CHAPTER 541: 435 ZHANGG HUSBAND AND WIFE_2

"This..."

"What kind of Divine Skills is this? It even managed to capture Bixia Immortal Venerable’s ’Mountain and River Pearl’?!"

Yu Ming Immortal Venerable froze in shock.

Not only Yu Ming, but Bixia Immortal Venerable’s expression had also drastically changed.

This set of ’Mountain and River Pearl’ was her most prized Immortal Treasure, unparalleled except for a closely guarded Lifebound Immortal Treasure.

She had been refining this treasure with utmost devotion for a million years—it was perfectly attuned to her spirit.

Yet now, with just one move, Chen Jichuan had seized it. Though she could still faintly sense its presence, no matter how fervently she tried to summon it, the ’Mountain and River Pearl’ remained unmoving and locked. It could not break free.

Recovering it in the short term seemed hopeless.

"Brother Bixia."

Xuanming Immortal Venerable was equally astonished. He had just taken out an Immortal Rope, preparing to toss it, but paused mid-action and instinctively stuffed it back into his sleeve.

Snatching another’s Magical Treasure?

This is sheer brazenness!

Bixia Immortal Venerable felt quietly vexed, while Xuanming Immortal Venerable grew increasingly wary.

Only Chen Jichuan rejoiced inwardly: "’Daluo Heavenly Sleeve’ may not yet be perfected into a Divine Skill, but I have cultivated it to the Peak Creation level. Its might rivals the Second Realm of Divine Power, capturing mere Immortal Treasures is child’s play."

Over the years, Chen Jichuan had prioritized perfecting Divine Skills meant for escaping danger and ensuring survival.

For instance, the ’Heaven Mending Seal.’

Or ’Wind Thunder Walking.’

Or ’Five Elements Escape Technique.’

Or the ’Vajra Mantra.’

There were also techniques tailored to aid Wang Yan in her cultivation.

Such as the ’Pure Heart Mantra’ and ’All Heavens Desire Demon Five Lustful Fat Magic.’

Although ’Daluo Heavenly Sleeve’ proved powerful, capable of capturing enemies and treasures alike, it carried risks. Capturing enemies and seizing Magical Treasures required mental focus to suppress them. With sufficient strength, this wasn’t a problem. But if miscalculated, one’s spirit and mana could be entangled and restrained by whatever lay inside the sleeve, leading to diminished battle strength—or worse, outright defeat.

Additionally, mastering this technique demanded extraordinary insight, making it one of Chen Jichuan’s most demanding investments of time and effort.

Thus, he wasn’t in a rush to completely refine it and hadn’t planned to teach it to Wang Yan.

And yet, even at the Super-level stage, ’Daluo Heavenly Sleeve’ wielded by Chen Jichuan, now at the Fourth-order Fourth Realm, radiated immense power.

Used once, success came instantly.

"The Immortal Treasure Mountain and River Pearl!"

"What an exquisite treasure!"

"I was just lamenting that Little Yan’s arsenal of treasures seemed insufficient!"

Chen Jichuan brimmed with joy, satisfied that he had kept the ’Daluo Heavenly Sleeve’ technique hidden for so long. Like a lone wolf patiently awaiting its prey, when the opportunity arose, he struck decisively and achieved instant results.

This time, the ’Mountain and River Pearl’ was evidently worth revealing the technique.

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"Again!"

Having secured the prized treasure, Chen Jichuan was elated. His feet layered with Wind Thunder, his form shifting unpredictably. With two fingers forming a sword, Seven Emotions Sword Qi sliced through the skies, targeting Bixia and Xuanming Immortal Venerables.

The same ’Seven Emotions Magic Sword.’

This was a Divine Power mastered by Wang Yan, but Chen Jichuan, motivated by the philosophy that one can never know too much, decided to cultivate it as well. He saw it as an opportunity to exchange insights with Wang Yan through shared mastery.

Unexpectedly, he had progressed to the Second Realm of cultivation, wielding notable power.

With mana welling deep within him, his Sword Qi unraveled freely—each stream of Sword Qi wove into an intricate net, while the Seven Emotions Sword Qi transformed into a ’Seven-star Sword Diagram.’

His movements calm and poised.

The two Immortal Venerables dared not utilize their Immortal Treasures, instead hesitating to act, leaving them vulnerable and unable to mount an effective defense.

Not only the two Immortal Venerables—

Chen Jichuan’s true form exuded Divine Power, while his Five Emperor Phases proved equally unstoppable.

Each of the Five Emperor Phases aligned with one of the Five Elements, wielding Five Elements Immortal Swords and employing Five Elements Escape Techniques, their movements unpredictable and elusive. When they appeared, it was certain that a sword strike would leave a Heavenly Venerate gravely wounded. Alongside effortlessly conjured techniques refined to Super-level perfection, each commanded power rivalling the Second Realm of Divine Power.

The Five Emperor Phases worked in tandem, cycling through the Five Elements endlessly, perfectly countering every Heavenly Venerate they encountered.

None who fell within the aura of the Five Elements could escape.

Whether attacked head-on or relentlessly pursued from behind,

one Heavenly Venerate after another was dealt tragic wounds. For those of weaker strength, they faced intensified targeting—when the Five Elements Magic Sword descended, the result was utter obliteration, leaving only a trace of True Spirit to retreat into the Immortal Sect.

Even the exalted Heavenly Venerates could not escape death from the Five Emperor Phases.

By the time their True Spirits were nurtured again within the Immortal Sect, it would be over ten millennia before they could recover.

"Kill!"

The Five Directions Emperor and their relentless slaughter unfolded.

Outside the Immortal Sect gates stood a total of forty-six Immortal Sect Venerates and seven ordinary Heavenly Venerates. Excluding the eight gravely injured, including Wanying Venerable, the remaining were fully entangled by the Five Emperor Phases, their escape routes sealed off by the Five Elements Escape Technique. Forced into disarray, each of them sustained increasingly severe injuries; more retreated to the Immortal Sect, unable to hold their ground.

The seven ordinary Heavenly Venerates, previously destined to ascend the Heavenly Ladder’s Nine Layers to achieve Immortal Venerable status, saw three cut down. The remaining four were grievously injured, their prolonged recovery and disrupted cultivation making future ascension to Immortal Venerable unlikely.

The Five Directions Emperor!

Though avatars forged from Magic Power, each possessed strength comparable to Chen Jichuan’s true form. When the Five interacted, their combined might exceeded that of the original.

Among all the Heavenly Venerates present, not one could withstand them for even a single round!

"Qii Baihu!"

"Wind Thunder Venerable!"

"How could he possess such Divine Skills?!"

To be slaughtered so ruthlessly by the entities summoned by Chen Jichuan—mockingly referred to as the infamous ’Soft Rice Venerable’—was the hardest reality for the Heavenly Venerates to accept.

Some lost their True Spirits to the Immortal Sect.

Others remained gravely wounded, struggling to survive.

Yet within the heart of the melee, fiercer combat raged between Wang Yan, Chen Jichuan, and seven Immortal Venerables.

Wang Yan battled five Immortal Venerables!

Chen Jichuan dominated two Immortal Venerables!

The couple held overwhelming advantage.

Wang Yan charged straightforwardly.

Wind Thunder Walking.

Seven Emotions Magic Sword.

One unstoppable move after another.

These two Divine Skills had been cultivated by Wang Yan to the Third Realm. When utilized together, they left no choice for opponents like Golden Light Immortal Venerable and others but to endure her attacks; not even their fingertips could graze her garments.

Chen Jichuan, on the other hand, employed myriad techniques, each of remarkable ingenuity, among which a fair number were offensive in nature.

Facing two Immortal Venerables as adversaries, Chen Jichuan seized the chance to attack mercilessly, holding nothing back.

Seven Emotions Magic Sword.

Heaven Mending Seal.

Just these two Divine Skills proved overwhelming for Bixia and Xuanming Immortal Venerables.

Yet Chen Jichuan, showing no restraint, added ’Daluo Heavenly Sleeve,’ ’Seven Elements Relieving Calamity Ruyi Tiangang Splitting Light Sword Technique,’ ’Daluo Heavenly Fire,’ and a host of other Super-level techniques, each possessing extraordinary might.

The two Immortal Venerables struggled in vain, long unable to withstand him.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Immortal Light shook upon their bodies; their spirit suffered wounds, and their aura grew weak.

Though both were Fourth-order Fourth Realm Immortal Venerables, with cultivation surpassing Chen Jichuan’s, and countless more years of mastery, similarly refraining from using Immortal Treasures, and equally commanding Divine Skills,

Chen Jichuan decimated them with purely superior power, leaving no chance for retaliation.

But Wang Yan appeared even more ferocious.

Her ’Seven Emotions Magic Sword,’ inheriting the same lineage as the ’Seven Emotions Immortal Sword Scripture,’ had reached the Third Realm and laid waste to gods and immortals alike.

After striking eight Heavenly Venerates into critical conditions with one fell swoop, Golden Light Immortal Venerable and four others suffered dire losses under her wrath.

Boom!

Boom!

Boom!

One strike after another.

Even Heavenly Venerables endowed with protection from Divine Skills and Immortal Treasures, and bolstered by Nine Layers Immortal Light, stood no chance against Wang Yan’s Immortal Sword.

In just two or three hits, their physical forms shattered completely.

Four Realms Heavenly Venerates had bodies that could coalesce and disperse, enduring considerable damage. Yet subjected to continuous onslaught, they could not bear the ceaseless slaughter.

Her sword strokes burned through their flesh, mana, and Primordial Spirit at a terrifying pace.

Initially, Wang Yan displayed some restraint.

But after Chen Jichuan joined the fray, she unleashed her full fury, forging ahead with unwavering determination in a bid to triumph over him. Each strike exploded with maximum power, forcing the five Immortal Venerables’ faces paler with every encounter.

When their bodies dispersed, attempting to escape Wang Yan’s rhythm of attack and evade the reach of her Sword Qi,

how could they outrun ’Wind Thunder Walking’?

Not a single one could escape!

In the center of the battlefield,

Sword Qi surged and Wind Thunder enveloped. Ordinary Upper Immortals might not see the clear details within, yet every Heavenly Venerate present saw vividly.

They watched as the Immortal Venerables descended into abject misery, unable to flee and incapable of defense.

Their physical forms shattered again and again.

Finally—

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