Unlimited priesthood

Chapter 163 Azure Sky
"kill!!!"

The formation shattered, the secret realm opened, and the cultivators outside rushed in like a flood, their streaks of light heading straight for the realm. Surprisingly, they did not resort to underhanded tactics and instead hindered each other.

All three groups of cultivators had a tacit understanding on this point. Regardless of whether they were orthodox Xuanmen practitioners, evil cultivators of the demonic path, or unorthodox practitioners, none of them engaged in a life-or-death battle outside the secret realm.

Because that would be meaningless.

If they wanted to fight outside the secret realm, they could have done so long ago. Why wait until now?
The primary goal of both the Xuanmen and the Demonic Path is to protect/intercept the two chosen ones of Heaven, and secondly, to find the ancient treasures within this secret realm.

The same applies to those from unorthodox sects. They don't care about destiny or anything like that. They came here only to seek opportunities and benefits, so it's impossible for them to kill each other outside the secret realm.

Therefore, before the secret realm opened, the cultivators from all three sides remained inactive.

After the secret realm opened, the cultivators from all three sides did not waste their energy on the outside world. Instead, they all rushed into the secret realm to rescue, intercept, or seize treasures.

And so, a chaotic battle ensued.

"As expected of an ancient secret realm!"

"The world is silent, and time has passed, yet such inspiration still exists?"

"It's Fireheart Grass, a third-tier spiritual herb, growing randomly by the roadside?"

“There is a spirit field there, where fourth and fifth-grade spirit plants are planted.”

"First come, first served. I was the first to see this white jade Ganoderma, so I ask that you fellow Daoists do Yunji Island a favor..."

"Sell your mother, take this!"

Although some cultivators had the opportunity to enter earlier, this secret realm was vast and full of treasures. Even though Zhong Yuxiu and others who entered earlier had swept through it, there were still many spiritual items and even rare treasures left behind. At this moment, they were snatched up by various groups, especially unorthodox cultivators.

Only the Xuanmen and Momen factions disregarded this petty gain and rushed directly to the center of the secret realm, the place where the spiritual energy was strongest.

They knew very well that some people had already entered the secret realm ahead of time, and the high-level spiritual objects and great cultivators' treasures in the secret realm had been almost completely looted by them. What was left was nothing but mung beans and sesame seeds, which were completely insignificant and not worth wasting time on.

The most urgent task now is to find these people, especially the two most outstanding among them.

Two groups of people, like tigers and wolves, rushed in menacingly.

In no time at all, they arrived at the center of the secret realm and saw the Xuanxu Palace suspended in the air.

"Xuanxu Palace?"

"True Lord Xuanxu?"

"He is a Mahayana True Monarch of my Xuantian Sect!"

"This realm belongs to my Xuantian Sect!"

Looking at the plaque of the Xuanxu Palace, everyone finally realized the origin of this secret realm. The people of the Xuantian Sect were even more shocked and angry. Looking at the various cultivators from all walks of life passing by like locusts behind them, they felt as if they had been robbed.

But now that things have come to this, who cares? Everyone is still focused on fighting, and some have even abandoned the battle altogether. If they can't get what they want in one place, they turn to another and don't put all their eggs in one basket.

At the same time, a loud noise erupted inside the Xuanxu Palace.

Everyone stared intently, and saw a demonic dragon emerge in panic, followed closely by a streak of cold light.

The demonic dragon was pitch black and burned with six flames of demonic fire; it was none other than the Black Demon Prince, Tang Jue.

He had refined the Six Flames of Demonic Fire to the fifth rank, and it contained forty-five Earthly Fiend Restrictions. It could merge with his body to transform into a Six Flames of Demonic Dragon, equivalent to the "body and sword as one" realm of the Xuanmen Sword Technique.

With the Demonic Fire Divine Power refined to this level, even those who haven't reached the Foundation Establishment stage or the Core Formation stage would have to retreat without the corresponding means.

But now he fled in panic, trying to avoid the cold, piercing light behind him.

The cold light was chilling, as if it could freeze everything, and within it was a sharp glint, incomparably fierce and extremely sharp. Just by looking into it, everyone felt a stinging sensation.

"This is……"

"The Profound Heaven Sword Technique?"

"It's the Xuantian Sword Technique of my Xuantian Sect!"

The Xuan Tian Sect members exclaimed in surprise, while the Black Demon Sect cultivators acted decisively.

"Junior brother, don't panic, we're here!"

A Core Formation cultivator leaped into the air, also unleashing the Six Flames Demonic Fire Divine Power; he was none other than Tang Jue's fellow disciple.

Although he was a Core Formation senior brother, his refinement of the Six Flames Demonic Fire was clearly inferior to that of Tang Jue, the Demon Prince. Even with the support of Core Formation magic power, he could not withstand the Xuanpo Sword Light.

"puff!!!"

With a single sword strike, the cold light shattered the demon, and the six flames instantly dissipated, causing the Core Formation cultivator's body to tremble, blood to spill from his mouth, and immense pain and boundless regret to grip his heart.

"So powerful?"

Seeing this, the others were also greatly alarmed and hurriedly switched their magical artifacts, not daring to confront the Xuanpo Cold Light head-on.

The treasure of one's destiny is not easy to refine. Each of the magical restrictions represents countless efforts. If it is destroyed, even a Core Formation cultivator will suffer a great loss of vitality.

Therefore, everyone had no choice but to give way.

"Demon, stop your arrogance!"

Upon seeing this, the cultivators of the Xuanmen sect reacted and rushed into the battlefield to stop the demonic forces.

"What is that cold, gleaming light, that is so powerful?"

"The Mysterious Void Palace and the Mysterious Heaven Sword Technique—you'll have to ask someone from the Mysterious Heaven Sect about that."

"I've heard that True Lord Xuanxu once went to the Arctic region and forged the Xuanpo Sword from the eternally unmelting Xuanbing Jade Soul. He wielded it and roamed the universe with unparalleled skill, with few rivals below the Void Immortal level. Could this be the very sword he was referring to?"

"How could that be? The Xuanpo Sword is the natal item of True Monarch Xuanxu, and it is also the treasure for his future ascension to the Dao. He must ascend with it. How could it have fallen into the mortal world? At most, it is just a replica."

"It is indeed a replica, but even a replica of the Mahayana Flying Sword is an eighth-tier treasure, no less than the Purple Cloud and Azure Rainbow Swords of Mount Taihua."

"No wonder it possesses such power; could the person wielding this sword be...?"

"He must be one of the two outstanding talents!"

"Protect the righteous path, slay the demons! Kill!!!"

In the midst of the battle, everyone pieced together the events and understood the cause and effect.

As a result, the war intensified, with both sides fighting tooth and nail for destiny.

Thus, in the center of the battle formation, Zhong Yuxiu, with her body and sword as one, controlled the Xuanpo, relentlessly pursuing Tang Jue's Six-Flame Demon Dragon, displaying an unyielding determination to fight to the death.

It's definitely a fight to the death!

Just now in the Xuanxu Palace, although she had gained the Xuanpo's recognition as her master, she still needed time to refine the magical restrictions in order to control the sword.

In order to buy her time, Qi Qing'er activated the Shennong Cauldron with all her might to resist the attack of Tang Jue and the demons.

Unexpectedly, Tang Jue's strength was astonishing. In the end, he even transformed into a demonic dragon. Even with Li Rubing and others desperately trying to stop him, he still managed to shatter the spiritual light of the Shennong Cauldron.

Qi Qing'er was thus injured, and Zhong Yuxiu was furious.

She grew up in the deep palace, where her father favored his concubine over his wife and showed her no love. She only had her mother and sister to rely on.

Later, she was robbed, her parents died, and her younger sister disappeared. She had left Yulong Island to find her younger sister, but she had no clues for several years.

Later, he landed in this ancient secret realm and by chance met Qi Qing'er. After spending time together, he regarded her as a sister.

Now that Qi Qing'er is protecting her and inflicting damage on Tang Juezi with the Six Flames of Demonic Fire, it has stirred up both her old and new grudges.

So now, disregarding everything, her Xuanpo sword flashed with a chilling light as she relentlessly pursued the Six Flames Demonic Fire that Tang Jue had transformed into, determined to slay this Black Demon and avenge Qi Qing'er.

"That pretty boy!"

Tang Jue was helpless against her relentless pursuit, and his heart was filled with boundless hatred.

He was born with a fire-elemental spirit body, and his aptitude was even above the Heavenly Rank Spiritual Root. After joining the Black Demon Sect, he was chosen as a demon child by the Black Demon Ancestor, who taught him great techniques and helped him cultivate supernatural powers. His Six Flames Demonic Fire not only made him stand out among his peers of demonic cultivators, but even Core Formation cultivators had few who could rival him.

Now that he has arrived at this mysterious realm, although Li Rubing is blocking him, he does not take him seriously at all. He thought he could dominate the ten directions, but who would have thought that the shameless Xuan Tian Zhenjun would send treasures to his door and help the two geniuses of destiny.

This handsome young man is one of the two most outstanding talents of destiny. In just a short time in the Shennong Cauldron, he completed the refinement of the Xuanpo Sword. Its power and momentum are even more astonishing than the Six Flames Demonic Fire with its forty-five layers of magical restrictions.

In such a short time, the Xuanpo Sword has been refined to such a degree?

Nobody would believe there wasn't something fishy going on!
This damned Heaven is clearly using Tang Jue as a stepping stone for that pretty boy, to achieve the fame of the Three Heroes and Two Outstanding Scholars.

Such a destiny, such a predetermined fate...

He is not convinced! ! !
"puff!"

Just as his hatred flared and his resentment was not yet extinguished, he saw that sharp, cold light chasing after him, striking the body of the Six-Flame Demon Dragon. Instantly, the demonic divine power was shattered, and as the Six-Flame Demonic Fire collapsed, Tang Jue's figure was injured and rolled out.

A life-or-death crisis, a mysterious spirit is pressing in!

Upon seeing this, Tang Jue was finally terrified. He could no longer care about anything else and directly crushed a jade talisman, shouting even louder, "Ancestor, save me!"

"boom!!!"

Before he could finish speaking, the demonic fire reignited, transforming into a black lotus that enveloped him layer by layer.

The Xuanpo Sword pierced through the air, its sharp sword light striking the black lotus, but it only managed to cut off a single lotus petal.

The falling petals became a calamity, raging and engulfing the Xuanpo.

Zhong Yuxiu, whose body and sword were now one, was instantly engulfed by demonic flames. Even the Xuanpo Sword, forged with forty-five Earthly Fiend Restrictions, struggled to withstand the onslaught, flickering fiercely within the black lotus demonic fire. "Black Mountain, cease your arrogance!"

Just then, a soft shout rang out, and the water from the jade bottle poured down, instantly extinguishing the black lotus demonic fire.

The Xuanpo Sword light then receded, revealing Zhong Yuxiu's figure in the background. She looked ahead with surprise and uncertainty, where a white-clad nun holding a willow branch and a clean bottle stood facing a black-robed old man.

"South China Sea Dini?"

"Black Mountain Demon Lord?"

Upon seeing the two appear, both the righteous and demonic factions exclaimed in surprise, while the unorthodox cultivators in the distance changed color and fled.

"Old monster Nascent Soul!"

"There's even a Nascent Soul cultivator here?"

"Why is this Nascent Soul cultivator returning to the inland instead of relieving the siege of the Xuanxiao Sect? What's he doing here causing trouble?"

"Of course, it's for those three heroes and two outstanding talents!"

"Damn it, go!"

Seeing the South Sea Di Ni and the Black Mountain Demon Lord appear opposite them, the unorthodox cultivators who had already gained something began to retreat cautiously.

On the battlefield, facing the South Sea Nun, Xiong Heishan was not surprised and coldly looked at Zhong Yuxiu behind him: "One of the two beauties is indeed here, but can you, an old nun, protect him?"

As he spoke, demonic light flashed again, revealing three figures, who turned out to be three Nascent Soul cultivators.

Nan Hai Di Ni's eyes narrowed. He saw three people dressed in green robes and blood-stained clothes, as well as a hunched old woman: "Miao Shaotian, Situ Lie, Pan Wang Po, and Xuanpin Hai of Baiman Mountain have joined forces, plus a heretical cultivator who has fallen into the demonic path. The demonic path is indeed well-prepared!"

"That's natural!"

Black Mountain sneered coldly: "Let's settle all the grudges and grievances of so many years today."

"Humph!"

Nan Hai Di Ni sneered, "Instead of relieving the siege of Xuan Xiao, you've come here to ambush us. Are you determined to be that Mo Yunzi's lackeys, ruining the hopes of all beings in Taiyuan to break through the calamity? Such perverse actions, aren't you afraid of being punished by heaven and earth?"

"Hahaha!"

Black Mountain laughed wildly: "It is your Xuanmen that has gone too far, trying to use my Demonic Path as a stepping stone to destiny and a means to transcend tribulation. We are trying to survive, are we just going to offer our necks to be slaughtered?"

"Nonsense, distorting the truth!"

Before he could finish speaking, a flash of light appeared, and another person appeared, standing beside Nan Hai Di Ni.

He was an old man with white hair and beard, dressed as a fisherman in a straw raincoat and hat, and carrying a long pole in his hand.

Exactly...

"The old man fishing for turtles on Golden Turtle Island?"

"A true master of the Xuanmen sect, a Nascent Soul stage monster!"

Seeing the old man fishing for turtles appear, the remaining unorthodox cultivators who had not yet retreated also wavered. Looking at the spiritual objects left in the secret realm, although they were reluctant to leave, they still resolutely headed out.

The demonic path is insidious and ruthless, and the righteous path is not necessarily kind and simple either. Especially when dealing with these unorthodox paths, it is common for them to be killed along with the demonic cultivators, without any regard for reason.

Even if we're being reasonable, given the current situation, if the six Nascent Soul cultivators from both the righteous and demonic paths were to clash, it would be earth-shattering, if not annihilation. If we don't leave now, we'll become innocent bystanders caught in the crossfire.

Run away!
The unorthodox practitioners scattered and fled.

Kill kill kill!

The righteous and the demonic paths clashed.

"Come and accept your fate!"

The Black Mountain Demon Lord struck first, his demonic fire rushing straight towards the South Sea.

Miao Shaotian, clad in a chilling green robe, Situ Lie, dressed in blood-red robes, and Pan Wangpo, with her hunched back, each used their own methods, one assisting the Black Mountain Demon Lord, and the other attacking the Old Man Fishing for Turtles.

The six Nascent Soul cultivators engaged in a fierce battle.

"kill!!!"

Upon seeing this, Linghu Xing and other righteous cultivators also unleashed their swords and slashed at the demonic cultivators.

The two sides fought a fierce battle, resulting in utter chaos.

Holding the Xuanpo Sword, Zhong Yuxiu also sought out an opponent to contribute to the battle.

But a secret voice transmission came: "The demonic path has four Nascent Soul cultivators. The two of us alone cannot hold them off. You must quickly return to the Xuanxu Palace to refine the Xuan Soul. This sword is an eighth-order treasure, and its power is not limited to this. While refining the sword, you should also cultivate. As long as you and the sword become one and form a golden core, or refine it to create fifty-four layers of Earthly Fiend Restrictions, it will help us break through these four demonic forces!"

It is indeed Nanhai Dini!

She sent a telepathic message, giving Zhong Yuxiu guidance.

Zhong Yuxiu's eyes narrowed as she looked at the South Sea Nun and the old man fishing for turtles, who were entangled with the four demons. Knowing the importance of the situation, she turned her sword and headed towards the Xuanxu Palace.

But don't want to...

"Boom!"

The heavens and earth trembled, and the primordial spirits were scattered.

"Um!?"

The six Nascent Soul cultivators' expressions changed, and Nan Hai Di Ni turned around in shock and anger, looking towards the foreign border: "An array?"

Before he finished speaking, streaks of spiritual light flew back, revealing the unorthodox cultivators who had just retreated.

"Seniors, please stop fighting!"

"The secret realm's formation remains in place; we don't know when it will be restored."

"If we continue fighting, we might trigger the restrictions."

"It's more important to break through the formation and leave this place first."

A group of unorthodox cultivators shouted from afar, their faces showing a hint of urgency.

"Secret Realm Formation?"

"How could it recover?"

Upon hearing this, both the righteous and demonic cultivators frowned deeply.

The Black Mountain Demon Lord's eyes narrowed: "It's not that the secret realm's formation has been restored, but that someone has set up a formation outside the secret realm!"

"Um!?"

Miao Shaotian, Situ Lie, Pan Wangpo, and the old man fishing for turtles all paled upon hearing this: "The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind?"

"Who dares to be so bold?"

"Could it be..."

Both the righteous and demonic paths, and the six Nascent Soul cultivators, turned their gazes to their opponents, their eyes filled with suspicion.

One has to be suspicious!
The orthodox Xuanmen sect, the demonic and evil cultivators, and the unorthodox and strange people—the three paths of Taiyuan are all here. Who can set up an array outside and plot against everyone?
That can only be an opponent; it's either the work of the righteous path or a scheme orchestrated by the demonic path.

As for the unorthodox methods... well, they can go cool off somewhere else.

The righteous and the demonic paths faced each other coldly, each harboring suspicion towards the other.

But soon...

"wrong!"

Nan Hai Di Ni's eyes sharpened, and he focused his magical power into his eyes. He saw that the primordial spirit of heaven and earth was divided into five elements and five colors, flowing in the five directions to form an array, mutually generating and restraining each other.

"Five Elements Formation!"

"Such methods are probably rare even within the Demonic Sect!"

"Are you a member of the orthodox Xuanmen sect?"

"But you weren't informed?"

What exactly is their scheme?

Nan Hai Di Ni's mind raced, filled with doubt and unease.

At this moment...

"Desiring to sharpen the blade, I dare not shirk the labor; at dawn, I open the box and the jade dragon roars."

"His spirit is as firm as ice three feet thick, and his spirit is as sharp as a snake on a rock."

"The blood of the wicked flows away silently with the water, and the stains of the wicked are now gone."

"Let's quell the injustices of this world and ascend to the heavens together!"

A figure came singing as he walked.

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