"Stop! Stop!"
At the sight, Qi Shuming's eyes widened in fury, bloody tears spilling from their corners as he charged forward heedless of everything. The five-colored cloud vapor formed by the two jade tablets he had just unleashed protected him, keeping the Jade-Eyed Heavenly Net and Five Clouds Immortal-Locking Screen from reaching him. Sect Leader Qi drove every last shred of immortal power in his body to its limit, forcing his flight through their dragging pull. His bearing was terrifying, his face terrifying; his usual deep, mountain-steady composure, which betrayed neither joy nor anger, had vanished completely.
"Getting desperate."
Blood God Child chuckled. The more desperate and furious Qi Shuming was, the happier and more delighted he became.
As for that supreme Immortal Treasure, which began as a pair of jade tablets and could transform into five clouds to protect its wielder, he naturally recognized it. Indeed, in years past, he had coveted it intensely. It was called the Yin-Yang Five Clouds Jade Tablets. One tablet was black, the other white, one yin and one yang, each with its own marvelous uses. They could protect the fleshly body and Primordial Spirit separately, blocking ordinary Immortal Treasures of the same grade. Each was a middle-grade Immortal Artifact; joined together, their yin and yang gave rise to the five elements, raising them to the level of an upper-grade Immortal Artifact. They were Emei's highest-grade defensive Immortal Treasure.
Emei had a distinct Five Clouds lineage that transmitted the ways of sword clouds and Sword Radiance. From the elder Cloud-Chasing Old Man Bai Guyi, through Flowing Light Flying Clouds Ye Yuanjing, down to Zhou Qingyun, wielder of the Azure Cord Sword in the newest generation, all primarily cultivated this lineage. Its exclusive methods of refining Five Clouds treasures were also renowned throughout the Southwest: