Mingguang's Defeat! Tragic Saintess! All Spirit Transmutation Dao Lords Offer Congratulations
The weight of the South Heaven Gate seems to also bear the immense power of countless believers' aspirations.
With the blessing of this power of will, the South Heaven Gate became magnificent, surrounded by countless illusory figures of cultivators, all chanting prayers. In just one exchange, it shattered eleven threads of the Heavenly Net.
However, just as the South Heaven Gate was advancing with unstoppable momentum, the Heavenly Net suddenly fluctuated violently, and the damaged threads quickly condensed and recovered, rapidly coalescing in an endless stream, once again tightly enveloping the South Heaven Gate.
All these changes happened extremely quickly.
It was Chen Dengming, at that tense and desperate moment, unleashed the divine Divine Ability of the human immortals, Unity of All Hearts, and simultaneously opened the Human Plate Open Door.
Recently, within the Shattered Heavenly Immortal Realm, he happened to use Heavenly Net to successfully subdue two Immortal Way.
Having learned from this experience, the fact that the South Heaven Gate, which was now blocking his way, did not immediately break through his Heavenly Net gave him an excellent opportunity to launch a swift counterattack.
At this moment, high in the sky, the Heavenly Net, which had been damaged, was quickly repaired, tightly binding the South Heaven Gate in the air. This scene immediately made Mingguang Shangren's eyes show disbelief.
The moment that look of disbelief appeared in his eyes, his faith began to waver, and even the prestige of the South Heaven Gate began to falter.
At this moment, Chen Dengming rode on a celestial dragon, let out a long roar, and rushed forward. Suddenly, just as he was about to reach the South Heaven Gate, the eight gates of his body, the View Gate.
The View Gate is located in the Li Palace, which belongs to the Fire element, and the corresponding Tianying Star on the Heavenly Plate is also located in the Li Palace, which belongs to the Fire element.
The moment the View Gate, the starlight of Tianying shone equally brightly in his Sea of Consciousness.
The celestial disc opens with two stars.
The Human Disk Eight Gates, with two gates open.
Chen Dengming's strength increased exponentially, and the Phoenix True Fire in his right fist overflowed from between his palms, transforming into a surging pillar of fire, which he unleashed with a powerful punch.
Boom!--
The enormous iron fist, bearing a massive shockwave of flames, slammed fiercely into the South Heaven Gate, like a blazing pillar of fire cleaving through the thunderous void.
A deafening bang, accompanied by a burst of fire that nearly turned half the sky red, exploded above the Spirit Thunder Layer.
The South Heaven Gate then retreated a distance, revealing the figure of the Mingguang Shangren behind it.
Chen Dengming's massive figure swiftly moved against the shockwave, rushing towards Mingguang Shangren like lightning. Before they were even some distance apart, he let out another thunderous shout.
"Heaven's Punishment!"
Rumble--
Suddenly, a deafening thunderclap erupted, followed by a barrage of thunderclaps that exploded like a machine gun, as if heavenly soldiers and generals had detonated the Milky Way. Streaks of thunder and lightning fiercely attacked Mingguang Shangren.
Mingguang Shangren, as expected of a veteran Nascent Spirit Transformation, reacted swiftly even when suddenly falling into a disadvantageous position. In the instant he spread his arms, his figure shattered like a dream bubble, exploding into countless points of light radiating the power of faith and incense.
In an instant, bolts of thunder seemed to be drawn towards the many points of light, but no one knew which one was the true form of Mingguang Shangren.
In that fleeting instant, just as Chen Dengming was about to use his inner fire to pinpoint the opponent's location, a point of light suddenly flashed in the corner of his eye, rapidly enlarging.
Whoosh--
A flying sword composed of dazzling light approached in the blink of an eye, possessing a familiar, unstoppable, and indestructible sharpness.
The power of faith!
If I believe, then this sword can split the heavens and the earth!
Chen Dengming quickly raised his hand and threw a punch.
With a clang, the flying sword was blasted from the side and tumbled away before exploding.
Even so, the protective Primordial Magnetic Divine Light on the surface of his palm was broken, and a barely perceptible mark appeared on the edge of his palm.
If it weren't for the Dao body formed from Dao Stone, but rather from his former Flesh and Blood, his hand would probably be severed by now.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh--
At that moment, even more points of light, like ten thousand serpents of light, transformed into countless flying swords and attacked over a vast area.
Chen Dengming's expression hardened slightly, and in the instant he raised his hand to form a hand seal, the Rest Gate.
The Renpan Kan Palace, with the Rest Gate belonging to Water, and the Tianpan Kan Palace, with the Heavenly Peng Star also belonging to Water.
The moment the Rest Gate opened, the Heavenly Peng Star shone brightly.
The instant Chen Dengming pointed with his hand seal, countless rain whips seemed to rise from the void, and a torrential downpour poured down from the sky, like thousands of silver arrows shooting in, immersing everything around in a white mist.
This is the Spirit Transformation Technique, the Water Chain Technique that transforms decay into wonder.
The torrential rain instantly collided with the flying swords, creating splashes of water that then converged into a vast, white silver river, filled with countless struggling, shattering sword lights.
Such a battle was truly spectacular, and the power of the Technique Method Chen Dengming unleashed in an instant was beyond Mingguang Shangren's imagination.
Just as Mingguang Shangren was about to cast another Technique Method, he suddenly felt a tremor in his heart, and his hair stood on end. He was no stranger to this feeling and knew that his mind had been locked. He immediately moved away from the South Heaven Gate.
Almost simultaneously, several incredibly blinding, highly compressed Qi Pillar pierced through him, grazing his body and hurtling into the distance.
Mingguang Shangren was shocked. Even though he had already gathered his mind to resist, he was still invaded by a powerful mental force at this moment.
His body stiffened, and he immediately sensed an extreme threat. He quickly formed hand seals, and the dense Incense and Faith in front of him condensed into a shield.
"Boom boom boom!"
The powerful attacks that rushed forward, bombarding everything in their path, were all blocked by the incense-infused divine shield.
Each of these attacks, when they landed on Nascent Soul True Lord, was a terrifying force capable of shattering their body and destroying their Nascent Soul.
Suddenly, bolts of Heaven's Punishment thunder, mixed with the powerful force of the fist, struck. The incense shield could no longer withstand it and shattered violently, causing a large amount of Incense and Faith power to dissipate.
Mingguang Shangren was struck by a blurry yet fierce fist force. His protective robe exploded, and his body tumbled and flew backward like a rag doll.
They were about to crash into a burst of intense lightning.
He suddenly flipped his palm, and the crescent moon mark on his right hand flew out, transforming into a broken square seal, only half of it remaining.
One side of the seal depicts a full moon, another side shows a vast Mountains and Earth, and the third side features a triangular, malevolent eye.
"Suppress!" Mingguang Shangren shouted in a low voice.
The seal instantly swelled in the wind, transforming into a huge, incomplete seal that exuded an incomparably heavy and somber aura, pressing down on the Thunder Pool behind it.
Boom!--
With just a single collision, the Thunder Pool was blasted apart by lightning.
At the same time, fierce Qi Pillar followed Chen Dengming's figure as he approached.
Mingguang Shangren immediately turned the seal around and slammed it down, instantly blasting apart the incoming Qi Pillar.
Just as Chen Dengming was about to continue his attack, he suddenly saw the square seal turn upside down, revealing the triangular eye shape printed on it.
A cold glint appeared in Mingguang Shangren's eyes as he swiftly activated the seal.
On that seal, a huge, terrifying eyeball slowly opened, revealing a blood-red, chilling pupil within its pale white eye, filled with threat. Chen Dengming immediately felt an extremely strong sense of threat.
He quickly stopped his charge and summoned the Earth Immortal Earth Tablet, which transformed into a shield to block his path.
The reaction speed was undeniably fast, but the power erupting from those triangular eyes was equally swift.
Almost in the blink of an eye, an incomparably powerful invisible force pierced through the Earth Immortal Earth Tablet.
The Earth Tablet shattered into pieces in an instant.
Chen Dengming felt a bone-chilling coldness in his palm and instantly lost consciousness.
Almost simultaneously, this invisible force, undiminished in its momentum, surged into his mind, like a bone-chilling current, freezing his soul, slowing his thinking, and threatening to freeze his mind inch by inch.
However, at this extremely dangerous moment, within Chen Dengming's Primordial Spirit river, the Human God Hall suddenly trembled and hummed, bursting forth with divine light.
The chill that had just shot into his mind was instantly melted away by the divine light released from the Human God Hall, just as spring sunshine meets snow.
"What kind of magical Law Treasure is this?"
Still shaken, Chen Dengming saw that the Mingguang Shangren was about to manipulate the incomplete seal again. He immediately let out a long howl, and his eyes focused a circle of blazing fire.
Call out!--
The Phoenix True Fire, accompanied by a powerful Divine Sense, transformed into a line of fire and attacked.
An eye for an eye.
The attack that shot out in that glance was extremely fast.
In his haste, Mingguang Shangren used a broken square seal to defend himself. When the crescent moon mark on the seal shone on the fire line, the fire line instantly froze.
He quickly retreated and dodged.
But at that very moment, two golden rays shot out from Chen Dengming's eyes once more.
Instant Gold Touch Technique!
With the blessing of the Heavenly Heart Star in the Heavenly Plate and the Open Door the Human Plate, both of which belong to the metal element, the Gold Touch Technique was incredibly effective, instantly Mingguang Shangren.
Mingguang Shangren's body suddenly stiffened, and a metallic state rapidly solidified on his body surface.
However, a white shadow quickly separated from his brow and escaped as swiftly as a cicada shedding its shell.
The original form instantly solidified into metal and fell from the sky.
The white figure that had escaped quickly transformed back into the figure of Mingguang Shangren, its aura much weaker.
Before he could react further, he felt his entire body locked in place, and a sense of immense danger arose in his heart. His expression changed slightly, and he quickly summoned the broken square seal, with the side representing Mountains and Earth blocking his way behind him.
Behind them, in an instant, a giant figure over sixty feet tall charged forward, its massive fist tearing through the air and shattering the surrounding lightning.
In an instant, it seemed as if several bolts of lightning extended from his arm to his fist, and the phantom images of the Heavenly Longevity Palace and the Heavenly Fate Palace appeared at the point of his fist, adding to the fierce gravity.
At the critical moment, Fang Yin exuded a heavy and terrifying aura, like a massive mountain range colliding violently with Chen Dengming's punch.
"Boom"!
A blinding flash of light disappeared in an instant.
In the next instant, a terrifying shockwave, like a meteorite striking a star, spread violently, causing the surrounding clouds to churn and swirl, and the lightning to be annihilated.
At the same time, the illusory images of Mountains and Earth released above the broken square seal were shattered by the violent power of the Heavenly Longevity and Heavenly Mandate Palaces. The broken square seal flew far away and fell directly downwards.
Mingguang Shangren's body trembled violently as if struck by lightning, and he coughed up a mouthful of blood. His figure was sent flying backward by the fierce energy.
The muscles on Chen Dengming's body rippled and undulated like earthworms turning over.
An extremely violent impact spread from his body, causing visible ripples to appear in the surrounding air.
Mingguang Shangren had only flown backward a short distance when he suddenly felt a tightness all over his body, as if he had fallen into a suffocating, stagnant space, and his body froze.
Chen Dengming spread his hands, his eyes gleaming with azure light. The illusory images of the Heavenly Longevity and Heavenly Destiny Palaces appeared in his eyes as he used the Heavenly Immortal Dao Domain to bind Mingguang Shangren.
Mingguang Shangren felt as if he were locked in by the two illusory halls, as if he had two mountains on his shoulders, unable to move.
Rumble! --
Within the clouds, streaks of thunder flashed wildly, converging rapidly like winding, sliding dragons and snakes, about to strike Mingguang Shangren.
"Etc!"
Blood trickled from the corner of Mingguang Shangren's mouth. He immediately raised one hand and shouted, "I surrender!"
Chen Dengming's face shone brightly, his eyes flashed with even more intense lightning, and an aura of destiny grew stronger. The muffled thunder around him grew louder and louder, as if it wanted to break free from the shackles of the thick clouds and tear through the clouds to crash down.
Mingguang Shangren felt an intense life-or-death crisis. Under the pressure of his intense mental state, he coughed up blood again and shouted, "A bet is a bet! My sect's Saintess will pay for your fellow Daoist's injury with her death. From this day forward, the Bright Light Sect shall no longer preach in the four regions!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a ruthless look suddenly appeared on his kind face, and he raised his hand to grab.
A female phantom was pulled out from between the eyebrows, her face showing a look of bewilderment.
Chen Dengming narrowed his eyes.
Before he could speak, Mingguang Shangren pinched him hard.
The woman's illusory figure screamed in agony, collapsed on the spot, and vanished into thin air.
Chen Dengming frowned, staring coldly at Mingguang Shangren.
Mingguang Shangren, panting, smiled his usual kind smile again and bowed, saying, "Fellow Daoist Fellow Daoist Chen is indeed Divine Ability. You truly deserve to be the successor of the Longevity Sect appointed by Longevity Dao Lord. With you in charge, the Longevity Sect will surely be safe and prosperous for thousands or even tens of thousands of years."
Chen Dengming remained silent, discerning the underlying meaning in the words of the Mingguang Shangren.
As long as he remains in the Longevity Sect, the Bright Light Sect will never dare to attack again and can continue to prosper. However, if they do not let this Mingguang Shangren go, unless they can kill him, he is not afraid. But the Longevity Sect...
Chen Dengming looked at the South Heaven Gate, which was shrouded in the Heavenly Net.
Mingguang Shangren also looked at the South Heaven Gate, his gaze trembled, and a look of heartache flashed across his eyes. With a smile on his face, he raised his hand and bowed, saying, "Fellow Daoist Chen, this South Heaven Gate is a supreme treasure of the Immortal Incense Dao. It is useless to you, so please return it."
However, to express my apology and ease the tension between our two sects, I am willing to offer the broken Universe Sun Moon Seal as a gift to show my sincerity."
As he spoke, he raised his palm, revealing the side of his palm with the mark, and destroyed the mark in front of Chen Dengming, laughing as he spoke.
"Although the Universe Sun Moon Seal is damaged, it only lacks the aspect of the sun seal, and is still considered a very powerful Dao artifact. I hope Fellow Daoist Chen will like it!"
Chen Dengming assessed the situation, nodded slightly, and with a clench of his five fingers, dispersed the Heavenly Net, allowing Mingguang Shangren to take away the South Heaven Gate.
The opponent still possesses considerable strength. Even if he goes all out, it will be difficult to capture him. At most, he can injure him, but he might not even be able to seriously damage him.
Spirit Transmutation Dao Lord is too difficult to kill.
If we can't kill each other, there's really no need to become mortal enemies; otherwise, it will cause a lot of trouble, and taking over the South Heaven Gate would be pointless.
The fact that the other party was willing to give a gift to ease tensions clearly indicates that they had this intention as well.
Even now, it seems that the new generation of Saintess of Bright Light is simply a victim of the Bright Light Sect's plan to put pressure on the Longevity Sect.
It is very likely that Mingguang Shangren had already made preparations, and in the event of the worst-case scenario, he would sacrifice the pawn to save the king, abandoning the Saintess of Mingguang.
These schemes, when laid bare, are truly pathetic. The seemingly glamorous Saintess of Bright Light is, in reality, nothing more than a pawn in the hands of the Spirit Transmutation Dao Lord, Mingguang Shangren.
This may also be related to the Bright Light Sect's strategy for cultivating talent.
Within the sect, a group of fanatical believers nurture talent by infusing them with the power of faith and incense, and remarkable individuals quickly emerge. However, the Longevity Sect is unwilling to use its Dao Child as pawns.
The battle between the Nascent Spirit Transformation stage ended with Mingguang Shangren's defeat and his ignominious departure.
Below, on the Thirteen Peaks of Longevity, countless disciples of the Longevity Sect anxiously awaited their arrival, many feeling tormented and pessimistic.
While it's true that the Fifth Ancestor broke through to the Nascent Spirit Transformation, Mingguang Shangren was, after all, a veteran late-stage Nascent Spirit Transformation cultivator. The difference in their cultivation levels was undeniable. Fighting Longevity Lord could dominate in the Golden Core and Nascent Soul Realm Spirit Transmutation Stage, but could he continue his legendary status in the Nascent Soul stage?
This battle also attracted the attention of many cultivators from Four Seas Four Regions.
The clash between Spirit Transformation cultivators caused such a commotion that even cultivators far away could see a band of Spiritual Qi energy appearing in the sky above the Eastern Region, tens of thousands of miles away, before the band of light transformed into a collapsing black hole.
Many older cultivators were filled with fear, as memories of the invasion from beyond the realm a hundred years ago flooded their minds.
Some Spirit Transformation from Four Seas Four Regions rushed to the vicinity of the Battlefield with their Divine Sense immediately.
Some people witnessed the entire battle from beginning to end.
Many more Spirit Transformation only see the ending.
The ending was that Mingguang Shangren voluntarily admitted defeat in exchange for the return of the South Heaven Gate.
This scene immediately caused a huge uproar in the hearts of many Spirit Transformation.
Among all the Spirit Transmutation Dao Lord in the Four Seas Four Regions, Mingguang Shangren's strength is so great that while we wouldn't dare say he's firmly in the top three, he's definitely in the top five.
However, such a powerful veteran Nascent Spirit Transformation was defeated by Chen Dengming, a newly promoted Nascent Spirit Transformation.
Moreover, it is clear that Mingguang Shangren exerted all his strength, even summoning the South Heaven Gate, yet he still ultimately lost.
Immediately after Mingguang Shangren slunk away, some Spirit Transmutation Dao Lord sent their Divine Sense senses to congratulate Chen Dengming, which was also a way of greeting this newly promoted Nascent Spirit Transformation from the Longevity Sect.
Some people secretly marveled at the Longevity Sect's immense strength. Even though the Longevity Dao Lord had perished, a new Spirit Transformation had emerged so quickly, and was so powerful.
Yongxin Sword Lord was also one of the Spirit Transformation his feelings.
The Yongxin Sword Sect was also originally vying with the Longevity Sect for territory for preaching and spreading their faith.
However, Yongxin Sword Lord was arrogant. Although he did care about the resources and benefits of preaching, he felt that all the sects in the Four Seas Four Regions owed a debt of gratitude to the fallen Longevity Dao Lord. Therefore, he never used force to coerce him, but simply allowed his subordinates to cultivate the resources and benefits in this area.
Seeing Chen Dengming's sudden rise to prominence, I felt a mix of emotions and completely abandoned any lingering thoughts of greed, sending him my heartfelt congratulations.
"Congratulations to Fellow Daoist Chen on your advancement to the Nascent Spirit Transformation. Longevity Sect has gained a brighter future."
Chen Dengming stood in mid-air, receiving congratulations from many Spirit Transmutation Dao Lords. When he received congratulations from Yongxin Sword Lord, he immediately returned the greeting politely.
Regardless of whether the Yongxin Sword Sect had any friction with the Longevity Sect in recent years, at least as long as nothing went too far, a superficial peace had to be maintained. Chen Dengming handled these relationships with ease.
Yongxin Sword Lord did not outwardly express his intention to withdraw from the preaching area in the Eastern Region, after all, people also have some pride. However, he had made up his mind that Yongxin Sword Sect would immediately withdraw from the Eastern Region and cease preaching there to avoid conflict.
Among the Spirit Transformation Four Seas Four Regions, his strength is firmly among the top five, but at most he is on par with Mingguang Shangren. There's no need for him to clash with Chen Dengming over preaching.
"Hahaha, good lad, now even I have to address you as a fellow Daoist."
Just then, Dongfang Huayuan's familiar and flamboyant voice echoed in Chen Dengming's mind.
"You fought brilliantly just now, it was very satisfying. I've wanted to beat that hypocritical old man Mingguang to a pulp for a long time, but unfortunately, he always has a smiling face whenever he sees me, so I really have no reason to take action."
That's what he said, but in reality, Dongfang Huayuan was already shocked, and he even unconsciously changed the two words "this seat" that he always referred to as "I" to "I".
He asked himself honestly, even if he held the Human Strength Hall of the Human God Hall and the Temple of Gods, he was only confident that he could barely defeat Mingguang Shangren, and the result would probably be the same as Chen Dengming's.
But how much strength did Chen Dengming have back then, and how much strength does he have now?
He had only gone to the Shattered Heavenly Immortal Realm once, and returned after Jiazi, yet his strength had undergone such a tremendous leap, which was simply unimaginable to him.
Sensing Dongfang Huayuan message, Chen Dengming replied with a smile, "Senior Dongfang, you flatter me. I must thank your Human God Hall this time, otherwise I might have been defeated. I don't really want to return this Human God Hall to you."
Dongfang Huayuan's heart skipped a beat, realizing something was wrong.
However, Chen Dengming then laughed and said, "But I'll still give it back to you. Although this Human God Hall is a treasure, I'd rather have a good friend and a good senior. I already have enough Inheritance Immortal Palace."
After he finished his transformation, a single dot appeared between his brows, and the Human God Hall flew out from the River of Primordial Spirit, shining brightly.
Like the Human Heart Hall, this hall exists between illusion and reality. As long as one leaves his Primordial Spirit river, Dongfang Huayuan, with his control over this hall, can quickly take it away.
Dongfang Huayuan sigh of relief, then immediately felt self-deprecating and amused at his own petty-mindedness in judging Chen Dengming's broad-mindedness and noble character, and couldn't help but speak passionately.
"Good lad! I, Dongfang Huayuan my life. There are very few people who can make me Qi Ingestion. Qu Shenzong is one, your ancestor is another, and now there is another one like you. You are indeed worthy of being a fellow townsman who came from Nanxun."
You don't need to call me "senior" anymore; it's too disrespectful. From now on, let's address each other as "fellow Daoist"! I, Dongfang, wish to be your friend!
Upon hearing this, Chen Dengming exclaimed "Good!" and burst into laughter.
The two of them burst into laughter, looking quite spirited.
Back then, the two had many entanglements on the pillar of the Human God Hall, and Dongfang Huayuan might not have looked down on Chen Dengming at that time.
Who would have thought that today, the two are like brothers, Chen Dengming is no longer the ignorant man he once was, but has the qualities and character to command respect and admiration.
Chen Dengming politely bid farewell to the many congratulatory Spirit Transformation, and then quickly flew downwards.
He hadn't forgotten the Mingguang Shangren and Universe Sun Moon Seal left behind by Master Mingguang. Although it was missing the 'sun', he had witnessed the power of this seal, and it was indeed incomparably strong.
If it were a complete Universe Sun Moon Seal, it would likely be considered top-tier among Dao artifacts. The Immortal Way truly possesses many treasures.
(6K for two consecutive days, a small phase of the story has ended. Next is the story of Old Deng becoming an ancestor and looking towards the outside world. To be continued)