Secular Immortal of the Nine Realms - Chapter 151
Chapter 151: One Against Two
“This tremendous spirit ki… A Foundation Establishment cultivator has made a move!”
“Isn’t the spirit assessment over? Why would a Foundation Establishment cultivator suddenly make a move? Who is he fighting?”
“Let’s head over to take a look!”
At the imperial palace’s entrance, the old man walked away right after tossing out his flying sword. He was certain Fang Chen was dead. A mere mortal can’t hope to survive my sword.
But to Xia Yun and the others’ surprise, another sword flew forth and stopped the old man’s assault.
“The Moon Monastery’s Abbess Moonchaser? I thought she has already left?” Xia Yun was bewildered.
It was indeed Abbess Moonchaser who stopped the old man’s sword. She appeared beside Fang Chen and glared at the old man with cold eyes.
The old man halted his footsteps. He slowly turned around and eyed Abbess Moonchaser with a hint of surprise in his eyes. “I thought you have left.”
“Why did you attack him?” Abbess Moonchaser asked despite already knowing the answer.
She knew that the old man wouldn’t easily reveal his identity as a Blood Spirit Cultist despite having reached Foundation Establishment.
“I have a grudge with that mortal,” the old man calmly replied. “I advise you not to get involved lest you bring trouble upon your sect.”
“You’re awfully arrogant for a mere early Foundation Establishment cultivator!” another voice echoed.
Xia Yun and the others were even more shocked. That voice clearly belonged to Elder Jinnan. He hasn’t left yet?
A flash of green light descended from the sky.
The old man unhesitatingly grabbed the child beside him and tossed it toward the green light. The green light quivered as it quickly changed its trajectory to avoid the child before it continued rushing at the old man.
“Damn it!”
The old man’s face warped in anger. He raised his hands, and the surrounding earth began rising as if it had gained a life of its own, converging into a thick barrier in front of him.
Boom!
The green light crashed into the earth barrier and smashed it into pieces.
However, this bought enough time for the old man to summon his flying sword back. He eyed Elder Jinnan with wary eyes.
At the same time, the green light flew over to Elder Jinnan and floated around him. The true identity of the green light was a flying sword.
Everyone present was stunned. Is this the means of a cultivator?
Be it the flying swords or the earth barrier, the Great Xia’s emperors and the others had never seen anything like this before.
“Five Elements Art? I can do that too,” Elder Jinnan sneered.
With a raise of his hand, the earth around the old man suddenly converged into a massive python that tightly coiled around the old man, holding him firmly in place.
“What do you think of my Five Elements Art?” Elder Jinnan asked with a smirk.
The nearby unaffiliated cultivators who rushed over were stunned.
The Five Elements comprised metal, wood, water, fire, and earth.
The earth element was the easiest to grasp, so cultivators learning the Five Elements Art usually started from there. However, most Ki Refinement cultivators were only able to knead earth into little clay dolls, with some of the more talented ones being able to create wolves and ferocious beasts.
It was no easy feat to create a massive python of over thirty meters long. It required precise control over the earth element and a huge amount of spirit ki to pull off.
“It’s the South Heaven Sect’s Elder Jinnan!”
“I thought he has already left?”
“Who’s that elder? We should have at least heard of him if he’s a Foundation Establishment cultivator…”
“The world of cultivation is massive; it’s normal for you to have never seen him before. But I have to say that he’s out of his mind to clash with Elder Jinnan, a mid Foundation Establishment cultivator…”
There was a massive gap between early and mid Foundation Establishment cultivators. Even in Infernoblaze, there were only a handful of mid Foundation Establishment cultivators.
Many tremendously talented cultivators who overcame their bottleneck to reach Foundation Establishment were unable to overcome the hurdle to reach mid Foundation Establishment. This small cultivation stage was enough to block many people’s path.
These spectators had arrived late, so they thought the old man was fighting with Elder Jinnan.
“Elder Jinnan, don’t waste your breath with him. Just kill him,” Abbess Moonchaser said.
“Hahaha!” The old man let out vile laughter. “I have waited for you to leave before making a move because I didn’t want to involve you in this matter, but you insist on making an enemy out of me… You’re looking for it!”
A red mist started appearing around the old man, and his appearance visibly grew younger when he absorbed the red mist.
Elder Jinnan sensed that something was amiss, so he quickly ordered the earth python to chomp off the old man’s head.
Boom!
The earth python exploded into pieces and scattered all over the floor.
What emerged from the dust was a middle-aged man. His hair was still sparse, but he didn’t look as frail as he did before.
Elder Jinnan was stunned. He sensed an aura on par with him from the person standing before him. Mid Foundation Establishment?!
Abbess Moonchaser’s face darkened, as she sensed the same thing.
“I see…” Elder Jinnan slowly came to understand the situation.
The other party had previously reached mid Foundation Establishment, just that his cultivation fell to early Foundation Establishment as he neared the end of his lifespan. However, he found a way to extend his longevity, allowing him to return to his prime and recover his cultivation.
“Who are you?” Elder Jinnan grimly asked.
He thought that he had made a worthwhile deal with Fang Chen, but it now looked like he had stepped into a pit instead. He would have to do whatever it took to eliminate the enemy before him now, lest he bring trouble to the South Heaven Sect.
“You don’t need to know who I am,” the old man said with a smile. “You can pose that question to King Yama in the netherworld!”
“You made a wrong choice attacking Daoist Fang. He’s from a powerful sect, and his master is far stronger than you. You’re naive if you think that you can threaten us. Surrender and perhaps we’ll spare your life… otherwise the only fate awaiting you is death!” Elder Jinnan bellowed.
He mentioned Fang Chen’s background to gauge the old man’s reaction, but the result disappointed him. The old man wasn’t intimidated by it at all.
Elder Jinnan’s heart skipped a beat.
The old man didn’t bother giving him time to carefully think things through. With a wave of his hand, his flying sword whizzed toward Abbess Moonchaser with a streak of light.
He couldn’t maintain his current state for long, and fighting in one against two was simply too disadvantageous for him. He had to first get rid of the early Foundation Establishment cultivator, then he could focus on dealing with Elder Jinnan.
Abbess Moonchaser swiftly maneuvered her flying sword forth to protect herself.
However, the outcome was different from before. The prowess of the old man’s flying sword was much greater now that he had raised his cultivation to mid Foundation Establishment.
Within a single strike, he smashed a hole right through Abbess Moonchaser’s flying sword, causing the daosoul imprints on it to fade.
“Elder Jinnan, we need to fight him together!” Abbess Moonchaser shouted.
Elder Jinnan put aside his thoughts. With a flick of his finger, his green sword whizzed forth.
Surprisingly, the old man was able to hold his ground despite it being a one against two. The surrounding cultivators were taken aback.
The three of them slowly rose to the sky as they fought.
Most people saw flashes of light; only the cultivators were able to sense the terrifying spirit ki shockwaves that arose from the clashes.
Fang Chen suddenly glanced at Xia Yu, who had returned together with Elder Jinnan.
Xia Yu looked unnerved. He seemed to have thought of something that made his complexion turn ghastly pale.
