Chapter 244: Chapter 244: Ye Guyue! Die

“The Abi Sword took quite a bit of damage…”

As he drew the Abi Sword into his sleeve, a look of wonder crossed Lü Yang’s eyes. “So this is the Sword Pavilion’s Second-Grade Cultivation Skill? The Nine-Child Mother Celestial Demon Slaying Immortal Sword Technique…”

’I want it so badly!’

It was no wonder Lü Yang was so envious.

After all, in a direct clash, the Abi Sword was actually no match for the Nine-Child Mother Celestial Demon Exterminating Immortal Sword. This wasn’t because the Abi Sword was of lower quality.

It was because Ye Guyue was a Sword Cultivator.

She could use her Innate Ability and Innate Divine Technique to enhance her Magical Sword, causing its power to surge, while Lü Yang had to rely entirely on the Abi Sword’s own Divine Effect.

Fortunately, before this sword duel, Lü Yang had used the Abi Sword to kill several Sword Cultivators in succession, stacking the special attack bonus of Man Slaughterer to an extremely high level. This managed to offset Ye Guyue’s advantage. Coupled with the fact that he had been gathering power for a long time, he was able to gain a slight upper hand.

Moreover, this result was only possible due to a variety of factors.

The Abi Sword, after all, had been charged for a single strike. If Ye Guyue’s mind had been clear, she could have easily chosen to engage in a drawn-out battle, skirmishing with him from a distance.

Yet, she chose to meet him head-on.

’In the end, she was still affected by having her Qi and Merit drained by Chong Guang, leaving her entangled in Tribulation Qi!’

Even though she had relied on a Sword Pavilion Secret Technique to maintain her clarity of thought, she couldn’t completely escape the influence and made a small but critical error in judgment.

If not for that, Lü Yang could have at best fought her to a draw. Killing her would have been difficult, let alone capturing her alive.

However, in Combat between Cultivators, the only thing that ever matters is the outcome.

And the outcome was that he had won!

“…”

The next second, a dazzling Splendid Light erupted from Ye Guyue’s body, enveloping her completely. It was about to tear open the void and forcibly extract her from the Blessed Land Fragment.

Clearly, Ye Guyue had recognized the situation she was in.

She had lost. If she didn’t flee now, she would die! Thus, she couldn’t afford to care that forcibly leaving the Blessed Land Fragment would result in severe injuries.

But how could Lü Yang possibly let her go?

“Embracing Mountain!”

The next instant, the Ability activated. The towering Wu Mountain suppressed the Spiritual Qi and calmed the void, extinguishing the Splendid Light on Ye Guyue and pulling her down from the air.

Almost simultaneously, Lü Yang executed another Daoist Skill.

“Imperial Mountain Shifting Technique!”

Finger Technique, Incantation, Pointing Profound—the three steps were completed in a single, fluid motion.

Although Ye Guyue reacted extremely quickly, immediately sealing her seven orifices so she couldn’t hear Lü Yang’s Incantation or see his Finger Technique…

…she still couldn’t avoid being hit by his pointing finger.

Immediately after, clumps of mud and water gushed out from her well-proportioned body, instantly turning her into an immobile clay statue.

The clay statue fell from the sky, taking root the moment it hit the ground.

Soon, however, Lü Yang frowned. He stopped what he was doing and shattered the clay statue with a casual flick, only to find it was completely empty inside.

“Heh, Golden Cicada Sheds Its Shell?”

Lü Yang’s Dharma Eye opened on his forehead. The Prophetic Orrery began to operate, and the Light of Bing Fire illuminated the six directions, instantly revealing a graceful figure trying to sneak away.

“Where do you think you’re going, Fairy?”

Lü Yang laughed heartily, changed his Magic Formulas, and switched to the Divine Effect of Embracing Mountain. A towering mountain shadow materialized from the void and came crashing down on Ye Guyue.

BOOM!

The next second, Ye Guyue’s figure staggered.

She had been relying on her Sword Pill to fly, but now, under the suppression of Embracing Mountain, the Sword Pill that had always worked so flawlessly was as unresponsive as a stone dropped into the sea.

Immediately after, the Imperial Mountain Shifting Technique struck her body again.

Seeing this, Ye Guyue could only helplessly perform a finger technique and release another Celestial Demon to die in her place before teleporting a thousand miles away, clearly intending to stall for time.

’Hold on!’

’This Blessed Land… is about to shatter completely!’

At this moment, Ye Guyue’s mind was in a state of Sword Heart Clarity. Even entangled in Tribulation Qi, she managed to grasp the last sliver of hope. If she could just wait for the Blessed Land to shatter on its own, she would have a chance to survive!

Thinking of this, Ye Guyue continued to flee with all her might.

And the disaster-avoiding ability of the Nine-Child Mother Celestial Demon Exterminating Immortal Sword was truly incredible. It allowed her to forcibly evade Lü Yang’s suppression seven more times, and she actually managed to hold out.

CRACK!

Finally, a clear shattering sound echoed between Heaven and Earth.

It was only a fragment of a Blessed Land to begin with. Even held together by Chongguang Power, after so many clashes, it finally couldn’t bear the strain and began to break apart!

’Now’s my chance!’

Ye Guyue took a deep breath, channeled all her remaining Mana, and the moment a crack appeared in the Blessed Land, she summoned a Flying Light and vanished into the fissure.

The next second, her vision suddenly cleared!

What appeared before her eyes were the old ruins of Qing Country, outside the Blessed Land. Several familiar Cultivators were currently conversing there—some from the Dao Court, others from the Pure Land.

The sky was still dark, a clear sign that the Combat between the Perfected Lords had not yet ended.

But no matter what—

’I’m finally out!’

Even with Ye Guyue’s disposition, escaping with her life made her feel a surge of ecstasy. She swore to herself, ’Demon, I will make you pay for this one day!’

But the most urgent matter was to find someone for protection!

Thinking this, Ye Guyue immediately looked toward the Dao Court and Pure Land Cultivators. Just as she was about to speak, she suddenly felt a colossal wave sweep over her from behind!

She turned to look.

She saw the void crack open, revealing the scene within the Blessed Land Fragment. On a towering mountain, Lü Yang sat cross-legged, the hem of his robes fluttering wildly in the wind.

Above his head, rays of Spirit Light now appeared. The Myriad-Soul Banner, the Abi Sword, the Formless Sword, the Prophetic Orrery, the Black Mantle of Hundredfold Wards, the Jingping Qingfeng Treasure Tower, the Ziwei Official’s Supreme Golden Seal, and the Emperor’s Golden Seal of Tushita… eight Superior Sentient Artifacts hummed in unison!

In addition to these, there was a large pile of Artifacts he had obtained by stripping Chongming bare.

These were all from Perfected Chong Guang’s collection. Although they didn’t include any Superior Sentient Artifacts, they were at least Lower Grade and Middle Grade treasures, their quality far surpassing ordinary items.

At this moment, all these Artifacts gathered together.

Lü Yang, meanwhile, formed a seal with his hands and unleashed a Daoist Skill he had never used before.

“Ten Thousand Treasures River!”

Not far away, the Duo Bao Child, the orthodox successor of the Ten Thousand Treasures River technique, watched, completely dumbfounded.

This Daoist Skill was originally meant to win through sheer quantity, combining hundreds of Artifacts to unleash the power of a Superior Sentient Artifact. But in Lü Yang’s hands, it had been transformed.

The components of his Ten Thousand Treasures River were, at the very minimum, Spiritual Treasures!

At that moment, all the Cultivators outside the Blessed Land felt their vision go dark. Their Dharma Bodies wavered, as if they had become lone boats tossed about in a raging storm!

All they could see was a magnificent, sprawling river!

This river was immense, absolutely majestic. With a deafening RUMBLE, it flowed out from the Blessed Land Fragment and swept down toward Ye Guyue.

Seeing this, the crowd was in utter disbelief. They felt that this river was an irresistible force, grand and overwhelming, like a sea flooding the land. Just being near it, they felt an indescribable suction force pulling at them, like an abyssal whirlpool threatening to swallow them and bury them at the river’s bottom.

Ye Guyue’s beautiful face turned pale in an instant. “Hel—”

“Run!”

In the direction of the Dao Court and the Pure Land, several Foundation-Stage Cultivators’ expressions changed drastically. They paid Ye Guyue no mind at all and, without a second word, summoned their Flying Lights and fled.

The next second, the Ten Thousand Treasures River crashed down.

BOOM!

With a tremendous roar, Ye Guyue was swept up by the river formed from the light of Spiritual Treasures, right before everyone’s eyes. Her body was enveloped and she was dragged back into the Blessed Land.

’Was that… a Demon from the Chu Sheng Demon Sect capturing the Fairy from the Sword Pavilion?’

The onlookers stared at each other, and before they could even process what had happened, they heard Ye Guyue’s furious cry from within the Blessed Land Fragment, which was now obscured by the Ten Thousand Treasures River:

“Demon, how dare you!?”

Immediately after, Lü Yang’s voice followed, laughing loudly. “Naive. What wouldn’t I dare to do? Today, your Second-Grade Cultivation Skill will be mine!”

“No… Wait, let go of me!”

“Aren’t you afraid of the Sword Pavilion’s retaliation…”

“What Cultivation Technique do you want? I can tell you… Aaah!”

Before Ye Guyue could finish, she cried out in pain. Lü Yang’s voice was heard again. “Tell me? What if you secretly give me a fake one?”

“Master Chong Guang taught me that a person must rely on themselves!”

“I only trust myself!”

Only the Saint Sect Zhenren, after a moment of surprise, quickly regained their calm.

“That sounds like Yuan Tu, doesn’t it?”

“Oh, then it’s not surprising at all…”

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