Chapter 940: Chapter 517: Core Formation Ceremony_2 Chapter 940: Chapter 517: Core Formation Ceremony_2 It is said that in the East Land, Xuan Shu was also remarkably brilliant, engaging in discourse with the Taoist Children and Saintesses from the Holy Land Major Sects.
After returning from the East Land, Xuan Shu quickly achieved Core Formation, but after that, there had been essentially no news from him.
Unexpectedly, instead of the Golden Wind Ancestor from the Xuan Xiao Dao Palace coming, they sent this seedling for Nascent Soul Formation.
“Visitors should be treated as guests, please come down and have a drink of light wine.”
Although Fu Zongjue was apprehensive due to Xuan Shu’s reputation, given that they were at Giant Tree Ridge, even if the Golden Wind Ancestor, the Primordial Infant Great Cultivation himself, arrived, they could resist. He quickly regained his composure and even extended an invitation to Xuan Shu to come down.
“I came in a hurry and did not prepare any gifts, so I’ll come down to ask for a drink.”
Xuan Shu was proud yet not arrogant, and wouldn’t fall into a trap by entering the Large Formation at Giant Tree Ridge.
“If that is the case, I ask that you please leave.”
Fu Zongjue tactfully reminded him that the Divine Wood Sect and the Xuan Xiao Dao Palace had become irreconcilable deadly foes after the killing of Nanxuan Jing.
However, today was the Core Formation ceremony for Chen Mobai, and he did not wish to fight.
Moreover, most importantly, with Zhou Shengqing in closed-door cultivation, neither he nor Chen Mobai were a match for this Xuan Shu.
“I am here not only to congratulate True Person Chen on his Core Formation but also to ask for the settlement of a debt.”
Without further ado, Xuan Shu narrowed his eyes as a fierce chill began to gather around him as its epicenter.
“What debt?”
“My junior brother Nanxuan Jing died at the hands of True Person Chen. His life must be compensated with the life of a Divine Wood Sect’s Golden Core Cultivator.”
With that statement, Fu Zongjue knew the visitor was foe, not friend. He sneered and without wasting more words, immediately controlled his Puppet Body to retreat towards Giant Tree Ridge below.
Suddenly, with a whoosh!
A brilliant azure light burst from Xuan Shu’s fingertips, and just as Fu Zongjue’s Puppet Body turned around, it was cleaved in two.
The azure light slashed the clouds and clove the sky, its momentum unceasing as it descended toward Giant Tree Ridge.
A clear and resplendent Sacred Tree Divine Light soared into the sky as the Divine Wood Sect’s Array of Ten Thousand Woods activated spontaneously, neutralizing Xuan Shu’s attack into nothingness.
“Does the Divine Wood Sect’s three Golden Core practitioners only dare to hide within their Large Formation?”
Xuan Shu stood on the Jade Bridge, looming in mid-air, and called out loudly towards Giant Tree Ridge. His voice naturally carried into Divine Wood City.
The crowd exchanged glances, but none dared utter a word, as if they were struck silent and didn’t dare look towards Chen Mobai on the high platform.
In their eyes, Xuan Shu’s disruption of the Core Formation ceremony would surely incur Elder Chen’s great wrath.
In these circumstances, it was still with him that they made eye contact.
What if Elder Chen was petty.
“Nephew Chu, what’s the background of this Xuan Shu?”
Chen Mobai was not thoroughly familiar with the forces on this side of the Eastern Wilderness, let alone an outsider like Xuan Shu.
His mood was naturally not very good, and he was already prepared to step onto the field with his Purple Electric Sword.
“Reporting to Elder Chen, I do not know the origins of this person either.”
Xuan Shu had secluded himself in Bright Mirror Mountain for a hundred years, and the younger generation from the East Barbarians didn’t even know this person, let alone Chu Zuoshu.
“He is the previous Saint Son of the Xuan Xiao Dao Palace.”
The one who spoke this was Kong Shanxu of the Five Elements Sect.
Chen Mobai glanced at him and gave a nod, then transformed into a crimson flame of light, like a shooting star soaring into the sky, rushing towards Xuan Shu in mid-air.
“Junior Brother Chen, do not act rashly!”
Unfortunately, before he could leave the Array of Ten Thousand Woods, Fu Zongjue stopped him.
“Brother, if we do not respond and are blocked at our door, where will the Sect’s dignity be?”
With the Sect’s Large Formation as a backbone, if there’s a trend toward an untenable defense, then retreat immediately, Chen Mobai thought.
“All right, Junior Brother, make sure not to overdo it. I’ve already sent someone to notify Brother Mo. Together, the three of us will surely be able to capture him with ease.”
Fu Zongjue, being the least advanced in his cultivation, was used to ganging up with Zhou Shengqing and Mo Douguang. Thus, sensing that Xuan Shu was about to make a move, he promptly withdrew, intending to regroup with reinforcements before engaging again.
“I shall rely on Brother Fu to back me up!”
As Chen Mobai spoke, he had already stepped outside the coverage of the Array of Ten Thousand Woods.
[Good, this person is indeed as proud as I expected. When we clash, I’ll initially feign weakness. Once he believes he can hold out against me, I’ll surge forward and strike him down in one move, giving him no chance to flee back into the formation.]
Standing on the Jade Bridge, Xuan Shu noted Chen Mobai stepping out of the formation. His facial expression remained calm, but his eyes sparkled with anticipation as he envisioned his opponent, decapitated, merely a few breaths later.
The so-called unparalleled Sword Cultivation Genius was merely a boast of the small region of the Eastern Wilderness. His real strength and talent, if taken to the East Land, were probably only at the level of a major Sect’s entry-level disciple.
But he was a true genius, capable of holding conversations with those Saint Land Taoist Children and Taoist Saintesses.
After slaying this Chen Guixian, he would force Zhou Shengqing to leave seclusion. Then, he would gradually take care of the remaining Golden Core Cultivators from the Eastern Wilderness and eventually clear out the Rank-4 demonic beast in Yun Meng Ze. After that, he could start preparing for his “Nascent Soul Formation”.
Xuan Shu’s plan for his own ascension to Nascent Soul was crystal clear. Even the Golden Wind Ancestor, in his eyes, was nothing more than a chess piece to be used.
Upon his Nascent Soul Formation, he would unify the three regions of the East Barbarians, Eastern Wilderness, and Dongwu, establish a super Sect to develop this Land of Ruins, collecting resources for his Divinity Transformation, and thereby establish a Holy Land outside of the East Land.
“The thing I hate the most is people without manners.”
At this moment, Chen Mobai’s voice reached him, and Xuan Shu scoffed, his fingertips gleaming with an azure-gold sharpness.
As he prepared to use his Heavenly Wind Finger, a suddenly deep and muffled thunderclap boomed in the sky.
Chen Mobai drew a streak of purple light from his Storage Bag, and with a thunderous rumble in the sky, amidst flashes of lightning and thunder, the Purple Electric Sword had already descended upon Xuan Shu’s head.
His Heavenly Wind Finger was instantly broken. Xuan Shu’s expression changed slightly as he triggered a Defense Spirit Talisman from his sleeve, creating a barrier of wind to block in front of the Purple Electric Sword.
However, as the thunder crashed down from the sky, layers of the whirlwind were shattered.
Seeing that even this Third Rank Superior Grade Spirit Talisman couldn’t stop the Purple Electric Sword, Xuan Shu’s eyes widened in shock. He could only spit out a Gold Jade Treasure Pearl, a golden radiance erupting furiously to envelop his entire body.
Simultaneously, two more Defense Spirit Talismans were triggered, forming a triple layer of protection along with the Treasure Bead.
Amidst the deafening roar!
Xuan Shu couldn’t help but stagger back step by step.
The Purple Electric Sword was eagerly drawing Pure Yang Spiritual Power from Chen Mobai’s Dantian Qi Sea. Although their paths varied, both were of the most yang and rigid aspect, with an eighty percent compatibility.
In the eyes of over a hundred Foundation Establishment Practitioners from around the Eastern Wilderness in Divine Wood City below, a dazzling and brilliant column of purple lightning burst from the Sword Artifact in Elder Chen’s palm, striking the illustrious, once high-and-mighty Saint Heir of the Xuan Xiao Taoist Palace, atop the Jade Bridge, down like a golden ball.
Is this the greatest Sword talent from the Eastern Wilderness in a millennium?
Many had doubted the boasts of the Divine Wood Sect, but after witnessing this scene, they felt it was an understatement.
Since the Eastern Wilderness had been opened up, there had never been such an impressive Sword Cultivator!
Boom!
At that moment, Xuan Shu finally halted in mid-air. After a burst of dazzling azure-gold light, he managed to forcefully redirect the direction of the purple column of lightning.
Chen Mobai was somewhat surprised as that powerful surge had just overpowered his grip on the Purple Electric Sword.
While the main reason was that his own cultivation level was insufficient to fully wield the power of the Purple Electric Sword, it was indeed true that a Core Formation Late Stage cultivator should not be underestimated.
However, he never intended to defeat Xuan Shu in the first place, he merely wanted to strike a couple of blows for the sake of the Sect’s honor.
After all, with an ample reserve of Spiritual Power, using the Purple Electric Sword wouldn’t deplete his Elemental Energy, and he could also practice his proficiency with the Fourth Order Sword.
Purple Electric Sword: [Master, this opponent is somewhat strong…]
Chen Mobai: [No matter, our Unity of Man and Sword should cut him twice as a formality, just to show face. There’s no need to defeat him.]
Purple Electric Sword: [I mean, we should add more Spirit Stones.]
Chen Mobai: […]
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