The Thousand-Year Battle

Li Shimin watched all this in disbelief. He believed that his ultimate purple qi, the Dragon Roaming Nine Heavens, could severely injure Yuwen Huaji, but reality told him that Yuwen Huaji was far more powerful than he had imagined.

"Him? Wasn't he just around the middle stage of the Nascent Soul Realm? Now I Demon Cultivation and have reached the early stage of the Soul Separation, why haven't I entrusted him with important tasks? Why?" Li Shimin was getting a little anxious because he only had two moves left, but both of them were self-harming attacks that would severely damage his body.

A resolute glint suddenly flashed in Li Shimin's eyes, and wisps of black began to appear in the purple light that filled the surroundings.

"Haha... Li Shimin, you Demon Cultivation too, haha..." Yuwen Huaji began to laugh loudly, and with his laughter, black energy began to emanate from his body.

Li Shimin was greatly shocked as he watched all this.

Zhang Xingfeng watched with a smile, a hint of amusement on his lips, making everything even more interesting.

"These two guys are both Demon Cultivation, huh? Zhang boy, did you see that? That Yuwen Huaji is no simpleton. He's maintained his Nascent Soul Middle Stage strength all along, only revealing his true power now, catching Li Shimin off guard. Haha... It's truly rare to see two Demon Cultivation clashing in the Mortal World!" Tianyu said, as if watching a show.

But wasn't Zhang Xingfeng also watching the show? It's just that this show was truly captivating.

Using Xuanwu Gate as a dividing line, the area where Li Shimin was located was completely shrouded in purplish-black, while Yuwen Huaji's side was completely shrouded in black; the entire world had lost its light, resembling a ghost realm.

"Demon Fiend—Kill!"

"Demon Fiend—Kill!"

Li Shimin and Yuwen Huaji surprisingly shouted the same incantation and used the same moves at the same time. However, Li Shimin felt a little anxious, as he was no longer confident in killing Yuwen Huaji. Meanwhile, Yuwen Huaji had a sly smile on his face.

"Li Shimin, you will never escape my grasp!" Yuwen Huaji's black light suddenly intensified, and a black, thread-like object immediately rushed towards Li Shimin.

A black, thread-like object also shot out from Li Shimin's body. Its speed was astonishing.

Just as Zhang Xingfeng noticed the filamentous object, the two men's black silk stockings were about to collide.

A sinister smile flashed across Yuwen Huaji's face. The black thread he controlled suddenly flashed, shooting past Li Shimin's black thread, and its speed increased instantly. Before Li Shimin could even react, the black thread had already attacked Li Shimin.

"Hiss—hiss—" The sound rang out, and Li Shimin was suddenly surrounded by black silk, his Nascent Soul trapped inside. Li Shimin was very clear about the attack power of the black silk. Nascent Soul escaped, Li Shimin would also suffer a great loss of energy and would be unable to defeat Yuwen Huaji.

However, when Yuwen Huaji was controlling the black silk, his Nascent Soul instantly left his body, abandoning his physical form and allowing Li Shimin to attack it.

"Hahaha... Li Shimin, prepare to die!" Yuwen Huaji's sinister laughter suddenly rang out.

Li Shimin finally felt that he seemed to have no hope left.

"Sha, I'm here!" Golden light suddenly burst forth from Li Shimin's body—yes, golden light!

Upon seeing this, Yuwen Huaji was greatly alarmed and immediately roared, "Shoot the Sun with an Arrow—Crimson Blood Appears!" Suddenly, Yuwen Huaji's body exploded, and blood flew in all directions, rushing towards the Sun-Shooting Divine Bow in Yuwen Huaji's Nascent Soul's hand.

Like a sponge, Yuwen Huaji and all his earthly bodies were completely absorbed by the Sun-Shooting Divine Bow, and a red arrow of light slowly began to condense on the Sun-Shooting Divine Bow.

Li Shimin smiled, a very happy and relieved smile.

"Xuanyuan Moves—Heaven and Earth Tremble!"

"Boom!" Li Shimin's body, already battered and bruised by the black silk, exploded completely, a golden light piercing the sky. The energy of Li Shimin's Nascent Soul slowly began to merge into the golden light. Li Shimin knew that when the energy of his Nascent Soul completely disappeared, it would be the moment his soul was annihilated!

"Second brother!" A man cried out in anguish on the floating clouds in the sky, kneeling on the clouds, tears streaming down his face and shattering with a bang.

The woman in red beside him hugged the man tightly and said, "Don't do this, Brother Jing, don't do this. Second Brother knew this would happen. Even if he hadn't killed Yuwen Huaji, Second Brother would have committed suicide to find Sister Sha. Second Brother has suffered too much these past thousand years. He's been tormented, you know? He's been tormented. Perhaps this is the only way he can be free!"

Li Jing looked at his beloved wife and said painfully, "But... but he is my second brother!" Li Jing looked towards the battlefield, remembering what Li Shimin had said before he went into battle.

"Brother, regardless of the outcome of this battle, I can never come back. A thousand years, a thousand years of longing for her, I can no longer bear it. Today, everything must come to an end. Even if I lose today and fail to kill Yuwen Huaji, you need not concern yourselves. This feud should also be put to rest!"

Li Jing still remembers Li Shimin's smile when he passed away, that smile of relief, that smile of composure as he faced death.

Looking at the brilliant golden light, Zhang Xingfeng sighed inwardly. He knew that Li Shimin was about to be annihilated. The energy displayed by that golden light was the full force of a master at the Body Integration Realm!

Golden light began to condense, and soon the shape of the Xuanyuan Sword was completely formed. All the golden light was concentrated on the body of the Xuanyuan Sword, and the energy of the Xuanyuan Sword was completely absorbed in an instant without any dissipation.

Yuwen Huaji's heart began to tremble. His mind told him that Li Shimin's move was absolutely terrifying, but Yuwen Huaji believed in himself. The crimson arrow on the Sun-Shooting Divine Bow flashed suddenly!

A golden shooting star! A red shooting star!

The two meteors collided completely!

"Boom!"

Zhang Xingfeng's Chaos Power surged instantly, and two powerful streams of Chaos Power rushed into the restriction.

"Hehe, Zhang kid, you're only realizing this now? Your barrier couldn't withstand the impact of this kind of power. It's probably about time now. Hehe, these two guys really unleashed some pretty powerful energy, huh?"

Zhang Xingfeng didn't care about Tianyu's joking around; he just watched the duel between the two seriously. Now it was the final blow. Li Shimin was about to be completely annihilated. He wondered if Li Shimin would be able to see Yuwen Huaji completely fall to the ground before his consciousness dissipated.

The light suddenly intensified. The entire area of Battle Number One was completely enveloped in golden and red light, Yuwen Huaji could no longer see anything in the space. He anxiously wanted to see what the outcome was. But...

"Ah!" Yuwen Huaji looked at his body in fear.

That sword, that Xuanyuan Sword, was actually stuck in his own nascent Nascent Soul.

Yuwen Huaji could hardly believe it; he couldn't fathom how the Xuanyuan Sword had managed to strike his Nascent Soul. But he had no time to ponder it anymore.

Yuwen Huaji's Nascent Soul blossomed like a brilliant ephemera, its colorful light illuminating the surroundings. Soon, it began to dissipate into the space, leaving no trace!

Li Shimin witnessed this scene before his death, and smiled with relief. His Nascent Soul began to slowly become transparent and dissipate.

Perish together!

Zhang Xingfeng watched all this with a sense of emotion. Two unparalleled romantic figures, entangled for thousands of years, had died just like that!

"Heavens! How much silver will this cost us!" Zhu Li cried out in his heart as he looked at the huge crater that had completely destroyed everything within a hundred meters. The power of that attack was too great, completely destroying everything in the area. Fortunately, Zhang Xingfeng's restriction had protected it, otherwise the area within a mile would have been completely destroyed, and the area within ten miles would have been affected!

Suddenly, two beams of light pierced through the barrier.

"Bang!"

Li Jing and Lady Hongfu stared dejectedly at the transparent barrier. They had been ordered by Li Shimin to retrieve the Xuanyuan Sword Sun-Shooting Divine Bow, and also to take back the Sun-Shooting Divine Bow —an absolute divine weapon! Bringing it back would greatly benefit the Li Family.

Seizing by force and plunder is done in such an open and aboveboard manner.

Zhang Xingfeng smiled slightly. Seeing Li Jing and Lady Hongfu Nu fly off to different places, he knew the two wanted to take back the Sun-Shooting Divine Bow and the Xuanyuan Sword completely, but alas...

Zhang Xingfeng smiled slightly and said, "To seize by force, hehe, I'll show you what to seize by force is, haha!"

Teleportation!

Zhang Xingfeng instantly arrived inside the barrier. He smiled slightly at Li Jing and Lady Hongfu, who were blocked outside by the barrier. As soon as Li Jing and Lady Hongfu saw Zhang Xingfeng, they knew something was wrong.

"Haha, I, Zhang Xingfeng, will gladly accept these two treasures!" With a flick of his hands, the Xuanyuan Sword and the Sun-Shooting Divine Bow into Zhang Xingfeng's hands. Upon seeing the dark Sun-Shooting Divine Bow in his hands, Zhang Xingfeng was overjoyed and instantly put it into the heavens.

"Your Majesty, I, Zhang Xingfeng, will present this Xuanyuan Sword to Your Majesty. What do you say?" Zhang Xingfeng smiled, opened the barrier, let Zhu Li and the others in, and handed the Xuanyuan Sword to Zhu Li.

Zhu Li glanced at Li Jing and the other man, smiled, and said, "The Xuanyuan Sword, haha... I've always admired the Yellow Emperor back then. Shouldn't this Xuanyuan Sword belong to the royal family? Hahaha..." Zhu Li readily claimed the Xuanyuan Sword as his own.

Li Jing and Lady Hongfu Nu stared at Zhang Xingfeng and Zhu Li with eyes that seemed to be burning with rage, their auras pressing down on Zhu Li.

Suddenly, a moderate yet upright aura arose, completely blocking the auras of Li Jing and Lady Hongfu Nu!

Zhang Xingfeng looked at Zhu Ming with a smile. Ever since he first saw Zhu Ming, he knew that Zhu Ming was a master. Even with his Chaos Power, he could not observe what level Zhu Ming had reached. Now he knew that, judging from his aura alone, Zhu Ming's power was at least at the Nascent Soul Middle Stage.

"The Third Prince is indeed True Person," Li Jing said coldly. Li Shimin had told him long ago that the Third Prince was no ordinary person, and now Li Jing finally realized that the Third Prince was a master no less skilled than himself, and that he could actually withstand the combined aura of him and his wife.

"Mountains may change, but rivers will turn; we'll meet again! Let's go!" Li Jing knew that the Third Prince's royal family, possessing the Xuanyuan Sword, was no longer someone they could afford to offend! Moreover, Zhang Xingfeng was clearly backed by the royal family. No matter what, if they encountered Zhang Xingfeng, they could only retreat.

Zhu Li felt extremely relieved as he watched Li Jing and the other man leave, having actually driven away two truly super masters.

Zhang Xingfeng smiled at Sanxingzi and said, "I don't think I've ever seen the Third Prince's cultivation method before. I wonder what kind of technique the Third Prince cultivates?"

Zhu Li smiled at the Third Prince. He was very fond of his third son. The royal family only had one son who had surpassed the Nascent Soul Realm, and he was a person who could truly speak for himself in various forces! He had always been puzzled about his son's martial arts skills. His son loved reading since he was a child and had almost read through the entire library of books. Moreover, he was proficient in various skills, especially the qin and xiao.

Zhu Ming smiled slightly and said, "My skill is actually cultivated haphazardly. I didn't practice the cultivation method my father gave me. I just liked reading books back then. After reading a lot, I actually figured out a cultivation method. I named it a Confucian Cultivation Method. Even now, I don't know how I cultivated my skill to such a high level. Hehe!"

Zhang Xingfeng was stunned. He figured it out himself? This was incredible! Even in the Cultivation World, how many people in history could comprehend Method Formula? Every one of the creators of a cultivation technique was a grandmaster, but these people all fell into one of three categories: cultivating immortality, Demon Cultivation, or cultivating Buddhism! Only Pangu created Method Formula that was different from cultivating immortality, Demon Cultivation, or cultivating Buddhism!

Now, someone has created Method Formula that is independent of all other Method Formula. Zhang Xingfeng knew from his Spiritual Sense that Zhu Ming's cultivation method was completely unprecedented in history.

"Third Prince, this is the Heavenly Spirit Art of my Tianxin Sect. Please refer to it. I hope you will stick to your path and believe that you will become a grandmaster in the future!" Zhang Xingfeng decisively took out a piece of jade and imprinted the Heavenly Spirit Art into it.

Using a set of Heavenly Spirit Art to build a good relationship with Zhu Ming is well worth it.

"Thank you, Zhang Family. I've reached a bottleneck in my Confucian Cultivation Method recently, and I've been hoping to find a secondary cultivation method for reference," Zhu Ming said gratefully.

Zhang Xingfeng smiled and nodded, saying, "Alright, that's all for now. I'm leaving now; my wife is waiting for me!" Zhang Xingfeng turned and drifted away.

"It's time to find the future mountain gate of the Tianxin Sect; we can't let things get too out of hand." Seeing the frolicking babes among the flowers, Zhang Xingfeng silently reminded himself.