On the Avenue.

Chapter 644 The Common Problems of Jin'ao Island
Kuang Daoren and the others were extremely shocked. Jiao the Cripple's performance was definitely not that of an ordinary Taiyi Golden Immortal!

The Taiyi Golden Immortal is a being comparable to a Great Demon, possessing extraordinary strength.

The Golden Immortal Realm has six Dao Realms, and advancing to each level is extremely difficult, akin to a major breakthrough. Cultivating from the Void Transcendent Heaven to the Jade Emperor Heaven requires an extremely long time, often measured in tens of thousands of years.

Reaching the level of Taiyi Golden Immortal is even more difficult. During the war that destroyed the Shang Dynasty, apart from the Three Pure Ones, even the most powerful immortals were only at the level of Taiyi Golden Immortal, and at most only at the thirteenth or fourteenth level of the Dao Realm.

The power that Jiao the Cripple is showing now even surpasses that of the Taiyi Golden Immortal back then!

Only those who cultivate to the seventeenth or even eighteenth level of the Dao Realm can give them such a shocking feeling.

But Jiao the Cripple was clearly just a cripple who had suffered endless humiliation. Ever since the fall of the Shang dynasty, he had been bullied and humiliated by them, right up to this day. When had the Sanqing Sect ever taken him seriously?
Moreover, in a place like Penglai West where the Great Dao is polluted, even if Jiao the Cripple wanted to cultivate, he would have nowhere to cultivate, so how could he break through and become a Taiyi Golden Immortal?
It should be noted that even in their Cloud Soaring Grotto Heaven, there are only five Taiyi Golden Immortals.

At this moment, Qiao Gu, carrying Jiang Guo, walked over while coughing and said angrily, "Uncle-Master, they are trying to sever the roots of our Jin'ao Island! Let's fight them to the death!"

Jiao the Cripple trembled, his imposing manner suddenly softened, and he said in a half-smile, half-crying tone, "Fellow Daoists of Yunxiao Cave Heaven, please give me a way out? I beg you."

Qiao Gu was furious and coughed violently, even coughing up blood: "Uncle-Master, if you continue to tolerate this, the lineage of Master will be cut off!"

Jiao the Cripple ignored him and looked at Kuang Daoren and the others pleadingly.

Kuang Daoren breathed a sigh of relief and laughed, "Jiao the Cripple, you startled me. A wise man knows when to yield, and you are one of those wise men. This Penglai West was originally a sacred place under the Three Pure Ones. It was only after an upheaval that we left Penglai West. Your Jin'ao Island has lived here for two hundred thousand years, and we haven't charged you rent, which is already an extraordinary act of kindness. Today, Jin'ao Island is giving up Penglai West, so we will let bygones be bygones."

Jiao the Cripple's smile was more like a grimace as he pleaded, "I beg you, fellow Daoists, please give us a way out. We'll give you Jin'ao Island, and the Jade Purity Dao Spring too. Just leave us a place to live in Penglai West."

Another female Taoist priest, surnamed Yan and named Jinzhi, said with a smile: "Fellow Taoists, it is better to resolve enmity than to make it. Jiao the Cripple has said all the right things, so we can't not give him some face. Very well, as long as they give up this sacred place, we will allow them to have a place to settle down in Penglai West."

Having witnessed Jiao the Cripple's cultivation level, the other Taoists, fearing a lose-lose situation, laughed and said, "Senior Sister Yan is absolutely right. Back then, the Three Pure Ones gave Tongtian Sage a way out; how can we, as his juniors, possibly drive him to extinction?"

Master Kuang laughed and said, "Jiao the Cripple, aren't you going to thank us?"

Jiao the Cripple quickly dispersed his cultivation, leaned on his crutch, and bowed in gratitude, saying, "Thank you all for forgiving my disciples from Jin'ao Island."

Kuang Daoren said, "I can forgive you, but I cannot forgive Chen Shi. He killed my disciple, and he must pay for it in blood no matter what. Otherwise, where will my Yunxiao Cave Heaven's face be?"

Jiao the Cripple hurriedly smiled and said, "Please, Brother Kuang, spare Chen Shi. He's young and doesn't know any better. If you must punish someone, punish me. Brother Kuang, look, my left leg is still fine. Why don't you take it and spare Chen Shi instead?"

Kuang Daoren shook his head and said, "Except for Chen Shi, everyone else can live."

Jiao the Cripple's face darkened, and he raised his cane and brought it down.

The sky suddenly trembled violently, and Kuang Daoren, Yan Jinzhi and the others each groaned. Before the staff even arrived, they realized that the surrounding space had been sealed off!
Kuang Daoren immediately summoned his magic treasure, the Purple Ribbon Immortal Robe. This immortal robe was a treasure forged by his master, the Great Luo Golden Immortal, the Crimson Essence Immortal. Once this treasure was summoned, it emitted purple aura and immortal light, making it impervious to all magic.

Although Kuang Daoren's cultivation level was not as high as Jiao the Cripple's, he had also cultivated to the fourteenth level of the Dao Realm and was a Taiyi Golden Immortal, which was enough to unleash the power of the Purple Ribbon Immortal Robe.

Jiao the Cripple brought his staff down, and with a soft "thud," the seemingly invincible staff struck the purple-robed immortal robe. Its power was completely absorbed by the robe, having no effect whatsoever on Kuang Daoren.

Kuang Daoren was both surprised and delighted, but then he heard several loud thuds as Yan Jinzhi and the others were struck by sticks, spitting blood and collapsing to the ground.

Kuang Daoren was startled. The purple ribbon immortal robe only protected him, but not the others. He seemed to have absorbed all the power of Jiao the Cripple's staff, but he only absorbed the staff that was aimed at him.

Jiao the Cripple unleashed several strikes with his staff. Although Yan Jinzhi and the others were also extremely powerful, they were no match for Jiao the Cripple, who was a near-perfect Taiyi Golden Immortal. They were severely injured in a single move.

Kuang Daoren hurriedly put on his purple immortal robe, floated backward, and shouted, "Jiao the Cripple, are you going against Yunxiao Cave Heaven?"

Jiao the Cripple leaped up and charged towards him, shouting, "Jiang Guo, capture them! Qiao Gu, go rescue Chen Shijingmei! Don't let a single one escape!"

Qiao Gu was greatly encouraged and immediately flew towards Chen Shi's location.

Jiang Guo then strode forward, retrieved the Immortal Binding Lock, and used it to bind the hands and feet of Yan Jinzhi and the others.

He worried that these people were, after all, highly skilled masters of the senior generation, with great supernatural abilities. So he immediately patted his waist, and the peach wood sword flew up and pierced Yan Jinzhi's collarbone with a hiss.

"What are you doing?" Yan Jinzhi asked, enduring the pain.

Jiang Guo ignored him and exclaimed, "What a tough body!"

His sword strike failed to harm Yan Jinzhi in the slightest.

Jiang Guo raised his sword again, this time using the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Technique he had comprehended at the Cliff of the Ascent. With one thrust, he shattered Yan Jinzhi's perfect Golden Immortal body and pierced through her collarbone!
Yan Jinzhi was in so much pain that tears streamed down her face.

Jiang Guo activated the Immortal Binding Rope, passing it through her collarbone, and said, "That way, we won't have to worry about our Martial Aunt escaping."

The Immortal Binding Rope pierced through his bones, causing excruciating pain that made the immortal faint from the agony.

Jiang Guo used the same method to pierce the collarbones of the other Taoists as well. One of them, named Dou Shuang, was also a Taiyi Golden Immortal who had cultivated to the thirteenth level of the Dao Realm and possessed an extremely powerful physical body. Jiang Guo stabbed him more than a dozen times before he could barely pierce his collarbone.

Master Dou remained silent, only staring at him with a gloomy expression.

Jiang Guo ignored it, and used the Immortal Binding Rope to pierce his collarbone as well.

"Master Jiao told me to capture them, but not to kill them. It seems he wants to negotiate with Yunxiao Cave Heaven."

He said in a low voice, "Then I must keep a close eye on these people."

He grabbed the Immortal Binding Rope and walked towards the Cliff of the Ascent.

He planned to place Yan Jinzhi and the others deep within the Sandao Cliff. In this way, even if experts from Yunxiao Cave Heaven came to rescue them, they would have to cross the Sandao Cliff and face the Master's swordsmanship directly.

He firmly believed that even among the disciples of the Three Pure Ones, no one could break into the Cliff of the Ascent to rescue people.

After all, there is only one Chen Shi.

Only Chen Shi could surpass him at the Sandao Cliff; no one else could.

Jiao the Cripple rode on a celestial cloud and swiftly caught up with Kuang Daoren. The two Taiyi Golden Immortals fought fiercely in the air, neither dodging nor yielding even when facing the Black-haired Wind.

Kuang Daoren was protected by immortal robes, but Jiao the Cripple was fearless and even when he broke into the Black Hair Wind and faced attacks from many great demon corpses, he still desperately lashed out at Kuang Daoren.

Kuang Daoren was struck dozens of times by the cane, and his heart pounded with fear. If it weren't for the protection of the Purple Ribbon Immortal Robe, he would probably have been beaten to death on the spot.

The Purple Ribbon Immortal Robe truly lived up to its reputation as a treasure of a Great Luo Golden Immortal. Even though Jiao the Cripple exerted all his strength, not a single bit of power penetrated his body when he struck him. However, the Purple Ribbon Immortal Robe could not protect his hands, feet, and head, so Daoist Kuang had to desperately block it to avoid having his head smashed by Jiao the Cripple.

"Crack!"

A sharp crack rang out, and Kuang Daoren's left leg was broken.

He endured the pain and continued to fight back. Jiao the Cripple's crutch attacked his only good leg, making him both angry and anxious: "You damn cripple, are you determined to break both my legs?"

The two chased and fled at great speed, covering hundreds of thousands of miles in an instant.

Suddenly, Jiao the Cripple felt a little short of breath, and he was startled.

His place of merging with the Dao was also Penglai West. Penglai West was polluted by the Great Dao and rampant with heretical sects. Although no other immortals came to compete for it, it was still a polluted place. When he merged with the Dao, the heretical sects in this place had already affected him.

Normally he could suppress the pollution from external paths, but now that he has mobilized too much of his cultivation, he is gradually losing control.

"No matter what, we can't let him get away!"

Jiao the Cripple gritted his teeth and gave chase, and with another bang, his crutch swept across Kuang Daoren's other good leg's ankle.

With a sharp crack, Kuang Daoren tumbled and fell from the sky.

Jiao the Cripple lunged forward, caught up with Kuang the Taoist, broke his left hand, and then broke his right hand.

Kuang Daoren's face was ferocious. He used his cultivation to escape without using his hands or feet, but without legs, it was increasingly inconvenient for him to dodge in the air.

Jiao the Cripple aimed his cane straight at his neck, seemingly trying to break it and paralyze him from the head down.

Kuang Daoren was both shocked and furious. He was struck on the neck, and a cracking sound came from it. He suddenly realized that only his head still had feeling.

He thought to himself, "I'm doomed," but then he saw Jiao the Cripple suddenly stumble, foam at the mouth, convulse, and fall from the sky.

Upon seeing this, Kuang Daoren was filled with surprise and doubt. He immediately mustered his remaining magical power, used his head to fly up, and lifted his useless body, fleeing in panic towards the distant immortal city.

Outside the ancient temple, Jing Mei's gaze was incredibly sharp. She shielded Chen Shi behind her, activated the Three Heavens Descent Holy Technique, and said with a smile, "I would appreciate it if you senior brothers and sisters would give me some face."

"Give you some face?"

Gu Daoling sneered, "Are you worthy?"

At his command, the surrounding immortal arrays immediately activated, and Dao patterns flew around, transforming into various Dao phenomena, including the four spirits of Azure Dragon, Vermilion Bird, Black Tortoise, and White Tiger, the Ten Thousand Thunder Annihilation Array, the Zhou Tian Star Array, the Dragon and Phoenix Intertwining, and the Reversal of Heaven and Earth!

The thousands of celestial soldiers and generals charged forward, while disciples of the Cloud Heaven Cave Heaven hid within the formation, waiting for their chance to strike.

"Junior brother, keep up with me!"

Senior Sister Jingmei rushed forward, and with a wave of her hand, the void twisted, like a giant golden bucket, which was turned upside down, sucking hundreds of immortal soldiers and generals into the golden bucket.

These people flew out of the golden goblet again, but they had lost all their cultivation and turned into little children crawling around on the ground, completely naked.

A large area ahead was clear. Senior Sister Jingmei led Chen Shi to this place. The immortal formations on both sides rolled towards them. Suddenly, with two clanging sounds, Yin and Yang energies flew out and transformed into two golden dragons. With a crack, they cut the soldiers in the two immortal formations in half!
Only two disciples of Yunxiao Cave Heaven escaped the calamity because they were proficient in Yin and Yang energies. However, one of them was far less skilled in Yin and Yang energies than Senior Sister Jingmei, and both of his legs were cut off at the knees, causing him to fall to the ground screaming in agony.

Gu Daoling rushed over, his cultivation extremely high. His backhand was Yin, and his fronthand was Yang. He used the Yin and Yang energies to create a bright mirror above his head, which shone down from the sky. He shouted, "Can the Yin and Yang evil arts of Jin'ao Island compare to the orthodox sect of the Three Pure Ones?"

When Senior Sister Jingmei was looked at by his Yin-Yang Mirror, her life and death were reversed. She was in a daze and was about to die.

Chen Shi took a step forward, and a boundless Dao field surged forth, yin and yang mingling, bringing Jing Mei's life and death back to normal.

Senior Sister Jingmei felt as if she had come back to life. She immediately took a step forward, her steps traversing the winding Yellow River, her killing intent soaring to the sky, and engaged in a head-on battle with Gu Daoling.

Although she had lost a leg and could only use one leg, she fought Gu Daoling to a standstill with her crippled body, even suppressing him, which shocked and angered him.

She activated her divine power again, and the golden goblet floated into the air, sucking up Gu Daoling and pulling him down into it.

Gu Daoling was both shocked and horrified. He hurriedly steadied himself, but was still pulled toward Jin Dou. He shouted, "Junior brothers and sisters, let's attack together! Don't talk about rules with this female demon!"

The other disciples from Yunxiao Cave Heaven rushed over and attacked Jingmei. Even though Senior Sister Jingmei was proficient in the Three Heavens' Holy Approach Technique, she could not withstand the attack.

Gu Daoling noticed that the golden dou was unstable, so he immediately used a divine power to shatter it and took the opportunity to escape.

Having just recovered from his shock, he saw Chen Shi and Jing Mei joining forces to fend off the crowd's attack, and couldn't help but laugh in exasperation: "You little devil!"

He rushed forward, about to unleash his power to kill Chen Shi, when suddenly a figure descended from the sky, landing in front of him and meeting his divine power head-on.

The two supernatural powers clashed, and Gu Daoling's blood and qi surged, causing him extreme discomfort. However, he saw that the newcomer was a tall and thin man who looked sickly; it was none other than Qiao Gu.

Gu Daoling launched another attack, and Qiao Gu coughed as he clashed head-on with him. The moment their supernatural powers collided, Gu Daoling's aura surged, while Qiao Gu's mouth was bleeding.

"He has an old injury and cannot last long!"

Thinking of this, Gu Daoling launched another attack, and both of their bodies trembled. Qiao Gu couldn't help but cough up blood.

Gu Daoling pressed his advantage and clashed with Qiao Gu again. Qiao Gu's complexion improved considerably, and he stopped spitting blood. However, Gu Daoling's eyes widened, and blood kept gushing from his eyes, ears, nose, and mouth. Qiao Gu had shattered all his bones, and even his primordial spirit was crushed. He collapsed limply to the ground.

"I used seventy percent of my cultivation to suppress my injuries and thirty percent to fight you. You insisted on forcing me to use my full strength; you deserve to die!"

Qiao Gu left those words behind and plunged into the layers of immortal formations, activating the Golden Spirit Doumu Profound Art, which was ever-changing, leading the two of them to break through one immortal formation after another, and then they left triumphantly.

The disciples of Yunxiao Cave Heaven gave chase, but after exchanging a few supernatural attacks with Qiao Gu, they all coughed up blood and retreated.

Chen Shi originally intended to do it himself, but after seeing the skills of his two senior brothers and sisters, he couldn't help but admire them greatly, thinking to himself, "The heritage of Jin'ao Island is indeed very powerful!"

Just as he thought of this, he saw Qiao Gu and Jing Mei both become weak and listless, and their bodies began to convulse uncontrollably.

Chen Shi was startled, wondering what had happened to them, but he immediately understood: "They were in Penglai West Dao Integration, and were corrupted by the heretical paths in this world! However, I can solve this problem."

(End of this chapter)