Great Zhou Martial Immortal

Chapter 58 Girlfriend Saves the Day (First Update)
This is a huge creature.

The snake's head was as large as a cart canopy and over ten feet tall. Its scales, forged from black iron, gleamed with a cold, sharp light, and its edges were as sharp as knives. Its eyes were like two blood-red lanterns, with flickering eerie flames inside, illuminating the entire underground palace in a crimson glow.

As the snake flicked its tongue, poisonous mist filled the air, and wherever it passed, the bronze floor tiles were corroded, emitting hissing white smoke.

The snake's body was not yet fully revealed, but its head alone had already occupied a small portion of the underground palace. The oppressive aura emanating from this peerless ferocious creature was like a mountain collapsing, and even the air became viscous.

Hidden between the serpent's eyebrows is a crystal window, behind which three figures can be vaguely seen: two old men and one young man, all wearing ancient Fangxiangshi exorcism masks. The bronze masks with blue faces and fangs appear even more ferocious under the reflection of the blood-red serpent's eyes.

"What a sorry sight, Xiao Hanchuan."

The young man among them was Yan Mingzhu, whose face was grim: "Why haven't you succeeded yet? And you're injured like this!"

Blood trickled from the corner of Xiao Hanchuan's mouth. His Zhangmen acupoint had been severely struck, and his internal energy was beginning to dissipate. He said with difficulty, "The intelligence is wrong... The Empress has a divine weapon and can control a sword formation! Quickly..."

The situation is urgent.

Without his prompting, the mechanism suddenly activated, and two figures burst out of the window like ghosts!

The old man on the left, his red robe billowing, arrived before he even reached her, but a wave of scorching heat already swept over her and assaulted the goddess.

While in mid-air, he extended his right arm, his five fingers forming a claw, and a crimson vortex suddenly burst forth from his palm. The Twelve Laws Swords of the Divine Empress had just formed a defensive sword formation when the vortex suddenly generated a terrifying suction force, causing the Twelve Laws Swords to tremble violently, as if trying to break free!

The old man on the right, his purple robes billowing without wind, moved with a graceful, flowing movement, as if strolling leisurely. Yet, he covered ten zhang in a single step, heading straight for Lu Chenyuan, his right hand lightly touching Lu Chenyuan's shoulder. Lu Chenyuan instantly felt the air around him become as heavy as a thousand pounds, as if a mountain was pressing down on him!

The two people's movements seemed slow, yet they carried a certain rhythm of nature.

This is a sign that martial arts have been integrated into the world—every gesture and movement exudes divine power!

Peak of the Fifth Realm!

Lu Chenyuan once again directly felt that unparalleled sense of oppression.

However, he wasn't worried because that familiar aura had arrived.

You're a bit slow, I'll settle the score with you when I get back~
"presumptuous!"

At this critical moment——

"Zheng!"

"Zheng!"

Two sword cries, like the cry of a phoenix in the sky, pierced through the air from the entrance of the barrier, one black and one white!

The white sword, like frost and snow forming a rainbow, sliced ​​through the mountains and rivers under the purple-robed elder's palm, unstoppable. The black sword, though slightly weaker, was still like a black dragon churning waves. The red-robed elder's true fire energy froze upon encountering it, hissing loudly.

"boom!"

"boom!"

Two muffled thuds, and the two old men were forced back by the sudden, equal force!

As the smoke and dust cleared, Princess Taiping, Li Lingyue, appeared in a golden peony-embroidered fairy dress, her slender feet treading through the air. With a gentle wave of her jade hand, the sword [Taihua Qingshuang] obediently flew back into her palm, the moonlight flowing across its blade illuminating her stunningly beautiful face.

Beside her, Shangguan Wan'er's black gauze skirt fluttered in the wind, and the twelve golden bells at her waist remained silent even without wind. The black sword [Yun Chi Yin Mo] hung in front of her, and the area around it was as dark as an abyss where the sword's edge pointed.

A smile played on her lips, but her eyes held an unyielding chill.

Li Lingyue stood in front of Lu Chenyuan.

She first looked at the red-robed elder, her face cold: "The 'Separation of Fire and Absorption of Yuan' technique of the Unyielding Sect..." Then she looked at the purple-robed elder, her eyes somewhat complicated: "The 'Twelve Mountains and Rivers Seal'... Now that things have come to this, why hide your true intentions!"

The underground palace suddenly fell silent.

Xiao Hanchuan sighed inwardly; he couldn't take Lu Chenyuan and the Empress with him...

Yan Mingzhu was furious. He hadn't really approved of the plan, worried that Taiyi Yuanchen might not be able to completely hide the ley lines undetected. But Taiyi had done it flawlessly and even breached the Mechanized City in one fell swoop. Yet, at the crucial moment of closing the net, it was ruined by Xiao Hanchuan, the plan's initiator! That good-for-nothing!

He always seemed so confident and in control, as if he were incredibly capable. But now it seems he's nothing but a mediocre strategist who only knows how to talk big! He's wasted all those amazing skills! If they had followed the plan and made a quick victory, they would have already fled thousands of miles away with one man and one suit of armor. How could they be stuck in this dilemma?
Li Lingyue possesses exceptional talent and unfathomable cultivation.

Shangguan Wan'er appeared somewhat lackluster, but that was only in comparison. In addition, she possessed the Shangguan family's inheritance—the Shangguan lineage's unique skill, "Yuheng Jue," which was one of the few techniques in the world that could pass on the vast majority of true energy to future generations. Sixty percent of Shangguan Yi's true energy was absorbed by Shangguan Wan'er. With the assistance of the royal family's rare and precious treasures, her progress over the past ten years had been rapid!
With these two blocking the way, it will be even more difficult to leave with the people.

Not only that, but others are also on their way. If we don't hurry, we won't be able to leave even if we want to!
at this time.

The old man in purple robes suddenly spoke: "Destroy his eyes."

Having said that, he pounced on the goddess like an eagle hunting a rabbit!
Even if we can't take them with us, we must destroy those eyes and prevent them from being used by the evil empress!
He leaped into the air, pressed down with one palm, and the palm wind condensed into a mountain phantom, suppressing the area within a radius of dozens of feet!
—《Twelve Mountains and Rivers Imprint》·Mount Tai Presses Down!
The Twelve Mountains and Rivers Seal is a secret martial art of the royal family, jointly created by Gu Yunsheng and Emperor Taizong. It is divided into six mountain seals and six river seals. Each move corresponds to a real famous mountain and river. The moves and imagery are perfectly matched. When the palm strikes, mountains appear and rivers surge. It is known as "the palm can contain mountains and rivers, and the seal can suppress the universe". It is a first-class martial art in the world.

Originally, the lineage was only passed down within the Li Tang imperial family, but now the Wu family will be added to the list.

Li Lingyue didn't know who he was in the Li family or what his connection was. Now that it involved the Goddess and the Heavenly Craft Scroll, and considering that this person had attacked Lu Chenyuan, her anger surged. Faced with the powerful attack, she directly held her sword upright in her chest, and her vast true energy burst forth as she unleashed Ye Fashan's ultimate technique, "Mysterious Water Sword Chapter"!
The sword's momentum surges like a rising tide and a surging moon, like a mighty river flowing on!

[Lunar Tide]!
Li Lingyue swung her sword upwards, splitting the waves and cutting through the moonlight as it poured down from the sword's edge!

The red-robed elder attacked simultaneously, drawing his longsword from behind his back. The sword's edge pointed diagonally, and a wisp of golden light emerged from its tip, like the first ray of sunlight at dawn. The sword energy was warm and gentle, but in reality, it concealed a terrifying fiery force capable of melting gold and iron. It was none other than the "Rising Sun One Qi Sword" of the Unskilled Sect!
Without hesitation, Shangguan Wan'er met the attack head-on, her sword moving like a dragon and a snake, writing the character "永" (yong, meaning eternal) in mid-air with the tip of her sword. The eight strokes transformed into eight sword energies, blocking the enemy's retreat routes from all directions!
This is the sword manual "Feibai Sword Classic" left behind by Xie Yaohuan, a female official during the reign of Emperor Gaozong. It combines court calligraphy and astrology, and its moves are as smooth as flowing water, but with hidden killing intent. When combined with Shangguan Wan'er's own understanding, it became her unique martial art, just like the imperial edicts she wrote - every word is exquisite, and every sentence hides a knife!

The underground palace trembled, and shockwaves surged!
The moment the four fifth-realm experts clashed, the entire Mechanized City trembled.

Li Lingyue's sword momentum was like a surging tide. Every slash of [Taihua Qing Shuang] was like a cascade of moonlight. As the sword energy crisscrossed, it even plowed several feet of ice tracks into the ground. Her every move was ruthless, hard against the Mountain Seal. The collision of the sword tip and the palm force caused the shock wave to shatter all the surrounding bronze pillars!
Shangguan Wan'er's swordplay took an unconventional approach. Her "Cloud Dragon Drinking Ink" technique was like a dragon soaring through the air, each strike resembling a splash of ink. The characters she wrote in mid-air transformed into tangible sword energy, sometimes blocking escape routes like the "Eternal" Eight Methods, and sometimes striking vital points like the "Kill" technique. Although the red-robed old man's "Rising Sun One Qi Sword" was fierce and domineering, it was difficult for him to break through her literary sword network for the time being.

The purple-robed elder's palm held the weight of mountains and rivers, the six mountain seals rotating in a grand and sweeping motion. His moves were powerful and expansive, embodying the weight of Mount Tai, the peril of Mount Hua, and the beauty of Mount Heng... Each palm strike carried the majestic grandeur of real mountains, and wherever the palm wind passed, rubble from the dome of the underground palace fell in a flurry.

The old man in the red robe spat out the rising sun with his sword, the golden light at the tip of the sword growing brighter and brighter, gradually changing from the faint morning light to the blazing sun. With each thrust, a scorching golden trail was left in the air, and the bronze ground was melted by the aftershocks of the sword energy, leaving spiderweb-like crimson cracks.

Four figures moved with lightning speed, darting and weaving within the limited space of the underground palace.

Sword light, palm shadows, fiery energy, and ice marks intertwined and collided, creating a series of explosive sounds!
Such a decisive battle is truly a once-in-a-decade event.

Under the protection of the Goddess, Lu Chenyuan focused intently on the battle, frantically absorbing the martial arts concepts within and making them his own.

Reading books is ultimately superficial; it's essential to apply what you learn from books to real-world practice.

Inside the arena, the purple-robed elder and Li Lingyue fought fiercely, their swords and palms clashing and releasing bursts of energy that shook the entire underground palace! Unable to gain the upper hand after a long time, his moves became increasingly impatient, and although his palm strikes were powerful, they lost the majestic artistic conception that the "Twelve Mountains and Rivers Seal" should have.

Li Lingyue's gaze sharpened as she caught the fleeting moment when his breathing became erratic—

【Ice Soul Condensed Light】!
Li Lingyue used her sword intent to draw upon the primordial energy of heaven and earth, condensing water into a blade. Frost spread where the sword passed, and the water blade condensed. With a single thrust, the sword light and water blade covered the sky and the earth. This move combined martial arts and magic, and its power was unparalleled!

The old man in purple robes hastily changed his move, drawing circles with both palms and rapidly spinning the River Seal.

【The Huai River whirls back!】
Li Lingyue's palm energy surged like a vortex, attempting to dissolve the countless ice blades. However, Li Lingyue's move had been brewing for a long time, and the moment the ice blades touched the vortex, they instantly froze the energy, causing the vortex's momentum to stall.

"Shoot-"

Three ice blades pierced through the old man's protective aura, tearing his robes and leaving several bloody marks on his chest. He groaned and staggered backward, seemingly in defeat, but a strange light flashed in his eyes—in the instant he took a step back, his fingers suddenly formed a hand seal in his sleeve, his fingertips moving like dragons and snakes, rapidly drawing a crimson talisman in the void!
This is……

Li Lingyue's pupils contracted sharply, and a huge wave of emotions surged within her. She immediately flashed forward, holding her sword in front of Lu Chenyuan: "Be careful!"

"disease!"

The crimson talisman was so fast it seemed to skip time; one moment it was still wrapped around his fingertips, and the next it was right in front of the Goddess!

Wherever the talisman passed, it left a twisted scorch mark in the void.

His target was not Lu Chenyuan.

Rather, as he said—the eyes of the Queen of Gods!

(End of this chapter)