Cao Ya saw it clearly: Jiao Fei and the others used the Mountain and River Cauldron and the Fifth Sister to escape, directly using the technique of void teleportation. This made the pursuing Dao Integration Primordial Spirit feel very weak, and had no choice but to stop and then turn back to the Yang God Ranking.
The Mountain and River Cauldron is the thirty-third of the forty-eight innate pure yang treasures. Even though Wu Niang is only one of them, her innate great supernatural power is still enough to make a powerful Dao-merging primordial spirit feel despair.
Cao Ya was only concerned with Jiao Fei and his group of disciples from the Tianhe Sword Sect. As for people like Ghost Ancestor Xu Wan, what did they have to do with him?
He used his escape technique to leisurely walk away, piercing the starry sky and leaving the Seven Phoenix Realm behind.
However, behind him, a Dao Integration Primordial Spirit also attacked.
In fact, there was more than one. The beam of light that had been chasing Ghost Ancestor Xu Wan somehow changed direction and headed towards where Cao Ya was.
Within that radiant light was a gourd. Cao Ya glanced at it and immediately recognized the person as Qiao Kui, the leader of the Taibai Sword Sect.
Although the number one expert of the Taibai Sword Sect is the God of Slaughter Zhong Shenxiu, the sect leader, as the second expert and the second Dao Integration Master of the Taibai Sword Sect, is also very powerful. Guo Xiaoshan, the founder of the Tianhe Sword Sect, can barely be compared with him, while Su Xiang, the founder, is significantly inferior to Qiao Kui.
From this perspective, the Tianhe Sword Sect is not as good as the Taibai Sword Sect.
Of course, the Seven Masters of Tongtian, who were disciples of the Ancestor of Fighting Magic, would summon this immortal ancestor at crucial moments to eliminate any crisis.
However, the Victorious Ancestor rarely makes a move.
He's a teacher, not a babysitter!
Why is Qiao Kui, the leader of the Taibai Sword Sect, chasing after me? His mission should be to hunt down Ghost Ancestor Xu Wan, right...? Ha, the Taibai Sword Sect and that one of the Ten Ancestors of the Daoist sect have a semi-secret alliance. This order has given them an advantage...
I wonder if Li Huang did this intentionally?
Cao Ya pondered for a moment, then suddenly stopped after traveling tens of millions of miles. He glanced at the escape light that had been ordered to hunt him down. He recognized the figure inside; it was none other than Luo Zu, with whom he had spoken before.
This person was originally one of the Four Heavenly Kings of the Yang God Ranking. Although Qiao Kui took his place, he is still only below the current Four Heavenly Kings and is known as the fifth person on the Yang God Ranking!
Both of them are very strong, ranking at the peak of the Dao Integration level. If placed in the outer star sea, they would be overlords of a region, capable of ruling over a vast star field.
"Cao Ya, good luck to you." The Ghost Ancestor Xu Wan chuckled from afar, completely ignoring Qiao Kui's actions, and commanded Weiyang Palace to transform into divine light and flee into the distance.
The other three Nascent Souls who had escaped the tribulation had neither a pure Yang treasure like the Mountain and River Cauldron nor the methods of Ghost Ancestor Xu Wan. The Nascent Souls who were pursuing them were also serious. Before long, they were caught up. After a battle, they were quickly captured by the Nascent Souls who were going to take them back to the Seven Phoenix Realm and put them on the Yang God Ranking.
Those Dao-Merging Nascent Souls weren't in a hurry to return to the Seven Phoenix Realm. They watched from tens of millions of miles away, seemingly wanting to see how Qiao Kui and Luo Zu would join forces to subdue Cao Ya and send him back to the Seven Phoenix Realm.
Most importantly, the Taibai Sword Sect and the Tianhe Sword Sect are allies, yet Qiao Kui actually attacked Cao Ya.
This turn of events was truly unexpected. They had been bored on the Yang God Ranking for many years, but they were quite interested in watching and observing.
"Lord Luo, Sect Leader Qiao, what brings you here?" Cao Ya asked with a smile, appearing quite calm and unconcerned.
Those few primordial spirits were secretly amazed when they saw this.
Leaving aside Luo Zu, Qiao Kui is a top-tier existence in the Dao Integration Realm. Even though Cao Ya had previously achieved the feat of blocking Li Huang's attack, they still didn't have much faith in this newly promoted Dao Integration Primordial Spirit because of Qiao Kui's unpredictable methods.
"I am here on the orders of Lord Xihuang to capture you. Haha, Cao Ya, this is a good opportunity for me to test your magic." Luo Zu laughed, sounding more like he was there to spar rather than to kill.
"It's very simple. I want to ask how you cultivated that sudden increase in power?" Qiao Kui didn't hide his purpose and asked directly.
However, Cao Ya clearly had no intention of speaking to this Taibai Sword Sect leader who was not from the Tianhe Sword Sect.
He didn't even reveal a single word to the people of the Tianhe Sword Sect.
What was passed down were the two methods he created himself, as well as the seventy-two true teachings he collected.
The main reason for concealing these things is to cover up one's own actions.
Didn't this move play a significant role in the previous fight against Li Huang?
In fact, Cao Ya felt that even if the news got out, it wouldn't have much effect on others.
Because the immortal cultivation system of the [Immortal Gourd] universe is quite different from these cultivation systems, especially the realm after merging with the Dao, which is vastly different, it would be of no use to explain it to them.
Moreover, Qiao Kui is from the Taibai Sword Sect, not the Tianhe Sword Sect, so how could he possibly reveal such secret knowledge?
Qiao Kui observed Cao Ya's expression and calmly said:
"It seems you have refused."
After speaking, Qiao Kui pointed his finger, and the Yin-Yang Gourd emitted countless sword energies, mixed with boundless destructive energy, which fiercely slashed towards Cao Ya.
"Hehe, I am the one who is ordered to act. If I do not take action, it will be difficult to save face. If Lord Xihuang asks about it later, I will not be able to answer." Luo Zu smiled and pointed his finger. Divine light pierced the sky. Although it was not as powerful as Qiao Kui's billions of sword energies, it contained infinite power. The magic array was wrapped around and nested layer by layer, which was extremely mysterious. It showed the great supernatural power of the fifth person on the Yang God Ranking!
Cao Ya shook his head, unleashed the Sea-Slaying Sword, and the sword intent surged forth, shattering Luo Zu's divine power.
At the same time, he struck out with his palm, and the phantoms of the two great gates appeared. Accompanied by lightning, flames, and divine winds, they destroyed the billions of sword energies in one fell swoop. The Yin-Yang Gourd spun wildly in the starry sky, and Qiao Kui's figure was forced to retreat hundreds of thousands of miles.
Upon seeing this scene, not only the several Dao Integration Primordial Spirits who were watching the battle, but even Luo Zu, who had already made a move, was suddenly taken aback.
Qiao Kui actually lost to Cao Ya?!
Within the Seven Phoenix Realm, the Dao Integration Primordial Spirits who were watching the battle through the Great Dao were also dumbfounded and quite astonished.
After being driven back, Qiao Kui remained silent for a long time. He raised his hand and pointed, retrieving the Yin-Yang Gourd. He seemed to sigh, then swayed and threw himself into the Yin-Yang Gourd. The gourd then jumped and disappeared into the sea of stars.
"Ancestor Luo, please return." Cao Ya laughed, clasped his hands together, and pushed outwards, sending Ancestor Luo away a million miles away without any resistance.
No matter how Luo Zu activated his Dao techniques, the innate Dao seed spun rapidly, releasing boundless Dao power, but it still could not withstand Cao Ya's immense force.
Eventually, Luo Zu became too lazy to resist anymore and let Cao Ya push him out.
"Cao Ya, I never imagined that you, who were just an ordinary primordial spirit incarnation, would end up like this. Even if I and King Qiao Kui joined forces, we would still be no match for you." Luo Zu sighed. Cao Ya's transformation in such a short time made him feel very emotional, as if things had changed beyond recognition.
He has made no progress for thousands or tens of thousands of years.
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