Revealing His Strength, Tongtian Shows Off

"Disciple Xuandu, I shall obey Master's decree!"

Xuandu Grand Mage dipped his head slightly, his voice neither hurried nor slow.

As his words fell, the vast aura of a mid-stage Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal surrounding Xuandu Grand Mage receded like the tide in an instant.

The Supreme Purity immortal light shifted. In no more than a breath's time,

the fluctuations of his mana had been controlled with extreme precision at the mid-stage Primordial Unity Golden Immortal realm.

"Whoosh! Whoosh!"

Without a single superfluous movement, Xuan Liu and Xuandu Grand Mage transformed into streaks of light and shot into the sky in an instant.

As the streams of light descended, the two had already landed firmly atop the fighting platform.

"Junior Brother Xuan Liu, please enlighten me!"

Xuandu Grand Mage performed a Daoist salute, his Dao aura seeming utterly natural.

"Senior Brother Xuandu, it has been a long time!"

Xuan Liu's expression remained calm as he returned the salute.

He knew that the opponent before him was the Human Sect's sole heir and could not be judged by ordinary standards.

With that, Xuan Liu suddenly swept out his right hand, and the verdant willow-leaf mark between his brows shone brilliantly like a canopy.

"Clatter, clatter!"

Amid a burst of crisp clattering, a chain wreathed entirely in emerald light,

its surface engraved with dense ancient immortal runes, spiraled forth with a roar.

The power of a high-grade innate spirit treasure was fully unleashed by his mid-stage Primordial Unity Golden Immortal mana.

In an instant, it sealed off all directions, sweeping first toward Xuandu Grand Mage with the absolute might to lock and sever karma.

"Still!"

Facing the chain capable of freezing space itself, Xuandu Grand Mage showed not the slightest hint of agitation.

He raised his right hand and lightly pressed it forward through the air.

Within his palm, a Taiji Bagua Diagram formed from alternating and reassembled Supreme Purity mana abruptly manifested.

Yin and yang energies flowed, transforming into an indestructible barrier.

"Rumble!!"

With an earth-shaking boom that resounded across the entire fighting platform, the Ancient Immortal Heaven-Locking Chain smashed viciously into the Taiji Diagram.

His first strike failing, Xuan Liu swiftly shifted his body. The phantoms of the Willow God Art's three thousand divine kingdoms continuously solidified behind him.

The Thunder Emperor Secret Art was unleashed, intertwining with the Ancient Immortal Heaven-Locking Chain as it enveloped Xuandu Grand Mage.

Xuandu Grand Mage reacted swiftly.

Though he had suppressed his cultivation, the combat experience he had accumulated over endless ages was terrifying beyond measure.

With every step he took, he could easily evade the attacks.

Divine radiance crisscrossed the fighting platform.

The two clashed madly, the sounds of divine abilities colliding rising without end, as though they stirred both past and future.

At this moment, as they watched the chaotic and terrifying battle on the fighting platform,

every disciple of the Expounding and Interception Sects, without exception,

was swept into an unprecedented frenzy of shock.

"Th-this is really a battle between mid-stage Primordial Unity Golden Immortals?!"

"If I had not seen it with my own eyes, I would have thought two Zenith Heaven Golden Immortals with profound foundations were fighting to the death!"

"This man's foundation is actually this deep? Junior Brother Yellow Dragon did not lose unfairly!"

"Indeed! If I were the one facing him, I fear I still would not be able to defeat this fifth personal disciple of the Interception Sect in a short time."

The expressions of Guang Chengzi, Chijingzi, Jade Cauldron True Person, Taiyi True Person, and the other Twelve Golden Immortals of the Expounding Sect changed completely.

They stared blankly at Xuan Liu on the fighting platform, who was faintly using offense in place of defense, as the pride in their hearts was crushed beneath a wheel once more.

The Interception Sect's formation erupted into an uproar.

Duobao Daoist and Golden Spirit Holy Mother exchanged a glance, the delight in their eyes growing incomparably intense.

"Fifth Junior Brother... he can actually contend with Senior Brother Xuandu at the same realm?!" Duobao Daoist said with a bitter laugh, unable to believe it.

He realized that he had still underestimated this Fifth Junior Brother.

Fifth Junior Brother's true strength far exceeded his expectations.

Recommending Fifth Junior Brother to Master back then had indeed been the most correct decision.

Zhao Gongming, the Three Cloud Fairies, and the other disciples of the Interception Sect were even more overjoyed.

Anyone could see that Xuan Liu had not merely avoided falling into a disadvantageous position.

Instead, amid the battle, he was rapidly integrating and mastering all manner of divine abilities.

Such a performance was simply too inconceivable.

"Eldest Brother, did you see that?"

Suppressing his wild delight, Tongtian Cult Master turned to Supreme Elder Laozi at the center and boasted smugly, "I wonder what Eldest Brother thinks of my disciple's performance at the same realm..."

"How does he compare to your chief disciple, Xuandu?"

Yet upon hearing Tongtian Cult Master's boastful words,

Supreme Elder Laozi, who had always been tranquil and detached, did not grow angry as Primordial Heavenly Venerable had before.

He merely fixed his gaze on Xuan Liu within the fighting platform.

A trace of appreciation flickered through those Dharma eyes.

"Ah!"

Supreme Elder Laozi sighed and said something astonishing. "Third Brother, you truly have taken in a fine seedling. This child possesses extraordinary comprehension and a flawless foundation. Looking across several immeasurable calamities, he would still be an unmatched monster without a one-in-ten-thousand chance of failure."

"If not for the fact that I cultivate the path of tranquility and non-action, and already have Xuandu as my personal disciple... I would even wish to take him as my disciple!"

Hearing this, Tongtian Cult Master, who had just been brimming with pride, jolted in fright.

How could he not know his own eldest brother's temperament?

Supreme Elder Laozi had always refrained from competing or contending. For him to say that he wanted to snatch a disciple was enough to show just how terrifyingly immeasurable Xuan Liu's worth was in his eyes.

"Eldest Brother, you jest. Haha, this Xuan Liu is unruly; only my Interception Sect's teaching without discrimination suits him. There is no need to trouble Eldest Brother, no need at all!" Tongtian Cult Master hurriedly coughed, fear lingering in his heart.

He had finally taken in such a fifth personal disciple.

He absolutely could not let his own brother pry him away.

The future of the Interception Sect rested in this boy's hands.

"Rumble!!!"

Another overwhelming collision of mana erupted, and the two figures separated at the first touch.

Xuandu Grand Mage stood amidst the yin and yang energies.

At this moment, his tranquil, detached face was filled with unprecedented shock and amazement.

He felt that every time he mobilized his mana to unravel the other's divine abilities,

the divine abilities his opponent displayed became ever more integrated and refined.

He had thought that once he suppressed himself to the mid-stage Primordial Unity Golden Immortal realm,

this match would most likely hold no suspense.

But now, Xuandu Grand Mage felt the strange sensation that he was being used as a whetstone by his opponent!

Though his cultivation had been suppressed to the mid-stage Primordial Unity Golden Immortal realm,

his true cultivation was still genuinely at the mid-stage Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal realm.

By all reason, his accumulated combat experience and foundation should have given him an overwhelming advantage.

Yet even so, he had gained no real advantage against Junior Brother Xuan Liu.

"Junior Brother Xuan Liu's strength... at the same realm, he ranks among the very peak of the Profound Sect's three teachings!"

Xuandu Grand Mage exclaimed sincerely, and rather than declining, his aura rose at that very moment.

Clearly, he was beginning to take this seriously!