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Chapter 367: Battle Against Ku Rong Elder — The Might of Domain!
Feeling the powerful presence rapidly closing in from behind, Lu Qing's lips curled into a faint smile.
He possessed two Spirit Artifacts. If he wished to conceal his aura, it would be effortless—even a Zhu Ji Qi cultivator wouldn’t be able to detect him.
But his retreat wasn’t for flight.
Far from hiding, he deliberately exhaled a trace of his presence, letting the pursuing Zhu Ji Qi sense him.
Sure enough, the moment the gray-robed elder sensed Lu Qing’s aura, his speed surged once more, closing the distance with alarming swiftness.
Lu Qing remained calm. A ripple of clear light flashed across his body, and his speed shot up instantly as he streaked forward.
This location was still too close to the Lingshan Mountains. He needed to be farther away.
The gray-robed elder, sensing Lu Qing’s sudden acceleration—clearly realizing he was being chased—narrowed his eyes, a cold glint flickering in them.
"Running away? Think you can escape?"
Golden light flared around him, pouring into the golden leaf-shaped boat beneath his feet.
In an instant, his speed doubled, hurtling toward Lu Qing with relentless force.
After several dozen breaths, they reached an open plain.
There, Lu Qing’s fleeing silhouette appeared over a hundred zhang ahead.
The elder didn’t hesitate. With a flick of his finger, a bolt of golden light shot forth, aimed straight at Lu Qing’s back.
The beam flashed across the air, reaching Lu Qing’s back in the blink of an eye—on the verge of piercing through.
But at the last moment, Lu Qing twisted his body midair, narrowly dodging the attack.
Yet the elder showed no change in expression. His fingers shifted in a new hand seal.
To everyone’s shock, the golden light—already evaded—suddenly twisted in midair, altering course with astonishing speed, now plunging toward Lu Qing’s chest.
The shift was too fast. Lu Qing had no time to dodge.
With a sharp crack, his War Blade sliced through the air, meeting the golden light in a thunderous clash.
Boom!
A shockwave exploded outward, tearing up grass, soil, and stone fragments in all directions.
The golden light shattered apart—revealing its true form: a golden dart.
"Hmm?"
The elder’s expression flickered with surprise. He hadn’t expected Lu Qing to so effortlessly deflect his Spirit Artifact.
But he remained silent. With another flick of his fingers, the golden dart reformed into a beam of golden light, once again rushing toward Lu Qing.
As the elder poured his spirit soul energy into the attack, the surrounding Qi in a hundred-meter radius began to tremble, swirling and converging toward the dart.
A mighty, overwhelming presence formed—pressing down upon Lu Qing like a celestial avalanche.
No longer testing. The elder unleashed his true power as a Zhu Ji Qi master.
"Shen Rong Tian Di…"
Lu Qing’s face hardened. He recognized the technique.
It was the same one the Third Holy Lord’s Puppet Body had once used.
Shen Rong Tian Di—essentially, using one’s spirit soul power to penetrate the surrounding space, commanding the energy of Heaven and Earth, turning it into one’s own weapon.
To master this technique, one needed immense spirit soul power and profound insight into the laws of Heaven and Earth.
Lu Qing understood it well. After mastering his Domain under his Master’s guidance, he had naturally acquired the ability to wield Shen Rong Tian Di.
Not long ago, in Cang Zhou Fu Cheng, he had used this same method to shatter a Demon Cultivator’s Fa Zhen node—channeling the surrounding Qi into a Spirit Arrow, its power so great that even the Array Light Screen of the Shi Fang Rong Xue Lian Hun Zhen couldn’t stop it.
Now, facing the golden dart infused with celestial might, Lu Qing exuded a surge of power of his own.
An invisible Domain unfolded around him, expanding from his body and instantly claiming control over the three-zhang radius around him.
At the same time, a faint yellow glow flickered within his brow Qi cavity—the Soil Spirit Pearl trembling slightly.
Then, Lu Qing raised his hand and reached forward.
The next moment, something extraordinary happened.
The golden dart—charged with the weight of Heaven and Earth—slowed the instant it entered the three-zhang zone. Its speed visibly dropped.
At two zhang, it crawled like a snail.
Finally, it froze in midair, one zhang from Lu Qing’s body, completely immobilized, its power drained, revealing its true form.
"What?!"
The elder’s composure cracked. His eyes widened in disbelief, staring at Lu Qing as if seeing a ghost.
He couldn’t believe his full-powered attack had been so easily neutralized.
"Old monk," Lu Qing said coolly, "no need to hold back. That little trick won’t work on me. I suggest you bring out your full strength—otherwise, when you die, don’t come crying."
With the Earth Vein Yuan Ci Li-powered Domain, he had effortlessly blocked the strike.
As he spoke, information flickered into his vision, revealing the elder’s profile:
【Ku Rong Elder: One of the Tai Shang Elders of Xuan Kong Shan.】
【Cultivation Level: Zhu Ji Qi Great Achievement (Maturity).】
【Due to fear of Heaven and Earth Law detection, which could trigger heavenly tribulation, he severed his own cultivation, descending from Zhu Ji Qi Maturity to Great Achievement.】
【Ascended from the Secret Realm. His Xian Tian foundation is incomplete—must be refined before he can survive the tribulation.】
【Possesses a Unique Treasure. Exceptionally strong.】
Lu Qing now understood.
This was one of Xuan Kong Shan’s hidden strengths.
A Zhu Ji Qi Maturity master was among the top-tier cultivators of the era.
Yet, it seemed the elder was deeply afraid of the outside world’s Heaven and Earth Laws—so much so that he had cut his own cultivation just to step out of the Secret Realm.
"Arrogant fool!" The elder’s shock vanished. His gaze hardened.
He had seen the technique.
"Think you can strut around with some petty Domain? Demon, you’re ruthless and merciless—daring to kill my disciples of Xuan Kong Shan. Today, I shall act as Heaven’s instrument and send you to the afterlife!"
As he spoke, it was as if some ancient seal had been broken.
A terrifying, overwhelming aura erupted from the elder’s body.
Then, with a flick of his fingers, the golden dart—already frozen—suddenly trembled violently, as if infused with immense power. The Domain’s grip began to waver.
"Hmph."
Lu Qing exhaled lightly. Yellow light flared once more across his body.
The entire Domain space grew ten times heavier.
With this power, the golden dart was once again crushed into stillness—like an insect trapped in amber.
"Earth Vein Yuan Ci Li."
The elder’s face paled.
Earth Vein Yuan Ci Li was no ordinary force.
It was a high-level manifestation of Soil Element Force—only achievable through profound mastery of the earth path.
And to use it to suppress his Spirit Artifact… the other’s spirit soul power must be equal to his own.
Could it be… this ghost-faced figure, who radiated Lianqi Realm energy, was actually a cultivator of the same rank in disguise?
"Old monk… you’ve got some sense after all," Lu Qing chuckled.
"But you’ve been standing up there long enough. Come down."
With a sudden, decisive motion, he reached forward, then slammed his palm downward.
As he did, the elder felt an immense, crushing weight descend upon him.
His body instantly became ten times heavier.
He staggered, his golden boat struggling to maintain balance beneath him.
(End of Chapter)
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