Chapter 885: Cut with thousands of blades!
Chapter 881: Slaying Thousand Blades!
Several hundred miles outside Beast God Mountain.
Xuanjian Zhenjun gazed from afar at the Daoist mountain gate of Liang Country’s overlord.
Once the Liang-Yue War was completely settled, the Beast God Mountain before him, and even the entire Liang Country, would belong to his Heaven Sword Sect.
Yet, looking at the Beast God Mountain, Xuanjian Zhenjun felt no great anticipation or joy in his heart.
Only solemnity and caution.
As a top Sword Cultivator, he had long since cultivated to the stage of ‘Sword Heart Clarity’.
The ethereal heavenly mechanism sensing formed by his Sword Heart and the spiritual perception brought by divination caused Sword Heart warnings and an inexplicable sense of crisis to appear from time to time during the days he guarded outside Beast God Mountain.
It indicated a great terror within Beast God Mountain.
If not for Yangming True Lord, a Nascent Soul True Lord, even if he and Hunyuan Zhenjun defeated Liang Country, they would at most seize some resources and territory, not daring to kill their way into Liang Country’s borders.
After all, without overwhelming strength, it was impossible to break through the mountain gates of Nascent Soul forces like Beast God Mountain and Chi Shen Sect.
Especially Beast God Mountain, whose strength and foundation were profound.
If they were to continuously breed Third-Order and Fourth-Order Beast Kings at all costs.
At that time, if their Nascent Soul-level combat power was tied up, such Beast Kings slaughtering into the army would simply be a disaster.
Moreover, Liang Country also had a mysterious and unfathomable Devil Dao Emissary.
Above the clouds, the Golden Winged Roc carried Qian Zhuyan, who had transformed into the appearance of the “Great Dream City Lord”, its golden pupils gleaming, overlooking Beast God Mountain as if sizing up prey.
Its entire body exuded Fourth-Order Yao Beast Qi, without concealing its form or aura.
On one hand, it needed to use its Yao Beast Qi to help Qian Zhuyan conceal her disguise.
On the other hand, Lu Changsheng had instructed it not to conceal its demon power aura.
Beast God Mountain was skilled in the art of beast taming.
In earlier years, Heavenly Silkworm True Lord had continuously perceived his and the Golden Winged Roc’s aura through secret methods.
Within the vast Beast God Mountain, Nine Spirits True Lord could not possibly be unaware of such secret techniques.
Especially since Lu Changsheng, through divination and calculation, had an ethereal sense that if he and the Golden Winged Roc did not go to Beast God Mountain, the subsequent course of events might be affected.
Therefore, he guessed that Nine Spirits True Lord at Beast God Mountain must have set up numerous means within Liang Country’s borders to observe and perceive his and the Golden Winged Roc’s approximate whereabouts.
At the same time, within Beast God Mountain.
Nine Spirits True Lord and Moro continuously cast secret arts, throwing rare Heaven And Earth Treasure into the deep blood pool, nurturing and cultivating the constantly roaring Fourth-Order Dragon Crocodile.
After such a long period of cultivation and enhancement, this Dragon Crocodile’s body had grown significantly taller.
The shimmering dark purple scales had turned black-red, emitting a dull crimson glow, as if fresh blood was flowing, not yet dry.
Its blood-red pupils were filled with slaughter and brutality, devoid of any intelligence.
Yao Beasts reaching the Third-Order possessed a certain level of intelligence.
Fourth-Order Beast Kings, moreover, possessed intelligence no less than that of human Cultivators.
However, the Fourth-Order Dragon Crocodile before them had no intelligence whatsoever, resembling a war machine born for slaughter.
Watching the Dragon Crocodile continuously grow and its aura climb, Nine Spirits True Lord occasionally looked towards the clouds outside Beast God Mountain.
Although separated by a great distance and layers of grand arrays, he could still sense the Golden Winged Roc’s aura.
Furthermore, through secret methods and the perception of his Spirit Pet, the Jinni Lion King, he had a rough assessment of the Golden Winged Roc’s strength.
Moro, in a black cloak, also looked at the Dragon Crocodile in the deep blood pool with anticipation.
He greatly wished to see Yangming True Lord clash with this Dragon Crocodile.
Whether he could slay this Dragon Crocodile, and how much he would have to pay, how many trump cards and methods he would have to use.
More than half a month later, in the southern part of Liang Country.
A Third-Order top-grade Immortal City under the Chi Shen Sect was besieged by the Cultivator army led by Caiyun Zhenjun.
“Boom boom boom!!!”
In the sky, massive war behemoths floated.
The spiritual light cannons on the behemoths fired destructive impact cannons, destroying the Immortal City’s grand array.
Although this Immortal City’s grand array could temporarily be elevated to the Fourth-Order when fully activated.
However, under the bombardment of so many war behemoths, as well as war vessels, Flying Swords, and the Cultivator army, it couldn’t hold out for long.
In less than half a day, the Immortal City’s grand array began to flicker, and cracks appeared in the city walls.
Thousand Blades True Lord, lurking in the shadows, paid no attention to the situation of the Immortal City, quietly watching Yun Wanchang, clad in a colorful palace dress, supervising the battle from above the clouds, a cold expression on his face.
Although Yun Wanchang was only a newly promoted Nascent Soul.
Yet, successfully assassinating a Nascent Soul True Lord during the war would add a significant mark to his achievements and prestige.
Moreover, looking at Yun Wanchang’s tall and graceful figure, with colorful ethereal light flowing around her, a hint of fervor appeared in his eyes.
Not out of coveting Yun Wanchang’s beauty.
Rather, because wars were occurring in many parts of the Southern Barrens now.
Many Nascent Soul Cultivators had their physical bodies shattered in the wars, leading to a shortage of Nascent Soul physical bodies in black market transactions, with prices continuously soaring.
And among high-level Cultivators, the proportion of female Cultivators was inherently lower than that of male Cultivators.
Most female Cultivators also cared greatly about their appearance.
Therefore, a Nascent Soul female Cultivator like Yun Wanchang, with excellent looks and figure, was extremely valuable.
Thousand Blades True Lord intended to finish the battle quickly, killing her in one strike, and try his best not to damage this Nascent Soul physical body.
This way, he could sell it for a good price.
“Boom!”
With a violent crash, the Immortal City’s grand array was shattered, and the city walls exploded.
“The Immortal City is breached, kill!”
The Core Formation Cultivators, led by Jiang Country and Yue Country, shouted and charged into the Immortal City.
Yun Wanchang’s attention further focused on the Immortal City, preventing anyone from escaping or any accidents from occurring.
“Now!” Thousand Blades True Lord, who had been hidden and lurking with a Divine Ability Magic Treasure, saw this and decisively made his move.
As a Nascent Soul True Lord skilled in stealth and assassination, his mastery of Void Realm power had reached an astonishing level.
He suddenly appeared behind Yun Wanchang.
The dark short blade in his hand pierced through layers of Void Realm, creating an ear-piercing buzzing sound, and struck towards Yun Wanchang.
At the same time, countless tiny shattered blades materialized from the Void Realm in all directions.
This was his Destiny Spirit Treasure — the Thousand Blades Demonic Blade.
It could transform one blade into a thousand blades, instantly forming a peerless killing array.
He sealed the Heaven and Earth Void Realm through his Destiny Spirit Treasure, to prevent Yun Wanchang’s Nascent Soul from emerging and fleeing.
“Not good!”
Although Yun Wanchang had received a reminder from Lu Changsheng earlier that Nascent Soul Cultivators from Liang Country and Yuan Country might attack her.
However, Thousand Blades True Lord’s stealth and assassination methods were exceptionally skilled, and she had not perceived or detected him.
Therefore, facing Thousand Blades True Lord’s sudden assault, she could only hastily form a protective magical barrier and activate the Fourth-Order Talisman in her embrace.
However, without the isolation and obstruction of a Nascent Soul domain, the hastily formed protective magical barrier instantly shattered, and the spiritual light of her colorful magical robe rapidly dimmed, with a tear appearing in it.
Fortunately, the Fourth-Order Talisman in her embrace activated, forming a layer of golden protective magical barrier.
But this defensive magical barrier formed by a Low Grade Fourth-Order Talisman only lasted for two breaths against Thousand Blades True Lord’s attack.
At the critical moment, a small golden cauldron suddenly flew out from the top of Yun Wanchang’s head, hovering above her, and a golden light curtain descended, covering her entire being.
“What’s going on?!”
“A Nascent Soul Cultivator is attacking Caiyun Zhenjun!”
“Aren’t the Nascent Soul Cultivators from Liang Country and Yuan Country being restrained by Yangming True Lord, Xuanjian Zhenjun, and Hunyuan Zhenjun? How can they still appear here?”
The Cultivators from Jiang and Yue Countries who had charged into the Immortal City sensed the vast aura and Nascent Soul fluctuations from the sky, and couldn’t help but exclaim in surprise.
“Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill!”
As Thousand Blades True Lord made his move, streaks of chilling Killing Intent emerged from within the Immortal City, as if from the depths of Hell.
These were the Core Formation assassins of the Seven Kill Sect.
They had long been lurking within the Immortal City, waiting for the opportune moment.
Now that their True Lord had made his move, they charged without hesitation towards the Core Formation Cultivators who had rushed into the Immortal City.
They sought to severely injure and capture their main targets: Immortal Master Chang Sheng, Immortal Master Miaoge, and the Young City Lord of Great Dream Immortal City, Lu Lingxiao.
Lu Changsheng looked at the Killing Intent before him, smiled faintly, and transmitted a message to his wife Lu Miaoge and daughter Lu Wangshu: “Miaoge, Wangshu, make your move.”
When they first began attacking this Immortal City, he had already discovered Thousand Blades True Lord, who was concealed in the dark, through the Sun Moon Two-Phases Profound Light Mirror.
It had to be said that as a Nascent Soul Cultivator of the Seven Kill Sect, his stealth Divine Ability was exceptionally skilled.
If not for the Sun Moon Two-Phases Profound Light Mirror, and without careful investigation, Lu Changsheng would not have been able to detect him.
Considering that such Nascent Soul Cultivators, who were skilled in stealth and assassination, possessed spiritual perception and escape abilities far superior to ordinary people, Lu Changsheng did not make his move at the first opportunity.
He even refrained from giving Yun Wanchang too many warnings.
Lest Thousand Blades True Lord realize something was amiss, startling him and causing him to retreat.
Now it seemed he had guessed correctly.
Not only was Thousand Blades True Lord ambushed here, but most of the Seven Kill Sect Cultivators he brought from Yuan Country were also here.
As his voice fell, Lu Changsheng and Lu Miaoge unleashed the Divine Ability Great Sun Extinction Divine Light and the Grand Yin Tribulation-Crossing Robe.
“Glorious great sun, the sun extinguishes!”
“Bright solitary moon, Grand Yin crosses tribulation!”
Lu Changsheng and Lu Miaoge held hands tightly, standing side by side, erupting with dazzling golden divine light, and a pure white robe resembling a cloak condensed around them.
Taking advantage of this gap, Lu Changsheng used his Sanbao Avatar to replace his main body, threw out a stack of Talismans, cast a Symbol Array, while his main body went to assist Yun Wanchang.
Lu Wangshu, upon hearing her father’s sound transmission, immediately threw out a stack of prepared talismans. The innate talisman on her brow shone brightly as she and her father jointly cast a Symbol Array.
Both of them cultivated the “Nine-Nine Mysterious Talisman Scripture” and possessed a systematic collection of talismans, so it was not difficult for them to cast a Symbol Array together.
One would simply take the lead, and the other would assist.
Above the clouds, Thousand Blades True Lord saw that the golden small cauldron Caiyun Zhenjun had conjured was an excellent defensive Spirit Treasure, and he was surprised.
Wasn’t she a newly advanced Nascent Soul cultivator?
Where did she get such an excellent defensive Spirit Treasure?
Moreover, the protective magical barrier Caiyun Zhenjun had hastily formed just now felt very wrong.
It didn’t seem like a cultivator who had just broken through to Nascent Soul.
“It seems this woman has a great Opportunity, and it’s highly likely she obtained the Legacy treasure of a Nascent Soul cultivator, condensing a Earth Dao Nascent Soul!”
Thousand Blades True Lord’s Killing Intent grew even stronger. His entire body surged with roaring Killing Qi, like a tsunami, sweeping towards Caiyun Zhenjun, interfering with her Divine Soul consciousness and the circulation of her Magic Power.
At the same time, the peerless killing array formed by the Thousand Blades Demonic Blade erupted, with killing light like streaks of flying immortal power, blazing and brilliant.
“Not good!” Although Caiyun Zhenjun had condensed a top-tier Earth Dao Nascent Soul, her condition was not good, and Thousand Blades True Lord had seized the initiative, leaving her very passive and difficult to parry.
Just as she was pondering how to break through Thousand Blades True Lord’s offensive, a magnetic, gentle voice sounded in Caiyun Zhenjun’s ear.
“Caiyun, don’t panic, Husband is coming to save you!”
Thousand Blades True Lord did not capture this Divine Sense transmission.
But at that instant, he sensed a perilous Qi that pricked his back like needles, and his spine suddenly went cold.
“Yangming True Lord, didn’t you go to Beast God Mountain?”
Thousand Blades True Lord saw the Void Realm in all directions gradually solidify, as if covered by a Yin and Yang Great Capturing Hand.
The Great Dream City Lord, dressed in a black robe and cloak, holding a peerless killing sword, walked out from the Void Realm, and immediately exclaimed.
He didn’t hesitate at all. He made a decisive choice, abandoning Caiyun Zhenjun in front of him.
He threw out a handful of dark star sand, and faint black light surged around his body, forming a howling gale. He tore through the Void Realm with his innate Spirit Treasure to escape.
Although he was confident he could kill a newly advanced Nascent Soul like Caiyun Zhenjun.
He had no intention or courage to fight against Lu Changsheng, a Nascent Soul giant.
“Trying to leave?”
Lu Changsheng’s first priority when killing a Nascent Soul cultivator was to prevent them from escaping.
Therefore, when he cast the Divine Ability [Yin Yang One Qi Great Capturing Hand], the Spirit Treasure [Yin Yang Diagram] and [Star Realm Compass] were simultaneously unleashed, further sealing the Void Realm.
However, as a Nascent Soul cultivator of the Seven Kill Sect, Thousand Blades True Lord’s methods of escape and stealth were indeed extraordinary.
The dark star sand around his body and the faint light of his cloak intertwined, and he actually broke free from the blockade and suppression of the Yin Yang One Qi Great Capturing Hand.
However, the Nine Tribulation Sword had already struck out.
A sword light that seemed to cut down the sun, moon, and stars pierced through the heavens and the Void Realm, sealing off Thousand Blades True Lord’s retreat.
It even made Thousand Blades True Lord’s protective magical barrier emit a “squeaking” sound, its spiritual light dimming, flickering on and off.
“Yangming True Lord, as a Nascent Soul giant, how can you be so despicable, bullying the weak with your strength, hiding in the dark, and ambushing a Nascent Soul Early Stage cultivator like me!”
Thousand Blades True Lord’s entire body surged with Nascent Soul Magic Power, blood flowed from the corner of his mouth, and he felt that the strength of this Yangming True Lord was terrifyingly immense.
With just one strike, he had completely shattered his protective magical barrier and Nascent Soul domain.
Caiyun Zhenjun, seeing the sudden, peerless sword light, was also incredibly shocked.
She felt that if such a sword light landed on her, her Physical Body would probably be directly shattered.
Without much thought, she activated a Fourth-Order Talisman that Lu Changsheng had given her.
Then, she formed hand seals, creating a chain of radiant light, blocking and intercepting Thousand Blades True Lord to prevent him from escaping.
“Yangming True Lord, please be merciful and spare my life! I am willing to offer a ransom!”
Thousand Blades True Lord’s face turned pale, and he roared loudly, burning his Nascent Soul Origin, struggling frantically, tearing through the blockade and suppression of the Star Realm Compass.
However, the Nine Tribulation Sword in Lu Changsheng’s hand vibrated “buzzing,” and one Nine Leaf Sword Grass after another appeared around him, rooting themselves in the heavens and the Void Realm, forming endless, monstrous Sword Qi that tore and killed towards him.
Thousand Blades True Lord risked his life to forcefully break out of the encirclement.
His magical robe and cloak’s spiritual light dimmed, torn and tattered, and his body was splattered with blood.
“Alas, Divine Abilities and Spirit Treasures are still not enough.”
Seeing Thousand Blades True Lord break free from his blockade and escape into the Void Realm, Lu Changsheng sighed softly in his heart, growing increasingly displeased with his innate Spirit Treasure, the [Yin Yang Diagram].
If his Yin Yang Diagram were flawless, a Medium Grade Spirit Treasure, no matter how extraordinary Thousand Blades True Lord’s Divine Abilities and Magic Treasures were, he wouldn’t have been able to break free from his blockade.
The Mi Chen Banner appeared in his hand. Through the Star Realm Compass’s starlight markers, he entered the Void Realm, continuing to pursue and kill Thousand Blades True Lord, intending to completely slay him.
“Another Nascent Soul cultivator!”
“Yangming True Lord!?”
“Didn’t City Lord go to Beast God Mountain?”
“What terrifying sword light! Is this the strength of a Nascent Soul giant?”
“One blade of grass slays the sun, moon, and stars, annihilating all things in the world. What kind of sword art is this, to possess such terrifying Sword Intent!”
The high-level cultivators in the Immortal City, seeing the terrifying sword light tearing through the sky and the battle fluctuations, were surprised and horrified.
This army had gathered almost half of the high-level cultivators from Jiang Country and Yue Country.
Their strength and eyesight were both extraordinary, far surpassing ordinary people.
But precisely because of this, they clearly saw the terror of this Yangming True Lord.
“This Sword Intent!” Lu Qingshan looked at the Nine Leaf Sword Grass light blooming in the sky, a Sword Intent that crushed and destroyed everything surging forth. His eyes were bright, and a strange tremor emerged.
If he could comprehend this Sword Intent, his Sword Dao would surely receive a great improvement!
“What is the relationship between Father and this Great Dream City Lord?” Lu Qingshan was shocked in his heart, realizing that this Sword Intent was not the sword art and Sword Intent of his father’s Great Luo Sword Embryo from back then.
Seeing Yangming True Lord appear, and Thousand Blades True Lord flee in disarray after just one encounter, the morale of the cultivators from Jiang Country and Yue Country, who were fighting, greatly increased.
However, the cultivators from Liang Country and Yuan Country were stunned.
Especially the Core Formation cultivators of the Seven Kill Sect.
They had followed their True Lord’s command to capture and kill Chang Sheng Zhenren, Lu Miaoge, and the son of Yangming True Lord in this battle.
But now, in just one encounter, their True Lord was fleeing in disarray, chased by Yangming True Lord.
“Go! Go! Go!”
These Seven Kill Sect cultivators did not hesitate. They were well-versed in the art of assassination. If one strike failed and the opportunity was missed, they would immediately escape.
“Trying to leave.” Caiyun Zhenjun watched Lu Changsheng and Thousand Blades True Lord enter the Void Realm. She didn’t go after them, nor could she catch up. With her Nascent Soul Magic Power surging, she attacked the Seven Kill Sect cultivators who were trying to escape.
Her condition was not good, so she wasn’t a match for other Nascent Soul cultivators, but dealing with a few Core Formation cultivators was still not a problem.
Burning Demise True Lord on the distant warship trembled when he saw this scene.
He hadn’t expected that Yangming True Lord, that bane, hadn’t left.
He immediately dragged his heavily injured body, preventing the cultivators of Liang Country and Yuan Country from escaping.
However, his injuries were too severe, and his condition was too poor, leaving him with only the combat power of a Core Formation Peak.
But with two Nascent Soul cultivators supporting and blockading the Immortal City, it still formed a great deterrent.
Especially since Burning Demise True Lord was formerly a Nascent Soul True Lord of Liang Country.
Just then, the Void Realm hundreds of miles away suddenly collapsed, and a world-shattering explosion erupted.
Nascent Soul Magic Power, like the end of the world, swept across the heavens and all directions, forming a terrifying vortex storm that tore and twisted the Void Realm, causing it to collapse.
Caiyun Zhenjun and Burning Demise True Lord immediately acted to prevent the aftershocks from spreading towards the Immortal City.
“This is… a Nascent Soul self-detonation!?”
Someone, through the Qi of this explosion, realized that it was a Nascent Soul cultivator’s self-detonation.
It was highly likely that Thousand Blades True Lord had self-detonated his Spirit Treasure or Physical Body Magic Power to create an opportunity for his Nascent Soul Spirit Body to escape.
Just now, Thousand Blades True Lord seemed to have escaped Yangming True Lord’s blockade and entered the Void Realm, yet in the blink of an eye, he was forced to self-detonate his Spirit Treasure and Physical Body Magic Power, which was simply terrifying.
“I wonder if Thousand Blades True Lord can escape.”
“Will Yangming True Lord be injured by Thousand Blades True Lord’s self-detonation?”
Just as many people were guessing, Yangming True Lord, dressed in a black robe and cloak, tall and straight, holding a grayish-green long sword, walked out from the Void Realm.
Not to mention injury, not even his clothes were damaged, merely slightly disheveled.
“Thousand Blades True Lord has been executed. Why do you not surrender quickly and allow yourselves to be captured?”
A calm, indifferent, and authoritative voice sounded, clearly spreading throughout this region of heaven and earth.
For a moment, all the cultivators from Liang Country and Yuan Country felt despair, their hearts sinking to the bottom.
Meanwhile, the cultivators from Jiang Country and Yue Country who had not witnessed Yangming True Lord’s strength now had a clear understanding of the Great Dream City Lord, Yangming True Lord’s power.
Just a moment ago, Thousand Blades True Lord, who had been suppressing Caiyun Zhenjun, was forced to flee in disarray after just one encounter with Yangming True Lord.
And not long after, the sound of a self-detonating Nascent Soul Physical Body Magic Power was heard, with the fate of the Nascent Soul Spirit Body unknown.
Such strength was truly terrifying!