Lingyuan Immortal

Chapter 919 Mysterious Tide Rising Peak, Moonlight Suppressing the World
"Who is so bold?"

Before the Sun clan leader could react, still brimming with excitement, he shouted loudly, seemingly to lend a hand to the Wu clan.

But when he looked around, he was met with mocking gazes from everyone present.

He suddenly choked up, only then realizing that, apart from the foreign cultivator Chen Daoren whom he had just belittled, who else on this Spirit Pillar Mountain would dare to break the formation so brazenly?

In an instant, his magnanimous expression froze, and after a couple of dry laughs, he quietly slumped down in his seat.

At this moment, the Wu clan leader's face was already shrouded in gloom, and he had no mind to pay attention to him. He immediately turned around, cupped his hands, and said, "Fellow Daoists, Daoist Chen has acted recklessly and audaciously. I need to return to the mountain to deal with him, so I will not keep you company any longer!"

After saying this, he turned and strode away. Judging from the change in his expression, everyone knew that he somewhat regretted asking Su Han to intervene.

If Su Han hadn't been so careless and negligent, how could he have forced that Taoist Chen into such a predicament?

A simple word and a reasonable amount would suffice; the need to put on airs and show off one's status is utterly mediocre, Su Han!

Su Han seemed to sense something was amiss; his eyes twitched several times, his chest heaved violently, but in an instant he burst into a deafening laugh: "Interesting, very interesting!"

He abruptly stood up, slamming his palm into the gilded table, causing spiderweb-like cracks: "Clan Chief Wu, I will go with you. I want to see what kind of confidence that Taoist Chen has that makes him so arrogant!"

Seeing his murderous look, everyone was shocked and secretly groaned, realizing that the current chaos was getting worse.

The Sun clan leader was filled with regret. If he had known that Chen Daoren was so powerful, he would have been better off hardening his heart and going with the Liu clan leader to apologize.

He had heard that the Liu family had already made peace with Chen Daoren, and even had dealings with the Liang family, intending to befriend them. Unlike him, who was now caught in the chaos and had no say in his actions...

But that's how people are; many realize their mistakes in time, but only a few actually correct them.

The head of the Sun clan thought to himself that he had already been bound together with the Wu clan in front of everyone, and even if he were to cut out his heart to show his sincerity now, it would still be no match for the Liu clan.

Since that's the case, then we have no choice but to go down this path to the bitter end.

Thinking of this, he stood up again and loudly echoed, "Yes, we will all go with Brother Wu and stand up for him, to vent our anger!"

Everyone in the hall left their seats, a gesture that certainly gave the Sun clan leader face.

Seeing that everyone in the room was standing, the Sun clan leader secretly tensed his back, but a hint of smugness unconsciously crept onto his lips.

Unexpectedly, Elder Min disregarded the proper decorum and, relying on his seniority, nearly poked the face of the Sun clan head with his withered finger:
"You bastard Sun Erlang! When did it become your place to interfere in the affairs of my Wu clan? Speak! Is this calamity that befell the clan unrelated to you?"

Still not satisfied, he turned to the Wu clan leader, his white beard trembling: "How many times have I warned you? Don't get too involved with Sun Lao Er. Don't you know how he became the clan leader? Back then, his father..."

The crowd's pupils gradually dilated, and it seemed that some of the hidden secrets from back then were about to be revealed. However, Wu Songfu was one step ahead and quickly stepped forward to stop the elder from speaking.

As for his exceptionally outstanding descendants, Elder Min naturally had a different expression, saying nothing more but sighing repeatedly.

In the shadow of the palace pillars, the Sun clan patriarch's face was ashen, like churning black water.

The Sun and Wu families were inextricably linked by marriage for generations. According to the family genealogy, he should call this old scoundrel his maternal uncle, but he couldn't say that at the moment. He could only grind the words "old but not dead" a thousand times between his teeth...

The Wu clan leader could no longer contain himself and immediately unleashed his clan leader's authority, shouting, "Uncle Min, you have the leisure to engage in empty talk? Outsiders have trespassed on the peak, why have you abandoned it and fled?!"

The old man from the Min clan was speechless; it turned out he was afraid of dying.

His past boasts to younger generations, such as "I should have followed in the footsteps of my ancestors long ago," still echoed in his ears. But when the towering waves actually reached the hem of his clothes, he fled even faster than a novice monk...

While the people in the hall were making a ruckus, Chen Mu also arrived above Zhuxia Peak.

He had no intention of attending the banquet since receiving the invitation yesterday.

Regardless of how the Wu and Li families managed to invite the Su family, that's their business, and what does it have to do with him?

From beginning to end, he adhered to one thought.

The wager is that you must present the Spirit Vein Peak within seven days. If you haven't presented it by the end of the seven days, I will take it myself. That's all.

Of course, Li Dan and the others were right about one thing: Chen Mu, an overseas cultivator, really had no interest in this Dao Peak.

If, within these seven days, the Wu and Li families could pay their respects at the mountain as respectfully as the Liu family, and clarify their entanglement with the Liang family, he might very well go along with it and grant them this favor.

But since they are so stingy with even the most basic formalities of a mountain visit, and instead invite him to this kind of trap, then it suits his intention to go straight for the Dao Peak...

A mountain breeze swept past Chen Mu's green robe. He looked down at the entire Zhuxia Peak and discovered that the spiritual light flowing through the protective array was actually three points weaker than that of Yuhe Peak. A mocking smile appeared on his lips.

I suppose all those True Lords, sitting high on their cloud platforms, thought they were invincible?

The moon's essence flowed like silver through his meridians, and Chen Mu suddenly rose up on a cloud.

The next moment, the Water Cauldron leaped out from between his eyebrows, and the spiritual energy of heaven and earth suddenly spread out like ten thousand horses breaking free of their reins. The sound of the tides from the four seas spread out in layers from the void. In just three breaths, the entire sky was covered by the raging tide formed by the spiritual source water.

Amidst the sound of clouds tearing, the mountains and rivers for miles trembled, the fierce winds of the heavens surged backward, and the mysterious tide swallowed up all the light of the sky in the blink of an eye.

After a few more breaths, this spiritual energy could no longer be suppressed, and the mountains within a radius of dozens of miles began to tremble.

The people in the palace atop the mountain, who were already intending to leave, suddenly sensed something, their expressions hardened, and they hurriedly leaped out, their pupils shrinking as they looked up: "This is..."

The sky, stretching for hundreds of miles, was completely obscured by the surging waves, which seemed endless at first glance. Their color had turned dark black, and they rolled and churned in the sky, making people feel depressed and uneasy.

Elder Min, who came out a step later, also witnessed this astonishing sight. He was greatly shocked, and his hoarse voice trembled as he said, "It...it was this scene that broke through the Jade Harmony Peak's restrictions in just a few moves..."

Compared to others, Li Dan was even more anxious.

After all, Zhuxia Peak is the foundation of his Daoist temple, which he has cultivated for thousands of years. What if Chen Mu goes too far and damages the spiritual veins?
Thinking of this, he suddenly soared into the air, golden light flashing in his eyes, piercing through layers of water curtains to lock onto the figure in white robes, his voice shaking the heavens: "Fellow Daoist Chen, please wait! Everything is permissible..."

Unfortunately, Chen Mu seemed not to hear him. Once his magical power and spiritual energy had accumulated to their peak, he moved his mind, and the waves of the four seas surged down.

In an instant, the entire inverted ocean, carrying the power to crush mountains and split rocks, crashed down with a deafening roar, as if to crush everything in its path!
Li Dan's pupils suddenly contracted, and the Xuanhuang Gang Qi surged into the sky from his Baihui acupoint, transforming into clouds that stretched across the land.

And without stopping, the clan's Dao artifact, the Stone Emperor Blade, resounded as it was unsheathed, its blade forming a ten-thousand-foot-long sword aura that cleaved the heavens with the force of splitting the sea and shattering mountains.

"Shh!"

The blade's energy slashed into the surging tide in an instant, and a blazing white rainbow pierced the sky for three thousand miles.

Everyone squinted, and when their eyes cleared, they saw the endless waves split in two, looking from afar as if even the sky had been cleaved open.

Li Dan did not breathe a sigh of relief; instead, he felt a chill in his heart. The waves that had been split open did not dissipate; instead, they roared with undercurrents, and every drop of true water seemed to contain a raging dragon, surging down with even more ferocity.

"Crack!"

A crisp sound, like a jade mountain collapsing, pierced the sky. The protective array of Zhuxia Peak fell to the ground like a glass cup, and thousands of talismans turned into fireflies.

The giant wave, now unimpeded, crashed headfirst into Li Dan as he surged forward.

A metallic taste rose in Li Dan's throat, and his protective Xuanhuang Qi was forced back three inches. Even the Stone Emperor Blade let out a mournful cry as if it could not bear the burden.

The combined power of the four seas, gathered from the ultimate Dao Fruit, is not something that can be resisted by a mere amount of internal energy.

In the blink of an eye, this Daoist True Monarch had fallen to earth like a meteorite, carving out a hundred-foot-deep ravine between the peaks...

The commotion was so great that the various sects of Lingzhu Mountain were also disturbed by this astonishing phenomenon. Various colored lights shot up through the air, but they all stopped several miles away. This was because when they saw the endless, sky-covering, dark waves, their faces all changed color, and they dared not approach, only watching from a distance.

Liang Tian was meditating in his cave when he sensed the surging spiritual energy around him. He suddenly opened his eyes, and after figuring out his location, he was struck as if by a thunderbolt. He stomped his foot heavily and exclaimed, "Oh no!"

He immediately leaped up, his body transforming into a light rainbow as he rushed towards that direction...

Before the palace atop the mountain, the Wu clan leader and others stared in disbelief, their Adam's apples bobbing several times, unable to utter a single word.

Wu Songfu's eyes flickered, and for some reason, he suddenly wanted to see Su Han's expression.

He glanced back quietly and saw that the person in front of him was no longer as arrogant as he had been at the banquet. His brows were furrowed, and he had clearly realized that what everyone had said before was true.

Master Chen is indeed extraordinary...

The surging waves swept across Zhufeng.

Unlike the previous Jade Harmony Peak, Zhuxia Peak had many True Lords. Even though Li Dan was temporarily repelled, there were still people who took action to stop the rushing torrents.

Seeing that Chen Mu was still moving and about to launch another attack, Su Han finally stepped forward and shouted loudly, "Are you Fellow Daoist Chen Mu?"

Chen Mu's grip loosened: "And who are you?"

Seeing that he seemed to be stopping, Su Han raised an eyebrow and sneered, "My name is Su Han. Yesterday, I sent an envoy to invite you to a banquet. Why are you so late, Fellow Daoist Chen?"

He harbored his own thoughts, his words carrying a sharp edge as he tried to gain the upper hand, but Chen Mu seemed not to hear him, and instead smiled at Li Dan and the others, saying, "Since it's a bet, why is this Su fellow making such a racket?"

Before the words were finished, with a flick of his sleeves, a surging wave rose again, and a massive wave crashed down, tearing through the clouds.

"presumptuous!"

Su Han's angry shout reverberated through the mountain peaks. The azure phoenix pattern on his robe suddenly shone with a bright green light, and a thousand-leaf spiritual pattern bloomed in the void behind him. He actually directly offered up his natal Dao Fruit.

The expressions of everyone on the summit shifted slightly. They all said that Su Han was arrogant and conceited, looking down on everyone, but now he made a decisive move, which showed that the overwhelming power he had brought was making them feel like they had a thorn in their side...

The next moment, the azure phoenix pattern on Su Han's robe suddenly materialized and soared into the sky, its emerald feathers spreading out in the clouds to form a hundred-foot-long barrier.

The Thousand Leaf Spirit Pattern condenses into the phantom of an ancient tree in the void, with golden light flowing from the Dao patterns on each leaf vein.

And the moment the massive waves crashed against the Azure Phoenix Barrier, a dazzling display of gold and jade shone forth.

"Cheng Tian!"

As Su Han spoke, the roots of the ancient tree's illusory form sank deep into the sea of ​​clouds, and countless green leaves rolled upwards.

The collision of the two forces unleashed a blinding burst of light, and the shockwave shot into the sky. Even the cultivators watching from a hundred miles away raised their protective qi, but were still thrown back a hundred feet by the aftershocks.

Chen Mu frowned slightly. It wasn't that he was no match for his opponent, but rather that he knew this matter was definitely not limited to Su Han. If he wanted to still have the confidence to face the heavy pressure ahead, he needed to be even more "aggressive" at this moment...

Thinking of this, he felt reassured. His white robe and wide sleeves fluttered in the wind, and a crescent moon suddenly appeared at his fingertips: "Viewing flowers in water is ultimately an illusion."

The Thousand Leaf Spirit Pattern, which was locked in a stalemate with the giant wave, suddenly trembled, and the surface of each golden leaf reflected an illusory moon image.

Su Han's pupils shrank suddenly as he was shocked to find that his Dao Fruit was covered with fine cracks, like a mirror.

"impossible!"

The Dao Fruit is the foundation of cultivation. If it is shattered by someone, wouldn't one become a useless person?
He was momentarily terrified and hurriedly circulated his cultivation technique to stabilize his own Dao fruition.

As the billowing pure energy surged away, the original fine cracks seemed to dissipate like wisps of smoke...

Su Han suddenly realized what was happening and hurriedly looked up. He saw the Azure Phoenix cry out in anguish as it exploded into a sky full of sparks. The ancient tree's illusory image was shredded inch by inch by an invisible force, and the scattered leaves transformed into thousands of illusory moons.

In just a moment of distraction, the tide of battle turned dramatically.

Even though he had unleashed his Dao Fruit from the start, he clearly hadn't taken Wu Songfu's advice to heart.

The person before me possesses a profound understanding of the Dao, surpassing even the attainment of the Dao itself…

"puff--"

The blood mist that Su Han spat out condensed into ice crystals in the air, and his left arm broke off in a strange reverse direction.

He forcefully channeled his true energy to stabilize his body, but the gale beneath his feet suddenly transformed into a vortex.

All the onlookers saw was that green figure falling like a kite with a broken string. Just as it was about to crash into the mountain wall, it managed to crush the jade pendant at its waist. A green light enveloped it as it crashed into the sea of ​​clouds halfway up the mountain.

Chen Mu ultimately did not deliver the killing blow; otherwise, even if Su Han managed to survive, he would have been reduced to nothing but his primordial spirit...

"Chen Mu!"

A shattered roar pierced the clouds: "My Su family ancestral hall can enshrine a two-times-tribulation wandering immortal!"

The Su family did indeed produce some immortals, but their descendants were incompetent and failed to preserve the family's reputation as a lineage of immortals.

An eerie silence suddenly fell over the summit.

Chen Mu walked slowly forward through the lingering mist, with moonlight blooming beneath his feet with each step.

As he looked down at the struggling figure in the sea of ​​clouds, his reflection was mirrored in the countless water droplets.

He smiled faintly: "You disturbed our bet, which was unreasonable of you. Today I am only giving you a slight punishment. If you are not satisfied, you can come and challenge me to a bet later."

As for the present situation—

He lowered his eyes and looked over Li Dan and the others.

Li Dan and the others were startled, but before they could utter a sound, they suddenly saw Chen Mu wave his sleeve, and a small triangular flag appeared before them.

The small flag swelled in the wind, instantly obscuring half the sky. Its color was dark yellow, with a golden crow carrying the sun on the sunny side and a jade toad worshipping the moon on the shady side. Once it appeared, the balance of yin and yang was suddenly disrupted.

Li Dan and the others' expressions changed drastically. At the same time, they made hand seals, only to find that their spiritual energy was trapped in a quagmire.

"Get out of here!"

With this cold shout, the Yin-Yang Flag stirred up a fierce wind, instantly condensing into eighteen solidified black and yellow azure dragons.

Li Dan, who was the first to be hit, had half of his magical power torn away by the Azure Dragon, while the others were swept away into the sky like autumn leaves in the wind.

Once the last figure disappeared into the clouds, Chen Mu flicked his sleeve and withdrew his supernatural power.

The summit of Zhuxia Peak was a scene of utter devastation, yet it began to rapidly recover amidst the transformation of the Xuanhuang Yin-Yang Flag. Broken rocks automatically pieced themselves back together, and broken pines sprouted new buds, as if the earth-shattering battle that had just taken place was nothing but a dream.

Only the figure of the Taoist priest atop the mountain peak, bathed in the afternoon sunlight, shimmered with a jade-like luster, much like the lingering moonlight in everyone's eyes...

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(End of this chapter)