Chapter 95: Longevity Curse

Mu Yuan had never seen the Azure Light Spell-Breaking Sword in person, but he heard about its many amazing uses. The Longevity Palace had meticulously recorded the lives and deeds of all its past Primordial Spirit Cultivators in their texts for later generations to study. Naturally, someone like Fengliu San, a Peak Lord, was also documented. Mu Yuan read about the historical records of the current Primordial Spirit Cultivators in Longevity Palace, so he knew Fengliu San once used such a sword. After seeing Zhou Huasheng wield it, he guessed it was the same one!

“He really is generous, that Uncle Fengliu San!” Mu Yuan knew the opponent’s flying sword was mystical. Using his own Longevity True Qi to fight, he was naturally no match for Zhou Huasheng after he condensed Evil Energy. He simply activated his Green Wood Thunderblade and displayed the highly advanced sword technique of condensing Sword Qi into threads!

In terms of pure swordsmanship, Zhou Huasheng was far inferior to Mu Yuan. He had not even comprehended the realm of Sword Qi Division. Once sword skills reached that level, one could freely use abilities with just one flying sword and set up sword formations to defend.

The floating and drifting sword threads on Round Pot Mountain twisted into a massive sword net. Even without using the Witch Clan Sword Formula, Mu Yuan could generate sword energy from thin air to form the Great Reincarnation Sword Formation of the Heavens. Countless dazzling, bright sword threads, like flying swords, pressed down, shocking Zhou Huasheng greatly!

“This little thief’s swordsmanship is incredibly refined!” Not to mention Zhou Huasheng’s jealousy and resentment, Mu Yuan now felt the urge to return to the mountain and ask his sect about the cultivation method for the Azure Light Spell-Breaking Sword. This flying sword was truly marvelous, almost ignoring the opponent’s Divine Abilities. It could only be countered with a magic treasure, spiritual artifact, or one’s own cultivation. Magical spells were basically useless!

The two fought fiercely, but neither could gain an upper hand. Mu Yuan never expected his opponent’s cultivation to advance so much, and Zhou Huasheng didn’t anticipate Mu Yuan’s strength, so both began to consider stopping the fight.

Right at that moment, another surge of energy Qi erupted from underground. Someone else had just finished Condensing Evil Energy. The Condensing Evil Energy site of Longevity Palace connected to the earth’s Qi, so the Evil Energy was nearly limitless. Many disciples condensed Evil Energy there too. Both saw the Qi and guessed it was a disciple of Ju Gaoqi.

Although Ju Gaoqi hadn’t achieved the Primordial Spirit, her cultivation was at Peak Qi Refining. In combat alone, she was not inferior to someone who had just formed a Primordial Spirit. Among the seven Peak Lords of Longevity Palace, Cang Qing Zi and True Lord Qinghua were a pair, while Ju Gaoqi had feelings for Fengliu San. Though not as close as between Cloud-Capped Peak and Cloud Brilliance Peak, their peaks had always been on friendly terms. The disciple Condensing Evil Energy this time was a female cultivator named Ling Ruoshui. As soon as she emerged, she saw dense sword energy above, a streak of azure light moving freely, trapped by a huge sword net. She recognized one person as Zhou Huasheng, but she didn’t know Mu Yuan.

As the saying goes, an outsider should not meddle. Naturally, Ling Ruoshui felt closer to Zhou Huasheng in her heart. Mu Yuan couldn’t overcome Zhou Huasheng’s Azure Light Spell-Breaking Sword, but from the outside, it looked like Zhou Huasheng was trapped by Mu Yuan’s sword net. Without caring about Mu Yuan’s background, Ling Ruoshui gave a sharp cry and released a flying sword as well, agile and swift, directly targeting Mu Yuan!

Mu Yuan was already locked in a stalemate with Zhou Huasheng. Now, seeing another attacker, and being blocked from Condensing Evil Energy on Round Pot Mountain, he felt anger. Seeing the female cultivator’s graceful figure, despite her beautiful face, attacking him for no reason made him furious. “Do you really think I’m easy to bully? If I don’t show you some strength, you won’t know your limits!”

The Minghe Immortal Sword was seized from a Mount Shu disciple, so Mu Yuan felt reluctant to use it in front of fellow sect members. But he also practiced the Primordial Qi Grasping Hand from his sect. Although it was shattered by Bimo’s White Bone Seal a few days ago, after some repairs, it could still be used. Lustrous lights churned in his Dantian, and a giant palm imprint suddenly burst forth, ignoring the incoming sword light, directly enveloping it!

Though Ling Ruoshui was also a Longevity Palace disciple and had successfully condensed Evil Energy, she wasn’t as treasure-laden as Mu Yuan, nor did she have a Primordial Spirit master like Zhou Huasheng. Mu Yuan’s current knowledge far exceeded hers. The grasping hand flew over, and after just a few spins, firmly locked onto Ling Ruoshui’s flying sword!

Mu Yuan’s Longevity True Qi hadn’t condensed Evil Energy yet, but he could still generate it using Tide True Qi. However, since the Longevity Art was his sect’s core method, he didn’t want to abandon it. However, his Spiritual Sense after Condensing Evil Energy was actually above both Zhou Huasheng and Ling Ruoshui. These two assumed Mu Yuan hadn’t condensed Evil Energy and was inferior to them, unaware that although Longevity True Qi lacked earth Evil Energy, making it slightly less subtle, his realm was no lower than theirs. The Primordial Qi Grasping Hand was originally a powerful Divine Ability of Longevity Palace. After it was shattered by Bimo, Mu Yuan reflected on the pain and used the Primordial Five-Colored Mirage Light to repair the Talismanic Script structure, making it even sturdier.

The Primordial Five-Colored Mirage Light was a supreme Divine Ability from Mount Shu, nearly impervious to all spells. It was helpless against the Azure Light Spell-Breaking Sword, meeting its natural enemy there. But used elsewhere, it was not only a strong defense; if used to trap or capture, it was nearly unbreakable.

Ling Ruoshui’s flying sword was decent, but only decent. It couldn’t withstand Mu Yuan’s Primordial Qi Grasping Hand. Once caught, it was like a Flood Dragon bound by golden shackles, struggling in vain, unable to break free.

“Primordial Qi Grasping Hand!” Both Ling Ruoshui and Zhou Huasheng exclaimed in surprise. They both knew this Divine Ability and mimicked it, materializing two giant azure hands to grab from the air. Mu Yuan chuckled darkly. These two’s grasping hands were only Zhenqi manifestations, unlike his which used Abyssal Sunken Silver and Five-Colored Star Sand as main materials. He separated two imprints from his large grasping hand to entangle with theirs.

Ling Ruoshui’s interference provoked Mu Yuan’s anger. After controlling her flying sword, he shook his body, and two beams of light shot up: one a coiling purple dragon, the other a dark, ink-black spirit tortoise, flying swiftly like lightning!

Among the Six Great Curses, the Purple Lightning Dragon Curse and the Northern Dark Water Curse were the most powerful. Of the other four, one was formed from Refining Furnace True Qi, and three were from Longevity True Qi. Mu Yuan’s idea was that if he ever had the chance to collect the Eternal Art and Nirvana Art, he would disperse two of them and reform them using these two types of Zhenqi. But currently overseas, he benefited the most from the Northern Dark Water Curse and the Purple Lightning Dragon Curse.

The two great curses flew out, heading straight for Ling Ruoshui. Mu Yuan held even more resentment towards this foolish female sect member. He was fighting Zhou Huasheng; what business was it of hers? She attacked him without even understanding the situation. Mu Yuan wouldn’t hold back now. The two great curses moved like lightning, pouncing directly on her!

Ling Ruoshui didn’t know the details of these great curses and casually released sword radiance. Mu Yuan chuckled darkly and activated the Six Harmonies Sword Pills. He directly combined the Icecold Path from the Tidal Flow with the Ice Soul Divine Light, releasing a chilling mist that spread everywhere. Mu Yuan discovered that if he used Longevity True Qi to power the Six Harmonies Coldwood Sword Pills, they gave off a green, shimmering Hua Guang, which was actually less powerful than when driven by the Ice Soul Divine Light.

The Six Harmonies Coldwood Sword Pills were made from Millennial Coldwood, inherently extreme Yin and cold. Though True Lord Tiemu refined them with Longevity Palace’s secret methods, their nature remained unchanged. Further activated by Mu Yuan using the Icecold Path with the Ice Soul Divine Light method, the surrounding space seemed to freeze. The sword radiance Ling Ruoshui released froze into solid pieces, shattered by the force into glittering ice particles!

Before Ling Ruoshui could develop any other Divine Ability, the two great curses entangled her, and her Spiritual Sense immediately became hazy.

The founder Buddha of the Great Sun Divine Sect created these Six Brilliant Salvation Curses, and they were truly bizarre. This Buddha was the son of the emperor of billions of demons. His knowledge was extraordinary, beyond measure. He had some understanding of all kinds of cultivation secrets and Divine Abilities among the world’s demons. The Six Great Curses were his life’s work, merging the Divine Abilities of Buddhist and demon paths, both supreme and demonic. They weren’t rigidly fixed; as long as the practitioner studied and comprehended them, they would immediately generate endless variations, ultimately reverting to a form closest to the ancient Devil God or Divine Beast corresponding to the Zhenqi used to refine the curse.

The purple dragon formed by Mu Yuan’s Purple Lightning Dragon Curse was fierce and overbearing, with the Purple Heaven Immortal-Slaying Thunder being immensely destructive. On the other hand, the Northern Dark Water Curse manifested the ancient Black Tortoise god, soft like flowing water. Even the most fierce attacks were like a spring breeze turning into rain, achieving victory through subtlety.

As these two great curses attached to her, Ling Ruoshui only sensed a powerful, devouring force. She continuously circulated her Zhenqi, forming energy vortices to wear down and counter them, but quietly, the Northern Dark Water Curse still latched onto her.

After releasing the great curses, Mu Yuan remembered something and flicked his hand, sending out three azure light curses. Ling Ruoshui, already affected by the Northern Dark Water Curse with her energy rapidly draining, now had three more attached to her. Her inner Longevity Zhenqi seemed to cry out in delight, flowing even faster than before, converging into the three azure light curses.

To speak of Ling Ruoshui, her talent was just average. Reaching the level of Condensing Evil Energy was achieved step by step through hard work. She didn’t have many Divine Abilities for combat. Besides a flying sword and signature Divine Abilities like the Primordial Qi Grasping Hand, she truly didn’t have much else!

Her inner Zhenqi poured out rapidly, while three azure lights shone brightly on her body. Zhou Huasheng had never seen the Brilliant Salvation Curse before, but he knew she was in a bad situation. He shouted loudly, the Azure Light Spell-Breaking Sword dazzling and spirit-startling. Gripping it, he transformed into a streak of angry azure light, charging upward to slash at the sword net!

Mu Yuan snorted coldly and increased his effort, compressing the sword net once more. He thought inwardly that the quality of the flying sword really mattered. If he was wielding the Minghe Immortal Sword now, he wouldn’t let Zhou Huasheng counterattack like this!

The three azure light curses grew brighter, while Ling Ruoshui became increasingly listless. Mu Yuan deeply felt that Ling Ruoshui’s Longevity Qi was indeed abundant. His Purple Lightning Dragon Curse took form only after absorbing countless water soldiers’ essence at Lingyuan Reef, and the Northern Dark Water Curse, even later, devoured the nine bone fish nourished by the Heavenly Demon Bone-Dissolving Whip and absorbed the essence of countless creatures that emerged from Xuan Fo Island before it could materialize. Ling Ruoshui’s Zhenqi, though abundant, wasn’t enough to allow these three Talismanic Seals to take physical form!

Seeing Ling Ruoshui’s aura growing weaker, Mu Yuan didn’t want to completely drain her essence. The Brilliant Salvation Curse was extremely overbearing, capable of devouring all of a person’s blood and Primordial Qi, washing away a lifetime of cultivation. Mu Yuan’s mind stirred slightly, and he dispersed two of the three great curses. The incredibly pure Primordial Qi all gathered onto the remaining one.

A clear, drawn-out roar was heard. The great curse formed from the condensed Longevity Zhenqi, after countless devourings, finally took physical form. It was a shimmering azure dragon. Compared to the Purple Lightning Dragon Curse, it was less aggressive and overbearing, but more aloof and proud, emanating a continuous, unending sense of longevity!