Gou Dao Changsheng: Starting from the Reincarnation of a Demon Cultivator

Chapter 827 Each Plays Their Trump Card [6400]

"Red Demon Prince, take this!"

Xu Qingshe made the first move, opening his mouth to spit out a furnace. The furnace expanded in the wind, surrounded by gilded, pale, azure, and emerald flames, transforming into a great sun that crashed down.

"boom!"

As the crimson flames collided with the dim, yellowish miasma, Chi Ming's lips curled into a slight smirk, his face revealing disdain.

"Fang Yi is one thing, but you're just a mere alchemist, you have no chance to make a move."

"go with!"

Amidst the hazy miasma, a scroll of insect patterns appeared, the true flame extinguished, and the Heaven and Earth Furnace was corroded by the miasma, faintly audible as the sound of runes cracking could be heard, its precious light visibly dimming.

Fang Yi shook his head slightly. Xu Qingshe cultivated the Heaven and Earth Furnace Method and reached the realm of the Sect Master True Person with the fifth level of Core Formation without relying on high-grade magic treasures. He was already a prodigy.

but.
Several Core Formation cultivators present were said to have reached the threshold of becoming a sect leader.
Ruan Xiang of Biyue Pavilion.
White Bone Gate Crimson Child
Which one of them wasn't a once-in-a-million genius, emerging from a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood?

Now, who among them has truly reached the threshold of becoming a sect leader and whose cultivation is comparable to Xu Qingshe's?

"Green Snake, wait until the Heaven and Earth Furnace advances to a superior-grade magic weapon before making your move."
As for now?

Seeing Xu Qingshe's puzzled expression, Fang Yi chuckled and made a grasping motion with his five fingers.

"I will deal with this Crimson Demon Child."

"go with!"

Azure clouds swirled in the sky, and Fang Yi gazed at the approaching dusky waves, surrounded by the fragrance of medicine.

With a wave of her sleeve, a streak of azure light transformed into a continuous cloud of azure, carrying the fragrance of medicine, and slammed down, carving a crack in the dim, miasma-like atmosphere.

"Chance!"

"receive!"

Xu Qingshe unleashed her magic hand gestures like a butterfly flitting among flowers, gathering firelight to form a crimson handprint that retrieved the dimmed Heaven and Earth Furnace.

Looking at the Six Paths Restriction that had been corrupted within his natal magic weapon, he felt puzzled.

'With Chi Mingzi's cultivation level, how come he has not yet developed the prototype of his Daoist temple and advanced to the position of sect leader?'

Is the threshold for becoming a sect leader really that high?

On the bronze ring on his index finger, 'Old Chen' had a strange expression, vaguely discerning something amiss, and muttered a curse under his breath.

'This Great Cloud Cultivation Realm is not just about Xuan Yang Mountain, it's strange!'
The Azure Water Pavilion has been entangled with Xuan Yang Mountain for so long, and the White Bone Sect has a thousand-year-old lineage with an unbroken tradition; they all possess formidable skills.

'Green Snake!'

A divine sense emanated from the bronze ring, and 'Old Chen' solemnly warned, 'From now on, all matters concerning the Nine Springs shall be decided by Fang Yi, this armored Xuanwu.'

The waters here are too deep for you to meddle in.

'Old Chen, I understand.'
I was just following Brother Fang's advice.

Xu Qingshe spat out a stream of true fire, which fell into the furnace of heaven and earth. As the furnace's energy increased by three-tenths, a flash of crimson light passed by beneath his feet.

He vanished from his spot, his robe of shimmering flames rustling as he blocked Ruan Xiang's path.

'I am no match for Chi Mingzi, and I have no power to retaliate.'

With my foundation and the power to wield the furnace of heaven and earth, entangled with Ruan Xiang should be no difficult task.

"Oh!"

"boom!"

The sky above Jiuquan Mountain was a clear, bright blue.

The azure medicinal aura and the dim yellow miasma collided and swept in both directions, causing the Jiuquan Mountain, which stretched for a hundred miles, to be half azure and half yellow, each giving rise to strange phenomena.

The air was filled with the fragrance of herbs, and the verdant light turned into rolling mist, which gave rise to the growth of Ganoderma lucidum. Ganoderma lucidum horses and ginseng babies played and frolicked, and lush ancient trees rose from the ground, with spiritual vines waving like whips.

"laugh!"

The murky, poisonous miasma spread into the ancient trees, where insect runes flowed and transformed into countless white-backed centipedes. As their limbs collided, their sharp teeth gnawed at the life force of the ancient trees.

"Fang Yi?
Do you really think that my retreat before was because I was less skilled than you?

Chi Mingzi looked at the dim and lifeless magic barrier of Baili Jiuquan Mountain, sneered, and his dark eyes turned scarlet as his greed surged.

"They are only able to fight me because of their advantageous location."

"Fang Yi, do you really think that just because you've made some progress in medicine, you're on the same level as me?!"

"go with!"

The five-colored poisonous aura swirled, and a single point of poisonous essence gathered, transforming into a thumb-sized pearl that hurtled downwards.

"Wow!"

The dim, yellowish miasma surged violently, its flames billowing and crashing down like a raging torrent, instantly extinguishing the many strange phenomena arising from the verdant, precious light.

Ruan Xiang, her robes fluttering, held the Azure Sea Zhenyuan Ruler, its azure runes billowing and swirling, its shadows multiplying, easily overwhelming Xu Qingshe to the point of having almost no power to resist.

"Any disciple of the Azure Water Pavilion, take immediate action against me!"

kill! "

"Kill!" The sound of the tide rose and fell as Yun Hui, Yu Fengzi, Shen Hong, and other Core Formation cultivators led Foundation Establishment and Qi Refining cultivators in a coordinated attack.

"For every cultivator from Xuan Yang Mountain that a member of the White Bone Sect kills, I promise to award them three times the usual merit."

The one who kills the most cultivators can choose to cultivate either the Crimson Face White Bone Path or the White Bone Demon God Technique, two major inheritances within the sect.

Seeing that the cultivators' morale had increased slightly but they were clearly holding back, Chi Mingzi also emerged from the bottom of the Corpse Mountain and Blood Sea, his brows furrowed slightly, and he instantly understood the crux of the problem.

The White Bone Sect is rife with deceit and treachery; even a Core Formation True Person has extremely low credibility.

The magical artifacts and talismans that the Core Formation and Foundation Establishment cultivators of the White Bone Sect possessed were not crafted with the full assistance and selfless dedication of their fellow disciples.

Without the slightest hesitation, he raised his five fingers, and ancient runes intertwined, a contract flashing by.

"I swear by my Dao heart that if I kill a cultivator of the same level, no True Person in my sect may bully the weak and attack you within a hundred years..."

"boom!"

The cultivators of the White Bone Sect, upon seeing the inscription on the seal, instantly experienced a tenfold increase in morale.

Compared to spiritual plants, precious medicines, and top-tier inheritances, the protection of a Core Formation True Person is still the most important.

In particular, Chi Mingzi is the number one person below Yuan Hai Zhenren, and his path of cultivation has not been severed, so his oath to his inner demons still has some credibility.

"kill!"

Pale sword light flickered, surrounded by corpse energy and overwhelming malevolent aura, as numerous magical artifacts such as bells, cauldrons, towers, and swords were summoned.

"Clang!" "Sound!" "Boom..."

Blue, gray, black, and white spiritual lights collided and clashed, and cultivators from Xuan Yang Mountain, Bi Shui Pavilion, and Bai Gu Sect instantly engaged in a fierce battle, filling Jiu Quan Mountain with a tragic aura.

"Chi Mingzi, are you really that confident?"

Fang Yi, wearing a jade headdress and a robe of mountains and rivers transforming into the moon, watched with great interest as Li Heng, Qin Yu, Huo Zhao, and the others were all stopped one by one.

He was left alone to face the overwhelming ferocity of Chi Mingzi.

"Now that things have come to this, I am quite curious as to why you haven't run away yet."

The Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment cultivators of Xuan Yang Mountain are no match for us; Xu Qingshe, Xiao Changce, and Hu Lei were all stopped...

Who gives you such confidence?

Chi Mingzi held a yellow clay urn in his hand, and the miasma swirled around him, its energy bared and claws outstretched, like a savage, poisonous beast, firmly locking onto Fang Yi.

"Only you and I are left..."

Fang Yi's gaze was deep and mysterious, surrounded by a verdant and precious light, his aura vigorous and powerful, like an ancient and ancient giant tree.

"Yes, it's just me and you, Qingyangzi, left..."

Chi Mingzi's lips curled slightly, but the smile in his eyes grew increasingly thin.

He stuck out his scarlet, soft tongue and licked his lower lip, his eyes filled with an astonishing appetite...

"Fang Yi, do you know how much effort I've put into waiting for a qualified spiritual healer so I can test my knowledge..."

"As long as I swallow you, I will surely be able to advance further..."

"By imperial decree, a thousand insects will corrupt the divine spirit!"

Chi Mingzi unleashed his full power to generate poison energy, and inside the yellow clay urn, insect eggs of varying sizes shattered.

"die!"

He took a step forward, and the Thousand Insect Jar shone brightly, with seven gray treasures exhaling spiritual energy.

"Seven Treasure Restrictions?"

"A high-grade magic weapon?"

"Master, be careful!"

"It's rare that Fellow Daoist Chi Mingzi has endured until today to expose this Thousand Cocoon Jar."

Fang Yi chuckled and reached out to grab something. The spiritual veins of Jiuquan Mountain trembled, and cracks appeared on the ground.

"Oh!"

The ancient tree that suppressed the spiritual vein rose from the ground and transformed into the Void Realm Withering and Flourishing Banner, which he held in his hand.

"Fellow Daoist Chi Mingzi, I have been waiting too long to discuss my learning with you..."

"Fang Yi, you actually dared to do this!"

As the spiritual veins trembled, Chi Mingzi's long hair danced in the wind, and he summoned the White Bone Palace back.

"Seek death!"

"Bone Devouring Soul Qi!"

"Shennong's Rejuvenating Incense!"

A pale white light had just been unleashed from Chi Ming's hand when it was obliterated by a brown mist.

"This is?"

Chi Mingzi's expression was grim, and he had a vague suspicion in his heart.

His withered, claw-like fingers extended out, his expression solemn, and a crimson poison rose from them.

"Yin Sha Grinding Blood Wind..."

"Break!"

Fang Yi's Void Realm Withering and Flourishing Banner fluttered in his hand, and a phantom of a three-headed, six-armed demon god stepped out, wearing a Creation Robe and showing a compassionate expression.

"The method of nurturing like a spring breeze and gentle rain!"

The spiritual energy of water and wood converged and transformed into spiritual clouds. Under the refreshing spiritual rain filled with the fragrance of herbs, the blood-red aura dissipated.

"This is magic, not technique; this is a superior spiritual healer!"

"When did Fang Yi advance to the next level?"

"So you actually managed to get it done for him?"

As the vast Nine Springs Mountain descended, the Xuan Yang disciples' faces showed distinct joy, a stark contrast to the grim expressions of the White Bone Sect cultivators.

"Master has actually reached this level, a third-tier superior-grade medical master!" Qin Yu's treasure flag swayed in his hand, his eyes filled with shock. As a third-tier spiritual physician, he now knew how arduous this step was.

Without understanding the properties of medicines and their changes in temperature, and without grasping the roles of principal, assistant, and adjuvant herbs, he knew that even if his cultivation progressed smoothly, he would not be able to take this step without three hundred years of accumulation.

"He's really taken this step." Xiao Changce's eyes closed slightly, and a hidden yet extremely pure demonic aura appeared at his fingertips.

Beneath his robes, on his upright back, palm-sized snake scales pierced through flesh, gleaming with an eerie crimson light.

'Fang Yi's medical skills have reached the upper level of the third rank. Not to mention the cultivation world of Dayun, he has a place in the Great Yu.'
Therefore, I no longer need to worry about the Five Extremes Peak lineage being cut off.

He stood on the Azure Flame Lotus, and the pearl in his hand transformed into a blazing sun, striking down and forcing Xuanzhi and Shenhong back. He murmured to himself.

With everything in place, Fang Yi, with Xu Qingshe's assistance, will make further progress in his medical skills. Even if he cannot win the battle at Jiuquan Mountain, he will not suffer a complete defeat.

I can confidently take that step.

Xiao Changce glanced at Ajiu, whose demonic aura churned, surrounded by agitation, and whose breath was spitting out fiery clouds, his face resolute. 'My lifespan has already exceeded sixty years; if I don't seize this opportunity now, I'll never have another chance.'

His gaze then swept over Fang Yi, whose robes were billowing and who stood tall and imposing, and Qin Yu, Li Heng, and Huo Zhao, who were fighting together. A hint of relief appeared in his eyes, and he murmured to himself.

'If a disciple establishes a separate lineage, I, your revered master, have not disgraced you.'

Ignoring the shocked gazes around him, Fang Yi waved the Void Realm Withering and Flourishing Banner in his hand, releasing layers of medicinal fragrance that rolled like mist, washing away the miasma and poison of the vast Nine Springs Mountain.

He bowed respectfully, his demeanor elegant and refined.

"Chi Mingzi and Qing Yangzi bow in respect."

No wonder.
No wonder Fang Yi, you dared to delay like this, disregarding the losses of Xuan Yang Mountain disciples, with over a thousand dead, and depleting thirty percent of Xuan Yang Mountain's resources before even winning. I thought you were after the precious sweet pear tree, but it turns out you were after my medical skills, using me as a whetstone.”

Chi Mingzi's expression darkened slightly, and a strange light appeared in his eyes. With a wave of his hand, the White Bone Palace was summoned back into his grasp, and he abandoned the suppression of the spiritual vein.

"I consider myself ruthless and unscrupulous in my actions, but now it seems..."
"I'm still three points behind Fellow Daoist Qingyangzi."

His crimson robe billowed up, and his dark eyes instantly turned scarlet, like those of a gluttonous beast.

"Fang Yi, so what if you've broken through as a spiritual healer?"
"I will tell you today that even among cultivators of the same level, there are distinctions of superior and inferior, as vast as the difference between heaven and earth."

"Congeal!"

The Thousand Cocoon Jar slowly rotated, and viscous venom rose from the bottom of the jar.

A wisp of five-colored poisonous energy condensed and blended seamlessly with the yellow clay urn, causing strange and twisted insect-like runes to writhe.

"Squeak~ Squeak squeak~ Squeak~"

The cacophony of cicadas rose, remotely urging the White Bone Hall to resonate, while a hint of amusement flickered in Chi Mingzi's eyes.

"I have been cultivating my poison essence for a hundred years, but I have been stuck at a bottleneck for a long time and have not been able to break through. Qingyangzi, I hope you will not disappoint me."

"century?"

A murderous intent flashed in Ruan Xiang's eyes. Wasn't this the time when the previous generation of Biyue Pavilion's medical master had fallen?

"Medicine and toxicology combined, using medicine to support toxicology?!"

"Chi Mingzi, you've been planning this all along!"

"Fellow Daoist Ruan Xiang, now that we've joined forces, let bygones be bygones."

With a flick of his finger, Chi Mingzi would not have taken such a risk to kill someone if the previous generation of medical masters from Biyue Pavilion had not been about to reach the third-tier superior level of spiritual medicine.

"Imperial Decree! Golden Cicada Blood!"

"Wow!"

Within the dark golden miasma, insect patterns emerged, spitting out poisonous venom.

虫骨
甲壳
足肢
Until the cicada's wing takes shape.

"The Yuan Golden Cicada, ranked thirty-ninth on the list of wondrous insects of heaven and earth?" Ruan Xiang was shocked and her expression changed drastically.

Since the ancient war to seal the demons, the ancestral lineage of the cultivation world has been shattered. Less than 30% of the spirit insects remaining on the list of wondrous insects of heaven and earth are still alive. Each one is enough to allow a cultivator to roam freely at the Core Formation stage, or even advance further.
This golden cicada is an even rarer venomous beast.

She scanned the area repeatedly with her divine sense, her expression softening slightly. After a short while, she understood.

"He only grasped the form, not the spirit. This Chi Mingzi must have obtained the corpse of Yuan Jinchan and extracted its poisonous blood from it."

"Fortunately, otherwise the threat posed by Chi Mingzi would have been even greater than that of Fang Yi."

Ruan Xiang's every move was not concealed and was already reflected in Chi Mingzi's eyes, but he did not care at all and murmured to himself.

'Insect corpse?'
Oh.'

His eyes were filled with murderous intent, and his withered fingers made a grasping motion.

"Poisonous Path: Golden Cicada's Bloodlust!"

The sound of cicadas flapping their wings echoed throughout the Hundred-Mile Nine Springs Mountain. A swarm of dark golden insects rose up, and several cultivators from Xuan Yang Mountain and Bi Shui Pavilion who were unable to escape had their magical artifacts and bodies devoured.

Fang Yi frowned slightly, his expression solemn, and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes. The spirit insects on the Heaven and Earth Wonders List, even if they are just corpses, are worth at least as much as high-grade third-tier spirit objects.

For those who cultivate the path of poison, they cherish it even more.

Moreover, being a fellow third-tier high-grade poison master, he vaguely sensed something was amiss.

'The activity of this cicada venom is indeed unlike that extracted from insect remains.'

"go with!"

With a flick of his sleeve, the Azure Lotus Banner rose up, transforming into a gigantic azure lotus. One by one, lotus seeds slid out of the lotus pod, taking root, sprouting, branching out, and growing leaves.
In an instant, hundreds of acres of green lotus blossomed, capturing the surging swarm of insects.

"Squeak~Squeak~"

The golden cicada, surrounded by colorful miasma, devoured the delicate green lotus. In just a few breaths, more than half of the hundred acres of green lotus had been eaten.

Ruan Xiang, her robes fluttering, waved her hand and shattered a fire crow, sensing the Autumn Water Pavilion, her eyes filled with joy.

'In that case, I may not need to reveal my cultivation level.'

Seeing Fang Yi capture a golden cicada in his hand and then continuously channel his magic power to create a green lotus that held back the dark golden insect, a look of disappointment appeared in Chi Mingzi's eyes.

"If you can use me as a whetstone, it is already difficult to advance to the third level of the superior medical path, let alone condense [medicinal qi]."

Enough, don't be greedy.

A third-tier superior-grade spiritual healer who cultivates the Wood Path is also a great tonic for Chan'er.

'Did the three factions of Nine Springs Mountain hold back during their bloody battle?'

As Fang Yi, a master of the Azure Lotus Dharma Domain, observed the subtle fragrance of medicine emanating from his fingertips, seeping into the air. As the fragrance was neutralized by the poisonous miasma of the Golden Cicada, he probed the changes in the poisonous intent within.

'Bloodlust and defilement of the divine—these two Daoist principles are unlike anything that can be extracted from inanimate objects.'

'Could it be that this Chi Mingzi truly has such an opportunity?'

If that's the case, then the plan needs to be changed. The Golden Cicada, which hatches from the Heavenly Wonders List, has its molted shell, a top-tier auxiliary ingredient for the Nascent Soul Pill.

In a flash, Fang Yi's eyes darkened, and wisps of medicinal fragrance gathered, transforming into a bluish mist.

"Wow!"

As the azure mist swept down, the five-colored miasma in the swarm of insects thinned out, the poisonous essence of the dark golden cicada was continuously neutralized, and the fierce aura was dispelled by the wisps of life.

"Natural medicinal energy?"

A look of surprise appeared in Chi Mingzi's eyes, and then his magical power surged like a tide, causing the White Bone Palace to tremble, and a phantom image of a demon god appeared around it.

"Fellow Daoist Ruan Xiang, make your move!"

"good!"

After observing for a long time, Ruan Xiang suppressed the murderous intent in her heart.

'A third-tier superior spiritual physician, who is only two hundred years old, condenses his natal medicinal energy.'

Why isn't that dazzlingly promising cultivator a disciple of my Azure Water Pavilion?!

He must not be allowed to live.
Fang Yi must die!

With her graceful figure and light, lotus-like steps, she summoned the Autumn Water Pavilion, causing the babbling autumn water to flow and transform into nine long rivers that gushed down and disappeared into the ground.

Sensing the imprint of the Moonstone within the spiritual vein, Ruan Xiang's divine senses flowed, and the Autumn Water Pavilion crashed down.

"It was originally intended to scheme against Fang Yi, but I never expected him to act so decisively and destroy the spiritual veins."
but"

Her eyes shimmered with tears, and with a slender hand, she patted down, causing the Autumn Water River in her spiritual veins to flow into the Liyue Mark. Like a cicada spinning silk, the slender water flow formed a network of threads, transforming into a deep blue net that locked the earth beneath.

"boom!"

The Hall of Bones trembled simultaneously, and a ghastly white light surged forth, like an overturned bowl lid falling down, connecting the underground water network.

Looking into the distance, one can see the Jiuquan Mountain range stretching for miles, enveloped in a mist of white and blue.

Fang Yi, Xu Qingshe, Chi Mingzi, and the other two were completely sealed off.

Ruan Xiang raised her delicate eyebrows slightly, sensing the combined power of the two magical treasures, Autumn Water Pavilion and White Bone Hall, burning their source energy and nearly shattering the protective barrier before transforming into a net that stretched from heaven to earth.

She smiled smugly, looking at Fang Yi as if he were a corpse, and said with a smug expression:
"Qingyangzi, you have planned and schemed in countless ways, but in the end you have used Chimingzi as a whetstone to take a step closer to the path of spiritual medicine and enter the third-level high grade. Moreover, you have taken this opportunity to condense your natal medicinal qi."

I must say I admire you, but...
You shouldn't have, absolutely shouldn't have, let go of the suppression of the spiritual veins.

Otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to activate the hidden mechanism left behind by the founder of Liyue to seal you within this ten-mile radius.

"not good!"

Xu Qingshe's expression changed, and he activated the Heaven and Earth Furnace to strike.

Ruan Xiang frowned slightly, extended the jade ruler in her hand, and gently tapped it.

"Snapped!"

Xu Qingshe stumbled backward through the air, her face turning a mixture of red and blue as she was struck by the backlash of the invisible magical power.

He was annoyed. They had both reached the level of a sect leader, so how could Ruan Xiang have such a profound foundation?

According to Elder Chen, my cultivation of the Heaven and Earth Furnace Method for forging the true fire of heaven and earth is the most outstanding lineage, even in the Central Plains where outstanding people and heroes emerge in great numbers.

In terms of combat skills, few cultivators of the same level can rival them.
It's one thing if he's no match for Chi Mingzi, a master of poison cultivation who can condense poison essence, but how come even I, Ruan Xiang, am no match for him?

"Could it be?"

As Xu Qingshe's divine sense swept over the Azure Sea Town Yuan Ruler, his mind raced, but he couldn't figure it out no matter how hard he tried.

"With the blessing of the top-grade magic treasure Bihai Town Yuan Chi, it is much larger than the Heaven and Earth Furnace."

This shouldn't be happening!

"Your alchemy skills are quite interesting." Ruan Xiang looked at Xu Qingshe's puzzled and incredulous expression, then covered her mouth and chuckled. "However..."

The smile in her eyes vanished completely, replaced by a chilling killing intent, and she whispered.

"However, today, your luck as an alchemist is bad; being buried with Fang Yi is not a disgrace to you."

"Does Sect Leader Ruan Xiang really have me cornered like this?"

Fang Yi scanned the net formed by the intertwining of azure water and pale precious light with his divine sense, and his eyes darkened.

"If I'm not mistaken, this Autumn Water Pavilion and White Bone Hall have been transformed into this caged arena, from which I, Fang, cannot leave, and neither can you, Ruan Xiang."

Seeing that Fang Yi showed no sign of anxiety, Ruan Xiang's lips curled into a chilling smile.

"Qingyangzi, you possess two top-grade wood-attribute magic treasures, the Creation Banner and the Azure Blood Bodhi Branch, and your spiritual healing skills have advanced to the third-tier top grade. You can be described as having exceptional talent."

Among the mid-stage Core Formation cultivators of the Great Cloud Realm, only a handful of sect leaders, such as Zhang Hengyi of the Profound Sun Ancestral Hall, Yuan Hai of the White Bone Sect, and Chen Sheng of the Heavenly Blade Dock, can surpass you.”

You must be quite curious.

"We've only both reached the level of a sect leader, so how could I be so confident?"

'Something's not right!' Chi Mingzi stared at Ruan Xiang, who was full of vigor and whose aura flowed like a clear spring, his mind tense and extremely wary. 'Where does this Ruan Xiang get such confidence?'
Fang Yi and she were both only at the threshold of becoming a sect leader, and with the help of magic treasures, they barely managed to take half a step towards the nascent form of a Daoist temple in their Core Formation Domain.
How could Ruan Xiang be so confident that she could have Fang Yi completely under her control?!

With centuries of cultivation experience in the Great Cloud Realm, the dark sword light that had been emanating magical power from his sleeve instantly receded, and Chi Mingzi closed his eyes slightly, not offering any assistance.

He wanted to see what trump card Ruan Xiang was hiding.
Ruan Xiang's gaze swept over Chi Mingzi, who had taken several steps back, and Xu Qingshe, who looked wary, before finally settling on Fang Yi, who remained calm and composed. A nameless anger surged within her.

"Fang Yi, now that things have come to this, do you still think the trump card that Tian Quezi gave you is of any use?"

"Heh, thank you for stopping Xu Qingshe, Fellow Daoist Chi Ming. I will handle Fang Yi myself."

"Wow!"

Strands of water converge to form a spiritual eye, giving rise to the murmuring streams and rippling blue waves, and the mighty river flowing into the hundred streams.

In a moment.

The azure light that shot into the sky was awe-inspiring for miles around.

"Ruan Xiang has already broken through to a higher realm!" Xu Qingshe's expression brightened, but he smiled bitterly to himself. "So that's how it is. No wonder I always felt she was holding back during our fight."
"They played with me like a cat toying with a mouse, completely at ease."

"The Sect Leader?!"

Xiao Changce nearly groaned in disbelief, and then a bronze lamp was lit from his sleeve, its snake scales piercing through his flesh.

"Fang Yi, escape immediately!"
No matter how outstanding your talent, you are no match for the Sect Leader. Quickly activate the precious talisman bestowed upon you by Martial Uncle Tianque.

"Escape? With all sides blocked, where can we escape to?"
Even if Tian Quezi were to come here, it would still take him a long and arduous process, as I abandoned Qiushui Pavilion and colluded with the Grand Master's backup plan.

How could a mere Core Formation Stage 4 cultivator escape using only a magic talisman?

"Fang Yi, do you know how much effort I've put into taking your life?"

The once sacred Jiuquan Mountain was reduced to ruins, its spiritual veins collapsed, and even with the addition of magical restrictions, it could no longer be the top-notch medicinal garden it once was.

More than a thousand disciples of the sect have perished, which is a full forty percent of the foundation of my Biyue Pavilion!

There were also promises made to the White Bone Sect.

Ruan Xiang reached out her slender hand, a surge of azure light and turbulent undercurrents, and swept towards Fang Yi.

"Wonderful Method: Capturing the Waves of Azure Waters"

"Ding!"

Amid Xiao Changce's worry, Chi Mingzi's wide-eyed stare, and Ruan Xiang's shock, a slender finger reached out, and a fleeting phantom of a datura flower, radiating an eerie purple light, vanished.

Accompanied by a soft laugh, Fang Yi's deep voice rang out.

"Fellow Daoist Ruan Xiang, you're likely to be disappointed."

　6400+ words, one more chapter to follow.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)