Chapter 880: Devouring and Absorbing |
Meng Zhang's cultivation base at this moment has already reached the early stage of the Primordial Spirit completion, and breaking through to the mid-stage of the Primordial Spirit is just a step away.
Speaking of combat power, it far exceeds its cultivation base.
Shortly after entering the early stage of the Primordial Spirit, Meng Zhang has had multiple experiences of battling cultivators in the mid-stage of the Primordial Spirit.
Although it is said that at the level of the Primordial Spirit, an early-stage cultivator can contend with a mid-stage cultivator by mobilizing the power of the Grand Dao.
A few early-stage cultivators who have profound attainments in the Grand Dao might even cause fatal injuries to mid-stage cultivators.
But the fact that Meng Zhang has the ability to contend with mid-stage cultivators at the early stage of the Primordial Spirit is extraordinary in itself.
Yang Sang True Monarch is known for being deceitful and bullying the weak while fearing the strong.
His cultivation base and combat power are among the weakest among the Primordial Spirit True Monarchs.
The Wonderful Pill Union didn't really value him, but considering that he is, after all, a cultivator from the Jiuqu League, using him to deal with Changchun Outlook could be considered an internal struggle within the Jiuqu Province's native forces.
Yang Sang True Monarch is not good at direct confrontations, but when it comes to sneaking and infiltrating, he does have some skills.
He managed to break through the defensive great formation unnoticed and entered the Changchun Outlook's interior.
If it weren't for the unfortunate encounter with Meng Zhang, he would probably have completed his mission long ago.
Meng Zhang's appearance here is not due to foresight.
Although he is a master of divination, the art of divination has not been correspondingly enhanced since he reached the Primordial Spirit stage. He cannot directly calculate things related to beings or events at the Primordial Spirit level.
He came here only because of the commitment he made to Red Pig True Monarch. He rushed here ahead of time to see the Changchun True Monarch he cares about the most.
Coincidentally, he encountered the secretly infiltrating Yang Sang True Monarch.
From the moment he saw Yang Sang True Monarch, Meng Zhang had the intention to take him down completely.
This has nothing to do with hatred, as there is no grudge between the two.
Only by taking the life of a Primordial Spirit True Monarch can Meng Zhang show his determination to the Wonderful Pill Union.
There is a saying that a thief may last a thousand days, but a stolen thing cannot be guarded for a thousand days.
Meng Zhang cannot stay guarding Changchun Outlook forever, nor can he stay here for a long time.Only by making the Wonderful Pill Union understand Taiyi Sect's determination to protect Changchun Outlook at all costs can they develop fear and consider sparing Changchun Outlook and finding new targets.
Taiyi Sect is far weaker than the Wonderful Pill Union, but once a major war breaks out, it can also make the Wonderful Pill Union pay a bloody price.
Most importantly, the Dali Dynasty is a place with rules.
Both the royal family and the court have enough authority to deter everyone in the empire.
When the Wonderful Pill Union entered the Jiuqu Province and clashed with the Primordial Spirit sects, what would the officials in the court think?
If they alarmed Ba Wudi, the Wonderful Pill Union would face severe consequences.
As for Taiyi Sect, they are newcomers and rough country bumpkins. Even if the court is dissatisfied, they wouldn't easily call for their punishment, right?
With a comprehensive plan in mind, Meng Zhang could only apologize to Yang Sang True Monarch in his heart.
Although he didn't deserve death, for Meng Zhang's plan, he had no choice but to send him on his way.
The battle between Primordial Spirit True Monarchs should have been easy to defeat but difficult to kill. Moreover, Yang Sang True Monarch didn't even have the will to fight and had already shown intentions to retreat and escape.
However, when Meng Zhang made up his mind and was willing to pay the price, Yang Sang True Monarch, who wanted to escape, exposed a flaw.
Meng Zhang fully activated the Yin Yang Spirit Gourd, using a great deal of its qi at the cost, to suppress Yang Sang True Monarch with the power of Yin Yang Grand Dao.
Then, the Spirit Snake Spear struck like lightning, directly piercing through his physical body.
His crumbling physical body was completely swallowed by the Spirit Snake Spear.
Meng Zhang frowned.
Although the Spirit Snake Spear is a killing spiritual weapon, this act of devouring a cultivator's body is bordering on the demonic path.
The Spirit Snake Spear is only of Third Rank, and devouring Yang Sang True Monarch's flesh and blood is an instinctive behavior.
If the Spirit Snake Spear were a Fourth Rank magic tool and still acted this way with a fully independent consciousness, Meng Zhang would have to find a way to correct it.
In any case, the Spirit Snake Spear devoured Yang Sang True Monarch's flesh and blood, emitting sharp screams as if expressing its delight.
The accumulation of the Spirit Snake Spear is already sufficient, and it only needs a suitable opportunity to be promoted to a Fourth Rank magic tool.
With Yang Sang True Monarch's physical body destroyed, his Primordial Spirit took the opportunity to escape from within the body.Meng Zhang, due to his attention on the Spiritsnake Spear, gave Yang Sang True Monarch's Primordial Spirit a chance to escape. A humanoid shadow shimmering with golden light evaded Meng Zhang and fled toward the direction of the Fourth Rank Spirit Wood.
Changchun True Monarch's Primordial Spirit was sleeping within this Fourth Rank Spirit Wood.
Yang Sang True Monarch's Primordial Spirit intended to escape in that direction to make Meng Zhang hesitant about harming the Spirit Wood, and to be more cautious when taking action.
However, just as Yang Sang True Monarch's Primordial Spirit flew over the Fourth Rank Spirit Wood, a few of its branches, without any wind, suddenly struck at it with force.
Not only did they strike at it, but two thicker branches firmly entangled it, pulling with strength to prevent it from breaking free.
After losing its physical body, the Primordial Spirit True Monarch's strength greatly declined. But the Primordial Spirit was still a Primordial Spirit, with combat power far surpassing that of an ordinary Gold Core Daoist Master.
The Fourth Rank Spirit Wood launched a surprise attack and gained a slight advantage. As long as Yang Sang True Monarch reacted, his Primordial Spirit would find a way to break free naturally.
Meng Zhang, dealing with the matters of the Spiritsnake Spear at this time, hesitated for a moment when he saw this scene. He activated the Yin Yang Qi, directly causing Yang Sang True Monarch's Primordial Spirit to disperse.
Seizing the opportunity, the branches of the Spirit Wood tightly held on to Yang Sang True Monarch's dispersed Primordial Spirit and eagerly absorbed it.
After a considerable amount of time passed, Yang Sang True Monarch's Primordial Spirit was completely devoured and absorbed by this Fourth Rank Spirit Wood.
It was pitiful; Yang Sang True Monarch was, after all, a Primordial Spirit True Monarch, and he had some reputation within the Jiuqu League. Yet, he ended up in such a state, completely devoured and absorbed even his Primordial Spirit.
Meng Zhang, as the main force in this action, had an unpleasant expression on his face.
Such behavior was almost akin to the demonic path and didn't fit with his image as an upright cultivator.
After the Fourth Rank Spirit Wood devoured Yang Sang True Monarch's Primordial Spirit, a message was transmitted.
"Thank you for your help, fellow Daoist. Please continue to assist me. I will need a few more days to fully recover."
The body of the Fourth Rank Spirit Wood twisted and rolled up.
Then, a surge of spiritual energy stirred around, causing a small spiritual energy tide to rise, and a massive amount of spiritual energy converged towards this location.
Meng Zhang was not one to be indecisive. The situation had come to this, and even if he felt dissatisfied, he would see it through to the end.
Meng Zhang remained silent, calmly floating in the air, cross-legged, waiting for Changchun True Monarch's recovery.
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