Chapter 125: Chapter 125: After Beating the Young, the Old Arrives Chapter 125: Chapter 125: After Beating the Young, the Old Arrives However, when the five Great Ming Kings came fiercely, seeking to blame, they did not expect Xie Xiaofeng’s son to invite people from Shu Mountain Sword Sect, which made it inappropriate for them to openly use divine skills to seize them. Therefore, they resorted to using formations to trap them, forcing them to break the formation. Unexpectedly, the combat power of these four sword masters was simply defying the heavens; they hadn’t yet reached the perfection of Taiyi Golden Immortal, yet they could kill those in the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm! They also hadn’t anticipated that the Heaven-Defying Taoist’s Great Revolution Seal was so formidable.

Thus, the five Great Ming Kings suffered a significant setback. They stared icily at the five people who were laughing nonstop, feeling a burning humiliation on their faces.

Seeing the disgrace on the faces of the five Great Ming Kings, the White-Browed Ancestor chuckled, “Tathagata Buddha? It seems you have lost.”

The Immovable King clasped his hands together and said, “If we have lost, we have lost. Victory and defeat are common in military affairs.”

However, the White-Browed Ancestor mocked, “You appear to be from the Buddhist family, not the military.”

The Immovable King did not speak further. He signaled the other four Great Ming Kings, and they directly flew away on the clouds, their arrival ferocious but their departure leaving them grimy and disheveled.

Xie Xiaofeng said, “Buddha Ancestor, travel safely.”

The five Great Ming Kings snorted coldly, and with a flash of golden light, they vanished without a trace.

Yan Shisan, because he initially did not use his sure-kill secret techniques, was injured. Now that the five Great Ming Kings had left, he sat down cross-legged, with his hands overlapping near his lower abdomen, and began to heal. Inside his body, the Sword Elixir trembled slightly, spurting out bursts of Sword Qi. His broken arm was connected by the Sword Qi, and the injured parts were slowly repaired.

Sword Qi is fierce and meant to harm, yet Yan Shisan used it to heal himself, mastering the Sword Dao to a divine and profound degree!

“Brother Yan, you were somewhat merciful,” Ye Gucheng said.

“The fourteenth and fifteenth swords are too bloody and brutal. I thought I would never need to use them in my life, but it turns out I still did,” Yan Shisan said, after healing a while and having recovered substantially.

“Brother Yan’s Sword Dao is indeed the way of the benevolent,” the White-Browed Ancestor approached and said.

Xie Xiaofeng slightly bowed to the White-Browed Ancestor and said with a smile, “Many thanks to Brother White-Brow for coming to aid decisively.”

The White-Browed Ancestor felt guilty and humbly replied, “Not at all, Brother Dao, you are too polite!”

At that moment, the Heaven-Defying Taoist had his hair disheveled and his Taoist robe slightly torn, appearing a bit untidy. However, the White-Browed Ancestor dared not underestimate him and bowed, “Heaven-Defying Brother, I pay my respects.”

The Heaven-Defying Taoist also returned the gesture and said, “Many thanks to Brother White-Brow for coming to assist.”

The White-Browed Ancestor replied, “No need for such words. The merit of driving back the five Great Ming Kings belongs to you; I merely lent a little support.”

The Heaven-Defying Taoist said little else and responded, “Hmm.”

Seeing that the five Great Ming Kings had retreated, the White-Browed Ancestor wished not to stay longer and thus took his leave.

“Four brothers, now that the Divine Sword Villa is destroyed and the five Great Ming Kings have retreated—but surely Tathagata will not let the matter rest. Why not visit my Water Curtain Cave?” the Heaven-Defying Taoist suggested with a smile.

“Water Curtain Cave is indeed a great place; I’ve long heard it’s a blessed hideaway,” Xie Xiaofeng said with a smile.

“Now, Water Curtain Cave is gathering power to confront both the Heavenly Court and the Buddhist Sect,” the Heaven-Defying Taoist added.

“Oh! Then we might as well go lend our support,” Ye Gucheng said.

The Heaven-Defying Taoist was overjoyed inside. These four men had mastered the Sword Dao to a divine and profound degree, and becoming Daluo Golden Immortals was only a matter of time. Once they achieved that, their combat power would likely reach the level of a Sect Founder, wouldn’t it?

The Heaven-Defying Taoist retrieved a Seven Treasures golden hairpin from the Mustard Seed, fastened his hair properly, and then said, “Gentlemen, follow me.”

Then, on a Somersault Cloud, he headed towards Water Curtain Cave.

The four men each summoned their Sword Weapons, stood on the blades, and followed behind the Heaven-Defying Taoist, heading to Water Curtain Cave together.

Suddenly, the Heaven-Defying Taoist exclaimed, “Oh no!”

Having said that, he performed a somersault and was the first to head towards Water Curtain Cave, ahead of the others. Seeing this, the four men dared not delay and each used their Sword techniques in their hands, transforming into a stream of white light following him.

In front of Water Curtain Cave was a Nine-Headed Bird and a Nine-Headed Snake wreaking havoc; those from the Water Curtain Cave came forward to attack, but were immediately sent flying.

Sun Wukong, protected by the Green Lotus, also had a ghastly pale face, clearly also suffering from some injuries.

“Guiche, Xiangliu!” General Yuan roared angrily, spreading his arms and swinging his club to strike.

But Xiangliu was not afraid at all and sneered, “General Yuan, are you just a Taiyi Golden Immortal now? Yet you still act so arrogantly.”

Next to him, Guiche opened his mouth and spit out a huge Thunderball, which exploded upon impact. The explosion created a thunderous noise, sending Yuan Hong flying backward. If not for his sturdy body, his Primordial Spirit might have been blasted out of his body.

“To think they possess the cultivation levels of two top Patriarch Level immortals!” Heaven-Defying Taoist couldn’t help but gasp in shock, not daring to be careless. He conjured Great Revolution Seal above his head as a safeguard against unexpected events.

Seeing that even many Daluo Golden Immortals including Yuan Hong and Sun Wukong had been defeated, the denizens of Water Curtain Cave dared not venture out to fight any longer. They had no choice but to shrink back into the depths of Water Curtain Cave, gathering the lesser demons from various mountain peaks to activate Shen Gongbao’s protective mountain formation.

This protective mountain formation laid by Shen Gongbao sure had quite a backstory!

In the past, he had left the Lord of Primordial Beginning from the Chan Taoist to join the Tong Tian Sect under the Sect Master of Tong Tian, where the Sect Master crafted a formidable killing formation named the Thousand Immortals Formation! Impressed by Shen Gongbao, the Sect Master taught him how to set up the Thousand Immortals Formation.

This Thousand Immortals Formation is nominally exaggerated; where could the Jie Taoist have so many Daluo Golden Immortals to set up such formation in the past? However, one could imagine just how potent the power of the Thousand Immortals Formation was.

These days, Shen Gongbao had been laying the foundation of the formation in Water Curtain Cave, training the demon soldiers. In times of crisis, they would each take command of a foundation within the formation, then activate the Thousand Immortals Formation. Now, this formation was indeed serving its purpose.

Heaven-Defying Taoist dodged hundreds of miles away, first to meet four Sword Masters, then circled around and entered from the back mountain.

The back mountain had its own formations, but the demon soldiers recognized him and allowed him in.

Sun Wukong was so furious that his eyes nearly burst. In the recent fight, two crown princes from the Golden Crow Clan had been devoured alive by Xiang Liu, which was a fighting power of Taiyi Golden Immortals! Di Lin had it even worse, spewing a mouthful of old blood in anger, his Dao heart disturbed, losing consciousness, and hadn’t awakened yet.

The Nine-Headed Bug, arriving at Water Curtain Cave at some point, laughed hysterically, “Sun Wukong,don’t you usually act so wildly! Show me some more of that wildness!”

Sun Wukong was so enraged that he swung his staff, sending a mountain peak flying, but it was destroyed by a single punch from Xiang Liu, utterly ineffective.

Mockingly, the Nine-Headed Bug said, “Sun Wukong, are you trying to shrink back like a cowardly turtle now? You call yourself a Heaven-Defying Rebel Sage? Pathetic!”

The Nine-Headed Bug is the offspring of Xiang Liu and Gui Che; Xiang Liu being male and Gui Che female, they mated and produced him. In this world, beings with nine heads were naturally exceptionally talented, so the Nine-Headed Bug inherited true teachings from his parents, and his cultivation level had risen rapidly. Just one or two years since their last encounter, he had already advanced to the mid-stage of Daluo Golden Immortal Realm, unlike before when he barely crossed the threshold.

Sun Wukong was eager to fight to the death, but Yuan Hong held him back.

Yuan Hong said angrily, “These two are Primordial Golden Immortals, and with extraordinary talents and powerful innate divine abilities. Even at my peak, fighting the two of them would result in injuries. Are you trying to rush to your death?”

Sun Wukong, jumping up and down in frustration, scratched his head and said, “I just can’t swallow this insult!”

Heaven-Defying Taoist had reached Sun Wukong’s side and pressed down on his shoulder, saying, “Don’t be impulsive.”

Sun Wukong exclaimed, “How can I not be impulsive! If it weren’t for their parents protecting them, I would have definitely beaten him to death this time!”

Heaven-Defying Taoist smiled helplessly and said, “The Thousand Immortals Formation should be able to hold them off for a while. We better think of a solution fast, or else the entire foundation of Water Curtain Cave will be destroyed by these twenty-seven heads.”

The opposition, Xiang Liu, Gui Che, and the Nine-Headed Bug – indeed exactly twenty-seven heads!

Sun Wukong was also very anxious, thankfully the Thousand Immortals Formation could hold them off for a while.

The entire Water Curtain Cave was enveloped in layers of white light, creating numerous illusions. These illusions, conjured by the demon tribe of Water Curtain Cave using their mana, were naturally potent, but definitely couldn’t withstand the continuous bombardment of the Sect Founders!

Xiang Liu and Gui Che in their true forms, a nine-headed snake and a nine-headed bird, respectively, were now surrounding the Thousand Immortals Formation, spewing lightning, flames, water, and violent winds… employing various divine skills, and the white light was gradually weakening!

Although Shen Gongbao did not master the intricacies of the formation, he had learned at least half of it. This setup should have sufficed to deal with Sect Founder-level opponents, but since there were not many experts stationed in Water Curtain Cave, those who entered the Thousand Immortals Formation could not exert its full power, otherwise, it would be unbreakable except by saints.

This Thousand Immortals Formation was a proud creation of the Tong Tian Sect Master, only second to the Slaying Immortal Sword Array!

“If I had known, I would have had all the demon clan experts stationed in Water Curtain Cave. With this Thousand Immortals Formation, maybe we could have counterattacked and killed these two!” Sun Wukong said angrily.

“These two are Sect Founder-level figures, it’s not so easy to trick them. How could you have known in advance,” Shen Gongbao sighed bitterly, his lips still stained with blood.

Sun Wukong said, “Back in the day, I thought you were wasting resources setting up this formation, but today I finally see your wisdom! Anticipating before the rain, knowing the future!”

Shen Gongbao gave a wry smile, not responding.

The entire Water Curtain Cave trembled under the bombardment of the two great Sect Founders. These two were among the top figures in the Primordial Golden Immortal realm, just a step away from touching the Heavenly Dao Laws, and then achieving perfection in their Dao Fruits. However, this step was as vast as countless billions of miles. Even the Green Emperor, who was more formidable than them and had touched upon the Heavenly Dao Laws, ultimately failed to attain the Primordial Dao Fruit.

The Nine-Headed Bug was still taunting from outside, urging Sun Wukong to come out and meet his death, but after hearing it repeatedly, Sun Wukong calmed down, letting him shout as he pleased.

The Thousand Immortals Formation, bombarded by the two great Sect Founders for two days and nights, was increasingly weakening. Many demon soldiers inside the formation foundations had passed out from exhaustion, and a few had even died with blood flowing from all seven apertures.

“Haha, hahaha! Sun Wukong, once this Thousand Immortals Formation is broken, I, the Nine-Headed Dragon, will definitely use your head as a drinking accompaniment. I heard monkey brains are particularly nourishing, right?” the Nine-Headed Bug laughed maniacally.

Xiang Liu and Gui Che continued to bombard the formation with thunder, as more and more demon soldiers fell unconscious, the Thousand Immortals Formation was about to break!

The fate of Water Curtain Cave hangs in the balance, stay tuned for the next chapter to find out what happens.