Chapter 334: Crushing Victory, Two Divine Herbs

Chapter 334: Crushing Victory, Two Divine Herbs

Yaochi Immortal Realm.

"Qing Xun, my dear disciple, great news!"

A woman's laughter filled the air, her robes fluttered as if she had just emerged from the bright moon, her figure voluptuous, and her age indiscernible.

She gently ruffled Han Qingxun's hair, her tone filled with schadenfreude:

"Do you remember those senior brothers and sisters who recently took your Macroverse quota, and who have been competing for cultivation resources with you since the early days of the Fetter Realm?"

Han Qingxun was stunned for a moment, nodding: "Of course, I remember. Aren't they from the Jin Mother lineage?"

In a place like Yaochi Immortal Realm, a true sage's dojo, the family was large and influential, and the competition was fierce.

The Jin Mother lineage had long-standing grudges with their own lineage, engaging in constant disputes. However, the former was now one of the main lineages, holding high positions and power, which often left their own lineage at a disadvantage.

The woman smiled and said:

"Those senior brothers and sisters of yours, some have been captured, while others have unfortunately fallen in battle."

"The Jin Mother lineage's leadership has failed miserably, and they've suffered a crushing defeat. They've even caused disciples from various lineages to be captured. What angers the Ancestor the most is their indecisiveness."

"These fellows always felt there was a trap, and as a result, they watched helplessly as the Lawless Youngster crossed the fire calamity. Only when it was almost over did they reluctantly take action, and they indeed fell into the other party's trap."

Han Qingxun's gaze was dazed, and he hesitated: "Did they all fall to the... Tian Sheng Lake?"

The woman smiled faintly: "If you want to get close to them, you should call on Tian Qiuzi, or even your senior brother. Why call on Tian Sheng Lake?"

Han Qingxun's expression changed: "Master, has the wind in the sect changed so quickly?"

Ever since the outbreak of the dispute over Gusu Star, his original Macroverse quota had been forcibly taken by other lineages, and he had been confined to the sect. The reason given was the fear of him "colluding with the enemy."

"Since they've suffered a crushing defeat, it's natural that the wind will change direction by a hundred and eighty degrees."

The woman narrowed her eyes and smiled, giving him a serious reminder:

"Now it's up to you. Our lineage has been away from the power center for too long, and this is our chance to return to the core."

Han Qingxun smiled bitterly: "Master, do you want me to plead for them? I'm not confident about this."

The woman's expression turned serious: "The Lawless Youngster had asked you to find him, saying he owed you a favor. That debt must be repaid."

Han Qingxun sighed: "Personal matters aside, this involves the future plans of the sect. He wouldn't favor personal relationships over the sect's interests."

"You're quite considerate of your friends..."

The woman's eyes flickered with a strange light, and she smiled:

"Apart from you, the higher-ups will also negotiate with Tian Sheng Lake. In our true sage's dojo, there are no eternal enemies, only those who hold the main position."

"I'm sending you on this mission mainly to hope that you can temporarily ease the relationship between the two sides and save those captured disciples from various lineages. This will be a huge favor."

"If the Lawless Youngster is captured and not killed, there's definitely room for negotiation. With you as the intermediary, it will be much easier."

Han Qingxun sighed: "I'll give it a try, but if I fail, I hope Master won't blame me."

The woman smiled: "You're my most cherished disciple. How could I blame you? As for ransom, it's just a matter of negotiating the price. After all, it's not our money anyway."

Han Qingxun suddenly realized the true meaning behind his master's words.

He had some understanding of this task, and he was indeed a little knowledgeable.

"Should I go now, Master?"

...

...

"You young ones, don't be so arrogant. You'll soon see something interesting!" Xigu You's face darkened, and his eyes gleamed with a chilling light. "This time, we've prepared a grand gift for you!"

"Cang Ming Shen, please make your move!"

Boom!

Cang, from the Canghai Empire, said nothing. He wore tattered armor and seemed to have emerged from a black sun, like a demonic god.

He took the initiative to attack, and although his palm was not large, it gave people the feeling that he could pluck stars and grasp the moon, with all things under his control.

In the instant his figure moved, the surrounding universe and stars were encompassed within it. An invisible domain descended, filled with vast divine might. It was less like a Tian Di Daochang and more like a divine kingdom.

In a flash, this starry sky was frozen, and countless regions spanning tens of thousands of miles were thoroughly trapped in a stagnant state.

Ji Jingqiu also felt an extraordinary pressure, pinning him to the spot.

Before he could figure out the source of this power,

Cang made his move, moving with incredible speed. In an instant, he crossed the void, pressing his right palm down towards Ji Jingqiu's face. A black sun seemed to explode within, blasting towards the latter's forehead!

With such speed, even without the ability to reach everywhere, it was still formidable over short distances.

Ji Jingqiu let out a cold laugh, remaining calm and unafraid, neither retreating nor avoiding.

【Way Beyond Taboos】 was not only a cultivation technique for the mind, but also a supreme body refinement technique.

He had just completed the first transformation of 【Way Beyond Taboos】, making him nearly invulnerable to a thousand cliffs. Moreover, in the recent battle, he had caught a glimpse of the realm where all laws were subverted, so there was no way he would back down.

"Be careful, that's a heart-killing divine ability. This person is a divine avatar!"

As the old tortoise's mental transmission reached his ears, Ji Jingqiu immediately sensed something unusual.

It wasn't the physical collision he had anticipated.

He was pinned to the spot, unable to move, and it wasn't his physical body that was affected, but his heart!

This person used a powerful divine ability to divide the battlefield, treating his physical body as a waypoint and the world as a temporary abode. He directly attacked Ji Jingqiu's heart and divine fetus.

The man being stepped on by Ji Jingqiu tried to escape.

Xigu You seized the opportunity and swung his sword to strike, but he was blocked by Xuan Ming.

"Xuan Wrong Old Tortoise!?"

"Are you truly determined to fight us to the death?"

This was their final deadly move in this plan, where Cang Ming Shen would divide his mind and body, executing the rite weapons to slay Wutian's physical body, while Shi Yun would use his "Wusuo Buzhi" to intercept the man.

Even though Wutian cultivated the "Way Beyond Taboos," an unparalleled bodily refinement technique, it was impossible for him to withstand the Heaven King's rite weapons!

Xuan Wrong turned a deaf ear to all this. Having lived for so long, what threats hadn't he heard? In the end, it was still the Xuan Wrong Ancestor who sat and watched the clouds rise, and in the time it took for a nap, their enemies would meet their demise.

Just as he was carefully protecting Wutian's physical body, he suddenly heard a faint voice:

"Thank you, Senior, but there's no need for that."

Xuan Wrong's eyes widened in surprise. Had this little guy not fallen for their trick?

Cang Ming Shen was a deity worshipped by the Canghai Empire for many years, with roots tracing back to ancient times, making him mysterious and unfathomable, especially skilled in the path of the mind.

His divine abilities were beyond comprehension, even for himself, making it difficult to defend against. One had to guard their mind and spirit from the very beginning to avoid having their mind and body forcibly separated.

Something was off...

Who was fighting Cang Ming Shen right now?

Xuan Wrong blinked, adding another incomprehensible event to the tortoise's long life.

Wutian emerged from Xuan Wrong's domain, his gaze indifferent towards Xi Gu You and Shi Yun, who was recovering.

However, his aura had dropped significantly, and even with the special medicine Xi Gu You had given him earlier, he hadn't returned to his peak.

"You and I..."

Xi Gu You suddenly felt a mix of surprise and doubt as he looked at Wutian, who had voluntarily stepped out from Xuan Wrong's protection.

Could it be that this man hadn't had his mind and body separated by Cang Ming Shen?

Where was Cang Ming Shen now?!

...

In the mysterious void, a mental confrontation took place, with a thousand exchanges happening in an instant.

Ji Jingqiu's mental will was trapped within a divine nation, protected by a pitch-black dragon. The black and red cloud sea beneath its five claws seemed to have blood rain falling from it.

Standing on the dragon's head, Ji Jingqiu looked towards what appeared to be right in front of him but was actually a distant, unreachable divine nation illusion.

Was this a divine nation's avatar?

What an unfortunate coincidence.

He patted the black dragon beneath his feet and said softly:

"Go and cause some chaos."

...

The peerless fist intent that surpassed all beings surged, as if announcing to the four directions that where he stood was the center of the world.

At this moment,

In the eyes of Xi Gu You and Shi Yun, Wutian seemed to have awakened, and his aura was even purer than before.

It was the purity of dominance.

The purity of looking down on everyone.

Unrestrained and fearless.

His cultivation and the way of his heart were in perfect harmony.

His mental method resonated.

Responding to the Dao fruit.

"The main body is still too restrained," Wutian said calmly, his entire being seeming to merge with the starry sky. As he raised his hand to grab, Shi Yun's expression turned solemn, and he caught Xi Gu You, who had dodged this strike.

In the vacuum universe, it was difficult to hear sounds, but they could see a star tens of thousands of miles away being crushed in his hand!

Shi Yun's face turned ugly. "The integrity of his 'Wusuo Buzhi' is still above mine. I can't crush a star tens of thousands of miles away with a single strike."

Xi Gu You frantically tried to contact Cang, but he received no response, causing his thoughts to gradually sink into the abyss.

He suddenly glanced at Xuan Wrong, not far away, and was startled.

Although this brute hadn't made a move, he was busy sealing off the four directions of the void, setting up a forbidden area to prevent their escape.

Before they could react, Wutian punched out, and from seven thousand miles away, they heard a loud bang, and Xi Gu You's right shoulder was blown to smithereens! Shi Yun's pupils constricted, he grabbed Xi Gu You's shoulder, dodging the attack.

Wutian's voice suddenly echoed calmly in their ears, carrying an unquestionable tone:

"Don't say that I didn't give you a chance. Today, those who kneel and surrender won't be killed. Otherwise, whether you go up to the heavens or down to the earth, no one can save you."

With their divine senses, they could clearly perceive Wutian's indifferent gaze locking onto the two of them.

Xi Gu You's face twitched, filled with rage. As a member of the Magic Eye Empire's royalty and a perfected humanitas, he had never experienced such humiliation.

"Let's go!" Shi Yun suddenly spoke in a deep voice. "With that old tortoise here, we have no chance at all. If we don't leave now, I might be able to escape, but you will definitely die in battle!"

Xi Gu You's expression turned ugly. The three of them, all perfected humanitas, had joined forces, yet not only had they failed in their mission, but they had almost died at their opponent's hands?!

Even now, their opponent hadn't used a divine weapon projection!

This was the thing they feared the most on this trip.

A divine weapon projection, bestowed by a Sage, held by someone who had broken through to the heavenly-human boundary, was something even a perfected humanitas wouldn't dare to claim victory over.

But this Wutian, relying solely on his physical body, had left them completely defenseless.

"Indeed, it's the Supreme Law!" Xi Gu You said in a low voice. "Today, we've learned our lesson. Let's go!"

Shi Yun's heart calmed slightly. He was also from the Magic Eye Empire, but not from the royal family. After the Heaven King left the empire, his status had risen, and if given a choice, he would never have chosen to fight this deadly battle.

Just as the two of them were about to leave, Shi Yun's face changed as he glanced at Xuan Wrong. This guy's sealing technique was actually interfering with his "Wusuo Buzhi" characteristics, preventing him from freely leaving this space. It would take some effort to break free.

"What's wrong?" Xi Gu You's expression turned even uglier after sensing the anomaly.

"I'll hold him back. You quickly break the seal!"

In the end, Xi Gu You stepped forward, as they had no other choice.

"With my blood, I offer a sacrifice to the divine weapon. Divine Weapon Ancestor, please awaken for a moment and take back the other Divine Weapon Ancestor from this brute's hands."

"Xigu You was well aware that his raw power was no match for Wutian, so he could only resort to secret techniques to awaken the soul of his rite weapon.

After receiving the empowerment of the divine weapon, Xigu You's aura gradually rose, until he felt as if he had touched an invisible barrier, and only then did he stop.

He couldn't maintain this state for long, and after witnessing Wutian's 'Wusuo Buzhi', he lost the confidence to defeat him, but he believed he could suppress his opponent for a short time.

'Boom!'

A blood-colored world enveloped the heavens and earth, forcibly pulling Wutian into it. The sea of blood churned, and he was suppressed at the bottom of the sea, right at the eye of the storm!

A strand of immortal light flowed around Wutian's body, dispelling all laws, breaking through the heavenly suppression with his physical body, his martial intent was domineering, and he clashed head-on with the divine weapon!

Three thousand talismans circulated, merging with the immortal light, empowering his physical body, and all external forces were reduced by threefold!

With this divine ability, Wutian forcefully clashed with the not-yet-fully-awakened Heaven King's divine weapon. Each time he made a move, it was as if the universe was about to be destroyed, and then it returned to the primordial scene. Xigu You's face turned pale with horror, and he had no choice but to desperately unleash his secret techniques.

He had comprehended the characteristic of 'Undying and Unyielding'. Within the same level, he was known for his ferocity. After all, even if it came down to a life-and-death struggle, he could rely on this characteristic to recover in an instant.

However, in front of this person, he was restrained and cautious, and he even faintly sensed a deadly aura from Wutian's hands.

The aura of universal annihilation that emanated from Wutian's moves seemed to gradually suppress his 'Undying and Unyielding' characteristic.

Wutian traversed the starry sky, his eyes cold and murderous, his killing intent bone-chilling. He blocked the sword's edge with his palm, and the blood that shone with golden light splattered into the vast sky. Then, with a punch, he shattered Xigu You's skull and snatched the rite weapon from his hands!

The latter didn't even have time to let out a miserable scream before he was forced to revive. Looking at Wutian, who had taken the rite weapon, Xigu You was not angry but delighted.

He immediately urged his secret technique, asking the old ancestor of the rite weapon to unleash its power.

But the next moment, a supreme aura pierced through the universe and slowly descended, its form unseen, but its might had already suppressed the starry sky.

'A sacred weapon?!'

Xigu You, who had initially felt joy, now stood with his hair standing on end, and he exclaimed in shock.

He never expected that Wutian, who had never summoned a projection of a sacred weapon, would do so at this moment...

Moreover, judging by its power and aura, this projection seemed far superior to any projection from Huangxue Palace or Yaochi Heavenly Realm in the past six months!

This person truly had divine favor!

Xigu You, who had just revived and not yet recovered to his peak, suddenly stiffened. He spat out a mouthful of blood, his expression filled with panic.

Suddenly, he could no longer sense the aura of his clan's rite weapon!

After suppressing the divine weapon in his hand, Wutian casually threw the long sword in his hand towards the Gusu Star below, causing Xigu You's body to tense up. Instinctively, he wanted to chase after it.

A punch that he was already familiar with flattened the void and struck him down once again.

After reviving multiple times in a row, his aura had dropped significantly, making it difficult to return to his peak.

'Undying and Unyielding' was not invincible. In battles with opponents of the same level, it could be considered a formidable and tenacious ability, even invincible, but it was challenging to face higher-level opponents.

The gap was too vast. No matter how many times he revived, it was always the same as now, just one punch!

'Are you done over there or not?!'

Xigu You completely lost his fighting spirit and urged Shi Yun, but he received no response.

He scanned with his mind, but couldn't sense Shi Yun's presence. He stood there in a daze, then shouted angrily:

'I am of imperial blood, the legitimate heir to the empire! How dare you abandon me?!'

Xuan Wrong showed pity in his eyes and said, 'Stop shouting. That little guy broke through my blockade three breaths ago. With his speed, he's already far away by now.'

Xigu You's face twitched. Wutian stood before him, looking down, and the pressure of his aura alone made Xigu You, who had already fallen from his peak, feel a chill in his body, almost exploding.

And at that moment...

A corpse fell from the void, clad in tattered armor, devoid of any signs of life.

This scene completely shattered Xigu You's mental defenses.

Xuan Wrong also took a deep breath, inhaling a large chunk of shattered meteorite from the universe, and sneezed violently.

How did this guy manage to silently cut down the avatar of the deity of the Canghai Empire without making a sound?!

He grabbed the corpse that had been possessed by the deity, still wanting to study it, but suddenly, as if it were scorching hot, he threw it away with great force.

'Pfft! Bad luck, bad luck!'

Xuan Wrong, who had been hiding in the shadows of Gusu Star, finally revealed himself, quickly retreating while reminding Wutian:

'Young friend, stay away from that corpse! The aura of ten thousand phenomena's end is too thick, and it's contaminated with some energy that I can't identify, but it instinctively terrifies me.'

Wutian nodded slightly in acknowledgment, and his slender fingers stretched out, reaching towards Xigu You.

The latter spoke in a hurried tone, 'I am of the imperial bloodline of the Magic Eye Empire, and I have achieved perfected humanitas. If you kill me, the Magic Eye Empire will definitely...'

As the slender fingers closed...

The voice abruptly stopped.

Blood flowed from between the fingers.

Just as everything seemed to have settled...

Wutian suddenly moved, and where he stepped, darkness and chaos reigned, as if it were the end of all things, triggering the great calamity of destruction!

This move obliterated the starry sky ahead, and just as Xuan Wrong was puzzled, a miserable wail and a muffled groan of pain suddenly echoed from the distance.

A hidden spiritual embryo, attempting to escape in the void, had fallen into the calamity of destruction and met its end.

Additionally, Shi Yun, who was responding from tens of thousands of miles away, half of his body turned into blood mist, and he fled without looking back.

'What a guy! He still has a backup plan?' Xuan Wrong muttered, 'No wonder he comprehended 'Undying and Unyielding'. He's even more afraid of death than I am.'

It was only at this moment...

The perfected humanitas from the Magic Eye Empire finally met his true end.

Wutian coldly locked his gaze on the void tens of thousands of miles away. If he didn't want to leave, then he wouldn't.

"Senior, please wait a moment." He said calmly, locking onto Shi Yun with his omnipresent skill and giving chase.

Xuan Ming's eyes widened, as he also possessed the same skill, a rare sight among cultivators.

Unfortunately, Shi Yun had already suffered severe injuries, and his vital energy was fading. It was uncertain how much hope he had for survival.

Just as the old turtle was calculating in his mind, Wu Tian suddenly reappeared. He held Shi Yun, who was barely hanging on to life, in his hand.

"Thank you for buying me some time, Senior," Wu Tian smiled. "If you don't mind, I'll offer this person as a war trophy to the Beast Sea."

Xuan Ming's eyes lit up. This was a valuable item, enough for the Beast Sea to strike a hard bargain with the Demon Eye Empire.

Without hesitation, Xuan Ming extended his claws and grabbed Shi Yun's broken body, then smiled broadly.

"In that case, I won't be polite. Young friend, when you have time, remember to visit the central hub of the Demon Eye Empire a couple of times. There are a few more sacrificial weapons like that one in the empire's temple."

Wu Tian was speechless. He turned to look at the constantly expanding Gusu Star, which was evolving from a planet into a vast continent.

After bidding farewell to Xuan Ming, Wu Tian stepped onto Gusu Star and stood high above the sky.

The winds howled, and although Wu Tian's figure was small, his mind was like a great sun hanging in the void, infinitely rising until it merged with the will of heaven. He overlooked and suppressed all life on Gusu Star.

In a flash of thought, he forced those resisting cultivators to lay down their weapons and bind themselves.

In a daze, it was as if someone had seated themselves at the highest point of heaven and earth, calmly and coldly gazing down upon the myriad lives below like ants.

"Those who dare to move will die."

In the depths of his pupils, it was as if the shadows of those cultivators were reflected.

Under this gaze, the cultivators from Huangxue Palace and Yaochi Heavenly Realm felt a heavy weight on their hearts, unable to muster any resistance.

The only thing they couldn't understand was that the battle below them hadn't even ended yet—

How could the perfected Tian Ren, who had arrived together, have been defeated first?

...

With Wu Tian personally overseeing, the Tiansheng Lake forces began a sweeping offensive, capturing all the cultivators. Anyone who dared to resist was instantly turned into a cloud of blood.

This terrified the cultivators from Huangxue Palace and Yaochi Heavenly Realm. Some of them became agitated as they realized that the deaths were connected to them.

"Stop this at once!" The Green King from Yaochi Heavenly Realm shouted, preventing a massacre.

In the end, to minimize casualties, the leaders of the various factions had no choice but to step forward and stop the crowd, helping the Tiansheng Lake forces maintain order.

Tianyingzi stepped forward and smiled faintly. "Fellow seniors, please cooperate and keep your disciples in line. Tiansheng Lake understands the rules. In the True Sage Realm, unless it's a major grudge, we capture but do not kill."

The Green King sighed inwardly and stepped forward, speaking in a deep voice, "We understand the rules, but may I ask, can we redeem ourselves?"

"Redeem ourselves?" Tianyingzi's smile was strange, and he shook his head. "This senior should wait quietly. I believe that soon, your respective sects will send people to visit the higher-ups of Tiansheng Lake. At that time, the elders above will have their own arrangements."

The Green King smiled bitterly. Just as he was about to say something, his gaze suddenly caught a glimpse of a familiar yet unfamiliar figure.

He abruptly raised his hand but couldn't bear to look directly at the figure sitting cross-legged at the highest point of heaven and earth. Squinting, he faintly saw a silhouette rushing towards the heights.

The Green King's heart sank.

Sure enough, with their lineage defeated, the sect had sent this person to clean up the mess...

...

At Tiansheng Lake, the current Daoist Master, Wu Ju Daoren, smiled and greeted several guests who had come from afar.

"Senior Brother Huang Gu, Senior Sister Luo Wu, you wouldn't have come to the Three Treasures Hall without a reason. If it's regarding the Great Macroverse, the Ancestral Patriarch has stated that everything will follow the pre-war agreement."

A middle-aged man with red hair and eyebrows maintained a calm expression and nodded. "Since everything will proceed according to the previous agreement, can our disciples who were defeated and captured in the Great Macroverse return home as soon as possible?"

Wu Ju's face turned difficult. "Those disciples who were lost in the Great Macroverse... it depends on Senior Brother Wu Tian's intentions."

After speaking, he spread his hands. "To be honest with you, Senior Brother Wu Tian is valued by the Ancestral Patriarch. You can tell from his Daoist name. He has always been unfettered by rules, and even I can't command him. I have to be careful in serving him."

To add authenticity, he smiled bitterly and sighed deeply, appearing to be in pain.

On the other side, a palace-robed woman from Yaochi Heavenly Realm nodded slightly, her smile gentle. "I understand."

The middle-aged man from Huangxue Palace's expression turned ugly.

Understand? How could they understand?

Don't think I don't know that you, Yaochi Heavenly Realm, are holding someone who has a past connection with Wu Tian—Han Qingxun!

"Senior Brother Wu Ju, isn't this against the rules?" Huang Gu spoke in a deep voice. "A junior has the audacity to defy even the words of a respected Daoist Master like you?"

Wu Ju replied leisurely, "Please forgive me, Senior Brother Huang. If Senior Brother Huang wishes, I will gladly support him in educating the disciples of Tiansheng Lake. I will raise my hands in agreement and not stand in the way."

From then on, no matter what Huang Gu said, Wu Ju held firm to his bottom line.

Until Huang Gu's face turned dark and he transmitted a message through Xin Ling Chuan Yin, Wu Ju smiled slightly. "Never mind. Since Senior Brother Huang has brought out two stalks of the divine Huangxue Flower, this old man will put on a thick face and go to advise Senior Brother Wu Tian."

The palace-robed woman from Yaochi Heavenly Realm's expression changed, surprised by the mention of a divine herb and the offering of two stalks at once.

Wu Ju was quite ruthless in his actions...

(End of Chapter)

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