"I—"

"Pfft—"

Fu Daoist coughed up blood, smelling foul and rancid.

Looking at the eight Eternal Youth Sect True Immortals besieging him, then glancing afar, he saw Lin Feng and seven newly promoted Earth Immortals battling alongside Shang Chun Daoist and five other seasoned top Earth Immortals against Xingyun Daoist.

Seven against six.

In terms of cultivation level, the Eternal Youth Sect still held an absolute advantage. Yet, these seven each wielded Immortal Artifacts and displayed Divine Skills. Whether it was Immortal Artifacts or Divine Skills, they were the pinnacle for Earth Immortals.

Thus.

In the chaos of battle, although Iron Feather Daoist's side showed slight disadvantage, each was dazzling with elegance, without appearing embarrassed.

Unlike him.

Facing a few mere True Immortals, he was already battered and weak.

"They are indeed well-trained!"

Fu Daoist felt a surge of envy.

He gazed at them longingly, but soon was chased and dragged into a tangled struggle by the True Immortals, unable to pay attention elsewhere.

BOOM!

BANG!

This grand battle.

Except for Fu Daoist, it was difficult for others to quickly decide a winner.

Such as Lin Feng and Wen Guang.

The two joined hands, each possessing a Fourth Rank Immortal Device, displaying formidable combat strength.

But ultimately, they were mere First Realm Earth Immortals, limited in Dao ability, weak in mana.

While their opponent 'Ling Su,' had been an Earth Immortal for countless years and fought under the command of Four Bright Gongbin Yuanjun for endless ages.

In terms of Dao ability and combat strength, they were the pinnacle among Earth Immortals.

Even though a singular Sword Qi Divine Skill, it was thoroughly comprehended. Though only considered Divine Skills, its prowess was comparable to the Great Divine Power Lin Feng and Wen Guang unleashed.

Only the Immortal Device was lacking.

Holding merely a Second Rank Immortal Sword.

Among Earth Immortals, it wasn't shabby. But in comparison to Lin Feng and Wen Guang's Fourth Rank Immortal Devices, it fell short.

Bear in mind, even Four Bright Gongbin Yuanjun had only two Fourth Rank Immortal Devices.

Among them, one, allegedly nearing Spiritual Treasure elevation, realistically might require a million years or longer to become the 'Gongbin Pagoda,' which was just shattered recently. Even upon repair, it's unknown if it can still become Spiritual Treasure.

Even Four Bright Gongbin Yuanjun was so impoverished.

Not to mention Ling Su.

Though Lin Feng and Wen Guang's cultivation was low.

With Fourth Rank Immortal Devices in hand, they didn't fall immediately.

And Iron Feather Daoist.

Among Earth Immortals present, excluding Fu Daoist, he had the lowest power.

Facing Xingyun Daoist from the Eternal Youth Sect, who had the lowest cultivation.

Wielding a Fourth Rank Immortal Sword, though capable of pressing Xingyun Daoist, the latter had deeper roots, achieved Dao before Iron Feather Daoist, fell slightly behind, yet no immediate defeat was visible.

However.

Iron Feather Daoist could ease his burden.

Sweeping his gaze aside, he saw Fu Daoist's miserable state, promptly swung his Immortal Sword, firing a Sword Qi. The Sword Qi divided mid-air, splitting into eight—

BAM!

BANG BANG BANG!

Striking the eight True Immortals besieging Fu Daoist.

The eight True Immortals each displayed their skills, but Iron Feather Daoist, engaged with Xingyun Daoist, had little residual strength left, merely inflicting light injuries with the eight Sword Qi strikes.

Nonetheless.

Even so, it relieved much of Fu Daoist's pressure.

Fu Daoist breathed a sigh of relief, greatly comforted, gasping, promptly cupped his hands towards Iron Feather Daoist: "Thank you, Daoist Brother!"

As the words fell.

Hiss!

A flash of Xuan Light descended, casting directly upon Iron Feather Daoist's head.

"Not good!"

Daoist Yu's face changed drastically, unable to react, resorting only to use the 'Taiyi Tiangang Sword' to guard overhead.

Following then.

Crackle!

RUMBLE!

Lightning flared, thunder roared.

The Xuan Light burst out in thunder, forcibly striking Iron Feather Daoist to fall.

"Pfft!"

"Pfft pfft pfft!"

Bouts of heart blood spewed as if money were valueless, his complexion visibly pale. Iron Feather Daoist knelt on one knee on the ground, unable to recover his senses momentarily.

"Daoist Brother!"

Fu Daoist was startled.

From the side, he witnessed clearly.

The Xuan Light was not only one, nor solely targeted Iron Feather Daoist. It emitted seven flashes of Xuan Light. Instantly, it had blasted the awe-inspiring Lin Feng and the other seven away, blood spewed from each, everyone severely injured.

Only Fu Daoist, perhaps due to low combat ability, perhaps due to his decay, escaped unscathed.

"This—"

Fu Daoist was astonished.

The eight True Immortals battling him were shocked too, all halted.

Looking up.

From above, celestial music echoed.

A goddess donned in armor, heroic form, solemn with a radiant aura, her true face indistinguishable, but wielding a Magic Sword.

The strike just now.

Was issued by this person.

"This is—"

Fu Daoist did not recognize her, yet knew it spelled trouble.

His mind raced.

Desperately searching for an escape.

The Earth Immortals from Eternal Youth Sect saw the newcomer, either delighting, sighing relief, or becoming solemn, but each bowed towards the female general above, collectively speaking: "Welcome, Yuanjun!"

"Yuanjun?"

"Four Bright Gongbin Yuanjun?!"

Fu Daoist's heart froze.

He identified the newcomer's identity!

But.

Originally an Earth Immortal conflict, how could Four Bright Gongbin Yuanjun personally intervene, weren't they afraid of being ridiculed by the Three Realms, or angering Tianpeng True Monarch?!

He considered a delay.

But facing such a figure, Fu Daoist dared not speak rashly.

Could only watch developments.

In the sky.

Four Bright Gongbin Yuanjun opened her jade palm, golden light on the ground flashed, gathering into her hand, forming a four-cornered pagoda.

Precisely the 'Gongbin Pagoda.'

Shattered by Lin Feng's 'Heavenly Demon Blood Transformation Divine Saber,' though now gathered, visible cracks riddled inside and outside, unknown how much time or effort would restore it to its former state.

Four Bright Gongbin Yuanjun felt a heartache.

Peering downward, she asked coldly: "Who dares damage my magical treasure?!"

Shangchun Daoist weighed heavily, hesitated to speak, when Ling Su stood forward, pointing at Lin Feng: "Reporting to Yuanjun, it was this one wielding the Demon Saber, shattering the pagoda!"

In an instant.

All eyes focused on the disheveled Lin Feng seated on the ground, Four Bright Gongbin Yuanjun also glanced over.

Lin Feng felt a chill surge from his heart.

Attempting to speak.

A chest tightness and excruciating pain ensued.

"Cough!"

"Cough cough cough!"

Coughing blood endlessly, unable to utter a word.

"You broke my Supreme Treasure, how can I forgive you?!" Four Bright Gongbin Yuanjun indeed had a ruthless nature, as her eyes fell upon Lin Feng, she coldly spoke, reaching a finger forward to take life.

"Wait!"

Fu Daoist's face changed dramatically.

He was on the side, contemplating ways to escape imminent death but to no avail. Seeing Four Bright Gongbin Yuanjun about to make a move on Lin Feng, he had no time to think more and hurriedly spoke up, stepping quickly forward wanting to rush to Lin Feng's side and argue with Four Bright Gongbin Yuanjun to buy some time.

But just as the words escaped his lips.

And he took a single step.

"Annoying!"

Four Bright Gongbin Yuanjun, appearing impatient, flicked a finger, sending a gust of wind that knocked him back on the spot.

"Pfft!"

He spat blood.

His immortal body was about to shatter, kneeling on the ground, pain coursing through his whole body, unable to gather mana.

Thus, he followed in the footsteps of Iron Feather Daoist and the others, unable to move for a moment.

"Hmph!"

Four Bright Gongbin Yuanjun knew there was no time to delay.

Unwilling to speak further.

Using the excuse of a Supreme Treasure being destroyed, she pressed her jade hand down, intending to slaughter Lin Feng and seize the Demon Sword.

On the ground.

Lin Ye, Wen Guang, and others were already pale; now their faces changed drastically.

This Four Bright Gongbin Yuanjun attacking them, mere newly-achieved Earth Immortals, in a surprise attack was already despicable. But now, to go for the kill? Shameless!

A breath stuck in their chests, their mana scattered by thunder, it was impossible to gather it quickly.

They could only watch wide-eyed.

That jade hand seemed slow but was actually fast, descending from the sky!

Just as everyone despaired.

At the critical moment.

At the spot where the jade palm was about to fall, the void shattered and collapsed, and from the turbulent black chaos, a Demon God leaped out, like a yellow sack, red as Dan Fire, six-legged, four-winged, and faceless.

The Demon God flapped its four wings.

Boom!

Instantly, it repelled the palm of Four Bright Gongbin Yuanjun.

"Emperor Jiang Demon God!"

The Longevity Daoist, Lin Ye, and others looked at this abruptly appearing Demon God, all overjoyed!

This was their teacher's "Twelve Dutian Demon God Skill," and given the strength, it must be their teacher making the move.

However.

Before this thought could settle.

The Emperor Jiang Demon God suddenly transformed into a woman in a Daoist robe. The woman was elegant and had the demeanor of a grandmaster, unhurried.

"Not the teacher?"

"Who is this?"

Seeing this person, Lin Ye and others, initially overjoyed, suddenly felt bewildered.

All of the teacher's disciples were within the Tianhe.

Even if they hadn't met, they had heard of them.

But they hadn't heard of anyone else besides the Longevity Daoist practicing the "Twelve Dutian Demon God Skill" and reaching such a level.

Not only Lin Ye and others were puzzled.

Four Bright Gongbin Yuanjun felt a sharp pain in her jade hand, her palm tingling, a pair of beautiful eyes looked at the newcomer, coldly questioning, "Who are you?!"

"Appear!"

The newcomer did not speak, paying no attention.

Only a Qing cloud rose above his head, and amidst it, twelve venerable Dutian Demon Gods leaped out, enclosing Four Bright Gongbin Yuanjun in a flash.

Then.

The Netherworld King Flag waved, the Dutian Divine Slaughter Great Array operated.

Restricting layers of void, cutting off all escape routes above and below.

"Hmm?!"

Four Bright Gongbin Yuanjun was no ordinary being.

Seeing the grand display from the newcomer, she knew things were not right. She stopped speaking, withdrew her Gongbin Pagoda, held her sword, and the vertical eye on her forehead opened.

With a thunderous clap.

Thunder was unleashed.

This was Four Bright Gongbin Yuanjun's renowned Divine Skill — Four Bright Divine Eye. Not only was it a Divine Skill, but it was also refined with a fourth-rank Immortal Device, extremely powerful.

"Hmph!"

The newcomer was unafraid.

With a cold snort, two Demon Gods emerged from the twelve Demon Gods.

One held a snake in its mouth, holding a snake in its hand, with a tiger's head and human body, four hooves, and long elbows.

The other had a bird's face and body, a green snake hanging from its ears, and holding a red snake.

Clearly, they were the Demon Gods Qiang Liang and Xi Zi.

One was the Thunder Ancestor Witch.

One was the Electric Ancestor Witch.

Leaping forth, opening their huge mouths, one swallowed thunder, the other lightning, tangling with the 'Four Bright Divine Eye.'

The person did not stop.

While the Demon Gods tangled.

Taking advantage of Four Bright Gongbin Yuanjun struggling to free herself, with a swift motion, they took out a Golden Wheel.

Tossed it into the air.

The Golden Wheel spun, shining brightly.

At a glance, there were six gates, each with divine strangeness, inscribed with 'Heavenly Dao', 'Human Dao', 'Beast Path', 'Asura Path', 'Hungry Ghost Dao', and 'Hell Path'.

"Six Paths of Reincarnation?!"

Four Bright Gongbin Yuanjun was greatly shocked.

Even as a Heavenly Immortal.

Claiming to have "jumped out of the Three Realms, not within the Five Elements," free from the pains of reincarnation.

But the higher the Dao ability, the more terrifying reincarnation appeared. Even Earth Immortals, Heavenly Immortals, if careless, would find their cultivation reduced to nothing if dragged into Six Paths of Reincarnation.

How could Four Bright Gongbin Yuanjun not be shocked?

Seeing the reincarnation open wide.

The six paths approached.

"Shatter!"

"Shatter, shatter, shatter!"

Four Bright Gongbin Yuanjun advanced with her sword, the Four Bright Divine Eye on her forehead releasing thunder, her Immortal Sword engulfed in thunder, its power increased tenfold at least?!

The Qiang Liang Demon God and Xi Zi Demon God in her path were shattered by the thunder in an instant.

"Truly formidable."

"No wonder the teacher said I wasn't a match."

Xuan Ningzi thought to himself.

Yet he was not panicked.

Arranging the twelve Du Tian Netherworld King Flags in the void, the remaining ten Demon Gods jumped out in succession. Though all were shattered by Four Bright Gongbin Yuanjun at first sight.

But what Xuan Ningzi desired was just this brief delay.

He silently recited incantations.

Before him, the Six Paths of Reincarnation unfolded, and from within emerged Six Paths Black Ropes.

These black ropes were nearly invisible, colorless, odorless, appearing as thin as spider silk black lines. As Four Bright Gongbin Yuanjun was delayed with the Demon God, her form paused, they wrapped around her.

In an instant.

They bound Four Bright Gongbin Yuanjun, dragging her toward the Six Paths of Reincarnation.

"No!"

Four Bright Gongbin Yuanjun was completely stunned.

Trying to struggle.

But these Six Paths Black Ropes constricted her Primordial Spirit, tightening her Divine Soul.

All her mana couldn't break free, her body frozen on the spot, a spirit emerged from her body, struggling frantically, yet ultimately couldn't escape.

"How dare you?!"

"I am—"

The voice was full of panic, and before she finished, it abruptly ended.

The Earth Immortals on the ground looked up, only seeing Four Bright Gongbin Yuanjun stalled in the void, her expression blank. A Divine Soul was drawn into the whirlpool of the Six Paths gates.

Vanishing without a trace.

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