Chapter 135: Overwhelming Savagery
Chapter 135: Overwhelming Savagery
“Clear Water Palace Lord, Clear Water True Man!”
“Heavenly Demon Palace Lord, Demon Wanxiang!”
“Green Ghost Daoist of Hundred Barbarians Mountain!”
Old Daoist Qianfu’s voice sounded scratchy, like a broken gong. Seeing these three, he cried out in shock!
Mu Yuan’s heart also leaped. He knew the origins of Clear Water True Man and Demon Wanxiang. The other Green Ghost Daoist was likely another victim the Monster Saint had wiped out. What was shocking was that all three had been turned into his puppets!
Clear Water True Qi, Heavenly Demon True Qi, and emerald green flames, alongside the Monster Saint’s own true energy, clashed wildly. They exploded in chaotic turmoil, causing the primordial qi of that area to boil like water, seething and surging violently. Even the grand formation behind revealed its true form, a spectacle of flowing colors and rippling illusions!
The four elders of Xuanpu Hall from the Qian generation, masters of the “Great Purity Natural True Embryo Great Method”, possessed first-rate skill in cultivating qi and cultivating the Dao. But when it came to combat, compared to such a cunning giant as the Monster Saint, they were somewhat lacking!
Fundamentally, Xuanpu Hall’s method of entering the Dao through the “Cauldron and True Embryo” was somewhat similar to the practice at Longevity Palace, emphasizing Dao attainment, not magical power!
The only offensive technique these four old men truly excelled at was using their boundlessly powerful true qi to suppress their opponents!
And the most important technique, somewhat resembling the Monster Saint’s “Rebirth Longevity Demon Art”, was absorbing all tangible matter between heaven and earth, transforming it into their own inner cauldron!
However, righteous orthodox sects like Kunlun wouldn’t have such a technique called something sinister. They named it the “Work of Creation Cauldron”: the self as the furnace, creation as the craftsman, primordial qi as the coal, and all things as copper!
The four fanned their dan flames, sweeping across the sky, while simultaneously unleashing a ferocious suction force. Palms faintly glowed white as eight visible whirlwinds rapidly spun, transforming into eight gale-fire pillars that coiled and lashed out!
The three puppets forged by the Monster Saint had all been leaders of their sects in life, possessing countless divine abilities and secret arts. Among them, Heavenly Demon Palace Lord Demon Wanxiang was the most formidable! Demonic Path techniques inherently focused on the physical body, mighty and overbearing. In a single gesture, they could burn mountains and boil seas, shatter earth and crumble mountains—it was common for them!
Clear Water True Man manipulated Clear Water True Qi defensively, watertight and endlessly soft! Demon Wanxiang took the offense, while Green Ghost True Man provided support with his secretive, sneaky methods. Though their schools were fundamentally incompatible, all three were now manipulated solely by the Monster Saint, cooperating seamlessly, practicing magic and Dao together!
Even though the four old Daoists—Qianguang, Qianling, Qiantai, Qianfu—possessed fierce true qi, and the “Work of Creation Cauldron” was uniquely overbearing, they still couldn’t breach the trio quickly. Instead, the Monster Saint, disappearing and reappearing unpredictably, had them sweating profusely!
When it came to combat experience, the four old men simply couldn’t measure up to a high-level expert like the Monster Saint who had clawed his way through countless battles. Moreover, the Monster Saint himself seemed to have an endless stream of divine abilities and secret arts: Rebirth Longevity Demon Art, Heavenly Demon Parasitic Art, Celestial Demon Soul-Snatching Technique, Soul-Searching Great Method… He switched through various divine abilities freely, making the four old men frantic and flustered!
Seeing this go poorly, Old Daoist Qianling flicked his hand, sending out several fire pillars. Then with a flip of his right hand, a brilliantly colored embroidered sword shot through the air, aiming straight for the Kunlun Palace!
“A flying sword message! A warning in the midst of battle!”
The Monster Saint sneered coldly. His lightning-fast figure suddenly halted, right above Old Daoist Qianling. Seeing this, the old Daoist swung his sleeve upwards. A huge burst of golden light abruptly erupted, shrouding the Monster Saint entirely. Golden radiance engulfed everything, blocking out the sky and covering the land!
“The Kunlun Sect really does possess sleeve-space-technique!”
The Monster Saint gave a rumbling laugh. The golden light within the “Primordial Chaos Golden Chalice” in his palm rotated, swirling out an endless expanse of yellow sand. The sand coursed through the air, surging like the raging waves of a mighty yellow river, terrifying billows crashing upwards. It transformed into an immense, colossal yellow dragon, spitting vapor and showing its claws, riding and manipulating the water’s force as it charged ferociously down onto the four old Daoists!
Old Daoist Qianling’s sleeve-space-technique crumbled instantly under the assault of this furious yellow dragon-water. Already restrained by the Monster Saint’s three puppets, the four old men couldn’t withstand the unique and wondrous power of the treasure in the Monster Saint’s grasp!
Once the four were deeply trapped within the yellow radiance, they found themselves amidst chilly winds and a mournful mist, surrounded by surging, angry waves and fierce gales. A tempestuous force raced like dragons and snakes, coiling upwards, giving birth to endless colors. Suddenly, everything became dark and silent, boundless and indistinct; they couldn’t discern any direction!
Various forces ground against each other and collided, creating boundless phantasms. Light and shadow interweaving made them feel time and space were disordered! Their spirits were snatched away, their souls confused, their minds bewildered, their qi damaged, their forms trapped!
As their wills faltered, the formation’s power manifested immediately. Yellow sand surged chaotically, flowing like water. Qianguang, Qianling, Qiantai, and Qianfu also realized the situation was dire and frantically activated their “Work of Creation Cauldron”, trying to absorb the surrounding primordial qi!
Rolling yellow sand streamed into the meridians of the four like countless rivers pouring into the sea. Seeing this, the Monster Saint showed not a flicker of anxiety. A look of pleasure even appeared on his face!
Suddenly, the four gnashed their teeth and roared. A series of intense explosions sounded. The bodies of the four old Daoists, having absorbed the yellow sand, actually began to petrify into sandy statues. Even the Primordial Spirits within their Mud Pill Palaces showed signs of growing still!
Terrified, the four resolutely shattered their physical bodies. Their Primordial Spirits escaped the formation. Instantly within the formation, there appeared four radiant infants, half-sized and gleaming like stars, their entire bodies shimmering with a soft, flowing luminescence like water!
The Monster Saint cackled incessantly. The three puppets, Clear Water True Man, Demon Wanxiang, and Green Ghost Daoist, simultaneously appeared within the formation. They and the Monster Saint each pounced towards one Primordial Spirit!
Although physical bodies became largely useless after achieving a Primordial Spirit, losing them abruptly was still a significant setback. Now instantly besieged by the Monster Saint and his three puppets using the Rebirth Longevity Demon Art, their Primordial Spirits weakened drastically!
Four eerie, phosphorescent streams of light encircled the infant-like Primordial Spirits. An inexhaustible suction force permeated the formation. The Great Purity Natural True Embryo Qi cultivated painstakingly by Qianguang and the other three instantly fell out of control, swallowed entirely by the Monster Saint alone!
If it were the Monster Saint’s most perfect plan, he would naturally refine the four into puppets. However, he was deep within Kunlun territory. Moreover, Qianling had just sent a sword-message alerting the Kunlun Palace. Seeing this wasn’t achievable, grabbing any benefit he could get now was vital.
As expected, mere moments later, there came an enraged cry like thunder. Then, nine streaks of dazzling radiance plummeted from mid-air like meteors, crashing onto the yellow light emitted by the Primordial Chaos Golden Chalice!
A thunderous blast echoed. The yellow light dissipated completely, revealing the true form of the Primordial Chaos Golden Chalice within!
“Heh, the ‘Five Directions Five Elements Breaking Restriction Technique’. So that’s it, so that’s it!”
The Monster Saint, his formation broken, wasn’t angry but pleased. He muttered under his breath and instantly recalled his three Transformation Bodies. Unleashing the Primordial Chaos Golden Chalice, a tide of fierce golden light surged outwards.
The newcomers were precisely Kunlun Palace’s nine Elders. Their opening move was the ultimate art for breaking formations—the Five Directions Five Elements Breaking Restriction Technique!
All nine cultivated Primordial Spirits. Usually, they pondered the Great Dao in seclusion, unknown even to many within Kunlun. Now, focusing their full force together, they shattered even the formation held by such a powerful Magical Artifact as the Primordial Chaos Golden Chalice!
The formation the Monster Saint had just used was called the “Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation”. Even in ancient times, its evil reputation was renowned. Grand Immortals caught within it would have their cultivation erased, falling to become mere mortals!
Legend held that a disciple of Kunlun’s founding Patriarch had once suffered greatly under such a wicked formation, heavily damaging his cultivation! That Patriarch, learning from the deep pain, created the “Chaos Formula”, which later evolved into today’s “Five Directions Five Elements Breaking Restriction Technique”, specifically designed to break restrictive formations! The combined strength of the nine, attacking from inside and out, and the Monster Saint’s own focus not being on maintaining the formation, caused the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation to break instantly!
However, the Primordial Chaos Golden Chalice’s fierce power exceeded that of its own formation. Golden light blotted out sky and earth. Not fully grasping its nature, the nine Elders released their true qi to defend themselves. Their true qi was pierced instantly upon contact! The golden radiance acted like sharp knives and deadly blades, slashing towards them. The nine, touched by the golden light, felt sharp pain all over their bodies and hastily retreated!
“Today’s objective is impossible. I’ll wait for another day. I will seize the ‘Five Directions Five Elements Breaking Restriction Technique’ then, sooner or later!”
The thought flashed through the Monster Saint’s mind. The Primordial Chaos Golden Chalice flickered above, then vanished into the Void. Even with thirteen Primordial Spirit Elders present, none dared to give chase!
The “Five Directions Five Elements Breaking Restriction Technique” he had searched from Senior Brother Feng’s memory was not the complete method—it only covered the steps before Elixir Formation!
Great sects always transmit arts this way—step by step, taught slowly and carefully, building foundations. Techniques Mu Yuan had snatched himself like the “Forge Furnace Art” and “Primordial Five-Colored Mirage Light” were the same! Even his own main cultivation, the “Longevity Art”, followed this pattern!
The thirteen Kunlun Elders looked at each other. Though they didn’t know this being’s origins, they were still shaken by his world-defying magical power!
Qianguang and the other three, their Primordial Spirits surging with light, clustered by the five-directional vital essences, soon reformed into new physical bodies. But compared to their original, hundred-times-forged bodies, the difference was immense!
“That fiend’s savagery is overwhelming. We must discuss a strategy to mobilize all Daoist Sects under heaven, to rise together and hunt him down! We cannot allow him to escape and survive!”
Qianguang swept his Divine Sense out and instantly discovered the elixirs stored in a nearby pill chamber were completely gone. Despite his profound self-restraint, he couldn’t help burst into curses: “That scourge of the heavens! The villain! He plundered every single pill in our sect! His crime is unforgivable, unforgivable!”
The leader among the nine from Kunlun Palace was a Daoist with thin features and an aura of transcendent ethereality. He wore a robe with the trigrams and cloud-water patterns, a golden crown binding his hair. Compared to the natural aura of Qianguang and his companions, he possessed an additional imposing authority. He spoke in a deep, grave tone, “Whoever he is, we must grind his bones to dust and banish his spirit and soul into the Nine Netherworld’s courts! Or how else can Kunlun maintain its standing in the cultivation world!”
Setting aside the Kunlun people and their anger, here is the rest:
The Monster Saint, driving the Primordial Chaos Golden Chalice, instantly traveled a thousand miles in a flash, arriving at an unknown place where endless barren desert stretched. Letting the Golden Chalice descend, Mu Yuan and Lin Fangjing tumbled out from it!
“You two go now. I must return to Kunlun once more. I am determined to capture an Elder from Kunlun Palace to interrogate for some information!”
The two had not expected him to be so bold and audacious. They stammered, unable to speak. The Monster Saint, however, turned himself around, setting off back towards Kunlun!
Only after the Monster Saint had truly gone far did Lin Fangjing speak aloud to herself: “I never imagined such a figure of terrifying savagery existed in the world! I must return to my mountain sect and report this matter to the headmaster!”
Mu Yuan gave a bitter laugh and said, “In my opinion, there’s no need. Kunlun’s pills and Magical Artifacts—being plundered like this—will inevitably cause an uproar. Kunlun will likely send proclamations to all sects. Ah… whatever. No matter how great those tribulations are, they won’t reach insignificant ants like us. Let those senior experts with Primordial Spirits do the worrying!”