Chapter 327: Chapter 238: Life-Extinguishing Demon Mara Treasure Banner, 1 Surprising Move to Decide the Match

The moment Yuan Xiao stepped into the Ideation Heaven, a torrent of countless golden rays erupted from behind him, hanging in the air like a divine halo and emanating a boundless, roiling aura of sharpness.

Its intensity was enough to tear through the sky itself, leaving white scars in its wake!

The Qi Cultivation Cultivators watching from outside the realm found their eyes stinging with pain after just a short while, as if steel needles were being jabbed into their eyeballs. They cried out, clutching their faces.

’Cultivators of the Gold Virtue are as wild as they say.’

Fu Lizi remained composed. His Junior Brother Lou Zhenxiao was also something of a Sword Cultivator, so he wasn’t completely ignorant of the Daoist Techniques related to the Gold Virtue.

Every True Inheritance of the Sect who followed this path was ferocious in Magical Combat and possessed a heavy killing intent. They spent their years traveling the Four Directions Continent, seeking rivals to hone themselves against.

Back when Junior Brother Lou had just entered the Foundation Establishment Realm, he and Xuan Chanzi of the Zhongyi Sect had used each other as whetstones for a time.

Not only did his Cultivation improve steadily, but his Dao Foundation also advanced by leaps and bounds.

’I am fabulously wealthy and have roamed the Nanzhan Continent freely. I’ve never been kidnapped or robbed, nor have I been ambushed and knocked unconscious for repeatedly winning contests of wealth against other Immortal Cultivators.’

’And that’s not just because my status as a True Inheritance disciple of the Taifu Sect protects me.’

Fu Lizi rose to his full height, drew a talisman from his sleeve, and pinched it between two fingers as he chanted an incantation.

In the space of two or three breaths, the talisman burst into flame of its own accord. It spun around him several times before turning into a wisp of thin smoke that coiled about his body.

Only after doing all this did Fu Lizi enter the Ideation Heaven. He calmly gave Yuan Xiao a Daoist salute:

"I have long heard of Fellow Daoist Yuan’s mastery in the art of the killing sword. Though I am unworthy, I wish to ask for a lesson or two."

Yuan Xiao wasted no words. He returned the salute simply, then raised his hand to form a seal, conjuring seven or eight massive balls of golden qi.

HISS! With a few sharp sounds, the dreadful aura of sharpness swirled in the air, ripping through the atmosphere. Like streaks of lightning, they shot out, racing toward Fu Lizi.

The world itself seemed to warp where they passed, turning heaven and earth upside down!

He had clearly comprehended Sword Intent, imbuing his attack with a divine essence that gave it an unstoppable momentum!

"Excellent swordsmanship!"

Fu Lizi clasped his hands behind his back, his robes whipping in the wind. He made no move to dodge or evade, allowing the Sword Qi to slice across the sky and cut his body in two.

The onlookers’ faces paled at the sight, and gasps of shock rippled through the crowd.

After all, both men were a True Inheritance of the Sect, pillars of their respective grotto-heavens and disciples of a True Monarch. The loss of either one here would undoubtedly ignite a massive conflict!

"Senior Brother Fu!"

Xu Wan shot to her feet, but the movement aggravated her injuries, and her face instantly turned deathly pale.

"Don’t worry, Junior Sister Xu."

Yu Changqing, ever the more composed one, said in a low voice,

"Senior Brother Fu isn’t called ’True Master Duobao’ for nothing. That reputation isn’t just for show.

How could a mere Flying Sword technique harm Senior Brother Fu’s Life Essence?"

Sure enough, though Fu Lizi’s body had been cut in two, there wasn’t the slightest trace of blood.

In less than a breath, wisps of misty smoke emerged from the wound, as if a jade-like balm had been applied. In an instant, his flesh reconnected, his torso fusing back together until he was restored to his original state!

"He can’t be killed by a blade?"

Yuan Xiao raised an eyebrow. As if refusing to believe what he was seeing, he abruptly channeled his Magical Power.

Flashes of sword light flickered one after another, their golden glare blinding. They rained down like a torrential storm, blanketing the hundred-zhang area around Fu Lizi.

The violent storm of Sword Qi tearing through the sky lasted for the time it takes half a stick of incense to burn.

Fu Lizi’s body was riddled with holes, battered and broken, as if he had suffered the brutal torture of death by a thousand cuts.

But no matter how grievous his wounds—even if he were decapitated—so long as that wisp of floating smoke remained coiled around him, he could always return to his original, unharmed state.

"Fellow Daoist Yuan, you can save your effort. This is the ’Talisman of Great Abyss Everlasting Life,’ a gift from the True Monarch. As formidable as your Slaying Sword is, it cannot harm me."

Fu Lizi said with a faint smile.

This talisman protected his physical body. Even if he were torn limb from limb and his Divine Sense were annihilated, a single wisp of vitality was all it took to restore him completely.

Yuan Xiao stilled the churning balls of golden qi around him, his brow furrowed in thought.

’The Talisman of Great Abyss Everlasting Life?’

’That’s a Divine Technique from a True Monarch!’

’My Gold Virtue path governs revolution and masters slaughter. The sword techniques I cultivate draw upon the imagery of the White Tiger and the Seven Killings, giving them the inherent ability to extinguish life force.’

’No matter what powerful enemy I face, my golden Sword Qi has always been invincible. A few exchanges are usually all it takes to leave my opponent trembling in fear!’

"The Talisman of Great Abyss Everlasting Life... To think Senior Brother actually chose that Divine Technique."

Yue Ziqi’s eyes showed his shock. When a disciple of the Taifu Sect was elevated to True Inheritance, they were permitted to travel to the Mingcang Marsh and request a single Divine Technique from a True Monarch.

"The Taifu Sect has twelve Divine Techniques, each refined into one of twelve powerful talismans.

A Daoist can obtain nine of them, while a True Inheritance may choose but one."

Yu Changqing let out a long sigh, as if a great weight had been lifted from his heart.

"That wisp of vitality from the Talisman of Great Abyss Everlasting Life can withstand a full-powered blow from a True Monarch.

Even if Senior Brother Fu stood perfectly still and let Yuan Xiao attack him, Yuan Xiao could exhaust all his Magical Power and still not be able to harm a single hair on his head!"

Hearing this, Xu Wan also relaxed, the worried look on her face gradually fading away.

She and Senior Brother Yu had both been defeated, failing to secure a Talisman Decree and causing the Innate Sect’s morale to soar.

Now, for the final Talisman Decree, their only hope was for Senior Brother Fu to come through.

If Senior Brother Fu could defeat Yuan Xiao and claim the Talisman Decree, then excluding the one monopolized by Daoist Jiang, the two sects would simply be tied. At least the Taifu Sect could save some face.

While the Taifu Sect was jubilant, the atmosphere at the Innate Sect’s eight-peak encampment had grown heavy.

Within the Grand Wei Treasure Palace.

Gu Changling felt a deep sense of regret. The Talisman of Great Abyss Everlasting Life, bestowed by a True Monarch, possessed a vitality that could not be extinguished, rendering the body nearly impossible to harm. It was the perfect counter to the Gold Virtue Daoist Technique Yuan Xiao cultivated.

"A pity. The Daoist’s brilliant strategy defeated Yu Changqing and then took down Xu Wan. We almost left the Taifu Sect with nothing..."

Feng Yuan sighed softly. If they had managed to utterly humiliate the Taifu Sect at this Hongshui Dharma Assembly, news of it would have spread across the entire land, both north and south.