Dingguang Xian's fingers formed shifting seals, conjuring the Shangqing Divine Thunder, a technique every Jie Sect Disciple knew well.
Amid the rumbling thunder, a bolt shot straight toward Lu Changsheng.
The Jie Sect Disciples watching from nearby hurriedly retreated, afraid of being caught in the blast.
A vicious grin tugged at Dingguang Xian's lips.
So what if Lu Changsheng was an Earth Immortal? So what if he was a True Immortal?
The Shangqing Divine Thunder would make him pay for his ignorance!
A moment later, the Shangqing Divine Thunder struck Lu Changsheng directly.
But what happened next left everyone stunned.
Lu Changsheng merely paused where he stood, a playful smile appearing on his face.
If Dingguang Xian had used some other divine ability, Lu Changsheng would have needed to find a way to block it.
But Dingguang Xian had chosen the Shangqing Divine Thunder.
Though Lu Changsheng's Indestructible Thunder God Body had only reached the minor mastery stage, his body was already intimately familiar with Lightning Power.
The Shangqing Divine Thunder, even at the Golden Immortal level, couldn't pierce the defenses of his Indestructible Thunder God Body.
Lu Changsheng then continued toward Biyou Palace.
The sight shook Dingguang Xian to the core.
He looked at Lu Changsheng, then down at himself.
True Immortal?
Golden Immortal?
That was right!
How could his Shangqing Divine Thunder, cast at the Golden Immortal level, fail to seriously wound a True Immortal—and leave Lu Changsheng looking as though nothing had happened?
Dingguang Xian refused to believe it and summoned the Shangqing Divine Thunder again.
The result was naturally the same as before.
Lightning Magic Divine Abilities of this level posed no threat to Lu Changsheng.
"That's it?"
Lu Changsheng glanced back at Dingguang Xian, his eyes full of disdain.
"If that's all you've got, I suggest you stop making a fool of yourself."
"You can't stop me."
With that, Lu Changsheng turned away.
Those few simple words felt like two slaps across Dingguang Xian's face.
Dingguang Xian instantly lost his temper.
If he didn't take down Lu Changsheng today, how could he ever hold his head up in the Interception Sect again?
He charged up to Lu Changsheng, his face cold.
"I don't care what method you used to block my Shangqing Divine Thunder."
"But if you think that means you can take me on, you're dead wrong!"
Dingguang Xian had already figured it out.
Under normal circumstances, a True Immortal like Lu Changsheng couldn't have endured two strikes of his Shangqing Divine Thunder without a scratch.
Lu Changsheng must have some kind of method to resist Lightning Power.
It might be clever, but it couldn't possibly make up for the gap between a True Immortal and a Golden Immortal.
In a head-on fight, Dingguang Xian was certain he could defeat Lu Changsheng!
"I really don't know where you get your confidence."
"What makes you think you can beat me?"
Lu Changsheng's expression remained calm as he replied.
If this had happened the last time they met, he really would have been helpless against Dingguang Xian.
But now, he was a True Immortal Peak!
True Immortal Peak was still a major realm below Golden Immortal.
But he had Ling Yun Jian, a Xiantian Lingbao, as well as divine abilities like the Nine Heavens Thunder Eyes.
He could fight a Golden Immortal!
He had a system. How could he still let Dingguang Xian push him around?
"What makes me think I can beat you?"
Dingguang Xian was so angry he laughed.
A True Immortal was actually asking him that?
"Today, I'll see whether Yunxiao can save you again!"
In an instant, Dingguang Xian held nothing back. The full force of his Golden Immortal pressure poured out.
Lu Changsheng let out a cold laugh and unleashed the power of his True Immortal Peak cultivation as well.
His cultivation was at an absolute disadvantage.
But he still had Ling Yun Jian.
He wanted to see how many strikes Dingguang Xian, a Golden Immortal, could withstand!
Just as he was about to summon Ling Yun Jian, a sharp shout rang out.
"Stop!"
A cold voice came from inside Biyou Palace.
Lu Changsheng froze. It seemed there would be no fight today.
Dingguang Xian looked toward Biyou Palace, his expression darkening.
The good news was that the voice didn't belong to the Sect Leader.
The bad news was that he knew its owner, too!
As Dingguang Xian watched, three graceful figures emerged from Biyou Palace.
They were Yunxiao, Qiongxiao, and Bixiao.
"Big Sister, why are you stopping them? I wanted to see what that man could do," Bixiao grumbled as she walked along, eager to see a fight.
Qiongxiao looked puzzled.
Lu Changsheng again?
If she remembered correctly, Lu Changsheng and Dingguang Xian had been involved last time, too.
When had Big Sister become so concerned about her fellow disciples?
Yunxiao stepped in front of them and first glanced at Lu Changsheng.
"Are you all right?"
Lu Changsheng shook his head.
"Dingguang Xian can't hurt me."
Dingguang Xian flew into a rage.
"You're asking for death!"
His powerful magic surged once more.
But just as he was about to attack, an even stronger pressure crashed down.
Yunxiao had made her move.
It was only a simple release of pressure.
But the gap between a Primordial Unity Golden Immortal Peak and a Golden Immortal was far greater than the gap between a Golden Immortal and a True Immortal.
Dingguang Xian grunted and staggered back several steps, his face paling.
"Yunxiao, what are you trying to do? Why are you protecting Lu Changsheng?!"
He couldn't take it anymore.
"That's what I should be asking you," Yunxiao replied.
"What were you doing just now?"
"Master trusted you and entrusted you with an important responsibility."
"And yet you bully your fellow disciples and withhold their resources."
"What, do you need me to tell Master about it?"
Why was she protecting Lu Changsheng?
Of course she would protect her Dao Companion.
Though Bixiao was here, she couldn't openly reveal her relationship with Lu Changsheng.
That didn't stop her from standing up for him.
Hearing that Yunxiao would tell Tongtian, Dingguang Xian immediately started to panic.
After all, it was true that he had withheld Cultivation Resources.
But he was unwilling to swallow his anger, either.
"What do you mean, bullying my fellow disciples? Lu Changsheng showed no respect for his elders and had no regard for the rules. I was just teaching him a lesson!"
"And there's no truth to the claim that I withheld resources."
"People like them, who have no hope of breaking through to Golden Immortal or Primordial Unity Golden Immortal, would only waste resources no matter how much they received."
"I was simply making proper use of the Interception Sect's resources."
"If you're going to the Sect Leader over something like this, then go ahead!"
Dingguang Xian tried to justify his actions with a string of excuses.
His words also earned him hostile looks from many of the Jie Sect Disciples around them.
What did he mean, they would waste resources no matter how much they received? That was insulting.
Lu Changsheng gave a cold laugh.
"Disrespecting your elders? If we're being honest, Dingguang Xian, you didn't join the sect much earlier than I did."
"And your claim that I'd waste resources is ridiculous."
"You've used no small amount of Cultivation Resources yourself, yet you haven't even reached Primordial Unity Golden Immortal."
"If I had been given the same resources, I'd have achieved far more than you!"
Dingguang Xian's face turned purple with rage.
He was one of the Suishi Qixian, yet a mere True Immortal like Lu Changsheng had dared to insult him like this.
"How arrogant! You—"
Yunxiao raised a hand, cutting Dingguang Xian off.
"Since you think giving Lu Changsheng resources is a waste, how about a Gambling Fight?"
"Lu Changsheng will receive all the resources he's entitled to this time."
"A Hundred Years Later, you and Lu Changsheng will fight."
"If you win, Lu Changsheng will apologize to you and return twice the resources he received."
"If Lu Changsheng wins, you'll have to apologize to him as well, and go to Master to confess your wrongdoing."
If Yunxiao stepped in, she could help Lu Changsheng defeat Dingguang Xian.
But that wouldn't solve the problem at its root. It would only make Dingguang Xian resent Lu Changsheng even more.
She couldn't be there to intervene every time.
The best solution was to set up a Gambling Fight and let Lu Changsheng beat Dingguang Xian into submission himself.
As for whether Lu Changsheng could defeat Dingguang Xian in a hundred years, that was up to him.
Hearing Yunxiao's proposal, Dingguang Xian answered without hesitation.
"Not enough!"
"Add one more condition: if he loses, all the Cultivation Resources he receives from now on will belong to me."
"And if I lose, it'll be the same for me. Does he dare?"
Lu Changsheng looked at him with disdain.
"Why wouldn't I?"
He wasn't afraid of Dingguang Xian now, much less a hundred years from now.
"Then the Gambling Fight is settled," Yunxiao said, giving Dingguang Xian a look.
Dingguang Xian immediately handed over all the Cultivation Resources Lu Changsheng was owed.
"Yunxiao saved your life again this time. Let's see whether you'll be this lucky every time. Next time, I'll make you regret it!"
"Is that so? I'll remember those words," Lu Changsheng replied coldly.
The next fight would show who Yunxiao's intervention had really helped.
With that, the conflict between Lu Changsheng and Dingguang Xian came to an end.
Just as Dingguang Xian was preparing to continue distributing resources to the other disciples, a terrifying force beyond words surged out of Biyou Palace.
From the lowest Earth Immortal and Heaven Immortal to the highest Golden Immortal and Primordial Unity Golden Immortal,
every Jie Sect Disciple on Golden Ao Island froze in place, unable to move.
One by one, horrified gazes turned toward Biyou Palace.
Above Biyou Palace, a figure had appeared without anyone noticing.
He was a middle-aged man dressed in a blue-green robe, with sharp brows and bright eyes. A frightening edge gleamed in his cold gaze.
He merely stood there, doing nothing, yet the space above Golden Ao Island warped as if it might collapse at any moment.
The man's identity was unmistakable.
The Sect Leader of the Interception Sect, Tongtian!
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