“You …”

Old man Qingyi felt his breathing stifled, and in an instant, he reacted. He slashed his sword behind him, and with a “bang”, all he saw was rocks flying in front of him. Xiao Chen was already dozens of feet away.

“What a fast speed …”

Old man Qingyi was shocked again. This was impossible. The feeling this kid gave him was clearly not at the True Cave Stage yet, but this speed and reaction should not be something that he should have at the Harmony Stage …

“Then you should be … scared.”

It was as if the faint words from before were still echoing in his ears. At this moment, Old man Qingyi couldn’t help but tremble and his face became even paler.

Even in the past, he had never been afraid of someone whose cultivation was higher than his own, but why did he feel a trace of inexplicable fear when facing someone whose cultivation was clearly lower than his own …

“I’ll give you another chance …”

In the distance, Xiao Chen stood on a tree branch and said indifferently. His expression was actually calm and composed, forming a sharp contrast with Old man Qingyi’s nervous expression.

“It’s just that you’re fast …”

Old man Qingyi forcefully calmed down and attacked in an instant. This time, he used a palm technique. Wherever he passed, even the void seemed to be torn apart. Everything on the ground instantly turned into powder.

Amidst the dust and smoke in the sky, he struck Xiao Chen with his palm. The instant his palm struck out, the mountains and earth instantly collapsed. With that palm strike, everything within a hundred feet was shattered into pieces!

How could a Cave True Stage expert be so idle!

At this moment, the cultivators watching the battle on the distant mountain peak felt their backs turn cold. Was this a Cave True Stage expert? Was this the separation between immortals and mortals?

In their eyes, the Ruined Heaven Realm was a realm that they could not hope to reach in the past, but now it seemed that no matter how powerful the Ruined Heaven Realm was, it was still only at the Mortal Realm. When they broke through the shackles of the Immortal Mortal Realm and reached the four stages before entering the Sage realm, their entire body would have been transformed and transcended to the Sage realm …

Just like this person in front of him, in a single palm strike, Mountain Collapse and Earth Splitting. No matter how strong the Ruined Heaven Realm was, even if it was able to slash the Mountain Collapse and Earth Splitting Realm with one palm strike, if the two were to compare, who in the Ruined Heaven Realm would be able to withstand this strike just now?

At this moment, the countless people present yearned for the word “Saint” even more. If they could not enter the Saint realm, how could they talk about becoming an immortal? If they could not live forever, how could they talk about eternal immortality …

As the smoke and dust filled the air, many people felt enlightened. However, it was impossible to say whether this enlightenment was obsession or true enlightenment.

At this moment, Old man Qingyi was focused on his surroundings. The palm strike just now seemed to be unstoppable, but he knew in his heart that the palm strike did not hit the opponent. The opponent’s speed was simply too fast …

When the smoke and dust gradually dissipated, he suddenly turned around and sent out a sword. The celestial sword instantly shrouded in a green light, instantly transforming into a hundred zhang sword light and slashing towards Xiao Chen.

“Zheng!”

With a sharp sound, this sword strike was extremely accurate. Xiao Chen did not dodge it. His palms pressed against the sword blade, but his entire body was shaken back by this sword strike.

“Good opportunity!”

Old man Qingyi instantly reacted. His body was like a cloud dragon, and in an instant, he condensed ten layers of True Qi in his palms to capture this person in front of him in just one move!

Unexpectedly, when he took out his palm, the other party suddenly threw back and said, “Whoosh whoosh whoosh!” However, with a flash of three bloody lights, three extremely powerful concealed weapons shot towards him.

This concealed weapon was not a concealed weapon, but an extremely powerful magic treasure! Old man Qingyi instantly felt the killing intent hidden within the three blood needles. He did not dare to resist. He could only withdraw his palm and throw it back to avoid the attacks of the three blood needles.

In that instant, Xiao Chen quickly stood up and clouded his palm. Layers of black mist suddenly covered him, and a dense aura of death instantly filled the world. When he looked again, it was already completely shrouded in Old man Qingyi!

“Not good!”

Old man Qingyi was shocked. He couldn’t dodge in a hurry, so he had to carry the Genuine energy all over his body and punch forward with his palm, “Rumble!” With a loud explosion, the rocks shattered, and the two of them clashed with each other’s palms. Both of them felt their entire bodies tremble as they flew backwards.

When he landed on a large rock, Old man Qingyi’s face turned pale. Recalling the dense aura of death just now, he still had lingering fear in his heart.

As for Lustless Heaven, everyone was also nervous. After all, he was a Cave True Stage cultivator, so how could he be so easy to deal with?

As soon as Hua Weiyang made his move, Xiao Chen immediately sent her a divine will, “Wei Yang, don’t come over. My cultivation has been delayed for a long time and it is difficult for me to make a breakthrough. Perhaps I can break through a little in today’s battle with a cultivator at the True Cave Stage.”

Hearing that, Hua Weiyang said, He immediately understood a bit, but he was still worried in his heart. No matter what, these two people’s cultivation levels were higher than his. Even if Lu Yan could delay one of them, Old man Qingyi was still at the True Hole Stage. He had consumed too much energy just now in order to cut off his spirit veins with a single sword strike, and he was also injured. He was just trying to forcefully hold on.

Even though she knew that Ku Lingzi had also come today, with Ku Lingzi’s soul power, it would be easy to deal with these two Cave True Stage cultivators.

However, Ku Lingzi was a person from the Four Seas and Eight Desolates. Those who came to Zhongyue Peak today were not necessarily people who were hiding in the Four Seas and Eight Desolates. If they discovered Ku Lingzi because of this, trouble would probably ensue. That was why if Ku Lingzi could not make a move today, he would try not to make a move to avoid being exposed.

Now everything about Ku Lingzi, Hua Weiyang naturally already knew about it, but there weren’t many people who knew about it. She, Xiao Chen, and Shen Jing were just three people. That master of Ku Lingzi’s, Nether Soul Lord, would definitely not give up so easily for the sake of the ancient forbidden technique, Samsara Forbidden. If this person found out that Ku Lingzi was in Lustless Heaven, he would probably be in trouble …

“Boom!”

At this moment, there was a loud explosion. Suddenly, smoke and dust erupted from the southwest. It was a mountain over there that shattered, but it was Old man Zi Yi and Lu Yan fighting each other.

Compared to Old man Qingyi, he was much more strenuous. Although Old man Qingyi was dealing with Xiao Chen, what he was dealing with couldn’t be measured in terms of common sense. The dead soul in front of him was immortal, painless, emotionless, and terrifying. It wasn’t just terrifying.

Old man Qingyi glanced at him and frowned. He knew that this battle was dangerous. He had to end it quickly. He did not hesitate any longer. Genuine energy shook all over his body. Light immediately flowed from his body and green rays rose. At this moment, his aura had actually increased by countless times.

Many people in the distance felt their hearts tremble. They held their breath and watched with rapt attention. Was this the strength that a True Cave Stage expert should possess? Within a radius of more than ten feet, a strong wind blew, and even the stones on the ground began to revolve around Old man Qingyi.

“You’re very powerful, but that’s all …”

At this moment, Old man Qingyi seemed to have changed. His gaze was sharp, completely different from the nervous expression on his face just now.

“Zheng!”

With a sharp sound, an azure light flew over from afar. The azure immortal sword flew back into his hand in an instant. At this moment, the sword was flourishing with azure light and emitted an extremely strong sword qi, causing everyone to feel suffocated.

“Drink!”

With a loud shout, Old man Qingyi fiercely urged the Genuine energy all over his body, moving like lightning and lightning. In an instant, he attacked Xiao Chen. His speed was too fast, and it was difficult for everyone to keep up with him. They only saw a hundred zhang green light flash past, and Old man Qingyi instantly rushed in front of Xiao Chen.

At this moment, even the people of Lustless Heaven felt suffocated. With such a powerful sword strike, how could Excellency withstand it without using Di Gu?

Just as everyone’s hearts were trembling, they saw Xiao Chen’s figure instantly disappear from where he was. It turned out that he was not his true body, it was just an illusion. It was the Mahayana technique [Thousand Shadows and Light] in Ling Xian Step.

“Shit …”

When Old man Qingyi reacted, he knew that something was wrong. Both sides were fighting, and it was difficult to distinguish between the real and the real. However, he was so anxious that he fell into the other party’s “void” for a moment.

At this moment, Old man Qingyi could only instantly transport Genuine energy and protect his acupoints and veins. However, even so, he still felt a burst of pain coming from his back. The pain instantly entered his limbs and bones, but Xiao Chen heavily struck him on the back.

“This …”

Many people in the distance were shocked. Just how did he do it?

Old man Qingyi endured the pain on his back. Fortunately, he had the protection of his True Qi. Otherwise, even if he didn’t die, his muscles would still break under this palm strike.

After he stood firmly, he saw that Genuine energy was pushing him again. His body was shrouded in brilliant light, and he slashed towards Xiao Chen again. Originally, he thought that the other party could no longer be an illusion, but he didn’t expect that when he slashed out, his sword still landed on the other party’s illusion.

“Bang!”

Before he could react, he received another palm strike on his chest. His entire body staggered backwards, and even the sword in his hand almost flew out of his hand.

“Impossible!”

After hitting two palms in a row, Old man Qingyi’s eyes gradually became bloodshot. His hair was also disheveled, and his True Qi was already in a state of complete disorder. He no longer had the immortal stance he had before.

“I don’t believe it … come again!”

At this moment, Old man Qingyi’s mind was in a state of chaos. Without waiting for his internal breathing to be adjusted, he activated Genuine energy again and slashed out with another sword. However, he failed to hit him again and again. On the contrary, he was seriously injured, and a wisp of blood slowly flowed out from the corner of his mouth.

“Senior Brother …”

On the other side, Lu Yan, who was fighting with Old man Zi Yi, saw that his senior brother was injured. He couldn’t help but be shocked. How could that kid’s cultivation be higher than his senior brother’s? Why …

The people from the various sects and sects in the distance were also shocked. Just as everyone was dumbfounded, “countless” Old man Qingyi slowly appeared around Xiao Chen.

“Defeating its sharpness, resolving its conflict, and its light, is the same as its dust … it is called mysterious.”

Every single one of them had different expressions and movements, but it was impossible to distinguish the real from the real. It was as if every single one of them was their true self and possessed the same strength as their true self.

“It’s Ling Yin of Ling Xian Step!”

Someone from the various sects finally reacted. Fairy Miaoyin’s Ling Xian Step was unparalleled in the world, and no one could break through it. This was not what Ling Xian Step’s moves were!

“Yi Chen, he …”

On Xuanqing Sect’s side, Mei Jianyi’s face was also shocked. She never expected that over the years, Yi Chen would actually be able to train her junior sister’s Ling Xian Step to such an outstanding level. That’s right, this was the Thousand Shadows and Light in Ling Xian Step!

“Wow … so many senior brothers, is this Master’s Ling Xian Step? So powerful, well … it seems like I need to cultivate well too.”

Ruoshui stood beside Qianyu Nichang, clapping his hands in excitement. At this moment, Qianyu Nichang stared motionlessly at the countless figures of Xiao Chen. At this moment, it was as if he had entered a mysterious realm that he had never experienced before.

“Defeating its sharpness, resolving its disputes, and sharing its light and dust … is akin to being a metaphysical being. So … is this harmony between light and dust?”

Qianyu Nichang slowly closed her eyes. Every move Xiao Chen made just now seemed to be imprinted into her divine sea. (Note ①)

The people from the other sects were already dumbfounded. It was hard to imagine that this was Fairy Miaoyin of Ling Xian Step!

At that moment, Old man Qingyi’s face was extremely pale. Even though he had already reached the True Cave Stage, he was unable to see through which of the surrounding Xiao Chen was true and which was false! Every one of them had the aura of the other party. Layers after layers of them were stacked together, causing him to be unable to breathe.

“Let me ask you, Tai Huazi, who is he …”

Right at this moment, a figure of Xiao Chen finally spoke coldly. Old man Qingyi’s expression changed slightly. He thought that this was Xiao Chen’s true self. He slashed out with a sword. “Bang!” Unexpectedly, this sword slashed out, but it only shattered the stone beneath the opponent’s feet. The figure slowly dissipated.

Old man Qingyi’s heart trembled. Indeed, just as he was retracting his sword, an extremely powerful finger force hit his body, causing him to immediately gush out a mouthful of blood. His entire body turned sideways, smashing the stones along the way into pieces.

“Let me ask you again, Tai Huazi … who is he?”

Xiao Chen’s eyes were cold, his hands behind his back as he slowly approached him. Facing such a pressure, Old man Qingyi felt his entire body tremble because he couldn’t tell if this person was real or not. He didn’t dare to act rashly anymore …

“You … you …”

Old man Qingyi forcefully suppressed the fear in his heart and said with a trembling voice, “The name of Supreme Daoist, how can you shout and scream …”

“As expected …”

At this moment, Xiao Chen’s eyes suddenly became much colder. Ever since he met Wushuang City under Guan Zhen and heard what Guan Zhen said about Xiao Zhufeng, it was difficult for him to calm down.

Later on, he dreamed that the scene on the day when Xiao Zhufeng was hunted down was like something that had really happened. That person named Tai Huazi made his heart feel incomparable hatred. Why did he hate the person in his dream so much?

This Tai Huazi is not someone that only exists in a dream, but someone from the Heavenless Palace …

…

Note ①: Qianyu Nichang comprehended “Harmony with the Dust” here, which is also the source of the “Harmony with the Dust” conceived by the 137th generation descendant of the Qianyu Clan, “Xiaoyue” in “Immortal Sovereign of the Nine Worlds”.

From chapters 4 and 56 of the Tao Te Ching: “Defeating its sharpness, resolving its disputes, and sharing its light and dust is metaphysical.”