CHAPTER 68: AGAIN, SOUL FORMATION WITH FAKE DAO

The two Nascent Soul realm cultivators worked together to defeat Li Shen. Li Shen told Bai Zhang to take cover while staying close to him.

One of the cultivators began to form hand seals, bringing forth a large magical portal and directing a powerful fiery spear downward to destroy Li Shen’s defenses.

Another cultivator joined in, forming hand seals and summoning a black dragon that breathed hot black flames forward. Li Shen sensed it; both techniques were fifth-level techniques.

Even so, Li Shen did not feel overwhelmed by their attack. Their attack was indeed stronger than Mo Ni’s, but it was not enough to threaten Li Shen’s life.

"Such power will never defeat me!" Li Shen said firmly.

He thrust his hand forward and clenched his palm tightly. An explosion happened as a result of the two cultivators’ failed attack. They looked injured, coughing up blood and being pushed back.

"You’re only at the Mid-Stage Nascent Soul, but how could you withstand our technique?" asked one of them.

"He must possess a soul formation-level treasure. We can’t underestimate him!" said the cultivator beside him, and the man next to him nodded in agreement.

To defeat the mysterious Li Shen, they would need to use their family and sect treasures, which were equivalent to sixth-level cultivation techniques.

That way, they were confident that they could defeat Li Shen with their abilities.

[Yun Zhao Sect Artifact: Iron Thorn Fan!]

[Chong Family Heirloom: Golden Lightning Cauldron!]

They both brought out the Earth-level weapons they had obtained from their families and sects. Li Shen was impressed. If they had those items, then it was certain that the two of them were the pride and hope of their sects and families.

This made the battle even more exciting because both cultivators were risking the same thing: the hopes and prestigious status of their sects and families.

The man with the iron fan began to swing it sideways, summoning a giant tornado with hundreds of sharp iron spikes spinning around its axis. There wasn’t just one, but three giant tornadoes.

The other cultivator threw the golden lightning cauldron forward, causing it to expand and trap Li Shen and Bai Zhang inside. Lightning struck the dark space, accompanied by iron spikes from the three giant whirlwinds trapped inside the golden lightning cauldron.

Small explosions happened inside the cauldron, a sign that they could defeat Li Shen easily. Loud laughter rang out from their mouths, a sense of satisfaction because they had defeated Li Shen and Bai Zhang.

"This way, you have no chance of living!" said the man, the owner of the golden lightning cauldron.

"My sect’s artifact is on par with a sixth-tier technique. If you’re not at the Soul Formation stage, you won’t be able to survive!" said another man, the owner of the iron thorn fan.

The two continued to laugh, unaware that Li Shen was unharmed inside the cauldron. The small explosions were caused by the iron thorns being struck by lightning, not Li Shen being injured.

"How do we get out of here?" Bai Zhang asked, panicking.

"If they try to defeat me with their sect artifacts and family heirlooms, then I must show them my sect technique!" Li Shen explained.

While maintaining his protective dome, Li Shen stood tall with both hands forming a complex formation to use his sect technique, one of the three legendary techniques of the Azure Pillar Sect.

At least with this sect technique, his strength could match the Golden Thunder Cauldron and the Iron Thorn Fan.

[Sect Technique: Sky Devouring Azure Dragon]

Li Shen pointed his hand upward, summoning an Azure blue pillar that was able to pierce through the cauldron. The two cultivators froze, stopping their laughter when they saw something they didn’t expect.

"What’s happening?" the man asked, shocked.

The sky turned dark, not only above the hill, but throughout the entire Ming Yuan Treasure Dimension. A giant blue dragon appeared from the sky, the perfect manifestation of the power of the sect’s technique.

It breathed down its thunderous breath, destroying the Golden Thunder Cauldron and the Iron Thorn Whirlwind in a single strike. This freed Li Shen from their shackles.

Bai Zhang was stunned, unaware that Li Shen had such terrifying power. At the very least, this technique was a sixth-level technique, which was more powerful than the Thunder Gold Cauldron and the Iron Thorn Fan.

"I-It’s impossible! How did you do that?!" the man shouted, curious and angry.

Li Shen remained silent, not responding. Instead, he flew up into the sky, arriving directly above the head of the gigantic Azure Dragon. Bai Zhang did not follow him.

"Now, it’s your turn to take my attack!" said Li Shen firmly.

"Attack!"

The Azure Dragon flew after the two cultivators wherever they went. One of the other cultivators, who was related to him, gasped in shock. He did not expect his younger brother to be threatened by another cultivator.

The man with the Iron Thorns Fan was hit by the Azure Dragon’s thunderous breath. Its terrifying strength made it impossible for him to hold on any longer. He died, his body disappearing into magical particles in the air.

"Wait!" Li Shen said firmly, stretching out his right hand.

He pulled the cultivator’s soul so that he couldn’t escape. Right in Li Shen’s grasp, the male cultivator begged Li Shen to let him go. However, the soul of a Nascent Soul would be useful to him later.

Li Shen took out a soul bottle and put the cultivator’s soul into it. He also snatched the Iron Thorn Fan from the Yun Zhao Sect.

The people from that sect would surely spread the news to arrest Li Shen, but Li Shen did not care.

Now, one of his enemies had been dealt with. Li Shen’s attention shifted to the cultivator from the Chong Family. He was still flying away from Li Shen.

"Chase and kill him!" Li Shen said firmly.

Just as Li Shen’s Azure Dragon was about to fly forward, its momentum halted when a man with a Soul Formation realm appeared in front of Li Shen. The man stood arrogantly, wearing the same robe as the man Li Shen was chasing.

"Are you his family?" Li Shen asked.

"I am his older brother, Chong Wei. Do you have a grudge against my younger brother, Junior?" the man asked.

He boldly conjured a ball of spiritual energy in his hand, an incomplete dao concept. Li Shen smiled faintly; it was not a real dao concept.

"Are you planning to threaten me with that low-grade, fake dao concept?" asked Li Shen, still hovering above the azure dragon.

"What did you say?" asked Chong Wei, annoyed.

"Tell me, did you obtain that concept through heavenly comprehension or did you steal it?" asked Li Shen, flying closer to Chong Wei.

"I didn’t steal it! What exactly—"

PUSH!

Li Shen activated his qi pressure once more, the force of which was enough to make a Soul Formation stage cultivator like Chong Wei kneel helplessly. People began to panic and fear.

"Speak the truth. Did you obtain it through profound heavenly comprehension or by stealing it from a dying Soul Formation cultivator?"