The Black Tortoise Makes Its Entrance
Fortunately, although Yi Xuan's strength was not high, his Divine Sense had surpassed that of ordinary Qi Refining Realm cultivators after cultivating the Spirit Refining Instruction. Under the perception of his Divine Sense, Zhuo Ning's movements were clearly visible.
Zhuo Ning's sword was so fast that even though Yi Xuan's Divine Sense could perceive it, his body was unable to react in any way.
Although Sect Master Fang was standing nearby, was not as strong as Zhuo Ning, he could still detect Zhuo Ning's attacks.
Seeing that Zhuo Ning's longsword was only a few meters away from Yi Xuan's neck, Sect Master Fang's face turned ashen.
This was a serious matter; at this point, Sect Master Fang no longer cared about the reputation of the Origin Return Sect or the Western Jiang Kingdom.
If Yi Xuan dies in the Origin Return Sect, Azure Cloud Sect will surely come to hold him accountable. At that time, not only the small Origin Return Sect, but even the Western Jiang Kingdom may face punishment from the Azure Cloud Sect, since it was Sect Protector of the Azure Cloud Sect who died.
Yi Xuan also sensed Sect Master Ning's expression through his Divine Sense.
Yi Xuan smiled slightly and used his Divine Sense to communicate with the Storage Bag at his waist.
"Bite!"
A very crisp metallic clanging sound rang out.
A giant, three-meter-tall, metal humanoid object appeared before Zhuo Ning. His longsword could not penetrate it even an inch, and even when Zhuo Ning used all his strength, it had no effect.
Then, the giant metal suddenly emitted a burst of light from the inside out, and Zhuo Ning felt a great force push him away.
After taking a dozen steps back, Zhuo Ning looked up and discovered that the giant metal object was completely protected by a layer of energy, and he had been forced back by this suddenly appearing energy.
Indeed, what suddenly appeared was the Black Tortoise No. 1 battle armor, which was also the source of Yi Xuan's confidence in dealing with Zhuo Ning, a martial artist whose strength was comparable to that of Golden Core cultivator.
This Xuanwu battle armor isn't considered high-end combat power in the Cultivation Realm. Although it hasn't seen actual combat, Yi Xuan estimates that if he were to pilot the mecha himself, he could at most go toe-to-toe with a Nascent Soul cultivator in close combat.
However, Yi Xuan was facing a group of martial artists, among whom Golden Core Realm Black Tortoise No. 1 was an absolute deterrent, equivalent to a nuclear weapon.
Zhuo Ning looked at the strange, enormous creature that had suddenly appeared, and cautiously took a few steps back, holding his longsword horizontally in front of his chest in a defensive stance.
The people behind Yi Xuan were also startled by the sudden appearance of Black Tortoise No. 1, especially the guards protecting the emperor, who rushed over without receiving orders from Ying Tiantai.
Ying Tiantai, as expected of a ruler, saw that Yi Xuan had no reaction and knew that the huge object in front of him must be related to Yi Xuan. So he dismissed the guards who came to protect him.
Ying Tiantai asked with some curiosity, "Immortal Master Yi, is this your...?"
Yi Xuan smiled and said, "Indeed, this is my magic Law Treasure. Your Majesty was startled!"
Seeing Yi Xuan chatting and laughing with his companions from afar, Zhuo Ning was filled with rage. He noticed the massive object remained motionless. He shifted his position again and thrust his sword forward.
Since everyone present was weaker than Zhuo Ning, no one noticed when Zhuo Ning moved at full speed.
Aside from Sect Master Fang sensing something, it was too late for him to speak. Zhuo Ning's longsword bypassed Black Tortoise No. 1 and attacked Yi Xuan from the side.
Although Yi Xuan appeared to be chatting casually with the emperor, Zhuo Ning, a super martial artist, was still by his side. Yi Xuan's Divine Sense was constantly being released, so he was able to detect Yi Xuan the instant Zhuo Ning moved.
Seeing that Yixuan was still chatting with the emperor and had no reaction at all, Zhuo Ning Yi Xuan was overjoyed and increased the force of her grip.
Just as the longsword was about to pierce Yi Xuan's body, Zhuo Ning once again found that his sword could not go any further.
Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that Black Tortoise No. 1's body had indeed not moved, but a mechanical arm had somehow reached between the longsword and Yi Xuan, and was now tightly gripping the longsword in Zhuo Ning's hand.
Zhuo Ning pulled hard in disbelief, but the longsword held in his hand remained motionless.
"Don't waste your energy! You can't win with me here!" Yi Xuan had turned around at some point and was looking at Zhuo Ning, who was still struggling.
Zhuo Ning met Yi Xuan's eyes and shouted with great resentment, "Hmph, heretical and crooked methods! You cultivators have no shame at all!"
Hearing the other party's words, Yi Xuan chuckled and said, "I'm a heretic, but you're all upright? A Great Grandmaster- level martial artist is competing against a Qi Refining Realm cultivator like me, and when you can't break through my magic Law Treasure, you resort to sneak attacks. I really don't know who's the Evil Dao between us."
After speaking, Yi Xuan waved impatiently at Zhuo Ning. Black Tortoise No. 1 sensed Yi Xuan's command, grabbed the longsword in its hand, and threw it out.
Zhuo Ning was holding the sword hilt at that moment, had no time to react and was also thrown away. Fortunately, Zhuo Ning was Great Grandmaster martial artist, and he quickly adjusted his posture while flying through the air. He finally managed to stabilize his body, and then, holding his long sword, he slowly landed on the Origin Return Sect's square.
Yi Xuan's intervention in helping Origin Return Sect was not intended to kill Zhuo Ning, as the two had no prior grudges. Yi Xuan simply wanted to help Origin Return Sect out of a predicament, so he only needed to demonstrate his strength to make Zhuo Ning realize that he could not defeat him and retreat.
Unexpectedly, even though Zhuo Ning knew he couldn't defeat Yi Xuan after his initial attack, he didn't retreat. Instead, he chose to launch a sneak attack while Yi Xuan was chatting with the emperor, which greatly displeased Yi Xuan. This led to the Black Tortoise's intervention, serving as a warning to Zhuo Ning.
Zhuo Ning, who had landed on the square, realized that as long as Yi Xuan's Law Treasure was there, he had no chance of winning.
Unwilling to accept Zhuo Ning looked up at Yi Xuan and asked, "Are you really just Qi Refining Realm cultivator?"
"That's right!" Yi Xuan nodded.
"How is this possible? How could Qi Refining Realm cultivator wield such a powerful Law Artifact? What's the point of martial artists cultivating like this?"
Yi Xuan sensed Zhuo Ning's dejected state from her words.
Zhuo Ning clearly misunderstood, thinking that Law Treasure like Black Tortoise No. 1 were commonplace in the Cultivation Realm. If that were the case, the existence of martial artists would indeed seem like a joke, as a Qi Refining Realm cultivator could easily defeat Golden Core simply by equipping Yi Xuan's Black Tortoise.
However, that's completely impossible at this stage. Yi Xuan didn't want a Martial Dao genius like Zhuo Ning to have his confidence shattered by his mecha, so he comforted him, "I know what you're thinking, but you don't need to worry at all. This Law Treasure is a treasure that belongs exclusively to me; there's only one like it in the entire Cultivation Realm."
Hearing Yi Xuan's words, hope rekindled in Zhuo Ning's eyes, and she asked curiously, "Since you are a cultivator, why don't you strive to improve your cultivation level, but instead focus on refining weapons? Aren't you cultivators supposed to prioritize improving your own cultivation?"
After hearing what the other person said, Yi Xuan shook his head and said, "I have some health problems and will never be able to break through to the Qi Refining Realm."
Yi Xuan didn't want to waste any more time on his own problems, so he waved his hand at Zhuo Ning and said, "Leave! You can't win!"
After speaking, Yi Xuan put away the Black Tortoise, turned around, and entered the main hall.
As soon as Yi Xuan entered the main hall, he heard Zhuo Ning's voice.
"I, Zhuo Ning, have been defeated by the Origin Return Sect today! Heaven and earth bear witness!"