Chapter 977: The Convergence of Divine Kingdoms
If half of Izanagi’s divine kingdom was like a painting, then Sage Qingwei was the discordant stroke that ruined its overall harmony.
As Sage Qingwei flew deeper into the divine kingdom, the temperature grew hotter, and flames appeared with increasing frequency.
Soon, a pitch-black figure as massive as a mountain appeared in Sage Qingwei’s line of sight. Surrounded by overwhelming flames, a thunderous voice roared, “How dare a mere mortal like you trespass into my divine kingdom, relying only on external objects?”
This colossal figure was none other than the nascent form of Izanagi’s golden body. Izanagi had temporarily abandoned his physical body, which made his consciousness even clearer.
Sage Qingwei paid it no mind. He thrust his swordless left hand forward and grasped, unleashing five fierce streams of qi that crashed upon the figure from all directions. At the same time, his body surged ahead, the longsword in his right hand aimed straight at the opponent’s face.
Sage Qingwei had used the Confucian technique called the Five Peaks Sealing Hand. This strike would be as though five mountains had descended upon the enemy. It could crush a man into powder or suppress and imprison them. Back then, the Sage of Mind used this technique to uproot an entire mountain and suppress a Daoist Earthly Immortal beneath it.
The Daoist claim of unifying the Three Religions was not an empty slogan. It absorbed many Buddhist and Confucian techniques. There were even practitioners who cultivated all three. Sage Cihang practiced both Buddhist and Daoist techniques, while Sage Qingwei cultivated Confucian and Daoist Techniques.
Sage Qingwei’s Heavenly Heart Sword Technique and the Five Peaks Sealing Hand were both Confucian. The former was from the Sage of Principle, while the latter was from the Sage of Mind.
From Izanagi’s perspective, Sage Qingwei’s left hand grew exponentially, blocking out everything until only the five towering fingers filled his vision.
Izanagi had no choice but to open his mouth and spit forth a fire dragon to meet Sage Qingwei’s attack.
At first, the fire dragon was only slightly smaller than a flood dragon. But the closer it drew to the hand, the smaller it shrank. In the blink of an eye, it was no larger than a mayfly.
With a furious roar, Izanagi simply swung his fist to meet the grasp.