Infinite Professions

Only the Five Elements Power is seen now, generating and overcoming each other, overcoming and generating, circulating repeatedly, endlessly forming a great array, seamless from top to bottom, flawlessly within and without, seeking to refine the enemy alive within the array.

The array’s observers see that the dark red blade’s gleam has disappeared, leaving only a splendor of five-colored light.

"This..."

"The Taiyi Five Smoke Net!"

"Is it Elder Baiyun, that old immortal?"

"Has that old ghost still not ascended?"

"He’s three thousand years old, isn’t he?"

"Attacking after the battle, taking advantage of others, is such conduct considered Orthodox Dao?"

"That old guy is still so shameless!"

"Not good, the Three Calamities Demon Monarch just battled the Cyan Nether Sword Master with full force, the Demon Yuan Power and even Life Essence Foundation suffered losses, and now that old ghost strikes, how can the Three Calamities Demon Monarch escape?"

"The Taiyi Five Smoke Net itself is a defensive treasure and now a Five Elements Grand Array is deployed, combined with this three-thousand-year-old elder Baiyun, the Three Calamities Blade Demon seems doomed!"

"The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the sparrow behind; who would think an era’s Demon Monarch would fall like this!"

With eyes on the Five Elements Grand Array formed by the five-colored cloud mist, the Mystic Sect cultivators fell silent, only some heterodox cultivators and hidden Demon Dao spies secretly whispered.

On the Golden Ship of Calamity, Mei Daoist remained silent, while Wen Renying stood ready, Yuu Lingying and Gux Shenxiu standing on either side, only Zhong Yuxiu stayed at the back, brows furrowed.

She cared little for the fate of the Three Calamities Blade Demon.

But she knew her master’s temperament.

This act of Elder Baiyun...

"Kill!"

A cold command resounded, the Daoist Sword reappeared, its sharp aura expanding a hundred feet, slashing fiercely upon the five-colored cloud mist.

"Boom!"

Though the Five Elements Grand Array was incredibly strong, it couldn’t withstand the fierce edge of the Dao Sword’s slashing; the five-colored cloud mist surged, and its seamless weight was forced open with a tiny gap.

From this very gap, the Three Calamities Karmic Fire erupted, dispersing into countless clouds of light, and a formidable Demon Saber emerged.

With the Demon Saber out of the array, its shadow soared into the sky, becoming the swordsman’s figure, coldly eyeing the clouds: "I’ll remember this!"

With that, the saber light ascended, disappearing into the sky.

"Where do you think you’re going!"

The Taiyi Smoke Net surged, the sea of clouds moving to form another array to obstruct.

But unexpectedly...

Sword Qi crossed the sky, like a heavenly abyss, blocking before the five-colored cloud mist: "Come further, the Dao Sword is merciless!"

"You!!!"

The five-colored cloud mist stalled, releasing surprised and angry words, but before further action, the dark red blade light had already pierced the sky.

"Li Qingming!"

This result caused the five-colored cloud mist to surge, revealing an illusory figure, an old man with white hair and youthful face: "You dare protect Demon Dao evil cultivators?"

"Humph!"

Shen Hex coldly snorted: "You take advantage of others’ crisis, plot and scheme against me, treating my sword as nothing?"

"You!!!"

Elder Baiyun’s words faltered, then spoke again with surprise and anger: "This demon is heartless, using the Demon Refining Saber to massacre the populace, letting it flee will cause endless slaughter, and lead to world-destroying demon disaster; you care only for your reputation, abandoning humanity, do you still dare claim the Dao Sword?"

"Distorting facts, recklessly accusing!"

Shen Hex’s eyes flashed fiercely, with the Dao Sword’s sharpness exposed: "Think I don’t dare kill you?"

With that, Sword Qi surged, fiercely opposed.

"This..."

"Elder Li!"

"Elder Bai!"

"You mustn’t!"

The Golden Ship of Calamity appeared from above, urgently intervening between the two, Mei Daoist flying out: "Now is the moment of great calamity, and you two elders are pillars of the Orthodox Dao, how can you meet with swords and do what pains peers and pleases foes?"

With urgency in every word.

He finally realized where his unease came from.

Right here!

From the perspective of the larger picture, Elder Baiyun’s actions might be seen as faultless, but he missed one thing, which is the temperament of this Cyan Nether Sword Master.

Wind Cloud Peak, the duel of sword and saber, this is a battle pact!

Elder Baiyun used this battle pact as leverage, intending to intercept the heavily injured Three Calamities Demon Monarch after the battle, though it was to break the demon’s grand scheme and ensure Taiyuan’s safety, it still trampled the fairness of this duel, using the reputation of this Cyan Nether Sword Master to calculate, treating his Daoist Sword as nothing.

Such actions, which sword Dao cultivator can endure?

Others might not know, but this Cyan Nether Sword Master clearly cannot tolerate it.

Therefore, he boldly drew his sword, intercepting Elder Baiyun and the Taiyi Five Smoke Net, even with the intent of blood being splattered within five steps.

The swordsman’s fierceness is evident!

Thus, the problem arises.

Is he a match for Elder Baiyun?

Mei Daoist doesn’t know, nor is he interested in knowing at this moment.

What a joke, this Demon Saber Dao Sword has such power, having just intercepted and thus formed a mortal enmity with the Three Calamities Blade Demon, and if now again with this Daoist Sword blood spilling within five steps, unless Elder Baiyun can definitely capture this person, otherwise the Orthodox Dao will gain two extremely terrifying opponents.

Originally, the Demon Saber Dao Sword had a mutual admiration, and with such a force from Elder Baiyun, if it were to let them unite swords and sabers, combining Immortal Demon forces, wouldn’t the situation in Taiyuan be overturned?

Not to mention this Cyan Nether Sword Master is the master of Zhong Yuxiu, given Yuxiu’s admiration for him, if Elder Baiyun truly forces him to turn, then the Three Heroes and Two Talents would likely directly fracture.

How could this be allowed?

Thus, Mei Daoist directly drove the Golden Ship of Calamity between them, no matter what, he cannot allow them to clash.

On the other side, Wen Renying and Yuu Lingying also realized the seriousness of the situation, Yuu Lingying quickly went to Zhong Yuxiu’s side: "Junior Sister Yuxiu, don’t act rashly!"

But Zhong Yuxiu paid her no mind, pressing her hand on the Profound Soul Sword, eyes fixed on Elder Baiyun, her stance needed no further explanation.

For a moment, the atmosphere was tense!

Facing Shen Hex’s sword edge, Elder Baiyun was also in a dilemma, Mei Daoist understood the reasoning, how could he not know, this battle absolutely cannot commence, once started it’s irreparable.

Thus...

"Good, good, good, well done Daoist Sword Li Qingming!"

Elder Baiyun praised several times, yet with an undertone of anger: "Today you let the tiger return to the mountain, if in the future that demon causes chaos, when the masses suffer, I wonder how you Daoist Sword will explain to the world!"

After saying, regardless of Shen Hex, the Five-Colored Cloud Mist shifted and vanished in an instant.

"Hah!"

Seeing this scene, Mei Daoist also felt relieved, quickly turning to Shen Hex: "Elder Baiyun has a hatred for evil, though his actions were somewhat excessive, it was for the larger picture of the masses, not intended to put the Sword Master in an unjust position, I ask for the Sword Master’s forgiveness!"

"Cultivator, has things to do and not to do!"

Hearing this, Shen Hex did not press further, retracting his Daoist Sword, and then left with a wave of his sleeve.

"Master!"

Seeing this, Zhong Yuxiu also dashed out with her sword, ignoring Wen Renying and others’ reactions, following him without turning back.

"..."

This result left Mei Daoist silent for a while, unable to do anything, he could only drive the Golden Ship of Calamity to leave this troubled place.

Not just him, all surrounding cultivators, people of the Mystic Sect Orthodox Sect, left in silence.

Originally, the Dao Sword’s enlightenment leveling the Demon Saber was a good thing for the Orthodox Dao, though unable to eliminate the Demon Saber once and for all, at least there was now a balancing force.

But now with Elder Baiyun’s actions, directly turned a good thing bad, not only failed to eliminate the Demon Saber, but nearly forced the Dao Sword to turn, also losing face of the Orthodox Dao, if not supported by the larger picture of the masses, saying the reputation destroyed wouldn’t be an exaggeration.

If it were someone else, having done such a thing, the people would definitely curse harshly.

But Elder Baiyun... is a great figure of the Orthodox Dao, with status higher than the Seven Taiyuan Cultivators, they indeed couldn’t say anything, only leaving in silence.

It was instead some cultivators outside the Orthodox Sect, heterodox outsiders, and Demon Dao hidden guards that were speaking.

"Just leaving like this?"

"What else can be done, could he really spill blood within five steps against the Cyan Nether Sword Master?"

"Just now intercepting has already formed mortal enmity with the Three Calamities Blade Demon, if again facing death against the Cyan Nether Sword Master, this matter would be irreparable."

"Hmph, a dignified Venerable Primordial Spirit, the highest status, the oldest qualification in the Orthodox Dao, acting so ridiculously, simply laughable!"

"No way, that old ghost is anxious, he’s cultivated for over three thousand years, even if there’s life extension and renewal methods, ultimately it can’t surpass the Primordial Spirit Body, if not ascending to the Upper Realm seeking breakthrough soon, he’s bound to dismiss in Taiyuan."

"Who can be blamed, who told him to stubbornly refuse to ascend, now it’s come to this, with the Demon Heaven Array formed, he can’t ascend even if he wants to."

"That old ghost staying in the lower realm, must have some reason, perhaps it’s some great opportunity."

"Who cares what opportunity it is, he’s already three thousand years old, I don’t believe he can live to four or five thousand, if unable to break the Demon Heaven Array and ascend to the Upper Realm seeking breakthrough, any opportunity is just Mirror Flower Water Moon."

"I say he’s in such a hurry, why not encircle and kill later, instead of acting directly in front of the Cyan Nether Sword Master, turns out he’s forced to a dead end..."