Duobao stood opposite Bo Huang. The Shangqing immortal light around him resembled a gentle halo. He held an immortal sword whose blade shimmered with bright clear light, like a flowing spring.
Without showing the slightest weakness, he shouted, "Reverse Slash!" Then Duobao's immortal sword crashed toward the Golden Crow Li Fire Sword.
With a crisp clang, the two forces collided violently in midair. Sparks scattered, and sword radiance blazed. However, Duobao's immortal sword could not withstand the might of Bo Huang's Golden Crow Li Fire Sword. Its blade shattered in the clash, turning into countless fragments.
An awkward silence fell over the scene. Bo Huang sneered and swept Duobao with a contemptuous gaze, as though mocking his helplessness.
Duobao burst into laughter, his smile calm and confident. "I didn't expect you to have such a divine sword. But since I'm called Daoist Duobao, I naturally don't lack magical treasures."
As he spoke, Duobao took a brand-new immortal sword from his storage pouch. Blue light flickered across the sword like a crystal-clear stream. Its blade was engraved with delicate patterns, each one exuding a mysterious aura.
Duobao gripped the hilt tightly and stared at Bo Huang with a firm gaze. A confident air radiated from him, fully revealing the strength of Taiyi Peak.
The two faced each other again, battle intent permeating the air. Their gazes met, as though each wanted to see straight through the other's heart.
Bo Huang snorted coldly. "I kindly came over to break up the fight, and you dragged me into it. If I don't teach you a lesson today, you'll think I can't beat you."
Duobao curled his lips slightly and said flatly, "Enough nonsense. Take my sword!"
The moment he finished speaking, Duobao let out a fierce shout and charged directly at Bo Huang with his new blue-glowing immortal sword. Duobao believed his cultivation realm was no weaker than Bo Huang's, and that with his powerful physical body, he should have the upper hand.
Thus, Duobao opened with a direct, head-on clash. Bo Huang thought, So what if your Duobao rat body is tough? I'm a Great Sun Golden Crow. Who's afraid of whom? Could the Lineage of the Demon Emperor possibly lose to you?
With that thought, Bo Huang raised the Golden Crow Li Fire Sword and began exchanging blows with Duobao. Duobao was somewhat irrational, forcibly enduring the damage inflicted by the Golden Crow Li Fire Sword with his physical body and seizing the chance to slash Bo Huang.
Duobao's life-for-life fighting style enraged Bo Huang. "You're courting death!" Bo Huang snorted and swung the Golden Crow Li Fire Sword in pursuit.
"Clang! Clang! Clang..." The two fought fiercely in the void. The weapons they wielded were both High-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure-level armaments. Between them, sword light flashed, lightning crackled, and explosions rang out in succession.
Their battle grew increasingly vicious, to the point where it was nearly impossible to tell who would win or lose. It had become a pure contest of endurance.
Duobao's expression became uglier and uglier, for he gradually felt the Magic Power within him being drained at an alarming rate. Bo Huang, meanwhile, remained completely at ease.
"Stop this at once! This is Fellow Disciple Sparring. Why are you both so hot-tempered?" Tongtian had seen that they were about to fight to the death and hurriedly stepped in to stop them.
And so, a bout of Fellow Disciple Sparring ended anticlimactically. Bo Huang looked at Tongtian, whose face had turned dark, and said, "Master, I have a Golden Crow Physique. It's understandable that I have a bit of a temper, right?"
"Cough, cough. I... you... Fine, you do have a point. I won't punish you this time." Tongtian was left somewhat speechless by Bo Huang's explanation.
Turning to Duobao, he said, "And how do you plan to explain yourself to your master? Don't tell me you're a Golden Crow too. Why are cultivators so hot-tempered? You are all fellow disciples. Where is this distinction between inner and outer disciples coming from?"
Duobao lowered his head and thought, I have to cultivate harder. Damn it, first Kong Xuan, then Bo Huang—I nearly couldn't beat either of them. If this keeps up, being the Jie Sect's chief disciple will become difficult.
Seeing that all the disciples were present and that Duobao had already admitted his mistake, Tongtian did not make things too difficult for him and simply dismissed everyone.
Just as Tongtian returned to the Shangqing Palace and sat down, the Primordial Lord of Heaven arrived. "Third Brother, you've become quite imposing after Becoming a Saint, haven't you?"
Tongtian smiled. "Second Brother, you jest. I was only able to attain the Dao this time because Bo Huang mentioned something to me, which allowed me to break through."
Hearing this, Yuanshi asked, "We are brothers. Can you tell me the method of Becoming a Saint?"
"Indeed. I, too, would like to ask Third Brother about this method of Becoming a Saint." Lao Zi had arrived as well.
Tongtian scratched his head. "Eldest Brother, Second Brother, I don't know whether this method will work for you. In any case, this is how I became a Saint: Establish Sect."
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