Dao Cheng Gui Xian

Chapter 259 Arrogant with Power? Suppressed with a Turn of the Hand

Sword Qi Soars to the Sky
The void is like a torn piece of silk, inspiring awe and fear!
Elder Yuwen's eyes held a complex expression. Had the difference in their abilities become so vast without him realizing it?

He was originally evenly matched with Elder Shen, but now it seemed he couldn't even withstand a single sword strike from him.

For a moment, I felt somewhat disheartened.

"Crack!"

Sword energy burst forth from his body. The evil king, who looked down at the group, emitted golden light from his body and then suddenly split in two, falling from mid-air.

At the same time, the starry sky above, which was shrouded in darkness by the demon child's nascent soul, began to tremble.

The sky, where stars hung high, was corroded with holes, and large stars fell, creating a sense of apocalypse.

Li Wushou frowned. He had just finished talking to the old beggar about capturing him alive, and now he was gone in the blink of an eye.

The old beggar inside the Three Immortals Pavilion curled his lip in disapproval.
"I didn't even get a good look at the person, and I chopped them up haphazardly. They were hiding very well."

Li Wushou nodded slightly; he also felt it was too simple.

Seeing the void tremble even more violently, he waved his hand, and a three-zhang-long domain of heaven and earth enveloped Elder Yuwen and Elder Lü, who were somewhat dejected.

"Click. Click."

The sound of space shattering echoed continuously, and Li Wushou knew that this sky was about to break!

"boom!"

With a muffled thud, the heavens and earth suddenly exploded.

The world spun around, but Li Wushou remained perfectly still, controlling the three-inch space. Yun, Shen, and Gongsun were equally as steady as Mount Tai.

Suddenly, a bright light appeared before them, and the world returned to clarity. The group returned to the swampy ground.

Elder Yun and the other two immediately stood still in the void, their bodies surrounded by a domain of magic, their eyes closed as if they were comprehending something.

Li Wushou glanced at the three of them, then looked away and began to survey his surroundings.

A deep pit quietly appeared in the center of the swamp, a cavity formed when the ninety-nine-zhang-tall low mountain receded.

Around this void, thirty-six pits are scattered like stars, which are the locations where those golden core evil spirits just now held up the fragments of stars.

At this moment, the evil spirits and star fragments had all disappeared. Judging from the shape of the pit, these star fragments should have shrunk back into the swamp, just like the low hill from before.

Suspended in mid-air, Li Wushou's gaze descended, following the large hole in the center downwards.

The pit was deep and plunged over a hundred feet, and Li Wushou finally discovered some clues.

The black mountain had long since crumbled, and a huge silver sphere, about two zhang in diameter, was embedded in the ground.

Concentrating on his surroundings, Li Wushou saw thirty-six silver star fragments embedded in the ground, surrounding the sphere. Looking down, he finally saw the entire underground landscape.

This is actually the shell of a giant sea turtle.

These star fragments are embedded in this huge tortoise shell, right next to the largest star fragment, where the shell has been corroded and has a gap.

With just one glance, Li Wushou could tell that the gap was caused by Elder Yun's demonic child nascent soul.

So, it seems that everyone was just swallowed into the other party's turtle-back Dharma Realm?

At this moment, the damaged gap is slowly being repaired.

The other party was indeed not dead!

What about the evil spirits within one's own golden core?
It's gone too?
That's such a waste!
Li Wushou felt a pang of sympathy.

But he soon noticed something unusual about the scattered star fragments.

Were those evil spirits sucked into the star fragments?
Due to the influence of the magnetism, Li Wushou's vision was also difficult to see clearly. He could only vaguely see the star fragments twisting and struggling, as if they were silently hissing.

This is the same reaction the other party had when Li Wushou extracted the Yin energy from the shadow.

The shadowy figure had no mouth and dared not cry out; it could only suffer in silence!
Is the other party treating these evil spirits as sacrifices, refining and devouring them?
As soon as Li Wushou noticed this scene, he soon discovered even more clues.

In just a short while, the star fragments embedded in the tortoise's back melted further down, and the tortoise shell was slowly swallowing all the star fragments into its belly.

The other party not only did not die, but was secretly refining evil spirits.

Li Wushou composed himself and prepared to pass on the news to Yun, Shen, and Gongsun.

After all, there's no harm in using readily available thugs!

But then they saw Elder Gongsun's nascent soul, with the Five Elements Rings above its head, quietly standing in the void in front of Li Wushou and the other two.

Looking down at the three of them, he said with a hint of arrogance:

"Elder Yuwen, Elder Lü, the evil king of Evil Calamity Island has been defeated, and the defeat of the Floating Character Clan is inevitable. Hand over the collected star fragments and join us in collecting the remaining star fragments to help the artist create a destiny star that far surpasses ordinary ones."

"You all saw that the three of us have already reached the Nascent Soul stage. Once the painter ascends to godhood, you might still have a chance. It's not too late to admit defeat now, otherwise don't blame me for resorting to violence!"

Elder Gongsun automatically ignored Li Wushou. In his opinion, although Li Wushou had some strength, he relied more on his background.

He truly couldn't afford to offend the title of the Great Venerable's disciple.

However, it's best not to provoke them intentionally. Since they've joined this competition between the two floating sects, they must follow the rules. Otherwise, they'll only end up losing face for the Grand Venerable.

Therefore, Elder Gongsun completely ignored Li Wushou and began to coerce and entice Elders Yuwen and Shen.

Yuwen Heshen's lips curled into a bitter smile. Despite Gongsun's pleasant words, if the Fu Zi Clan truly failed in this Heavenly God Ascension competition, then the suppression they would face would be the least of their worries.

In the subsequent conquest of the Land of Misfortune, these five surnames, seven noble families, and twenty-four clans from the south bank will definitely become the main force, and the casualties will not be just one or two people.

But what can they do?

The three Nascent Soul cultivators on the other side appeared out of nowhere. While they might not be able to act with impunity, they were more than capable of suppressing the two of them.

However, this High Priest Li Wushou should be able to put up a fight?
Thinking this, the two subconsciously turned their gaze to Li Wushou.

Elder Gongsun, who had been watching the two of them, looked somewhat displeased upon seeing this scene.

Even now, they still want to use Li Wushou's identity to intimidate others?
This is a competition for the right to speak between the two factions, not child's play.

The time for the condensed infant to form was limited, and Elder Gongsun no longer had time to play with the three of them.

With a cold snort, Elder Gongsun rebuked:
"Since you won't accept my offer of a toast, don't blame me for being heartless. There's no such thing as status or rank here; only strength matters. Strength is the only thing that matters!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the Five Elements Ring above Elder Gongsun's head slowly rose and floated towards the heads of Li Wushou and the other two.

Li Wushou looked at the arrogant Elder Gongsun and nodded.

"Indeed, might makes right. So, Elder Gongsun, are you prepared?"

Elder Gongsun felt a little smug when he saw Li Wushou agreeing with him. So what if he was a disciple of the Great Venerable One?

Perhaps the other party will be able to surpass me in the future, but at this moment, on this Island of Evil Calamity, won't they still have to bow down to me?
"Prepare for what? To receive the star fragments?"

Before Elder Gongsun could finish speaking, he saw Li Wushou raise his fist and wave it at him. Then, he saw a flash of silver light before his eyes.

The next instant, a tall and slender figure forcefully squeezed into his Five Elements Domain.

With a thought, the Five Elements Rings suddenly turned defensive, blessing the entire body.

The five elements revolve, and the void becomes a mountain, unbreakable.

The silver figure slowly revealed itself in its domain, dressed in a dark blue robe. Who else could it be but the High Priest Li Wushou?
How can this be?

How can the other person be so fast!
But then, an arrogant look appeared on Elder Gongsun's nascent soul face.

No matter how fast you go, a Golden Core cultivator is still just a Golden Core cultivator; they'll still find it difficult to move an inch within their own domain.
Elder Gongsun snorted inwardly. He did not intend to seriously injure Li Wushou, but he decided to teach Li Wushou a lesson so that the dignity of a Nascent Soul True Monarch could not be disobeyed!
The Five Elements Ring hummed as it pressed down on Li Wushou's head. But when it was about three zhang away from Li Wushou, the Five Elements Ring suddenly stopped. No matter how Elder Gongsun manipulated it, the Five Elements Ring could not press down even an inch.

"you!"

Elder Gongsun's expression changed, and he looked at Li Wushou with disbelief.

He then saw Li Wushou give him a slight smile.

In the next instant, Li Wushou's three-zhang-high heaven and earth split into yin and yang.

The Heavenly Way rotates to the left, the Earthly Way rotates to the right, and the world, bound by the Five Elements, cracks and pops.

A surge of powerful energy erupted into the sky, causing the Five Elements Ring that had been pressing down on Li Wushou's head to be flipped over.

The silver light shone again!

With extreme speed, ferocious spiritual power, and an indestructible physical body, Elder Gongsun's Five Elements Seal was completely shattered.

Li Wushou disappeared from the spot.

"boom!"

With a muffled thud, the Five Elements Ring, which had been rolling around, exploded.

"Ah~!"

Elder Gongsun's nascent soul clutched its head and let out a shrill roar.

The Five Elements Domain not only failed to suppress the opponent, but was also overturned by the opponent?

He was a Nascent Soul True Monarch, how could this be?!
The intense pain between his eyebrows was stimulating his mind.

But it still couldn't soothe the disbelief in his heart.

Due to the impact of the shattering of the Five Elements Ring, Elder Gongsun's nascent soul, which originally appeared to be around ten years old, rapidly shrank and, in the blink of an eye, reverted to its original appearance of five or six years old.

Immediately following a moment of illusion, a wisp of black mist rose from the nascent soul and continuously spread outwards.

Li Wushou sniffed lightly and detected a scent of ink mixed with the smell of blood.

Is this the power of the painting of the baby being lost?
Looking at Elder Gongsun, who was in great pain, Li Wushou sighed softly:
"It seems Elder Gongsun's reasoning isn't strong enough!"

Upon hearing this soft sigh, Elders Lü and Yuwen, who had been caught in a dilemma just moments before, suddenly shivered.

This Five Elements Ring is not an ordinary Dao artifact, but rather the power of heaven and earth gathered by Elder Gongsun through his Nascent Soul using his own Five Elements method. It can be said to be much stronger than ordinary Dao artifacts.

In some respects, breaking the Five Elements Rings is no less difficult than directly killing Elder Gongsun.

But could it be destroyed with a single punch?
Doesn't this mean that if the High Priest had just harbored murderous intent, Elder Gongsun would already be dead at this moment?
This terrifying power made their teeth ache.

Despite their repeated overestimation of the high priest, they were still awestruck by his strength.

This high priest is too powerful!

Elder Yun, who had been keeping his eyes closed in the distance, and Elder Shen, whose expression was cold, both frowned at the same time and slowly woke up.

After they slew the evil king and broke through his Dharma realm, they remained immersed in the enlightenment of the Nascent Soul.

Although the painted infant can grant them the power of a Nascent Soul for a short time, it doesn't hold much appeal for someone like Elder Yun who is just one step away from achieving it.

What he actually values ​​more is the insight he gained at the moment of entering the Nascent Soul stage!

This realization was extremely important to him, because a sudden epiphany could very well have helped him overcome this hurdle.

The same applies to Elder Shen.

Therefore, once they believed they had understood all the threats, they immersed themselves entirely in comprehending the nascent soul.

After Li Wushou shattered Elder Gongsun's Five Elements Ring with a single punch, unleashing a shrill scream, the two of them awoke from their meditation.

Upon hearing Li Wushou's words, the two were taken aback at first, then quickly realized what he meant.

Elder Gongsun is fighting Li Wushou?

And it seems like we even got the short end of the stick?

Wasn't the plan to ignore this high priest and directly take down Elder Lu and Elder Yuwen?

Elder Yun and Elder Shen frowned, feeling as if they had encountered a terrible teammate.

They hadn't seen Li Wushou make a move and were still unclear about what had happened. They assumed that Elder Gongsun was overconfident and hadn't used his full strength, which was why he had suffered a loss.

So they thought they should speak first to calm Li Wushou down and prevent the conflict from escalating. From the perspective of Xuankong Mountain, Elder Yun and Elder Shen also did not want to offend someone with such an extraordinary background.

Elder Yun slowly opened his mouth and asked:

"High Priest, what misunderstanding has occurred?"

Seeing that the two Nascent Soul cultivators were looking over, Li Wushou's smile remained unchanged, and he replied nonchalantly:
"There's no misunderstanding. Elder Gongsun wanted to reason with me, but his reasoning didn't seem strong enough."

The moment he finished speaking, Li Wushou moved and appeared behind Elder Gongsun's nascent soul. Sensing the essence of the nascent soul at close range, Li Wushou's golden core erupted with intense desire.

I really want to eat him!

If Li Wushou consumes this Nascent Soul, his soul will undergo a further transformation, and he should be able to harness the power of heaven and earth like Gongsun, Shen, and Yun.

However, sensing the ink fragrance constantly emanating from the nascent soul, Li Wushou suppressed his desire for the golden core.

He wasn't afraid that eating Elder Gongsun would cause unnecessary trouble.

Because, given Li Wushou's nature, once he decides to eat one, he will certainly not let the other two go either.

The remaining Lu and Yuwen had no chance of survival except for being parasitized by the Abdominal God.

Then we can just push it to the evil king of Evil Calamity Island.

But this is, after all, a fake infant. If it eats the other party, it should not be much different from some golden pill evil spirits. On the contrary, it may leave some hidden dangers.

Moreover, this nascent soul was drawn by an artist; if it were an ordinary person, Li Wushou wouldn't be so wary.

However, Li Wushou was indeed somewhat wary of this mysterious painter, especially since there was an even more mysterious young girl standing behind him.

Rather than taking such risks, it would be better to let the other party play a different role.

With a thought, the three-inch-long world descended and suppressed everything.

Elder Gongsun, who was screaming and clutching his head, noticed Li Wushou's approach and was trying to regain his composure to launch a counterattack.

Suddenly feeling a stiffness throughout his body, Elder Gongsun, having lost the support of the Five Elements Ring, could no longer resist Li Wushou's Three-Inch Heaven and Earth Domain, and stood frozen in place.

Li Wushou aimed at Elder Gongsun's nascent soul, then at the largest pit not far away, and suddenly kicked it.

Elder Gongsun's nascent soul suddenly streaked into the pit!
"you!"

Elder Yun, who had just been talking to Li Wushou, flashed a hint of anger in his eyes.

Elder Shen's nascent soul, wielding a longsword, took a step forward towards Li Wushou. Had he not remembered Li Wushou's identity, his nascent soul sword would have already slashed at him.

Li Wushou's behavior was extremely rude in the eyes of the two. He had gained the upper hand by taking advantage of Elder Gongsun's courtesy, but he was still pushing his luck.

The two were about to demand an explanation from Li Wushou, otherwise they wouldn't mind teaching him a lesson!
Just then, a panicked shout suddenly came from inside the pit:

"It's not dead! Help me!"

(End of this chapter)