Daoist Competition

Elder Jin struggled to support this inexhaustible and formidable force, understanding in his heart that he could not hold on for much longer. Anxiously, he said, "Zhang Yan’s mana is vast and unfathomable, and now he has assistance by his side. When we were intact, we could rely on our Dharma Treasures to contend with him. But now, we cannot. If this continues, we will be slaughtered here."

After a moment of silence, someone gravely suggested, "In my opinion, rather than all dying here, it’s better to let one person go out..."

Although the sentence was not finished, everyone understood the meaning.

In the Demon Sect, there is a Divine Secret Skill that can temporarily combine the Essence Blood of several people into one person, drastically increasing their mana, although it’s only for a brief moment. Not only does the person casting the spell bear great danger, but those providing the Essence Blood have no hope of survival.

Elder Jin understood that hesitation was not an option at this moment and made a decisive decision, "Among the five of us, only Elder Qi is a Nascent Soul Second Realm Cultivator, the highest cultivation here, thus he should break through the encirclement."

Every Demon Sect elder here was the sole survivor of the sword fight, their Daoist Cultivation was relatively high, and they made decisions quickly. They all knew that if they were killed here, they would perish, body and soul. However, if the Primordial Spirit could break through, at least it might reincarnate, so as soon as the proposal was made, someone immediately agreed, saying, "Alright, let Brother Daoist Qi do it then."

The remaining two did not voice any objections.

Elder Qi solemnly said, "I will do my utmost to break through."

Elder Jin glanced around and said, "Old Daoist I first sacrificed a Gang Cloud earlier, and just now I had a fierce battle, I’m already exhausted and can’t hold on for much longer. Everyone, I will go ahead now."

He raised his hand and swiped it across his neck, and immediately blood gushed out.

Elder Qi did not hesitate, lifted his head and inhaled, and immediately absorbed all the Essence Blood from him, his face suddenly glowing red as if he had taken a great supplement.

But Elder Jin’s body visibly shriveled at a rate, looking like a dried corpse, his hair and beard fell out, only his consciousness still lingered, not entirely dead, still driving his Nascent Soul to protect above.

At this life-and-death moment, the other three did not hesitate for a moment, they all raised their hands and slit their necks, offering their own Essence Blood.

In a blink of an eye, Elder Qi had absorbed the Essence Blood of three people, and with each one absorbed, his vitality grew, his previously somewhat aged appearance gradually returned to that of a youth, his eyebrows fresh and dark, his nose sharp, lips red, teeth white, and his pupils pure, even the traces of white hair turned purely black.

In this scene, anyone could see he was using a Secret Technique, Zhang Yan’s eyes flashed, not waiting for him to absorb the last person, he reached into his sleeve and grabbed sixty to seventy Red Thunder Beads, shouted, and threw them downwards!

Elder Qi was full of confidence, ready to absorb one more person’s Essence Blood and break through, but suddenly seeing dozens of deep red beads falling from the sky, his expression changed drastically, exclaiming, "Red Thunder Beads?"

At this moment, he felt that although his inner mana was abundant, it was not yet at the critical point to break the Forbidden Locking. He gritted his teeth, hurriedly summoned the Devil to shield himself for a moment.

However, the Yin Water Filth Demon had already opened its spiritual wisdom, seeing the Thunder Beads coming, it instinctively felt fear, so it struggled over there, unwilling to come over immediately. Just this sliver of opportunity allowed the Red Thunder Beads to burst inside smoothly.

Zhang Yan saw clearly, quickly forming a seal, and all sixty to seventy Thunder Beads exploded together, only hearing the continuous booming, under this Extreme Sky, it sounded like the sky collapsing, deafening, even the talisman banner Elder Shen set up around to trap the five was blasted to pieces, toppling in disarray.

Zhang Yan didn’t wait for the outcome to be clear, rose up, hovered in mid-air, loudly shouted, pressing down the surging water light, immediately boundless waves swept across, engulfing all five Nascent Souls in the air and everything below!

With these actions, he wasn’t sure if he had captured the main target or disturbed the Heaven and Earth Spirit Mechanism, causing this stretch of Demon Cloud to show signs of dispersal.

The Ying Ya Daoist and the others also heard the thunderous sound from above, seemingly still in combat, appearing extremely intense, nevertheless, they were infinitely shocked, couldn’t help but ponder, "The elders of Mingcang and Yuxiao have returned, who else is entangled in there?"

Elder Liu shook his head and said, "In this case, only the two sects of Mingcang and Guangyuan remain. The True Master Zhang has the least protectors by his side. If he encounters the main force of the Demon Sect, even with the Dragon Carp Demon, he’s bound to suffer."

The Ying Ya Daoist hesitated and said, "Senior Brother, should we gather fellow Daoists to rescue?"

Elder Liu looked at him and said, "Are you afraid that the three token talismans in True Master Zhang’s hands will be taken by the Demon Sect?"

The Ying Ya Daoist felt slightly embarrassed and said, "It’s just that we’re all from the same Xuanmen lineage..."

Elder Liu waved his hand to interrupt him and said, "If this swordfight results in our Xuanmen victory, what use is it for the Demon Sect to take the token talismans? If the Demon Sect wins, there’s no need to seize them either."

At the Extreme Sky, only swordfight disciples may go, even if the Demon Sect elders took the token talismans, they can’t use them immediately, unless they won the swordfight first, then it could be regarded as theirs. If the outcome is the opposite, they must obediently return it.

On the peak of the Mingcang Sect, Elder Chen was very perplexed, secretly thinking, "Zhang Yan clearly had already exited the Demon Cloud earlier. Why is there motion again? Could it be those protectors of his? Hmph, they probably think their Daoist Cultivation is remarkable, unwilling to detour, hence being targeted by the Demon Sect elders, seeking their own deaths, can’t blame others."

While all the sects’ cultivators harbored their thoughts, coincidentally the Demon Cloud scattered widely, the sky brightened greatly, causing them all to look up and watch.

At this moment, they saw the great sun hanging high, a Heavenly River rolling waves, crossing the long sky, spanning from east to west, the head and tail entering Hongming, the golden light wavering, illuminating countless Elixir Spirits, thousands of dawn sparrows, a young Daoist with clear and bright aura stood in the sky, waving his sleeve, and the water light slowly receded, following his movements, the turbid mist across the sky gently scattered, restoring a clear and bright sky.

And those dozens of Demon Sect elders, at this moment, their traces were completely gone, not a single one to see, as if they had been slaughtered to extinction by him.

The cultivators in the gorge below were all motionless, staring blankly, Elder Chen showing a look of disbelief, stood up in astonishment and said, "How is this possible?"

Zhang Yan slowly raised his head, looking up at the sky, Shaoqing, let out a long howl, the sword light suddenly rose, the swan flew across, turned into a rainbow, shooting straight up the Extreme Sky!

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