Cang Gate Lineage

The Sage's majesty was inviolable.

However, everyone secretly savored the situation.

The Intercepting Sect was embroiled in internal strife, and Tai Cang was now part of the Cang Gate. His stance was crucial.

More importantly, this involved the Three Sects. Tai Cang targeting the Intercepting Sect's direct disciples wasn't just revenge; it was a slap in the face to the Sage Tongtian.

"Hmph!"

From the main seat, Tongtian snorted, a flicker of regret in his eyes.

The moment Tai Cang made his move, he understood. The other party's target was all the Intercepting Sect's direct disciples. This was not only retaliation for the schemes of Duobao and the others back then, but also a silent challenge to him, Tongtian.

"If only I had accepted him as a direct disciple back then..."

This thought flashed through his mind, and Tongtian felt a pang of bitterness.

If he had known this day would come, he would never have chosen Duobao and ignored Tai Cang. Unfortunately, things had reached this point, and there was no room for reversal.

"Guards, take him down to be treated."

Suppressing his emotions, Tongtian gave a deep order.

"Yes!"

Several Intercepting Sect disciples, who were friendly with the man, quickly stepped forward, helped him up, and hurried away, not daring to linger for another moment.

"Quick, look! Tai Cang is targeting another Intercepting Sect direct disciple!"

Suddenly, a shout rang out.

The gazes of the gods sharpened, focusing once more on the mirror image of Tai Cang's location.

"Almost there..."

From within the bushes, Tai Cang moved like the wind. Sensing the aura from ahead, his speed increased.

A moment later, Tai Cang appeared in a place of towering, jagged rocks.

The rocks here were enormous, each tens of thousands of feet tall, like continuous hills in the outside world.

Amidst the rubble, Wudang, Jinling, and Guiling were jointly attacking a lizard-like exotic beast at the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm. Though small, the beast was incredibly agile, with wings that gave it aerial advantage. It continuously spat flames, ice shards, lightning, and poisonous mist. Even with the three of them working together, they struggled to subdue it.

Rumble--

Rumble--

Thunder boomed incessantly as the three women repeatedly unleashed the Upper Clarity Divine Thunder against the beast. However, the divine thunder couldn't penetrate the beast's defenses. The seemingly advantageous situation was actually fraught with danger. What was even more worrying was that such intense combat could attract other exotic beasts, and if they were surrounded, escape would be impossible.

"Senior Sister Wudang, what should we do now?"

Unable to break through their defenses after a prolonged assault, Jinling and Guiling began to panic, their gazes turning to Wudang with thoughts of retreat. They had initially believed their combined strength would be enough to handle a Grand Unity Golden Immortal-level beast, but after engaging it, they realized their thoughts were too naive. The beast's hide was thick and tough; without high-level spiritual treasures, its defenses couldn't be breached, and even divine abilities like the Upper Clarity Divine Thunder were ineffective.

"Let's retreat!"

Wudang frowned deeply. "This beast's strength is beyond our imagination. We are no match for it."

Their previous judgment was mistaken. It seemed they could only handle Golden Immortal-level beasts.

Upon hearing this, Jinling and Guiling breathed a sigh of relief. The three quickly regrouped, simultaneously unleashing the Upper Clarity Divine Thunder to force the beast back, and were about to withdraw.

Hiss--

A sudden change occurred!

The beast flapped its wings, evading the divine thunder, and suddenly opened its maw, spitting out three streams of venom. They transformed into sharp arrows, shooting directly at the three women.

"Careful!"

"Dodge quickly!"

Wudang and the other two's faces changed drastically. They knew the terrifying nature of this venom—it corroded on contact, turning even ten-thousand-foot-tall boulders to dust. The consequences of being hit were unimaginable.

Unfortunately, their reaction was a beat too slow. The venomous arrows came with ferocious speed, not even giving them a chance to crush their escape jade talismans.

"We're finished..."

"This time, for real..."

In despair, the three women closed their eyes, awaiting death.

Sigh--

Suddenly, a soft sigh echoed.

In a flash of lightning, three streams of sword qi pierced through the air, striking the three women's bodies before the venomous arrows could hit.

With screams, the three women, bathed in blood, fell to the ground. Although the sword qi had saved their lives, it had also inflicted severe injuries.

Almost simultaneously, the venomous arrows landed in the dense forest hundreds of feet away.

Instantly, the vegetation dissolved at a visible rate. As white smoke billowed, many exotic beasts were affected and instantly turned into piles of white bones.

Hiss--

Witnessing this scene, the three women gasped, their hearts filled with lingering fear. Life and death truly hung by a thread!

Still shaken, they all looked towards the direction of the dense forest: Who was this mysterious person who had both injured and saved them?

Done.

Tai Cang scanned the kill count flashing on his quest log, his figure instantly appearing on the battlefield. As he swung the Yinghuo Sword, several sword qi strikes forced back the approaching alien beasts.

Tai Cang stood with his sword, his gaze sweeping over the three people on the ground. He said calmly, "You three can retreat. You might not be so lucky next time."

"Tai Cang!"

"It's you!"

The three people looked at the newcomer with complex expressions. While it was true they were heavily injured, they knew clearly that if Tai Cang hadn't repelled them with that strike, they would have already died by poisoned arrows. This mix of gratitude and animosity made them feel uneasy.

Hiss—

Before the three could say more, a beast's shriek echoed from afar. A colossal creature flapped its wings and flew rapidly, new wounds adorning its body. It ferociously lunged at Tai Cang, its aura comparable to a late-stage Grand Unity Golden Immortal.

"Danger!"

The three's faces changed drastically, and they quickly crushed their jade talismans. Once the spatial energy enveloped them, they breathed a sigh of relief and shouted to Tai Cang, "Leave quickly!" Although injured by the beast, they were indebted to him for saving them; after all, they were not ungrateful people.

"Insects, daring to act so savagely?"

Tai Cang was unfazed. Looking at the charging beast, a hint of disdain flashed in his eyes. The Yinghuo Sword in his hand trembled slightly as he charged directly at the beast. Instantly, his magic power surged, and his sword intent crisscrossed, transforming into a ten-thousand-zhang sword light that collided fiercely with the beast.

Ching—

The sound of a blade piercing armor rang out. The sky filled with sword qi, splitting the beast in two. Amidst the rain of blood, its remains heavily impacted the ground, stirring up clouds of dust.

"This..."

"How is that possible!"

The three, who had not yet left, were dumbfounded. The ferocious beast that had nearly killed them was no match for Tai Cang.

"The gap between cultivators of the same realm is truly vast."

"Junior Brother Tai Cang truly puts us to shame."

As they muttered to themselves, their figures gradually blurred, and they were finally teleported out of the Beast Realm.

Tai Cang hovered in the air, a basin-sized inner core held in his palm, swirling with dark gray spiritual energy.

After storing the inner core in his Qiankun Bag, Tai Cang's gaze swept across his surroundings. Amidst the rising and falling roars of beasts, countless ferocious creatures were swarming towards him. To the northeast, a White Ape, as massive as a mountain, was flattening the forest as it advanced, casually grabbing and stuffing alien beasts into its mouth along the way.

"Best to leave quickly."

Tai Cang dared not delay and immediately sped off in the opposite direction.

That White Ape was a powerful expert at the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm.

Although he had seemingly killed the lizard-like alien beast with ease, he had actually poured all his strength into it. If he hadn't cultivated the Nine Revolutions Cang Skill to completion and received the true inheritance of the Grand Clarity Bright Jade Body and the Shangqing Sword Art, he would never have been able to resolve the opponent so cleanly.

"Marvelous!"

"What a Tai Cang!"

On the viewing platform, the powerful cultivators marveled.

The scene just now had been seen clearly by everyone. Tai Cang's performance in eradicating the alien beast with a single move had earned the unanimous approval of the great cultivators present. That sword strike, though seemingly simple and unadorned, contained subtleties that the three, including Wudang, might not have fully grasped, but how could the great cultivators present not recognize it?

The ability to condense all one's magic power into a single point was a manifestation of achieving the ultimate control over one's own strength. Despite only being at the late stage of Grand Unity Golden Immortal cultivation, that ultimate technique of transforming his body into a sword had already given him the power to threaten ordinary Grand Unity cultivators.

"Congratulations, Daoist Friend Tongtian, on gaining such a fine disciple!"

From the high platform, Jieyin and Zhunti said with smiles.

They knew well that Tai Cang's strength was extraordinary, and no one among the disciples of the Western Sect could match him. What made them even happier was that this outstanding disciple of the Intercepting Sect had long held grudges against others in their sect. Zhunti even conceived the idea of recruiting Tai Cang into the Western Sect after the event. After all, the Western Sect still belonged to the Cang Gate lineage.

Sect Master Tongtian's expression was grim.

He naturally heard the sarcastic undertones in their words. His gaze swept over the three female disciples, Wudang and the others, who had already been teleported out of the secret realm, and then looked at Tai Cang, who was calmly weaving through the horde of alien beasts in the mirror image. His resolve to promote him to a direct disciple grew even stronger.

All the cultivators present witnessed this scene.

The great cultivators who had originally intended to offer congratulations fell silent, but their praise for Tai Cang did not cease. This was not only out of respect for the Three Pure Ones but also because Tai Cang had earned everyone's genuine recognition with his strength. If they were honest with themselves, even in the same situation, few of the great cultivators present would dare to claim they could have done better than Tai Cang.

Especially for sword cultivators like Old Ancestor Minghe, their gazes towards Tai Cang were filled with admiration. There were already few cultivators in the Primordial World who specialized in the sword path. Most cultivators still focused on traditional techniques and divine abilities, not placing much importance on close-combat methods like swordsmanship or spear arts.

"Not good! Daoist Friend Tai Cang is in danger!"

Di Yi's exclamation suddenly rang out.

The great cultivators' expressions changed. They ignored their praise and hurriedly looked at the mirror, their pupils constricting: "Grand Unity Golden Immortal!"

"How is this possible!"

"He actually encountered a Grand Unity Golden Immortal level alien beast!"

As this was said, the Six Sages also wore solemn expressions.

"Grand Unity Golden Immortal!"

Tai Cang encountering such a powerful enemy is definitely not a good omen.

Grand Unity!

How could this be!

Deep in the dense forest, Tai Cang frowned, staring ahead.

There, coiled a strange beast resembling a Kirin, though it lacked horns on its head and had wind and thunder wings on its back, exuding an imposing aura. The most troublesome part was that this beast had already sensed his presence. Even from dozens of miles away, Tai Cang could clearly feel its aura locking onto him.

Cannot engage head-on!

A Grand Unity Golden Immortal is beyond my ability to defeat!

In a flash, Tai Cang made his decision and immediately turned to flee.

However, this action completely alerted the strange beast. It was seen lifting its four feet into the air, its wind and thunder wings flapping, its speed far exceeding Tai Cang's imagination.

Damn it!

Seeing the beast closing in, Tai Cang's face turned as dark as water.

Escape technique!

His current weakness was exposed without reservation.

Lacking high-level escape techniques and secret arts, he was completely unable to shake off the beast's pursuit. In the blink of an eye, it was about to catch up.

I'll go all out!

I must break free from its lock.

Tai Cang gritted his teeth, swinging the Yinghuo Sword to unleash continuous sword qi. At the same time, he formed seals with his left hand, summoning destructive Primordial Clarity Divine Thunder, all attacking the beast.

However, these offensives were all in vain.

The beast's wind and thunder wings were as swift as lightning, easily dodging the sword qi. Even more bizarrely, the Primordial Clarity Divine Thunder, which even Grand Unity Golden Immortals feared, was swallowed whole by it. Black lightning flickered on its body for a moment, and the beast returned to normal, chasing Tai Cang even more eagerly.

There's such a thing...

Tai Cang's eyes twitched. His divine thunder had become the beast's meal.

But he had already glimpsed the beast's weakness—it was young and ignorant, and especially fond of eating lightning.

Let's have a good meal!

A sharp glint surged in Tai Cang's eyes. He instantly drew out fifty percent of his magic power to activate the Primordial Clarity Divine Thunder.

Rumble! Rumble!

Thunderous roars shook the wilderness, dark clouds spread for fifty thousand miles in an instant, and countless divine thunders poured down.

As expected, the beast was immediately drawn to the sky full of lightning. Forgetting to pursue Tai Cang, it frantically flapped its wings to devour the lightning.

Opportunity!

Tai Cang did not hesitate. He controlled his sword and used an escape technique to flee a hundred thousand miles away, landing on a nameless mountain peak. After confirming he had escaped its lock, he collapsed onto a rock, panting: This Beast Realm is truly dangerous. Who would have thought a palm-sized strange beast would have Grand Unity cultivation. Compared to the ten-thousand-foot White Ape, this little thing is actually more heart-pounding.

Die!

A cold shout suddenly rang out.