The path shattered, an old man appeared

Two Divine Chains on Li Qingxu's body broke one after another, bursting out like viscous rune light, blocking Qin Ming and knocking him back.

Li Qingxu felt a furious fire ignite in his chest, burning directly to his head. This demon was definitely doing it on purpose, fixated on his head and refusing to let go.

In fact, Qin Ming didn't make it so obvious. After beheading the enemy a few times, he changed targets and attacked vital areas such as the chest and abdomen.

Even though Li Qingxu was extremely indignant during the great battle, he did not utter a single word.

He felt he had disgraced his sect. As Cao Qianqiu's last disciple, he was no match for a demon, who had driven him to this point, covered in blood. Making threats now was pointless.

However, he did not panic. The remaining Divine Chains on his body moved, penetrating his Consciousness Spirit Light and connecting to the depths of his flesh and blood, and his power increased once again.

Li Qingxu was well aware of the consequences of all Nine Divine Chains collapsing. His eyes narrowed, revealing his murderous intent intent.

Qin Ming brandished his blade and charged straight at them. In the instant of their clash, they witnessed once again the unique skill created by Cao Ganqiu. The area was ablaze with vibrant colors, accompanied by a murderous intent as powerful as a raging storm.

With a snap, another of the nine-colored Divine Chains broke, and Li Qingxu was pierced through the abdomen by the Snake Sword, staggering backward, half of his body stained red with blood.

Four Divine Chains remained on his body.

However, Qin Ming's expression turned serious, and he increasingly felt that his opponent's condition was not right. Li Qingxu had clearly been seriously injured several times, yet he remained so calm.

The mountains were silent, and the two were gazing at each other.

A large amount of silver light rained down from Li Qingxu's body, and the four Divine Chains inside his body clanged. His bleeding abdomen and chest wounds were healing.

A rustling sound came from above. Around him, there were patches of silver bamboo forest, and a light rain was falling. Above his head, there was lightning and thunder.

For a moment, this spectacle left all the spectators mesmerized.

Everyone could see the problem: the four Divine Chains were vibrating, and then this strange sight appeared.

Then, a torrential rain fell on the battlefield, dark clouds pressed down, thunder roared, and lightning intertwined with the silver bamboo on the ground.

This wasn't a natural lightning strike that was attracted by the clouds, because the clouds were so close to the ground, practically within reach.

Even though Li Qingxu's feather robe was stained with blood, he still looked quite serene. He raised his bamboo staff and pointed it at his opponent. With a loud boom, lightning bolts, one after another, streaked across the void and struck down towards Qin Ming's head.

In the Secret Realm, many people stood on the high mountains. Upon witnessing this scene, their expressions turned solemn. Li Qingxu's ability to control lightning terrified them, and they knew they couldn't possibly withstand such a devastating attack.

To everyone's surprise, Qin Ming also unleashed lightning to directly confront it!

Beneath his feet, the Earth Qi surged, the Li Fire roared, and the ground glowed red. He used the <Wu Ji> and <Li Fire Scripture> to create Earth Fire, while in mid-air, the Wind Thunder Force, the Five Thunder Force, and the Purple Mansion Thunder Fire Force were resonating, forming Heavenly Thunder.

At the same time, he was circulating the River Luo Scripture, which caused the Heavenly Thunder to ignite the Earth Fire. In fact, he could unleash lightning by using just one or two techniques.

However, now, Qin Ming has activated several Extraordinary Art, unleashing a terrifying surge in thunderous power.

In an instant, lightning flashed and thunder roared between the two boys, blinding light clashed, the ground turned black, and the nearby trees were shattered.

Crack! Finally, the dark clouds above Li Qingxu's head were dispersed, and the lightning disappeared.

In this clash of lightning, neither of them was in a relaxed state, each resorting to other ingenious defensive methods.

After unleashing those dense bolts of lightning, Qin Ming used the Yin-Yang Black-and-White Light from the Dragon Snake Scripture to block them, and then, the instant the lightning dissipated, he charged forward.

Li Qingxu was sent flying backward. This time, he was struck by the Black and White Light, coughed up blood, crashed into a large area of trees, and broke another of the Divine Chains in his flesh and blood.

Meanwhile, on the high mountains within the Secret Realm, the people who had been watching the battle with bated breath gradually came to their senses. Li Qingxu always made a grand display of power, but in the end, he was always dealt a heavy blow.

Many people who were originally in awe of his methods, after all, they were Cao Qianqiu's signature techniques, but now they looked at him with a strange expression.

He always displayed incredible ethereal skill, unleashing all sorts of legendary ultimate moves, his charisma captivating all who beheld him. Yet, he lost every single time!

"That's right, he considers himself Immortal Seed being and has never lost in terms of pretentiousness, but he's never won a single crucial battle in a direct confrontation."

Some people couldn't help but discuss it this way.

Even those who knew Li Qingxu couldn't help but nod in agreement upon hearing this.

Back then, he lost the most important battle of his life to Li Qingyue, and missed out on the Near Immortal Object —the Eight Trigrams Furnace. Now, in the confrontation between the two paths, he has been repeatedly and severely injured by the young man on the Fiend Path.

"Li Qingxu, he's really tough!" someone exclaimed.

Many people noticed that he was suppressed from beginning to end, constantly injured but never retreated, and remained standing on the field.

The same sentiment was true; those who had been mocking him just moments before gradually fell silent. If it were them, they would probably be dead long ago.

"It can only be said that it's not that Li Qingxu is weak, but that the young man from the Fiend Path is more powerful!" Li Qingxu swayed, his face ashen, and said, "This shouldn't be the case. My master is Cao Ganqiu. How can I lose to a demon? I've disgraced him!" With a crack, this time he deliberately broke a Divine Chains!

Moreover, the dazzling Divine Chains was stained with his blood and covered with dense runes.

At the same time, Li Qingxu's body glowed, and a large amount of light rain evaporated and all entered the Divine Chains.

A phoenix cry resounded throughout the heavens and earth. The Divine Chains transformed into a blood phoenix, which suddenly soared up and swooped down towards Qin Ming, carrying endless murderous intent intent.

Qin Ming activated the original version of the Demon Race's <Dragon Snake Scripture>, his Dragon Saber blazing like the Scorching Sun, accompanied by billowing Yao Qi. He cleaved the blood phoenix with his blade, and in an instant, dozens, even hundreds, of blade lights shattered it.

Although the Blood Phoenix was shattered, it did not disappear. It hovered above Qin Ming's head, as if it had captured his aura and was marking him in some way.

Li Qingxu said, "If I lose next, I'll accept it. I can only say that I haven't mastered the essence of the sect's supreme martial arts passed down by my teacher."

At this moment, the six Divine Chains that had broken earlier within his body detached themselves, rushed out, and disintegrated in the void, revealing dense runes. They then reassembled, transforming into a rune bag with a large opening.

With a loud boom, it enveloped Qin Ming.

"The Ten Thousand Talisman Pouch, one of Cao Qianqiu's trump cards!" Many people recognized this unique skill and were shocked. How could Li Qingxu have mastered it at such a young age? At this moment, even Immortal Seed and God Seed like Li Qingyue, Cui Chonghe, Zhao Yaoting, and Su Shiyun were paying close attention because this unique skill was too famous and its power shook the Night Mist World.

In the past, Cao Qianqiu encountered an extremely dangerous and formidable opponent, whom he captured in his Ten Thousand Talisman Pouch and refined into a cloud of blood mist. There are even rumors that a Ancestor of the New Life Path was nearly captured in his Ten Thousand Talisman Pouch and suffered severe injuries when he went into seclusion in his later years.

Qin Ming did not dodge and was taken into the bag made of runes. Moreover, the shattered blood phoenix reappeared and pounced on the Ten Thousand Talisman Pouch, binding and tightening the bag's Phoenix Knot.

"Our Demon Race Heavenly Prodigy has been captured by the Ten Thousand Talisman Pouch... is he going to be refined?" a demon exclaimed. Even they had heard of Cao Ganqiu's trump card, and today his disciple had actually displayed it. Li Qingxu Hand Seals, his Consciousness Spirit Light surging, as he refined the Ten Thousand Talisman Pouch.

As soon as Qin Ming entered the bag, he felt waves of discomfort. Countless runes flickered and pressed towards him, trying to penetrate his flesh. Countless streams of light flowed from the bag, like knives and swords, constantly piercing through him.

Black-and-White Dragon-Snake Diagram spun around Tai Ming's body, instantly blocking the erosion. "These runes don't seem to belong to Li Qingxu's aura."

Qin Ming frowned. He had sensed something was wrong earlier, and now that inexplicable premonition resurfaced.

Regardless, he needs to get out first.

Those in the Secret Realm who were close to Li Qingxu breathed a sigh of relief and then cheered. After waiting for so long, they finally witnessed him turn the tide in adversity!

"He... he won't be in trouble, will he?" Jiang Ruoli, Gan Jincheng, and the others all looked solemn. Even Xin Youdao, who knew Qin Ming quite well, frowned deeply. After all, Cao Ganqiu's Ten Thousand Talisman Pouch was too famous.

The road leading to Little Wu trembled, and he almost couldn't resist taking action. However, he believed that Qin Ming should be able to escape that predicament.

Since no one could see what was Ten Thousand Talisman Pouch, Qin Ming naturally wouldn't hold back and immediately used the Heavenly Light Force, a fusion of six Extraordinary Art.

The dazzling fist light exploded like a Solar Yang, slamming into the Ten Thousand Talisman Pouch.

Then, everyone saw the shrinking rune pouch suddenly expand, growing larger and larger, projecting a dazzling Golden Haze.

Then, the whole bag exploded with a loud bang.

Qin Ming was unaware of the extent of the impact of his punch, because even if a powerful expert in the same field managed to break free after being drawn in, they would still pay a considerable price.

As a result, he had barely entered when he instantly struck out, shattering the Ten Thousand Talisman Pouch! This was utterly astonishing! At this moment, even Cui Chonghe on the Immortal Path narrowed his pupils, staring intently at this scene, trying to see through it all.

The Esoteric Sect Buddhists, including Cai Jingcheng and Tang Yutian, also gazed in this direction with Divine Radiance in their eyes, hoping to see the truth. Li Qingyue's beautiful eyes shone with a strange light as she gently moved her snow-white, slender hands, performing a mysterious and profound technique.

Su Shiyun, Xue Yunzheng, Leng Feiyue, and the other seeds on each path began to watch attentively, no longer indifferent, but serious.

Li Qingxu couldn't believe it and found it hard to accept. He said, "How is this possible? In a duel within the same domain, no one can break through my master's ultimate technique like this!"

In the Secret Realm, atop various mountains, many were dumbfounded, their hearts filled with utter shock. What an incredibly powerful young demon was this! "I truly wish he had been born in Cao Qianqiu's era. If he were here, he would have surely crushed Lao Cao, and wouldn't have allowed that old bastard to run rampant!"

Instantly, some demons' emotions were ignited, and they became extremely excited. "Our Demon Race will prosper!"

Qin Ming immediately realized that the power of his six Extraordinary Art was too astonishing, probably surpassing the Three Imperial Force and also stronger than the Golden Body Nirvana cultivator of the Tathagata Sect and the Heaven-Shaking Sky Bearing Sect- Sky Shaker!

He immediately smiled faintly and said, "Lao Cao's trump card is naturally incredibly powerful, but as his disciple, you haven't mastered it. The Ten Thousand Talisman Pouch is full of holes; some parts are intertwined with cracks and even let light through. It has serious flaws!"

As he spoke, he moved like a ghost traversing Night Mist Sea, instantly launching a final attack on Li Qingxu.

In front of everyone, he still used the Dragon Snake Scripture Yin-Yang Qi flowed, Black and White Light shone, and a large dragon and a large serpent flew out from his hands, crashing towards his opponent with tattered feathers.

Despite Li Qingxu's best efforts, he simply couldn't hold on any longer.

After several clashes, his Consciousness Spirit Light by the extremely powerful and masculine aura of the opponent's great dragon, causing him unbearable pain and feeling as if he were about to be ignited.

At the same time, he was repeatedly struck by Black and White Light, his arm was broken, his chest collapsed, and the Purple Bamboo Stick flew out of his hand. In just a few breaths, Li Qingxu's leg bone was broken, and his shoulder blade was almost shattered.

Even his forehead had been struck by the Black and White Light, leaving a noticeable crack. Countless bones throughout his body were broken, and his flesh was a bloody mess.

No one expected that the demon boy would grow stronger with each battle, sweeping away his opponents in the final stages and giving the Immortal Seed no chance to breathe. Was he going to annihilate them?

"Didn't they say that people who dare to pioneer new paths will be protected and safe?" Those close to Li Qingxu asked anxiously.

On the demon side, many people shouted, "That's great! This is the peerless genius of our Demon Race race! What Immortal Seed? Suppress him! Kill him to pieces!"

"This young demon is truly exceptionally gifted. Even Immortal Seed like Li Qingxu was suppressed to such an extent. Who can restrain him?" Many Beyond-Mundane Disciples were deeply shaken.

"Alas, it's come to this. My Nine Dragons Nourishing Body Technique has been broken by you." Li Qingxu spat out a mouthful of blood and deliberately snapped the last two Divine Chains.

"I don't care if you're a nine-dragon or a nine-worm!" Qin Ming unleashed his Black and White Light, sending Li Qingxu flying again, almost tearing his body apart completely, with some wounds so deep that light could see through them.

At that moment, Li Qingxu's Immortal Path snapped with a loud bang, then completely collapsed.

But at that very moment, after Nine Divine Chains broke, a Pure Yang Light burst forth from his body, terrifyingly powerful, and instantly transformed into the image of an old man.

"I..." Qin Ming wanted to shout "Crush the mud!" because after he broke through Li Qingxu and all Nine Divine Chains were severed, he actually saw Cao Qianqiu!

(There's more to come!)