Primordial Era: Starting with the repair of Penglai Immortal Island

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"Qiongxiao of the Jie Sect, please enlighten me, fellow Daoist." Qiongxiao's voice was clear and cold, like the tinkling of jade pendants.

Maitreya, his eyes still smiling, clasped his hands together and said, "Fellow Daoist Qiongxiao, please."

Qiongxiao said no more. With a flick of her wrist, which was as white as jade, a radiant golden hairpin appeared in her palm.

The golden hairpin was shaped like a flying phoenix, with lifelike wings and a sharp beak. It exuded a scorching and fierce innate energy. It was the Golden Phoenix Hairpin, a mid-grade innate spiritual treasure!

This treasure contains the essence of the immortal phoenix flame, and its power is terrifying, specifically designed to break through golden bodies and strong physical bodies.

At the same time, the void above Qiongxiao's head rippled slightly, and a chaotic golden phantom appeared, though it was not the true form of the Hunyuan Golden Cauldron.

Everyone present was utterly astonished by this sight.

This is precisely the mysterious supernatural power that the three sisters of Sanxiao could borrow when they were of one mind.

Maitreya's smile vanished instantly, replaced by a solemn expression. He sensed a chill emanating from the golden phoenix hairpin, clearly indicating that his golden form and physical body could not withstand its sharpness.

The illusory image of the Hunyuan Golden Cauldron made his soul tremble.

"What a wonderful magical treasure!"

Maitreya let out a low shout, no longer daring to be presumptuous, and took the initiative to make the first move.

He summoned the magical cloth bag, which opened and instantly covered the entire arena space like a black hole, emitting a terrifying suction force, trying to suck up Qiongxiao along with the illusory image of the Hunyuan Golden Bucket above her head!

The illusory image of the Hunyuan Golden Bucket above Qiongxiao's head cast rays of chaotic golden light, stabilizing the void around him and barely offsetting the devouring power of the cloth bag.

At the same time, she lightly raised her jade hand and presented the golden phoenix hairpin!

"Clang!"

A clear phoenix cry resounded across the preaching platform, and the golden phoenix hairpin transformed into a phoenix burning with golden flames, like the phoenix ancestor reborn from the ashes, carrying the sharpness to tear the earth apart and the immortal golden flames that burn all things, piercing straight into Maitreya's golden body!

Wherever the phoenix beak passed, it carved out dark streaks in the arena space.

Maitreya's pupils contracted, and he pushed his golden body and physical strength to the limit, his palms carrying terrifying power that could crush everything, and fiercely struck the golden phoenix!

"boom!"

It was like a thunderclap, accompanied by the hissing sound of burning flames.

The sharpness of the golden phoenix hairpin instantly pierced through Maitreya's golden body and pierced through Maitreya's incomparably tough protective golden light. The immortal golden flames coiled around it, burning his magic power and golden body!

Maitreya groaned in pain, a charred wound appeared on the edge of his palm, and his golden body flashed intensely.

However, his physical body was indeed strong, and he managed to temporarily withstand the piercing of the Golden Phoenix Hairpin, preventing it from being instantly penetrated!

Seeing this, Taiyi, standing behind Huanglong, said, "Qiongxiao's cultivation is still too weak; she cannot unleash even one ten-thousandth of the power of the Golden Phoenix Hairpin."

Hearing Taiyi's self-talk, Huanglong glanced back at Taiyi, then turned his gaze to the two on the arena and slowly said:

"How many innate spiritual treasure restrictions do you think a late-stage Golden Immortal could refine! Only when one's cultivation reaches the Great Luo Golden Immortal level can one fully unleash the power of an innate spiritual treasure."

"Qiongxia was also controlling two innate spiritual treasures at the same time. The fact that she wasn't completely drained shows that she still has a deep foundation."

Upon hearing Huang Long's analysis, Taiyi nodded seriously, completely agreeing with Huang Long's statement, and then turned his gaze back to the arena.

Qiongxiao's face turned pale. As Huanglong had said, simultaneously activating the Golden Phoenix Hairpin and maintaining the illusory image of the Hunyuan Golden Bucket, two innate spiritual treasures, had greatly depleted her magical power and mental energy.

She gritted her teeth, and her spiritual light surged again. She continuously urged her magic power, and the phoenix transformed from the golden phoenix hairpin shook its golden feathers. In an instant, it turned into thousands of golden lights and shot towards Maitreya's vital points!

"roar.....!"

Maitreya roared repeatedly, and the magical bag-shaped treasure unleashed rays of black spiritual light to block most of the feathers. At the same time, his golden giant palms flew out, scattering the attacks.

The two were locked in a fierce war of attrition.

Golden light and golden flames intertwined, the golden body roared and the phoenix cried out in unison, and each collision unleashed violent energy that struck the restrictions at the edge of the arena.

Maitreya's advantage lies in his realm surpassing Qiongxia's by two minor realms. He possesses profound magical power and an exceptionally strong physical body. When he controls a spiritual treasure, he can unleash its even greater power.

Qiongxiao barely managed to hold on thanks to the sharpness and attribute advantage of the Golden Phoenix Hairpin, as well as the protection of the Hunyuan Golden Bucket.

On the arena, supernatural powers surged, and spiritual treasures emitted a chilling and terrifying spiritual light.

The disciples below the Taiyi Realm in the audience were captivated, their breath almost stopping.

Bixiao clenched her fists so tightly that her nails dug into her palms without her realizing it.

On the cloud bed, the saints' gazes became more serious.

The Sage of Taiqing remained with his eyes closed, lost in his own world, while the Primordial Heavenly Venerable looked at Qiongxia with a strange expression, surprised that Qiongxia, a Golden Immortal, could behave this way.

Tongtian laughed loudly, pleased to have such an outstanding disciple.

However, the sorrow on Jieyin's face deepened, and even Zhunti showed a hint of bitterness.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone.

"Hey!"

Qiongxiao suddenly abandoned control of the Hunyuan Golden Cauldron and the resistance to the devouring power of the Maitreya Bag Spirit Treasure, gathering her full magical power to activate the Golden Phoenix Hairpin.

The golden phoenix hairpin transformed once more into a giant fiery phoenix, charging towards Maitreya with unstoppable momentum!

Maitreya also poured his remaining magical power into the bag, causing the bag's opening to swell like the gaping maw of a gluttonous beast, ready to devour everything. At the same time, his golden body joined his palms together, gathering all his life's cultivation, and faced the Heavenly Phoenix!

"boom--!!!"

A deafening roar resounded, and blindingly brilliant light engulfed the entire arena. The violent energy surge caused ripples to spread across the restrictions set up by the sage.

As the light faded, Qiongxiao slowly drifted down from the sky, her face as pale as paper. The golden phoenix hairpin, its light dimmed, remained firmly embedded in the arena, and the illusory image of the Hunyuan Golden Bucket above her head had long since vanished.

As for Maitreya, his brilliant golden body was shattered, with a hole the size of a bowl pierced through his chest, from which golden flames continued to burn, making it difficult to heal.

The huge cloth bag that had been covering the arena now fell limply into his hand, its spiritual light dimmed.

Both sides suffer heavy losses!

Qiongxiao, a late-stage Golden Immortal, relied on the terrifying sharpness of the Golden Phoenix Hairpin, a mid-grade innate spiritual treasure, and the golden flames that could burn everything, as well as a phantom of the Hunyuan Golden Cauldron, to actually fight against Maitreya, a Golden Immortal at the peak of his cultivation, whose Dao body had been tempered and who had swept across all the Golden Immortals. Both of them were seriously injured and lost the ability to fight again!

This result was unexpected by everyone.

The audience was initially deathly silent, then erupted into a huge uproar!

"Senior Sister Qiongxiao, a late-stage Golden Immortal, actually crossed two minor realms to fight a combined Golden Immortal Maitreya!"

"Is Senior Sister Qiongxiao the most beautiful?" This statement surprisingly garnered the approval of most of the disciples at that moment.

The Western Sect disciples were incredulous, as even some Golden Immortals at the peak of the Chan and Jie sects had been defeated by their senior brother Maitreya.

Qiongxiao, a late-stage Golden Immortal, was able to fight Maitreya to a standstill!