Chapter 943: Encirclement
After the Imperial Preceptor and the Three Great Kami entered the divine kingdom, the shoguji who had initiated the divine descent dissipated completely, leaving only the oguji to face Qi Xuansu, Zhang Yuelu, Li Changge, and Yao Pei alone.
The situation became delicate.
Setting aside the many Tenmon Sect shinkan and Daoist Spirit Guards, the oguji did not hold the advantage.
In terms of cultivation, the oguji was a Pseudo-Immortal, while the four Daoist prodigies were equivalent to four Wuliang-stage Heavenly Beings. Though Li Changge was in the Xiaoyao stage, he had the Qingqiu fox demon bloodline and the Longevity Stone Heart. Ordinary Wuliang-stage Heavenly Beings were no match for them individually. Together, they could easily slay an ordinary Zaohua-stage Heavenly Being. But it might be a stretch to defeat a Pseudo-Immortal based on cultivation alone.
If Li Changge had the Qinghuo Pearl, he alone could arm wrestle with the oguji.
Moreover, aside from the Moon Mirror, the four prodigies carried one immortal object and six semi-immortal objects. Ordinarily, even a single semi-immortal object could tip the balance in a battle, while one immortal object could reverse the outcome entirely.
With so many semi-immortal objects, a gap in cultivation could be compensated for.
Thus, the four moved in perfect sync and surrounded the oguji.
The oguji furrowed his brow slightly, not daring to underestimate them.
In a sense, these were the successors cultivated with the full effort of the Daoist Order. Even if they could not become the Grand Master, they would surely become one of the three Deputy Grand Masters.
Coincidentally, or perhaps not, there were four of them, corresponding to the four positions of ultimate power in the Daoist Order.
The scale of investment the Daoist Order had placed into these youths was evident.