CHAPTER 176: CHAPTER 135: THE SECT LEADER BENEATH TRAPPED DRAGON ABYSS, EIGHT HUNDRED MILES ABLAZE

"Using the interweaving of the two great Heaven and Earth laws of the Five Elements and the Void, one can refine a Dragon-Binding Rope, capable of piercing through the void, capturing objects of Yin and Yang of the Five Elements, an ultimate capturing technique."

"Unfortunately, it’s only the introductory Chapter..."

Lu Chengfeng roughly comprehended the scripture, realizing its miraculous use. Indeed, this scripture was the advanced Dharma method of the Great Five Elements Extinction Divine Light Sword, with the Dragon-Binding Rope cultivated as a divine technique, an Immortal’s method.

However, the scripture was too profound and obscure. To even begin, one needed to cultivate the Great Five Elements Extinction Divine Light Sword to the perfection of Thirty-Six Layers and another Void Capturing True Technique also to Thirty-Six Layers.

Only then would one qualify to cultivate this divine technique at the introductory level.

Lu Chengfeng shook his head; it was indeed too far out of reach for him. Although this divine technique couldn’t be cultivated, he now had an initial connection with the Dragon-Binding Rope and could slightly activate its marvelous uses.

He slowly stood up, watching Qi Yuan continuously crashing against the iron chains beside him. With a thought, a glimmer of light blossomed from the Hidden Dragon Pearl, transforming mid-air into an iron rope as thick as a fist, directly binding towards Qi Yuan.

Qi Yuan seemed to feel the crisis, fleeing desperately, but that iron rope just shivered in the void, piercing through it and appearing beside his body.

Then, rainbow-colored light from the rope intertwined, with a clanging sound, pierced through Qi Yuan’s two shoulder blades, locked both his arms and legs, and finally passed through his dantian, completely restraining him.

Lu Chengfeng felt a chill down his spine; a Half-Step Celestial Human was captured so effortlessly. With just a thought, he could use the Dragon-Binding Rope to drain all his essence, turning him into a dry corpse.

"This treasure is truly terrifying. If not for being unable to leave the Trapped Dragon Abyss, with just this, what place in the world couldn’t I go?"

He murmured, increasingly fearful of the Immortal’s divine techniques.

"With the Dragon-Binding Rope for suppression, even if Qi Yuan achieved Celestial Human, escaping might still be difficult. In that case... perhaps I can attempt something."

Lu Chengfeng set his gaze on the fire and clouds on the Hidden Dragon Pearl. It wasn’t the brilliance emitted by the treasure itself but the extracted dragon blood.

Even though the high ranks of the sect called it dragon blood, it was actually the essence qi of this Red Dragon, containing Heaven and Earth laws, making it a supreme treasure, extracted by the Dragon-Binding Rope from the Red Dragon’s body.

None in the sect’s high ranks had cultivated the Great Five Elements Extinction Divine Light Sword to achieve Law Intent, so even this dragon blood couldn’t be retrieved, accumulating to this much over twenty years.

Lu Chengfeng’s heart thought moved, and the flames and clouds surrounding the Treasure Pearl drifted towards Qi Yuan.

Qi Yuan, originally bound by the iron chain, rolling and howling on the ground, suddenly calmed down as he saw the flames and clouds falling, letting them enter his body.

One strand, two strands...

Qi Yuan’s body suddenly became transparent, his clothes all turned to ashes by the flames, and organs, even skeletal flesh, and skin all seemed to turn into flames.

His body gradually floated into the air, finally engulfed entirely by crimson-gold flames.

Lu Chengfeng slightly furrowed his brow, sensing briefly to confirm that the Dragon-Binding Rope still firmly bound him. With just a thought, he could refine him to death, and then he was relieved.

Thereafter, he continued to infuse dragon blood into Qi Yuan’s body.

The burning flames became increasingly intense, and the momentum emanating from Qi Yuan grew stronger and stronger, faintly accompanied by dragon roars echoing through the abyss.

Roar! Roar! Roar!

The roaring grew louder, reverberating through the entire abyss, and red firelight shot skywards, piercing into the clouds.

Above the Nine Heavens, winds and thunder rumbled, and in the blink of an eye, eight hundred miles of storm clouds turned red, as if a sea of fire covered the Trapped Dragon Abyss, with a Red Dragon seeming to roll within, emitting a dragon roar shaking Heaven and Earth.

This phenomenon instantly startled the entire Yun Cang.

No matter their location, the sect’s high ranks all rushed towards the Trapped Dragon Abyss.

Upon arrival, they were blocked by Withered Bamboo Elder.

"Brother Withered Bamboo, what happened here?" Profound Sun Taoist asked. This grand phenomenon instantly reminded him of his master.

According to the sect’s records, when Ancestral Master Shaoyang attained the Dao, the purple aura spanned eight hundred miles, the sword’s sound moved Heaven and Earth, winds and thunder shook the Nine Heavens, ceasing only after three days.

Including Zhu Yuxian, other First Seats and Eighth Hall Great Elders also arrived one after another; the scene before them left everyone astonished.

"Could this be a Celestial Human phenomenon?" Zhu Yuxian spoke, breaking the silence, voicing what no one else dared to say.

Profound Sun said, his tone somewhat hoarse, "Who exactly achieved Celestial Human? Could it be Lu Chengfeng?"

"Impossible!" Du Hongyue said resolutely, "How long has it been since Lu Chengfeng achieved Half-Step Celestial Human? Moreover, his practice is the Great Five Elements Extinction Divine Light Sword; if he achieved Celestial Human, it should be a thousand miles of five-colored light, entirely different from the current phenomenon."

Zhu Yuxian, in a calm tone, said, "Besides my apprentice Lu Chengfeng, below this Trapped Dragon Abyss, only one person remains..."

At his words, everyone present fell silent; for quite some time, no one spoke.

Unnoticed, an elder already had sweat streaming down, clothes soaking unknowingly.

"The Acting Sect Leader went insane from cultivation deviation, losing all reason. If he truly breaks through to Celestial Human, for Yun Cang, it is likely more a calamity than a blessing."

Profound Sun Taoist’s voice was impossibly hoarse, his head slightly bowed, his tone exceedingly heavy, "Especially since the Red Dragon might seize his body for rebirth, we will all perish then."

"I ask everyone to join me in the abyss to explore. If it truly is him..."

He did not continue, but the chilling killing intent made everyone shudder.

Withered Bamboo Elder said in a calm tone, "The Young Sect Leader is in the Trapped Dragon Abyss; after three days, he should have initially refined the Dragon-Binding Rope. No matter what happens, he can handle it."

"In my opinion, we should watch and wait!"

Before the words fell, they saw Profound Sun Taoist suddenly raise his head, eyes full of ferocity and indifference, hair disheveled even without wind, robes bulging, with his hand already on the sword’s hilt at his waist.

"Withered Bamboo, this matter concerns our life and death. I’ll ask you once more, will you let us pass?"

Withered Bamboo Elder, seeing his ferocious expression, killing intent in his mind, knew persuading was futile, only sighed slightly, speaking in a weary tone, "If you wish to go down, first sever my head."

Having said this, he closed his eyes and said nothing.