Cultivating Immortality in Two Realms

Chapter 372 Great Battle

"Over the years, the Beast Taming Sect and the Heavenly Mystery Sect have accumulated quite a few cannon fodder..."

"Those puppets and war beasts... are just right for depleting the enemy's spiritual energy."

The scholar-like Heavenly Book Master stroked his white beard, gazed at Seven Star Island, and exclaimed in admiration.

"Our attack on Seven Star Island marks the official start of the war against Water Moon Palace and Thunder Sound Temple... I hope our ancestor will be safe and sound, and that his wishes will be fulfilled..."

Master Tianfu was somewhat worried.

A late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator is a pillar of a major power; if anything happens to them, it will be a catastrophic disaster!

"The Ancestor has his reasons... Besides, who wouldn't want to become a Nascent Soul cultivator?"

The Heavenly Sword Master suddenly let out a long roar: "The great formation has been broken, I'm going now..."

He transformed into a beam of sword light, carrying terrifying sword energy at the peak of the mid-stage Nascent Soul realm, and instantly rushed into the great formation.

Then they saw a fat monk with a bulging belly and golden light emanating from his body. He was at the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm and was wielding golden lightning bolts to obliterate the disciples and spirit pets of the Beast Taming Sect.

Upon seeing the Heavenly Sword Master flying over, they were immediately terrified: "The Heavenly Sword Master?"

call out!

With a flash of sword light, endless sword energy swept past, like a long, pale golden river, vast and mighty, encircling the Nascent Soul monk.

The Heavenly Sword Master's face was as cold as ice that had remained unchanged for ten thousand years as he walked into the room, sword in hand.

A moment later, accompanied by a loud bang, the pale golden river of sword energy exploded into a splash of water. One of the Nascent Souls, its body radiating golden light, hurriedly clutched a wooden fish magic weapon, trying to escape into the void, only to find that the void had already been sealed off. It could only transform into a golden rainbow and escape.

call out!

An ancient sword flew out from nowhere and pierced through the nascent soul's chest, pinning it to the spot.

"Ah... have mercy!"

The golden nascent soul hurriedly begged for mercy, but then saw the Heavenly Sword Master raise an eyebrow, and boundless sword energy exploded within his body, instantly killing him beyond any hope of survival...

"Tsk tsk... Fellow Daoist, what a waste! This is top-quality nourishment..."

Nearby, a Nascent Soul cultivator from Blood Fiend Island, witnessing this scene, couldn't help but lick his lips regretfully.

With the arrival of the Nascent Soul stage monster on the battlefield, the battle situation on Seven Star Island immediately tilted in favor of the demonic path.

Before long, all the spiritual light from the array on the island shattered, and the 'Heavenly Talisman Palace' fell straight down, settling in the center of the island.

One by one, the disciples of the Heavenly Mystery Sect hurriedly manipulated various puppets to move mountains and fill seas, construct palaces and cave dwellings for high-level cultivators, and most importantly, build the island-protecting formation...

Seven Star Island is strategically located, and the demonic army will definitely occupy it for a long time after conquering it, using it as a means to divide the battlefield.

They could even serve as a thorn in the side between Shuiyue Palace and Leiyin Temple, with Tianji Sect responsible for overseeing the situation long-term.

"Alright, I'll leave this place to you all..."

With a whoosh, countless scales emerged from the sea, gathering like a tide and heading towards Leiyin Temple.

On the other side, Blood Fiend Island, like a floating fortress, harnessed boundless blood fiend energy, sweeping towards the Water Moon Palace like a storm...

……

In the distance, Zhan Hongxiu, her head covered in a tortoise shell, watched this scene with trembling eyes: "Is this the war potential of a major power?"

"Hmph, the main attack direction has been decided. The Beast Taming Sect can at most hold back the Thunder Sound Temple, while the Heavenly Mystery Sect will mediate and ensure logistics... Blood Fiend Island and Talisman Sword Island will focus their attacks on the Water Moon Palace! In this great battle, we'll just have to see how long the Water Moon Palace can hold out..."

Within Zhan Hongxiu's sea of ​​consciousness, the voice of the old turtle slowly drifted out.

"If the Grand Palace Master is indeed in seclusion to reach the Nascent Soul stage as rumored, I wonder if the Water Moon Palace can withstand him?"

Zhan Hongxiu said with some worry, "According to what Elder Gui said, it would be best if the two sides were locked in a stalemate for a hundred years, with countless deaths and injuries, and Nascent Soul stage monsters falling like rain, so that we rising stars would have a chance..."

"It's all because you're too incompetent... You've only just reached the peak of Core Formation. If you don't prolong the chaos, even if you condense your Nascent Soul, how will you seize enough benefits?"

Old Turtle sneered, "Do you think you're the lord of that island?"

Upon hearing this, Zhan Hongxiu fell silent.

In fact, her previous impression of that Island Master Fang was completely fragmented, and vaguely connected with Bai Jianxiu. However, after the Guixu Secret Realm, she could basically confirm that they were the same person.

But even if it was the same person, when they explored the secret realm left behind by Venerable Fuyu, they were only at the Core Formation stage.

Later, in the Guixu Secret Realm, he directly condensed his Nascent Soul!

The difference in cultivation speed is like heaven and earth.

I wonder... how is he now?

A thought popped into Zhan Hongxiu's mind.

"But don't worry... even if the Grand Palace Master doesn't show up, Water Moon Palace will definitely be able to hold on, and may even give Blood Fiend Island and Talisman Sword Island a big surprise."

"Old Turtle suddenly said."

"Oh?" Zhan Hongxiu asked curiously, "Why?"

"The fact that the Water Moon Palace and Thunder Sound Palace were able to establish separate palaces during the Zhou Tian Star Palace era naturally indicates their profound foundations. They once produced a Nascent Soul Venerable... and the foundation left behind by a Nascent Soul Venerable is beyond your imagination..."

The old tortoise's voice was solemn: "If I am not mistaken, Leiyin Temple may have lost its foundation, but Shuiyue Palace should still be hiding the 'incarnation' of that Venerable One from back then!"

"An avatar?"

Zhan Hongxiu was startled.

"This is a great divine power comparable to the second Nascent Soul secret technique. However, it has no ability to cultivate itself and will often dissipate when it is too far away from its master. But if it is sealed with a secret technique, it can last for tens of thousands of years. Only a Nascent Soul Venerable can use this technique, and there is absolutely no risk of it backfiring on the original body."

The old tortoise said, "The reason I know this so clearly is because I witnessed the incarnation that the Thunder Sound Palace summoned back then... Although it will dissipate under the influence of the power of heaven and earth before it dissipates, even if it is not as good as a true Nascent Soul cultivator, it is almost the same, and it can directly mobilize the spiritual power of heaven and earth... It is a completely different realm from the Nascent Soul stage."

"The realm of divine transformation is truly captivating."

Zhan Hongxiu couldn't help but sigh.

"It's because you're too weak. You failed to obtain the Nascent Soul stage foundation and inheritance in the last Ruins of Return secret realm..."

The old tortoise sighed, "And that strange demon... I suspect it may possess the legacy and treasures left by the first ancestor. Once you reach the Nascent Soul stage, you must go and take it down..."

Zhan Hongxiu nodded solemnly, then silently continued to use the Turtle Breathing Technique, using water escape to silently disappear into the distance...

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To get from Qixing Island to Leiyin Temple, you need to pass through three more important islands.

Each one was equipped with a fourth-order formation, possessing astonishing power.

But at this moment, on the front line, on Red Reef Island, a giant beast with bull horns and a body as large as a small mountain was roaring to the sky.

The piercing sound waves seemed to solidify, constantly bombarding the array.

Above the grand formation, wisps of golden light shone, occasionally punctuated by Buddhist chants...

"A fourth-tier beast king?"

Within the grand formation, an old monk with white hair and beard gazed solemnly at the several beast kings on the outer perimeter: "These are beast kings created by the Beast Taming Sect using secret methods. Although their lifespans have been greatly reduced and their combat power is not as strong as that of an early Nascent Soul cultivator... they are still difficult for Core Formation cultivators to withstand. Moreover, their thick hides and tough flesh make them excellent at breaking formations..."

Following these several fourth-tier beast kings were countless sea beasts, resembling a massive wave.

Above the waves were more than a dozen warships, their decks covered with numerous cannons and countless spiritual runes lighting up one after another.

"Rush!"

As the Beast Taming Sect's higher-ups gave the order, a strange horn sounded.

The eyes of those fourth-tier beast kings turned blood red instantly, and they charged fiercely towards the great formation.

"Amitabha!"

Just then, a Buddhist chant suddenly came from the void.

A crescent-shaped golden blade of light fell and sliced ​​across the neck of the Bull-Horned Beast King.

The enormous beast king continued to charge forward for dozens of miles before its head finally fell off, and countless drops of blood cascaded down like a waterfall.

"snort!"

A cold snort came from the Beast Taming Sect. Dongmen Jin stood on the earthen Qilin, gazing at the Holy Jue Monk who suddenly appeared from the void.

This smiling, fat-headed, Maitreya-like late-stage Nascent Soul Buddhist cultivator was holding a white jade crescent-shaped shovel and looking at him with a smile.

"Saint Jue... I didn't expect you to be at the late Nascent Soul stage as well."

Dongmen Jin stood atop the earthen unicorn's head, hands behind his back: "When I first met you, you were only in the mid-Nascent Soul stage... Indeed, if you hadn't advanced to the late-Nascent Soul stage, how dare you step out of the Ten Thousand Buddhas Paying Homage Formation of Leiyin Temple?"

"Benefactor Dongmen, the sea of ​​suffering is boundless, but turning back is the shore... We have no enmity between us, so why fight to the death? Why not turn swords into plowshares?"

The monk Shengjue said with a smile.

"I would naturally like to do the same. As long as you swear an oath with a Buddhist heart to give me a share of the Nascent Soul stage essence and inheritance of Leiyin Temple, I will immediately lead people back to the Beast Taming Sect. What do you say?"

Dongmen Jin said calmly.

The monk Shengjue's smile faded slightly: "Fellow Daoist, you're forcing me... It seems we have no choice but to fight?"

"Haha, that's exactly what I was thinking too!"

Two beams of emerald light shone from Dongmen Jin's eyes.

He had advanced to the rank of Great Cultivator many years earlier than the monk Shengjue, and also possessed a fourth-grade superior natal spirit beast, so he felt that he had a great chance of winning.

Even... if we could kill Saint Jue here, and the Holy Monk had gone into seclusion, wouldn't Leiyin Temple be without any great cultivators?

Beneath him, the earthen unicorn roared to the sky and suddenly spat out a beam of earthen yellow light.

Its momentum was astonishing, and it charged straight towards the formation!

Even if the monk Shengjue could dodge, he still had to be wary of the formation behind him. Rays of Buddhist light appeared on the crescent-shaped shovel, intertwining and transforming into a seven-colored rainbow, blocking the pillar of light.

Dongmen Jin made a hand seal, and endless green clouds appeared, transforming into a green cloud covering several acres, containing countless insects, most of which were among the top 100 rare insects in the East China Sea!

His insect-taming skills are unparalleled, and as the Grand Elder of the Beast Taming Sect, he used the sect's resources to collect almost all the strange and poisonous insects on the "East Sea Strange Insect List" before refining them into this "Hundred Poison Cloud Miasma." Although the name is ordinary, it is something that all Nascent Soul cultivators avoid like the plague.

Even a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator would be severely injured if caught in it, even if he didn't die!

"Amitabha!"

The monk Shengjue chanted Buddhist mantras, his entire body resembling crystal, faintly shimmering with moonlight.

"The Medicine Buddha's Crystal Body? Fourth-Order High-Grade Body Refinement?"

Dongmen Jin narrowed his eyes slightly, recognizing the famous body-refining technique of Leiyin Temple.

This Medicine Buddha's Lapis Lazuli Dharma Body is not only extremely profound in body tempering, but also has the miraculous effect of being immune to all poisons, which is exactly the counter to his "Hundred Poisons Cloud Miasma"!

In an instant, a burst of Buddhist light shot into the sky, its color like crystal, also about an acre in size, intertwined with the clouds of insects...

When two powerful cultivators were fighting, all the Nascent Soul cultivators present avoided them like the plague, and would not deliberately get close to them.

When two powerful cultivators were fighting, all the Nascent Soul cultivators present avoided them like the plague, and would not deliberately get close to them.

Fortunately, both sides were also wary, and manipulated the insect cloud and the glazed Buddha light to arrive at a corner of the battlefield.

"attack!"

From the direction of the Beast Taming Sect, a mid-Nascent Soul cultivator shouted loudly.

The remaining Beast Kings led numerous third- and second-tier demonic beasts in a frenzied attack on the fourth-tier array on the island. Within the array, a large number of monks and Buddhist cultivators also appeared, beginning their slaying of demons and monsters.