Unlimited priesthood

Chapter 162 Legal Prohibitions
Several streaks of light shot into the hall, splitting into several people who stood facing each other coldly.

"Tang Jue!"

One of the young men confronted him directly, saying, "As long as I, Li Rubing, live, I will not tolerate your arrogance."

"Humph!"

Upon seeing this, Tang Jue sneered: "It's fine if you all come at me!"

Having said that, he channeled his magic power and unleashed his demonic arts, causing black flames to erupt around him. These flames transformed into several black flame dragons, which then burned and burned towards Li Rubi and the surrounding Xuanmen disciples.

"Six Flames of Demonic Fire!"

Seeing the fierce power of the demonic fire, Li Rubing dared not be negligent. He immediately used the Xuanmen Sword Technique to summon his natal flying sword. The three-zhang sword light rose up like a real dragon, or like the Milky Way pouring down from above, fiercely fighting against the Six Flames Demonic Fire.

It is the true teaching of the Golden Turtle Island in the South China Sea—the Cloud Dragon Sword Technique!

The two clashed fiercely, and a great battle ensued. The surrounding disciples of the Xuanmen and cultivators of the Demonic Sect were also drawn into the battle. For a time, Xuanmen techniques crisscrossed and demonic arts flowed back and forth, creating a dazzling spectacle.

"careful!"

Qi Qing'er's eyes narrowed, and she immediately summoned the Shennong Cauldron to protect herself and Zhong Yuxiu before retreating out of the hall.

But before she could even leave, the Xuanxu Palace was suddenly filled with a loud rumble, and array patterns appeared in the void, forming a restriction that locked the palace from all eight directions, making it impossible to enter or leave.

"This……"

Qi Qing'er's expression changed, and she shouted sharply, "This is the palace of True Monarch Xuanxu, not a place for your fierce battle. You have already triggered the restrictions. If you continue to cause trouble and trigger the great formation, not to mention your Foundation Establishment stage, even your Nascent Soul and Divine Transformation stages will be reduced to ashes."

These words were indeed intimidating, and the people in the midst of the chaotic battle quickly stopped their movements.

Only Tang Jue disregarded everything, and his Six Flames of Demonic Fire intensified, fiercely attacking Li Rubi.

"Tang Jue!"

Are you willing to perish together with everyone else?

Seeing Tang Jue's actions, Li Rubing was filled with shock and anger, and had no choice but to draw his sword to defend himself.

"I'm not afraid of death. What does it matter if we perish together?"

"Hahaha!"

Tang Jue laughed wildly, and the Six Flames of Demonic Fire intensified, causing several black fire dragons to rampage through the hall, completely disregarding the restrictions of the great formation.

"you……!"

"Fine, then let's perish together!"

Seeing his coercion, Li Rubing also became ruthless, unleashing a burst of cloud dragon sword light and engaging him in battle once more.

"This madman!"

The surrounding Xuanmen disciples and demonic cultivators were helpless. Tang Jue forced the Six Flames Demonic Fire towards the former, and Li Rubi forced the Cloud Dragon Sword Light towards the latter, not allowing anyone else to stand aside and reap the benefits.

Seeing this, Qi Qing'er was equally helpless. She could only enlarge the Shennong Cauldron, then pull Zhong Yuxiu into it and land in a corner of the palace, trying her best to resist the Six Flames Poisonous Fire and the Cloud Dragon Sword Light.

This Shennong Cauldron is extraordinary; it is a seventh-tier treasure. Although it was only recently acquired and not refined much, it is more than enough to withstand some of the Six Flames Demonic Fire and the Cloud Dragon Sword Light.

Qi Qing'er and Zhong Yuxiu huddled inside the cauldron, cautiously raising their eyes to observe the battle. They saw that the righteous and demonic cultivators, led by Tang Jue and Li Rubing, were locked in a fierce and evenly matched battle, with no clear victor for the time being.

"This Tang Jue truly lives up to his reputation as the Demon Child of the Black Demon Sect of the West Sea. He has actually refined the Six Flames Demonic Fire to such an extent that it must have been reinforced with forty-five layers of Earthly Fiend Restrictions, right?"

Qi Qing'er looked solemnly at Tang Jue, whose demonic flames were raging, and Li Rubing, whose cloud dragons were soaring, and pondered a way to break the deadlock.

"Earthly Fiend Restriction?"

Hearing her words, Zhong Yuxiu, who was standing nearby, also became somewhat curious: "What kind of Earthly Fiend Restriction?"

"You don't even know about the Earthly Fiend Restrictions?"

Qi Qing'er glanced at her: "Didn't your master teach you that?"

"No."

Zhong Yuxiu shook her head, not seeing anything wrong with it.

Qi Qing'er frowned inwardly: "He doesn't even know about the Earthly Fiend Restriction. Could it be that his master is from a heretical sect? No, even if he is a heretical cultivator, he wouldn't be unaware of this. Could he be a heretical cultivator from the inland cultivation world who hasn't yet reached the Golden Core stage?"

Qi Qing'er was surprised and suspicious, but she did not show it on her face. Instead, she explained to Zhong Yuxiu: "In addition to the fundamental techniques for improving one's cultivation level, cultivators also need to cultivate various protective techniques, such as spells, supernatural powers, talismans, treasures, and arrays."

"These protective techniques can also be improved just like cultivation levels, which is why there are sayings in the cultivation world about refining techniques and weapons, and using talismans and arrays."

"The standard for measuring the protective magic is not only the level of the rank, but also the cultivator's magical restraints and refinements on it, the thirty-six Heavenly Generals, the seventy-two Earthly Fiends, and the one hundred and eight layers of magical restraints."

"Cultivators use their magical power to cultivate, and combine it with various spiritual objects to refine magical restrictions within spells, supernatural powers, or talismans and spiritual artifacts. The more magical restrictions there are, the stronger the power."

Qi Qing'er glanced outside the cauldron and pointed to Tang Jue, whose demonic flames were raging, and said, "It seems that this Tang Jue is the Dao Child of the Black Demon Sect of the West Sea. He specially refined the Six Flames Demonic Fire of the Black Demon Sect."

"This Six Flames Demonic Fire is the Black Demon Sect's top-tier divine power. At the twelfth level, it directly leads to the realm of immortals and demons. Tang Jue used his own magic power to refine this divine power within his body and also collected various flame seeds. Now, he has not only refined the Six Flames Demonic Fire to the fifth level, but also refined forty-five layers of Earthly Fiend Restrictions within it."

"So, don't underestimate him just because he's only at the Foundation Establishment stage. With the Six Flames of Demonic Fire under the forty-five layers of Earthly Fiend Restrictions, even a Core Formation cultivator wouldn't be a match for him."

"Only Li Rubi, as the true disciple of the Golden Turtle Island in the South China Sea, could fight Tang Jue's Six Flames Demonic Fire to a standstill, as his Cloud Dragon Sword and Cloud Dragon Sword Technique were both reinforced with thirty or forty layers of Earthly Fiend Restrictions."

"This……"

Zhong Yuxiu, seeing something strange, said, "I don't quite understand."

"..."

Qi Qing'er was silent for a moment, then explained: "If we divide a cultivator's combat power into three parts, the first is the cultivator's own realm and cultivation level, such as Golden Core and Nascent Soul; the second is the techniques, supernatural powers, talismans, and magical artifacts that the cultivator has mastered; and the third is this Heavenly Gang and Earthly Fiend Restriction!"

"The Heavenly Gang and Earthly Fiend Restriction is a dual cultivation of life and body for cultivators, magic spells, and magical artifacts. It's like opening a special meridian between the human body and the magical artifact. The wider this meridian is, the more magical power the cultivator can transmit, the greater the power of magic spells, and the more easily the magical artifacts can be controlled."

Qi Qing'er patted the Shennong Cauldron and then compared herself to it: "Just like me, although this Shennong Cauldron is a seventh-order magic weapon, it has only recently fallen into my hands and has not been refined much, so there are only nine Earthly Fiend Magic Restrictions between it and me."

"The nine Earthly Fiend Restrictions correspond to the first rank, which makes it very difficult for me to master the Shennong Cauldron. Not only does it consume more magic power, but its power is also greatly reduced. Do you understand now?"

"Oh, I get it!"

Hearing her words, Zhong Yuxiu suddenly realized: "This is the level of proficiency a cultivator has with supernatural powers and magical treasures."

"Proficiency?"

Qi Qing'er looked at her in surprise: "What is that?"

"The words my master taught me."

Zhong Yuxiu smiled: "So the more restrictions the better?"

"That makes sense."

Qi Qing'er shook her head: "But refining this magic restriction is too laborious and requires the input of various spiritual items, so most cultivators will only focus on refining a natal divine ability or natal magic weapon, such as Tang Jue's Six Flames Demon Fire and Li Rubi's Cloud Dragon Sword."

"If it weren't for their exceptional talent and the support of powerful sects like the Black Demon Sect and Golden Turtle Island, it would have been impossible for them to refine such magical treasures at the Foundation Establishment stage."

After listening to Qi Qing'er's explanation, Zhong Yuxiu finally understood: "No wonder there is no such thing as a restriction on magic in the inland cultivation world. Only those at the Foundation Establishment stage have the ability to refine restrictions on magic. However, the spiritual energy in the inland cultivation world is scarce. Foundation Establishment cultivators have already exhausted all their efforts to maintain their cultivation. They are powerless to form restrictions with their supernatural powers and magic treasures. They can simply refine their magic power so that they can use it in a rudimentary way."

"Not bad!"

Qi Qing'er nodded: "This is especially evident in magic treasures. For example, this Shennong Cauldron has been refined with nine Earthly Fiend Restrictions by me. Even if it falls into the hands of someone else in the future, that person will have to wash away the restrictions I refined before they can control this Shennong Cauldron and have exclusive benefits. Hence the name Restrictions."

"The ritual of refining and consecrating is extremely difficult!"

Qi Qing'er sighed, but quickly snapped back to reality: "This isn't the time to talk about these things. We must find a way out. I just refined nine Earthly Fiend Restrictions into the Shennong Cauldron, and controlling it is difficult and consumes a lot of energy. It won't last long." "That's right!"

Zhong Yuxiu also realized what was happening, looking at the people still fighting outside the cauldron and the palace gates sealed by the formation: "But how are we going to get out?"

Qi Qing'er looked at her, a hint of resentment flashing in her eyes: "If you hadn't been so hesitant just now, and had become a disciple of True Monarch Xuanxu to obtain his legacy, then this matter would have been a piece of cake. But now..."

"This is not coyness!"

Zhong Yuxiu, however, said with a serious expression: "Since ancient times, a subject does not serve two masters, and a woman does not serve two husbands. I have been deeply indebted to my teacher and have no way to repay him. How can I change my allegiance to another for the sake of my life? I would rather die than do that!"

"..."

Qi Qing'er was silent for a while, but in the end she was still indignant: "Is your master really that good, that he would make you, Brother Yuxiu, disregard your own life and Qing'er's life?"

"It's not that we disregard it, but rather that we have principles for what to do and principles for what not to do!"

Zhong Yuxiu shook her head, then raised her eyes and looked at the palace dome: "I was born in the deep palace. My father favored his concubines and neglected his wife. He didn't care about me at all. Only my mother and I depended on each other for survival. We had to scheme and fight in the backyard of the deep palace. It was extremely ugly."

"It wasn't until I suffered misfortune that I was saved by my master and was able to be reborn."

"Our master was not only a learned man, knowledgeable in both ancient and modern times, but also fair and just in his dealings with others, and had a kind heart. He treated us like brothers and fathers, giving us earnest teachings and showing us great care..."

His words were filled with reminiscence.

Qi Qing'er looked at her with an even stranger expression.

In this inexplicable moment...

"boom!!!"

A deafening roar shook the surrounding area.

Qi Qing'er's eyes narrowed, and when she turned around, she found that the jade statue of Xuanxu Zhenjun had been affected and shattered.

Qi Qing'er was stunned by what she saw.

Who is so bold as to touch the jade statue of the Mysterious Void True Lord?

This is a Mahayana cultivator, and they are currently smashing his jade statue in his cave and palace. Aren't they afraid of triggering some kind of extinction restriction?

These guys are crazy...

Just as Qi Qing'er was stunned, a beam of spiritual light suddenly flew out from the shattered Xuanxu jade statue.

"It's a mysterious treasure!"

"Grab it quickly!"

Upon seeing this, everyone immediately stopped fighting. Even Tang Jue and Li Rubi, who were fighting fiercely, turned their heads away and then tacitly reached out to sweep towards the spiritual light.

"Bang bang bang bang bang bang!"

Chaos erupted once again. Everyone used their unique abilities to try and capture the spiritual light, but to no avail. Instead, the light darted away like a dragon, eventually flying into the Shennong Cauldron in the corner of the main hall.

"!!!!!!"

Qi Qing'er turned around in shock, only to see Zhong Yuxiu standing there, holding up a beam of spiritual light in her hand, within which was a sword made of ice crystal jade.

"..."

Although she was mentally prepared and knew that the mysterious treasure would undoubtedly belong to Zhong Yuxiu, the way it was acquired still exceeded Qi Qing'er's expectations.

Is this how the chosen ones are treated?

Even if you stubbornly refuse to become an apprentice, this opportunity will come to you on its own, and no matter how others try to seize it, they cannot get a piece of it.

cause and effect?

Fixed number?

Qi Qing'er's thoughts were in turmoil, but she quickly came to her senses and said to Zhong Yuxiu, "Brother Yuxiu, this is the Xuanxu Relic Treasure. This sword has a spirit and has already recognized you as its master. There is no need for you to become a disciple again. Quickly activate your magic power to refine the restrictions!"

"it is good!"

Zhong Yuxiu also woke up with a start. She immediately sat cross-legged and began to circulate her magic power, activating the Xuan Tian Sword Technique that had appeared in her mind along with the "Xuan Po Sword" and began to refine the sword technique.

For some unknown reason, the Xuanpo Sword and the Xuantian Sword Technique were like a fish in water to her. She didn't need to put in any effort at all. As soon as she poured her magic power into them, restrictions were generated, and in an instant, she reached nine restrictions.

"Truly one of the two most outstanding talents destined for heaven!"

Qi Qing'er watched from the sidelines, her heart filled with awe.

At this moment...

"boom!!!"

With a loud bang, the furnace shook.

Qi Qing'er's body trembled, her face instantly turning pale. She looked up in shock and anger and saw demonic fire burning outside the Shennong Cauldron, and several demonic weapons striking heavily. It was none other than the Black Demon Prince Tang Jue and several other Foundation Establishment demonic cultivators.

"Such ownership clearly indicates manipulation!"

"Sanying Erxiu?"

"Humph!"

"I'm going to wipe out the Three Heroes and Two Talents!"

Seeing the treasures that had been submerged in the Shennong Cauldron, Tang Jue, who came from the orthodox demonic path, naturally knew the reason. He immediately activated the Six Flames of Demonic Fire, intending to break the cauldron.

To be precise, he is the master of the broken furnace!
This is a seventh-tier magic weapon, corresponding to a cultivator at the Nascent Soul stage. Tang Jue must have gone mad to believe he could refine it.

The furnace itself cannot be broken, but the person wielding it can. Magical artifacts consume a great deal of energy, and that brat doesn't seem to have been refining it for very long. Her magical restrictions are limited and difficult to maintain. If we launch a few rounds of fierce attacks, we can hope to break through her magical power.

At that time...

"Brother Yuxiu, we're counting on you!"

Qi Qing'er turned around and looked at Zhong Yuxiu, who was rapidly refining the Xuanpo Sword. She gritted her teeth, activated all her magic power, and swallowed several pills to maintain the protection of the Shennong Cauldron.

"You fiend, cease your arrogance!"

Fortunately, at this moment, Li Rubi and several Xuanmen disciples also arrived on their swords. Although they were slightly inferior to Tang Jue, they fought desperately, and the situation was temporarily maintained.

This went on for who knows how long.

"boom!!!"

A sword light shot out from the cauldron, its icy light freezing the demonic fire.

At the same time, the magical restrictions of the secret realm collapsed, and the array patterns, which were already as fragile as candlelight in the wind, finally vanished with the wind.

"It's broken! It's broken!"

"The formation has been broken!"

"Kill!!!"

One stone stirs up a thousand waves. As the formation shattered and the secret realm opened, the cultivators from all sides who had been waiting outside the mountain also rioted. The orthodox sects, the unorthodox sects, and even the demons and evil cultivators, a great battle was inevitable.

　I'm having some writer's block, sorry.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)