Jiuyang Mountain.

Flames shot into the sky.

It seemed as if it would burn through the sky.

Xu Wuyou's little donkey was trembling.

Nine mountains cracked simultaneously, and heatwaves swept in all directions. Qin Luo's eyes narrowed slightly. He could sense the terror of the Nine Phoenixes. If such a ferocious beast escaped, countless lives would be lost.

Qin Luo strode forward.

The once bustling world became quiet.

Qin Luo activated the laws of time, using them to envelop an area of ​​dozens of miles, causing time to cease flowing in the surrounding area.

Space is distorted near Jiuyang Mountain.

A piercing screech broke the silence.

Mount Jiuyang collapsed completely, and the ferocious beast from ancient times broke free from the shackles of time. Its nine phoenix eyes were bloodshot, and flames burned fiercely on its body. The powerful energy distorted space and time.

"Looks like I need to cool you down!"

Qin Luo's eyes rippled with a deep blue light. He planned to use water to suppress Jiu Feng. A deep blue water dragon appeared out of nowhere and rushed towards Jiu Feng. In the blink of an eye, it transformed into a giant dragon thousands of feet long, like the winding Luo River, which kept getting longer.

The Nine-Phoenix sensed danger. It flapped its wings, trying to take off. It had the ability to distort time, but time became a shackle that bound it, making it much slower than the water dragon.

Boom!

The two collided.

The water dragon and the nine phoenixes were entangled in a fierce battle, tearing at each other and causing the earth to shake violently.

Jiuyang Mountain is far from the Luo River, so the power of this waterway is obviously not as great as before. Qin Luo summoned the Demon Slayer Sword and slashed it towards the distance, splitting the earth eight hundred miles apart, traversing mountains and valleys, and opening up a new river channel.

As the Luo River drew ever closer to Mount Jiuyang, the azure water dragon grew stronger and stronger, almost as if it were alive, radiating a powerful divine might, gradually putting Jiufeng at a disadvantage.

The Luo River is 108,000 li long and runs through the capital of the Great Xia Dynasty; it contains immense power.

After hundreds of rounds of fighting, the water dragon's claws pierced through Jiu Feng's chest, tearing out her blood-red heart, which, like the sun, released terrifying energy.

The intense heat twisted the water dragon's claws, and the heart fell to the ground. After losing the fragment of the Heavenly Dao, Jiufeng was unable to resist the power of the Time Shackles and the Water Transport.

Boom!

Jiufeng fell heavily to the ground.

A large amount of burning blood flowed out.

The azure water dragon vanished, and time returned to normal. The little dumpling rubbed its eyes, tilted its head, and looked at the fallen Nine Phoenix with an incredulous expression. "Wasn't it supposed to be very powerful? And now it's dead?"

Xu Wuyou stared in shock at the fallen Jiufeng, "He actually managed to kill Jiufeng, who possessed a fragment of the Heavenly Dao!"

Qin Luo remained calm.

He looks very relaxed.

Bang bang bang!

Jiufeng's heart was still beating.

Bang!

An explosion was heard.

That heart suddenly exploded.

A blazing flame shot towards Qin Luo.

"Get out of the way!"

Xu Wuyou loudly reminded him.

Seeing the danger, the little dumpling took flight, but Qin Luo remained standing. He grabbed the ball of blazing fire, his arm instantly turning red, and his sleeve burned to ashes.

Qin Luo gripped it tightly.

He forcibly absorbed that violent energy.

Qin Luo's eyes turned bloodshot, and his long hair danced in the wind like a burning flame.

Xu Wuyou formed hand seals, ready to suppress Qin Luo at any moment. If the Heavenly Dao were to retaliate, he would become a demon.

Qin Luo's eyes quickly regained their clarity, his long black hair fluttering in the wind. He looked at the burned sleeves, activated the laws of time, and the Daoist robe was restored at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Time reversal?"

Xu Wuyou suddenly realized why Qin Luo could resolve the battle in the blink of an eye. He had mastered the rules of time, which were among the most difficult rules to master in the world. A Dao-Merging Saint who mastered the rules of time was no weaker than a True Immortal.

The fragments of the Heavenly Dao merged perfectly with Qin Luo, allowing him to control this power at will. He raised his hand, his palm enveloped in flames, and the surrounding space distorted.

"This is the Way of Fire!"

Qin Luo felt his body brimming with power, capable of breaking all rules. He clenched his fist, crushing space, and the raging flames seemed capable of blasting a hole in the sky with a single punch.

Xu Wuyou looked at Qin Luo's imposing back, as unshakable as an ancient divine mountain. He lowered his hands, which were forming a hand seal, with mixed feelings of joy and worry. "Young friend, why did you absorb the fragments of the Heavenly Dao? Are you also fascinated by the power of the Heavenly Dao?"

The flames in Qin Luo's hand disappeared. He looked at Xu Wuyou, bowed slightly, and said respectfully, "Senior, my master said that a great calamity is coming and Heaven will take back the power that belongs to Him. So I want to get His power before He does, so that I will have enough bargaining chips when I reason with Heaven in the future."

"Hahaha, you say you're trying to reason with people, but in the end it all comes down to who has the bigger fist." Xu Wuyou laughed heartily. "Since you can refine the fragments of the Heavenly Dao, perhaps you really can reason with Him."

Qin Luo advocates valuing harmony above all else.

Unless you really can't reason with Him.

Xu Wuyou stroked his beard and said in a deep voice, "Jiuyang Mountain has been tampered with; our meeting is not accidental."

"Does Senior mean that someone deliberately arranged for us to meet here? Could it be the Imperial Advisor?"

The only person Qin Luo could think of was the Grand Preceptor of the Great Xia Dynasty.

When the Grand Preceptor was mentioned, Xu Wuyou chuckled and said, "My old bones are useless and I am no threat to him. The Grand Preceptor would not scheme against me; it is probably a scheme targeting you."

"Senior, do you know the Imperial Advisor?"

"I've met him, but we're not close."

Qin Luo asked softly, "Senior, do you know the Imperial Preceptor's name and appearance?"

Xu Wuyou shook his head, "I don't know. The Imperial Preceptor's shadow once came to me and asked me about the unity of heaven and man."

"Is the Imperial Preceptor interested in the unity of heaven and man?"

"He was very interested and even invited me to help him achieve the unity of heaven and man. I didn't agree because the Grand Preceptor's ideas were too crazy and could very well create monsters!"

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