Chapter 662: Wait, Stop
Upon hearing this, Celestial Light True Monarch could only look towards Phecda Peak.
Unfortunately, this Star-Pivot Sword Spirit Profound True Monarch remained silent, clearly having no intention of denying it.
Celestial Light True Monarch felt helpless. If this matter were truly investigated, True Monarch Tong Xuan would be in for a world of trouble.
But True Monarch Tong Xuan was of the most direct lineage in the Wansheng Sword Sect, with a pure and orthodox background, a true disciple in the Daoist Lord’s line. Naturally, he couldn’t touch him, and he wouldn’t dare.
And so, he could only let the matter drop.
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Within the Primordial Sect, Nine Abyss Profound Evil True Monarch Dong Ming sensed what was happening. Her gaze turned to the Eastern Wilderness, and a trace of excitement appeared on her face when she saw True Monarch Qing Yuan’s predicament.
"A Fake Gold Position? Using the Taiyin Profound Mirror Dao Fruit as fuel... what a truly brilliant move."
She could clearly feel the immense power Xu Yunfan had forcibly raised himself to—a power belonging to the Golden Core level—as well as the unique Dao Rhyme dissipating from the collapsing Dao Fruit Core.
’Qingyuan misled me! To think this boy had such courage and methods; I can’t believe I failed to see through him before.’
A faint trace of annoyance and astonishment flashed through her mind.
At the border of the Puchen Pure Land, on the Great Awakening Lotus Platform where he sat opposite True Monarch Pu Du.
The Great Awakening Bodhisattva’s lowered eyelids lifted slightly, his gaze seeming to pierce through endless space to land upon Xu Yunfan.
For the first time, a hint of gravity appeared on his face, which was usually full of wisdom and compassion.
"Supreme Forgetting Emotions, the Wansheng Sword Sect’s Linn Character Technique. To use this technique as a foundation to forcibly borrow the power of an Outer Dao Fruit Position and perform such a heaven-defying act... Fellow Daoist Qingyuan is in peril."
He saw the trajectory of True Monarch Qing Yuan’s fate being locked in place. He saw the terrifying killing intent contained within that Star Banner.
The Great Awakening Bodhisattva looked at True Monarch Pu Du, who sat opposite him, seemingly devoid of any emotion.
"True Monarch, you’re not going to stop this?"
True Monarch Pu Du said coldly, "My Primordial Sect believes in the law of the jungle."
"But I also recall a rule that forbids killing fellow sect members."
"Is that so? I didn’t see anything. Bodhisattva, your eyes must be playing tricks on you."
"..."
「Wansheng Sword Sect, Twelve Peaks.」
At the very instant Xu Yunfan activated the Linn Character Technique, everyone on the Twelve Sword Peaks—from the Elders in secluded cultivation to the disciples practicing their swordsmanship—felt their hearts and spirits tremble violently.
"The Linn Character Technique?!"
"This aura... it’s the Linn Character Technique! Who is it?! Who could possibly invoke such a vast Supreme Dao Rhyme?"
"It’s coming from the direction of the Eastern Wilderness! Could it be that Xu Yunfan?!"
"Impossible! The Linn Character Technique is our Sect’s most supreme secret teaching! Only those with Sword Heart Clarity and a Dao Heart stronger than Divine Iron can cultivate it, and even then, only a handful have ever succeeded. How could he..."
"This intent... His Supreme Forgetting Emotions must have reached the Transformation Realm!"
From all corners of the Sect, countless gazes filled with shock and horror used various methods to peer into the Eastern Wilderness.
The Linn Character Technique was left behind by the Sword Sect’s Daoist Lord, and in all the ages since, the number of people who have successfully cultivated it can be counted on one hand.
The ripple from the Linn Character Technique was like a boulder thrown into a calm lake, creating monstrous waves throughout the Wansheng Sword Sect, this Sword Dao Holy Land.
𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢
Above the Sword Peaks, the Divine Thoughts of several Golden Core True Monarchs instantly converged, filled with shock and inquiry.
As for Lv Chunyang, he paid no mind to any of this. He simply stared intently at the Eastern Wilderness, not even blinking.
’He himself had never managed to master the Linn Character Technique. To think a junior from the Taoist Sect had actually done it.’
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Xu Yunfan, naturally, had no time to spare for these shockwaves.
His heart was like a mirror of ice, his thoughts focused into a single point.
The brief time he had in the Fake Gold Position could not be wasted. Although the Divine Sky Dao Fruit was within reach, he was currently surrounded by powerful enemies that had to be eliminated first.
"Divine Sky Nine Heavens, Profound Vault Undying! I command the heavens, all thunder heed my call!"
His placid voice was like a decree from the Nine Heavens Thunder God. Under the lightning-fast thoughts of the Linn Character State and the immense power of the Fake Gold Position, the Divine Sky Nine Heavens Profound Vault Undying True Scripture was pushed to an unprecedented limit.
"Divine Sky Purple Mansion Destruction Celestial Gang Thunder Method!"
A radiant bolt of Purple Gold Divine Thunder, containing the supreme majesty to destroy Ten Thousand Laws and pass judgment upon the world, tore through the sky and struck down at True Monarch Qing Yuan!
"Nine Heavens Profound Vault Prison Guardian Earth Evil Thunder Technique!"
Immediately after, endless, ink-black Earth Evil God Thunder erupted from the ground, transforming into nine ferocious thunder dragons wrapped in Law Chains, sealing off all of True Monarch Qing Yuan’s escape routes!
"Taiyi Qingyuan Demonic Purification Thunder Skill!"
A pure and cleansing green lightning descended like blessed rain, forcibly dissolving the Immortal Palace Pure Qi wherever it passed.
"All Heaven Star Pivot Golden Gang Thunder Method!"
Taibai Sharp Gold Qi condensed into hundreds of millions of pale white bolts of Gold-breaking Technique gang thunder, which rained down like a torrential downpour, specifically targeting Protective Immortal Light and Magical Treasure Spirit Charm!
This was only the beginning.
Eight types of supreme Divine Thunder—each with completely different yet fundamentally connected attributes, all governed by the Divine Sky True Intent under the principle of Mutual Generation and Mutual Inhibition—were woven into a world-devouring net of destructive thunder under Xu Yunfan’s perfectly meticulous control.
The Great Sun Glaze World Purifying Fire Thunder, the Nine Nether Cold Ice Demon Suppressing Yin Thunder, the Primal Wu Earth Sealing Absolute Divine Thunder, the Green Wood Life and Death Rejuvenation Divine Thunder, the Gui Water Abyssal Demonic Destruction Thunder, the Taixu Yin Yang Annihilation Divine Thunder...
The Majestic Heavenly Gang Divine Sky Evil-Breaking Righteous Thunder!
In the end, all the Divine Thunders merged into one, becoming a single, world-piercing, purple-gold bolt of Evil-Breaking Righteous Thunder. Carrying the ultimate power to cleanse the universe and reshape the world, it locked onto True Monarch Qing Yuan.
"Stars of the Celestial Sphere, heed my command!"
Xu Yunfan’s icy voice rang out again.
The Star Spirit Banner in his sleeve flared with an eerie light as it unfurled, snapping in the wind.
Within the banner, three powerful Banner Spirits exuding the pressure of the Golden Core realm—Wisdom Sun Bodhisattva, Fighting King Buddha Wukong, and True Monarch Cang Ming, Han Shi—opened their eyes simultaneously. Together with the other Star Monarchs, who seemed weak, pitiful, and helpless in comparison, they linked as one. Immense Star Power and the Banner Spirits’ Origin connected with the stars in the heavens.
HUMMM!
A version of the All Heaven Star Formation—far vaster, more complete, and more murderously potent than ever before—took shape in an instant.
Illusions of hundreds of millions of stars appeared, and starlight cascaded down like tangible chains, transforming the battlefield into a celestial prison that sealed off heaven and earth.
The three Golden Core Banner Spirits took their positions in the core array eyes, completely filling the Grand Array’s final gap. This allowed it to finally unleash its terrifying power, now sufficient to trap and kill a Golden Core True Monarch.
The starlight was like a prison, brutally suppressing the operation of True Monarch Qing Yuan’s Qiankun Pure Qi Mysterious Dao True Skill.
"What?!"
True Monarch Qing Yuan’s expression changed dramatically.
The aura of death flooded over him like a tide.
Under the successive bombardment of the eight types of Divine Sky Divine Thunder and the powerful suppression of the All Heaven Star Formation, the Immortal Palace Pure Qi he was so proud of was rapidly disintegrating like melting ice and snow.
That Majestic Heavenly Gang Divine Sky Evil-Breaking Righteous Thunder had even directly shaken his Grotto Heaven.
He was starting to buckle under the pressure.
’He truly hadn’t expected Xu Yunfan to have another trick like this up his sleeve.’
"Xu Yunfan, stop!"
True Monarch Qing Yuan roared, frantically channeling his Immortal Palace Pure Qi to resist the world-destroying assault while shouting desperately.
"Don’t you remember?! It was I who guided you onto the path of cultivation! In the Divine Martial Realm, it was I who bestowed upon you the Beidou Purple Micro Celestial Spirit! It was I who taught you the Cause and Effect Secret Technique! Without me, would you even be here today?! I even treated you to a meal!"
He was trying to use their past favors to disturb Xu Yunfan’s Heart and Spirit. Even in this Supreme Forgetting Realm, if he could cause even a flicker of hesitation, he would have a chance to turn the tables.
However, the only response he received was an even more ferocious and precise barrage of thunder.
In the Linn Character State, Xu Yunfan’s heart was like timeless, profound ice—all thoughts were silent.