Dao Cheng Gui Xian

Chapter 260 Shifting the Blame East: It's Time to Catch Them All in One Fall
Elders Yun and Shen's expressions hardened.

Not far from them, Elder Gongsun's body suddenly shrank like rotten wood.

This is the rapid loss of the nascent soul's essence!
This is clearly not a normal rate of flow; Gongsun is in trouble down below!

And judging from what he said, the evil spirit king was actually not dead?
The two exchanged a glance, both seeing the gravity in each other's eyes.

Seeing that Elder Gongsun's body was still shriveled, the two dared not delay any longer and prepared to go down into the pit to rescue him.

Elder Yun then pointed a finger, returning the three people's physical bodies to their storage magic treasure.

Li Wushou's actions just now made him uneasy about leaving his physical body on the ground.

If the enemy could break through Gongsun's defenses, they could naturally break through the defenses he left behind once they went down into the underground cave.

Given their reckless nature, it's quite possible that once they're down in the pit, they might use their bodies to feed the evil spirits.

After putting away their physical bodies, the two didn't even greet Li Wushou and the others; their nascent souls simply flashed into the pit.

Upon seeing this, Li Wushou smiled slightly.

They've finally all squeezed inside!

If we wait any longer, the evil spirits will devour our golden core.

He had just kicked Elder Gongsun's nascent soul into the pit, and the evil spirit king was clearly very wary of Elder Gongsun's nascent soul that suddenly flew into the pit.

After noticing that Elder Gongsun's nascent soul had entered the pit, he rushed straight to the bottom of the pit without any regard for the consequences.

The evil spirit king instantly realized that the other party had discovered his feigned death.

Therefore, the power of the star fragments was directly activated.

At the same time, all thirty-six star fragments flashed.

The numerous evil spirits inside had distorted faces, and the loss of a large amount of malevolent energy and blood caused them great pain.

But the effect was also very obvious; the silver light pierced through the ground and coiled into a magnetic net of stars.

Because of Li Wushou's heavy kick, Elder Gongsun's Nascent Soul, who was still helplessly diving, plunged headfirst into the Star Magnetic Net.

Gongsun was taken aback. How could there be a magnetic array here?
The Evil King was also taken aback. Was this Nascent Soul cultivator so arrogant?

The three of them worked together to slay one of their own phantoms, thinking they were invincible.
Even though he could clearly see his own stellar magnetic network, he still plunged headlong into it!
With a cold snort, the largest star fragment on the tortoise's back flashed suddenly, and a suction force emanated from below.

Elder Gongsun's nascent soul, which was bound in the star net, was directly pulled onto the largest star fragment on the tortoise shell.

"Snapped!"

Like a clay figurine falling to the ground, Elder Gongsun's nascent soul instantly changed shape, with a large amount of black mist seeping out from it and then dissipating into the air.

The evil king manipulated the star fragments and took a deep breath.

A rich aroma of ink spread through his mind.

The evil king took a sip, then spat it out.

If this nascent soul weren't in human form, one would think they had absorbed the essence of a squid.

What's this? A Mohist?
The Evil King has not yet figured out what Elder Gongsun's situation is.

Then, the opponent's nascent soul began to fluctuate, its entire form resembling ink soaked in water, spreading, fading, and dissipating.
After being struck by a series of severe blows, the nascent soul he had drawn was finally going to dissipate.

After a while, Elder Gongsun will find it difficult to maintain his Nascent Soul state.

Elder Gongsun, who was firmly bound to the star fragments, was clearly panicked.

He knew perfectly well that the evil spirit king hadn't died at all.
The enemy is lurking deep underground, ready to drain him dry!
This discovery terrified him, and the impending collapse of his painted infant, coupled with the loss of this power, intensified his fear.

So he screamed hysterically at the cave entrance, calling for help.

That's how the scene at the beginning came about.

As the instigator, Li Wushou kept his eyes fixed on Elder Gongsun's nascent soul as it entered the pit.

He saw what was happening at the bottom of the pit even more clearly than the two parties involved.

After witnessing what had just happened, Li Wushou's concerns actually lessened somewhat.

First, this evil spirit king was indeed not as strong as he had imagined, or rather, he was not that strong to Li Wushou.

The opponent has currently revealed two methods, one of which is the tortoise shell Dharma realm just now.

This Dharma Realm, aided by the power of thirty-six star fragments, possessed power exceeding that of the Tai Chi Dojo, but its strength was somewhat average. Although the tortoise shell was large, its defense was not as strong as expected.

Li Wushou can overturn the Taiji Dojo, so he can also overturn the Turtle Back Dharma Realm; it's just a matter of expending more spiritual energy and blood.

Therefore, Li Wushou was not afraid of this method. He was just a little puzzled. It seemed that the tortoise shell was not good enough for the other party's method. If a better vessel were used, the power of the other party's magic would definitely be enhanced.

As for the other method, it is basically to stimulate the power of star fragments and utilize the magnetic force of stars within them.

This might cause trouble for Elder Gongsun and others, but it's no different for Li Wushou.

The strange bird's extreme speed allowed it to roam freely within the magnetic field, and with the Three-Inch Heaven and Earth Domain breaking through the suppression, Li Wushou could easily approach its true form.

Don't be fooled by the opponent's large shell; it can't withstand a few punches from Li Wushou!
Both of these methods suggest that the opponent is either hiding their strength, is in poor condition, or is simply not very strong.

Based on what just happened, it's clear that they're not hiding their strength.

Otherwise, the other party could have simply wiped everyone out while they were being swallowed into the Dharma Realm.

The fact that he didn't do that can only mean one thing: the other party couldn't do it.

Besides that, there was the matter of the painter Yan Qiubai drawing the Nascent Souls of the three of them, which Li Wushou had always been resentful about.

He had been wondering if this ability had any limitations. If so, what were they?
He only felt relieved after seeing Elder Gongsun's Nascent Soul state. This Nascent Soul did indeed have limitations; it wasn't permanent!

Rather, it is a temporary means of borrowing power, similar to invoking a deity.

Li Wushou had also discovered something during his previous encounter with Elder Gongsun, who was at the Nascent Soul stage.

That is, although Elder Gongsun can control the power of heaven and earth through this nascent soul, as long as Li Wushou can counteract the power of heaven and earth and the suppression of the law domain on him, it will be difficult for Elder Gongsun to flexibly change his power to fight against him.

The opponent gave Li Wushou the impression that he had great power, but was unable to fully utilize it.

Elder Yun and Elder Shen, who also used the painting of the infant, felt less of this.

This shows that the Nascent Soul depicted by the artist also requires a certain level of strength from the person, and it is not an easy task to control the power of the Nascent Soul.

Li Wushou guessed that to obtain the Nascent Soul, one would need to be at least a Golden Core cultivator at the level of an elder from one of the Five Clans.

Otherwise, even if you draw the Nascent Soul, the other party won't be able to control it.

Furthermore, the closer the person who draws the infant is to the nascent soul, the more complete their control over the nascent soul.

Having figured these points out, Li Wushou breathed a sigh of relief. It was good that it wasn't unlimited!
Although this ability is still quite abnormal, it is much more acceptable to Li Wushou.

Otherwise, Li Wushou was really worried that when the Heavenly God finally turned against him, a bunch of Nascent Souls would float out from the Void Meridian, and then there would be no point in fighting!
The sword flashed brightly in the pit.

Elder Shen seemed to be venting all the anger he had suffered at Li Wushou on the Evil King.

The sword energy, gathering the power of heaven and earth, continuously broke through the magnetic blockade of the stars, and occasionally slashed at the tough tortoise shell of the evil king.

Cracks appeared, then quickly grew back and healed.

Elder Yun blended into the surrounding darkness, and taking advantage of the moment when Elder Shen broke through the magnetic net of stars, he rode the black clouds close to the largest star fragment on the tortoise's back.

Just as Elder Shen was fiercely fighting the evil king, the childlike nascent soul suddenly appeared.

His hands suddenly gripped the star magnetic net that bound Elder Gongsun's nascent soul.

A buzzing sound came from the void, and the hands seemed to possess the power to corrode everything, the silver magnetic net crackling.

Upon seeing this, the weakened Elder Gongsun was overjoyed and excitedly shouted:

"Elder Yun, please save me!"

Elder Yun did not answer, but his hands, which were holding the Star Magnetic Net, suddenly overflowed with large swaths of black clouds, trying to corrode and drill back into the star fragments along the links of the Star Magnetic Net.

The evil king, who was still dealing with Elder Shen's sword light, noticed this and hurriedly withdrew the starlight of the thirty-six star fragments, and took the initiative to cut off the star magnetic net binding Elder Gongsun.

Seeing this, Elder Yun's domain descended, intending to take the opportunity to pull the largest star fragment that had absorbed Elder Gongsun out of the tortoise shell.

But it's too heavy!
With his current Nascent Soul Domain, he could easily lift even a mountain, but this fragment of a star remained completely still.

Helpless!

The only option is to tear Elder Gongsun off the star fragments first.

Elder Gongsun's nascent soul, which was already twisted, deformed, and on the verge of collapse, completely dissipated in that instant.

Under the cover of dark clouds, with the spine as the stem and the five elements as the flower, Elder Gongsun's Five Elements Golden Elixir manifested, but at this moment the petals of the other party's five elements were unusually withered.

The five faces on the petals all showed expressions of pain.

The petals, originally four solid and one ethereal, now appear even more ethereal, with the fiery red one seemingly about to vanish at any moment.

Elder Yun's expression hardened. Unlike the dissipation of the painted infant, if Elder Gongsun's fire-shaped petal were to dissipate, it would mean that the opponent's foundation had also collapsed.

At best, it would cause a decline in one's cultivation level; at worst, it would lead to instant death.

Is this due to the severe damage suffered, or is it a side effect of the painting itself?

Elder Yun's heart sank a little, but he didn't have much time to think about it at the moment.

Amidst the swirling black clouds, Elder Yun retrieved Elder Gongsun's physical body from his storage treasure, guiding his golden core back into his body. Elder Yun then used a black cloud to send him out of the pit.

What will become of Elder Gongsun in the end is up to fate!
At that moment, the Evil King also witnessed Elder Gongsun's nascent soul dissipating and transforming back into a golden core.

He also realized that the three people's Nascent Souls were formed by borrowing power.

No wonder the evil island's energy field didn't repel the three of them; they were just Golden Core cultivators to begin with.

This discovery put the evil king at ease.

They were initially a bit hesitant, but suddenly they became much more open and unrestrained.

Because he knew that this method of leveraging external forces wouldn't last!

At the bottom of the pit, a buzzing sound filled the air.

The enormous tortoise shell slowly contracted, and the evil king's body began to be fully revealed.

Upon seeing this, Li Wushou, who had been staring at the pit, smiled slightly.
Are they finally getting serious?

With a swift movement, Li Wushou grabbed Elder Gongsun by the neck, who had been brought up by the black clouds.

Suppressing the urge to rip off the other's golden core, he casually tossed it towards Elders Lü and Yuwen.

"Keep an eye on him, don't let him get away."

He gave a brief instruction and then crawled into the pit as well.

The attempt to shift the blame eastward has succeeded; it's time to wipe them all out in one fell swoop.

(End of this chapter)