Green Lotus One World, Severely Wounding Golden Immortal

After deciding to hone his Sword Dao through the Di Jiao, Li Yi chose a small hill to stop and quietly await the Di Jiao's arrival.

The Di Jiao was somewhat surprised to see Li Yi stop, but he didn't think much of it. A mere Mystic Immortal, even with some special means, would be no match for a Golden Immortal. He accelerated and arrived above Li Yi.

"Kid, why aren't you running anymore? Do you really think you can fight a Golden Immortal with your Mystic Immortal cultivation?" the Di Jiao mocked.

"Whether I can or not, you'll know if you try," Li Yi retorted without refuting. He extended his right hand to the side, and with a flash of green light, the Green Lotus Ancient Sword flew directly from his dantian into his hand.

Li Yi continuously injected the Power of Slaughter into the Green Lotus Ancient Sword. The ancient sword transformed into a dazzling green light, emitting waves of pressure. The surrounding space became chaotic. The clouds above were split in two by the sword's power to cleave everything, and cracks appeared on the rock beneath Li Yi's feet, as if countless invisible small knives were constantly cutting it.

This was the first time Li Yi had fully unleashed the might of the Green Lotus Ancient Sword. In previous battles, even when in mortal danger, Li Yi had only fully utilized the sword's hardness. Its divine nature was hidden, and no one had discovered that this ancient-looking long sword was actually a top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure. Otherwise, even a Grand Unity Golden Immortal would have lowered himself to snatch it.

"A top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, it's actually a top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure!" The Di Jiao felt his heart pounding: "Kid, I didn't expect you to possess a top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure. It's my lucky day!" The Di Jiao's face was filled with greed. It was no wonder; he was already in the late Golden Immortal stage and didn't even have an ordinary Innate Spiritual Treasure, let alone a top-grade one.

"Hmph," a murderous glint flashed in Li Yi's eyes as he pushed forward with his sword light. With a "bang," a pair of silver wings appeared behind him, flowing with sword light. The entire pair of wings seemed to be composed of countless small light swords.

Fighting a Golden Immortal from a different major realm, Li Yi didn't dare to hold back, revealing all his trump cards.

"Lotus Born Heaven and Earth!" Li Yi shouted. The Spiritual Qi within a hundred-mile radius surged like a roaring dragon, and under the push of his sword light, a hundred-zhang giant lotus of green light quickly formed.

"Go!" Li Yi flicked his sword light, and the giant green lotus spun rapidly, its stem swaying as it lunged towards the Di Jiao.

The Di Jiao, having been careless from the start, only reacted when he was swallowed by the giant green lotus. In an instant, the green lotus transformed into countless lotus petals, each shaped like a small light sword, forming a sword-shaped tornado that seemed intent on shredding the Di Jiao.

Li Yi watched the Di Jiao being swallowed by the sword-shaped tornado, but he didn't believe a dignified Golden Immortal would be killed so easily.

"Immeasurable Sword Light!" Light swords rose around Li Yi's body, forming a fan shape. Li Yi pointed, and with a "whoosh, whoosh, whoosh," a river of sword qi surged towards the Di Jiao, who was being shredded by the sword-shaped tornado.

"Ah, junior, I will tear you to shreds!" A heaven-shattering roar pierced through the sword qi.

The Di Jiao hadn't expected to be in such a sorry state because of a Mystic Immortal. He was accidentally caught in the sword qi storm. In this storm filled with sword qi, even he dared not be careless. Although his life wasn't in danger, a single mistake could lead to serious injury. If other Golden Immortals found out, they would likely laugh their heads off.

"Bang," a green light broke through the sword qi.

"Hmph, kid, I admit I underestimated you earlier," the Di Jiao gritted his teeth. "However, I will make you understand that a Mystic Immortal, no matter how strong, can never be an opponent of a Golden Immortal."

The Di Jiao placed his hands on the ground and chuckled sinisterly, "Today, I will let you taste the agony of a thousand arrows piercing your heart."

Li Yi was startled. "Not good!" He turned and left his original position. Just as he moved, a soil-yellow arrow pierced through.

Li Yi's expression turned grim. As expected, Golden Immortals were not to be trifled with. If he had been a moment slower, he would have been seriously injured, if not killed.

"Dodge, dodge, let's see how many times you can dodge," the Di Jiao sneered. "Today, I will let you know that the might of a Golden Immortal is not something a mere Mystic Immortal like you can fathom, let alone provoke."

"Earth Springs Ten Thousand Arrows!" With the Di Jiao's shout, the ground rippled like a calm lake, and countless soil-yellow stone arrows shot straight up. "Whoosh, whoosh," all the stone arrows rained down on Li Yi.

From afar, the arrow群 formed a yellow torrent, surging upwards and crashing towards Li Yi.

Facing the dense arrow rain, Li Yi, relying on his "Sword Light Flying Wings" divine ability, simultaneously unleashed "Immeasurable Sword Light," weaving through the arrows.

"What divine ability is this?" the Di Jiao was horrified. He had killed dozens of Golden Immortals with this move. With an endless barrage of arrows, even Golden Immortals found it difficult to dodge, unless they possessed a defensive Innate Spiritual Treasure. But defensive Innate Spiritual Treasures were not easily obtained, so most Golden Immortals eventually couldn't defend themselves and were shot to death.

To think his proudest divine ability was broken by a Mystic Immortal, a cold light flashed in the Di Jiao's eyes. Li Yi was already this powerful as a Mystic Immortal. If he broke through to the Golden Immortal realm, wouldn't he be at Li Yi's mercy? No, since they had become enemies, he absolutely could not let him live. He had to eliminate him today, no matter what.

The Di Jiao would not allow his enemy to grow slowly. The greater the potential, the sooner they must be eliminated, or he would be the one to suffer in the end.

With a hand seal, the Di Jiao raised one hand to the sky. Yellow light spots drifted from all around, and the earth elemental energy in the air gathered and condensed, slowly forming a ten-thousand-zhang yellow giant mountain. Waves of spiritual pressure emanated from the mountain. The plants within a hundred-mile radius were pressed downwards, and the animals fled in droves, fearing they would be affected by the residual power of the battle.

Li Yi narrowed his eyes, staring solemnly at the yellow giant mountain of elemental energy. He quickly set up dozens of defensive restrictions in front of him. The light wings on his back flashed rapidly, and combined with "Unity of Man and Sword," he transformed into a stream of light, rapidly escaping.

"Trying to leave? Too late!" The Di Jiao's face contorted. To kill Li Yi, he had even used some of his trump cards. How could he let him escape now?

"Boom, boom," only yellow filled the world. The surrounding mountain range was instantly flattened, as if tens of thousands of tons of high explosives had detonated simultaneously. A mushroom cloud slowly rose.

The defensive restrictions Li Yi had set up were like brittle paper, shattered by the shockwave. "Cough," spitting out a mouthful of blood, Li Yi fell far away like a kite with a broken string.

"Ha, ha, the top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure is finally mine!" the Di Jiao roared triumphantly. "With a top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, my strength will increase severalfold."

The Di Jiao was so carried away that he didn't notice the cold glint in Li Yi's eyes as he fell.

Arriving at the deep pit where Li Yi had fallen, the Di Jiao eagerly wanted to snatch the Green Lotus Ancient Sword from Li Yi's hand. His calm demeanor of over a million years was shattered by the temptation of a top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure. He forgot his usual caution and didn't even bother to check if Li Yi still had any breath.

Just as the Di Jiao was lost in his fantasies, "Green Lotus One World!" a sudden shout startled him.

"Not good, it's a trap!" The Di Jiao tried to retreat, but how could he easily escape the trap Li Yi had meticulously planned? Sword lights rose from the depths of the pit.

That's right, Li Yi knew from the beginning that ordinary attacks wouldn't do much damage to a Golden Immortal. From the start of the battle, Li Yi had been planning to set a trap, luring the Di Jiao into the range of his most powerful sword technique, "Green Lotus One World," when he was completely unprepared.

First, while the Di Jiao was arrogant, he used the sword techniques "Lotus Born Heaven and Earth" and "Immeasurable Sword Light" to enrage and destabilize him. Then, relying on "Sword Light Flying Wings" and "Immeasurable Sword Light," he broke the Di Jiao's proud divine ability, making the Di Jiao feel threatened and develop killing intent, further disrupting his state of mind. Afterward, when the Di Jiao was injured and fell after being attacked, it made the Di Jiao lower his guard. Finally, tempted by the top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, the Di Jiao completely ignored Li Yi, the "dead man," and stepped into the maximum attack range of "Green Lotus One World" without any precautions.

Thus, step by step, he lured the Di Jiao into the trap. The risks involved were self-evident. Even with the evasive maneuvers of "Sword Light Flying Wings," Li Yi was seriously injured by the attack of the yellow giant mountain of elemental energy.

After paying such a heavy price to make the Di Jiao fall for it, how could he let him escape easily?

Endless sword light rose from the surroundings of the giant pit, gradually forming blooming lotus flowers. The Di Jiao suddenly lost his perception of the outside world, as if he had entered a Lotus World. Everywhere, above and below, there were only lotus flowers.

These lotus flowers appeared beautiful, but the Di Jiao knew their terror. Each lotus flower was a dense cluster of sword qi. The Di Jiao felt his scalp tingle and unleashed all his magic power upwards, trying to break free from this world.

Unexpectedly, with this movement, the entire Green Lotus World seemed to receive a command. Countless green lotuses swirled and floated towards the Di Jiao, exploding around him and transforming into countless small light swords that cut at his body. Moreover, countless green lotuses grew roots and burrowed into the Di Jiao's body, their dense sword qi constantly wreaking havoc within him.

"Ah, ah, ah!" The Di Jiao let out incredibly piercing screams, like a tormented ghost in the eighteen levels of hell, wailing in agony.

His flesh and blood were destroyed inch by inch, blood splattered everywhere. The Di Jiao felt as if countless ants were gnawing at him from the inside, while countless small knives were cutting him from the outside. The pain was so intense that he was on the verge of fainting. He could no longer hide, revealing his true form: a hundred-zhang-sized, one-horned monstrous beast appeared in the Green Lotus World.

"Crash!" A giant, one-horned monstrous beast leaped out of the deep pit, covered in blood. There was almost no intact flesh on its body. The small knife cuts were densely spread all over its body. It glared hatefully at the giant pit, a trace of fear flashing in the depths of its eyes, before transforming into a stream of light and flying away.

After the Di Jiao left, Li Yi appeared at the bottom of the pit, exhausted. He hadn't expected Golden Immortals to be so difficult to deal with. He had used all his means and risked serious injury, yet he had only heavily wounded the Di Jiao, unable to kill him.

It seemed he was still a bit weak to fight against a late-stage Golden Immortal like the Di Jiao. In the future, he should try to find opponents in the early Golden Immortal stage. If others knew Li Yi's thoughts, they would want to vomit blood. A Mystic Immortal already considered Golden Immortals as opponents, were they even going to let anyone else live?

Li Yi glanced at the devastated battlefield and quickly left, lest the Di Jiao find his two helpers.