Mixed Yuan Dao

Li Fan still believed in Yue Po's strength. Everyone in the Beichen Sword Sect was straightforward and honest, showing their true abilities without resorting to underhanded tactics like using different stages or unleashing a powerful 480-fold attack.

Moreover, the demons near Ink Bamboo Mountain have all been killed by Yuepo during his missions over the years, so they're not the inexperienced little rabbits just starting out in the martial world. Although he's fighting two against one now, it shouldn't be a big problem. He can use the classic Sword Sect tactic: kill one first, then the other, and that should be enough.

However, such formidable strength did not seem to match the fact that she had been caught off guard and ambushed. Therefore, Li Fan also lurked in the shadows, observing the situation and wanting to see what other wondrous abilities the Three Heavens Mixed Yuan Palace possessed besides the Three Cultivation Methods.

However, these two goddesses, one in green and one in red, who looked like mere ornaments, were surprisingly quite powerful. They were one with their treasures, their bodies radiating light. Although not as sharp as the Sword Rainbow Technique, it was clearly a combination of treasure control, qi manipulation, and escape techniques, possessing a considerable level of superior Daoist skill. While they might be outmatched in a one-on-one fight, the combined power of their two treasure lights was enough to deflect and chase away the purple Sword Rainbow. Now, the three beams of light—green, red, and purple—flashed and swirled in the sky, repeatedly clashing, filling the sky with rosy light and shimmering aurora borealis, a truly beautiful sight.

The Cloud Sky Venerable, however, had complete confidence in his two disciples. He didn't personally intervene, but instead, with a wicked smile, he pulled a wide-mouthed, shallow white jade basin from his sleeve. The basin was carved from the finest mutton-fat jade, almost flawless, and the relief carving of a carp and dragon encircling it was incredibly lifelike. As the Cloud Sky Venerable held the basin in his left hand, made a hand seal, and chanted an incantation, he touched the carp and dragon's eyes twice with his right hand, his delicate fingers pointing outwards. The relief carving seemed to come alive, raising its Dragon Head from the white jade basin.

Li Fan immediately recognized that the jade basin was using the same trick as the golden cup, clearly containing gray incantation power. He didn't intervene, but simply watched Cloud Sky Venerable's performance.

Cloud Sky Venerable didn't have to wait long before the three rainbow lights separated. The blue and red rainbow lights shot back behind Cloud Sky Venerable, while the purple sword rainbow stopped chasing after him.

The two deities of the Sanxiao Palace were only considered passable, not even close to the top-tier Xuanmen disciples. After fighting for a while, they were in grave danger, nearly being killed on the spot by Yue Po several times. One had the bristles on his whisk cut off, and the other had the head of his Sword Light shaved off. Their bodies, as white as lotus roots and porcelain, were covered in bloodstains from the sword light, their arms, thighs, ribs, and even their faces were disfigured by sword wounds. They huddled together like two blood gourds, trembling and sobbing, comforting each other's wounds, not daring to speak loudly anymore.

As for Yuepo, she was fine. She could kill him after a few more rounds of fighting, but she had learned her lesson and was wary of the magic weapon in Cloud Sky Venerable's hands, so she had to save some energy to deal with the formidable enemy.

Cloud Sky Venerable didn't even glance at his two defeated disciples beside him. Holding the jade basin, he stared at Yuepo, his eyes gleaming.

"What a treasure! What a treasure! To possess such skill, who could have crafted you? Those people didn't cherish you enough, leaving you to scavenge in tombs. You would have been better off becoming my sword servant. I promise you, I will forge you into the number one sword master in the world!"

Yuepo glanced at Cloud Sky Venerable, then at Li Fan standing beside him, who was cross-eyed and studying the basin in Cloud Sky Venerable's hand, and angrily said,

"With your level of perception, you won't even realize you're about to die. You think you're worthy of my acknowledgment? Bah! You're courting death!"

Cloud Sky Venerable smiled wickedly, "Then let my darling witness my power! Heavenly Vein Universe Cup! Take her in!"

With a long roar, the white jade carp dragon in the jade basin flew out of the basin, grew in the air against the wind, and transformed into a ten-zhang-long body, opening its mouth to bite at the moon spirit.

Moon Soul was also prepared, glaring angrily and spitting out a beam of Sword Light.

The power of the Taiyin Sword Art is beyond question; it can instantly kill even those at the Nascent Soul Realm. Moreover, now that the Moon Soul has been refined into the False Moon Sword Pill by Xuan Tian in accordance with the timing of heaven, illuminating the False Moon, its sword power is inexhaustible and its power is even greater than before. This strike was like a purple thunderbolt, and with a loud bang, it blasted the Carp Dragon Jade Head into dust!

However, Li Fan turned his head and saw that Cloud Sky Venerable's face showed no worry, and he even had a 'wicked smile'. It was hard to tell whether he was truly confident or if his face had simply gone numb from the constant twitching at the corner of his mouth...

Well, it's clear that this Heavenly Vein Gourd is capable of more than just that. Although the jade dragon's form was shattered, countless more jade dragons soon flew out of the plate. And the gray energy did not dissipate; it still lingered like a long, ghostly serpent, enveloping the Moon Soul.

Moon Soul was obviously unable to detect this strange energy, but she had been ambushed once before. As a disciple of the Sword Sect, she had rich combat experience and was prepared even if she couldn't see it. After a Sword Light shattered the jade dragon, she wrapped her body with the Sword Light and immediately teleported to avoid being captured by the gray energy. She then struck from another direction with another Sword Light, shattering the resurrected jade carp dragon in two.

But this was not a long-term solution. Cloud Sky Venerable was clearly not lacking in magical power. He held up the jade basin, and the shattered carp dragons kept regenerating and resurrecting, with hundreds and thousands overflowing from the plate, practically raising a whole nest of them.

While Yuepo dodged back and forth, her attention was drawn to the large group of carp dragons, and she didn't notice the increasing amount of gray energy spreading between heaven and earth. If she wasn't careful, she might be ambushed and trapped, and then she would probably be trapped like Jin Jia was before.

Is that all? Relying on the power of their magical artifacts to bully ordinary cultivators who can't see their incantation power?

Li Fan, who was studying the flow of energy in the Heavenly Vein Universe, could see that what the Cloud Sky Venerable had done was simply to provide the Magic Treasure with primordial energy and magic power. The incantation power was not transformed from primordial energy, nor was it applied by him on the spot. Rather, it was a function that had already been prepared and refined in the magic weapon itself. To put it bluntly, he was just relying on the power of the ancient magic weapon that protected the sect. He was somewhat disappointed for a moment.

This is pure heresy. It might be useful for catching people and plotting against them, but that's about it. Take Divine Beast like the Kun, for example. They all have some innate power, but what good is that? If we rely too much on those Divine Beasts to survive, what will happen Divine Beast become extinct? Ultimately, the true path of cultivation is what humans can gather, utilize, and pass down through generations.

Li Fan then gave Yue Po a wink, casually smeared his neck, and signaled that they should finish this quickly.

Yuepo acknowledged the message, and with a flash of Sword Light, broke free from the entanglement of dozens of jade carp dragons around her, thrusting straight at Cloud Sky Venerable.

"You vile woman! Don't even think about harming my master!" *2

The two divine lords, Qing and Hong, had been struck by the Taiyin Sword Force and their injuries had not yet healed. Seeing that Yue Po, this 'sword man,' dared to offend their master again, they could no longer sit still and forced themselves to attack. One of them slid his hand across his thigh, removed the golden ring from his ankle, and threw it. The other flicked his tongue and spat out a jade hammer from his throat to retaliate.

Li Fan watched from the sidelines, marveling at their wealth. He thought to himself that the Sanxiao Sect was truly incredibly rich. These two items were both Divine Transformation stage magic treasures. The golden ring flickered and split, transforming into countless forms, greatly limiting the speed of the Sword Light as it fled into the ring. The jade hammer was decorated with inlaid gold lotus buds and countless sutra runes. When it was thrown out, it was accompanied by wind and thunder, possessing immense power.

Even Yuepo dared not use his sword-wielding body to take the blow head-on. He formed a hand seal with both hands, pointing them towards his brow. The Void Moon Soul Sword Pellet emerged from his divine court, shining brightly with purple light. It illuminated the clear sky, turning half of the world into a deep purple, as if a small sun had jumped out from the horizon. It forced the Jade Hammer Golden Ring and the endless carp dragons to stay out of the light and prevent them from getting close.

"Hiss... A sword pellet at the ninth rank of the Divine Transformation actually possesses such power! This is truly an eye-opener!"

Cloud Sky Venerable also praised the practice, staring at the purple moonlight before him, his desire and greed burning even more intensely, without any concealment.

"Master, Master, I can't take it anymore!" "It hurts so much from being stabbed, please, Master, help me!"

The two goddesses, Qing and Hong, knelt prostrate at the feet of the Cloud Sky Venerable, begging for mercy. Their magical power was actually not bad, but when they fought with Yue Po earlier, the Taiyin Sword Force had been injected into their bodies and caused chaos. Their meridians and internal organs were all injured by the sword power. Although they could still fight back by using their magical treasures together, they were worried that if Yue Po attacked them again, they would not be able to escape and would damage their bodies, ruining their cultivation in an instant. They no longer had the courage to fight.

Cloud Sky Venerable gave another wicked smile and reached out to touch the face of the Green-Clad God at his feet.

"Is this all you've got? How dare you be my Three Immortal Venerables, the Palace Masters of the Immortal Mountain? It's a waste of all the love and care I've shown you."

The Green-Bottomed God's expression changed drastically; he turned deathly pale with fright. The Red-Bottomed God, on the other hand, quickly kowtowed and begged for mercy.

"Master, spare me! Master, spare me!"

Cloud Sky Venerable laughed heartily and casually tossed the Heavenly Vein Cup into his hand. The jade basin emitted a bright white light, instantly suppressing the purple light and preventing it from getting close.

Cloud Sky Venerable grabbed the two deities by the hair with one hand each, and they crashed face to face with a loud bang, sending flesh and blood flying everywhere. Even more bizarrely, the moment the two deities were reduced to a bloody pulp, their flesh and blood began to fuse together, becoming one with the other, and solidifying into a four-armed, four-legged humanoid lump of flesh! It fused into a monstrous, bloody mess, howling and screaming!

Li Fan, watching from the side, clearly saw that the rings worn by the Cloud Sky Venerable on both hands were also imbued with that gray curse power. This time, he used the same trick again, using the power of the magic weapon to bind and entangle the two divine beings together with the gray curse power, merging them into a humanoid being!

"Ahhh--! Master!!" *2

Cloud Sky Venerable clapped his hands, rubbing off the dandruff and stray hairs. "Good boy, go and retrieve the treasure for me. I'll tear it open for you; it looks so ugly like this."

"Aaaaaah--! So ugly! So ugly! So ugly!" *2

The two divine beings shrieked, their souls leaving their bodies and returning to their physical forms, each possessing their natal magic weapons to engage in fierce battle with the sword pellet.

The four-legged, four-armed, headless and faceless creatures that were formed from their physical bodies jumped up and, as if possessed, leaped past the radiance and rushed straight towards the sword-wielding avatar of the Moon Soul!

You know what, this move is actually quite interesting. It kneads the two of them together like clay, not only doubling their combat power but also creating new circuits in their internal organs and meridians, making them completely different from ordinary people. The residual sword power within their bodies is no longer a problem. The surrounding gray energy also seems to have found a vessel, gathering and pouring into the bodies of this duo. The Dao bodies, which have gathered the essence and blood of the two divine lords, grow and expand, transforming into a monstrous shape resembling a fleshy dragon. It shrieks as it sweeps across the Sword Light, its flesh and blood exploding, rushing straight forward and once again enveloping Yue Po in a large mass of flesh and blood!

"Eek! It's that move again! You underestimate me! Nine Luminaries Taiyin Sword Art!"

One mishap can be excused as carelessness, but two mishaps are truly shameful. Moon Soul completely broke through the defenses, unleashing a sky full of Sword Light, turning the flesh worms into countless limbs and pieces of flesh.

However, her Void Moon Soul Sword Pellet was suppressed and blocked by three magical treasures, and she was unable to merge with the Sword Child's Dharma Body for the time being. As a result, by the time she finally managed to fight her way out of the Sword Light and draw out the sword rainbow, the surrounding flesh array and gray energy had already completed mixing.

Thus, the battlefield transformed from a celestial realm of boundless clouds into Devil Domain of blood and flesh. Yuepo's sword rainbow was also caught in the formation, repeatedly charging within the gray mist of the flesh mountain. Although Yuepo's sword rainbow was invincible, and wherever its Sword Light went, blood and flesh flew everywhere, it was clearly a trap. It fell into the pot, and under the combined attack of the golden ring and the jade hammer, it was swept up in the intestines-like mixture of blood, flesh, and gray mist. Gradually, its purple light was annihilated, and it lost its way out.

Meanwhile, the Cloud Sky Venerable outside waved both hands in unison, performing a series of qi incantations. As if weaving silk into a cocoon, he first used the flesh and blood of the Azure and Crimson Divine Lords to trap the Moon Soul, transforming it into a ball of red and gray flesh. At the same time, the Heavenly Vein Universe also flew into the sky, spinning rapidly, gathering the Dao energy of the clouds into shape, and reawakening the jade carp dragon remains scattered all over the mountain that had been shattered by the Moon Soul. These Dao Breath formed a huge jade basin, tens of feet in diameter, that was upside down over the sky, covering the three mountains. It descended slowly like a flying saucer, taking the ball of flesh and blood that trapped the Moon Soul into the basin.

"Wow! The Celestial Venerable is so amazing!" "Cloud Sky Venerable! Cloud Sky Venerable!" "The Celestial Venerable is so handsome! The Celestial Venerable is so cool! I love the Celestial Venerable so much!"

The LED cheerleading squad started singing again.

The Cloud Sky Venerable made hand seals and chanted incantations. The Heavenly Vein Gourd collected all the flesh and blood on the ground, returning to its original size, and slowly fell back into the Cloud Sky Venerable's palm. He still held the tray in his left hand, and with his right hand, he scooped out the Golden Ring Jade Hammer from the basin and threw it onto Qingyun.

"I beg you, Master, to return my physical body!" "I beg you, Master, to have mercy!"

The two magical artifacts pleaded pitifully. Just then, seeing that the battle was over, a green light shot up from the ravine into the clouds. It was a jade cicada Magic Treasure, flapping its wings and speaking human language.

"Junior brother, junior brother, please help your senior brother! Help me reincarnate..."

Upon seeing this scene, even the wicked, cold smile of the Cloud Sky Venerable couldn't be contained anymore, and he let out a cold snort of annoyance.

"A bunch of useless bastards! I've only been gone for a short while and they've already caused this mess. If word gets out that my Three Heavens Mixed Yuan Palace was slaughtered by unclaimed flying swords, what face will I have left to stand in this realm!"

The two magical treasures sobbed and cried, repeatedly saying, "We know we were wrong" and "Please have mercy."

The jade cicada said awkwardly, "No, no, how can it be unclaimed? Judging from its appearance, it's clearly an Emei flying sword."

Cloud Sky Venerable was taken aback, then suddenly burst into laughter.

"Emei? I wondered who forged such a divine weapon, it turns out to be the Emei Flying Sword! That is indeed worthy of my status! Hahaha! No wonder it is the treasure I have set my sights on!"

Yu Chan was speechless for a moment. "This... Junior brother, didn't you consider the cause and effect before you used this sword?"

Cloud Sky Venerable sneered, "What's there to calculate! You've all been fooled by the Xuanmen and gone astray! You're all so hesitant and calculating, always worrying about the future, afraid of everything. What kind of path are you cultivating! What kind of carefree life are you attaining! It's fine now, but when you touch the Primordial Dao, won't you all go crazy!"

I've told you countless times, now that the Great Dao has been opened, those of you with such low comprehension should forget about those unorthodox and miscellaneous skills. As long as you focus on refining and diligently cultivating our sect's Hunyuan Divine Art to perfection, you will naturally be invincible throughout the Three Realms! At that time, what Three Great Sects will dare to disrespect you!

"So what if it's Emei? Their founder once sought the Dharma at the foot of my Sanxiao Mountain! It's just a sword, what's the big deal! At worst, we'll open the palace treasury and return some sword materials to the Golden Summit! Senior brother, if you're so worried, then you go and make the arrangements."

Yu Chan hesitated for a moment, "Ah... this... Junior Brother, you haven't been involved in worldly affairs for a long time, so you may not know, but Emei has already ascended to the Immortal Realm..."

"Huh--? Ascension? Why would we ascend? Emei has no idea what the Immortal Realm is like! What's the fun in a big worm eating a small worm? It's nothing compared to the carefree life of the Human Dao! How come there are still fools rushing to ascend and suffer in this day and age... Wait! Isn't this sword still ownerless? What a load of nonsense!"

"But, but junior brother, I clearly sensed that flying sword..."

Cloud Sky Venerable, annoyed, flicked his sleeve, interrupting Yu Chan's nagging.

"Enough! Go pick some Dao Body Dissolution techniques from the Inner Sect disciples! Don't bother me unless it's absolutely necessary! You three are hopeless, I'm not counting on you anymore. I'm going to use my Primordial Dao Power to refine this treasure to the first rank. That way, she'll definitely see my sincerity and be willing to join my Primordial Dao! Hehehehehehe!"

"Uh... yes, yes..."

So the Jade Cicada, the Golden Ring, and the Jade Hammer dared not persuade him any further and went to find a disciple to possess. Li Fan then followed the Cloud Sky Venerable and entered the Three Heavens Mixed Yuan Palace again to see how he planned to refine Yue Po from the ninth rank to the first rank.