Furious, He No Longer Hid Himself
He gave it his all in that attack.
It was incredibly fast, and the angle was extremely tricky, aiming straight for Yuanchu's heart.
He had timed Li Yunjing's reaction perfectly; this attack was bound to succeed.
"Careful!!"
Li Yunjing reacted almost the instant Lu Tianji unleashed his aura.
Without a second thought, he stepped to the side and blocked Yuanchu's path, and the Pure Subtlety Spiritual Banner instantly unfolded.
Buzz!
A pale blue light curtain instantly opened.
Bang!
The cold light of the whisk slammed into the light barrier with a loud bang.
The Pure Subtlety Spiritual Banner trembled violently, and fine cracks appeared on the light screen.
Li Yunjing groaned, took half a step back, and felt his Qi and Blood surging.
A full-force attack from Void Refinement Late Stage is indeed extraordinary.
"Elder Lu Tianji?!"
Li Yunjing looked up and saw who it was; a fierce glint flashed in his eyes.
Although he had long suspected it, seeing this righteous elder, the highly respected Grand Elder of the Heavenly Evolution Sect, launch a sneak attack still filled him with anger.
This sudden turn of events also alerted the battlefield not far away.
Both the righteous and demonic cultivators subconsciously stopped what they were doing and looked towards the stone platform.
Everyone was stunned when they saw Lu Tianji launch a sneak attack on Li Yunjing and Yuanchu.
"Elder Lu Tianji? What is he doing?!"
"He... he's attacking his own people?!"
"My God! He's a mole too?!"
The righteous faction was in an uproar.
Who would have thought that this renowned divination master, Elder Lu Tianji, respected by all in the righteous Five Provinces, was actually a traitor within the demonic path?!
Zhang Jianchen was locked in combat with a demon general when he witnessed this scene. His pupils constricted, and his heart burned with rage.
"Lu Tianji!!"
His roar was so powerful it made the eardrums of the surrounding Devil Cultivator ache.
It really was him!
My initial suspicions were correct!
But he didn't expect that Lu Tianji choose this moment to turn against him.
This was fatal.
"Hahaha! Great!"
On the other side, Yan Tianjin was locked in combat with two Loose Immortal, laughed heartily upon seeing this scene, "Xuanye, well done! You killed the Origin Dao Physique and seized the Dao Fruit. After we return, I will make you my heir!"
Xuanye!
The moment this name was uttered, the righteous sects were once again in an uproar.
Yan Xuanye, son of the Demon Emperor?!
No wonder he hid it so well! No wonder he was able to sit in the position of Grand Elder of the Heavenly Evolution Sect! It turns out he is actually the Demon Emperor's biological son!
"So Elder Lu Tianji was actually a descendant of the Demon Emperor..."
"A spy who's been undercover for seven hundred years, that's terrifying!"
"Isn't the Heavenly Evolution Sect rotten to the core?"
The morale of the righteous cultivators was thrown into chaos, and their movements slowed down considerably.
On the other hand, the morale of the demonic path surged.
"Your Highness the Third Prince is mighty!"
"Kill the righteous dogs! Seize their Dao Fruit!"
"Your Majesty the Demon Emperor is wise!!"
The Devil Cultivator roared, their attacks growing increasingly fierce, forcing the righteous path to retreat steadily.
On the stone platform, Lu Tianji, no, Yan Xuanye, slowly withdrew his whisk. The refined and gentle demeanor on his face had vanished, replaced by coldness and arrogance.
"Li Yunjing, didn't expect this, did you?" Yan Xuanye sneered, his gaze sweeping over Yuanchu, a greedy glint in his eyes. "The Origin Dao Physique, and the Taiyi Inheritance within you, today, they all belong to me."
Li Yunjing shielded Yuanchu behind him, his eyes as cold as ice. "You've hidden yourself for seven hundred years, you really have the patience."
"Endure?" Yan Xuanye sneered. "What is seven hundred years for the sake of the demonic path? As for you, you're quite capable at such a young age. At the Early Void Refinement, you actually managed to withstand one of my attacks."
He looked Li Yunjing up and down, his tone tinged with mockery. "What a pity. No matter how talented you are, you'll die here today. The gap between the Early Void Refinement and Void Refinement Late Stage realm can't be bridged by a few treasures."
Before he finished speaking, he attacked again.
"Heavenly Evolution God Annihilation!"
The whisk transformed into thousands of silver threads, like venomous snakes emerging from their holes, shooting towards Li Yunjing from all directions.
Each silver thread contained the power of the Void Refinement Late Stage.
"Senior Yuanchu Chu, step back."
Li Yunjing said in a deep voice and stepped forward.
In his hand, the Pure Subtlety Spiritual Banner was rolled up, and a pale blue light screen transformed into a vortex, drawing in all the incoming silver threads.
At the same time, he joined his other hand with fingers like a sword, and activated the Taiyi Sword Instruction to its fullest extent.
"Taiyi - Instant Light!"
A thin, hair-like streak of azure sword light was silently unleashed.
The speed was so fast that it seemed to transcend space.
Yan Xuanye's expression changed slightly; he hadn't expected Li Yunjing's sword speed to be so fast.
He quickly dodged to the side, but the sword light still grazed his shoulder, tearing his Daoist robe and leaving a shallow bloodstain.
"You've got some skill." Yan Xuanye touched the bloodstains on his shoulder, his eyes turning sinister. "No wonder you were able to kill the Blood Bone Old Devil, but that's all."
He no longer held back, forming hand Hand Seals.
"The Thirty-Six Formations of Heavenly Evolution - Trapping the God!"
Thirty-six battle flags flew out from his sleeves and spun rapidly around Li Yunjing.
In the blink of an eye, a maze was formed.
Illusions abounded within the formation, divine senses were suppressed, and the flow of spiritual energy became sluggish.
"Can you trap me?"
Li Yunjing sneered.
The Taiyi Immortal Sect was originally a master of formations. He had received the complete inheritance. In terms of formation mastery, Yan Xuanye's meager skills were like child's play in front of him.
"Break."
He uttered a single word and flicked a wisp of primordial energy from his fingertips.
The Five Aggregates Cauldron trembled slightly, and a mysterious yellow light overflowed from its fingertips.
As the primordial energy entered the formation, the array flags trembled violently.
The illusions within the formation melted away rapidly, like ice and snow meeting the blazing sun.
In the blink of an eye, the thirty-six array flags exploded one after another, and the God Trapping Formation was broken.
"What?!" Yan Xuanye's pupils shrank sharply.
His formation was actually broken with a single finger?
How is that possible!
Before he could react, Li Yunjing had already disappeared from the spot.
Void Divine Treasury!
When Li Yunjing reappeared, he was already beside Yan Xuanye, and a cyan longsword had appeared in his hand at some point.
"Taiyi Sword Instruction - Seven Stars Fall!"
Seven sword lights lit up in succession, like the Big Dipper, forming a line and slashing towards Yan Xuanye.
Each sword light was stronger than the last, and by the seventh light, its power had already reached the level of the Void Refinement Late Stage.
Yan Xuanye was both shocked and furious, and blocked the attack with his whisk.
Ding! Ding! Ding!...
Seven crisp cracking sounds in succession.
Yan Xuanye retreated repeatedly, and with each step he took, a deep crack appeared on the stone platform beneath his feet.
When he retreated to the seventh step, he finally regained his footing, but his hand was already split open, and blood dripped down his whisk.
"Impossible! You're clearly only at the Early Void Refinement!" Yan Xuanye exclaimed in disbelief.
How could Early Void Refinement possess such formidable combat power?!
Li Yunjing stood with his sword in hand, his blue robe fluttering in the wind, his eyes calm. "Is it true that someone in the Early Void Refinement can't defeat someone in the Void Refinement Late Stage?"
He possesses the complete inheritance of the Taiyi Immortal Sect, the Five Aggregates Cauldron enhancing his origin, the Pure Subtlety Spiritual Banner, a Semi-Immortal Artifact, and a profound Dao foundation far surpassing others of his level.
His actual combat strength is no weaker than that of an ordinary Void Refinement Late Stage.
Although Yan Xuanye was a descendant of the Demon Emperor and cultivated the orthodox Cultivation Method of the Heavenly Evolution Sect while also practicing demonic secret arts, his foundation was mixed and could not compare to Li Yunjing's solid foundation.
Damn it!
Yan Xuanye was both shocked and furious, realizing he had underestimated his opponent.
A ruthless glint flashed in his eyes as he decided to use forbidden demonic techniques.
"Since you're courting death, I'll grant your wish!"
He suddenly bit his tongue, spitting out a mouthful of Essence Blood.
His body was surrounded by surging demonic energy, and his originally righteous and peaceful aura was instantly replaced by evil demonic energy.
His cultivation level, which Void Refinement Late Stage, actually rose another level, reaching the Void Refinement Peak Stage.