Chapter 4: Immortals Fight with Swords
The two immortal cultivators in the sky were caught off guard and were hit directly.
There was no scene of blood and flesh flying everywhere. There were only circles of ripples around the two men. Some invisible force blocked all the bullets like a tide.
"Hey, what kind of magic weapon is this?" Facing the sudden siege of thousands of mortals, the two cultivators remained calm. Kou Hong stretched out his right hand and lifted a soldier into the sky. He took the gun from the soldier and examined it carefully, then threw the soldier away.
"It's quite interesting. Using a sophisticated mechanical structure instead of a magic circle, and the explosive power of ordinary objects instead of spiritual power, it can actually burst out the power of the initial stage of Qi Refining..." Kou Hong understood the principle of the gun after just a glance.
He shook his head: "I didn't expect that after thousands of years, the mortals who were exiled to the immortal land could actually research such exquisite things. Unfortunately, it can only work in this place where the great way is incomplete. Outside the immortal land, it is nothing more than a pile of useless copper and iron." After saying that, the gun in his hand suddenly disappeared, as if he had put it away casually.
"How dare you, a mere mortal, attack immortal cultivators like me. I originally felt a little guilty, but now it seems that you are courting death!"
Kou Hong looked down from a high position, looking at the countless mortal soldiers swarming in the darkness, his eyes full of contempt.
His right hand quickly pointed at the air in front of him, leaving mysterious marks.
Countless sparks suddenly appeared from the darkness and instantly expanded into huge fireballs like a raging fire.
"Taoism: Fire Dragon Roar!"
As Kou Hong shouted in a cold voice, the red flames spread outward with these huge fireballs as nodes. In just a moment, the red flames were like flesh and blood, connecting the fireballs in the sky together.
A giant dragon with a ferocious face and made of red flames suddenly appeared and hovered over Xuanjing City.
The fire dragon raised its head and let out a loud roar, then stretched its body and slammed downwards.
"boom!"
Violent explosions continued to sound.
The houses in Xuanjing City were like simple toys and were easily destroyed without any resistance.
The red flames seemed to have their own thoughts. After landing on the ground, they devoured and burned everything they touched.
In the blink of an eye, the city of Xuanjing turned into a blazing hell on earth!
However, Kou Hong, who caused all this, frowned, looking confused and uncertain.
Because he discovered that although the Xuanjing City below looked miserable, most of the soldiers actually survived his attack!
You know, the Fire Dragon Roar he released in rage was already his full strength.
The power of a cultivator who has reached the great perfection of foundation building is simply not something that ordinary people can resist!
Even if those soldiers were well-trained and took out their protective gear and hid in the corners of the buildings for protection the moment they saw him casting the spell, their casualties would definitely be much higher than it is now!
What's going on! ?
Kou Hong was surprised and suspicious, and in an instant, he seemed to have discovered something. With a wave of his hand, Kou Hong picked up the small metal object that had been attacking him but was easily resisted by the protective aura and fell all over the ground.
"This is..." Kou Hong's expression changed drastically, and then he looked around vigilantly, and the contempt in his eyes suddenly turned into fear.
"These hidden weapons have been soaked in mortal blood. They are the miasma of immortals and mortals..." Dao Xuanzi's voice also came over, his face looking grim.
"We were ambushed as soon as we arrived here. Moreover, the enemy also used the immortal miasma, which clearly showed that they were well prepared. Could it be that there are immortal cultivators behind these mortals?" The two looked at each other, and several thoughts flashed through their minds. "In any case, this place is strange, and we should not stay here for long."
Although Daoxuanzi and Kou Hong could fight each other for the Jindan technique, that was a matter between them.
Now things had taken an unexpected turn, facing just a few thousand mortals, the two people who had a tacit understanding for a hundred years actually subconsciously chose to slip away at the same time as a sign of respect.
Perhaps the intention of the two was discovered, and the gunshots that had been paused because of the roar of the Taoist Fire Dragon rang out again!
However, this further deepened the speculation in Daoxuanzi and Kou Hong's hearts.
These mortals obviously have an agenda!
"Let's go!" The two were about to escape when they heard a voice coming from below.
"Daoxuanzi! Kou Hong! If the two of you escape today, the news that you have obtained a method to form a golden elixir will spread throughout the entire cultivation world tomorrow!"
The sound came from all directions of Xuanjing City, echoing continuously in the night, with the lingering sound never ending.
The voice sounded a little old, but the tone was extremely firm and cold.
Kou Hong and Dao Xuanzi stopped dead in their tracks. They looked horrified and their faces were filled with disbelief.
"How is this possible? We are the only two people who know about the Jindan technique, how could the news leak out?" For a moment, the two of them fell into deep fear.
The two of them went to the cave to explore the secrets. Kou Hong then took away the skills and fled. Dao Xuanzi chased him relentlessly. Kou Hong took the risk and broke into this immortal place to seek a glimmer of hope...
The people and events I encountered during this period flashed through my mind one by one.
Who is it!
Just as the two were so shocked that they could hardly control themselves, in the darkness, dozens of shells, from all unexpected positions, flew towards them with long tails of flame.
"Looking for death!" Kou Hong recovered from his shock and became even more furious.
"Taoism: Flame Explosion!"
A huge ring of fire appeared out of nowhere.
"Oh no, Kou Hong, get out of the way!" At this moment, Dao Xuanzi's voice sounded urgently.
"Huh?" Kou Hong was stunned. As he swept his spiritual sense around, he showed a look of horror.
He was about to dodge, but it was too late.
Dozens of shells exploded around them.
There was no deafening explosion, only balls of dark red liquid exploded around them, forming a small-scale blood rain that soaked the two cultivators!
"ah……"
The creepy scream suddenly resounded through the sky.
At the same time, the terrifying aura of the two people also rapidly decreased.
After only holding on for a moment, the two could no longer hold on and fell from the sky.
Thousands of soldiers with guns surrounded them.
However, the current situation of the two "immortals" made these special trained warriors who were able to disregard their own lives feel a chill in their hearts.
Dao Xuanzi and Kou Hong were both young men in their twenties or thirties, but after being drenched in blood, their hair turned snow-white in an instant. In just a few breaths, they looked very old, with dense wrinkles all over their faces, looking very scary.
The two men sat hunched on the ground. Kou Hong was barely alive and was about to die. Dao Xuanzi, who had a higher level of cultivation, seemed to be in a better condition, but he was also barely alive.
The immortal master who was once so high and mighty has turned into this!
Not only the many soldiers present, but even Li Fan, who was hiding in the rear and commanding secretly, felt an inexplicable chill when he heard the report from his subordinates.
"Two immortal masters, our Grand Master has ordered that if you two surrender, you can save your lives!" A soldier shouted at the two men from afar.
"Surrender..." The seriously injured Daoxuanzi looked at his best friend who was standing beside him with unwillingness in his eyes. He wanted to say something but found it difficult to speak, and suddenly sneered.
Seeing Dao Xuanzi's actions, Kou Hong had already guessed what he was going to do.
He shook his head slightly, and then used up his last bit of strength to hand the storage ring in his hand to Daoxuanzi.
"Go..." Kou Hong opened his mouth slightly, then lowered his head and died suddenly.
High in the sky, a strange vision suddenly appeared!
A red dragon appeared in the sky. It seemed to be in great pain, struggling and roaring, trying to get rid of something.
However, it was all in vain.
It gradually became thinner, and in the blink of an eye only a layer of skin and flesh was left.
After a while, the entire dragon was eaten up completely, leaving no bones or flesh.
Only then did people see clearly that it was a brown, ordinary-looking branch that had taken root and sprouted in the dragon's body, swallowing it up!
Even an ordinary tree can swallow a dragon!
This magnificent scene was like gorgeous fireworks, lighting up the sky for thousands of miles.
All living beings who saw this scene, whether human or otherwise, naturally had these words come to mind.
"Foundation-building cultivator Kou Hong has been practicing Taoism for 205 years and achieved his Taoism foundation with the rare item [Qionglong Branch]. In a place where immortals are no longer allowed, he was besieged by thousands of mortals and accidentally injured by the immortal-mortal miasma."
"My cultivation is suddenly lost, and my life span is coming to an end."
"Now that I am dead, my Dao has disappeared and I will return it to Heaven!"
I feel sorry for my own kind, I feel sympathetic, I can’t rely on myself…
Around Xuanjing City, all living beings enveloped by this strange vision were immersed in such emotions and could not control themselves.
The magnificent scene lasted for almost half an hour, and then gradually faded away.
The soldiers finally came to their senses and silently looked at another old cultivator in the field.
"Master Daoxuanzi, our Grand Master has no intention of fighting you to the death. If you give up resistance, our Grand Master will guarantee your life safety..." The soldiers continued to shout according to Li Fan's instructions.
Li Fan sighed in the dark, knowing that his attempt to capture the immortal in this life had failed.
He never expected that the immortal and mortal miasma would be so lethal to immortal cultivators.
Sure enough, Daoxuanzi turned a deaf ear to the shouting.
He also looked up at the vanishing sky, his eyes filled with nostalgia.
"Qiulong branch..."
After a long time, he withdrew his gaze and tried to straighten his hunched body.
Glancing around, Daoxuanzi tried to find out who was behind the scenes.
"I don't know who you are." He said to Li Fan. "I don't know what your purpose is."
"Maybe it's for this Dan-forming technique, or maybe it's for something else." Dao Xuanzi glanced at the storage ring on his hand and said calmly. "Now that we brothers have been framed by you, we have died and disappeared, so we have nothing to say."
"But I don't accept it." Daoxuanzi said coldly.
"You can follow us all the time and know everything about us without being discovered. I believe your cultivation must be quite high."
"It would be fine if such a person didn't dare to confront us head-on. But he actually kept doing sneaky things, hiding behind mortals, and even used the immortal-mortal miasma, a despicable thing that all immortal cultivators despise..."
Dao Xuanzi took a deep breath.
"My brother Kou Hong died at the hands of someone like you. I feel sorry for him."
Daoxuanzi slowly rose into the air and once again looked down from above, looking at everyone who were immediately on alert, his face showing neither sadness nor joy.
"You have already seen my brother's foundation-building artifact. Now, I would like to invite you to take a look at mine."
"Use the wonders of heaven and earth to build the foundation of my Taoism." Daoxuanzi chanted loudly.
"The foundation of my Tao is called Daoxuan."
A huge, broken iron sword appeared in the sky above Xuanjing City.
All living beings under the shadow of the giant sword felt that their thoughts were becoming dull and slow, like rusty machines.
"I have a sword, please take a look!"
The sky and the earth suddenly lit up, and everyone in Xuanjing City seemed to be in absolute stillness.
Then, cracks appeared like glass, and the entire Xuanjing City was shattered in an instant!
“Really.”
The charging progress plummeted, and Li Fan muttered to himself at the moment before his consciousness disappeared.
(End of this chapter)
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