Cultivation: Fortune by Lots-Chapter 601 - 276. Behead with a Sword (Two-in-One Chapter)_4

Chapter 601: 276. Behead with a Sword (Two-in-One Chapter)_4

Well then, Hong Jie of Mount Shu, Rong Guangchen of the Pure Yang Palace... this is an alliance of the elderly! No, that’s not right. Rather than saying they are old but young at heart, it would be more accurate to say that perhaps it is precisely because of their advanced years that they must make this final gamble? Eldest Senior Sister said she had refined some things and that this trip to the Pure Yang Palace at Zhongnan Mountain was to take a stroll and try her luck. And she actually stumbled upon it. Whether it was out of admiration for talent or some other ulterior motive, Rong Guangchen had imprisoned Wang Xuan’s Nascent Soul in Beiguang Mountain for so long without revealing it. But because of Xu Yuanzhen’s actions, Beiguang Mountain was finally exposed...

While Lei Jun pondered, his hands didn’t stop moving. The Seven-Star Sword’s blade continued to cut and dissect the Eight Scenic Winds before him.

Suddenly, a flicker in his heart.

In the depths of his pupils, the Heaven-piercing Earth-penetrating Taliscript once again shone brightly.

Before entering the mountain’s interior, the Heaven’s Sight Earth’s Hearing Talisman he had left outside as a lookout had quietly activated, alerting Lei Jun that others were approaching.

In Lei Jun’s vision, a man and a woman, both Taoists, were the first to appear.

The two were dressed differently. The man was dressed as a Pure Yang Palace cultivator, while the woman was dressed as a Shu Mountain Sect Practitioner.

The former was Guo Ling, the former Pure Yang Palace Elder, whom Lei Jun had once seen outside the newly established Yellow Sky Altar in the Snow Mountains of Western Sichuan. However, back then he was in the state of Nascent Soul Travel; now, he had merged with his physical body and was present in person.

The Mount Shu Sect Female Crown was none other than Wei Qiyue’s Direct Disciple, the former Mount Shu Sect Elder Zheng Dongying.

Both wore grave expressions. Zheng Dongying asked, "What place is this?"

Guo Ling furrowed his brows tightly. "I only know that this is an important place, and I was tasked to patrol here, but..."

Just as he intended to enter the mountain’s interior, his expression suddenly changed.

Zheng Dongying, beside him, immediately turned her head to the other side.

There, another person had also found their way.

It was none other than Jiang Yu from the Pure Yang Palace.

Alerted to the anomaly at Beiguang Mountain, she had left Lü Jinduan to continue entertaining the guests and had come over to inspect the situation.

The specifics of the changes were unclear. However, upon arrival, Jiang Yu first saw Guo Ling, who was rumored to have already perished, and Zheng Dongying, who had been officially declared a traitor by the Tang Imperial Court’s imperial edict.

Guo Ling and Zheng Dongying were both eager to speak, but Jiang Yu had no intention of engaging with them.

Their discussions quickly soured, and they immediately came to blows.

Guo Ling and Jiang Yu were both Seventh Layer of Heaven Realm cultivators of the Taoist Dan Ding Sect and roughly knew each other’s strengths and weaknesses. Meeting on this narrow path, neither manifested their Nascent Soul forms. They engaged in close combat directly.

The physical toughness of Dan Ding Sect cultivators was fully displayed in this internal conflict. Though not as swift as Martial Tao experts, their every movement carried enormous destructive force. Both their physical and Spiritual Soul defenses were also extremely astonishing. In an instant, the surrounding mountains crumbled as if a major earthquake had struck.

Under normal circumstances, it was difficult for Taoist Dan Ding cultivators of the same realm to determine a winner in a short time because their defenses were both exceedingly formidable. Occasionally seizing a slight oversight in the opponent would still hardly grant them a significant advantage. They had to accumulate slowly until a breakthrough was achieved through persistent effort.

Zheng Dongying stood aside, her Flying Swords already suspended in mid-air, yet she did not immediately take action to aid Guo Ling. But the light of her swords was continuously gathering, growing more and more intense. Such accumulation would soon produce a sword strike that was truly Shattering the Sky.

However, before her life-bound flying sword magic treasure could continue gathering its Sword Intent, she had to first activate her two life-bound Magical Artifacts to extricate Guo Ling from his predicament, because Guo Ling was on the verge of being overwhelmed.

No obvious injuries could be seen on his person, but a layer of black ice was now glaringly present on the surface of his body. Under the assault of the black ice, the former Pure Yang Palace Elder’s movements slowed, and he looked set to only be able to receive blows.

Guo Ling took a deep breath, and bright, intense platinum flames ignited around him. Only with the aid of Pure Yang True Fire could he withstand the freezing seal of his opponent’s Pure Yin Mysterious Ice. But it was like the contest between water and fire: when water prevailed, it could extinguish fire; when fire prevailed, the situation was reversed. Pure Yang True Fire could counter Pure Yin Mysterious Ice, but Guo Ling’s Pure Yang True Fire could not withstand Jiang Yu’s Pure Yin Mysterious Ice!

This newly ascendant prodigy of the Pure Yang Palace was now enveloped in cold air from head to toe, generating black Mysterious Ice that continually froze Guo Ling while also protecting herself.

Zheng Dongying slashed at the black Mysterious Ice with two Magical Sword-like magic artifacts, but she could not break through its defense. One of her Magical Swords was even frozen solid by the black ice on the spot, making it difficult to retract.

Seeing this, Zheng Dongying uttered a "HEH!" and her Lifebound Magic Treasure, the Silk-String Sword, finally flew out.

The dense sword light did not create an earth-shattering force. Her Sword Intent followed the same lineage as Wei Qiyue’s, taking a path of yin-attribute softness and agility, yet it did not lack power; the sword light was condensed and focused.

A fine thread of sword light flew out. Seemingly weak, it was surprisingly resilient. Not only was it not frozen by the black Mysterious Ice, but it actually sliced through it.

Jiang Yu’s unstoppable momentum finally slowed. She moved, dodging the silk-like sword light.

A sword strike from a Shu Mountain Sword Cultivator, especially one that had accumulated power, was something even Jiang Yu had to guard against. She could rely on her own tough physique to resist it head-on. However, just by looking at that silk-like sword light, she knew that if she couldn’t break free in time, she would be entangled, which would be disadvantageous for the ensuing fight.

However, with Jiang Yu’s withdrawal, Guo Ling immediately recovered. As one waned, the other waxed; the Pure Yang True Fire on his body quickly melted the black ice.

But the look he gave Jiang Yu afterward became even more solemn. Even though he knew a fair bit about Jiang Yu, only by truly clashing did he gain a firsthand experience.

Guo Ling and Zheng Dongying did not act rashly at the moment, only blocking the entrance to the mountain’s interior.

While keeping an eye on Jiang Yu, wary of her contacting allies, Zheng Dongying still tried to paint a grand vision and a wonderful future, attempting to persuade Jiang Yu to defect to the Mortal Tao Country.

Jiang Yu remained unmoved. "Even though Elder Hong, Elder Wei, and Master Fu are on your side, Mount Shu has formally announced to the ancestral masters and expelled you from the sect."

Zheng Dongying sneered, "We are the true orthodox lineage of Mount Shu."

Jiang Yu retorted, "I have never seen an orthodox lineage that skulks around, never seeing the light of day. When Daoist Chen Donglou invited Master Fu for a meeting, Master Fu never even responded."

Zheng Dongying’s expression darkened. "Who knows if that Chen Donglou is real or fake? As far as I know, Chen Donglou perished long ago; that’s nothing but an impostor concocted by the Tang Imperial Court! Besides, even if he is real, so what? What the Sect Leader, my Master, and Master Hong are doing is a monumental undertaking. These are merely temporary setbacks. How can Chen Donglou compare?"

Zheng Dongying chuckled. "His life, it’s said, was indeed tumultuous, but if you scrutinize it closely, he accomplished nothing."

Jiang Yu was about to say something more when her gaze suddenly flashed.

She looked past Zheng Dongying’s shoulder.

Without needing Zheng Dongying to determine if it was a trick, a voice had already sounded out behind her, "Did Wei Qiyue only teach you how to use your mouth, not how to wield a sword?"

Zheng Dongying whirled around abruptly.

She was shocked to see a Taoist dressed in hemp clothes emerging from the cave in the mountain’s interior.

"Chen... you?!" Zheng Dongying was utterly aghast. She never imagined that the Chen Donglou she had just mentioned would actually be inside the mountain’s belly!

"Then I shall teach you." The Taoist did not launch a sneak attack. Only after seeing Zheng Dongying turn around did he nod and then wave his hand at her.

His actions were casual, as if simply swatting a fly.

But a sword light suddenly flashed.

It seemed to completely ignore distance, instantly traversing the space between them.

Zheng Dongying’s Silk-String Sword, transformed into a single thread, was too late to block in front of her; the sword light had already grazed past her neck.

A perfectly good head soared into the air!