Great Battle

Dao Xuan's gaze swept calmly over the peak of Falling Gold Mountain.

His divine sense reached everywhere, like mercury spreading across the ground.

The Great Sage of the Demon Clan, his Blood Essence like a blazing furnace, his demonic energy soaring to the heavens.

The War Witches of the Witch Clan, their Fiend Qi condensed into tangible substance, their muscles coiled like mountain ranges.

Rogue Cultivator experts, their immortal light faintly visible, Magic Treasures hovering above their heads, their eyes flickering.

Furthermore, several presences, deep and obscure, hid in the darkness, like dormant ancient ferocious beasts, clearly at the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm!

One of these presences, with Blood Essence so abundant and Fiend Qi so dense, directly rivaled an Ancestral Witch, it was a Great Witch!

Another presence, its demonic energy pure, carrying an ancient, wild aura, must be a titan of the Demon Clan.

There were also several others, some ethereal, some mysterious, all of them old monsters among the Rogue Cultivators who had long been famous in the Great Desolation.

Grand Unity Golden Immortals were everywhere.

This place had become a dragon's pool and a tiger's den!

When the Spiritual Treasure emerged, a bloody storm was unavoidable.

Although Dao Xuan did not fear it, in the midst of the chaotic battle, he would inevitably be affected.

He slightly turned his head and said to Gourd Baby, who was sitting on the Seven-Colored Gourd beside him:

"Gourd Baby, take Six Ears and leave this place. Find a safe spot to take shelter for now."

"Teacher?" Gourd Baby, who had been watching with great interest, pouted when he heard this, looking somewhat unwilling. "Disciple wants to stay and help Teacher!"

"Nonsense." Although Dao Xuan's voice was calm, it carried an undeniable authority. "The conflict here is not something you can participate in. Staying here will only distract your Master."

Gourd Baby wanted to say more.

Six-Eared Macaque beside him was already trembling with fear.

Its cultivation was the lowest, yet its senses were the most acute. Those undisguised killing intents and greed made it feel like thorns were on its back.

It quickly said in a low voice, "Young Master! The esteemed immortal speaks wisely! This place is extremely dangerous, with great powers gathered. A slight misstep could lead to death and the dissipation of one's Dao!

Our cultivation is shallow, and staying here will not only be unhelpful but will become a hindrance to the esteemed immortal! If we cause the esteemed immortal to be distracted, leading to the loss of an opportunity or injury, that would be a crime deserving ten thousand deaths!"

Every word Six-Eared Macaque spoke was reasonable, and it even hit upon Gourd Baby's greatest concern—the fear of implicating his Teacher.

Gourd Baby looked at Dao Xuan's calm yet profound eyes, then at the terrifying figures around them who were watching with predatory gazes. His small face tensed, and he finally nodded heavily.

"Teacher, you must be careful! Disciple... Disciple and Six Ears will wait for you outside!"

"Mm." Dao Xuan nodded slightly.

Gourd Baby patted the Seven-Colored Gourd with his small hand.

"Whoosh!"

The Seven-Colored Gourd, carrying him and Six-Eared Macaque, turned into a stream of light and instantly flew out of the Falling Gold Mountain peak's range. They landed far away on an inconspicuous mountain hundreds of miles away, nervously watching the situation.

Seeing them leave, Dao Xuan let go of his last lingering worry.

His gaze returned to the pillar of golden light soaring into the sky. He stood with his hands behind his back, his Blue Gauze Headband fluttering gently in the wind, his aura becoming even deeper than the sea.

The Five Spirit Qilin sensed its master's intentions, let out a low growl, and five-colored divine light flowed around its body. Its four hooves trod on clouds, subtly shielding Dao Xuan at its center.

Time slowly passed amidst the tense and oppressive atmosphere.

On the peak of Falling Gold Mountain, more and more cultivators gathered, and the atmosphere grew increasingly heavy, like the dead silence before a storm.

Thus, several more months passed.

One day.

At noon, the sun blazed like fire.

Buzz--!

The golden pillar, which had been silent for months, suddenly erupted with unprecedented brilliant radiance!

The light was so intense it made people unable to open their eyes, as if a great sun had risen from the mountain's belly!

Rumble--!

The entire Falling Gold Mountain shook violently!

The dark golden mountainside groaned under the unbearable weight, and countless huge rocks tumbled down!

A vast, pure, innate spiritual energy carrying supreme Dao Rhyme erupted like a breaking dam, sweeping across heaven and earth!

"The Spiritual Treasure is out!"

Someone roared, though who it was, he didn't know!

It was like igniting a powder keg!

Boom!

The entire peak of Falling Gold Mountain instantly boiled!

"The treasure is mine!"

"Get out!"

"Kill!"

Countless figures, like madmen, lunged towards the core of the golden light!

Greed, killing intent, and madness instantly drowned out their reason!

The brilliance of magic treasures, the roar of divine abilities, the howls of demon energy, the roars of the Witch Clan, the clash of weapons, the tearing of flesh and blood... intertwined into a symphony of death!

The great battle had completely erupted!

The first to suffer were those cultivators whose cultivation was at the Heavenly Immortal and True Immortal realms.

Before Grand Unity Golden Immortals and even Grand Unity Golden Immortals, they were as fragile as ants!

"Hmph! Ants dare to covet a great treasure? Die!" A Demon Clan Grand Unity Golden Immortal snorted coldly, waved his sleeve, and a patch of sickly green demonic fire swept out, instantly burning dozens of Heavenly Immortals and True Immortals at the forefront to ashes!

"The Witch Clan is here! Those who block me die!" That Great Witch was even more ferocious. He swept a giant bone spear in his hand, and the terrifying power directly distorted space. More than a dozen cultivators, along with their magic treasures, were instantly smashed into meat paste and bloody mist!

"Boundless Heavenly Venerable! This treasure is fated to be with this humble Taoist!" An old Taoist with an immortal demeanor conjured a Bagua mirror. Wherever the mirror light shone, several Grand Unity Golden Immortals screamed, their Primordial Spirits were directly frozen, and then they were annihilated by other divine abilities!

Brutal!

Bloody!

Ruthless!

This was a naked cleansing!

Beings at the level of Grand Unity Golden Immortals and Great Witches tacitly cleared out all the "fodder" that might get in the way first!

Either driven away or directly killed!

In just a moment.

The summit of Falling Gold Mountain was littered with corpses, and blood flowed like a river.

A thick scent of blood mixed with fragments of magic treasures and shattered spiritual energy permeated the air.

The originally crowded platform instantly became much emptier.

Only a dozen or so figures remained, still standing.

Each of them had an aura as vast and boundless as an abyss!

The lowest was an early-stage Grand Unity Golden Immortal!

That Great Witch's aura was even pressing towards the late-stage Grand Unity!

The Demon Clan overlord, his demonic energy soaring to the sky, his gaze sinister.

The rogue cultivator old monster, his magic treasure hovering above his head, his eyes flickering.

All eyes were fixed on the core of the golden light.

A bronze coin, with a round outline and a square hole, transparent wings on both sides, and flowing with Chaos Qi all over, was slowly rising from the pillar of light!

It was the supreme-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure—the Treasure Dropping Golden Coin!

It emitted alluring treasure light and supreme Dao Rhyme, captivating the minds of every mighty being present!

"Attack!"

Someone shouted lowly.

The dozen or so Grand Unity-level existences moved instantly!

Their target was directly at the Treasure Dropping Golden Coin!

"Roar!" The Great Witch roared, his bone spear transforming into a black light that tore through the firmament, carrying the power to shatter stars, and stabbed straight out! At the same time, he clenched his other hand and punched, his fist intent condensing into substance, like an ancient divine mountain suppressing down!

"Screech!" The Demon Clan overlord revealed part of his true form, which was actually a Golden-Winged Great Peng that blotted out the sky! With a flap of its wings, the gale wind was like a knife, tearing through space. Its sharp claws flickered with cold light, grabbing towards the Spiritual Treasure!

"Haste!" The rogue cultivator old Taoist conjured the Bagua mirror, its light transforming into eight chains that coiled towards the Treasure Dropping Golden Coin!

Other mighty beings also displayed their divine abilities, magic treasures flew out, and divine abilities danced wildly!

There was only one goal—to seize the Spiritual Treasure!

Terrifying power instantly collided!

Boom—!!!

The entire space at the summit of Falling Gold Mountain shattered inch by inch like a mirror!

Earth, fire, wind, and water raged, and Laws were in chaos!

If this mountain were not naturally formed and contained the essence of metal, it would have long been completely flattened by this terrifying power!

Just at this moment of extreme chaos, as the divine abilities and magic treasures of the dozen or so mighty beings were about to collide with the Treasure Dropping Golden Coin!

A calm voice echoed clearly in the Primordial Spirit of every mighty being:

"Boundless Heavenly Venerable. This treasure is destined to be obtained by this humble Taoist."

The voice was not loud, but it carried an undeniable majesty and Dao Rhyme.

Immediately after!

Buzz!

A vast, majestic pressure, imbued with supreme Xuan Yellow merit energy, descended with a roar!

Above Dao Xuan's head, a simple, ancient jade ruler had appeared at some point!

The ruler was three feet, six inches and five fen long, entirely Xuan Yellow in color. It was inscribed with depictions of mountains and rivers, the sun, moon, and stars, and the rise and fall of humanity!

This was precisely the acquired merit supreme treasure—the Mysterious Yellow Merit Ruler!

With this ruler's appearance, all techniques retreated!

The chaotic energy storm, capable of tearing apart the bodies of Grand Unity Golden Immortals, was easily smoothed out by an invisible force of Xuan Yellow merit energy as it approached within a hundred zhang of Dao Xuan!

It was as if a gentle breeze swept across the water's surface, causing no ripples!

"A merit supreme treasure?!"

"The Mysterious Yellow Merit Ruler?!"

"He's... Xuanmen's head disciple, Dao Xuan?!"

Several exclamations erupted from the mouths of a few well-informed powerful beings, filled with deep shock and apprehension!

However, what truly horrified them was yet to come!

Dao Xuan took a step forward!

Beneath his feet, a flawless, pure white lotus platform, radiating a pure, glazed radiance, materialized from thin air!

The lotus platform slowly rotated, casting down billions of purifying divine lights, completely shielding Dao Xuan!

The supreme-grade Innate Spiritual Root—the Pure World White Lotus!

With this lotus's appearance, all evil was repelled, and all techniques were difficult to harm!

Dao Xuan stood upon the lotus platform and flipped his left hand.

A treasure fan appeared in his hand.

The fan surface was divided into four colors: green, red, white, and black, corresponding to the four elemental origins of earth, fire, wind, and water!

The fan bones were crystal clear like jade, with a faint circulation of Chaos Qi!

This was precisely the supreme-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure—the Four Symbols Banana Fan!

Dao Xuan didn't even look as he faced the Great Witch and the Golden-Winged Great Peng of the Demon Clan charging at the forefront with the fiercest momentum, along with several other Grand Unity Golden Immortals lunging forward, and gave a mighty sweep!

"Whoosh—!!!"

In an instant!

The heavens and earth went dark!

The sun and moon lost their light!

The fundamental powers of earth, water, fire, and wind were stirred by this treasure fan, transforming into four world-destroying, chaotic torrents!

The green gale tore through space!

The red flames incinerated all things!

The white ice froze time!

The black heavy water annihilated divine souls!

The four-colored torrents intertwined and coiled, like four roaring chaotic dragons, sweeping towards those powerful beings!

"Not good!"

The Great Witch's expression changed drastically. Sensing the terrifying primordial power contained within the torrents, he dared not meet it head-on. With a roar, he held his bone spear horizontally before him, his body's Fiend Qi condensing into a substantial armor!

Qing Luan let out a sharp cry, his wings flapping frantically, summoning billions of spatial blades in an attempt to cut through the torrents!

The other Grand Unity Golden Immortals also unleashed their strongest defenses!

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

The four-elemental torrents collided fiercely!

The terrifying explosion completely turned that area of space into chaos!

The Great Witch's Fiend Qi armor shattered inch by inch, his bone spear let out a mournful cry, and his massive body was blasted flying, spitting blood!

Qing Luan's feathers were scorched over a large area, one wing was frozen by ice, and then torn by the gale, leaving wounds as deep as bone. He fell to the ground with a scream!

The defensive magic treasures of the other Grand Unity Golden Immortals dimmed, some even shattering directly. All of them were injured and in disarray!

The might of one sweep was terrifying indeed!

However, Dao Xuan's attack did not stop!

He raised his right hand!

A grand seal soared into the sky!

The seal was entirely purple-gold, with nine dragons coiled around it!

The nine dragons were lifelike, their eyes wide with fury, their mouths agape, letting out earth-shattering dragon roars!

The bottom of the seal was engraved with four ancient Daoist characters: "Nine Dragons Myriad Treasures!"

It was indeed the Supreme-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure—the Nine Dragons Myriad Treasure Seal!

As this seal appeared, a majestic imperial aura that could suppress all heavens and command all treasures erupted with a roar!

"Suppress!"

Dao Xuan spoke the truth.

The Nine Dragons Myriad Treasure Seal grew against the wind, instantly becoming as large as a mountain. With unparalleled might, it fiercely suppressed the other Grand Unity Golden Immortals who were attempting to flank and sneak attack or attack with their magic treasures!

RUMBLE!

Space solidified!

Laws wailed!

Those Grand Unity Golden Immortals felt their Primordial Spirits locked by an supreme majesty, and the circulation of their magical powers became sluggish!

The flying swords, pagodas, divine bells, and other magic treasures they had unleashed, in front of the imperial dragon energy of the Nine Dragons Myriad Treasure Seal, instantly dimmed. They wailed and trembled, showing signs of losing control!

"Pfft!"

"Ah!"

The few Grand Unity Golden Immortals were overwhelmed by the sudden, terrifying suppression force, causing their Blood Essence to churn and their magic treasures to backlash. They all vomited blood and were sent flying backward!

Dao Xuan stood atop the Pure World White Lotus, with the Mysterious Yellow Ruler above his head casting a protective aura of merit, the Banana Fan in his left hand, and the Myriad Treasure Seal in his right.

With a single step, he fanned away and suppressed several Grand Unity Golden Immortals!

Wherever he passed, no one could stop him!

It was as if he were walking through an empty realm!

Dominant!

Powerful!

An invincible posture!

The remaining few powerful beings, including the injured Great Witch and the monstrous prodigy of the Demon Clan, looked at Dao Xuan as if he were a walking Chaos God and Demon, their eyes filled with shock and disbelief!

How could this chief disciple of Xuanmen be so terrifying?!

Those magic treasures in his hands... the Mysterious Yellow Ruler, the Pure World White Lotus, the Four Symbols Fan, the Nine Dragons Seal... any one of them was enough to drive a Grand Unity Golden Immortal mad!

And he possessed four of them?! And wielded them so seamlessly?!

How could they possibly fight this?!

Dao Xuan gave the crowd no chance to catch their breath or unite.

His gaze was like lightning, locking onto the Treasure Dropping Golden Coin that was slowly rising.

The Pure World White Lotus beneath his feet flashed with divine light, instantly crossing space and appearing beside the Treasure Dropping Golden Coin.

"Receive!"

Dao Xuan swept his sleeve, and a gentle yet irresistible force instantly enveloped the Treasure Dropping Golden Coin, which was emitting an alluring treasure light!

The Treasure Dropping Golden Coin trembled slightly, its wings on both sides fanning gently, as if trying to resist.

But the aura of orthodox Xuanmen, pure and detached from worldly affairs, emanating from Dao Xuan, and the vast power of merit radiating from the Mysterious Yellow Ruler above his head, made it feel a sense of intrinsic closeness.

The struggle lasted only a moment before it transformed into a stream of light and obediently fell into Dao Xuan's sleeve!

The treasure was obtained!

The entire process was smooth and flowing, as fast as lightning!

From the moment Dao Xuan made his move, to repelling the enemies, and then collecting the Spiritual Treasure, it took only a few breaths!

By the time everyone reacted, the Treasure Dropping Golden Coin had already changed hands!

"Dao Xuan! Leave the Spiritual Treasure!" The Great Witch's eyes were bloodshot. Ignoring his injuries, he roared and charged again!

"Hand over the treasure! Otherwise, it's a fight to the death!" Qing Luan also shrieked, his eyes filled with greed and madness!

The other Grand Unity Golden Immortals also had red eyes. Disregarding their injuries, they unleashed their strongest divine abilities and magic treasures once more, bombarding Dao Xuan!

For a Supreme-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, it was worth risking their lives!

Dao Xuan collected the Treasure Dropping Golden Coin, feeling the warm, ancient copper coin within his sleeve, which contained supreme Dao Rhyme, and his heart settled.

Facing the charging crowd of enemies again.

The corner of his mouth curved into a cold arc.

"Stubborn."

The Mysterious Yellow Ruler above his head pulsed with Mysterious Yellow Qi, protecting his entire body.

The Pure World White Lotus beneath his feet flowed with divine light, impervious to all magic.

The Four Symbols Banana Fan in his left hand was raised again!

This time, instead of fanning out a torrent, he swung it fiercely towards the void!

Hoo--!

An invisible yet extremely terrifying spatial storm erupted centered on Dao Xuan!

Space shattered inch by inch like fragile glass!

Terrifying void turbulence swept out!

"Ah!"

"No!"

The Great Witches and Demon Clan prodigies who charged at the front, including Qing Luan, bore the brunt of it!

The Great Witches' proud, sturdy bodies were instantly cut by countless bone-deep wounds by the spatial storm and void turbulence, blood gushing out!

Qing Luan's proud speed and spatial talent, in this chaotic spatial storm, instead became a death sentence. Feathers flew, and he was dragged into the depths of the turbulence with a scream, his life or death unknown!

The other Grand Unity Golden Immortals were forced to retreat repeatedly by the terrifying spatial storm, their magic treasures flashing wildly, in grave danger!

Dao Xuan seized this opportunity and patted the Five Spirit Qilin beneath him.

"Go!"

The Five Spirit Qilin let out a long roar, its four hooves stomping on auspicious clouds. Five-colored divine light erupted from its body, carrying Dao Xuan, and instantly turned into a streak of light, rushing out of the chaotic summit of Falling Gold Mountain and disappearing into the vast sky.

Only the devastated summit of Falling Gold Mountain was left behind.

The shattered space slowly repaired itself.

Only the heavily injured Great Witches, the disappeared Qing Luan, and several Grand Unity Golden Immortals, still shaken and in disarray, remained.

They gazed in the direction Dao Xuan had disappeared, their eyes filled with unwillingness and anger, but more than that, with deep apprehension and helplessness.

Dao Xuan, the chief disciple of Xuanmen...

With four treasures, he suppressed all rivals and snatched the treasure!

This battle would surely shake the Great Desolation!

Hundreds of miles away.

Gourd Baby and Six-Eared Macaque watched nervously.

When they saw the world-destroying battle scene, both of them turned pale with fright.

Especially when Gourd Baby saw Dao Xuan being besieged by so many terrifying figures, he almost rushed forward.

"Teacher!"

"Immortal!"

Fortunately, the scene that followed left them completely stunned.

They saw Dao Xuan with the Mysterious Yellow Ruler above his head, the White Lotus beneath his feet, and the treasure fan and seal in his hands. With each step, he unleashed a divine ability; one fan repelled all enemies, one seal suppressed the eight directions!

He was like a god of war descending to the mortal realm, invincible!

Finally, he conjured a spatial storm and calmly escaped!

"Wow! Teacher is too amazing!" Gourd Baby's face turned red with excitement, and he jumped up and down on the Seven-Colored Gourd.

Six-Eared Macaque trembled with excitement, his six ears perked straight up, his eyes filled with unparalleled admiration and fervor!

"Immortal's divine might! Immortal's divine might!"

Not long after.

A five-colored stream of light descended.

Dao Xuan, riding the Five Spirit Qilin, gracefully landed before them.

His Blue Gauze Headband was still in place, his face like suet jade, his eyes bright and brows clear, his aura calm, as if the earth-shattering battle just now had nothing to do with him.

"Teacher! Are you alright?" Gourd Baby rushed over and hugged Dao Xuan's leg.

"I'm fine," Dao Xuan said with a smile, ruffling his little head.

"Immortal!" Six-Eared Macaque knelt respectfully, his voice trembling with emotion.

Dao Xuan nodded slightly, his gaze sweeping over the distant Falling Gold Mountain, which still retained traces of treasure light but was now deathly silent.

The matter here was concluded.

He flicked his sleeve.

"Let's go."

The Five Spirit Qilin rose into the clouds.

The Seven-Colored Gourd, carrying the cheering Gourd Baby and the still-shocked Six-Eared Macaque, followed closely behind.

Three streams of light leisurely departed.

Only the devastated summit of Falling Gold Mountain and the legend remained.