A Yao gracefully landed on the roof of a building in the Wuliang Sect, sat down cross-legged, and placed her seven-stringed zither on her lap.
Ge Shumo looked at A Yao with a smile, appearing very elegant.
He didn't want to use force against this stunningly beautiful female cultivator at the Void Refinement stage; he wanted to conquer her with his strength and charm.
A Yao placed her jade-like hands on the strings of the zither, and a clear and melodious sound began to play. At first, no one thought anything of it, but suddenly the sound became high-pitched, like the clash of swords and the thunder of horses. Countless blades of energy appeared in the air and shot towards Ge Shu Bai.
Geshu Bai's smile remained unchanged. He released his spiritual pressure, which soared into the sky, causing the guests present to change color. They thought to themselves: What a powerful aura!
The incoming air blades were all crushed by a force when they were still two zhang away from Geshu Mo. A Yao's zither music became even more intense. This time, terrifying flames appeared in front of her, transforming into a giant Vermilion Bird with a body of a hundred zhang. As soon as the Vermilion Bird appeared, the surrounding world seemed to be burning.
Those around were terrified and immediately erected shields to protect themselves. The female disciples of the Flying Flower Sword Sect behind A Yao couldn't withstand the high temperature and retreated in unison.
As the Vermilion Bird spread its wings, terrifying flames shot out, instantly turning the surroundings into a sea of fire. Everyone immediately transformed into streaks of light and retreated rapidly in all directions. The Vermilion Bird let out a cry, and the sound waves spread out, destroying the surrounding buildings in an instant. The Vermilion Bird then charged towards Ge Shumo.
Ge Shumo still had a smile on his face, but his heart had become serious. He thought to himself: It really is a celestial artifact. His skill is extraordinary!
He grabbed at the air, and a red longsword appeared in his hand. He gripped the sword with both hands, and a huge dharma image appeared behind him. That was his own primordial spirit, which was exactly the same as Geshu Mo's, but it was all golden, like a golden giant.
The giant also held a sword in his hand, a huge red sword.
Geshu Mo, in sync with his primordial spirit, watched the approaching Vermilion Bird and slashed with his longsword. The giant red sword held by his primordial spirit also slashed at the Vermilion Bird, terrifying sword energy erupting from the giant sword. With a deafening roar, the Vermilion Bird was split in two.
The shockwave spread outwards, and everyone was horrified, retreating some distance once more.
The Vermilion Bird had just been cleaved in two when flames erupted, instantly turning the entire world into a sea of fire. Everyone stared in shock at their surroundings. The entire landscape had changed; all they could see was burning fire, and within this sea of flames, enormous Vermilion Birds were taking shape.
This is the artistic conception, the artistic conception of fire.
The realm of artistic conception.
The sea of fire raged, and everyone felt unbearably hot, as if they were about to burst into flames. They were horrified, knowing they weren't actually in the realm of the intent, but merely being influenced by it.
If they felt like they were about to burst into flames just from being affected, then the heat that Geshu Mo, who was in this fiery realm, was feeling was probably hundreds of times greater than theirs.
Ge Shumo's expression had become extremely serious, and the smile on his face had disappeared.
This woman...
Those who can comprehend the essence of the Void Refining stage are not many, but they are not few either.
However, the conception of artistic conception is divided into several stages. The first stage is when one has just begun to understand the conception. This conception is in its nascent stage and has not yet formed a complete domain.
The second stage is the formation of a domain, which triggers illusions; the third stage is the mastery of the domain, which can drag enemies into the domain and control a region of the world; the fourth stage is the perfection of the domain, which can open a cave heaven; the fourth stage is the comprehension of the origin, which opens a celestial abode; the fifth stage is the perfection of the origin, which opens one's own realm.
To become an Immortal Emperor, all cultivators must have at least one perfect origin and open their own realm.
Limited by his limited perspective, Geshu Mo did not know that after the formation of the realm of intent, there were also grotto heavens, immortal mansions, and personal realms, but he at least knew that after the formation of the realm of intent, there was a process of gradual perfection.
The domain formed by the fire intent of the red-clad female cultivator before him was different from those of other cultivators of the same level who possessed intent. Could it be that her intent had already reached a high level?
She's only at the early stage of the Void Refinement realm? How could she have already achieved a high level of mastery in terms of intent?
That's impossible!
The intense heat seemed to melt his body and soul. Even with a protective barrier and spiritual light around him, the heat was still unbearable; his blood felt like it was boiling.
Concealing his disbelief, Geshu Mo roared, and a frenzied aura erupted from him—this was his artistic conception, the artistic conception of madness.
This frenzied state of mind transformed into a red and black storm that swept around, extinguishing most of the flames around him.
As soon as he unleashed his manic state, all the cultivators around him were affected. A crazy thought formed in their hearts, making them want to vent it immediately and slaughter all the living things around them.
The high-level cultivators quickly regained their senses and suppressed their inner turmoil with their internal energy. The low-level cultivators, especially those in the Foundation Establishment and Qi Refining stages, had bloodshot eyes and immediately drew their swords to kill, but were immediately knocked unconscious by those around them.
Han Wanrou's face was pale. She retreated far away. As a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, she wasn't Geshu Bai's primary target, so maintaining her composure wasn't difficult. But she was afraid, terrified that A Yao would lose. Although she didn't know A Yao, even a fool could see that A Yao was helping the Flying Flower Sword Sect.
Han Wanrou looked worried, and Xie Nanyan and the other disciples of the Flying Flower Sword Sect also looked worried as they watched A Yao from afar.
Despite being overwhelmed by the madness, A Yao's inner sea of consciousness remained completely undisturbed. In her previous life, she was an Immortal Emperor; how could this level of madness affect her? She wasn't some kind of freakish, rule-breaking individual like Lou Mu Nan, who could somehow throw her consciousness into disarray.
A golden light flashed in A Yao's blue eyes, and a terrifying and overwhelming aura arose from her sea of consciousness. The moment this aura appeared, the madness that had rushed into her consciousness was rebounded, like a sharp arrow that unexpectedly shot into Ge Shu Mo's sea of consciousness. Instantly, this madness was like a storm, almost causing Ge Shu Mo's world of consciousness to collapse.
This is a reversal of mood.
She reversed the frenzied storm that had rushed into her mind and bounced it back tenfold.
Ge Shumo suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, staggered back two steps, and stared wide-eyed in disbelief.
She actually grasped two different artistic conceptions?
"metropolitan--"
The members of the Boundless Sect were horrified.
The sect leader actually coughed up blood? He was beaten to the point of coughing up blood by a female cultivator in the early stage of the Void Refinement realm.
Is this fake?
While Geshu Mo was still in shock, he heard a high-pitched zither melody. Six Vermilion Birds emerged from the sea of fire, spread their fiery wings, and charged towards Geshu Mo with a terrifying firestorm. The entire sky was filled with the enormous figures of the Vermilion Birds, and the high temperature seemed to be melting the heavens and earth.
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