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Chapter 674: In the World of Cultivation, Background Speaks Louder than Evidence
Chapter 674: In the World of Cultivation, Background Speaks Louder than Evidence
If Shen Yi were to rely solely on his original abilities, he would have to choose between focusing on Qing Hua's side and neglecting his duty as the guardian of the three cities, Juyang Prefecture.
However, after successfully obtaining the Void Dao Fruit and entering the Divine Void Touring Realm, the once boundless land of Shen Zhou suddenly seemed less vast.
Moreover, the Eight Directions Valley was not far from West Mountain City.
This allowed him to manage both sides, even digesting the demonic lifeforce of the demons Qing Hua had subdued while on the move.
With three hundred tribulations' worth of demonic lifeforce infused into him, Shen Yi's Dragon Tiger Fruit had reached a terrifying level of four hundred and sixty tribulations, causing the Bodhimanda True Scripture to manifest numerous profound transformations.
Now, it was the perfect time to test this profundity using these five Taiyi Demon Immortals.
"..."
Shen Yi's sudden appearance clearly caught the Azure Cloud Five Sages off guard. After various investigations, they finally understood the sudden change of guard at Rooster Crow Mountain.
Though trapped in the Eight Directions Valley, these old demons were not naive to the ways of the world.
It was easy to surmise that this Immortal General had likely lost in the Immortal Court's struggles and was exiled here, perhaps even marked for death by the hands of these demons.
It was highly possible that no one in the heavens would pursue the matter if this Immortal General were slain.
Such a golden opportunity, if missed, would be a lifelong regret.
The previous conversation between the Immortal General and his subordinates confirmed the Five Sages' suspicions.
What they didn't anticipate was that after suffering a setback in the heavens, this Immortal General could still summon aid in the mortal realm.
"Brother Huai, are you alright?"
The old willow tree demon cautiously looked ahead. This mysterious young cultivator, aside from his other abilities, possessed a strength that was truly astonishing.
"I was just caught off guard earlier and suffered a minor setback."
The giant body of the Huai Demon General rose from the ground, causing the earth to tremble once more. As he spoke, he secretly hid a Huai branch behind his back.
The five wounds pierced by Shen Yi's fingertips on the branch seemed insignificant compared to his massive demonic body.
But only the Huai Demon General knew the true terror of the golden light that had flooded into his body after his bark was broken, still raging uncontrollably within him even now.
His seemingly intact body had actually exhausted all its strength just to stand, and his demonic power was now focused on blocking that golden light, daring not to relax for a moment.
In short, with just one move, the opponent had temporarily disabled his ability to fight.
But the Huai Demon General still forced himself to stand.
This opportunity must not be missed.
Moreover, if his companions lost their courage and decided to retreat back to the Eight Directions Valley, he would surely be the one abandoned.
"Huh!"
The old man standing on the purple bamboo suddenly crushed the gourd in his hand, "Even a mortal like you dares to meddle in the affairs of the Immortal Court? What kind of roots and connections do you have to stand before us?"
With his words, the accumulated purple bamboo shot out.
Compared to the previous test, this attack was clearly more serious. A purple cloud stretched for miles, and countless sword lights rained down, gathering in the sky to form a dense mass of purple bamboo, all rushing towards the ink-clad figure!
Crack! Crack!
The sharp purple bamboo, like immortal swords, struck Shen Yi's body, missing him by a hair's breadth.
Then, it shattered into pieces, as if an egg had struck a rock, unable to even break his skin, and continued to crumble.
The Purple Bamboo Elder's face changed slightly. He often boasted about his connections, and from this scene, he vaguely guessed the reason.
As the sword lights faded, a transparent purple bamboo quickly tried to retract.
"..."
Shen Yi slightly raised his eyes, casually waved his palm, and with his index and middle fingers together, he flicked the purple bamboo.
The purple bamboo suddenly trembled and then, as if a full moon's bowstring, it rapidly curved.
The Purple Bamboo Elder struggled desperately, trying to digest the overwhelming force within his body, but the transparent bamboo, like glass, shattered.
"Pfft!"
The Purple Bamboo Elder was knocked back and spat out a mouthful of blood, his figure fading into nothingness in the air.
The old willow tree demon paid no attention to the figure but instead raised numerous willow branches, forcefully binding the remaining purple bamboo to prevent it from being completely shredded.
However, the opponent's intermittent muttering echoed in their ears.
"Golden Body..."
There existed in the world a group of cultivators who tempered their physical bodies through tribulations, cultivating the Golden Body, and using the Bodhimanda True Scripture to suppress countless demons.
Their methods were inherently effective against demons.
"Trap him!"
Liu Xian instantly understood the problem. Whether it was Brother Huai or the Purple Bamboo Elder, they were using techniques suited for dealing with Qi cultivators, but their opponent was... this slender youth, whose connections were rooted in the Bodhimanda Arhat!
Countless willow branches whipped out, releasing a fragrant sweet dew, like a torrential downpour, forming a wall of water about ten thousand feet high.
Even a Golden Body that has endured countless Tribulations would find it difficult to pass through this water curtain without having its Fruit Position eroded and its Golden Body decayed!
But in the glaring eyes of Liu Xian, Shen Yi approached him, and as he neared the water curtain, his entire person suddenly vanished.
When he reappeared, he was already outside the water curtain, standing before Liu Xian.
"Brother, save me!" Liu Xian cried out, his heart filled with overwhelming shock, though his body instinctively called out for help.
In response, Shen Yi kicked him with his heavy boots! His petite body kicked the tree demon, whose body was like a mountain, and this willow tree that had blocked out the sun cracked at its waist, its massive body falling to the ground.
The mountain had collapsed!
The remaining two brothers in Liu Xian's mouth, Song Xian and Yang Xian, had sensed something amiss as soon as Shen Yi stepped out of the water curtain, and they had quickly retreated.
Seeing this, the two demons turned back simultaneously, intending to flee deeper into the Eight Directions Valley.
Shen Yi glanced at the two demons, and his figure vanished again.
Just as everyone thought he would appear behind the two demons, two huge gaps suddenly tore open in the dark sky.
Winds and clouds surged, and thunder roared.
From these thousand-foot gaps, a pair of enormous, dazzling golden palms slowly emerged. The palm lines were distinct, and they didn't seem to be formed from the convergence of heaven and earth's Spirit Qi at all. With their five fingers slightly spread, they covered half of the sky.
The golden palms carried boundless might, and with one hand each, they grabbed the remaining two tree demons like catching little chicks. As the tree demons watched in horror, Shen Yi clenched them tightly in his palms.
Crack! Crack! Crack!
The rough and thick tree bark flew like snowflakes, and the solid tree bodies began to deform under the clenching of his five fingers, eventually squeezing out sap like blood.
The tree demons' low roars were like the wails of beasts, filled with despair. In front of the golden light flowing from the giant palms, their cultivation was ruthlessly suppressed.
Until the two nearly crushed bodies, spanning the sky, flew back horizontally.
Everyone's eyes were fixed on the tree demons.
Only the cypress demon, who had been meditating, suddenly felt a chill rise within his body.
He turned back in fear and saw that Shen Yi, who had disappeared earlier, was now standing behind him with his palms facing down, each holding a Buddhist Seal.
The sound of dragon roars and tiger howls entered his ears as Shen Yi, expressionless, raised his palms and forcefully pressed them onto the cypress demon.
Dragon Tiger Mountain-Crushing Seal!
Although it was the same technique as the one used by Vajra True Monk, the difference was like heaven and earth.
The Buddhist Seal entered the cypress demon's body, and the golden light that he had barely suppressed erupted again, intertwining with the Seal.
His eyes gradually became vacant, and his body trembled as he looked beyond Rooster Crow Mountain.
His terrifying body even showed signs of staggering.
One step, two steps...
Before he reached Rooster Crow Mountain, his body suddenly exploded with a loud rumble, and cracks appeared on his surface, allowing dazzling golden light to leak out, as if a great sun was hidden within him.
The cypress demon fell to the ground with a crash, his body turning into broken wood and withered branches, signaling the end of this battle.
Shen Yi swept his gaze over the five demons with a casual air, as if he hadn't even exerted his full strength.
The most difficult laws in the world were those of the Three Immortal Sects and the Bodhimanda Sect.
Among their Fifth Stage Dharmas, there were 72 levels.
Whether it was the Void Dao Fruit or the Dragon Tiger Fruit, they were both top-ranked, known as the supreme among the supreme.
Shen Yi had cultivated both of these.
(To be continued in Chapter 6, Book 9)
With the combination of these two, he had finally reached a level that ordinary cultivators couldn't comprehend.
For instance, the Heavenly Soldiers and Generals present.
Even You Yunshan tightly closed his eyes at this moment.
He had just seen what seemed to be an Arhat, but whether it was breaking through the sky or crossing the water curtain, it was clearly a signature technique of Divine Void Mountain.
Was this the foundation of an Immortal Sect Peak Master?... It was simply not on the same level as an ordinary Fifth Stage cultivator.
You Yunshan even felt that even if his General held a Fifth Stage Immortal Seal and was in his prime, he would likely not last more than thirty exchanges against this Shen Peak Master.
It was already unreasonable for cultivators of the same level to be stronger than Immortals, let alone with such overwhelming strength.
At this moment, everyone suddenly realized that General Qian Qing had moved.
He took out his Immortal Seal again and quickly harvested the lives of the Azure Cloud Five Sages with his powerful cultivation.
And to this action, the Shen Peak Master showed no displeasure at all.
"Hiss."
You Yunshan's heart skipped a beat. Who said General Qian Qing was just an ordinary cultivator?
Based on this scene alone, his background probably surpassed that of most Fifth Stage Immortals!
Only the true disciples of the sect would have their achievements accumulated by their elders.
Perched with the backing of Divine Void Mountain, they still managed to maintain such a low profile, leaving You Yunshan in awe and causing him to glance at the distant Shi Yong.
Could it be that they truly wished to avoid detection, and their low profile wasn't genuine?
"Hiss hahaha—"
Watching the five Demon Kings being subdued, Shi Yong's eyes lit up with wild joy, and he couldn't help but burst into laughter.
After waiting so long and enduring so many grievances, his bright future was finally within reach!
As for that good-for-nothing Immortal, now that his true nature was exposed, let's see what else you have to say!
His audacious expression, seen by the many heavenly soldiers with lingering fears, filled them with discontent, yet at this moment, not a single one dared to get involved.
After all, everyone knew that although Shi Yong was hateful, he was likely acting on behalf of General Qiluan.
Otherwise, how could it be that they were all transferred to Eight Directions Valley?
"Senior! Senior Shen!"
As Shi Yong sneered, he gnashed his teeth and growled, "This time, are you just passing by too?"
Upon hearing these words, Qing Hua, who had just finished cleaning up the demon corpses for her master, slowly turned her head, her eyes cold and piercing.
The heavenly soldiers and generals fell silent, feeling somewhat at a loss as they stood in place. After all, their hearts sided with the senior who had saved their lives, as well as General Qian Qing, but they were under the jurisdiction of General Qiluan.
At this moment, everyone could only silently look towards the thin figure floating in the air.
"Hmm?"
Shen Yi calmly turned his head, his gaze landing on Rooster Crow Mountain.
He glanced at Shi Yong and slightly raised his eyebrows, "I happened to pass by this place and took action to subdue the demons."
"Senior Shen, do you take me for a fool? These words might fool a three-year-old child, hahaha, you..."
Shi Yong burst into a grating laughter, his face contorting even more, "Do you think I'll believe that?"
In response to these words, Shen Yi sighed softly and said indifferently, "Does it matter if you believe it or not?"
Upon hearing this, Shi Yong's smile froze, and the unconcealed disdain in Shen Yi's eyes caused his lips to twitch for a long time before he suddenly shouted, "Even General Qiluan won't believe it!"
As his voice echoed, Shen Yi suddenly smiled. He slowly withdrew his gaze, "Whether he believes it or not, it doesn't matter."
In his still calm tone, a hint of disdain finally emerged. It was at this moment that everyone suddenly realized the person before them was the Great Dharmaraja, one of the eight most outstanding disciples under the Divine Void Ancestor.
He was the Peak Master of Pill Peak in Divine Void Mountain!
Shen Yi lightly brushed his sleeves and said softly, "If anyone has a problem with it, let them come find me."
"..."
Shi Yong's breathing grew heavy, his face turning dark red. Suddenly, he realized something.
This Shen Peak Master held the same status in the sect as his master, Senior Qiluan.
As for the Fourth Rank Immortal General position, Shen Yi wasn't part of the Immortal Court, so that rank held no sway over him!
Following this, Shen Yi's next words caused Shi Yong's entire face to turn from red to white, devoid of any blood.
"As for you, you won't have the chance."
As Shen Yi's words fell, Qing Hua swiftly waved her palm, using her immortal power to suppress Shi Yong tightly on Rooster Crow Mountain.
"Retreating in battle, spreading demonic words to mislead the masses, seducing military morale."
"Triple punishment, take him away and send him to the Monster Slaying Platform!"
At Qing Hua's command, the heavenly soldiers and generals instantly rushed forward, taking out the Immortal Binding Rope to tie up the desperately struggling Shi Yong like a live pig.
You Yunshan stepped on Shi Yong's face, pinning him to the ground, "Dare to move again, and I'll cut you down right now!"
After saying this, he glanced at General Qian Qing with a complex expression.
Judging from Shen Peak Master's demeanor, he didn't seem to have any hidden intentions. It seemed that he truly had a powerful backer and was genuinely low-key!
Both were respected elders within the immortal sect, and neither could be bullied by the other.
Although General Qiluan held a higher cultivation and the Immortal General position, in matters like this, it came down to the favor of their respective masters.
In the Great Dharmaraja's lineage, whether one was an Immortal General or a wandering cultivator, when it came to right and wrong, the final decision rested with the two Great Dharmaraja ancestors.
Even though Shen Peak Master had tried to conceal it, the arrogance he displayed in those few words revealed that he was a cherished true disciple within the immortal sect, a spoiled brat who had never faced any hardship since childhood.
They weren't afraid to burn bridges.
Now, let's see if General Qiluan dares to do anything.
(End of Chapter)
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