chsdbacks Chapter 32 The Chaos Seal and the Divine Furnace
Chapter 32 The Chaos Seal and the Divine Furnace
In front of the ruins of the main hall.
The wind stopped.
Du Chengkun stared at Li Xian, stunned for a moment.
He then burst into loud laughter, a wild laugh.
"Settle accounts? You think you can?"
Du Chengkun slammed his bronze halberd heavily onto the stone slab, creating a spiderweb-like pattern of cracks.
"A rogue cultivator from who-knows-where in the Other Shore Realm killed a few useless members of the Azure Cloud Sect, and he really thinks he's someone important? Today, the four sects are allied here, and two patriarchs are in charge. What makes you think you can stand up to them?"
Li Youran swiftly unfolded her folding fan and shook her head:
"act recklessly."
Li Xian ignored them.
He flipped his left hand over, revealing more than a dozen palm-sized blue-patterned array flags in his palm.
These are the protective array flags from the Qingxia Sect's treasury. After Xuan Qingzi died, they became his spoils of war.
With divine power infused, the battle flags swelled in the wind and transformed into streams of light that rushed toward the four corners of the main peak.
"boom!"
A tall, blue flag was inserted into the rock strata, its surface fluttering. A light curtain rose from the ground, closed in mid-air, and inverted into a huge semi-circular light shield, completely sealing off the entire main peak platform.
Du Chengkun's laughter stopped abruptly.
The more than four hundred disciples from the four sects looked at each other in bewilderment.
"What is he doing? Blocking off our escape route?"
A disciple of the Luoxia Sect looked utterly astonished.
"Fool! He's afraid we'll run away!" Li Youran closed her folding fan, her face grim. "Utterly arrogant!"
Qi Yuan, the Supreme Elder of the Li Huo Sect, stepped forward.
He was dressed in red, with white hair and beard, and released the oppressive aura of the third level of the Dao Palace without reservation.
The surrounding air became viscous.
Several disciples with weaker cultivation levels collapsed to the ground, their legs giving way.
"Young people don't know how high the sky is or how thick the earth is."
Qi Yuan's voice was hoarse, revealing a haughty indifference:
"You think you can trap me with a broken formation? Today, I will extract your soul and burn it like a lantern in the sky."
Qi Yuan made his move.
He did not form hand seals.
No weapons were used.
He simply raised his right hand casually and grabbed forward.
The Dao Palace deities activated, and the liver's divine storage burst forth with boundless wood-elemental essence, transforming into a three-zhang-long (approximately 10 meters) dark blue claw.
The giant claw crackled with lightning and arcs of electricity, carrying a terrifying power capable of tearing through steel, as it slammed down on Li Xian.
The air was compressed by the giant claws.
It emitted a piercing sonic boom—
"Die!"
A look of pleasure flashed in Du Chengkun's eyes.
Li Xian stood still, without moving.
Raise only the right hand and make a mudra with the five fingers.
Japanese seal.
The magic techniques passed down from Qingxia Sect were deduced to the Four Extremes Realm by Li Xian.
The bitter sea of the other shore, which has undergone nine transformations, is boiling. The magnificent foundation built up by 110,000 catties of pure source material has transformed the sun into a brilliant golden sun.
There were no fancy moves.
Li Xian unleashed a powerful strike.
The golden sun flew from his hand, meeting the giant, dark blue claw.
The moment they made contact, there was no stalemate; it was a pure crushing defeat.
"Snap!"
The lightning dissipated.
The wood element disintegrates.
The giant, dark blue claw, accompanied by lightning, was like glass, and was smashed to pieces by the golden sun.
The remaining force of the sun's rays did not diminish; it transformed into a golden beam that pierced directly through Qi Yuan's protective aura.
"Bang!"
The sound of flesh and blood exploding rang out.
Qi Yuan's right arm was shattered at the shoulder, turning into ashes.
The entire room fell silent.
Du Chengkun's eyes bulged out, and he made meaningless gurgling sounds in his throat.
The folding fan in Li Youran's hand fell to the ground, and her whole body stiffened.
one strike.
To cross a major realm and three minor realms, and to cripple the arm of the Supreme Elder of the Third Heaven of the Dao Palace—what a prodigy this is, it's simply unimaginable!
"ah--!"
Qi Yuan screamed and was forced to retreat more than ten feet.
He used his left hand to press acupoints on his shoulder to stop the bleeding, his eyes filled with disbelief, horror, and resentment.
"You...you've been hiding your cultivation level?!"
Qi Yuan roared in anger, unable to believe that he had been defeated; it was too humiliating.
Li Xian stopped.
His expression was calm.
It was as if he had just casually swatted a fly.
"Too weak."
He commented softly.
Qi Yuan's face turned ashen. He bit his tongue, spitting out a mouthful of blood essence. The flesh buds at the severed arm began to wriggle, and the bones regenerated.
Daoist cultivators who unlock the Wood God's Treasury possess formidable vitality, making it easy for them to regenerate severed limbs. However, this consumes a great deal of their life essence, and in severe cases, it can even shorten their lifespan.
"You little beast, I'll make sure you die a horrible death!"
Qi Yuan completely lost control.
He formed an ancient mudra with his hands.
The ultimate martial art of the Li Huo Sect – the Embracing Mountain Seal.
As the hand seals were formed, spiritual energy surged wildly above the main peak.
A phantom image of a five-zhang-tall earthen yellow mountain materialized out of thin air, with rocks and vegetation clearly visible, and with a heavy aura of suppressing all things, it crashed down.
Before the mountain even hit the ground, the main peak's stone slabs were already cracked in large areas.
The disciples from the four factions were thrown over by the shockwave and scrambled to escape towards the edge of the light barrier.
"Immortal Master!"
Lei Ying gasped in shock.
Li Xian looked up.
Looking at the mountains looming overhead.
Both hands are raised simultaneously, performing a mysterious hand seal.
With his left hand forming the Moon Seal, an icy blue crescent moon appeared, radiating a chilling aura that could freeze one's very soul.
With his right hand forming a sun seal, a golden sun rises, releasing its intense heat that incinerates everything.
The sun and moon shine together.
This is not a technique of the Qingxia Sect.
This is Li Xian's transformation through life and death.
A variant that was deduced independently by using the imagery of Bodhi branches and a chaotic millstone.
Hands together—
The sun and moon collided, but instead of exploding, they merged together.
A wisp of hazy, chaotic energy emanated from the confluence, heavy, ancient, and all-consuming.
The imprint of the chaotic sun and moon.
Li Xian lifted it up with both hands and slammed it hard against the falling mountain.
"Boom—!"
A deafening roar tore through the sky.
The illusory mountain image froze the moment it came into contact with the Chaos Sun and Moon Seal.
Then, starting from the bottom, it began to crumble piece by piece.
The earth-yellow spiritual energy was crushed and devoured by the chaotic aura, turning into nothingness.
Baoshan Seal, utterly defeated.
The Chaos Sun and Moon Seal continued its relentless advance, striking Qi Yuan in the chest.
Qi Yuan's crimson robes turned to ashes in an instant, and his protective magic weapon shattered into pieces.
The entire ribcage collapsed inward, all the ribs were broken, and the internal organs were shattered.
It flew backward like a cannonball, crashing hard into the array's light barrier before sliding down, leaving a shocking trail of blood.
"Cough...cough cough..."
Qi Yuan coughed up mouthfuls of blood mixed with fragments of internal organs, his breath becoming extremely weak.
Two moves.
A powerful expert at the third level of the Dao Palace realm is on the verge of death.
Du Chengkun's legs went weak, and he knelt directly on the ground.
He finally understood what kind of monster he had provoked.
A golden lotus phantom flashed beneath Li Xian's feet.
Golden Lotus Body Technique.
In the blink of an eye, he traversed a distance of dozens of feet and appeared in front of Qi Yuan.
The dagger was drawn, its blade pointing directly at Qi Yuan, the leader.
If it can be solved with a single strike, then there's no wasting words.
Just as the blade was about to sever Qi Yuan's throat, Qi Yuan suddenly opened his mouth and spat out a beam of red light.
It was a crystal-clear bronze incense burner that was only an inch tall.
The bronze furnace swelled in the wind, growing to a height of three zhang (approximately 10 meters), blocking Qi Yuan's path.
The furnace walls are engraved with intricate flame patterns, and the lid is half-open, spewing out towering flames.
"clang!"
The monk's knife struck the bronze furnace, sending sparks flying.
Li Xian felt an overwhelming and irresistible force rebounding from him, his hands went numb, and he took three steps back.
"The Divine Furnace of Departing Fire?"
Ning Qingyi exclaimed in surprise from a distance.
"Replacement of Imperial Weapons..."
Li Xian stared at the bronze furnace, rarely showing any desire.
The predecessor of the true supreme imperial weapon, the Sun God Furnace.
It contains early Dao patterns from the Great Emperor Hengyu.
If the deity within hadn't changed its form, a single flame would have been enough to burn him to ashes.
Using the bronze furnace as a barrier, Qi Yuan frantically circulated his profound energy to mend his broken bones and forcibly suppress his injuries.
He hid behind the bronze furnace, his face contorted in a ferocious grimace.
"You little beast, you forced me to use the sect's sacred furnace; you have every reason to be proud!"
"A piece of trash is a piece of trash, even if it has a powerful weapon." An old voice came from behind the crowd.
The old leader of Xuan Yue Cave, Zhao Wuji, is about to make a move.
He was wearing a faded blue robe.
Slowly walk through the crowd to the center of the platform.
He didn't look at Qi Yuan, but stared intently at Li Xian, a terrifying glint flashing in his cloudy eyes.
"The other shore realm possesses divine power even greater than that of the third level of the Dao Palace. While lacking any special physical characteristics, it can still generate chaotic energy."
Zhao Wuji's voice was low and deep, carrying a hint of coldness:
"This boy must not be allowed to live. Qi Yuan, let's join forces and kill him. Xuan Yue Cave only needs 30% of the source ore from Qingxia Sect."
Qi Yuan wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, gritting his teeth:
"Fine! I want him skinned alive!"
Two Dao Palace Third Heaven cultivators, one on the left and one on the right, sandwiched Li Xian in the middle.
The bronze furnace was engulfed in raging flames, as if a phoenix were crying out.
Behind Zhao Wuji, a phantom rose up, the secret treasure of Xuan Yue Cave.
The two terrifying pressures intertwined, causing the array's light barrier to distort violently.
Ning Qingyi closed her eyes in despair.
Lei Ying bit her lip hard, her nails digging into her palms, drawing blood.
Faced with the combined attack of two powerful figures, Li Xian sheathed his sword.
He closed his eyes and took a deep breath.
"Since you're in a hurry," Li Xian opened his eyes, a silver light swirling deep within his pupils, "then let's set off together."
"boom!"
He held his hands up to the sky.
Above Li Xian's head.
A hazy, chaotic current of energy gathered and transformed into an ancient, simple seal.
This seal has no specific shape, yet it seems to be creating the world and bearing the weight of the heavens.
Facing the two attackers, Li Xian showed no fear. He took a step forward, and the stone slab beneath his feet turned to dust.
"Let's fight!"