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Chapter 339: 338. Turning the Tide and Breaking the Yin Underworld (Part 2)
Chapter 339: 338. Turning the Tide and Breaking the Yin Underworld (Part 2)
Kang An had no choice but to separate his immortal soul from the Xuan Hui Flag and summon another life treasure of his, the Soul Burning Lamp.
This was a life treasure that Kang An had refined before he attained the Upper Three Heavens realm.
After he attained the Upper Three Heavens realm and his cultivation further improved, this lamp, in a certain sense, could be considered a magical artifact.
The Soul Burning Lamp itself did not possess any offensive capabilities.
However, countless white-boned evil spirits and Youhun Divine Knives, like moths drawn to a flame, voluntarily rushed into the Soul Burning Lamp.
In turn, the Soul Burning Lamp enhanced Kang An's spiritual power, causing the black mist surrounding his Xuan Hui Flag to become denser.
Tang Xiaotang paid no heed to Kang An's Soul Burning Lamp.
The Celestial Master's Seal at her waist shone with purple, golden, and cyan radiance, transforming into three illusory altars that enveloped her entire body.
The dragon and tiger strike, empowered by the golden-green Tai Chi diagram, shone even brighter, continuously illuminating the black mist before her.
The black mist was burned through, and white smoke began to billow from the surface of the Xuan Hui Flag, with charred holes starting to appear.
Kang An's face turned pale.
At this point, he could no longer worry about anything else.
With a thought, the White Bone Divine Ship trembled violently.
Gray mist began to spread within the microcosm inside the belly of the bone ship.
Silent and chilly, it seemed ethereal.
But in an instant, the world within the microcosm, which had appeared to be a place where ordinary people could live peacefully, turned into the Underworld.
The mortals within would soon have their life force, blood, and flesh sacrificed to nourish the White Bone Divine Ship and Kang An.
Although all of this was happening silently, Tang Xiaotang sensed the change immediately.
Her almond eyes widened, and her willow-like eyebrows furrowed. The sword, seal, and robe on her body shone even brighter.
The Celestial Master's Seal flew up, transforming into three illusory altars that seemed solid, forcefully pressing down on the White Bone Divine Ship.
The gray mist that was about to spread within the microcosm paused, unable to continue spreading.
At the same time, Tang Xiaotang flew forward, and with a swing of the Celestial Master's Sword, she slashed at the Xuan Hui Flag!
The Xuan Hui Flag, which was already under immense pressure from the dragon and tiger strike and had begun to show signs of damage, was instantly severed by Tang Xiaotang!
Kang An's immortal soul trembled violently, almost unable to maintain its human form.
Tang Xiaotang became more aggressive, not hesitating to expend her spiritual power. The Celestial Master's Sword continued to pursue and strike at Kang An, while the Pure Yang Realm that was restraining the White Bone Divine Ship also shook violently.
Within the Pure Yang Realm, a golden divine ship appeared in the golden sea.
Then, it rammed into the equally massive bone ship!
The Pure Yang Ship collided with the White Bone Divine Ship!
The White Bone Divine Ship, which was resisting the Celestial Master's Seal, trembled violently!
Although its huge body did not crack, for the first time, numerous scattered bones shook loose and fell from its surface.
The white-boned evil spirits, which were derived from the White Bone Divine Ship, finally stopped appearing.
Tang Xiaotang's Pure Yang Sea expanded even further, completely enveloping Daoist Kang An.
Kang An remained silent, merging his immortal soul with his primary life treasure, the Youhun Divine Knife, for a decisive frontal assault.
The countless knife shadows converged at this moment.
In the air, only a pitch-black long knife shimmering with viridescent blade aura remained. Its power was unified as it viciously charged towards Tang Xiaotang.
At this critical juncture, Kang An's Soul Burning Lamp burned itself out, shattering and unleashing all its power to boost his desperate and forceful strike, attempting a final act of survival.
Tang Xiaotang remained unfazed, neither evading nor yielding. The Celestial Master Sword faced the blade head-on, slashing towards the Youhun Divine Knife.
"Boom!"
At the same time, the Pure Yang Ship repeatedly rammed into the White Bone Divine Ship.
Finally, it smashed open a breach in the White Bone Divine Ship!
The small immortal realm ruptured, and countless beings emerged from within.
Countless shattered bones fell from the massive divine ship.
Chaotic spiritual energy and magical power erupted, and under the distortion of the void, even Tang Xiaotang's Pure Yang Realm was shaken and forced to retreat.
The Celestial Master Sword, flashing with purple and golden radiance, soared into the sky, piercing through the clouds. It ruthlessly cleaved the Youhun Divine Knife in two!
The viridescent blade aura rolled, mustering its last strength to strike Tang Xiaotang.
The Celestial Master's Robe, with the circulation of the Nine Lights of the Primordial Cauldron, shone with purple, gold, and cyan light. The viridescent blade aura was futile, and it could only dissipate on its own.
Kang An's shattered immortal soul flew out from the broken knife, unable to maintain its human form, left in a miserable state.
Tang Xiaotang laughed aloud, brandishing her sword and giving chase for the kill.
Kang An, the Great Adept from Li Shu Mountain and a cultivator at the Nine Heavens Realm, perished in the mortal realm of Nanzhao, Great Tang.
Tang Xiaotang turned back at this moment.
The massive three-layered altar formed by the Celestial Master's Seal seemed to have not directly manifested the True One Altar Realm, but at this moment, it resembled a small world, protecting countless beings within.
However, to protect so many beings without causing them harm, one needed to perform delicate and stable actions.
As such, the Celestial Master's Seal stopped suppressing the White Bone Divine Ship.
With the Pure Yang Realm's retreat, the damaged White Bone Divine Ship swiftly flew away.
"So many people?" Tang Xiaotang was slightly surprised to see the crowd enveloped by the purple, golden, and cyan radiance of the Celestial Master's Seal. She thought for a moment and, suppressing her impulsive nature, did not immediately pursue the White Bone Divine Ship. Instead, she stabilized the Celestial Master's Seal to settle the mortals within.
After slaying Kang An, she obtained some items, but she didn't even glance at them, casually storing them away.
After settling the crowd in the mountains, Tang Xiaotang, without caring about revealing her saintly presence, turned and pursued the fleeing White Bone Divine Ship once more.
The White Bone Divine Ship was the primary life treasure of the Li Shu Mountain's sect leader, Ji Yao. Damaged as it was, its energy traction caused it to flee towards Red Tea Ridge, seeking refuge with Ji Yao and the Grand Yin Underworld's Positive-Negative Nine Palaces Immortal Array.
However, as the treasure was already damaged and currently unmanned, it didn't even reach Red Tea Ridge before Tang Xiaotang caught up once more.
The Grand Yin Underworld's Positive-Negative Nine Palaces Immortal Array surrounding Red Tea Ridge was also trembling at this moment.
The White Bone Divine Ship was damaged, and the first to be affected was Li Shu Mountain's sect leader, Ji Yao.
The treasure was fleeing, and a formidable enemy was in pursuit.
Within the array, another Li Shu Mountain expert, Li Linxue, was engaged in a fierce battle with two Buddhist experts from the Vajra Division, Gamma Tathagata and Alpha Tathagata.
Ji Yao had no choice but to take matters into his own hands and personally take control of the White Bone Divine Ship.
His immortal soul was affected by the damage to the White Bone Divine Ship, and he hastily engaged in battle.
On the other side, Tang Xiaotang was giving her all in the pursuit, and after slaying Kang An, her spirit, qi, and magical power had reached their peak.
Ji Yao's divine aura of a deity caused Tang Xiaotang's Celestial Master Sword to pause momentarily, but with the boost of the Celestial Master's Seal, a fierce strike still landed squarely on Ji Yao.
The Li Shu Mountain's Artifact Refinement Sect's Nine Heavens Realm, the Five Qi Ascending to Immortality, and the Small Immortal Body achieved through the Xiao Yao Scattering Immortal technique, gave him a far superior immortal soul defense compared to before, making his travels in the mortal realm almost worry-free.
However, in terms of defensive capabilities, it was still inferior to the Five Qi Unifying the Yuan of a cultivator of the same realm from the Elixir Refinement Sect.
With Ji Yao's abilities, as he received Tang Xiaotang's strike while taking control of the White Bone Divine Ship, he could only let out a muffled hum.
He forcibly took control of the White Bone Divine Ship and retreated back into the Grand Yin Underworld's Positive-Negative Nine Palaces Immortal Array.
But because he had left the array earlier, the Myriad Spirits Banner was unstable, and the array also faltered.
The Vajra Division's leader, Gamma Tathagata, was extremely skilled. Despite sustaining a strike from Li Linxue's Yellow Spring Sword, his Vajra Body was damaged, but he successfully broke out of Li Shu Mountain's Grand Yin Underworld's Positive-Negative Nine Palaces Immortal Array.
On the other side, Ren Zhu Shangren had already sustained heavy injuries and was unable to enter the fray.
Ji Yao returned to the array, his expression unchanged, and approached the Myriad Spirits Banner. With a pat on the banner's long pole, the deathly energy within the array and the waters of the River of Oblivion joined forces to shatter Ren Zhu Shangren's Dharma body.
Li Linxue brandished the Yellow Spring Sword and struck once more.
This Buddhist monk, who had attained the Dharma body state of the Nine Heavens Realm, became the second top expert to fall today, following Kang An.
The battle between the two sides was extremely brutal.
The Vajra Division's leader, Gamma Tathagata, was injured and retreated.
However, the contemporary Celestial Master, Tang Xiaotang, was currently brimming with pure yang thunderfire, becoming more vigorous with each passing moment.
"There's no news from Duan Jiang Valley, and Ding Shidi hasn't made a move either."
Li Linxue of Li Shu Mountain, who had initially wanted to trap Tang Xiaotang within the array, changed his mind and, through the Grand Yin Underworld's Positive-Negative Nine Palaces Immortal Array, clashed swords with Tang Xiaotang from a distance. "Something must have happened in Duan Jiang Valley, and the power of the array has started to weaken!"
As Ji Yao stabilized his injured immortal soul, he turned his head to glance at Duan Jiang Valley in the distance.
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Within Duan Jiang Valley.
Lei Jun, his vision aided by the Grand Universe Law Mirror, calmly watched as the two Buddhist monks from the Vajra Division were pulled into Li Shu Mountain's array. He did not interfere.
Until Li Shu Mountain's Grand Yin Underworld's Positive-Negative Nine Palaces Immortal Array continued to expand, endangering Zhang Dongyuan, Zhang Taogan, Yue Xiling, and other Great Tang cultivators, did Lei Jun withdraw his gaze from the direction of Red Tea Ridge.
He stepped into the Duan Jiang Valley before him.
As the two Taiji Tian Yuan talismans rotated mutually, a massive amount of Yuan magnetic power was generated, blocking the flow of spiritual energy inside and outside the valley, and sealing off channels of communication between the valley and the outside world.
An Zhiyu, Li Yuanyuan, and the others maintained the talismans, using them to augment the power of the Grand Yin Underworld's Positive-Negative Nine Palaces Immortal Array.
Suddenly, they sensed something amiss with the talismans' operation. The flow of spiritual energy in the Duan Jiang Valley was being severely obstructed and interfered with.
Just as An Zhiyu and the others became alert, a tall, purple-robed young Daoist appeared beside the "Dao Bell" formed by the gathering of gray mist among the thirty-six Daoist banners.
Multiple pairs of Taiji Tian Yuan talismans took form and flew out under the concentration of the tall youth's spiritual power. In total, there were seventy-two talismans, each pair rotating around one of the thirty-six banners.
As a result, the "Dao Bell" formed by the gray mist disappeared. With the convergence of Yuan magnetic power, a faint dazzling white light flashed, forming a new "Dao Bell" that seemed to be made of magnetic force. It swayed in the Duan Jiang Valley, emitting a silent toll.
Under the massive Yuan magnetic power, the thirty-six banners fluttered violently. Following the guidance of the Yuan magnetic power, the spiritual energy of the earth's veins was transmitted towards the direction of Red Tea Ridge. However, it produced the opposite effect.
Li Yuanyuan and An Zhiyu, who had some understanding of the current Great Tang world, were shocked and exclaimed in unison, "You... Dragon-Tiger Mountain's Celestial Master Mansion, Xuanshao Zi Lei Jun?!"
Their reaction was already quite fast, but in the instant their thoughts turned, Lei Jun's body was already sparkling with starlight. The thirty-six pairs of Taiji Tian Yuan talismans continued to operate, constructing a new talisman formation.
Lei Jun's tall figure grew even taller, as if ignoring the distance, and with one step, he appeared before Li Yuanyuan, a high-ranking elder of the Li Shu Mountain. Then, he struck out with both hands, ripping apart the other's immortal soul.
One of Li Yuanyuan's two natal magic treasures was the Jade Bone Armor, used for protection. In the instant Li Yuanyuan was attacked, even without him thinking, pieces of jade-like bones automatically unfolded to protect their owner. However, amidst low roars, the green Yin Fire Tiger appeared, and strands of green Nine Abyss True Fire rose from Li Yuanyuan's feet, burning the white jade-like bones.
The bone armor couldn't assemble, failing to protect Li Yuanyuan. His immortal soul was forcibly torn apart by Lei Jun. His other natal magic treasure, the Soul Capturing Bell, appeared in the air, but before it could ring, there was an even more shocking thunderbolt that exploded.
A purple Yang Lei Long rose into the sky, swallowing the Soul Capturing Bell in one bite. At the same time, a black Yin Lei Long quietly swept across, targeting the surrounding Li Shu Mountain cultivators with relatively lower cultivation.
From afar, An Zhiyu saw that after Lei Jun's Yang Lei Long swallowed the Soul Capturing Bell, it also swallowed Li Yuanyuan's torn soul remnant, and she was shocked to her core. She dared not hesitate for a moment. Immediately, she summoned her own natal magic treasure, the Wang Chuan Water Smoke Net.
As expected, in the next moment, Lei Jun, transformed into the Dou Mu Star God, rushed towards An Zhiyu. The thin veil, which usually seemed gentle, now resembled the waters of the Yellow Spring, hindering Lei Jun's steps.
At the same time, An Zhiyu also summoned another natal magic treasure, the You Hun Illusionary Gauze, which complemented the Wang Chuan Water Smoke Net, forming a combination of softness overcoming rigidity and Yin overcoming Yang, blocking Lei Jun.
But amidst the billowing waters of the Wang Chuan and the myriad wandering souls, a deafening tiger roar suddenly sounded. Under the dazzling crimson light, a fiery red sun seemed to descend upon the Duan Jiang Valley. It was as if a true celestial body had arrived, and fiery waves surged in all directions.
Within the crimson sun, a crimson giant tiger roared, its fiery aura fierce and scorching. The Chen Yang Zhong Tian talisman. The Tian Chen Flame Ancestor Symbol.
As soon as the Yang Fire Tiger appeared, it swept across the myriad wandering souls, burning away the cold and lifeless Wang Chuan River. This... How many law forms are there?
Elder An Zhiyu of Li Shu Mountain was stunned for a moment. Although she hadn't interacted with high-level talisman practitioners for many years, she knew that the scene before her was completely abnormal.
However, she no longer had the luxury to think further. The purple Yang Lei Long and the green Yin Fire Tiger, having cleared their previous opponents, now approached An Zhiyu, moving towards an ice-blue long nail floating in mid-air, belonging to An Zhiyu's other natal magic treasure, the Bing Po Soul Sealing Nail.
Bing Po, not merely freezing and chilling souls, but also refining the spiritual power of the cold and lifeless Wang Chuan River, freezing the enemy's soul, body, and spirit from the inside out.
At this moment, An Zhiyu's immortal soul was fused with her Bing Po Soul Sealing Nail. But Lei Jun was faster. The purple and green Taiji diagram formed by the Yang Lei Long and the Yin Fire Tiger had already immobilized her Bing Po Soul Sealing Nail.
Then, like a celestial deity, Lei Jun took one step forward and arrived before the Bing Po Soul Sealing Nail. From within the treasure, An Zhiyu's cold voice questioned, "Must the Celestial Master Mansion lineage of the Talisman Sect be at odds with my Li Shu Mountain?"
Before she finished speaking, Lei Jun's Dou Mu Star God punched the Bing Po Soul Sealing Nail. His fists struck in succession, breaking the nail-like treasure and shattering her immortal soul.
An Zhiyu's immortal soul seemed to let out a strange cry, but the sound dissipated like smoke, following Li Yuanyuan into oblivion.
"No more Li Shu Mountain in front or behind," Lei Jun calmly retracted his fist. "You might as well call it Dead Shu Mountain."
(End of Chapter)
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