Fortunately, Ma Fang and his companions knew who their opponents were. Just as the heavy sword shadows swiftly pierced through the raindrops, a slender Miao sword was swung high, cleaving through the thick rain and mist before them.
Then, Ma Fang's figure seemed to be swallowed up by the rain and mist. The Two Lin Brothers and Li Hong raised their weapons and charged into the urn with a fierce aura.
The powerful cultivator who attacked showed disdain. His magical Magic Power surged like a vast ocean, and the weapon above his head slashed fiercely down at the Two Lin Brothers.
A cold glint flashed in the eyes of the Two Lin Brothers. They immediately abandoned their attack, rolled away, and fled to the sides, looking as if they had been scared out of their wits and were running away at the last minute.
The severed weapon landed where the Two Lin Brothers had originally been, and the great cultivator who had made the move showed even greater disdain upon seeing this.
A muffled thud echoed, and the sound of a blade slicing through flesh and bone was clearly audible outside the urn.
A head was lifted high by a Miao sword, a long trail of blood splattering in the air, and a headless corpse still stood outside the rain and mist.
The face atop that severed head still bore a look of disdain, the doubt in its eyes lingering, but that expression would be forever frozen on its face.
Ma Fang's figure appeared in the rain and mist, her blood-stained Miao knife tightly gripped in her hand. The Two Lin Brothers had "deserted in the face of battle," stared coldly at the opposite side.
Li Hong's figure seemed to have vanished from the battlefield. The crowd inside the urn stopped in their tracks, a sharp sword suddenly flashed up from the crowd, and Li Hong's low shout echoed throughout the urn.
Yuan Changwu's face darkened as a powerful aura descended upon the city, freezing the rising sword in mid-air. Li Hong's figure suddenly darted out from the crowd, and the sneak attack failed because Yuan Changwu had noticed it.
Yuan Changwu, standing behind, looked at Ma Fang and her group with a sinister gaze. These ants had some underhanded tricks up their sleeves; their sneak attack was very well coordinated!
However, the people present didn't feel much resentment. In the Land of Exile, there was no morality to speak of. What kind of manners or ethics did desperate criminals have to care about when they killed someone?
Yuan Changwu, standing behind the walled city, glanced inside, seemingly deep in thought, a hint of worry flashing in his eyes.
When the powerful cultivators were ambushed by Li Hong, he did not take the initiative to attack, but let Li Hong leave. It seems that he deliberately preserved his strength in the rear, preparing for something important to happen.
But his plans were destined to be disrupted by Deng Shouchong. After Li Hong withdrew, the Dharma banner in the air had already arrived.
Deng Shouchong hadn't expected Xu Long's sword light to be so swift. He had only been pondering Yuan Changwu's thoughts for a moment when Xu Long's sword light instantly shattered Chen Yuping's raindrops.
Only after Ma Fang and his group launched a counterattack did he make his move. The Dharma banner went straight towards Yuan Changwu, and the great cultivators tacitly made way for the two Lesser Immortal Realm.
This was a battle between them, and it was best for them, as mere pawns, to stay out of it. Yuan Changwu understood perfectly well that Deng Shouchong was deliberately picking a fight with him, and the hidden worry in his eyes was immediately covered by a strong killing intent.
"Since you, Deng Shouchong death, then I'll grant your wish!"
The sinister look in Yuan Changwu's eyes was completely at odds with his otherworldly demeanor. As he looked at the Dharma banner that had been brought to him, he couldn't help but roar inwardly.
Because of his background, Deng Shouchong always teased him as a "flat-haired beast," which greatly angered Yuan Changwu.
However, since they were both at the Lesser Immortal Realm, neither could defeat the other, so their repeated battles ended in a stalemate.
Yuan Changwu had been seeking an opportunity to break through to the Earth Immortal Realm realm, so that he could completely ignore Deng Shouchong and, like his elder brother Yuan Changhe, win everyone's respect with his powerful strength.
He actually had a big purpose in mind for this trip to Blackwater City. His elder brother, Yuan Changhe, said that they would do everything in their power to obtain the priceless energy core.
However, this item's special nature requires a stroke of luck to obtain, so he wasn't too concerned about gains or losses. As for the unreasonable demand for soul searching, it was just a way to kill two birds with one stone.
As for the other thing in Blackwater City, it requires absolute strength to obtain, as it is related to his own breakthrough to the true Immortal Realm, so he cannot afford to be careless.
After entering the city, he kept his strength to himself. Even when he met Deng Shouchong, he provoked Chen Yuping to make the first move and then ordered the other great cultivators to deal with them.
He himself remained ostensibly in command within the walls, but in reality, he was preserving his strength in preparation for future major events.
However, Deng Shouchong and Yuan Changwu had a deep-seated grudge in Phoenix City, and they would inevitably fight whenever they met Phoenix City.
When he saw Deng Shouchong's banner coming towards him, he no longer cared about anything important. The two knew each other very well, and he knew that Deng Shouchong was deliberately picking a fight. How could he, Yuan Changwu, a dignified cultivator at the Lesser Immortal Realm, be afraid of him!
In an instant, the black whisk in his hand swirled, and the fine black hairs magnified tenfold in the air, becoming as sharp as an arrowhead, and stabbed fiercely at the incoming banner.
The soft, black hair from before now resembled a wisp of Geng Metal Qi in Yuan Changwu's hand, carrying a destructive force, and arrived before the Dharma banner in an instant at an extremely fast speed.
Every hair on his sharp, arrow-like face bristled, and a murderous intent surged in his sinister eyes. The banner in the air shone brightly, and divine totems were faintly revealed on it.
Without Ma Fang and his group to help him, Deng Shouchong would have to show his true skills when facing Yuan Changwu alone.
The battle between the two inside the walled enclosure had already begun, while Ma Fang and his group outside the enclosure began to tighten their fighting circle, their backs to each other and their eyes revealing a fierce glint.
The powerful cultivators brought by Yuan Changwu were no pushovers. After being caught off guard by the sneak attack earlier, they were now much more cautious, and the battle between the two sides was gradually intensifying.
Meanwhile, Xu Long, in the center of the city, went to deal with Chen Yuping alone. He discovered that this mere Dharma Body of the leader of the Rogue Cultivators Association actually possessed the combat power of the Lesser Immortal Realm, but he didn't know how long it could last.
The methods of Earth Immortal are indeed not to be underestimated. This is not some kind of External Incarnation; it is a true Earth Immortal's Dharma Body, possessing some of the original's strength.
It is in perfect harmony with the original being, can travel freely across vast distances, and can command enemies with the same ease as its own body, but it does not possess independent wisdom.
In the world, only Xu Long has his own independent clone. Others need great opportunities to have a clone. This is to seize the creation of heaven and earth, break the threshold balance among living beings, and is equivalent to preparing an extra life for themselves.
It's unclear whether this Dharma Body is Chen Yuping's innate supernatural power, allowing her to move at will from thousands of miles away. When dealing with Xu Long, she didn't reveal her true form; instead, endless raindrops fell, leaving people unable to fathom the mystery within.
Surrounded by raindrops, she was enveloped in complete silence, as if she were separated into a space. This area was Chen Yuping's own dojo, where she used the raindrop Celestial Phenomenon to create a world rule that seemed to have its own consciousness.
As expected of a cultivator at the Immortal Realm in the Land of Exile, these endless raindrops have surpassed ordinary celestial phenomena. It can be said that they have discerned the Celestial Phenomenon, understood the Dao of Nature, and made their own application of the rules of the world!
When the truths of the world are applied to Earth Immortal being, regardless of their power or the depth of their understanding, only Chen Yuping's methods truly earn Xu Long's sincere admiration.
With her cultivation level as Earth Immortal, she must have comprehended the Celestial Phenomenon to truly condense this natural rain. This was because she understood the rules and used her own energy to apply them.
By imposing rules into one's own consciousness, one gains the assistance of those rules when facing enemies. Within a given world, one can influence the operation of the rules at will, without having to resort to brute force like Xu Long.
If one reaches the Golden Immortal realm, one can directly replace the rules and make one's will equal to heaven and earth. That is the true master of the rules, a being with the power of creation, a being beyond heaven and earth.
The cultivators' preparations on the Great Dao are merely for the sake of their future path to immortality. Xu Long has already glimpsed the path to immortality on the Great Dao.
Now that he sees that Chen Yuping, with only one Dharma Body, possesses such extraordinary abilities, he believes that Chen Yuping is definitely a powerful figure who can walk the path of immortality and a cultivator who can look up to the Great Dao!
Xu Long has observed many powerful figures at the Immortal Realm throughout his journey in the cultivation world.
The extraordinary phenomena they possessed during the Mahayana Stage could only be considered minor paths, and the Power of Laws they could mobilize was quite complex; strictly speaking, they had not yet formed their own unique Dao.
On the path to immortality, one can only say that it is fraught with difficulties, and in the stable worlds among the myriad realms, Xu Long has never seen such a natural Power of Laws.
But in this barren Land of Exile, he has so far actually met two true practitioners of the Daoist arts.
One was the Heaven Patroler from the memories of the Blackwater City Lord; the power of his Heaven-Slaying One Sword had transcended heaven and earth, and its terrifying power was enough to contend with the rules of the world.
These are powerful beings who do not need to bow to heaven and earth; these are cultivators who have crossed the Sea of Suffering and Calamity on their own. Sometimes they can even briefly escape the Reincarnation Temple Heavenly Dao reincarnation and exercise the right to the World's Origin Will.
That's why he's called the Heaven Patroler!
The second one is Chen Yuping, the leader of the Rogue Cultivators Association, whom we are currently fighting!
Branch Master Chen was clearly far from reaching the level of Heaven Patroler; her true form was only slightly stronger than the True Dragon Clone in combat. However, her understanding of celestial phenomena was extremely profound.
The endless raindrops are the best proof that this is because the Earth Immortal Realm realm has seized the power of heaven and earth, and has its own Dao in the world, which is an extremely important natural Dao.
Although this is a clumsy imitation of Celestial Phenomenon, it has already become a significant achievement for those at the Earth Immortal level. As long as they continue to advance on this foundation, their path will definitely become wider and wider.
Xu Long was quite surprised to find such a gifted person in the Land of Exile.
Originally, with his cultivation level, he wouldn't have been able to discern the path to immortality, but the inscriptions in the Tomb of the Great Emperor allowed him to comprehend the truths of the world, so he was able to glimpse the path to immortality even during his Tribulation Transcendence Stage.
This is a great opportunity unique to Xu Long; one could say he is a person with great fortune. As for Branch Master Chen in the Land of Exile, he is the true person on the path to immortality.
She has already transcended her own path of cultivation, and on the road to immortality, she has glimpsed the truth. The raindrops in this world are countless, but how many can truly awaken to the Law of Nature?
Now that Xu Long could glimpse the path to immortality of Branch Master Chen, he couldn't help but wonder: how did he embark on his own path to immortality?
One must overcome countless difficulties in the Sea of Suffering and Calamity and sever countless desires on the Great Path; this is the first step on the path to immortality.
Having witnessed the teachings of two immortals today, Xu Long was deeply moved and his heart remained unsettled for a long time.
Cultivators are inherently defying the heavens, and now they have no choice but to forge their own path within this realm. One can only imagine the mindset of the Heaven Patroler and Branch Master Chen during their time in the Sea of Suffering and Calamity.
Xu Long stopped thinking about it. Wave after wave of oppressive power descended rapidly, and a faint sense of oppression rose in his heart. He couldn't help but feel a strange restlessness. This was the effect of Chen Yuping's use of the Celestial Phenomenon on the enemy.
Little did he know that he had surprised Chen Yuping even more.
It was already incredibly difficult to rise above the barren Land of Exile, let alone the fact that Chen Yuping had also built a massive organization in Phoenix City.
The Rogue Cultivators Association is one of the three major forces in Phoenix City. Among the other two forces, it has the most members and controls the most small spiritual veins.
Although the cultivators in the association were not as powerful as the other two forces, with Branch Master Chen in charge, the other two forces did not dare to underestimate the Rogue Cultivators Association.
Branch Master Chen is quite proud of her current power. She can be said to be the youngest Earth Immortal in the Land of Exile, and when she was a great cultivator, she had already achieved the most promising Law of Nature.
Those endless raindrops represent Celestial Phenomenon and the laws of nature. Although the Dao is infinite, how many people can truly grasp the power of heaven and earth?
Although Chen Yuping, one of the Earth Immortal, is a woman, her origins are quite mysterious, and no one knows what her true form is.
All that is known is that its Power of Laws has Celestial Phenomenon and is quite sharp, yet it has never failed in battle, and even a single Dharma Body is enough to trap Ma Fang and his group.
But at this moment, Branch Master Chen was also quite surprised. Her invincible Law of Nature seemed to have lost their power against Xu Long, this desperate criminal.
Her figure did not appear in the city, but the raindrops falling around her were full of the Power of Laws, and she could clearly see the figures of everyone.
When endless raindrops spread in all directions, she is like the ruler of the region, possessing the mighty power of nature, and her body has already Fusion with heaven and earth, becoming indistinguishable from them when she seizes the power of heaven and earth.
However, the natural laws of the past lost their original power for the first time under Xu Long's sword light. The heavy sword shadows came with great precision and speed, which made Branch Master Chen lose control for a moment.
She imprisoned Ma Fang and her group with the intention of capturing them all in one fell swoop, saving herself the trouble of searching their souls one by one, thanks to her arrogance.
If the raindrops couldn't break the restraints, Ma Fang and her group would have been completely under her control long ago. A sharp sword light shattered her defenses in an instant, and the sword shadows that followed pierced through the restraints.