Chapter 541: Blood Oath |
"Xu Jin Kui!"
Realizing that the Mountain Protection Array was attacking him, the descended grandmaster widened his eyes in disbelief and roared in anger.
Even though he was a True Immortal, he dared not confront the Mountain Protection Array crafted by Master Xu.
At the moment the sword light reached him, the grandmaster hastily used the technique of shrinking the earth to dodge.
However, the gravity of the Xuan Gui Pearl and the slowing effect of the Dark God power weighed down on him, and even with the full effort of two True Immortals, they could only move a little over twenty meters.
The sword light, swift as a meteor, changed direction and once again pierced towards them from all directions, sealing off all their escape routes.
If they fled again, they would surely be slain by the sword light.
With no other choice, the two True Immortals could only raise their spiritual power shields to withstand the sword light of the Mountain Protection Array.
The sword light fell like raindrops on the shields they supported.
Although the sword light was blocked, the two True Immortals had no hands free to counterattack.
After all, the Xuan Gui Pearl was constantly suppressing them.
...
Seeing the power of the Mountain Protection Array, Du Ge felt immense relief in his heart.
Fortunately, Xu Jin Kui was affected by a skill at the time and did not attack him.
Otherwise, faced with endless attacks, with his cultivation level at the time, once his divine power was exhausted, he would likely have been chopped into mincemeat by the endless sword light.
He knew that he was not yet the complete form of the Sun God and the Dark God.
Magical treasures, spiritual power, skills, magic...
None could be lacking.
The path of cultivation is long and arduous!
Du Ge silently calculated in his heart.
...
The main component of the Mountain Protection Array was Master Xu's Heavenly Assistant Sword, and the two True Immortals suppressed by the array surprisingly had no magical treasures to counter it...
It seems that in this world, magical treasures, like myths on Earth, are not common items.
However, Master Xu truly spared no expense for his dojo!
...
"Xu Jin Kui, stop immediately, do you know what you're doing?" The grandmaster struggled to maintain the spiritual power shield, angrily reprimanding, "Considering you've been bewitched by demons, stop the Mountain Protection Array, and I can forgive and forget."
Xu Jin Kui turned a deaf ear.
The combination of Dao resonance, Dao foundation, and the Heavenly Demon Patriarch was enough to make him take the risk.
"Jin Shou, Jin Lu, Jin Ping, Jin Cheng, aren't you going to lend the Sect Leader a hand?" Du Ge urged the four peak masters standing in a daze nearby, "Opportunities must be seized by your own hands."
The group was startled.
Zhao Jin Lu was the first to act, swinging the Mountain Guardian Sword in his hand, "Grandmaster, forgive us!"
The sword light from Celestial Pine Peak joined the fray.
Next came Zhou Jin Ping and the others.
Five different colored sword lights enveloped the grandmaster's spiritual power shield, making a rustling sound, like the firepower of five star destroyers covering an innocent little tank.
The grandmaster's spiritual power shield visibly shrank.
"Xu Jin Kui, you are betraying your master and ancestors..."
"When the Celestial Masters find out what you've done, you're doomed!"
"Other disciples of Dragon and Tiger Mountain, aren't you going to stop Xu Jin Kui? Do you want to be buried with him?"
"Colluding with demons, betraying your master and ancestors, Xu Jin Kui, do you think this little Dragon and Tiger Mountain can withstand the wrath of the Celestial Masters?"
...
The grandmaster's furious voice echoed like a barrage, resounding throughout Dragon and Tiger Mountain.
The many disciples of the outer and inner sects of Dragon and Tiger Mountain were all stunned.
The voice reached Elder Daoming, who was cultivating at the foot of the mountain. His figure flickered, and in an instant, he returned to Celestial Master Peak. Seeing the scene before him, he didn't hesitate for a moment and joined the battle.
In front of the Mountain Protection Array, Daoming's sword light had minimal effect, but his participation was a statement of attitude.
In Tianshi Hall.
The remaining celestial beings and Elemental Infant stage cultivators were all stunned.
They knew nothing of the Heavenly Demon or the matter of reshaping the Dao foundation, and their impression of Du Ge was still stuck at comprehending Dao resonance, banding together to intercept Master Xu and establish a new sect.
Among them were indeed some opportunists, only thinking of comprehending Dao resonance to ascend early, and relying on the physique understood through Dao resonance to join Master Xu for a good future...
But now, the Sect Leader suddenly attacked the immortals sent down by the Celestial Master's Mansion.
For a moment, everyone was dumbfounded.
...
"Grandmaster, what does this mean?" A celestial stage cultivator, dry-mouthed, looked at Du Ge and asked, "Now that we've killed the immortals sent by the Celestial Master's Mansion, won't we alert the enemy, and in the future, when we ascend..."
"Jin Ting, the matter of Dao resonance has been exposed." Du Ge, with an unforgettable memory, smiled at him and reminded, "If I'm taken back to the celestial realm, your opportunities will be cut off too. Isn't that serious enough? The Sect Leader has already acted, what are you waiting for..."
As he spoke, Du Ge's gaze swept over the remaining people in Tianshi Hall, his eyes showing encouragement.
Liao Jiulong and his disciples resolutely joined the attack group.
Their attacks were like scratching an itch, better than nothing, but like Daoming, it was all about attitude. Everything they had was given by the grandmaster, so naturally, where the grandmaster's blade pointed was where their hearts lay.
Aside from the three of them, the rest did not move.
The relentless destruction indeed stirs the evil thoughts in people's hearts, but in the face of life and death, any evil thoughts can be suppressed.
If they can't comprehend Dao resonance, so be it, but if they kill the immortals from the Celestial Master's Mansion, once Master Xu blames them, their lives will be forfeit!
The Mountain Protection Array can deal with True Immortals, but can it deal with Heavenly Immortals?
Moreover, over the millennia, just Dragon and Tiger Mountain alone has seen countless predecessors ascend, not to mention the scattered immortals allocated by the celestial realm to the Celestial Master's Mansion...
There's no need for the Celestial Masters to act; the Celestial Master's Mansion can easily send down dozens of True Immortals, and Dragon and Tiger Mountain wouldn't be able to resist!
Madness!
The Sect Leader has gone mad!
Or perhaps, this so-called grandmaster is truly a chaotic demon, and the Sect Leader has been bewitched by him...
Killing him might restore everything to normal.
They can't let the immortals from the Celestial Master's Mansion die on Dragon and Tiger Mountain...
It takes all kinds to make a world.
In Tianshi Hall, everyone had different thoughts.
On one side was the unknown future of Dao resonance, on the other was the deeply rooted Celestial Master's Mansion.
Seeing the grandmaster's protective shield being suppressed smaller and smaller by the Mountain Protection Array, in imminent danger, finally, a celestial stage cultivator unwilling to be buried with Du Ge couldn't hold back.
"Grandmaster, don't worry, I'm here to help you."
"Sect Leader, stop fighting, we've been bewitched by demons, kill the demon, confess to the Celestial Masters, and there's still hope."
"No matter how good Dao resonance is, if we're dead, it's all for nothing."
"Demon, die!"
...
A celestial stage cultivator suddenly attacked Du Ge.
Du Ge sneered, and the Xuan Gui Pearl suppressing the grandmaster suddenly changed direction, shocking everyone in Tianshi Hall.
Then.
The sword light transformed by divine power flew out from his sleeve, plunging into the seven orifices of those people.
In an instant, it tore the shouting people into pieces.
An enhanced version of the seven-orifice touch.
Blood and limbs splattered everywhere...
Elemental Infants flew out of their bodies, fleeing in panic.
But the Xuan Gui Pearl suppressed not only their physical bodies; under its pressure, the Elemental Infants moved exceptionally slowly.
Seeing the panic-stricken Elemental Infants, Du Ge flicked out a few new seven-orifice touches, casually tearing the Elemental Infants apart as well!
The sudden scene stunned everyone in Tianshi Hall.
The restless crowd was immediately frightened.
"Good advice is hard to heed for those destined to die. Taking the grandmaster's benefits and still attacking him, do you really think there's a free lunch in the world?" Feeling the attribute boost brought by the brutality, Du Ge lowered his face, looked around at everyone in the hall, his expression indifferent, "And you? Do you also want to attack the grandmaster?"
He had long anticipated this situation.
Without sufficient deterrence, relying solely on grand promises and the free offering of Dao resonance, how could he possibly win their loyalty?
A kind person is bullied, a good horse is ridden.
Throughout history, which renowned figure didn't emerge from a sea of corpses and blood?
Giving them a glimpse of Dao resonance, they really thought he was a pushover!
"Anyone who dares to attack the grandmaster will die." Xu Jin Kui, already seeing red, diverted some sword light, aiming at everyone in Tianshi Hall, threatening with a tiger's gaze. As the head of a sect, failing to control his subordinates was his dereliction of duty.
With the Xuan Gui Pearl in front and the Mountain Protection Array behind.
And the seemingly amiable, innocent grandmaster who could easily crush people to dust, not even sparing the Elemental Infants, who would dare to act rashly!
This child full of Dao resonance was no opportunity; he was clearly a demon!
Offending the Celestial Master's Mansion indeed meant certain death, but offending the grandmaster meant death now, and dying in vain.
If they could delay death for a moment, they would.
After all, when they contemplated Dao resonance, they had already planned to betray Master Xu...
...
"Xu Jin Kui, spare me, let me return to the celestial realm, I can pretend nothing happened..."
Suddenly, the grandmaster's terrified voice came.
Before he finished speaking.
The protective shield that the two True Immortals had been struggling to maintain was already breached by the Mountain Protection Array, and countless flying swords instantly pierced their bodies.
Without the suppression of the Xuan Gui Pearl, the two struggled to continuously use escape techniques to dodge, drawing their flying swords to block the sword light, but while they could block one or two, how could they possibly block countless dense sword lights?
Screams echoed one after another.
In no time, the two True Immortals were covered in blood.
Seeing the two True Immortals about to die under the Mountain Protection Array, Du Ge suddenly said, "Stop!"
The sword light abruptly ceased.
Xu Jin Kui let out a long breath, his face a bit pale, and quickly took the opportunity to regulate his breathing.
The Mountain Protection Array drew on the spiritual power of Dragon and Tiger Mountain and the formations inscribed on the Heavenly Assistant Sword, but maintaining the Mountain Protection Array also required his own cultivation.
In this short time, at least half of his spiritual power was consumed.
"Demon, why not kill me?" The grandmaster, given a moment to breathe, glared angrily at Du Ge, reprimanding.
As he spoke.
He reached into his robe and pulled out an elixir, about to put it in his mouth.
But just as he took out the Golden Elixir, his vision suddenly went black, once again shrouded by the Dark God power. When his sight returned, he had nothing in his hands.
The elixir, the flying sword, and even his clothes were all stripped clean...
The two stood there stark naked, bound with ropes transformed by the Dark God power.
The elixir was an important trophy for Du Ge, how could he let him consume it and restore his immortal power? Moreover, Du Ge's skill in stripping people of their clothes, honed on countless Alien Star battlefields, was already perfected.
With the help of divine power, there was no clothing in the world he couldn't remove.
...
Realizing what Du Ge had done to him, the grandmaster was immediately furious: "Thief, I will never reconcile with you, kill me if you must, why humiliate me?"
"A gentleman can be killed but not humiliated." The True Immortal, who had been silent, glared at Du Ge, trembling all over. He spoke with bravado, but his eyes were full of fear. He probably never imagined a mortal daring to slay an immortal.
The reshaped immortal body was perfect, with almost no excess flesh.
The recovery speed of the immortal body was incredibly fast. Even without consuming the elixir, the wounds from the sword light had already healed in this short time, leaving no scars.
This recovery ability was no weaker than that of Alien Star warriors.
In other words, as long as Alien Star warriors ascended to immortality, their obvious traits could be concealed...
But other Alien Star warriors didn't have his divine power. In such a world, wanting to utilize the Keywords while bypassing this strict surveillance system to ascend to immortality, how could it be easy?
Unless he completely disrupted this world?
But doing so would also create many hidden enemies for himself!
Ha!
Better take care of himself first!
Du Ge shook his head, casting aside these chaotic thoughts.
Now, rankings and resources were no longer as important to him; he sought harvest and growth.
And the powerful recovery ability of the two True Immortals made Du Ge increasingly feel that this Alien Star battlefield would yield great rewards.
...
Du Ge toyed with the flying sword in his hand.
The material of the immortal sword far surpassed the flying sword he held. Du Ge used divine power to dispel the immortal power within.
Previously, the flying swords he acquired could easily erase the imprints within, but he encountered some resistance with the immortal sword.
However, perhaps the three-in-one divine power was too domineering, he still managed to erase the imprint.
Seeing this, the grandmaster bound by the Dark God power couldn't help but widen his eyes: "Who exactly are you?"
"Jin Kui, well done." Du Ge glanced at him, then turned to Xu Jin Kui, smiling, "Aren't you going to introduce your grandmaster to me?"
"To the grandmaster." Xu Jin Kui, feeling guilty for betraying his master and ancestors, averted his gaze from the grandmaster he had subdued, turning to Du Ge, "He is my grandmaster, Xu Jinghui."
"And him?" Du Ge looked at the True Immortal beside Xu Jinghui.
"Don't know." Xu Jin Kui shook his head.
"Rebellious disciple." Xu Jinghui sneered, "When this matter spreads, I want to see how you handle it."
"Jin Kui, come here." Du Ge shook his head with a smile, beckoning Xu Jin Kui, "Today you've made a great contribution, the grandmaster rewards you with the reshaping of your Dao foundation, you may freely choose among the three elements of light, darkness, and water."
Xu Jin Kui trembled with excitement, looking at Du Ge in surprise. Wasn't this the moment he had been waiting for, betraying his master and ancestors?
"Grandmaster, I choose the light spiritual body." Xu Jin Kui eagerly came before Du Ge, knelt down, and said with a trembling voice.
Du Ge placed his hand on his crown, instantly transforming him into a Messenger of the Sun God.
"Zhao Jin Lu, Chi Jin Shou, Zhou Jin Ping, Song Jin Cheng, you have also made contributions in battle, you may also choose a spiritual body for the grandmaster to reshape your Dao foundation." Du Ge looked at the other peak masters.
"Grandmaster, I choose light (water)..."
The four made their choices, two choosing light, two choosing water, but none chose to become a Messenger of the Dark God.
Du Ge did not interfere with their choices, helping them improve their Dao foundation.
The people in Tianshi Hall were dumbfounded.
Xu Jinghui looked at Du Ge in shock and asked, "You... you can actually reshape their Dao foundation, you're not a demon, who exactly are you?"
"Is there anyone else dissatisfied with their Dao foundation?" Du Ge smiled, glancing back at everyone in the hall, "You can come and stab your grandmaster once, and the grandmaster can help you transform a meridian. If you make further contributions in the future, the grandmaster can also reshape your Dao foundation."
"You..." Xu Jinghui was stunned, suddenly understanding Du Ge's intention in keeping him alive. He trembled all over, "You... you want to control Dragon and Tiger Mountain?"
"What else?" Du Ge looked at him with a smile, "A single tree doesn't make a forest, a single thread doesn't make a line. If you want to accomplish something in this world, you always have to find a few helpers. Besides, I'm genuinely offering benefits!"
As he spoke.
Du Ge looked at Liao Jiulong, "Liao Jiulong, Du Ziming, Liu Ziyun, show them the results of your cultivation over the past two days."
"Yes."
Liao Jiulong and his disciples responded, leaping into the air, each demonstrating the effects of divine power.
The people in Tianshi Hall showed envy, but the thought of stabbing that sword meant completely severing ties with the Celestial Master's Mansion, and everyone hesitated.
"At this point, you don't think there's still a way out, do you?" Du Ge shook his head with a smile, "How about this, I'll give you an additional benefit, in the hall, the first three people to stab Xu Jinghui will have their Dao foundation reshaped by me, the last three will be ground to dust..."
Before he finished speaking.
A flurry of figures appeared before Du Ge.
At least seven or eight people simultaneously attacked, stabbing their flying swords into Xu Jinghui. Most of these people were at the celestial stage, but due to their qualifications, they had no confidence in ascending. Now, with the opportunity to reshape their Dao foundation, how could they hesitate...
With someone taking the lead.
In the face of a life-threatening situation, who dared to fall behind, they scrambled to unleash their flying swords, stabbing their grandmaster.
Du Ge had already proven he would kill, and no one wanted to be the last three.
Moreover.
Xu Jinghui had ascended decades ago, and the affection between Dragon and Tiger Mountain cultivators and him had long faded.
For a moment.
In Tianshi Hall, all that could be heard was "Forgive us, grandmaster," as no one dared to look back at the statue of Master Xu holding a sword standing there.
In no time.
Xu Jinghui was turned into a porcupine.
He looked down at the flying swords stuck in his body, then at the group of disciples with bloodshot eyes, treating him like prey. He felt Dragon and Tiger Mountain was so unfamiliar at this moment. His heart was filled with sorrow, and he painfully closed his eyes. Dragon and Tiger Mountain was finished!
The follower behind Xu Jinghui trembled, not even daring to look up at Du Ge.
He was a cultivator from a small sect, who had luckily ascended to the celestial realm after hundreds of years of cultivation, assigned to the Celestial Master's Mansion, thinking he had found a good home.
He could use the name of the Celestial Master's Mansion to help his sect, but who knew that shortly after ascending, he would encounter such a terrifying situation.
The actions of that child were clearly like those of a demon!
This life was probably going to end here.
Had he known, he wouldn't have ascended, it would have been better to stay in the mortal world as a ghost god...
"You three, come here."
Du Ge's eyesight was excellent, even though the first seven or eight people seemed to simultaneously stab their flying swords into Xu Jinghui, he could distinguish the order.
Calling them out, he didn't give them a choice, transforming them into Messengers of the Dark God.
Xu Jin Kui and the others had used the Mountain Protection Array to earn the opportunity to reshape their Dao foundation, while others simply stabbed once and gained the same opportunity, but they dared not and would not question the grandmaster's decision.
Because they all knew, having slain the celestial envoy, they had already severed ties with the Celestial Master's Mansion, and Dragon and Tiger Mountain needed more powerful allies, so they couldn't be stingy at this time.
Aside from the first three, Du Ge continued to help the others transform their meridians, but did not help them reshape their complete Dao foundation. However, even transforming one meridian gave them hope.
No one dared to complain.
When it came to the last three, Du Ge stopped.
Looking at the three Elemental Infant stage cultivators kneeling before him, trembling, Du Ge smiled, reassuring them, "What are you afraid of, the grandmaster was joking with you. Stabbing that sword has already proven your courage, being slow was only because your cultivation level was insufficient, how could the grandmaster take your lives over such a small matter?
Come, the grandmaster will also help you transform a meridian, diligently cultivate and serve the grandmaster. Remember the fear between life and death, use this fear as motivation to strive forward, the grandmaster believes that one day, you will be brave and not fall behind anyone."
Having escaped death and even received a reward, the three Elemental Infant stage cultivators felt like they were on a roller coaster, ending with only joy. Looking at Du Ge, the three heads heavily kowtowed to the ground, "Thank you, grandmaster, we will remember your words and follow your lead from now on..."
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