Chapter 419: Shangqing (2)

“Fellow Daoist Fang, do you have a way to break this stalemate?” Yu Yunlan sent via voice transmission.

“I do. I have an array called the ‘Heaven-Sealing Earth-Locking Spirit-Banning Array’…”

This array was a spoil of war from when he killed the Liao Family’s ancestor back in Liangzhou. Its effect was to cut off all the Spiritual Qi in a given area.

Fang Rui had previously discovered that when Yuwen An borrowed the negative energy of the world, he used Spiritual Qi as a medium. As long as the Spiritual Qi was cut off, the supply of negative energy would be severed.

—This was not surprising. The Spiritual Qi of this world had been polluted by Great Black Heaven since the cataclysm of ancient times, and it was inextricably linked to the world’s negative energy.

SWISH SWISH SWISH!

One Jade Talisman after another flew out, combining to form the array.

WHOOSH!

With a flick of her sleeve, Yu Yunlan sent the array into the Map of Mountains and Rivers. In an instant, a spirit-banning field spread out infinitely, blanketing the entire Divine Wood Prefecture City.

The Innate Supreme Treasure, the Map of Mountains and Rivers, governed the geography of an entire world. One of its effects was to provide a terrifying boost to any array.

“CHIRP!”

“HISS!”

The 150-zhang-tall Giant Python and Phoenix once again grievously wounded each other.

Yu Yunlan drew upon Qi Fortune, easily restoring the Phoenix.

“ROAR!”

Yuwen An roared in impotent fury, but he could no longer summon the negative energy from the outside world to repair the Giant Python.

Clearly, the Heaven-Sealing Earth-Locking Spirit-Banning Array had done its job!

At that moment, his eyes turned scarlet, and countless translucent threads sprouted from his body. He knew his plan had failed and was preparing to use his remaining Evil God Power to harvest the people of Divine Wood Prefecture City for a final feast.

“This is bad!”

Yu Yunlan’s expression tightened. She rushed to act, but it seemed she was a step too slow.

“Don’t worry, Fellow Daoist Yu.”

Fang Rui suddenly appeared. The Cyan Sky Sword in his hand shattered, and a dragon’s roar abruptly exploded from the void.

This sword was taken from Liu Yun, the Celestial Determined Flood Dragon of Rao State. His Qi Fortune naturally countered Rebel Kings. Although Yuwen An was now controlled by Evil God Power, his body was still that of a Rebel King.

Therefore, Yuwen An’s body froze uncontrollably.

And in that single instant—

“CHIRP!”

The 150-zhang-tall Phoenix, dragging a phantom of mountains and rivers behind it, plummeted like a meteorite.

RUMBLE!

Amidst the earth-shaking tremors, Yuwen An, who had been corrupted by Evil God Power, was annihilated along with his one hundred thousand Deceit Soldiers. The terrifying surge of energy directly shattered the Deceit Domain.

The dark canopy covering all of Divine Wood Prefecture City also shattered, revealing the daylight once more.

The entire city’s population awoke as if from a long dream, their minds clearing.

“What happened to me?”

“My body feels so weak.”

“I remember now, it was Yuwen…”

SHIMMER! SHIMMER! SHIMMER!

The residual energy of the 150-zhang-tall Phoenix transformed into brilliant streams of light that rained down, purging the contamination from everyone in the city.

“An Immortal!”

As countless people stepped out of their homes, overcome with gratitude, and bowed to the heavens, Yu Yunlan and Fang Rui were already departing in the brilliant golden light of the afternoon, each standing on the back of the Phoenix and the Purple Feathered Crane respectively.

“SCREECH!”

“CHIRP!”

The Phoenix and the Purple Feathered Crane, carrying Yu Yunlan and Fang Rui, circled down into a forest.

It was afternoon, and the brilliant golden sunlight filtered through the leaves, dappling their bodies with shimmering flecks of light.

‘This experience of hunting in the wild with an Immortal teammate is exhilarating!’

Fang Rui was in an excellent mood. ‘This trip went incredibly smoothly. We dealt with the Divine Wood Prefecture City incident with lightning speed, but that doesn’t mean our opponent was too weak.’

Yuwen An had clearly made preparations long in advance, turning Divine Wood City into a sealed-off Deceit Domain and summoning the phantoms of three Evil Gods. If two or three ordinary True Monarchs had gone, they probably would have all perished.

Yu Yunlan alone, even with the Innate Supreme Treasure, the Map of Mountains and Rivers, would not have been enough; she would have been worn down and killed. If I had faced him alone, I would have failed too. After all, this wasn’t the Void Realm Space, so the execution threshold wasn’t triggered, rendering my Divine Technique, ‘Godslaying Spirit Shattering,’ useless.

‘It’s a good thing we coordinated so well. Yu Yunlan crippled the Evil God phantoms, and I finished them off. It was clean and efficient.’

‘And then there was Yuwen An, merged with Evil God Power, and his hundred thousand Deceit Soldiers. They could only be defeated by using my ‘Heaven-Sealing Earth-Locking Spirit-Banning Array’ in conjunction with the ‘Map of Mountains and Rivers’.’

Fang Rui mused, a smile like a farmer seeing a bountiful harvest spreading across his face as he watched his Tribulation Points on the panel skyrocket by over a hundred thousand and continue to climb rapidly. ‘The Spirit Master path to the Profound Domain Realm… True Monarch… True Immortal… I’m finally going to achieve it.’

A faint smile also appeared on Yu Yunlan’s cold and stunningly beautiful face, like an ice-lotus swaying gently on a snow-covered mountain peak amidst a blizzard.

To be honest, this experience of coordinating with someone, of trusting them with her back, was quite novel for her.

“I have to go.”

“Take care, Fellow Daoist Yu.”

This was a departure Fang Rui had expected. It was normal for Yu Yunlan to leave; it would be strange if she didn’t. After all, she was a Profound Domain True Monarch, the Profound Chief of the Purple Cloud Pavilion. How could she linger outside and not return for so long?

He thought for a moment, then slapped the gourd at his waist. A stream of wine flew out, and his Spiritual Power condensed it into two cups in mid-air to hold the liquid.

“A farewell drink for you, Fellow Daoist.”

“I…”

Yu Yunlan seemed to want to say something, but after a moment’s hesitation, she said nothing. She raised her sleeve, accepted the wine, cleansed it with her own Spiritual Power, and drank it all in one go.

If the scions of the royal and noble families in the Divine Capital who had seen Yu Yunlan before were to witness this, they would surely be overcome with envy, jealousy, and hatred, wanting nothing more than to kill Fang Rui.

Everyone knew that Fairy Yu was a notorious germaphobe. Normally, forget attending a banquet, even catching a glimpse of her immortal face was a stroke of incredible luck. Yet she had actually drunk the wine Fang Rui offered!

“I have a request.”

“Please, speak freely, Fellow Daoist Yu.”

Fang Rui, in a good mood, answered readily.

He had assumed Yu Yunlan’s request would be something like sharing intelligence if they encountered Great Black Heaven, or perhaps teaming up again next time.