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Chapter 658: Soul Searching
Chapter 658: Soul Searching
"Hmm?"
Fang Xing, who was flying on his sword, suddenly sensed something amiss.
In his dantian, the golden and silver Chrono Lotus powers surged, green lotus leaves manifesting around him, forming layers of defense.
"Secret Art warning? Is someone tracking my karmic threads?"
"But I just arrived in the True Immortal Realm, like a newborn. Who could possibly catch my karmic threads?"
Almost instantly, Fang Xing thought of the person who had said "Please stay, Fellow Daoist" earlier.
"Sure enough, those who say such things are nothing but trouble!"
"Could it be a Dao Lord who is extremely skilled in karmic arts? Or is it someone using a Mystic Treasure?"
Fang Xing's thoughts raced, but his movements did not slow.
He formed a sword with his fingers, and the power of nature descended, manifesting as a green blade.
On the blade, golden and silver lotuses bloomed, forming lotus imprints.
"A single sword to sever karma!"
He swung his sword, a deep expression flashing in his eyes, and the world suddenly became hazy.
He saw a thin karmic thread extending from the void, connecting to his body.
At the end of the karmic thread, it seemed to be a talisman?
"What kind of talisman could achieve this?"
Fang Xing's sword struck the karmic thread.
Bang!
The karmic thread shattered.
But it was too late. Streams of autumn water had already followed the karmic thread.
Whoosh!
In an instant, Fang Xing saw a lake of autumn water.
From the lake, a pair of eyes, bright as stars and clear as autumn water, flashed.
"Autumn Water Dao Lord?"
Fang Xing sighed, "Still a step too late!"
Rumble!
At that moment, the power of the Autumn Water Great Dao descended, forming a jade hand with the colors of a lake, gently pressing down.
"Convergence of Ten Thousand Swords!"
Fang Xing drew his sword, as if dividing time and space. The river of time and the essence of space surged down, like a brilliant galaxy, striking the jade hand.
Whoosh!
The power of the Great Dao dispersed, turning into a shower of rain.
Fang Xing merged with his sword, his momentum undiminished, like a white rainbow piercing the sky, aiming to escape.
Whoosh!
In the void, green flags appeared, forming an array.
Clang!
Fang Xing's sword split into myriad blades, each one terrifying, but the green flags blocked them with waves of energy.
Water nourishes all things without contention, so nothing in the world can contend with it!
"The defense of the Autumn Water Great Dao is truly formidable... I have seen it today."
Fang Xing sighed.
Then, he saw a chariot pulled by nineteen True Immortal Phoenixes, and inside the chariot, a female Dao Lord in a Dao robe.
He knew he had made a critical mistake.
Earlier, while Autumn Water Dao Lord had caught a trace of him, he had also discovered it and severed the karmic thread with a single sword strike.
With no other options, Autumn Water Dao Lord had cast two spells from a distance and sent a set of 'Autumn Water Array Flags' to set up the 'Autumn Water Great Array'!
If his sword strike had not only severed the jade hand but also destroyed the array flags, he could have escaped, free to roam the vast oceans and skies.
Unfortunately... he did not!
The few moments of delay were enough for Autumn Water Dao Lord's true form to reach the battlefield!
A Fourteenth Realm Dao Lord capturing a mere Thirteenth Realm True Immortal was a foregone conclusion!
"Your sword technique is truly remarkable, the most brilliant among sword immortals."
Autumn Water Dao Lord's eyes sparkled, her divine will vast: "To be able to withstand two strikes from a Dao Lord as a True Immortal, you have every reason to be proud! No wonder you have received the Transcendent Legacy!"
"With your strength, a First Step Dao Lord might not be able to detain you, but unfortunately, I have already taken the Second Step."
Autumn Water Dao Lord's heart burned with excitement.
"First Step Dao Lord, Second Step Dao Lord?"
Fang Xing smiled, knowing this was the power hierarchy in the True Immortal Realm.
A Fourth Step Dao Lord corresponded to the Fourth Realm of Dao Lords!
While his cultivation avatar had not yet broken through to Dao Lord, his true self was already at the Fourteenth Realm, and the Great Dao he cultivated was among the best.
Combined, he could be called a 'True Immortal Overlord,' or a Sixth Rank Dharmic Master, capable of engaging and even defeating a common First Step Dao Lord.
Even if he couldn't win, he could still escape.
But against a Second Step Dao Lord, he was ultimately outmatched.
"Transcendent Legacy?"
Fang Xing chuckled, secretly communicating with the Gate of All Heavens: "Have all of you, disciples of the Dao Court and Dao Sovereigns, betrayed and joined the Demon Sovereign and Evil Sovereign?"
"In the tide of events, those who go with the flow survive, while those who resist perish. It's understandable."
"Fellow Daoist, you are also a part of the Dao Court, blessed by the Great Dao of Immortality. Shouldn't you now hand over the Transcendent Legacy to aid us? If we can overthrow the Demon Sovereign and Evil Sovereign in the future, you will be remembered for eternity, and perhaps even have a chance at reincarnation."
Autumn Water Dao Lord's tone was gentle but seemed to carry a hidden threat.
After all, Fang Xing's escape last time was quite mysterious.
She wasn't sure she could catch him this time!
"Haha... Dao Lord has misunderstood one thing. I am a sword cultivator!"
Fang Xing laughed heartily, "A sword cultivator is one who would rather break than bend!"
Chang!
As the words faded, a burst of sword light filled the sky.
Infinite sword light converged, merging with the power of time and space, forming a white line that slashed toward Dao Lady Autumn Water.
The sharpness was astonishing, and the flow of time changed in an instant!
It was a sword of instant death!
Boom!
Before Dao Lady Autumn Water, endless waves of water appeared, rippling and diminishing the power of the sword.
She looked at her right hand, where a slender, white finger had a sword wound, and a drop of crystal-clear, crimson blood appeared.
"Excellent sword technique, to actually wound me. If you were facing a common First Step Dao Lord, you might have killed them and achieved the great feat of a True Immortal slaying a Dao Lord. Alas... when a Dao Lord bleeds, disaster follows!"
Dao Lady Autumn Water formed seals with her hands, and streams of spiritual light appeared.
The vast and boundless essence of heaven and earth was repelled by the power of the Great Dao.
In an instant, Fang Xing felt as if he had been transported to another realm.
In this realm, the fluctuations of the laws were forbidden!
Even his most proficient laws of time and space were rendered completely ineffective!
This was the might of a Dao Lord!
The Great Dao moves with the world, undiminished, but it was not the same for a True Immortal Dharmic Master.
"Heaven's Flowing Waters, blessing all life..."
With Dao Lady Autumn Water's incantation, the world suddenly transformed into an ocean of autumn water.
Splash!
A massive, indescribable creature emerged from the depths of the dark sea, leaping out of the water.
It was a Kunpeng!
Bang!
The Kun flapped its wings, as if the heavens were about to collapse. The Great Dao of Autumn Water roared down.
In an instant, the void of the True Immortal Realm shattered, and a vast area spanning tens of thousands of miles was covered in dense spatial cracks.
A casual strike from a Dao Lord could create a desolate wasteland in the True Immortal Realm!
Dao Lady Autumn Water was extremely confident in her cultivation. She took a step and instantly appeared above a large crater.
At the bottom of the crater, Fang Xing's head was pressed down by endless autumn water, solidifying like blocks of crystal, carrying a gravity more immense and terrifying than heavy water.
The frigid, autumnal chill was seeping into Fang Xing's meridians, reaching his dantian, freezing the golden and silver lotus flowers.
Only the green stem could still move slightly.
A flash of green light appeared, preventing Fang Xing from being crushed and forced to kneel.
"The Transcendent Legacy is indeed extraordinary. Even under the suppression of my Great Dao of Autumn Water, you still have some strength left?"
Dao Lady Autumn Water was very surprised and then approached Fang Xing, their eyes meeting.
She exhaled like a fragrant breeze, smiling charmingly. "Unfortunately... you are only a True Immortal now. If you had already attained the rank of Dao Lord, even those Third Step Dao Lords might not be your match... You might even surpass Freedom and become a Fourth Step Dao Lord even faster!"
"Freedom Dao Lord is only a Third Step Dao Lord?"
Fang Xing gritted his teeth, struggling to speak.
"Of course... otherwise, with his mastery of the Freedom Great Dao and the Immortal Great Dao, if he could take the fourth step, he could survive under the hands of Demon Sovereigns and Evil Sovereigns, no matter which path he chose to return to the innate state. The True Immortal Realm wouldn't be like this."
Dao Lady Autumn Water seemed to be deliberately revealing secrets to capture Fang Xing's attention, making it easier for her to secretly use her techniques to search his soul.
"Unfortunately, the Demon Sovereigns and Evil Sovereigns won't give him that chance... but the Dao Lords in our Dao Court won't give up either. Many have secret plans..."
"My plan involves you... I hope, fellow Daoist, that you will help me, considering we are of the same Immortal lineage."
Dao Lady Autumn Water suddenly stepped forward, her eyes glowing with a strange light, piercing into Fang Xing's eyes!
—Soul Search!
At that moment, the space behind Dao Lady Autumn Water, which had been sealed by the Great Dao, began to ripple strangely!
No!
It wasn't the law of space, but a mysterious force transcending the void, forming an invisible portal!
A sun of indescribable color, containing everything and accommodating everything, seemed to exist above infinite time, suddenly descending through layers of space and time!
—Eternal Sun King Spell!
Fang Xing's cultivation avatar's face showed a hint of a smile, and in his mind, the Great Sun Furnace rose, causing Dao Lady Autumn Water to coldly snort, clearly indicating that her Dao Lord spirit had been injured!
Then, from the infinite sun, a Great Sun Tathagata emerged, with the face of Fang Xing himself, pushing out with both palms!
—Immeasurable Light!
—Immeasurable Life!
The tenth move of the Great Sun Tathagata Palm—Great Sun Nirvana!
Boom!
The complete power of the Panwu Great Dao descended, shattering the layers of defense of the Great Dao of Autumn Water, and struck Dao Lady Autumn Water from behind!
Dao Lady Autumn Water let out a blood-curdling scream, severely injured in a single strike!
This was naturally the result of Fang Xing's cultivation avatar creating an opportunity for his true self to launch a full attack!
Of course, the fundamental reason was that Fang Xing's true self, though also a Second Step Dao Lord, was stronger than Dao Lady Autumn Water!
To put it another way, if they both struck the Battle Heaven Monument, Fang Xing's palm print could penetrate over 2,100 meters, while Dao Lady Autumn Water's would only reach about 1,400 to 1,500 meters!
"Please, Dao Lord, show your noble virtue and fulfill my wish!"
Fang Xing's cultivation avatar laughed wildly, his face showing a hint of madness, and a sun-shaped spirit appeared, directly rushing into Dao Lady Autumn Water's mind through her eyes!
—Reverse Soul Search!
(End of Chapter)
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