Chapter 1045: Entry

When Meng Zhang was still an insignificant cultivator, Mo Qing True Monarch had been recruited by Ba Wudi to serve the Dali Dynasty.

Mo Qing True Monarch had fought in all directions, clashing with countless cultivators.

Whether it was straightforward frontal battles or covert ambushes and assassinations, he was no weaker than others, achieving glorious victories.

Now facing Meng Zhang, this junior, Mo Qing True Monarch, who never underestimated opponents, believed that he had given Meng Zhang enough attention.

However, after their exchange, he realized that his regard for Meng Zhang was far from sufficient.

Meng Zhang's comprehension of the Grand Dao, manifested through various Dao Techniques and Divine Abilities, had transformed into substantial pressure, making Mo Qing True Monarch wary.

Since Meng Zhang was a rare formidable opponent, he deserved the treatment of one.

Mo Qing True Monarch no longer held back, initiating the use of his Heavenly Demon Dao's secret techniques and Divine Abilities.

In an instant, Meng Zhang felt dizzy, his mind hazy. One after another, three-headed, six-armed Demon Gods wielding various weapons descended from the heavens, roaring as they charged toward him.

Most of these Demon Gods were illusions created by Mo Qing True Monarch. However, a portion of them were powered by the strength of extraterritorial great demons, manifesting as heavenly-demonized bodies.

Meng Zhang forcefully stabilized his mind. He couldn't continue attacking Mo Qing True Monarch while facing countless approaching Demon Gods.

These Demon Gods, whether real or illusory, were indiscernible even to Meng Zhang's acute Divine Sense and Deception Breaking Eye in a short period.

Unable to distinguish the true from the false or penetrate the illusion, he treated everything as genuine.

The Startled Swan Sword danced through the air, piercing and constantly slaying the surging Demon Gods.

Meng Zhang himself wielded the Spiritsnake Spear, charging forward and engaging in close-quarters combat with the Demon Gods.

Of course, amidst his defense, Meng Zhang didn't neglect offense.

The Demon Gods weren't the ultimate enemy; Mo Qing True Monarch was the real adversary.

Two streams of black and white energy hovered down from the sky, intertwining before swirling towards Mo Qing True Monarch.

The Yin-Yang energies, a Dao Technique that fully utilized the power of the Yin-Yang Grand Dao, was one of Meng Zhang's most valued trump cards.

Even Mo Qing True Monarch couldn't entirely ignore the might of this Dao Technique. He had to allocate a considerable amount of energy to defend against it.

This resulted in a weakening of his attacks against Meng Zhang.

After several rounds of clashes against Mo Qing True Monarch, Meng Zhang fully realized that his opponent was no easy adversary.

Neither of them had thoughts of swiftly resolving the battle. They prepared for a prolonged engagement.

To determine victory or defeat, they needed more than a day's effort. Only through a prolonged struggle, gradually exhausting each other's strength, forcing out more hidden cards, could they discern who would hold out first and reveal a vulnerability.

Thus, Meng Zhang and Mo Qing True Monarch became entangled in combat, appearing to be in a temporary deadlock.

At the entrance of the valley, Shou Zheng's true form and Ouyang Jian, the Sword Cultivator, were locked in a fierce battle, equally matched.

Shou Zheng, as a Yin deity, enjoyed an advantage in Netherworld. Ouyang Jian, as a Sword Cultivator, excelled in battle and aggression.

Shou Zheng might have slightly gained the upper hand due to the utilization of Netherworld's ambient energies. However, thoroughly surpassing Ouyang Jian wasn't something that could be achieved in a short time.

A Primordial Spirit in the late stage, whether a Sword Cultivator or not, was not easily dealt with.

Shou Zheng managing to temporarily suppress Ouyang Jian was already proof of his strength.

At present, two battlefields had formed within the valley, each ensnared in their own struggles.

In the perilous Weeping Ghost Mountain Range, both sides of the conflict were cautious of attracting powerful Ghosts. Consequently, they both restrained the diffusion of the shockwaves caused by their clashes.

From the current situation, both battlefields were likely to persist for a considerable time, making it difficult to determine a victor for the moment.At this moment, the physical form of the innate Ghost Deity began to gradually cease its convulsions.

The seismic activity within the valley started to subside, and there were no significant movements around.

Shou Zheng's wisp of soul, which had been concealed nearby, sensed the increasingly weak aura of the innate Ghost Deity. It speculated that the Soul of the innate Ghost Deity was nearing complete destruction.

Shou Zheng's wisp of soul was unaware that Ouyang Jian was merely using Ouyang Huajin to destroy the Soul of the innate Ghost Deity and didn't intend for Ouyang Huajin's Primordial Spirit to occupy its physical form.

According to Ouyang Jian's plan, after the Soul of the innate Ghost Deity was destroyed, only the pure physical form would remain.

Ouyang Jian was old, over two thousand years old, and he had little remaining lifespan left.

During his lifetime, it was nearly impossible for him to survive the tribulation and advance to the Yang God realm.

As he neared the end of his life, Ouyang Jian, who had been loyal to the Dali Dynasty, found himself entertaining different thoughts, wanting to seize opportunities from the dynasty.

In his younger days, if he had come across information about the innate Ghost Deity, he probably would have wholeheartedly reported it to the royal family.

But now, he was colluding with the Demonic Cultivator Mo Qing True Monarch, attempting to make it his own.

A Primordial Spirit True Monarch nearing the end of his lifespan, after transforming into a Ghost Deity, generally wouldn't significantly extend his lifespan.

In other words, a Primordial Spirit True Monarch couldn't expect to gain longevity by becoming a Ghost Deity. The end of one's lifespan involved not only the decay of the physical body but also the decay and dissipation of the Primordial Spirit.

However, if Ouyang Jian abandoned his original physical body and used his own Primordial Spirit to occupy the physical form of the innate Ghost Deity, the outcome would be different.

First, the physical form of the innate Ghost Deity contained unique divine power that could greatly nourish his Primordial Spirit, increasing its vitality.

Second, with the assistance of the physical form of the innate Ghost Deity, he might be able to break through the limitations of his current postnatal Ghost Deity stage, entering a completely new realm, and significantly extending his lifespan.

Ouyang Huajin had been deceived and utilized by Ouyang Jian. Throughout, he had never considered letting Ouyang Huajin's Primordial Spirit occupy the physical form.

Shou Zheng's wisp of soul was unaware of this and was worried that Ouyang Huajin might destroy the Soul of the innate Ghost Deity and directly occupy its physical form, gradually taking control.

If that happened, it would be much harder for Shou Zheng to seize the physical form in the future, requiring countless efforts.

Thinking of this, Shou Zheng's wisp of soul finally couldn't wait any longer and was unwilling to continue waiting.

Shou Zheng's true form was currently fully suppressing Ouyang Jian, this high-level cultivator, and didn't have extra mental capacity to attend to other matters. Thus, it silently consented to its wisp of soul's actions.

As a result, Shou Zheng's wisp of soul left its hidden state and began to act.

This wisp of soul was originally created by Shou Zheng's true form using the power of the Ghost Deity. It existed between reality and illusion, able to condense into substance or disperse into illusion.

Shou Zheng's wisp of soul silently merged, resembling a wisp of blue smoke, and entered the ground, infiltrating the physical form of the innate Ghost Deity.

Ouyang Jian, suppressed by Shou Zheng's true form, didn't notice anything unusual.

Mo Qing True Monarch seemed to sense something and glanced in the direction of Shou Zheng's wisp of soul. However, facing a formidable opponent like Meng Zhang, he ultimately didn't divert his attention.