"This has to do with your true identity!"
Li Yao said calmly.
"..."
The purple-robed elder's lips twitched slightly, but he forced himself to remain calm and said, "Oh, really? What is my true identity?"
"You are a god, sent by Fuxi of the divine realm!"
"If I am not mistaken, you are the founder of the Shu Mountain Sect, Master Taiqing."
"Back then, you were ordered by Fuxi to descend from the divine realm with the Demon-Suppressing Sword to eliminate other immortal cultivation sects in the Shu Mountain area and merge them into the Shu Mountain Immortal Sword Sect."
"Fuxi asked you to establish the Shu Mountain Sect for only one purpose: to control the immortal realm and the human realm."
"At the same time, you are secretly cultivating various demonic forces, allowing these demonic forces to deplete the strength of the Immortal Realm and the Human Realm, and suppress the power of Nuwa's lineage, so as to prevent the Immortal Realm and the Human Realm from becoming too powerful and threatening the authority of the God Realm."
Li Yao boldly guessed.
Although it was just a guess, it was a reasonable one based on the ancient war between humans and gods, and the purple-robed elder's frequent "guidance" to others.
Chapter 592 Who exactly are you?
"You are indeed very clever; your guess was extremely accurate!"
"That's right, I am indeed a member of the divine race, sent by Fuxi to establish the Shu Mountain Sect by the True Man Taiqing!"
"Since you've already guessed everything, then you should know that I still have a say in front of the Heavenly Emperor."
"If you are willing to become my disciple, I will recommend you to the Heavenly Emperor so that you may join the supreme divine race!"
"This is something that countless mortals, and even many immortals, dream of!"
"You're a smart person, and I believe you'll make a very wise choice!"
"Taiqing Zhenren said without any concealment."
What if I refuse?
Li Yao sneered.
"Then you will perish here!"
Master Taiqing's face darkened, and his eyes revealed murderous intent.
"I don't know who gave you the courage to say such things to me!"
Li Yao said dismissively.
"court death!"
Master Taiqing was enraged. His eyes burned with fury like flames, and the powerful sword energy emanating from his body burst forth, blotting out the sky.
Rumble!
Purple lightning flashed in mid-air, carrying an aura of destruction. A fierce wind howled and swept towards Li Yao, as if the end of the world was about to arrive.
"Not bad!"
Li Yao smiled slightly, gently raised his right hand, and a ball of Samadhi Heavenly Fire had already condensed in his hand. He then thrust it out and blasted it towards the purple lightning.
A loud bang.
Within moments, the purple lightning was reduced to nothing by the Samadhi Heavenly Fire, vanishing without a trace.
"Such strength at such a young age, truly remarkable!"
Master Taiqing was not too surprised.
After all, Li Yao had previously killed more than a dozen reclusive masters from Mount Shu with a single move. If it were that easy to resolve, he wouldn't have shown himself.
However, Li Yao's refusal to submit to the gods made him an enemy of the gods.
Today, we must die!
Master Taiqing's gaze sharpened, and with a wave of his hand, a massive divine sword flew out and slashed down at Li Yao.
Sky-Splitting Slash!
The sword light, carrying the might of heaven and the aura of destruction, pierced through the heavens and earth, instantly striking towards Li Yao.
"Look, they've already started fighting!"
Those outside the barrier pointed at the golden orb in the sky and exclaimed in surprise.
"This old man seems very powerful. I wonder if Master can defeat him?"
Anu pinched her chin with her little hand, looking thoughtful.
"My master is so powerful, he can definitely defeat this old man!"
Lin Yueru said with great certainty.
"However, I feel that this old man is no ordinary person and may not be easy to deal with."
Li Xiaoyao frowned and said.
"Brother Xiaoyao, my master is actually really amazing."
"You don't know, back in the Southern Frontier, when Baiyue and the Water Demon Beast combined, their power was terrifying."
"However, my master still managed to defeat him by drawing upon heavenly lightning!"
Zhao Ling'er's eyes sparkled with admiration; she had great confidence in her master, Li Yao.
"Madam, can the young master really defeat this old man? He seems quite formidable to me."
The Heavenly Ghost Emperor standing to the side showed a worried expression.
They were able to instantly create a huge barrier, and the entire barrier remained completely unaffected during their intense battle.
This clearly demonstrates that the old man's strength is extraordinary.
"Don't worry, no matter how powerful this old man is, he can't be stronger than the Demon Lord Chonglou."
"Even someone as strong as Chonglou still lost to my husband, didn't he?"
Xiao Bai smiled slightly and said that she knew Li Yao's strength best and had great confidence in him.
"That's right, that's right, I almost forgot about that!"
The worry on the Heavenly Demon Emperor's face vanished.
Upon hearing this, Dugu Yuyun, Situ Zhong, and the others who were not far away changed their expressions drastically.
Xu Changqing, in particular, had personally witnessed Chonglou's power.
Unexpectedly, this Li Yao had actually defeated Chonglou.
No wonder no one in the Shu Mountain Sect could rival Li Yao.
Li Yao threw a punch.
The enormous fist shadow blotted out the sky, pierced through the void, and spanned eternity.
In an instant, the fist shadow shattered the void, unmatched, and collided with the sword light carrying the majestic power of heaven.
boom!
Like Mars colliding with Earth, the deafening roar shook the heavens and the earth, and ripples of magical power spread through the air.
The sword aura of Master Taiqing instantly crumbled!
The golden light sphere barrier that had enveloped them exploded with a deafening roar.
The powerful aftershocks of magic spread in all directions, causing towering peaks to collapse and dust to blot out the sun wherever they passed.
"Such powerful magic!"
"This...this...is this even human?"
"That's terrifying!"
"incredible!"
"..."
Li Xiaoyao, Anu, Dugu Yuyun, Xu Changqing, Chang Hao, Situ Zhong, and others stared wide-eyed.
They clearly saw that a mountain peak not far from them was actually blasted apart by the aftershock of Li Yao's punch.
If that punch were to land on them, wouldn't they be instantly annihilated?
"Sword God!"
A sharp shout.
The aura of the True Man Taiqing suddenly surged.
He was surrounded by a dense array of sword energy, and even the dust particles in the air transformed into sharp sword energy.
Sword energy crisscrossed, constantly tearing through the void. The sword light appeared and disappeared, sometimes silently, sometimes dazzlingly bright, but the chilling killing intent remained unchanged.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Li Yao unleashed a series of punches.
Each punch seemed ordinary at first glance, but upon closer inspection, each punch carried the traces of the Great Dao, ancient and majestic.
The fight between Li Yao and Taiqing Zhenren was as fast as lightning.
Within a few breaths, the two had exchanged two or three hundred blows.
The land within a hundred miles beneath them was devastated and a pitiful sight.
Such terrifying power caused everyone watching to turn pale with fright.
"You are not from the demon realm, nor are you a demon, nor are you from the human world!"
"Your cultivation techniques and supernatural abilities definitely don't come from the ghost realm or the god realm!"
"Who exactly are you? Where are you from?"
After hundreds of rounds of fighting, Master Taiqing became increasingly shocked.