Chapter 490 Crimson Sky vs. Sword River

The biggest difference between a Nascent Soul cultivator and a Spirit Transformation cultivator is that the Spirit Transformation cultivator advances to become a Primordial Spirit, gaining the initial ability to control the power of heaven and earth.

Every move you make can draw upon the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

Even a first-order minor spell can have the effect of turning the rotten into the miraculous; the difference in the grade of supernatural powers and spells is not so obvious in their hands.

Only at the fifth level of divine power can a noticeable difference be seen.

This shout carried a minor technique called the "Shouting Technique," but after being imbued with the power of heaven and earth, the Five-Colored Saint Lord felt as if a thunderclap was ringing in his ears.

His head was buzzing, and all the spiritual energy of the surrounding world was pressing in on him. The immense pressure forced his knees to bend, and he actually had a tendency to kneel down.

At the critical moment, the Five-Colored Holy Lord let out a long roar.

He transformed directly into his original form. The enormous size of the Five-Colored Deer caused the pressure he could withstand to increase dramatically, freeing him from the effects of the scolding spell.

“Sword River Venerable, I, the Holy Lord, address you as senior out of respect. But if you are so disrespectful, I will make you, old man, know how to write the word ‘regret’.”

"furious!"

How could Venerable Jianhe tolerate being humiliated by a Nascent Soul junior? Even if that was the Northern Demon Saint Lord, he was still an ant, and the difference in their realms was like an insurmountable chasm.

The only price for offending the powerful is death!

A thought crossed my mind.

Suddenly, a tributary split off from the Milky Way beneath their feet, and the unknown spiritual water transformed into a colossal sword, like a judgment from the heavens, plunging down from the dome.

The Five-Colored Saint Lord's body shone with spiritual light, making it difficult to mobilize the surrounding spiritual energy, which even prevented him from absorbing and restoring his own demonic essence, but his internal power was still abundant.

He summoned a pitch-black, pot-shaped magic weapon and hurled it fiercely at the water sword. The water sword tore cracks in space, and the swift sword struck the black pot.

It exploded.

This thing is just a storage artifact; the key is what's inside. It's called "Mysterious Yin Fire Liquid," a treasure nurtured by a magma river deep within the earth.

It has only one characteristic: it explodes upon contact with water.

The terrifying wave of fire and high-temperature steam spread rapidly, and the water sword shrank in size, but the damage caused by the aftershocks turned all the vegetation in the entire Rainbow Cloud Mountain Range into dust.

The earth was like a boiling iron pot, the high temperature disinfecting everything, not even an ant, let alone the many cultivators of average cultivation level.

Hundreds of Nascent Soul cultivators were unharmed and fled the center of the battlefield early on, showing no intention of participating in the fight. Some even fled one after another.

Go to a sufficiently safe distance and watch the game from a great distance.

To some extent, if these Nascent Soul cultivators were willing to risk their lives to besiege and kill Venerable Sword River, the opponent might not necessarily win, but they would certainly suffer heavy casualties.

It's not even certain that we can kill Jianhe. This involves a trade-off. It's not necessarily worth it to use the life of a Nascent Soul cultivator to save the life of a Deity Transformation Venerable.

It is difficult for a Nascent Soul cultivator to emerge, and it is equally difficult to cultivate a Core Formation cultivator.

Looking at the devastated Caiyun Mountains, the Six Elders of Caiyun felt like crying. They were now truly left with no one to rely on. The only good news was that the demonic cultivators and the Northern Demon Clan had also suffered heavy losses.

Except for a few elites at the peak of the Core Formation stage, the entire army was almost wiped out, resulting in such a tragic scene. The Five-Colored Saint should bear half the responsibility.

But... he did it on purpose.

The deaths of a large number of living beings in a short period of time, and the near extinction of all life in the entire Rainbow Cloud Mountain Range, fulfilled the requirements of a certain death ritual. He stopped when he reached this point.

However, Venerable Jianhe felt insulted.

He had already arrived, yet the Biyun Sect still ended up like this. Doesn't this make him look useless? Does he even care about the dignity of a Nascent Soul Venerable?

He immediately snorted coldly.

The celestial river beneath their feet unleashed its true power, and its cultivation technique, named the "Heaven-Reaching Sword River True Technique," was essentially just a fourth-tier top-grade sword dao inheritance.

However, the fact that he advanced to the fifth rank and became a true Nascent Soul inheritor was not due to his exceptional talent or comprehension, but rather to the secrets of the Sword Sect.

Everyone knows that Venerable Taixu has amazing talent, creating a sword dao inheritance at the Nascent Soul level and cultivating many Venerables for the Sword Sect, but they do not know that he did this by relying on a special treasure.

It can only be used once in a lifetime, and can directly upgrade any supernatural power, skill, or secret technique by one level, with amazing effects.

This is also the source of the Sword Sect's Divine Transformation level sword dao inheritance.

This treasure, named the Heavenly Dao Jade, was "provided" by the ancient demon Sheng, who was suppressed at the bottom of the Sword Sect's mountain gate. It grew in the heart of the ancient demon's body.

Every so often, it would be harvested by Venerable Taixu.

It will be several hundred years before the next Heavenly Dao Jade is formed, at which time the Sword Sect will once again produce a Venerable, completely surpassing the Demonic Path.

As the Venerable Jianhe truly exerted his power.

Suddenly, the river split into countless water swords, which transformed into circular sword wheels like a peacock spreading its tail. With a flick of his sword finger, the Sword River Venerable sent the water swords directly exceeding the speed of sound.

It swiftly targeted each and every Nascent Soul cultivator.

Despite their distance, this perceived safe distance is merely a matter of perception; a Nascent Soul cultivator's vast divine sense is sufficient to lock onto each and every one of them.

Such a large-scale, simultaneous, and precise strike, while dividing the power of the Sword River, should not be underestimated.

Seeing this, the Five-Colored Holy Lord realized that this was not something he could stop. The deaths of the lesser demons were no big deal, but the remaining transformed great demons were the foundation of their clans and could not be lost.

He then raised his head and shouted loudly.

"Senior, if we don't act now, when will we?"

Buzz—

The crimson demonic light swept across the heavens and earth, frantically eroding everything in its path, making the already devastated Caiyun Mountains even worse.

The earth caved in several dimensions, the mountains were turned into basins, and the soil turned into lifeless sand, where no vegetation could grow anymore.

The value of this place has been reduced to nothing.

Amidst endless crimson light, the Crimson Heaven Demon Lord made his grand entrance, his arrogant brows filled with disdain, his crimson eyes sweeping disdainfully over the Sword River.

As he spoke, the Crimson Heaven Demon Light had already neutralized the wave of "peacock spreading its tail" style attacks of thousands of water swords.

"So you're Jianhe? You're quite old, yet you're still stuck at the third level of the Nascent Soul stage. It seems your skills are just so-so."

Venerable Jianhe was no less eloquent than anyone else.

He sneered and mocked, "I wondered who gave the Northern Demon Clan the confidence, it turns out to be you, the disgrace of the Nascent Soul stage, who was almost schemed against and killed by a Nascent Soul junior."

These words touched a nerve with Chi Tian, ​​but he remained expressionless, instead speaking with great composure.

"Those who follow the demonic path act as they please. I have already forgiven that kid. How could you hypocrites possibly understand the tolerance you have for a prodigy of the demonic path?"

The two did not try to hide their conversation.

Wang Yu's divine sense, attached to the shoulder of the Ice Soul Fairy, also heard the conversation. He felt a strange sensation in his heart, as Chi Tian had not been like this in Dongji Jing.

That kind of arrogant and overbearing arrogance.

Even the abbot of the Yellow Springs Temple couldn't stand him and wanted to kill him, which shows how wicked his character was.

"hehe--

"Words are useless; let's see who's the real deal!"

That's all.

The Sword River Venerable, who was dressed as an old man in a straw raincoat, suddenly transformed, and the combination of a set of cloud-patterned light armor and a black gauze robe made his temperament change abruptly.

"Celestial cloud patterned robe..."

The Crimson Heaven Demon Lord narrowed his eyes. This group of Nascent Soul cultivators also had a small circle, and they knew that certain places in Taihu Lake and Chiyuan could produce opportunities for Nascent Soul level cultivators.

Special locations such as the Ancient Qilin Clan Land, Vermilion Bird Mountain, Wild Ancient Plains, Tianmu Island, and Marriage Lake.

This kind of intelligence is top secret and far beyond the reach of ordinary people.

Even Nascent Soul cultivators from the same clan will not be told the secrets of these places.

This robe with the celestial cloud pattern is one of the treasures found there.

It was a mid-grade fifth-order magic robe. Chi Tian never expected that the treasure he had just exchanged for in the list last time would be worn by Venerable Jianhe this time.

The scarcity of Nascent Soul level spiritual treasures means that each person typically possesses only one, and it must be their natal spiritual treasure. Each additional treasure naturally makes one stronger and more advantageous than other cultivators of the same level.

Chi Tian was completely unafraid and immediately activated the divine realm of Dharma Heaven and Earth, constructing a Dharma form of his primordial spirit with his feet firmly planted on the earth and his hands supporting the sky, with his primordial spirit as the core.

The crimson giant rose from the ground and casually slapped aside the obstructing Azure Cloud Cauldron, inside which the Sky-Devouring Rat was still struggling with the cauldron.

It would be difficult to determine a winner without a full hour.

Seeing this, the Six Elders of Caiyun dared not reprimand them at all. They could only watch as their sect's foundation was casually slapped into the depths of the earth in the distance, while the primordial spirit of Venerable Jianhe also rose from the ground.

The Dharma he comprehended is called "Immeasurable Dharma Meaning"!

Taking its meaning from the endless flow of the river, this essence grants him the quality of becoming stronger with each battle, and it is a perfect match for special supernatural powers with a continuous stream of moves.

When accumulated to its limit, it can unleash a strike that transcends all boundaries.

Furthermore, it possesses an astonishingly large amount of sword energy, and its recovery ability is even more amazing. Among those of the same realm, Jianhe's configuration is definitely not weak.

Its Dharma form is named 【Boundless Heavenly Dharma Form】!

Chi Tian is slightly inferior to him, and there is still a significant gap between his own accumulation and that of such a veteran Venerable.

but.

In a battle of magic, one cannot only look at the "panel data". Battle experience and intelligence are equally important. As early as when Chi Tian arrived, the intelligence obtained from Bishop You Peng was secretly transmitted to Chi Tian by the Five-Colored Holy Lord.

This is also one of the reasons why the other party is so arrogant.

"Boundless Sword River, go!"

"Raging Blood Demon Sword, slash!"

The two giant Dharma forms once again stirred up a huge uproar. The Sword River, formed by the convergence of boundless water, was like a millstone washing everything away, creating countless cracks in the space wherever it passed.

It's like a piece of glass that has been hit hard.

The so-called Bloodlust Demon Sword is actually a fake technique formed by Chi Tian's magical intent combined with blood-path supernatural power. In terms of real swordsmanship, he is far inferior to Jian He.

But in terms of supernatural powers and abilities, he is no less capable.

The two crossed paths, and the Bloodthirsty Demon Sword sliced ​​off half of the Sword River's form. The swirling spiritual light quickly evaporated and dissipated, and Crimson Sky endured the onslaught of the Sword River.

The Dharma image was reduced to bones, a pitiful sight of mutual destruction.

Unfortunately, the Nascent Soul cultivators have only just begun to grasp the power of heaven and earth.

Such injuries were minor and insignificant to Faxiang. As the two absorbed the power of heaven and earth, Faxiang quickly recovered to his peak condition.

They clashed again.

The Dharma Giants engage in close combat, with each other exchanging punches and kicks, resembling a battle of wits between chickens, lacking any truly sophisticated close-combat techniques.

The competition mainly focuses on the contest and control of the surrounding天地 (heaven and earth) power. This contest is quite obvious, but the fighting is so childish that it gives people the feeling that "I'm the best."

This is rather strange.

Based solely on "years of life," even a Nascent Soul cultivator, despite not being proficient in close combat techniques, wouldn't be completely like an amateur.

Wang Yu observed carefully with his divine sense, but could not discern the underlying principles.

Until they heard the voice of the Ice Fairy.

"The Dharma form of a Nascent Soul cultivator has no fatal weaknesses. Conventional close combat techniques are almost useless. Even if one's heart and lungs are ripped out, it is not a fatal injury."

"If two Nascent Soul cultivators were to engage in a battle, and one were to launch a deep attack with the intention of doing so, one would likely be severely injured by the latter's prepared divine power, thus losing the opportunity to fight."

The Ice Soul Fairy's words were quite concise, and Wang Yu understood them immediately.

That's the general idea.

The battle between Dharma Aspects is like two immortal beings, but both possess the ability to truly injure the other.

In hand-to-hand combat, if you try to smash your opponent's head and end up not stopping in time, you'll likely be severely injured by a premeditated attack, which basically means defeat.

This simple and unpretentious battle of wits was also forced upon them.

If you go straight to the point, there will be no flaws. It doesn't matter if you take a hit, because the power of heaven and earth is inexhaustible. As long as you replenish it in time, your Dharma form will not be broken.

The close-quarters combat between the two was merely a facade.

The real danger lies in the struggle for the power of the surrounding world. After all, the total amount of power in a region is limited, and once it is controlled by one person, it becomes very difficult for another to take it away.

Unless you shake the other person's mind and weaken this control.

Only then will there be a chance to take it away.

At first glance, this kind of contest is not entertaining at all.

It's both smelly and long.

However, both sides' Nascent Soul cultivators were indeed restrained. Upon realizing this, Wang Yu secretly said.

"Fairy, the time has come to make a contribution."

"See the Six Elders of Caiyun? Lead your men to kill them and seize the Azure Cloud Cauldron. The benefits are self-evident."

Ice Soul Fairy's heart stirred.

The core of the conflict between the two sides is still the Biyun Sect. If the parties involved are resolved, Venerable Jianhe will have no reason to continue fighting.

The Refining Heaven Demon Sect and the Northern Demon Clan share the original Biyun Four Provinces.

If this outcome can be achieved, she will surely receive a great deal of resources as a reward, which will accelerate her progress towards the Great Perfection of the Nascent Soul stage.

Moreover, this was because the Azure Sky and Blue Cloud Cauldron was thrown into the air.

The Six Elders of Caiyun were quite far from the core area of ​​the Nascent Soul battle, a distance from which a quick kill was indeed possible. They scanned the surrounding powerful figures.

The Ice Soul Fairy's expression remained unchanged.

The three—the Five-Colored Holy Lord, the Heavenly Roc King, and the Nether Roc Bishop—shifted their gazes for a moment, quickly selecting their respective targets and choosing powerful individuals from the remaining Nascent Soul cultivators.

It could be one-on-one or many-on-one.

In short, we must kill them quickly!

distance.

The Six Elders of Caiyun were focused on the battle of the Nascent Soul stage, while also keeping an eye on the Azure Sky and Jade Cloud Cauldron not far away. They thought that even if Venerable Jianhe couldn't defeat Chitian, he still had the ability.

Preserving the spiritual veins of the Biyun Sect should not be a problem.

Otherwise, what use is he?

Huang Yun, the old ancestor, was also pondering something when he inadvertently raised his eyes and suddenly realized something.

He roared, "—Run!"

But it was too late. The Guanghan Palace suddenly descended, sealing off the space with its extreme cold power, followed by dazzling colorful light, ghostly feathers, and golden rays.

The threat of death looms over each and every one of them!

(End of this chapter)