How did a bastard like him become an immortal?

Aries Earthly Venerable's gray-white eyes were as cold as an abyss. "Soul Stealing is an open move, and you are the hidden agents. If you can still lose the key like this, what use are you useless trash to me?"

The other five men took off their hoods and knelt on the ground, trembling. The dog-headed, human-bodied Xu Gou Di Zun lowered his head, his eyes filled with fear, and swallowed hard, saying, "Master, we dare not beg for forgiveness for losing the key, but we really couldn't sense anyone breaking in. Otherwise, we would have risked our lives to protect that thing."

A thoughtful look flashed in Aries Earthly Venerable's cold eyes. After a moment, he slowly spoke: "Even with your spiritual senses, you couldn't detect it? That means a powerful expert used great magic to conceal the cause and effect here..."

Immediately, Aries Earthly Venerable turned and left, leaving behind a cold voice: "You may be spared the death penalty, but you cannot escape punishment. All five of you, cut off one finger each. Tomorrow, come with me to the other places she went back then to find the remaining keys."

The five people on the ground were greatly relieved and knelt down, kowtowing repeatedly with loud thuds, "Thank you, Your Excellency, for sparing our lives!"

Then, gritting his teeth, he forcefully tore off a bloody finger.

Even as the figure of the Aries Earthly Venerable completely disappeared, everyone still couldn't help but tremble.

The woman, a Rooster, patted her ample breasts and said with lingering fear, "Aries are getting more and more terrifying..."

"Snapped!"

The Dog Earthly Venerable slapped the Rooster with a chicken's head and a human body across the face, glanced in the direction the Aries had left, and said with a gloomy look, "If you want to die, don't drag us down with you. If you talk about the Venerable One behind his back again, don't blame me for reporting directly to the Venerable One!"

"Yes Yes!"

The Rooster Earthly Venerable nodded repeatedly as if suddenly realizing something, looking in the direction where the Aries had left with apprehension and fear...

......

Tian Ce Training Ground.

The highly anticipated duel between immortals has begun. Li Muyun, dressed in white, stands against the wind. Zhao Tianming, in simple clothes, sits calmly on the ground.

Li Muyun showed no disrespect to this unassuming boy. His Drunken Immortal Sword moved like a dragon and snake, its blade flashing as it aimed straight for the boy's chest.

Zhao Tianming stepped back, a flash of light appeared at his fingertips, and his fingers moved like dragons and snakes in the air. In the blink of an eye, a black talisman appeared in the air, which transformed into an ink shield in front of Zhao Tianming.

Seeing that the sword's edge remained unchanged, Li Muyun unleashed his true essence, causing the sword's light to surge once more, and he charged towards the ink-wash shield.

However, the moment the Wine Immortal Sword touched the ink-wash shield, he sensed something was wrong. In an instant, the connection between the Wine Immortal Sword and Li Muyun was severed, as if he were holding a mortal weapon instead of a magical artifact. The sword's aura dissipated, and the entire sword lost its luster.

"My Xuanmo Talisman has a sealing effect, Young Master Yun, be careful!"

Zhao Tianming's lips curled into a slight smile. His hands moved through the air once more, and two mysterious Xuan characters appeared, transforming into two black dragons that coiled around his arms. He then formed fists and slammed them directly towards Li Muyun.

With the Black Dragon Profound Ink Talisman's blessing, Zhao Tianming's fists actually emitted the sound of dragon roars, a sudden gust of wind arose, and the wind from his fists howled.

Now that the Wine Immortal Sword had been sealed, Li Muyun simply put it away and immediately threw out several spirit talismans. A fire elemental talisman array was formed, and a burst of flames erupted from it. He lightly tapped the ground twice, retreated, and then threw out several more spirit talismans. The earth and fire attributes combined to form crimson lava.

Zhao Tianming showed no intention of retreating. He poured all his Golden Core realm true essence into his hands, and the Black Dragon Profound Ink Talisman seemed to come alive, surging forth!

"Zi-"

All the lava was actually swallowed by the black dragon's light, and the black light did not diminish, accompanied by its two fists smashing towards Li Muyun.

Li Muyun raised an eyebrow in surprise. Zhao Tianming's Xuanmo Talisman could not only seal magical artifacts, but even the power of the five elements; it was truly bizarre. Since that was the case, he could only try using the Golden罡 Incantation on his person.

"Buzz!"

As the golden light shone, Li Muyun was already enveloped in the Golden Qi Curse. He stopped in his tracks, took a sudden step, and unleashed a powerful punch with his right fist wrapped in the Golden Qi!

"boom!"

A muffled thud was heard the instant the two collided. The golden and black lights were evenly matched, and finally exploded like the two poles of yin and yang.

Zhao Tianming's body trembled, while Li Muyun took three steps back.

However, Li Muyun was not surprised, after all, his opponent was a genuine Golden Core cultivator, and it was only natural that he would be at a disadvantage in a head-on confrontation.

That's not important. What's important is that this collision shows that the Golden Light Spell, which is impervious to all things, is indeed unaffected by the Mysterious Ink Talisman.

"As expected of the sacred technique of Longhu Mountain, it can even withstand my Xuanmo Talisman. Young Master Yun's strength is also extraordinary. Let's see if we can block this this time."

With a flourish of his fingers, a giant character slowly took shape. After completing the character, Zhao Tianming's aura noticeably weakened, clearly indicating that this move had been extremely taxing. Zhao Tianming smiled with satisfaction and pushed the giant character forward, shouting, "Divine-level low-grade immortal technique—Sealing Character!"

As the enormous character "封" (seal) was unleashed, the entire arena seemed to freeze instantly, the air was suppressed, and countless spiritual energies of heaven and earth converged towards the "封" character, making the pressure emanating from it even more terrifying!

Pitch black as ink, empty and profound as light, sealing the heavens and earth, causing demons to wail and monsters to cry!

What a magnificent low-grade divine immortal technique—the Sealing Character!

The onlookers were swept back by the gust of wind, staring wide-eyed at the characters. If this was the case even from below the stage, how terrifying would the pressure be if they faced that divine power directly?

"Domineering Triple Transformation - Overlord Body Transformation!"

Clenching his fists, Li Muyun took a deep breath, and white light shone in his eyes. In an instant, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth stagnated, and white light flowed between Li Muyun's brows. His aura also suddenly rose to the Golden Core realm.

"Indestructible—Vajra Mantra!"

The next moment, a raging golden flame ignited deep within Li Muyun's white pupils, and a brilliant dark golden light shone on his right fist, enveloping his entire right arm. Beneath that dark golden light, the shadow of a dragon appeared and disappeared.

With a sudden stomp on the arena, the arena shattered instantly. He stepped forward and unleashed his dark golden right fist with a roar like a cannonball!

The dark golden dragon phantom collided violently with the enormous character "封" (seal), unleashing a powerful aftershock.

Everyone was thrown back by the aftershock, staring in utter terror at the two on the arena. They now understood just how vast the gap was between them and these two monstrous talents!

The dragon phantom and the character "seal" did not dissipate after colliding; instead, they interacted with each other, neither giving an inch, and produced a piercing friction sound.

Zhao Tianming's fighting spirit ignited completely, and he smiled brightly, "Young Master Yun, you are stronger than I imagined. I have a word that can cleave a river and stop its flow. Get ready."

Li Muyun was equally eager for battle. He raised his head, revealing his burning golden eyes. Countless domineering true essences converged on his right arm, making it appear as if it were a magical artifact, shining even brighter. He laughed and said, "I also have a punch that can split mountains and shatter rocks. You—get ready to take it!"