking his way. With a powerful enemy coming, he was unwilling to waste any time on these short-sighted mortals.

"..." Chen Xuan was sensing Taoist Zizhu's reaction. Upon hearing his words, he glanced at him indifferently and stepped aside to make way.

“???” Zhu Linzi strode forward and frowned slightly when he saw this.

Although this mortal obediently moved aside, what about that calm look that didn't reveal a trace of fear?

Who does he think he is? A Taoist practitioner of Qigong!

Also, other mortals would kneel in fear, so why didn't he kneel? Was he so special? How could he dare?
"Looking for death!" Zhu Linzi was already in a bad mood, and when he encountered this situation, he was even more furious.

He passed by Chen Xuan without even looking at him and casually swung his arm.

"call!"

Although it was just a casual swing of the arm, the force was so great that it could even bend ordinary treasures, and it was enough to beat this ignorant mortal into a ball of bloody mist.

"Wow!"

Zhu Linzi's swung arm stopped in the air and was gently grabbed by the mortal's hand.

"You..." Zhu Linzi's pupils shrank, and a chill ran through his heart. He had made a mistake!

This is not a mortal!
This was a top-level Taoist monk who was no weaker than him. He used some means to conceal his aura and waited at the gate, disguised as a mortal, to ambush him secretly!

Shameless and treacherous villain from the State of Chu!

"Is there something wrong with not taking the road?"

Chen Xuan frowned and thought, then raised his other hand with a fist, and eight kinds of dazzling colorful immortal energy came out at the same time.

"Buzz!"

The five elements of gold, wood, water, fire and earth swirl rapidly into a harmonious Tai Chi circle, and five kinds of colored lights fall like raindrops from an umbrella.

Within the arc of the five elements, the two Qi of Taiyin and Taiyang danced into two black and white Yin-Yang fish, swaying with black and white divine light. Outside the arc, a wisp of gray-black plague Qi flowed with wisps of mist, and a gloomy atmosphere filled the air.

This was a punch that was completely beyond Zhu Linzi's imagination. The eight Qi came out at the same time, making it unstoppable!
"Eight kinds of immortal energy..." Zhu Linzi widened his eyes in horror.

But one of his arms was grabbed and bound tightly like an iron chain. He couldn't break free. He could only turn his head to avoid it while using all his strength to stimulate the wood-attributed green energy and punch to resist.

"boom!"

His arm was blown up in mid-air by Chen Xuan, and blood and flesh splattered everywhere. Then, Chen Xuan's fist moved forward, smashing Zhu Linzi's jaw, which he couldn't dodge in time, into a ball of blood mist.

"Crack!"

Zhu Linzi was worthy of being the top Taoist monk. Although he suffered serious injuries, he did not die immediately. He immediately cut off his tail to survive. The arm that was caught by Chen Xuan broke off silently. The body without both arms was like a green phantom, and instantly moved away from Chen Xuan.

"interesting……"

Chen Xuan thought to himself, and flicked his finger to shoot out a fifth-level Plague Tribe Emperor Qi, shining with a gray-gold luster, and landed behind Zhu Linzi, causing Zhu Linzi's escape to suddenly stop.

"Crack!"

Zhu Linzi's legs felt weak and he could hear the sound of bones colliding in his knees. He took two steps forward and slowly knelt on the ground, like a humble subject kneeling before the emperor.

"Wow!"

Suddenly, a green-gold emerald glow emerged from his body, and his body was like a fairy bamboo shoot with its skin peeled off. The unique Wood Virtue Daozang of Zhi Country took effect, and he was enveloped by a clear and bright force, which dispelled the influence of the Human Emperor's Qi and continued to flee forward.

"Crack!"

But Chen Xuan fell like a stream of light, and grabbed Zhu Linzi's neck with his hand.

"Die!" Zhu Linzi turned his head suddenly, and two sword lights that could cut through anything shot out from his eyes that were filled with green light.

This is an unknown secret technique. Although it was activated in a hurry, its killing power is still extremely strong!
Chen Xuan was prepared. His other arm, which was engraved with a strange dragon soul mark, swept away the two sword energies that were emitting green light. Amidst the flying sparks, there seemed to be fine white dragon scales, rippling with divine light like water.

"Bang!"

Zhu Linzi's two sharp sword energies shot outward, one severing the eaves of a distant building. The other slashed a huge gash in Zhu Linzi's waist and abdomen, causing his internal organs to cascade out in a cascade of blood and flesh.

"Ah!" Zhu Linzi screamed miserably, completely losing the strength to resist.

"boom--"

Chen Xuan had no expression on his face. He threw another punch, making a big hole in Zhu Linzi's chest, and directly destroyed his strange body that looked like a fairy bamboo shoot and jade bamboo.

"When adults are fighting, why are you, a child, interfering?"

Chen Xuan said softly, and did not continue to attack. He grabbed the nearly dying Zhu Linzi and waited for the reaction of Taoist Zizhu in the City Lord's Mansion.

He knew that Taoist Zizhu was watching everything that was happening.

"Do you think Taoist Zizhu will come to save your precious son?"

Chen Xuan asked with a smile, his eyes passing over the struggling Zhu Linzi's head, across the walls of countless pavilions, as if he was looking at the Taoist Zizhu under the bamboo forest.

"Cough..." Zhu Linzi struggled weakly. The green Qi in his body was frantically resisting the eight kinds of foreign immortal Qi, trying to heal his broken body.

In the bamboo forest.

"Heh." Taoist Zizhu looked calm, his purple robe fluttering in the wind, his fingers rubbing the sheath of the immortal sword.

"Crack!"

Taoist Zizhu flicked his finger lightly, and the immortal sword came out of the sheath half an inch. The unparalleled sword light as blue as the sky burst out from the sheath like the scorching sun.

"It seems that it won't work." Chen Xuan said regretfully. He used his five fingers to twist Zhu Linzi's neck. Eight kinds of powerful immortal energy rushed in and crushed the last remaining life force of Zhu Linzi.

"Zheng!"

Almost at the same time.

An unparalleled sword light with a bright green glow shot out from the hands of Taoist Zizhu deep in the mansion. It was five or six hundred meters high, like a green arc moon, cutting through countless pavilions and courtyards, and plowing a deep gully on the ground.

Taoist Zizhu attacked without mercy, wanting to capture Chen Xuan and Zhu Linzi in one fell swoop.

After all, he was able to kill a foreign attacker at the peak of the Daozang realm in just a few breaths. He must have a way to deal with him. Even if he was a Dinglu, he would not take risks easily.

Moreover, he knew that there must be more than just Chen Xuan coming. If the others were as strong as Chen Xuan and not as strong as the Taoist monk, he would not be able to hold back today.

"hold head high!"

A majestic and clear dragon roar resounded through the sky.

Zixiao Dragon Transformation Technique!
Black mist filled the air, and the black dragon raised its ferocious head. Its pair of light golden vertical pupils were filled with indifference and arrogance that showed contempt for all living things.

"boom!"

The black dragon Chen Xuan stretched out his black dragon claws as big as a house, pierced through the air, and faced the blue crescent-like sword light.

A small white dragon, like a snow-white chain, was wrapped around five black dragon claws. Its horns were elegant coral, and the corners of its narrow eyes were a rouge-like pink. She looked nervous, opened her dragon mouth, and let out a graceful and clear dragon roar:
"hold head high!"

The sword light slashed out by Taoist Zizhu broke in the air, and countless sword light fragments scattered everywhere like a meteor shower.

"Wow!"

Chen Xuan took the attack from Taoist Dinglu Zizhu head-on, and the price he paid was that the scales on the white dragon's body cracked, leaving a faint trace of blood.

"Three points weaker than expected..." Chen Xuan thought to himself, weighing some of Taoist Zizhu's strength.

He fully absorbed the remaining traces of power from Master Fu Long, and now, he can activate the dragon-type "Purple Sky Dragon Transformation Technique" at any time.

Moreover, the dragon soul mark left by Long Ziyue seemed to have been tempered into a strange and peerless treasure.

"Instantly activate the ancient secret technique?" Taoist Zizhu was surprised.

Even he, a newly promoted Dinglu, could not instantly display the full power of the ancient secret technique.

But at this moment, the young man from Chu who attacked him at the Daozang realm could actually do this. No wonder he had the confidence to attack the City Lord's Mansion alone!

"call!"

The upper body of the black dragon Chen Xuan rose into the air, and its black scales, the size of a palm-leaf fan, shone with a metallic glow like divine iron in the sunlight. Then, with a loud bang, its huge body, which was over a thousand meters long, crashed into the bamboo forest deep in the city lord's mansion.

"Wow!"

Taoist Zizhu instantly soared into the air, avoiding the black dragon's attack. He sneered and said:
"How long can you sustain the borrowed power of Dinglu's body?"

Although he was shocked in his heart, he was only shocked for a moment. After all, the power of the Dinglu body obtained by the ancient secret technique activated by the other party could not be maintained for long. Moreover, no matter how strong the Black Dragon was, it was just his normal state. His Dinglu treasure body could be used indefinitely!

"hold head high!"

Black Dragon Chen Xuan roared, his body undulating like a mountain range as he successfully approached Taoist Zizhu! He raised his dragon head again and bit the purple figure in the air.

Taoist Zizhu frowned, and his body moved like a flash of purple lightning, dodging the attack in a flash.

"Zheng!"

At the same time, he completely pulled out the peerless immortal sword from the scabbard. The sword light illuminated the sky and the earth. He cut out an extremely dazzling green sword mark, like a thousand-meter-long green moon falling to the ground. The majestic sword energy seemed to create the world and swept out.

This is a powerful cauldron master who is activating a peerless treasure!
"Zheng! Zheng! Zheng!"

Taoist Zizhu launched an attack with all his strength. In a moment, he slashed out dozens of huge green sword auras, covering the entire sky like a divine net. The power of each unparalleled sword aura was enough to flatten a mountain.

"hold head high!"

The black dragon Chen Xuan did not avoid it, but swam like a black mountain range, stretched out his dragon claws, and swung the hundred-meter-long little white dragon in his hand like a whip-shaped peerless treasure, smashing and swinging it, with white light shooting out, sweeping away the oncoming green sword energy.

"Tear!"

The overwhelming green sword energy was shattered one after another, accompanied by countless blood-stained white dragon scales, falling from the sky.

"Clang!" One after another, broken sword lights fell, either cutting a building in half, or leaving a huge crack dozens of meters long on the ground. The residual power alone was so amazing that it was hard to imagine how strong it was in its complete state.

"Ang!" The little white dragon screamed miserably. It was treated as a consumable by the black dragon Chen Xuan, who kept interrupting the sword energy along the way. Its dragon scales were shattered and it was covered in blood.

"One sword from Taoist Zizhu was enough to kill a top-level Taoist, but it was completely blocked by the black dragon head-on." In the distance, Jiang Qinghuang was practicing ancient secret techniques. Seeing this scene, he was shocked.

At the same time, she was shocked to realize that Taoist Zizhu had indeed hidden his strength before!
"So strong... Master, this Taoist monk is not inferior to me in strength." Xiao Huo was trying to sneak over the wall of the City Lord's Mansion from a dark corner. At this moment, he was riding on the top of the wall, looking up at the thrilling battle in the air with amazement on his face.

"It's him! Xue Chen is Senior Black Dragon, and Senior Black Dragon is Xue Chen!" Outside the gate, Deputy General Xu was struck by lightning, staring at the huge black dragon that looked like a black city wall, and was extremely stunned.

He witnessed with his own eyes the scene of Chen Xuan forcefully killing Zhu Linzi. At this moment, he watched him transform into a familiar black dragon and ascend into the sky, and his heart was suddenly filled with shock and fear.

"boom!"

At this moment, in front of Deputy General Xu, a corner of the formation diagram absorbed all the immortal energy and exhausted the divine power accumulated in a pile of talismans. A red-gold light column as thick as a bucket shot straight towards the center of the sky.

At the same time, red-gold pillars of light also rose in seven other locations. On the dome of the sky, a forbidden array shaped like the Bagua was constructed, and various red-gold runes poured down like heavenly fire.

"hold head high!"

Black Dragon Chen Xuan stared at the huge formation that covered the sky for more than ten miles, and sensed a kind of sealing force from it, as if people who were in it could hardly leave.

"A pleasant surprise."

Black Dragon Chen Xuan thought that the move by the Chu State Demon Suppression Bureau was exactly what he wanted. He was not afraid of Taoist Zizhu fighting to the death, but he was afraid that Taoist Zizhu would escape!
"brush!"

He treated the little white dragon as a magic weapon, and finally broke through the heavy sword energy blockade in the blood rain. He opened his dragon mouth full of countless dragon teeth, like a sword-shaped treasure shining with black and gold luster, and bit towards the Taoist Zizhu in the air.

"You little devil, I will never escape from Luoyue City!"

Taoist Zizhu sneered in his heart. These cultivators from the Chu State really underestimated him. As a powerful cultivator, would he run away when he met these Taoist monks?

But the next moment, when he was about to dodge the black dragon's attack, his face suddenly became slightly serious, and the speed of the green qi and immortal energy in his body was silently slowed down by 30% in the area covered by the red gold formation!
"call!"

Taoist Zizhu was stunned, and immediately activated the power of his precious purple bamboo body. He transformed into a crystal purple fairy bamboo, and infinite purple fairy light burst out from his whole body. In an instant, it soared to dozens of meters high, resisting the sharp dragon tooth that was biting down.

He was careless for a moment and was forced to use his own condensed purple bamboo body for defense.

"Crack!"

This was a fierce confrontation between two of the toughest physiques in the world. The Black Dragon Chen Xuan was like biting into a bright purple sun. Under the dragon's fangs, thousands of purple clouds lit up, extremely dazzling.

"hold head high!"

The roaring dragon's roar was like a burst of mountain torrents.

The Black Dragon Chen Xuan had a ferocious expression on his face, and a harsh sound of metal rubbing against each other came from his mouth. The sound was so loud that it was almost comparable to the sonic attack of the purple gold jade bracelet, a treasure that was activated with full power.

He used all his strength to activate the eight kinds of immortal energy and the power of five kinds of top-grade immortal energy. All kinds of precious light poured out without cost, devouring the purple immortal bamboo that was the incarnation of Taoist Zizhu.

"Crack!"

Pieces of bloody purple bamboo leaves fluttered to the ground. The purple magic bamboo that shook off the fairy rain was unable to force open the black dragon's mouth. Instead, it was forced to bend little by little, making a crisp sound of bamboo joints breaking.

"Hah!" Taoist Zizhu was terrified. He was in the formation diagram activated by eight top Taoists. Relying solely on the power of his physical body, he not only failed to gain the upper hand against the black dragon incarnation of Chen Xuan, but was even slightly at a disadvantage!
"Good opportunity!" In the distance, Jiang Qinghuang showed joy on his face. Taoist Zizhu, who was in the Dinglu realm, was suppressed head-on by the black dragon that appeared out of nowhere!

She made a prompt decision and decided to seize the hard-won opportunity and cooperate with the Black Dragon in the attack!

(End of this chapter)