Daoist Competition

At the instant the scroll was fully unfurled, Ancestor Hui Xuan and Daoist Ji suddenly felt a void in their hearts, their expressions changing dramatically.

Below, Zhang Yan’s figure vanished without a trace!

At the same time, Elder You’s vision blurred as a sword light leaped forward, instantly tearing through his protective treasure light, coming straight at him.

At this moment, he was trapped by the Five Elements Escape Technique, unable to move, and was greatly astonished, desperately trying to activate his Dharma Treasure, hoping to protect himself.

However, that sword light was indeed too swift, and because most of his spiritual power and mana were infused into the seal, when he tried to draw back, he was inevitably a beat too slow, helplessly watching the cold light streak through, cutting his body into two!

A golden light barely appeared on the "Imperial Seal Map," and the caster was killed, flickering for a few breaths before it closed, returning to the scroll’s original appearance, wobbling as it fell to the ground along with the two halves of the corpse.

A hundred feet away, a figure flickered, and Zhang Yan reappeared.

Standing in the clouds with his hands behind his back, dozens of sword lights also flew over, gathering around him, swirling like stardust, revolving back and forth.

His battle experience was incredibly rich. Just now, seeing Elder You eager to approach, with Ancestor Hui Xuan and Daoist Ji creating opportunities for him, he immediately guessed that once he got close, he would surely unleash a formidable technique, likely posing a threat. So he decided to turn the strategy against them, intentionally letting him in, then unexpectedly attacked with a flying sword as Elder You was about to issue a command, successfully killing him with one stroke.

Almost simultaneously, he used the Five Elements Escape Technique to break free from the Forbidden Locking Skill, escaping into the air, causing the command to miss its mark. The timing of this maneuver was well executed; even a slight deviation would have meant falling into the trap. If not for his vast battle experience and mastery of superior skills and methods, it would have been impossible to achieve.

Ancestor Hui Xuan’s face suddenly became a bit darker; in just a moment after the battle began, the person he had high hopes for was killed, which was quite a bad start.

A chill rose in his heart at this moment. In fact, You Bingyi hadn’t made a mistake; he was just slightly too eager. But this minor flaw was perceived by the opponent, who then exploited it to strike with lethal precision. This demonstrated that the adversary was extremely adept at seizing winning opportunities, and any slight negligence could lead to death and destruction.

Moreover, Zhang Yan, a Nascent Soul Second Realm Cultivator, managing to escape from the joint Forbidden Locking of him and Daoist Ji was truly unexpected.

The reason a Nascent Soul Third Realm Great Cultivator could suppress lower cultivators was not only due to profound Daoist cultivation but largely relying on their mastery of such Gate Dao Skills. If this skill failed, the outcome of the fight would become highly unpredictable. Especially this opponent, who seemed to possess a similar ability to restrict heaven and earth, which was most concerning.

It wasn’t just Ancestor Hui Xuan; even Daoist Ji felt it troublesome. Yet, as an arrow on a drawn bow, there was no turning back, and giving up now was utterly impossible. They exchanged a glance and then moved to encircle Zhang Yan from left and right.

Meanwhile, Qu Changzhi, having witnessed Elder You’s fate, dared not get too close, and under the cover of the Heaven and Earth Restriction Technique, even flying was greatly challenging. Let alone interfering in the battle circle, he had to wander outside, seeking an opportunity to strike.

Zhang Yan’s gaze swept across, already discerning from their expressions that killing Elder You first was indeed correct. Although the two opponents were both Nascent Soul Third Realm Cultivators, and he was confident of defeating them, killing them both wasn’t easy.

During the Dragon Pillar Battle, even though Rong Junzhong was not his match head-on, utilizing a strategy of evasive combat tactics, he could still engage Zhang Yan in a drawn-out duel.

Though he possessed the Five Elements Escape Technique, the opponents’ Daoist cultivation was higher than his, making it challenging to pin them down, thus requiring a clever scheme to eliminate the enemy before him.

After pondering briefly, he devised a plan. Raising his hand, the Qiankun Leaf emerged from the Gang Cloud, spinning in mid-air, creating a golden light curtain, enveloping his body within.

Then, with a shift of will, dozens of sword lights soared into the sky, raining down like a storm upon Ancestor Hui Xuan.

The entire attack focused on the right path, completely ignoring Daoist Ji coming from the left.

Daoist Ji, seeing Zhang Yan’s action, quickly understood the intention behind it with his experienced intuition.

In his mind, Zhang Yan fighting two alone might be without complete confidence in himself, so he relied on his powerful protective treasure, abandoned one side, and aimed to fully assault Hui Xuan first. After breaking one path, he could then turn to deal with him.