A head-on clash at Tier 4
"Whoosh--!"
After Jian Cunyi opened his "Heart Domain" and ascended to the position of Immortal, the sword strike he swung, though seemingly casual, was no longer simple.
After all...
Although the most distinctive feature of "Immortal" is that their Divine Rank " is equal to that of Deity.
But Immortal possess far more than just this level of power.
At this moment Jian Cunyi is in his "immortal" state, and he also has some other buffs that are very beneficial to the battle.
His vital energy, True Essence... all underwent an upgrade at this moment, and the energy within him, measured from a mortal's perspective, was almost "limitless."
Originally, Jian Cunyi's True Essence was considered extremely abundant among the Daoist Sect in the Prison Mountain Realm, surpassing that of many sect founders.
Now that this "True Essence" has transformed into "Immortal Qi," it is naturally... inexhaustible.
The Daoist techniques and Fang Techniques that originally required condensation can now be completed and released within a single breath—even Forbidden Art can be condensed in just a few breaths.
Furthermore, Jian Cunyi can now release them at will without worrying about consumption.
At the same time...
Even if ordinary attacks manage to lock onto him and hit him, it's unlikely to cause him any effective damage.
The current Jian Cunyi is equivalent to gaining immunity to most "lock-on attacks," as well as unlimited mana and almost no cooldown.
Therefore, what appeared to be a normal attack was actually imbued with several mastered Daoist Sect sword techniques that Jian Cunyi had mastered!
This sword...
Even a "Diviner" shouldn't accept this job!
"As expected of Immortal... such power from a casual sword strike!"
The Diviner spoke coldly as the sword energy descended, striking the spot where he stood.
And at the very moment that sword energy exploded upon impact...
The Diviner vanished from the spot!
"Boom!"
A deep chasm appeared on the roof beam where the Diviner had stood, splitting the entire roof in two.
After the sword missed its mark, Jian Cunyi looked up at the sky—before the Formation, the Diviner's figure reappeared.
"That was... a brilliant dodge."
Jian Cunyi praised it.
He wasn't saying this to mock or ridicule Diviner.
After all...
That sword strike just now—if the opponent had dodged it even a fraction of a second earlier or later, it wouldn't have been effective!
If it had been just a fraction of a second earlier, the sword energy would have immediately twisted and followed his aura, instead of exploding.
And at night... naturally, they would be directly struck by this sword energy!
Only when the sword energy exploded but failed to strike him did the "Diviner" dodge immediately, thus remaining unharmed as he is now!
It wasn't damaged in the slightest.
No...
To say that it wasn't damaged in the slightest wouldn't be accurate.
In the sky, where the Diviner stood, a few strands of silver-white hair drifted down from the sky.
"You truly are a fine swordsman— Brother Cunyi!"
He spoke again in a loud voice.
Jian Cunyi: "Really... then you'd better be careful—this is a fine sword, I can use it many more times."
After all...
That was just an attack caused by him lightly swinging the Wooden Sword!
And then...
Jian Cunyi his sword again!
At the same time...
This time, while he swung his sword with his left hand, his Right Hand was also drawing in the air—following the trajectory of his rapidly moving fingertips, a faint golden light condensed in the air and did not dissipate!
As the sword energy erupted...
A Talismans... no, a technique performed by Immortal that should be called an "Edict," followed closely behind!
The sword energy slashed horizontally, forcing the extraterrestrial blood demon back dozens of miles, and aimed directly at the Diviner's body!
At the same time...
Behind the Diviner, golden Edict spread out, transforming into a sky full of lightning and thunder, blocking his retreat!
The Diviner reached out again, and the Red Gold Compass appeared in his hand, spinning rapidly with a whooshing sound.
The Formation behind him also began to rotate!
The original Witchcraft power dissipated, replaced by power from the Barren Realm and the Nether Void Realm within the Ten Realms!
Jian Cunyi said coldly, "Do you think this kind of low-class trick can save you?"
"Using this Formation normally is one thing... but do you still want to use it now?"
As he spoke, Jian Cunyi raised his finger and pointed to the Qimen Formation.
"Break!"
The words of Immortal are like the will of heaven and earth!
The once perfectly functioning Qimen Formation now felt sluggish, and the Alchemy and Nether Void Spell within it seemed to have become somewhat stiff.
The power of the Ten Realms, which had originally been borrowed, was now forcibly sealed back by Jian Cunyi!
The Diviner looked at Jian Cunyi in surprise.
"This isn't the work of a 'Immortal' like you... This is the Heaven and Earth Will of the Prison Mountain Realm?!"
The Diviner could sense that a powerful force of heaven and earth was pressing down on his Qimen Formation.
"Of course... Don't forget, the first thing the Dao Ancestor of the Prison Mountain Realm did after merging with the Dao was to seal off the Two Mountains and Six Hells," Jian Cunyi said coldly. "Using the power of other realms... is a major taboo in the Prison Mountain Realm!"
The Diviner looked at Jian Cunyi and said, "But your ability to directly seal me with this power... is indeed impressive—I didn't expect that during the time we were apart, you had established such a close connection with the Dao Ancestor of the Prison Mountain Realm!"
Jian Cunyi nodded. "There are many things you don't know—so, die with your ignorance!"
The sword energy and lightning, which had been slowed down by the Qimen Formation, pressed down on the Diviner once again.
But...
"Bite!"
Just as the sword energy and the sky-filling Thunder Art were about to engulf the Diviner, two high-level powers surged forth from his body!
A surge of Life Force and a whirlwind erupted from the Diviner, and sword energy swept across him, almost severing him in half and completely annihilating his life force—but the next moment, the intense Life Force instantly restored the Diviner to life.
Then...
The Law was shattered by the gale, exploding continuously in the air—although some of it still struck the Diviner, it was clearly no longer enough to cause him any fatal damage.
Jian Cunyi exclaimed in surprise, "It's actually... Authority!"
"'The God of Life'... and the lost Authority of Storm!"
"So that's how it is—the power you summoned from those two realms was just a pretext and a prelude; your real purpose was to borrow 'Authority'!"
The borrowing of Authority... was clearly completed in the blink of an eye.
Even if Jian Cunyi later used the power of the "Dao Ancestor" of the Prison Mountain Realm to Heaven-Sealing Barrier, it would be impossible to stop the Diviner had already obtained "Authority"!
"When did you gain the favor of the God of Life? And when did you seize the Authority of Storm?"
Jian Cunyi he spoke.
The Diviner chuckled and replied, "Brother Cunyi, while you were making your cooperation with the Dao Ancestor of the Prison Mountain Realm... I wasn't idle either."
As he spoke, the [Red Gold Compass] in his hand stopped spinning, and the pointer pointed in Jian Cunyi's direction.
"So... I have now temporarily acquired the power to invoke Two Authorities, which is enough to deal with your 'Heart Domain.' If we continue fighting using our existing power, it will probably be a close contest..."
Jian Cunyi said, "Is that so? Then I'd be happy to fight a war of attrition with you here—whether it's wearing you down or using my own strength to severely injure and exhaust you, I'd be happy to see it."
The Diviner paused after hearing Jian Cunyi's words, then said, "But, Brother Cunyi, that's when I use 'Authority' and you use 'Heart Domain' —have you forgotten that I also have a 'Heart Domain'?"
"You've played all your cards and you're barely even with me—although I don't want to kill you, but if we continue... do you really want to see yourself turned into a puppet or something?"
Jian Cunyi said coldly, "What you're saying shows that you don't actually want to fight to the end. Even if what you say makes sense, you've concealed a lot of information that's 'unfavorable' to you... And what you don't want to do, I'll fight to the very end."
"Stop being so hesitant and indecisive, Leng Jing —come on!"
Jian Cunyi drew his sword again and said coldly, "So what if you have Authority? Open your 'Heart Domain'!"
"I also miss your disgusting, chaotic, evil 'Heart Domain,' which best reflects how despicable you are and deserves to be torn to pieces!"
Jian Cunyi spoke, the Diviner sighed.
"Then so be it, Jian Cunyi —but I'll remind you one last time!"
"I'm not afraid of you, nor am I worried about the World Will rejecting me, nor am I afraid of being severely injured by you—I don't want to open the 'Heart Domain' here and fight you to the death, it's simply because I don't want you to die here!"
"However, once my 'Heart Domain' is opened, this matter is indeed beyond my control!"
The Diviner spoke, but the only response he received was Jian Cunyi's renewed swing of the Wooden Sword and the solidified Edict.
He could only sigh deeply, his hands forming a hand seal.
"Heaven and Earth Reversed, Yin and Yang Reversed!"
As the Diviner's voice rang out, the world seemed to suddenly turn upside down.
A dizzying transformation occurred within the Duxuan Sect: the sky became the earth, and the earth became the sky!
Then...
Black turns white, movement turns stillness!
The brick and tile buildings began to twist and move around, but the flowing water and True Essence remained still in place.
Then, the dead came back to life!
The plants that had been awakened and revived by Jian Cunyi's "Heart Domain" withered again, but the withered bamboo in the distance sprouted new tender leaves.
Even the corpses of the many warriors from the Prison Mountain Realm who had died earlier, along with the Snake Yaoguai from before, now came to life, bursting with vibrant vitality!
Although they have no souls, they are now truly "alive," instinctively rising to their feet and their flesh and blood beginning to grow and multiply!
At the same time, the flesh and blood of these originally hostile warriors and Demon Race merged together during the growth process, coalescing into a thriving Flesh Tree!