“Boom, boom!”
Inside the Five Dragons Confinement Array, violent explosions erupted one after another.
Two demonized Yao Beasts blocked the five Flood Dragons, fearless of death, engaging in close combat with the Flood Dragons without any sense of pain, tearing and colliding with each other, the clash of sharp claws and teeth, the roars of the Flood Dragons, the growls of the demonized Yao Beasts, echoed through the sky… blood splattered as they engaged in the most primal battle.
Thunder Wings blocked the hidden weapons, and Li Mu’s figure emerged from the aftershocks of the explosion, forming a sword seal with his hand and raising it to summon.
With a “whoosh,” the five Five Elements Spirit Swords behind Li Mu immediately shot out.
The five Five Elements Spirit Swords, each of a different color, sped through the air, quickly merging into one, transforming into a massive Five Elements Giant Sword, which directly slashed towards the demonized opponent.
The sword was like a sudden thunderclap, arriving in an instant.
A chilling Sword Intent permeated from the sword light, as if it wanted to freeze everything in the world.
Under this fierce Sword Intent, Venerable Tianyin had a bad premonition and had to stop his attack, reaching out to summon a round shield Spiritual Artifact from his storage ring to block the Five Elements Giant Sword.
Under the Sword Domain Divine Ability, Li Mu’s control over the Five Elements Spirit Sword reached the realm of Sword Intent merging as one, moving as he pleased.
The Five Elements Giant Sword, cutting through the sky, under Li Mu’s control, was like a swimming Dragon, quickly turning in the air, bypassing the round shield Spiritual Artifact, and heading straight for Venerable Tianyin’s face.
Facing the rapidly approaching sharp sword, Venerable Tianyin had no time to think.
With a “puchi!” sound, a black shadow appeared out of thin air, a five-tier spirit crane, whose massive body was pierced through by the Five Elements Giant Sword.
“Caw!”
The spirit crane let out a mournful shriek, lowering its head to look at its master behind it in disbelief, its eyes wide open, dying with lingering resentment.
Venerable Tianyin was sprayed directly with crane blood, his disheveled figure revealed.
“Tsk tsk, to cling to life, you even betray your mount, truly a Senior expert!” Li Mu mocked Venerable Tianyin, but his hand forming the sword seal did not stop.
The Five Elements Giant Sword quickly disassembled from within the spirit crane’s body, shot out, and then rapidly reassembled into one, striking towards Venerable Tianyin, the sword like a startled swan, extremely swift.
This sword was like something descended from the Nine Heavens, captivating the soul.
Venerable Tianyin’s heart sank, and he fully immersed himself in the demonic zither, frantically outputting True Essence, generating countless demonic sounds, forming invisible barriers to resist the Five Elements Giant Sword.
The flight speed of the Five Elements Giant Sword plummeted, as if being dragged by an invisible force, unable to advance another step.
“It’s blocked! Very good, now watch this!” Li Mu’s expression turned serious, and he reached out, summoning a small black mountain from his storage compartment.
The small black mountain exuded a heavy, sharp Aura, and upon its appearance, it grew against the wind, instantly expanding to about ten zhang, with hundreds of sharp small swords densely embedded on it.
“Hah!” Li Mu took a deep breath, and the spiritual power condensed in his palms fiercely struck into the small black mountain.
With a “swish!” sound, one by one, the small swords rose from the black mountain, rapidly enlarging.
“Whoosh, whoosh…” One Spiritual Artifact after another broke through the air, quickly converging into a ‘Sword Dragon’ in the sky, charging towards ‘Venerable Tianyin’ who was playing the zither.
Thousands of Spiritual Artifacts broke through the air.
Countless Flying Swords, some with cold light gleaming from their blades, seemingly carrying endless killing intent; others exuding a mysterious Aura; some with red light flashing on their blades, seemingly carrying scorching flames…
They were like streaks of lightning cutting through the sky, heading straight for him.
Venerable Tianyin’s face changed dramatically, and he looked at Li Mu as if he had seen a ghost, filled with fear, his ten fingers plucking the zither strings so fast that no afterimages could be seen.
Venerable Tianyin gave up controlling the two Yao Beasts, putting all his demonic artifacts into defense.
“Zheng zheng…” One demonic sound after another formed an invisible sound barrier, fixing those cold-gleaming Flying Swords in mid-air.
However, one by one, Spiritual Artifacts “swish, swish…!” broke through the air from the small black mountain, one sword after another, overwhelming him.
In the blink of an eye, within the three-zhang space around Venerable Tianyin, hundreds of thousands of Flying Swords hung suspended, emanating deadly sword lights.
“Ang!” A Dragon’s roar sounded.
The confinement array formed by the five Flood Dragons was successful. Both the Dark Shadow Tiger and the Giant Eagle let out miserable cries, their Physical Bodies collapsing, torn into countless fragments by the five fierce Flood Dragons, and a rain of blood fell from the sky.
Venerable Tianyin had no time for other concerns, fully playing the demonic zither to defend against thousands of Spiritual Artifacts.
Li Mu fully controlled ‘Myriad Swords Mountain,’ and the two fell into a stalemate, a contest of cultivation consumption.
Venerable Tianyin’s face was so gloomy it could drip water, and he secretly regretted in his heart, coveting that Cave Heaven Spirit Treasure and provoking this ‘Li Jianxian.’ This guy was too difficult to deal with, with an endless array of methods, actually able to control so many high-tier Spiritual Artifacts at the same time. With merely a Nascent Soul Middle Stage cultivation, he could contend with him equally, he was simply a Prodigy!
Thinking of this, Venerable Tianyin had the intention to retreat, contemplating how to escape unscathed.
“Xiaobai! Use the bell to finish him off.” Li Mu, multitasking, communicated through the Spirit Control Contract Seal to Xiaobai.
This fellow knew Celestial Evolution Divine Lord, and even knew that he possessed a Seven-Order Cave Heaven Spirit Treasure - Painting World Treasure Mansion, so he had to be eliminated to remove the Heart Demon.
“Yes, Master!”
Xiaobai respectfully obeyed.
The next second, a small black tiger materialized from Xiaobai’s neck, transforming into a small green bell, appearing before it.
Noticing this, Venerable Tianyin felt a great sense of unease; that small green bell exuded the mysterious Aura of a high-tier Spirit Treasure, causing him to feel palpitation and panic.
Venerable Tianyin wanted to escape, but thousands of Spiritual Artifacts hung suspended around him; if he removed the demonic sound barrier, these five-tier and four-tier Spiritual Artifacts would pierce him through with ten thousand arrows in an instant.
Xiaobai looked at Venerable Tianyin with its small, beady, black eyes, locking onto his Divine Soul.
Immediately, Xiaobai’s entire body flashed with spiritual light, and it plunged into the small green bell in front of it.
With a “clang!” sound, the small green bell suddenly rang.
“Aooow!”
The next moment, a giant, fierce black tiger materialized from the drum sound, letting out a soul-shaking tiger roar, opening its bloody maw, and pouncing towards Venerable Tianyin.
The black tiger vanished in an instant, disappearing into Venerable Tianyin’s body in a blink, as if it had never appeared.
However, Venerable Tianyin, who was fully playing the zither and activating the demonic sound shield, trembled all over, his ten fingers no longer able to play the Nine Yin Demonic Zither!
Within Venerable Tianyin’s Sea of Consciousness, he was locked in an even more brutal and tragic struggle with the Black Tiger Soul Fiend.
The Black Tiger Soul Fiend opened its bloody maw, fiercely biting his Primordial Spirit, its sharp tiger fangs tearing at his Primordial Spirit… Venerable Tianyin shrieked miserably, completely unable to contend with it.
Outside, Li Mu sensed that Venerable Tianyin’s Primordial Spirit Aura was diminishing, and soon, his Aura was gone.
Li Mu breathed a sigh of relief, reaching out to summon back the four-tier and five-tier Spiritual Artifacts, which returned one by one, merging into ‘Myriad Swords Mountain.’
‘Myriad Swords Mountain’ made its first appearance, but it did not create any astonishing power, being completely overshadowed by Xiaobai’s Azure Eyed Tiger Soul Bell. However, Li Mu knew its true potential; once ten thousand Spiritual Artifacts were gathered and its artifact spirit was nurtured, it could advance to a Seven-Order Dao Weapon, and that would be its truly brilliant moment.
With thousands of Spiritual Artifacts returning to Myriad Swords Mountain, Li Mu quickly shrunk it and then stored it in his storage compartment.
Next, Li Mu cast a spiritual force to lift the Five Dragons Confinement Array, recalled the five Flood Dragon skeletons, and began to clean up the battlefield, collecting the spoils of war.
“Xiaobai, you go back first!” Li Mu took the storage ring and Nine Yin Demonic Zither from Venerable Tianyin, signaling to Xiaobai on his shoulder.
“Master, there are still enemies ahead. If you need me, remember to call me!” Xiaobai reluctantly put away the Azure Eyed Tiger Soul Bell, looked at the ongoing fierce battle ahead, and indicated.
“Got it! Hurry back!” Li Mu urged with a smile.
Xiaobai, and its innate Magical Artifact - the Azure Eyed Tiger Soul Bell, were one of Li Mu’s reserved trump cards, which was also why he wasted time leading Venerable Tianyin far away to kill him.
Xiaobai nodded lightly, its figure flashed, and it voluntarily entered the spirit control treasure bracelet Li Mu wore on his hand.
Li Mu looked up at the sky, where two fierce battlefields roared with thunderous explosions, changing the color of the heavens and earth, and streaks of sharp red light caused the ground to crack; above the cloud summit, nine massive bronze gates were faintly visible.
Li Mu’s figure flashed, performing the Five Elements Escape Technique, approaching the battlefield to assess the situation.
If Tianshang Honored One and Kunling Honored One were defeated and the situation could not be reversed, Li Mu would choose to escape immediately.
Li Mu performed the Five Elements Earth Escape secret technique, stealthily infiltrating the vicinity of the battlefield.
What met his eyes were nine colossal bronze gates standing atop the cloud summit, guarding a corner of the world like deities, from within which fierce collisions emanated, seemingly stirring up vast fluctuations between heaven and earth, causing mountains and rivers to tremble.
Mountains and rivers shook, and the earth was rent asunder. The Yao Beast groups that originally lived in the nearby spiritual mountains had long since fled, and the spiritual mountain where the Infernal Tyrant Bear group resided no longer existed.
Kunling Honored One, on the other hand, was wielding a giant axe while laughing wildly, forcing Honorable Being Ji Yun and Venerable Linhai to retreat repeatedly, only able to parry and unable to retaliate.
Venerable Linhai’s right arm had been severed, blood gushing out, his Aura instantly withered, and he fearfully dodged Kunling Honored One’s fierce attacks.
Fire Tian Venerable was even cut in half, his life extinguished, a severed corpse lying on the ground, as dead as could be.
Honorable Being Ji Yun had been struck by several axes, her clothes were tattered, revealing her figure, and her once proud beautiful face had now become hideous and terrifying, completely devoid of beauty.
“Hahaha, weren’t you clamoring to eliminate this old man? Why are you all cowering?” Kunling Honored One mocked in a playful tone. He was not in a hurry to kill Honorable Being Ji Yun, but rather to torment her until her mind was unstable, and then capture her.
Suddenly, a sword light flashed, and Venerable Linhai, who was besieging Kunling Honored One, was instantly sent flying, crashing heavily into a spiritual mountain and being engulfed by dust.
Almost at the same moment, Honorable Being Ji Yun’s head flew up, while her lower body was reduced to minced meat under the rampage of the axe blade. Her Primordial Spirit was just about to escape when it was forcibly shaken back by the Blazing Flame Giant Axe summoned by Kunling Honored One.
Under the powerful impact of the six-tier spirit treasure, Honorable Being Ji Yun’s Primordial Spirit almost shattered. She shrieked repeatedly, and finally, Kunling Honored One grabbed her with a hand, easily crushing her in his grip.
“Kun Ling, spare my life! I was wrong… I am willing to be your servant for generations to atone for my mistakes, please let me go!” In the palm of Kunling Honored One, Honorable Being Ji Yun pleaded desperately.
This time, she had calculated every move, setting up a net, but what she never expected was that Kunling Honored One actually held a six-tier spirit treasure, fighting one against three as if they were nothing.
Kunling Honored One ignored Honorable Being Ji Yun’s wails, turning a deaf ear to her pleas for mercy.
“Rest in peace, my child, I have already avenged you!” Kunling Honored One’s voice was like a surging torrent, carrying endless sorrow and determination.
Honorable Being Ji Yun’s Primordial Spirit suffered heavy damage, completely losing the ability to resist. Her screams and pleas for mercy grew fainter and fainter in the wind, like autumn leaves swaying weakly.
Kunling Honored One took out a small green wooden box from his storage treasure. The wooden box emitted a dark light, faintly exuding a terrifying Aura.
Kunling Honored One looked at Honorable Being Ji Yun’s Primordial Spirit with a wolf-like ferocity, as if he wanted to unleash all his anger and hatred upon her.
“Ji Yun, this is the Soul Grinding Box that this old man personally crafted for you. Here, you shall endure the suffering of six cycles of Reincarnation, never to be reborn for all eternity!” Kunling Honored One glared fiercely at Honorable Being Ji Yun, his gaze like knives and swords.
Honorable Being Ji Yun felt the terrifying Aura emanating from the wooden box and struggled frantically in fear.
The next moment, the wooden box quietly opened, and a ghostly hand suddenly stretched out from within, tightly gripping Honorable Being Ji Yun’s Primordial Spirit and dragging it into the box.
Once the wooden box closed, a series of utterly mournful shrieks immediately came from inside, as if being subjected to slow slicing, the sound terrifying and hair-raising.
Listening to Honorable Being Ji Yun’s screams from within the Soul Grinding Box, Kunling Honored One closed his eyes, as if listening to the most beautiful music in the world, his brows filled with an indescribable joy and relief.
Seeing this, Li Mu leaped out. After dealing with Venerable Linhai, he quickly flew towards Kunling Honored One.
Seeing Li Mu return safely, Kunling Honored One’s expression slightly relaxed. Without many words, they both looked up at the cloud summit, gazing at the nine majestic bronze gates, quietly awaiting the outcome of the battle above.
The other battlefields had settled, only Tianshang Honored One and Venerable Fallenwood were still fiercely contending on the cloud summit.
The bronze gates emitted a vast and boundless pressure, with golden Talismanic Incantations flickering continuously within, as if forming a unique small world, making it difficult for the outside world to peer inside.
After about half a cup of tea’s time, one of the nine bronze gates on the left suddenly let out a massive roar, and then was broken open by a blood-colored figure with absolute power, who then fled far away, leaving only towering rage permeating the air.
“Tianshang Honored One, this enmity is irreconcilable, be careful.” The unwilling roar of the blood-colored figure shook the heavens and earth, but soon disappeared without a trace.
Then, the giant bronze gates began to shrink, finally disappearing completely, leaving only a whisk.
Tianshang Honored One still had bloodstains on his body, his white robe already tattered and stained red with blood.
“Hmph, if I encounter you again, I will make you Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering!” Tianshang Honored One pointed at the sky and cursed, his face no longer bearing the carefree expression it had before.
Li Mu and Kunling Honored One arrived to meet him at this moment.
“Haha, what a joy! Truly exhilarating!”
Kunling Honored One clapped Tianshang Honored One’s shoulder, laughing loudly.
“Exhilarating? It was indeed exhilarating… But that little brat Venerable Fallenwood actually had a six-tier blood escape Talismanic Incantation on him, otherwise, today I would have made him Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering!” Tianshang Honored One said, looking at Kunling Honored One.
“Little Friend Li, you truly helped us a great deal! If it weren’t for the six-tier spirit treasure you refined for Kun Ling, even if this battle could be won, he would probably have to pay a considerable price.” Tianshang Honored One said, looking at Li Mu.
“Senior, you flatter me!” Li Mu smiled humbly.
“Alright, now that the major matter is settled, let’s return!” Kunling Honored One announced happily.
Now, with the po mo xin fruit in hand and a great revenge avenged, Kunling Honored One’s Heart Demon had been removed, and advancing to the Void Refining Realm was a certainty.
At this moment, Kunling Honored One was eager to return to Barren Ancient City to prepare for his Undergoing Tribulation.
“Two Seniors, I have something to tell you. I need to send the little Snow Fox back to the Snow Fox Clan, so I won’t be returning with you two.” Li Mu bid them farewell.
“Didn’t we agree that we would accompany you? Why are you planning to go alone again?” Kunling Honored One frowned, asking unhappily.
“If I travel to the Snow Fox Clan with the two Seniors and cause another incident, it’s better if I go by myself! Besides, Senior Kun Ling, your Heart Demon is gone, and you’ve obtained a spiritual plant for supplementary cultivation, so you should break through as soon as possible. I wouldn’t dare delay your matters. Also, I still have some private matters to handle!” Li Mu explained with a smile, politely declining.
Tianshang Honored One and Kunling Honored One exchanged glances, hesitated for a moment, and then did not insist.
At present, Kunling Honored One’s breakthrough was the key, and Tianshang Honored One also needed to guard him, so it was indeed not suitable to travel far again. Li Mu had considered this for them!
“Since that’s the case, we won’t force you. Remember, if you encounter danger, prioritize your life and send a message, and I will come to your aid immediately!” Tianshang Honored One looked at Li Mu, solemnly instructing him.
“Understood! Senior, rest assured, I know!” Li Mu smiled and nodded.
Soon, Li Mu took out the Celestial Shuttle Spirit Ship, and under the watchful eyes of Tianshang Honored One and Kunling Honored One, he sped towards the southeast. (End of this chapter)
