Chapter 1051: The Decoy (Bonus Chapter, Seeking Monthly Votes)
Chapter 1051: The Decoy (Bonus Chapter, Seeking Monthly Votes)
"Protect the Emperor!"
"No good, there's a formation set up in this hall, preventing us from acting. . ."
Seeing the Ma family head instantly smashed to death, all the ministers were immediately aghast.
Among them, some with sinister thoughts stared with suspicion at the Emperor enthroned at the highest point, believing he intended to make a move against the aristocratic families!
"Impudent!"
However, in the next instant, the Great Xin Emperor roared in fury.
As the master of the formation, he was the only cultivator in the hall who could fluently wield his magic power.
With that roar, a golden-yellow jade Ruyi flew out, instantly transforming into a golden flood dragon.
"Roar!"
The flood dragon's claw pressed down fiercely, instantly crushing the Imperial Marshal into a pulpy mess.
But from within the pulpy mess, a faint blood shadow emerged, darting across the hall, and pounced on a third-rank civil official.
The official screamed tragically as his flesh and blood vanished instantly, even his Nascent Soul completely corroded.
"It's the Blood Fiend Old Demon's Blood God Son!"
The Wang family head's eyes flickered; a talisman on his body burst into flames, and then he joined his fingers like a sword, slicing lightly.
A sword light that pierced through heaven and earth immediately slashed towards the Blood God Son.
Seeing this scene, a trace of fury flashed in the Great Xin Emperor's eyes.
The Great Xin Dynasty and the aristocratic clans ruling the world together was no joke!
Whether it was the Wang family or the Ma family, they actually had ways to bypass the formation's restrictions.
It was merely that the Ma family head had been a bit careless, which was why he was ambushed by the Blood God Son.
Pfft!
The Blood God Son was originally immune to suppression by Five Elements, wind, thunder, and other elemental cultivation techniques.
Yet, under that sword light, it let out a shriek of agony, seemingly as if an unrivaled sword intent had utterly annihilated all its cruel and malicious demonic thoughts.
"Lord Wang's divine might!"
Seeing this, the assembled civil and military officials finally relaxed, then became filled with righteous indignation: "That Blood Fiend Old Demon is truly shameless. . . to actually kill the Ma family head, we must hunt him down, even if we have to search heaven and earth, and annihilate him. . ."
Under the Nine Ranks Official System, most of the selected talents were of mediocre quality; apart from a handful, they were all talk and no action.
Now that their lives were threatened, they all became agitated and furious.
Boom!
At this moment, a surge of aura suddenly soared into the sky, parting the endless clouds and making the heavens a uniform azure.
A clear qi trailed gracefully, descending into the center of the great hall, revealing a middle-aged man with a dignified countenance.
"Old Ancestor. . ."
The Great Xin Emperor immediately bowed respectfully upon seeing this scene.
Fang Xi recognized him; this person was precisely one of the Golden Immortals who had besieged him back then, now reincarnated!
'He really achieved immortality. . . '
'Not only that, but he also seems to be contemplating the Dao of the Golden Immortal Primordial Spirit? '
'Indeed, by combining the essences of two Great Thousand Worlds, these Golden Immortals, who had lost hope in their path, now possess a glimmer of possibility to attain the Dao Monarch realm. . . '
Those who could ascend and become Golden Immortals were, in fact, individuals of great destiny from Shushan.
However, achieving the Dao Monarch realm remained a distant and unattainable goal.
Therefore, upon seeing what appeared to be a "shortcut", they couldn't help but reincarnate and give it a try.
After all, for cultivators in this Great Thousand World, reincarnation was not a difficult matter.
Even if this attempt went wrong, they could simply reincarnate once more, walk the ancient immortal path again, and with prior arrangements and assistance from their disciples, still have a high chance of re-attaining Golden Immortal status!
'So that's how it is, but. . . I'm here! '
Fang Xi sneered inwardly.
Just then, another mighty aura arrived in an instant, revealing a black-robed Immortal.
"Fellow Daoist Ma. . ."
The Royal Ancestor smiled upon seeing the black-robed Immortal: "You've also arrived?"
"With demon blood stirring chaos in the world, I had no choice but to come!"
The Ma family Immortal had a refined appearance, looking like a sixteen or seventeen-year-old youth, idly playing with a crystal-like sword light in his hand.
At this moment, his sword intent resonated with the heavens, moving freely with the wind.
Ten thousand sword lights erupted ferociously, immediately tearing apart a section of void.
Rumble!
A river of blood materialized, and endless true water of the blood sea surged forth, as if intent on corroding all creation, transforming even this imperial palace into a desperate blood hell.
"Blood Fiend Old Demon!"
The cultivators present cried out in alarm; some low-tier cultivators, upon seeing the true water of the blood sea, even had their inner emotions and desires stirred, giving rise to powerful heart demons. . . unknowingly transforming themselves into Blood God Sons!
The true water of the blood sea was renowned as the most corrosive true water in the universe, not only capable of corroding magic treasures and flying swords, but even one's Dao heart!
"Hehe. . ."
Within the blood sea, a black-robed youth with a sinister countenance emerged, holding a crimson long banner in his hand, a hint of regret in his voice: "I originally intended to capture a Primordial Spirit to refine this Old Ancestor's Blood Fiend Banner, but I didn't expect there to be two Immortals present. This makes things a bit troublesome. . ."
Though he spoke thus, the endless true water of the blood sea continued to spread and corrode in all directions.
The Royal Ancestor's brows furrowed as streaks of Nine Heavens Azure Ethereal Divine Thunder descended.
This lightning, a uniform azure, carried the power of evil suppression, falling onto the white marble plaza like a purgatory of thunder.
The boundless blood sea was evaporated; within it, countless invisible Blood God Sons were annihilated, screaming tragically.
Even the cultivators whose Dao hearts had been corrupted and who had been refined into Blood God Sons were likewise turned to ash by the mighty thunderbolts!
Under the battle of Immortals, even Integration and Mahayana cultivators were like ants!
The Great Xin Emperor's face was pale, having already relied on formations and treasures for protection to flee into the distance.
Murderous intent gleamed in the Ma family Immortal's eyes as he suddenly thrust out a sword.
Endless sword fiend qi permeated heaven and earth, merging with innate sword *gang*, evolving into the true essences of Two Modes, Yin-Yang, and Life-Death, remarkably cultivating his swordsmanship to an incredible realm!
These two were, after all, reincarnated Golden Immortals; even if they were currently cultivating mortal methods and hadn't recovered their full cultivation, they were still not to be underestimated.
It was precisely because they hadn't recovered their full cultivation that, otherwise, with the Blood Fiend Old Demon's ancient cultivation realm, he might have been slain long ago.
The brilliant sword qi, a fusion of *gang* and fiend, parted countless defiled true waters of the blood sea, stabbing directly at the Blood Fiend Old Demon.
The Blood Fiend Old Demon let out a piercing shriek.
Within that shriek, countless dense incantations seemed to be condensed into a single sound.
Subsequently, the Blood Fiend Banner in his hand automatically protected its master, unleashing countless true waters of the blood sea, transforming into a monster entirely crimson, with nine heads and nine tails.
Each of this monster's heads erupted with astonishing innate divine abilities, actually biting down stubbornly on that streak of light.
Crunch!
Amidst a sound that set teeth on edge, that streak of light fractured, revealing a crystal-like flying sword within.
Whisps and strands of the blood sea's true water essence transformed into endless threads, attempting to invade the flying sword.
Not only that, but strands of red threads continuously spread outwards.
Even a Mahayana cultivator, if grazed by this red thread, would have their Dharma Body and Nascent Soul instantly severed, along with their vital blood and magic power tainted.
It was an extremely venomous spell—'Ten Thousand Souls Bloodsilk'!
The Royal Ancestor let out a long cry, and a wine pot-shaped Immortal artifact in his hand suddenly burst forth with dazzling light.
Subsequently, terrifying suction forces emerged, causing the true water of the blood sea to form whirlwinds, like crimson dragons, being swallowed into the wine pot.
"Sea Swallowing Gourd?"
A trace of solemnity flashed across the Blood Fiend Old Demon's face.
"Blood Fiend Old Demon. . . you deliberately disrupted the court assembly, forcing us two to show ourselves. . . in truth, it was to cooperate with the Black Banner Army's actions, wasn't it?"
"Currently, that Black Banner Army commander must be plotting something grand, perhaps even attempting to break through to the Primordial Spirit realm?"
The Royal Ancestor sneered: "What a pity. . . wouldn't you like to know where Fellow Daoist Wang went? Even with your support and that female Immortal Lord who controls the Immortal Lord Space, the Black Banner Army commander will certainly fail to become an Immortal this time!"
With a wave of his hand, true dragon phantoms appeared, baring their fangs and brandishing their claws, charging towards the nine-headed, nine-tailed blood beast.
Within the true dragon phantoms were solidified runes.
The power of laws surged, countless threads, chains, and various phantoms of different colors intertwined.
"The Wang family Old Ancestor. . . went to intercept the Black Banner Army commander?"
Upon hearing this, the Blood Fiend Old Demon's expression shifted, then he sneered: "If that's the case, then what? I merely cooperated casually; as long as I can capture a Primordial Spirit, this Old Man's Blood Sea Divine Art will surely advance greatly!"
He formed hand seals, and the nine-headed, nine-tailed blood beast exploded with a boom, transforming into streaks of Blood River Divine Thunder that swept in all directions!
Palaces were destroyed, and countless cultivators and palace maids were all reduced to dust!
...
"Retreat further!"
A group of cultivators retreated in disarray.
Fang Xi was mixed among them, his expression unreadable.
Suddenly, he looked towards a spot in the void, a trace of delight on his face.
Roaring!
Streaks of All-Heaven Scorching Fire, which had ignited around them at some unknown point, suddenly combined, forming different trigrams.
Each layer of All-Heaven Scorching Fire was an Innate Eight Trigrams formation, trapping the blood sea within.
Under the terrifying scorching fire, even the true water of the blood sea continuously evaporated.
"The ancient Huashan School's—All-Heaven Scorching Fire Great Array? Old Ghost Wang, you really didn't leave. . . you were trying to trick me?"
From within the All-Heaven Scorching Fire Great Array came the somewhat flustered and furious voice of the Blood Fiend Old Demon.
Layer after layer of scorching fire condensed, forming the figure of a yellow-robed cultivator.
With a casual flick of his finger, fire-attribute law power surged, accompanied by streaks of fire snakes, fire dragons, and fire phoenixes. . . jointly besieging the true water of the blood sea: "I did indeed send an avatar to Shu. . . that female Immortal Lord has not actually become an Immortal, so she couldn't stop this old man."
"A trap. . . then?"
The Blood Fiend Old Demon let out a sinister laugh, his demeanor growing increasingly frenzied.
Just then, an invisible sword light flashed in the void.
The sword was like a thunderbolt, passing through the Wang family Old Ancestor's body in an instant.
This Wang family Immortal, still with a hint of suspicion on his face, was evenly split into two from the middle.
A Primordial Spirit appeared, shaped like a full moon, attempting to struggle, but it was directly chopped into fragments by the Taiyi Formless Sword.
The Great Xin Emperor and all the civil and military officials watched in astonishment as that Grand Academy Head leisurely drew out a flying sword and sliced down the Wang family Old Ancestor, incredulous expressions appearing on all their faces.
"Void!"
"Time!"
"Life-Death!"
With a flick of Fang Xi's finger, the Time Warden and Life-Death Flying Swords flew out one after another, aiming straight for the Royal Ancestor and the Ma family Immortal!
At this very moment, heaven and earth seemed to freeze.
From the infinitely high Celestial Realm, gazes fell one by one. . .
Update will be later tomorrow morning
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