Chapter 407 - 223: Slaying 3 Turbid Yuan in One Battle

Chapter 407: Chapter 223: Slaying 3 Turbid Yuan in One Battle

The moment Xuzhuang’s Three-Element Dharma Bodies emerged in unison.

Countless gazes fixed upon this place flickered with emotion.

Within a terrifying-looking White Bone Palace, beneath a demonic idol with an obscured face, three sticks of incense burned, their thin smoke drifting upward. Two Daoists of extraordinary bearing sat cross-legged on cushions below, creating a surprisingly serene atmosphere, as if in a transcendent immortal temple.

Suddenly, one of them broke the silence. "Gongye Zhenren, what do you intend to do?"

Gongye Zhenren had not actually moved. Hearing the question, he seemed to fall silent for a brief moment before replying, "Shan Zhenren, given the Bone Sect’s current situation, I believe we cannot afford to lose Han Fashou."

Shan Zhenren said, "Tai Su’s power is at its peak. Looking across the four sects, not a single one of our peers has personally intervened."

Gongye Zhenren replied, "The Innate Demon Sect has a deep foundation and produces a stream of talent. The Manifestation Sect already has the shining example of Qiu Qinghai. The Bone Sect’s situation is entirely different from theirs."

Shan Zhenren sighed deeply. "Seizing the Celestial Abyss, re-establishing our Bone Sect on the Divine Continent, and continuing our ten-thousand-year-old legacy—that is the absolute priority."

Just then, the great Han Fashou, the Bone Sect’s prodigy of a millennium, was drowned in a storm of lightning.

Gongye Zhenren did not reply, but simply closed his eyes.

What seemed like an eternity passed in but a fleeting moment. Gongye Zhenren suddenly spoke again, "Qiu Qinghai..."

Shan Zhenren’s long eyebrows twitched. He said faintly, "His time cultivating has been short. In the end, his attainment is too shallow."

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As Xuzhuang’s Three-Element Dharma Bodies moved to cut down the Celestial Demon Child and Han Fashou, Zheng Ah found herself in a perilous situation.

It wasn’t that she was much more skilled than Han Fashou or the Celestial Demon Child. But unlike them, she had not yet revealed her techniques to Xuzhuang and had been observing from the sidelines for some time. Thus, when the fight began, she still had some room to maneuver.

She was surprisingly proficient in a Clone Technique. With a single shake of her body, she could create dozens of clones. Not only were they incredibly realistic—difficult to distinguish even with a discerning spiritual eye—but she also seemed able to imbue them with some of her Divine Techniques, making her fighting style completely unpredictable.

But once Xuzhuang was free to deal with her, she was unable to use any of her myriad tricks.

Xuzhuang had refined the Three-Element Dharma Bodies. Not only did they share the same Magical Power and Divine Techniques, but when they were near each other, their spiritual energies interacted in perfect harmony. They acted as one, their coordination seamless.

Even though they had just been fighting separate opponents, they still had a perfect grasp of the situation over here.

After dealing with the Celestial Demon Child, Xuzhuang turned to look. He saw dozens of streaks of rainbow light darting about in mid-air, sometimes near, sometimes far. Just as he expected, it was impossible to tell which was Zheng Ah’s true body.

Xuzhuang was already prepared. He formed a hand seal for a Spell, activating the Innate Tai Su Qi Grand Capture. The power of the Heaven and Earth Lock descended, and Zheng Ah’s flight immediately faltered.

’Just as I thought.’ Xuzhuang smiled faintly. ’If these were dozens of cultivators at Zheng Ah’s level, I would indeed be helpless. But it’s not difficult to restrain a mere cloning Divine Technique.’

Seeing its effect, Xuzhuang acted without hesitation. He fully channeled his profound art, pouring his Magical Power into the Divine Technique without regard for the cost. The power of the Heaven and Earth Lock surged, making it increasingly difficult for Zheng Ah to fly. Finally, all her clones were frozen in mid-air, each locked in a different pose.

Having trapped her, one of Xuzhuang’s Dharma Bodies raised a finger. Hundreds of bolts of multicolored lightning crashed down. Without trying to distinguish the real body from the clones, he sought to annihilate everything within the small, thousand-zhang radius—down to the last speck of dust and wisp of water vapor. The relentless bombardment continued for several breaths.

When the lightning dissipated, all the clones and illusions had been reduced to ash. Only a single Zheng Ah remained, floating in the air, a thin wisp of pure qi coiling around her.

’A Primordial Spirit Taoist Skill?’ Xuzhuang’s eyes narrowed slightly, but he immediately dismissed the idea. The defense provided by Zheng Ah’s wisp of pure qi was indeed extraordinary, but he could still feel it gradually weakening under the assault of his lightning.

With Xuzhuang’s current Divine Techniques, an ordinary Nascent Soul Third Level Cultivator was utterly helpless before him. Even prodigies of exceptional talent like Han Fashou and the Celestial Demon Child, despite having reached the Great Completion stage of the Nascent Soul realm, could only hold their own against him for a few moments.

But a Primordial Spirit True Man was on a completely different level from a Nascent Soul Cultivator. They were in the realm of Immortal Gods. Even a single Taoist Skill from such a being was not something Xuzhuang could easily overcome.

"A thousand years of immortal grace... your reputation is truly well-deserved." As if she knew what Xuzhuang was thinking, Zheng Ah spoke. "This is my Great Micro Pure Qi. It was refined over three hundred years of painstaking labor from forty-nine wisps of forty-nine different Primordial Essences. An ordinary cultivator could exhaust themselves to death and not wear away even a fraction of it."

But under the bombardment of Xuzhuang’s lightning, she had clearly felt the Great Micro Pure Qi weakening.

Xuzhuang raised an eyebrow. "You’re rather calm for a ’Fellow Daoist’ in your position. Do you not fear death?"

Although Zheng Ah had withstood his lightning assault, she had failed to escape from his Heaven and Earth Lock. She was still a fish in a barrel.

Zheng Ah gave a faint smile. "Not at all. There is great terror in death. I am, of course, afraid."

"Then you must think that I can’t do anything to you." Xuzhuang suddenly raised a finger. The Taiyi Rainbow Sword shot forth, unleashing the ’Sundering the Primal Origin’ technique. The Great Micro Pure Qi actually split apart for an instant, and the color drained from Zheng Ah’s face.

Fortunately, the Great Micro Pure Qi lived up to its incredible origins—forged from over two thousand wisps of Primordial Essence and centuries of hard work—and sealed itself again in the blink of an eye.

Zheng Ah said quickly, "Fellow Daoist, please hear me out!"

Xuzhuang gave an unconcerned smile and began to form another Spell seal with a faint gesture. Zheng Ah, not daring to delay, blurted out, "Fellow Daoist, did you know that besides me, there is another Zheng Ah!"

"I was born with two souls in one body, different from ordinary people. It was only after learning a Superior Magic that we were able to separate. The two of us were originally of one mind, and we have always cared for and supported each other to get to where we are today..."