Daoist Competition

Just as the thought crossed his mind, his eyebrows suddenly furrowed, and he let out a "huh," as the Gang Wind outside suddenly intensified greatly.

At this moment, the group was adjusting their breathing, unable to afford any distraction. He hurriedly exerted his mana, intending to pacify this surge of Gang Wind, but as soon as he made his move, he realized that the spiritual mechanism was jammed, unable to rotate, which startled him slightly. As he was about to apply another layer of mana, the Gang Wind suddenly vanished without a trace, forcing him to withdraw his power. Just then, a fierce force suddenly charged at him, catching him off guard, and his mana couldn’t maintain, making him cry out in alarm, "Everyone, be careful!"

Without his management, the Gang Wind roared and swept in. Everyone was relaxed and completely unprepared, instantly getting caught in the violent winds, swaying left and right, dizzy and disoriented. Only Xu Gongming’s boat had prohibitions that shielded him, not too embarrassed, but still blown far away by the wind.

Chen Yuan reacted the fastest, detaching himself from the Gang Wind; he immediately initiated mana, trying to suppress the chaotic flow. Yet the force of this wind was so great that he was powerless for a while, saying, "Everyone, don’t panic. Quickly follow me down to the Extreme Sky."

In the whistling wind, his voice was transmitted clearly.

After hearing this, the group came to their senses and was about to act as instructed. But upon trying, they were all horrified, realizing the spiritual mechanism around had been stirred by someone, with Gang Wind sweeping and swirling like tides. At this time, they couldn’t break through the Gang Cloud down to the Extreme Sky.

Long Jingcheng also felt something was wrong now, but he still dared not believe someone would dare to make a move here.

Above the Extreme Sky, with Gang Wind raging overwhelmingly, if not handling it with a calm heart, even standing steady was impossible. Attacking and defending became several times more difficult. A slight mishap, the fall of one’s body was a minor issue, but the Primordial Spirit would immediately be torn apart on the spot.

At this moment, three Crystal Pearls suddenly appeared in a vacant place, transforming into three strands of yellow light, striking at a nearby Immortal City Master.

That person had just activated his Dharma Treasure for protection, but it couldn’t withstand these objects’ invasion at all. In mid-air, it was like thunder rumbling, and the Dharma Treasure shattered, his head exploding and dying.

The yellow light enveloped him, swallowing all his essence blood, muscles, and bones, nourishing itself, the brilliance more splendid than before, turning around to pursue another person.

As everyone had been blown apart by Gang Wind, they were all busy with themselves, only realizing the anomaly here when the sound arose.

Chen Yuan’s eyes gleamed with Divine Light, shouting loudly, pointing with his hand, and the Mystic Sword at his waist instantly flew out, carrying a dazzling stream of light, traversing several miles, meeting that yellow light head-on. There was a cracking sound, as if gold cracking and jade shattering, the Dharma Sword trembled and was shocked back, while the three strands of yellow light were also deflected away, forced to reveal their original form.

Looking carefully, they were three round Treasure Beads as radiant as crystal glass, shrouded in mist, clouds steaming and gathering, appearing like Immortal Treasure, but couldn’t hide the sinister and repulsive aura emanating from above. He froze for a moment, then immediately figured out what they were, turning around and angrily shouting, "Shang Qingjun, is it your doing?"

But there was no response around, those three Crystal Pearls separated, actually splitting into three paths, attacking separately.

Chen Yuan shouted, "Elder Long, Brother Xu, block a path with me. These beads are vicious and toxic, everyone gather quickly and don’t act recklessly."

Long Jingcheng and Xu Gongming followed the order to intercept, but upon engaging the yellow light transformed from Crystal Beads, with two booming sounds, both couldn’t withstand it, spitting fresh blood, shockingly flying far away, even the Mystic Sword in their hands emitted a lamenting sound.

Chen Yuan’s sword was the Yuji Sword allocated by the Sect Leader, far superior to the other five Mystic Swords, thus could successfully block the Star Pearl. But he himself couldn’t spare to assist others, after several breaths, three more perished on the field, their essence blood and bones entirely absorbed, the bead’s color had turned bright red all over.

He saw this situation wouldn’t succeed, immediately let out a long whistle, raising the Mystic Sword floating above, gathering thousands of white rainbows, stabilizing the chaotic Gang Wind around. But this move could only make the interior of about a mile radius subservient to the Gang Wind, further beyond was out of care, he transmitted, "Everyone, leave quickly, this is the decree from our Sect Leader, it must not be violated."

Fengxiang Sword Sect’s sect rules were strict, any violation would be severely punished. Long Jingcheng and Xu Gongming heard and decisively drove their sword light, breaking through the Gang Cloud, descending the Extreme Sky, while the rest weren’t so fortunate, one by one caught up by the Star Pearl and killed, essence blood and flesh devoured.

In the end, only Chen Yuan remained on the field, with four strands of yellow light flying to encircle him from all sides.

He merely watched coldly, not making a move to break the encirclement.

A hundred feet away, the spiritual mechanism fluctuated, and Guo Monarch walked out from hiding, a banner fluttering above him, he gazed down and said, "Chen Yuan, if you quickly hand over the Treasure Beads, I can spare you a path."

Chen Yuan glanced at the banner above his head, his eyelids twitched and he was shocked inwardly.

If he wasn’t mistaken, this item should belong to Elder Jin of Kuxin Sect, used for concealment and hiding. Now it appeared in this person’s hand, the outcome was obvious, from this deduction, He Yizhu and the group likely fell victim too. He said deeply, "So this was your deliberate scheme."

Guo Monarch nodded and admitted, "That’s right, Chen Sect Leader only realizes now; isn’t it too late?"

He deliberately spread the news to lure Zhang Yan into a battle, enticing Kuxin and Fengxiang Sects to come, where he ambushed and intercepted halfway. So far, he has obtained the essence blood of eighteen Nascent Soul cultivators, compensating for previous losses.

Chen Yuan stared intently at his face, sternly asked, "You’re not Brother Shang, who are you actually?"

Guo Monarch laughed loudly, "Speaking of it, I should thank Sect Leader Chen; without Fengxiang Sword Sect’s aid, how could I have easily escaped?"

He was suppressed by the Great Power Expert for thousands of years, his Divine Soul already at the brink of dispersing. If no one lifted the prohibition, he would disappear on his own. Due to Fengxiang Sword Sect, he could reemerge.

Chen Yuan was no fool, thinking of the cause and effect, he had guessed some truth. Considering this person might be the fierce demon of ten thousand years ago, his heart sank slowly, previous fighting spirit also retreated, he raised his sword, pointing it, and numerous crystalline rainbows shot out like electric arrows, continuously driving back the four pieces of Primordial.

After finishing this, his face turned pale, almost unable to stand steady, struggling up, propelling himself upwards, sword light rolled up, a wisp of mist and smoke, flying south.

Guo Monarch seemed unsurprised, watched Chen Yuan’s flying figure and said from afar, "Chen Sect Leader, keep the Primordial Pearl well. When I am free from my plight, I’ll naturally come to claim it from your sect."

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