Chapter 1094: Death By Roar (I)
The Capital Immortal Dao to which Guan Gongxiao belonged was itself an Eastern Sea Dao lineage, and he had studied more demonic techniques than the Li Family had ever seen. The Armor Cycle Soul-Refining Halberd Art that Li Zhouwei cultivated originated in the Liang Dynasty and was, truthfully, not far removed from a devil technique.
But no sooner had that thought crossed his mind than black flames rained down on him, and the Da Sheng Halberd thrust forward with sudden speed. Although the heavenly light on the halberd was blocked by his small mirror dharma artifact, the surging black shadow was clearly not that easy to handle. He quickly formed a seal and released a burst of white light.
This white light, known as Evening White Origin Dispersal, was designed specifically to counter cultivators skilled in artifact combat. It dissolved sharp energy and repelled dharma artifacts. Guan Gongxiao had always found this spell invincible in battle, and it had indeed helped him resist the halberd's strikes earlier.
Yet when the white light was released this time and rose before the halberd, a surge of black flame erupted from the weapon, causing the light to collapse like air leaking from a punctured bladder. The Da Sheng Halberd broke straight through, and the heavenly light upon it slipped free from the mirror artifact's restraining field, shining brilliantly.
Clang!
Caught off guard, Guan Gongxiao yanked his Daoist scripture before him. Its pages turned without wind, spraying streams of pure qi that barely managed to hold back the halberd. Guan Kan and Gongsun Baifan broke out in a cold sweat as they hurried to assist.
But Li Zhouwei, having finally seized the initiative, had no intention of relinquishing it. The Yang Radiant Red Sparrow Banner surged at full power, sending five kinds of Radiant Fire crashing down. The heavenly light pouring from the celestial gate pulsed as well, and the two pinned Guan Kan in place.
On the other side, Gongsun Baifan, skilled in the blade, had barely stepped forward when a black-shadow halberd ripped through the air and clashed against his blade. The rain-cloaked blade cultivator exchanged over a dozen blows in a heartbeat, then glanced upward to see that same shadow-wreathed man forcing Guan Gongxiao down with a single halberd strike. His face flushed as he teetered on the verge of falling from the sky.
Gongsun Baifan was nearly the pinnacle of what a grassroots rogue cultivator could achieve. Ordinary family cultivators in the Foundation Establishment Realm were no match for him. Yet he still bore the common flaw of rogue cultivators, ignorance of spell arts and shallow Daoist attainment. He had clawed his way up relying on a single blade technique. He could hold his own against anyone, but he lacked any means of breaking through a stalemate.
Perhaps if he served the Capital Immortal Dao as a guest cultivator for fifty or sixty years, he might have transformed himself and soared like a great peng[1]. But for now, he remained a rogue cultivator, nothing more.