Solar Divine Ability, [Three-Legged Crow Feather]
Although Li Zhengjun felt sorrow in his heart, he did not show it much on his face.
Almost every disciple of the Purple Mansion has studied their family's immortal history. The Li Household has a 600-year heritage and has personally witnessed the fall of more than a handful of the Purple Mansion.
People like Zhaohuan are the most helpless, and every time I read about them, it always evokes a sense of sorrow.
Countless cultivators seek truth, the Purple Mansion, and freedom.
However, only when one truly reaches the Purple Mansion stage can one clearly see just how difficult one's situation is.
As the saying goes, "Only when one ascends the chessboard in the Purple Mansion Palace can one realize that one is merely a player on the board."
Zhaohuan ultimately belongs to the same lineage as the Three Yang Dao Lineage; his demise would be detrimental to their own family.
Li Zhengjun sighed before saying:
"Yuning, now I will take your true spirit."
Gao Yuning wiped away her tears, somewhat puzzled as to why Yuhong wasn't the one to do it, but still agreed:
"Your disciple obeys."
Unlike unintelligent Demon Beast, a cultivator's true spirit, once it develops consciousness, will instinctively resist external control; a slight misstep could result in mutual destruction.
However, Gao Yuning was disheartened and filled with gratitude towards the Li Household, so he had no intention of resisting.
Li Zhengjun activated the "Mystic Terrace Spirit-Suppressing Soul-Binding Instruction," probing his spiritual platform with his Divine Sense and extracting the wisp of true spirit with almost no effort.
For Gao Yuning, it was just a momentary lapse in concentration; he hadn't even had time to process anything.
When I came to my senses and was about to say something, the sky suddenly changed color.
Five-colored light surged in the clouds, followed by a cry.
The sound was like gold and jade striking each other; cultivators of the Three Yang Dao Lineage immediately recognized it as the sound of the Golden Crow crying at the sun.
"It's True Person!"
Before Gao Yuning could speak, Yuhong waved his sleeve, leading Li Zhengjun and the other two out of White Jade Mountain and into the Great Void.
Upon entering, they witnessed a manifestation of Divine Ability. A human figure hovered in the Great Void, surrounded by radiant light that slowly transformed into yang feathers. The figure constantly shifted between the human and the golden crow, sometimes sprouting wings on its back, and sometimes standing on three legs in the air.
It was none other than the True Person Zhaohuan.
Opposite him were two Purple Mansion, both dressed in crimson robes, with faint smiles on their faces.
"Zhaohuan, my brother and I left Crimson Firmament Mountain a few years ago in search of a breakthrough, yet you, Rogue Cultivator from overseas, dare to usurp our place?"
Faced with Zhaohuan Divine Ability, the two merely unleashed some insignificant Technique Method without attempting to interrupt him.
The surrounding Great Void was sealed off, so Yuhong could only watch the battle inside from the outside.
A dozen or so figures had already landed around the forbidden area.
The crowd was hidden in the clouds and mist, and most of their faces were blurred and difficult to discern. Only the two people closest to Yuhong could be seen clearly.
One of them was none other than True Person Mingxin of the Hundred Fei Sect. He stood with his hands behind his back, a smile playing on his lips, clearly in a very good mood.
The other person was Luo Hao, True Person the Luo Household from Tiger Leaping Cliff, who was on good terms with him. However, this True Person had a furrowed brow and kept glancing at Yuhong.
The three Purple Mansion did not exchange words, but simply watched silently.
Finally, Zhaohuan passed away completely.
Upon seeing this, the other two True Person in the formation revealed their Law Treasure: one wielded an axe, and the other a bow.
In an instant, the light in the Great Void shone brightly.
One golden crow was already enough to make people unable to open their eyes, and then the two Purple Mansion released a sky full of radiant light, and everyone suddenly felt a pale white light before their eyes.
Needless to say, Li Zhengjun and the other two were also in a worse situation. If they hadn't been protected by Yuhong in his sleeve, they wouldn't have been able to see the situation clearly, and they would probably have been completely annihilated by the scattered light of the Dharma.
Yuhong shook his sleeves, and the three of them finally saw him clearly.
"Watch closely, a deadly battle in the Purple Mansion is a rare sight."
He thought for a moment, then said:
"Zhaohuan's Divine Ability is called [Three-Legged Crow Feather]. He is particularly skilled in close combat. More than two hundred years ago, a person in Western Shu mastered this technique, but mysteriously disappeared, and few people in later generations know about it."
As he spoke, Zhaohuan moved with incredible speed, rushing towards the two True Person, accompanied by a wave of intense heat.
Even though he was still some distance away from the two, the axe-wielding True Person cleaved ahead of time, as if he were fighting against thin air. When Zhaohuan reached him, the axe-wielding master inexplicably continued to cleave, following the exact same path as before.
Upon approaching, the three- Three-Legged Crow unleashed its power, each radiating light, heat, and fire, which the two cultivators were able to counter in their respective ways.
The entire duel was inexplicable, leaving Li Zhengjun and the others bewildered. Yuhong then explained:
"This Divine Ability uses the body as Yang and Qi as feathers, allowing it to transform into the form of a three-legged golden crow. In close combat, before the body even arrives, the spiritual power, through a heat wave, already burns the opponent. If the opponent cannot break through that invisible heat wave first, it will be difficult to resist its true form."
"The three- Three-Legged Crow has three legs: one called 'Tun,' which represents the rising of dawn and transforms into light; another called 'Hao,' which represents the blazing sun and transforms into heat; and the third called 'Xun,' which represents the approaching dusk and transforms into fire. With its three legs appearing in succession, light, heat, and fire advance simultaneously, its changes are unpredictable, and the slightest carelessness in dealing with it will lead to great losses."
"In the Chu Kingdom, this Divine Ability has been extinct for hundreds of years. Not to mention ordinary Purple Mansion, even those with long-standing Purple Mansion might not recognize it. When I first encountered this method when I went to help Zhaohuan, I also found it quite troublesome. The two True Person who came to attack were unable to gain an advantage under our joint efforts precisely because they did not recognize this method. But today, these two are completely familiar with it and deal with it effortlessly."
His words were loaded with meaning, and the two men's responses certainly raised suspicions.
As he said, although this Divine Ability is good at hand-to-hand combat, everyone could see it clearly, and Zhaohuan was not optimistic.
Occasionally, [Quail Fire] would emanate from Zhaohuan's body, slowing down his escape speed.
Suddenly, the parallel blazing light flickered, precisely when his vital energy was at its peak.
The axe-wielding cultivator seized the opportunity, chanted a Technique Method, and an unknown Divine Ability struck down. The rosy light in the Great Void suddenly solidified, like quicksand, trapping Zhaohuan within it.
The rays of light were penetrating Zhaohuan's body, causing him to cry out in pain!
Gao Yuning's tears, hidden in his sleeve, had long since dried up from the heat, and his eyes were bloodshot, yet he still refused to close them for even a moment.
He wanted to remember what he was seeing.
The light in the Great Void gradually dimmed, and the axe-wielding cultivator summoned several more talismans, completely sealing Zhaohuan's wings.
Zhaohuan was, after all, a newly promoted Purple Mansion, possessing only the [Three-Legged Crow Feather], with no real foundation and no experience in combat.
In less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, it was already a caged beast, gradually disappearing into the afterglow.
His dawn light had dimmed to its lowest point, while the rosy clouds in the Great Void were even more abundant.
And Purple Mansion, who was holding the bow, finally moved. He made a grabbing motion in the air, and a crimson arrow of light condensed on the bow.
The arrow was as thick as a humerus bone. He slowly drew back the bowstring, and the surrounding rosy light gathered at the arrowhead.
When the bowstring is drawn to its fullest extent, the entire Great Void seems to fall silent.
The next moment, Zhaohuan was pierced through the body.
All the Purple Mansion were momentarily stunned before they heard a loud bang as if something had been torn through the air!
Like a thunderclap.
The arrow had already struck, but the sound had only just begun!
The arrow of light did not stop, continuing to carry Zhaohuan westward.
The outcome is decided; the sun sets in the west.
The two Purple Mansion cultivators put away their magical Law Artifact, their faces showing expressions of great satisfaction.
However, at that moment, something unexpected happened, and the expressions on their faces changed simultaneously.
Zhaohuan, who was on the verge of death, stubbornly clung to his last breath and used his remaining strength to sever the Three-Legged Crow.
The three legs detached from his body, bringing with them three beams of blazing, blood-red light. Before the light could dissipate, he swallowed the three legs whole!