Seal

"Lightning punishment?" The phoenix's sneer deepened, its voice sharp and contemptuous. "I cultivate the Jia Wood. The Azure Emperor resides atop the Jianmu to govern the world. This towering tree is inherently the most impervious to lightning and wind. Boy, you dare to strike me with lightning? Have you never read the Discourse on the Dao of the Five Virtues?"

Yang Xiu's face paled slightly upon hearing this.

He was not unaware of Jia Wood's natural resistance to lightning punishment; it was just that the two were chasing him so fast that they took a chance and decided to try using lightning punishment.

Now it's clearly useless.

"Brother Dao," Yang Xiu said in a low voice, "His mastery of the Jia Wood Dao is deeper than we thought. I'll try again to see if I can summon the destructive light of the Great Yang."

Before he could finish speaking, the phoenix in front of him folded its wings, and a burst of emerald light surged behind it as the Jia Wood Fate Divine Ability "Jia Reaches the Heavens" was unleashed at full power.

The phantom of a colossal tree rose from the ground behind it, its gnarled wood grain reaching for the heavens, like an ancient Jianmu reappearing in the world.

As soon as the giant tree appeared, the Jia Wood energy, which had been suppressed by the Wu Earth, was injected with an extremely ancient vitality and launched a fierce counterattack. It first forced back the remaining gray-purple mist inch by inch, and then shattered Su Yao's radiant light from the vines.

"I have cultivated for over three thousand years, how could you two mere juniors who have just reached the Purple Mansion realm possibly handle me!" the phoenix shouted sharply, its voice like tearing silk, yet a barely perceptible hint of panic flashed in its eyes. It knew that these two would probably not let it go today. But what it wanted was nothing more than "freedom."

Although he was born in Longchuan Heaven, he was suppressed in a corner, so despite being born in a grotto-heaven, he did not possess any Spirit Artifact Spirit Treasure.

He finally waited for the cave to fall, but even then, he wouldn't get any of the good stuff.

Aside from his Body Divine Ability and this Purple Mansion Dharma Body, he had no other reliance, and that was precisely why he absolutely could not be captured here.

The illusory image of the giant tree, like a pillar of heaven collapsing, carried the overwhelming momentum of the Azure Emperor wielding the righteousness of the tree and judging all things in heaven and earth with the word "life," and crashed down on Su Yao and Yang Xiu.

The overwhelming pressure caused the golden bell in Yang Xiu's hand to vibrate violently, forcing him to abandon his plan to draw upon the destructive light of the Great Yang. He then layered upon layer of gray-purple Profound Qi in front of him, attempting to weaken the giant tree's power.

Su Yao did not take the blow head-on. He shifted his feet slightly, held the Zhengji Sword horizontally in front of his chest, and flipped his right hand, Transforming Azure Bracelet to light up on his wrist.

Qingxuan for blessings and the warding Dispel Calamity.

A soft azure light surged from the bracelet, and the illusory image of Qingyang leaped upon it, its four hooves treading the air, raising its head and neighing. That neigh was clear and melodious, like the first rumble of spring thunder, carrying a gentle power to dispel calamity and soothe all things. The illusory image of the giant tree collided with the azure light, and like a flood hitting a dam, its sharpness was forcibly "diminished," and its downward momentum was slowed.

"Dispel Calamity..." The phoenix's pupils constricted, and its voice finally carried a hint of genuine fear, "Qingxuan Dao... which immortal sect within the Mysterious Gate do you belong to?!"

Su Yao ignored it. The two rounds of fighting just now were merely a test. Now he had figured out the details of this phoenix. Apart from its Body Divine Ability and Purple Mansion Dharma Body, this bird had no other tricks up its sleeve.

It's time to get serious.

The next moment, Zhengji was put into his Storage Bag, and Vermilion Radiance appeared in his hand.

The Jia Wood element is as firm as metal and stone. While the Metal Virtue is beneficial and may be useful for the other four wood elements, it is essentially useless for Jia Wood.

While fire can indeed harm Jia Wood, the fire Law Technique Su Yao currently knows are far less effective against Jia Wood than his Sword Intent.

After all, he was a descendant of the Azure Emperor and True Lord of the Jia Wood, who had been killed by the Sword Gate's founder with a sword in the past.

The next moment, a cold glint flashed in Su Yao's eyes, and the nine summer heat patterns on the Vermilion Brightness Sword lit up simultaneously, burning brightly. But this time, he did not activate Balmy Wind summer heat, but instead held the sword horizontally, and a clear, water-like Sword Intent spread out from the tip of the sword, like the quietest ray of light before dawn, cold and pure.

"Yang Xiu, step back."

Upon hearing the sound, Yang Xiu retreated a hundred feet, the golden bell still vibrating in his hand, his Profound Qi surging.

Su Yao gripped the sword with both hands, his Sword Intent growing ever more concentrated and pure, and the clear sword light deep within his pupils suddenly surged.

In the next instant, an extremely thin, bright, and still sword light burst forth from Vermilion Brightness Sword, silently heading straight for the illusory image of the towering giant tree.

"Sizzle!"

The sword light disappeared into the giant tree's illusory form, like a knife piercing rotten wood.

The once invincible phantom of the Jianmu was actually cleaved in two by this sword strike. The sound of the wood grain cracking was like a series of thunderclaps, and countless emerald green wood energies gushed out from the cracks, but could no longer coalesce into a solid form.

The giant tree phantom collapsed with a roar, turning into countless fragments of blue light that scattered in all directions.

The phoenix let out a sharp cry, and a very thin sword wound appeared out of thin air on its chest, from which emerald green blood gushed out.

His eyes were filled with disbelief and horror:

"Sword Immortal..."

Upon hearing this, Su Yao did not answer, nor did he stop.

This was the moment he had been waiting for.

Yang Xiu!

Yang Xiu had already begun preparations the moment he drew his sword.

Upon hearing the call, the golden bell suddenly soared high, and the gray-purple Profound Qi surged like a raging sea, while the Profound Qi mark between his brows spun wildly. He formed hand Hand Seals, using "Calamity Befalls Fate" as a guide, and directed his mind straight to the depths of the heavens.

Above the Great Void, an extremely bright and intense light suddenly shone from beyond the heavens.

The light was like platinum, brighter than crimson, and more intense than midday. It was the purest manifestation of the Great Yang's killing power, the Great Yang's destructive light.

"Fall!"

Yang Xiu let out a low shout, and the beam of light, like a spear thrown down by a god, pierced straight down from the sky, striking the wound on the phoenix that had been cut open by the Sword Intent with unparalleled precision.

The phoenix didn't even have time to scream. The destructive light of the Great Yang pierced through his Jia Wood -type body, penetrating his entire bird form from his chest. His emerald flesh scorched, rolled, and vaporized in the blazing light, disintegrating inch by inch like jade thrown into a furnace.

"Ah!"

His screams echoed through the Great Void, his wings flapped wildly, but he could no longer maintain his form. The spiritual energy of the Jia Wood around his body poured out like a burst dam, and his Purple Mansion Dharma Body, under the corrosive light of the Great Yang, began to peel away piece by piece from his wounds, scorching and decaying. With just this one blow, he was brought to the brink of death.

At this moment, Su Yao was already waiting below.

The Transforming Azure Bracelet lit up, and the illusory image of the Qingyang leaped out, its four hooves treading on the air. It caught the broken body of the Luan bird in its mouth, and the azure light, like a cocoon, wrapped it layer by layer before suddenly pulling it in.

"Seal up."

Su Yao gave a soft shout, and the azure light on the Transforming Azure Bracelet surged. The "Dispel Calamity" power of the Qingxuan Prophecy transformed into countless fine azure runes, which wrapped around the entire body of the Luan bird like chains, suppressing all its remaining spiritual energy and struggle.

The phoenix's wings drooped limply, and the arrogance and resentment in its eyes gradually faded in the blue light, leaving only a murky, lifeless ashes.

"Who... are you...?" His voice was barely audible, carrying his last question and his final despair.

Su Yao gently put away the Transforming Azure Bracelet. The enormous body of the Luan bird rapidly shrank in the azure light and was eventually absorbed into the bracelet, leaving only a few emerald green feathers drifting down into the Great Void like withered green leaves.

Yang Xiu descended from above, his face pale and his forehead covered in sweat. That beam of Great Yang had almost exhausted most of his Law Power. Even with the greatly increased recovery speed of his Purple Mansion, he couldn't withstand it all at once.

He looked at Su Yao, then at the drifting emerald feathers, and said in a slightly hoarse voice, "Brother Dao, it's done."

Su Yao nodded slightly, his gaze falling on the Transforming Azure Bracelet. His expression was calm, but a faint hint of satisfaction flashed across his eyes.

The two of them working together could have had many more ways to kill the phoenix on the spot. But what Su Yao wanted was never to kill it.

A living, unique creature from the Purple Mansion Jia Reaches the Heavens "Fate Divine Ability of the Jia Wood element, is the most perfect "material" for the fourth talisman.

Once dead, it Yiwen.