Chapter 1955: The Guile Heaven Sect, Intervention to Turn the Tide (Part 2)
Chapter 1955: The Guile Heaven Sect, Intervention to Turn the Tide (Part 2)
With just one glance, Jiang Chengxuan could already tell that the cultivators from the Guile Heaven Sect were no weaker than Zhechuan from the Heaven-Crushing Sect.
“Hah!”
Naturally, the slovenly immortal—Huo Tian—wouldn’t sit and wait for death. Even though his current strength was clearly at a disadvantage against the two cultivators from the Guile Heaven Sect, he remained remarkably composed in the face of their sky-covering might.
His Golden Immortal Cosmos surged forth, boundless immortal force condensing into a blade-shaped immortal treasure, which he swung upward to cleave through the celestial river!
Boom!!
In an instant, the massive impact swept across the heavens and earth. Countless stars fell from the night sky as the three forces clashed. Space collapsed in vast swaths, and the world trembled within a thousand-mile radius!
“Strange… something’s not right…”
From afar, Jiang Chengxuan frowned. Something about Huo Tian’s Golden Immortal Cosmos seemed off—half-illusory, half-real—as if he weren’t a proper Golden Immortal at all. Yet judging by the strength of his immortal force, he was at least in the late Golden Immortal realm.
While Jiang Chengxuan pondered this, the clash between Huo Tian and the two cultivators raged on.
The sky echoed with thunderous explosions as divine lightning and totemic, eerie Dao laws filled the void, colliding with the slashing light of Huo Tian’s blade.
In a blink, the three were locked in a fearsome battle within the storm—countless exchanges, immortal energy surging like tsunamis, with falling stars raining down like meteors!
It came as no surprise that Huo Tian quickly fell into a disadvantageous position. After all, he was up against two foes, one of whom was at a higher cultivation level.
The Guile Heaven Sect’s techniques were extraordinary. They controlled a form of totemic power that ignored normal Dao laws. These eerie symbols spread across the sky, exuding an aura of destruction and forcing Huo Tian into an increasingly passive state.
Trapped in their domain, he was constantly constrained. Even as he unleashed various divine arts—manifesting whirlpools and qilin beasts that roared across the sky and crushed starlight—his moves were countered with precision.
Each time he attempted to mount a fierce attack, the two cultivators would evade it with cunning coordination, surrounding him with totemic chains that sealed, corroded, and slowly wore down his strength.
“Two-on-one and still so cautious? What a pair of cowardly turtle immortals!”
Huo Tian couldn’t help but curse them loudly, trying to provoke them into recklessness.
But as though they had endured something traumatic in the past, the Guile Heaven Sect cultivators remained calm, barely even reacting to his insults.
“Hahaha! What, still scared from last time?”
“Fools! Trash! You dare covet the power of that being? You’re not even worthy!”
Despite his worsening predicament, Huo Tian showed no fear. On the contrary, he laughed wildly, shouting at them with unyielding arrogance, as though he were the strongest among them.
“Hmph! Worthy or not—you’ll find out soon enough, you old bastard!”
“Totemic Art: Heaven-Warding Suppression!”
At that moment, as the totemic powers thickened and grew heavy enough to blot out the sky, the two cultivators finally erupted with true fury.
With a simultaneous shout, they unleashed long-suppressed divine powers. The sky filled with writhing totems that looked alive, transforming into countless fearsome manifestations:
Divine weapons, vicious beasts, monstrous limbs—all surged toward Huo Tian like an unstoppable tidal wave.
Seeing this, Huo Tian’s expression shifted. He clenched his teeth and let out a fierce roar as he stopped holding back.
With a sweeping motion, a boundless aura erupted from within him. Behind him, his illusionary Golden Immortal Cosmos turned, and from the stars emerged a grand celestial canopy.
Within the haze, a massive eye slowly opened across the astral sky—peerless in power.
At that moment, all stars dimmed, and a mysterious force erupted from nothingness, blasting directly toward the Guile Heaven Sect cultivators!
This strike’s power was terrifying—transcending the Golden Immortal realm and even carrying a faint hint of a Primordial Unity (Hunyuan) aura!
Without hesitation, the strike collided with the totemic barrage. The celestial canopy tore apart in an instant, rending open a monstrous rift thousands of miles long—and still spreading.
From that gaping wound, chaos surged forth—darkening the heavens, shaking the earth, and shattering space.
Storms rose within a hundred miles, chaotic immortal force flooded the skies, and stars shattered like glass.
Even far away at the Nine Secrets Auction House, cultivators felt the shockwaves. Many gasped in horror, knowing some terrifying experts were clashing nearby.
Within the Nine Secrets Sect, several high-ranking elders narrowed their eyes, their hearts tightening.
They knew who was fighting—but even so, they dared not interfere. All they could do was watch as the heavens were turned upside down.
Following Huo Tian’s all-out strike, silence fell over the world.
Chaotic energy raged through the land, obscuring the sky. Beneath the darkened heavens, all was quiet… and unstable.
“You won’t escape!”
“Trying the same trick again?!”
But that silence was soon shattered as two blinding rays of immortal light flared into the sky, illuminating the figures standing amidst the storm.
During the chaos, Huo Tian had tried to flee—but the Guile Heaven Sect cultivators had anticipated it and intercepted him immediately.
Clearly, they’d been burned by this same tactic before, letting him slip through their fingers. This time, they were prepared, giving him no chance to escape.
“Heh… So you’ve finally grown some brains.”
Huo Tian scoffed, mocking them again. But deep down, he knew—it was the end.
From the moment the Guile Heaven Sect had found him, it had been a battle of wit and force spanning thousands of years. Every trick and technique he had, he’d already used.
But his enemies were a hegemonic power, constantly sending more and more forces after him. He had finally reached the end of the line.
Maybe… this isn’t a bad way to go.
No need to chase after some elusive dream anymore.
As that thought crossed his mind, a flicker of resignation passed through Huo Tian’s eyes.
Then, without hesitation, he activated all of his immortal force and Dao laws—reversing his Golden Immortal Cosmos!
In an instant, a terrifying power began to build. Space started collapsing, and the energy of destruction swelled!
“Damn it! He’s trying to self-destruct his Golden Immortal Cosmos!”
The Guile Heaven Sect cultivators immediately noticed and reacted with lightning speed. They summoned a powerful immortal treasure—a black curtain that spread outward to envelop everything.
This treasure was the Binding Life Mystic Shade Veil, a suppressive and sealing artifact!
With a rush of cold winds, the dark veil expanded, devouring Huo Tian’s Golden Immortal Cosmos. In just moments, it had swallowed over half, drastically weakening the destructive energy within!
“Hmph! You’re not going anywhere today!”
The pitch-black curtain surged toward Huo Tian again, this time leaving him with no room to escape.
Seeing this, even Huo Tian couldn’t help but feel a wave of despair—shock and fury flashing across his face.
“Buzz——!”
But at that critical moment… Jiang Chengxuan finally made his move.
No one expected it. In the blink of an eye, a powerful aura exploded into existence!
An unstoppable edge of sword intent streaked across the sky, as brilliant as the stars, slicing directly toward the Binding Life Mystic Shade Veil!
That overwhelming force tore through the heavens. The black veil that had swallowed Huo Tian’s cosmos was slashed apart in a single strike!
Immortal radiance burst through the darkness—like the dawn piercing through the night!
Even the Binding Life Veil was torn open. The sword light, undiminished, continued toward one of the Guile Heaven Sect cultivators.
Caught off guard, the man’s eyes went wide in shock. Hastily, he summoned his immortal energy and activated his strange totemic Dao to barely block the blow.
Boom!!
Under the dim sky, light surged forth like a second sun rising—blinding and fierce!
The impacted cultivator was blasted backward, chaos and immortal force erupting around him as he tumbled through the air—bloodied and disoriented!