Battle of Golden Cores, the Dao's Sorrow!
A gentle breeze caressed the sea's surface; the sun-drenched ocean was suddenly shrouded in dark clouds. In the distance, seabirds cried out, chasing the fading sunlight...
The sea breeze carried a faint salty smell, and the sweltering heat sent a chill down Zhao Yi's spine. As Golden Core cultivator...
now--
Filled with tension, he swallowed hard, his gaze constantly scanning the sea, the power of the Dao Law contained within him...
We've already made all the necessary preparations and are ready to go!
He was determined to fight to the death, but when the time actually came...
The calm sea, however, brought him even greater pressure; the color of the ocean shifted from azure to a deep, dark blue...
It was as if a giant beast could appear at any moment and devour him whole!
Heaven and earth are still, all things are quiet!
As the clouds rolled in on the horizon and a fierce wind arose, Qin Lu, with his legs crossed, leaned back on his throne, exuding an air of supreme power...
Looking down at Zhao Yi, who resembled an ant!
"Yo!"
Why did you stop running?
"Knowing that True Person Taixuan can't save you, you're planning a desperate gamble, a fight to the death with me?"
Qin Lu made a joke, his eyes full of disdain!
Zhao Yi no longer poses any threat to him; his strategy of trading blows, though it has taken a toll on him...
But Zhao Yi's injuries will only be more serious than his!
I'm afraid they might not even be able to perform at half their peak level now...
Upon hearing this—
At this moment, Zhao Yi revealed a degree of calm...
He smiled calmly, straightened his clothes, and his expression was calm and serious. Only then did he reveal a touch of Wind Dao!
How could someone capable of attaining the Dao of Alchemy of Dao be an ordinary person?
Perhaps he had lost his composure at times, and was once lost in the thrill of gaining power, but the Golden Core is the Golden Core, a being worthy of being called an ancestor!
Even the founders of some ethnic groups were only at this level...
Zhao Yi is impatient and eager for quick success, but everything he does is for the Supreme Mystery Immortal Sect and to pursue his own path to enlightenment!
Perhaps the world will call him Butcher, or a madman!
But he was worthy of the Supreme Mystery Immortal Sect, and only the disciples of the Supreme Mystery Immortal Sect had no right to curse his ancestor...
At this moment, Zhao Yi...
He seemed to have come to terms with it, smiled calmly, and solemnly bowed in Qin Lu's direction...
"Right and wrong are not for you and me to judge; it is all up to future generations to decide."
"Fellow Daoist Qin, the cause of today is the bitter fruit of my own actions. For three hundred years, my arrogance led me astray..."
"Until today, I have met my fellow Daoist."
"I now realize that there are always people more capable than you, and heavens beyond heavens. But no matter what, regardless of the cause and effect, today I, Zhao Yi, will shoulder the responsibility!"
"My life or death depends entirely on your abilities, fellow Daoist."
That concludes the discussion.
Qin Lu's expression shifted several times before he finally sat up straight, his gaze towards Zhao Yi lessening its previous disdain...
Qin Lu never underestimated anyone who possessed integrity!
Even a dying person.
He deserves our respect; at least he was willing to fight to the death for the forces behind him, protecting his disciples and followers for even a moment...
at this time--
Qin Lu slowly stood up, his palm clenched towards the Void, and a sword blade formed from the power of the Dao Law of heaven and earth appeared in his palm!
Then the sword was pointed at Zhao Yi!
An invisible aura emerged, and a true form of the Soul Dao slowly coalesced, wielding a Soul Sword, with the intent to sweep across the eight wastelands!
The world suddenly changed, and the Great Dao of Nether Soul faintly appeared in the sky...
Although Qin Lu could not borrow the power of the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth like Nascent Soul, he could still briefly manifest a phantom of the Great Dao!
This is to empower several individuals and enhance the power of the Dao Law!
The next moment, a cold glint appeared first, followed by a spear thrusting out like a dragon. Though it was aimed at the target with a sword, its fierce Sword Intent...
It possessed the might of a god, like a dragon emerging from the sea!
The boundless Sword Intent seemed to permeate the entire world, even threatening to shatter the Void itself, causing a cataclysmic change in the world...
Even the ocean has been severed!
Grooves appeared on the seabed, the unintentional result of the Sword Intent. But these were more like grooves...
Calling it an abyss would perhaps be more accurate!
Each ravine is hundreds or even thousands of feet deep, and the gaps are like canyons, hundreds of meters wide...
And these--
It was nothing more than a casual test by Qin Lu!
Facing Sword Intent comparable to the might of heaven, Zhao Yi merely flicked his wrist, and a halo of light appeared as soft as gauze...
To completely obliterate the surrounding space, the sea, and the Dao Law!
Then, a phantom image of a great road appeared behind Zhao Yi, its aura rising steadily, almost like that of a god...
In his hand he held a treasure, his natal magic Law Treasure: the Primordial Unity Pagoda!
When the pagoda soars into the sky, its light permeates the entire world, a myriad of radiant lights amidst the Chaos, a single point of clarity...
Now!
All paths are still, only the Primordial Unity Dao Principles illuminate heaven and earth!
The so-called Hunyuan refers to the primordial energy of heaven and earth, which is the most supreme Dao Law among the principles of Qi, and its power is no less than that of the principle of space...
Its mysteries are boundless; all the myriad energies of the world return to the primordial chaos!
on the contrary--
It can also suppress all the myriad energies under heaven, ensuring lifelong equality under the primordial chaos!
Seeing that the Nether Soul and Soul Wood paths were being suppressed, Qin Lu couldn't help but sneer, and then charged towards Zhao Yi...
Even if the Dao Law unusable, all energies are suppressed by it...
However, his physical body was something that this primordial chaos could not restrain; it had Ninefold Essence Tempering of its essence, bathed in dragon blood, and then devoured a young dragon...
Its strength rivals that of dragons and elephants!
Its flesh and blood body can even rival that of High Antiquity demons...
Zhao Yi used his natal treasure to restrain Qin Lu's techniques, but he couldn't restrain Qin Lu's body, which was built with the power of a body cultivator and the body of a battle-based cultivator...
It's like an egg hitting a rock; all you'll get is shit!
Zhao Yi was a pure magic cultivator. Even with his natal Law Treasure activated and other treasures protecting him, he still couldn't withstand Qin Lu's Savage Wilderness power...
With just one punch, he shattered its precious shield!
Another palm strike destroyed his precious spirit jade!
Seeing his Law Treasure destroyed one after another, Zhao Yi had no choice but to summon back the Primordial Unity Pagoda for protection, but the power of the Dao Law would also return to Qin Lu's control...
In just a fleeting moment.
Qin Lu then summoned the Sword of Dao Law, condensing the Nether Soul Sword Intent...
With a single slash, he unleashed a sword that could cleave the heavens!
"Extreme Dao - Heaven Opening!"
A single thought, a single sword! It seems capable of splitting the heavens!
The world changed color, as if it were the dead of day; all colors vanished, leaving only the majestic power of the heavens. The sea separated two lands, even the seabed...
It also cracked and split, transforming into a giant trench that stretches for thousands of miles!
"Click!"
With a crisp crack, a small hole appeared in the Primordial Unity Pagoda, its protective aura completely dissipated, and the power of the Dao Law receded like a surging tide...
When one's destiny is damaged, Dao Law are eroded!
Zhao Yi immediately bled from all seven orifices, looking like a decrepit old dog; his hair turned white instantly, and his face was as pale as snow...
Then, the physical body was obliterated and dissipated under the residual power of the Sword Intent...
From flesh and blood, even bones...
And so, little by little, it dissipated into the sea breeze...
Just before completely dissipating, Zhao Yi glanced at Qin Lu one last time, his eyes devoid of any emotion, and simply murmured:
"Fellow Daoist, it's goodbye forever."
Zhao Yi died, his Divine Sense annihilated by the Sword Intent...
Qin Lu, with a calm expression, bowed to him while holding his sword:
"Farewell forever, may you rest in peace."
As the Primordial Unity Dao gradually dissipated, the Great Dao of Primordial Unity also disappeared into the world, leaving no further ripples. And then...
As dark clouds swept by, beams of light pierced through them...
Like the dawn of victory!
But at the same time, a Grand Yang shower began to fall. The rain was light, but it was filled with a desolate feeling, as if the road itself was lamenting...
Perhaps in this world, only Zhao Yi has cultivated the Primordial Unity Dao to the Golden Core realm, since Primordial Chaos belongs to the Great Dao of Qi...
The Qi Dao is inherently a minor path, let alone the even more niche Primordial Chaos Path. It's likely that within the entire Primordial Unity Dao, those who have achieved mastery...
Only Zhao Yi remained.
Ultimately, it is a wound to the Dao, a lament for the Dao; a generation's pride, reduced to ashes...