Jueshui Platform was actually a small island in a river near the Zhuanshui Clan's territory. Later, the Zhuanshui Clan had laid layer upon layer of grand formations here, using the place specifically for clan members to spar.
Of course, only a few came here to spar. Most came to settle personal grudges.
After Ju Hua said, "The commander should be me," Zhuanshui Qing understood that he couldn't stop the fight between Zhuanshui Pingqiu and Zhuanshui Juhua.
If he left the two of them alone, they might go out and challenge each other on their own. Both were Loose Immortals of the Zhuanshui Clan, and losing even one would be a tremendous blow. Rather than let that happen, they might as well fight on their own "Jueshui Platform." With him watching over them, he could at least stop the fight in time if anything went wrong and prevent casualties!
Loose Immortals were still "Immortals," after all. A battle between two top Loose Immortals was no laughing matter. Containing the range of such a battle wasn't something an ordinary grand formation could do.
The grand formation on Jueshui Platform was quite extraordinary, but expecting it to perfectly block the shockwaves from two top Loose Immortals fighting without anyone to oversee it was a pipe dream.
To be safe, Zhuanshui Qing had specifically sent for two guest Loose Immortals to come and oversee the formation.
However, this meant that word of Ju Hua's duel with Zhuanshui Pingqiu naturally spread. Everyone who heard the news immediately dropped what they were doing and rushed to the area around Jueshui Platform to watch.
This was a battle between top Loose Immortals, something one would never normally get to see. Watching a battle at this level might even inspire them and help them break through their current realms!
Besides this tangible benefit, many spectators were also keen to find out which of the clan's two powerful Immortals was stronger.
Above Jueshui Platform, Ju Hua and Zhuanshui Pingqiu stood facing each other, while Zhuanshui Qing stood between them.
"Both of you, stop as soon as one of you gains the upper hand. If either of you uses this chance to settle a personal grudge, don't blame me for showing no mercy!" Zhuanshui Qing warned them, then quickly flew off the platform. At the same time, he gestured to the two guest Loose Immortals overseeing the formation at its edge.
The two guest Loose Immortals nodded. As their magic power surged, two azure screens of light soon rose into the air, firmly enclosing Ju Hua and Zhuanshui Pingqiu.
Without anyone overseeing it, the formation might have struggled to block the shockwaves from two top Loose Immortals. But with two Loose Immortals managing it, the formation could easily withstand even a battle between Ju Hua and Zhuanshui Pingqiu one level more powerful than this.
As a result, the two guest Loose Immortals had it quite easy. They even had the leisure to chat from afar with their divine sense.
"Zhuanshui Pingqiu, an old geezer who's lived for a hundred thousand years! And Zhuanshui Juhua, the Zhuanshui Clan's newest rising genius, who gained power close to that of a top Loose Immortal in just three hundred years of cultivation! Who do you think will win?" asked one of the guest Loose Immortals, an old man in appearance.
"Zhuanshui Pingqiu!" the other replied without hesitation.
"Zhuanshui Juhua may be a genius, but he's still too green. Besides, I heard that he remained unconscious after failing his tribulation. I don't know when he woke up, but it's only been three years since he faced his tribulation! How much could he have improved in such a short time? His strength might even have fallen because his Earth Immortal Golden Lotus was damaged!"
"I also think Zhuanshui Pingqiu is more likely to win!" The old-man-looking guest Loose Immortal chuckled. "But look at Zhuanshui Juhua. He seems completely unruffled. Maybe he has a trump card!"
"Let's watch and see!"
The other guest Loose Immortal shook his head.
A moment later—
"They're about to make their move!" the old-man-looking Loose Immortal suddenly said.
Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!
Before his words had even faded, the natural energy above Jueshui Platform began to surge wildly.
A palm-sized seal platform appeared above Zhuanshui Pingqiu's head, while nine immortal swords appeared in a row before Ju Hua.
"Tsk, tsk. Nine immortal-ranked treasures of the same origin! They're only lower-grade immortal-ranked treasures, but they're still exceedingly rare. Zhuanshui Juhua sure is rich!" the old-man-looking Loose Immortal exclaimed.
"No matter how powerful a treasure is, its master's strength still matters," the other said blandly.
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Before the two had chatted for long, the natural energy above Jueshui Platform surged violently once more.
Boom!!!
With a thunderous roar, the seal platform above Zhuanshui Pingqiu's head began to absorb the natural energy at a furious rate. As the energy poured into it, the platform grew larger and larger.
In the blink of an eye, a seal platform as large as a small mountain appeared above Zhuanshui Pingqiu.
"Go!"
Zhuanshui Pingqiu formed hand seals, and the seal platform came crashing toward Ju Hua in a mighty rush.
"The immortal-ranked treasure Earth-Quaking Seal, combined with Zhuanshui Pingqiu's Dao of Hill and Mountain—setting speed aside, its sheer power is already touching the threshold of a Celestial Immortal!" The old-man-looking Loose Immortal seemed to have noticed something and suddenly spoke up.
"Zhuanshui Juhua is a Sword Immortal, skilled at killing. But if he meets the Earth-Quaking Seal head-on, with its complete Dao of Hill and Mountain, he'll suffer a great loss!"
"In another place, Zhuanshui Juhua could choose to avoid its sharp edge, then counterattack. But this is Jueshui Platform, where there's hardly any room to dodge. If he keeps evading, he'll soon have nowhere left to run!" At this, the other Loose Immortal sighed.
"Zhuanshui Juhua has probably been schemed against. Zhuanshui Pingqiu really is worthy of his hundred thousand years. That old fossil's thoughts run deep!"
As the two watching Loose Immortals spoke, the enormous seal platform reached Ju Hua.
The seal platform wasn't very fast, but its power surged forward in an overwhelming torrent, impossible to resist. Zhuanshui Pingqiu's attack was pure, unbridled ferocity: crushing his enemy with sheer force.
Ju Hua watched the oncoming attack with a face as calm as still water. In an ordinary battle, he could naturally evade an attack like this from far away. But on Jueshui Platform, if he dodged, he would likely be dragged completely into Zhuanshui Pingqiu's rhythm of attack, until sooner or later he had nowhere left to flee.
"Then I won't dodge!"
Ju Hua's expression turned slightly cold, and his powerful magic force surged into the nine immortal swords before him.
The nine immortal swords instantly formed a sword formation, and a piercing Sword Intent shot into the sky!
Aang~
A thick beam of sword light streaked through the air and slammed into the surging seal platform.
Boom!
The seal platform's advance came to an abrupt halt. The seal platform and the beam of sword light clashed in midair, locked in a stalemate.
The enormous seal platform surged with overwhelming force, while the peerless sword light seemed ready to cleave the sky. The Zhuanshui Clan disciples watching couldn't help cheering at the spectacle. But outside Jueshui Platform, a strange expression appeared on the face of the Zhuanshui Clan's leader, Zhuanshui Qing.
"This, this is..." At the edge of Jueshui Platform, the old-man-looking Loose Immortal completely ignored the seal platform and stared at the beam of sword light, dumbstruck.
"A Domain of the Great Dao—and one that's fused with many completely different Daos!"
The other Loose Immortal's startled voice rang out. The old-man-looking Loose Immortal finally came to his senses. He hadn't been mistaken: Zhuanshui Juhua's realm was absurdly high!