These two are from the Shu Mountain Sect, and both have reached the level of Loose Immortal. One of them has survived eight Loose Immortal Tribulations, while the other is a little weaker, but has also survived seven Loose Immortal Tribulations.
Over a hundred years ago, they were renowned sword immortals. Now, the world has changed drastically, and in order to further their cultivation, they chose to join Ning Caichen's ranks and cultivate by harnessing the luck of humanity.
"So you're the old Taoist priests from the Shu Mountain Sect! Are you going to stop me from killing Yan Chixia?" The Black Mountain Demon roared angrily from within the demonic clouds: "In that case, I'll kill you all too!"
Instantly, demonic clouds and sword light crisscrossed, and the two sword immortals of the Shu Mountain Sect fought a fierce battle with the Black Mountain Demon. Even Yan Chixia, who was seriously injured, endured his injuries and went to help in the battle.
Wang Xuan's Xuan Yin avatar stood in the middle of the Yin soldiers, gazing into the distance. He quickly determined that the Black Mountain Demon was evenly matched with Yan Chixia and the two Shu Mountain Sword Immortals, and that it would be difficult to determine a winner in a short time.
He turned to look at the remaining few powerful figures in the Ghost Path and said, "You go over there first and challenge them to a duel. Attract all the experts from the mortal realm so I can see their strength."
At this command, three ghost kings, comparable to eighth-level immortals, rushed forward.
One of the demon kings was covered in eyes, making it a chilling sight; this was the Evil-Eyed Demon King.
There is another ghost king, entirely crimson in color and shaped like a tiger. It is the transformed form of a thousand-year-old tiger demon after its death, and is called the Crimson Tiger Ghost King.
The last ghost king didn't have a strange appearance; it looked similar to an ordinary person, except that it exuded a chilling aura of death. This was the Boundless Ghost King, whose cultivation was second only to the Black Mountain Demon, and slightly stronger than the other two ghost kings. He could break through to a level comparable to a Ninth Tribulation Loose Immortal at any moment!
The three demon kings appeared together, immediately unleashing a torrent of malevolent energy that swept towards the Wu army.
Don't be fooled by the fact that Wu's 300,000-strong army are all veterans with vigorous blood and strong vitality, and are not afraid of ordinary ghosts. Under the attack of this ghost king, they are no different from ants. One move and a large number of them will die!
Although Wang Xuan helped Ning Caichen train the Blood Fiend Dao Soldier, he inevitably revealed the method of cultivating Dao Soldiers in the main world. However, the resources required to cultivate Dao Soldiers were extremely staggering.
The world of Liaozhai is not the main world after all, and Ning Caichen only occupies one-third of the world. The Taoist soldiers he trained with all his might only number a few thousand.
Thousands of soldiers formed a battle formation, enough to hold off one Ghost King, but only one. Now that three Ghost Kings had appeared together, Ning Caichen simply couldn't withstand them.
In the face of crisis, Ning Caichen roared, "I beg you seniors to lend me a hand!"
"Since the King of Wu is in trouble, how can we stand idly by?" A clear female voice descended from the sky. Ning Caichen looked up and saw a girl of sixteen or seventeen years old flying over with her face covered by a white veil and a huge bell under her feet.
"This young wench looks fresh and delicious, I've got my eye on her!" The Crimson Tiger Ghost King's huge tiger eyes stared at the suddenly appearing woman and roared, "Who goes there? State your name at once, for I, the Crimson Tiger Ghost King, do not eat nameless people!"
The girl frowned slightly. Although she had covered her delicate face with a white veil, it was still impossible not to feel a flutter in one's heart.
"I am the Holy Maiden of Kunlun! How dare you ghost kings be so presumptuous as to gather 100,000 Yin soldiers to conquer the mortal realm! Today, I will send you to your doom!"
The Holy Maiden of Kunlun did not take the ghost kings in front of her seriously at all, and she was indeed confident in doing so.
Because the world of Liaozhai promotes humanity, although there are demons and monsters causing chaos everywhere, they are ultimately unable to gain any real power. Whenever a demon or monster crosses the line of humanity, masters from both the Taoist and Buddhist schools will immediately go to subdue and eliminate the demon.
If it weren't for the fact that the major sects in the human world were scheming against each other and unable to truly form a united force, where would demons and monsters have any room to survive?
But now the Ghost King of the Netherworld dares to invade the human world, which undoubtedly touches the bottom line of the entire human world. The human cultivators who used to fight and strife with each other will truly unite at this moment and destroy the Ghost Path first!
"Let's fight it out first and see who sends whom to their doom!" The Crimson Tiger Ghost King was full of confidence because a supreme ghost emperor had been born in their Netherworld, and the ghost emperor was capable of sweeping across the human world.
The Crimson Tiger Ghost King and the Kunlun Saintess clashed, with the clear sound of bells and the roar of tigers filling the sky. It was difficult for either side to determine a winner in a short time.
As for the Boundless Ghost King and the Evil-Eyed Ghost King, there were naturally experts from the human world who blocked them.
An old, hunched-over monk stood in front of the Boundless Ghost King. This was the previous abbot of Jin Guang Temple, who had cultivated in this world of Liaozhai for two hundred years and had reached the peak of the Eighth Tribulation Loose Immortal realm, about to undergo his ninth Loose Immortal Tribulation. Even with the Boundless Ghost King's overwhelming ferocity, he could not defeat this old monk and could only manage a draw.
Another Taoist priest in green robes arrived, wielding a whisk. With a flick of his wrist, he unleashed bolts of lightning, striking out a technique remarkably similar to Wang Xun's Divine Firmament Five Thunder Orthodox Method, which also entangled the Evil Eye Ghost King.
This person is a reclusive immortal who lived among mortals. His name is Changqing Immortal. More than a hundred years ago, he once roamed the world and terrified demons and monsters.
Chapter 141 Kunlun Mirror!
"This world of Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio truly lives up to its reputation as a mythological world of the past. Even though its level has dropped due to some inexplicable change, its foundation is still far beyond what ordinary martial arts worlds can match." Wang Xuan looked at the endless stream of human masters and couldn't help but feel awe.
Indeed, the world of Liaozhai was definitely a mythological world a thousand years ago. When Wang Xuan saw the spiritual treasure of the painted mural cave, he was already certain of this.
If we have to make a comparison, the world of Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio a thousand years ago should be about the same level as the current main world, both capable of giving birth to true gods and demons!
Of course, above the main world is a mysterious and unpredictable celestial realm, a primordial world that surpasses even the mythological world and is far more powerful than the ancient Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio world.
Fortunately, Wang Xuan did not directly invade the Liaozhai world, but instead provoked internal strife within it. Otherwise, even if his Xuan Yin incarnation had broken through to the early stage of the Celestial Realm, he would have definitely been besieged and killed in the end!
Just as Wang Xuan was secretly feeling lucky, the sky in the distance suddenly turned purple, and the faint sound of the Great Dao could be heard.
Upon hearing this, Wang Xuan's expression changed drastically.
"Having first passed through Hangu Pass, I arrived at Kunlun, and unified the Chinese and barbarians under the Daoist school. My body is as old as Heaven and Earth, and even if Mount Sumeru collapses, my nature will still remain."
"Could it be that Laozi has come?!" Wang Xuan immediately rejected this guess. Although there are legends of Laozi in the world of Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio, Laozi disappeared along with the Heavenly Court and the Underworld after the earth-shattering event a thousand years ago. It is absolutely impossible for him to appear at this time.
The purple aura on the horizon arrived in an instant, and soon Wang Xuan saw a Taoist priest with an otherworldly air walking through the air.
The Taoist priest seemed to sense something and turned to look at Wang Xuan's true form, which startled Wang Xuan once again. He quickly composed himself and used the Eternal Tower of Heaven and Earth to conceal the secrets of heaven.
The Taoist priest opposite him withdrew his gaze in confusion, shook his head, and finally looked at the Xuan Yin incarnation in the center of the 100,000 Yin soldiers: "A few days ago, I sensed that something had happened in the Netherworld. The River of Ghostly Fortune was stirred up to challenge the will of Heaven, so the Ghostly Path was cleansed by the will of Heaven. I believe that must have been done by you, fellow Daoist?"
The Taoist priest didn't give Xuan Yin's incarnation any time to refute, and continued, "I never expected that a Ghost Emperor like you could be born in the Netherworld. You must be the variable in the world. I must thank you, fellow Daoist. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have been able to break through to the Earth Immortal realm."
True Immortal, Scattered Immortal, Earth Immortal, Celestial Immortal, Golden Immortal—this is the classification of realms in the world of Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio a thousand years ago.
The True Person realm is equivalent to the third stage of the Dao in the main world, the Loose Immortal realm is equivalent to the fourth stage of the Mortal Transformation realm in the main world, the Earth Immortal realm is equivalent to the fifth stage of the Celestial Being realm in the main world, and the Heavenly Immortal realm is equivalent to the sixth stage of the Divine Power realm in the main world.
As for the supreme Golden Immortal in the world of Liaozhai, in terms of realm, he is comparable to the gods and demons of the main world, and can live forever no matter what world he is placed in.
This suddenly appearing Taoist claimed to have broken through to the Earth Immortal realm, which means that his cultivation level was similar to that of the Xuan Yin Incarnation. Both of them were comparable to the Martial Dao Celestial Realm of the main world!
Wang Xuan's face was extremely ugly. He only needed to think for a moment to guess how the Taoist priest in front of him had broken through to the Earth Immortal realm.
Without a doubt, this must have been orchestrated by the will of Heaven in the world of Liaozhai!
Although Wang Xuan possesses the Eternal Tower of Heaven and Earth, which can conceal his divine secrets and prevent the will of Heaven in the Liaozhai world from discovering his whereabouts, every action he takes in the Liaozhai world will still alter the original plot of this world!
Perhaps once or twice is nothing, but if it happens too often, even if the will of Heaven in the world of Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio is the most foolish, it will be able to guess that an anomaly has infiltrated this world.
Since Heaven itself cannot eliminate this troublemaker, it can only support a spokesperson and let someone else act on Heaven's behalf.
The Taoist priest in front of us rose to prominence because of this, and with the blessing of the world's origin, he broke through to the early stage of Earth Immortal, comparable to the early stage of Celestial Being in the main world!
"Who are you? Are you from the Kunlun Sect or the Shu Mountain Sect?" At this moment, Wang Xuan's main body continued to lie low, while his Xuan Yin avatar soared into the air and confronted the Taoist priest.
The Taoist priest said calmly, "In the past, the Supreme Taoist Ancestor went west out of Hangu Pass and came all the way to Kunlun Mountain, where he passed down the Kunlun Sect's Taoist lineage. I am the seventeenth head of the Kunlun Sect, and my Taoist name is Xuqing!"
"Old Daoist Xuqing?" Wang Xuan quickly recalled the information about the Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio in his mind and immediately found the information about Old Daoist Xuqing.
The Kunlun Sect has now reached its nineteenth generation leader, which means that the Xuqing Daoist in front of us is the previous generation leader of the Kunlun Sect who disappeared 200 years ago! An old fellow who has lived for four hundred years!
“Martial artists in the Transcendent Realm of the main world only have a lifespan of 400 years. The lifespan of the Loose Immortals in the Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio might be a little longer than that of Transcendent Realm martial artists, but definitely not by much.” Wang Xuan couldn’t help but sigh. An old Taoist priest who should have exhausted his lifespan and could die at any time had broken through to the Earth Immortal Realm because of his appearance and become his great enemy. This made him feel uneasy.
"Let's skip the pleasantries and get straight to the point!" Xuan Yin transformed into a streak of light, using the Lingxu Step technique to rush forward. His fists and palms caused the space to tremble, revealing numerous spatial cracks.
This is an extremely powerful fist intent, enough to tear apart the space of the Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio world!
Master Xuqing calmly unleashed a palm strike, a unique technique of the Kunlun Sect called the Juntian Palm. In his youth, he had used this palm technique to subdue heroes from all over the world.
"Bang!"
The collision between the punch and the palm created a massive explosion, shattering space and creating a huge hole. The energy shockwave swept across an area of thousands of meters, and many battle-hardened veterans and ghost soldiers who were unable to dodge in time were swept into the shockwave and directly annihilated into nothingness.
Once the remaining energy dissipated, everyone could see the result of the collision. Although the Xuan Yin Avatar's clothes were completely torn, revealing his bronze-colored muscles, there was not a single visible injury.
On the contrary, one of Xuqing Daoist's arms twitched unnaturally, and a piece of bone could even be faintly seen piercing through the muscle and protruding.
"I never expected your monstrous physical body to be so powerful. No wonder you are feared by the Heavenly Will!" Daoist Xuqing was no longer as composed as before: "I, Daoist Xuqing, am acting on behalf of Heaven today, for the sake of all living beings. Don't blame me for using a supreme treasure to suppress you!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Daoist Xuqing reached out and patted his brow. Instantly, a beam of azure light flew out from his brow and suppressed the Xuan Yin incarnation.
When the clear light flew closer, the Xuan Yin incarnation finally realized what it was.
It was clearly a mirror the size of a palm, crystal clear and radiant, yet containing an unparalleled divine power!
"This is... a spiritual treasure!" Wang Xuan had seen several spiritual treasures before. After sensing the power of the mirror, he was immediately certain that it was also a spiritual treasure, a supreme treasure crafted by a seventh-level god-demon expert!
"You demon, you do have some knowledge. This treasure of mine is called the Kunlun Mirror. It is a spiritual treasure that was refined by the Supreme Dao Ancestor. It has been suppressing the fortune of our Kunlun Sect!" Daoist Xuqing revealed the origin of this treasure without any hesitation. At the same time, the power of the Kunlun Mirror suddenly erupted!
Chapter 142 Invincible Dao Soldier
As soon as the blue light shone from the Kunlun Mirror, Wang Xuan's Xuan Yin avatar felt as if the surrounding space was a thick paste, making it difficult for him to move even slightly.
"This is the power of space!"
No matter which world it is in, the Kunlun Mirror is a legendary artifact, said to be able to travel through time and space.
With his cultivation at the Earth Immortal level, Daoist Xuqing activated the Kunlun Mirror, directly freezing the space, which was enough to instantly kill cultivators of the same level!
"Do you think you're the only one with a magical treasure?" Xuan Yin's avatar moved his mind, and a black light surged from his waist: "Today we'll see whether your Kunlun Mirror is more powerful, or my Burial World Coffin is stronger!"
The bronze coffin of burial swelled in the wind, instantly transforming into a giant bronze coffin over ten meters long, its ominous black light blocking the divine power of the Kunlun Mirror.
This is a clash between two divine artifacts. Although neither the Xuan Yin Incarnation nor the Xu Qing Daoist could truly unleash the full power of the artifacts, it was enough to suppress the world!
Xuan Yin's incarnation pushed hard, and the coffin lid on the Burial World Coffin opened. A force that could devour the heavens and the earth struck Xu Qing Dao Ren, trying to pull him into the ancient coffin and bury him.
Master Xuqing's expression changed again. He hadn't expected his opponent to be so troublesome, and also possess a spiritual treasure or divine artifact to protect him. Today's battle was truly a matter of life and death.
Just as the power of the Burial Coffin was about to strike Daoist Xuqing, he reached out and grabbed the Kunlun Mirror from afar. The Kunlun Mirror, which was originally several miles away from him, instantly traveled through time and space to appear in front of him and blocked the attack.
The space shattered again. The power of the spiritual treasure had exceeded the limit that the Middle Martial World could withstand. If the two of them fought for three days and three nights, they would probably be directly injured at the source of the Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio!
The will of Heaven descended from the darkness, directly isolating this space to serve as the battlefield for Daoist Xuqing and the incarnation of Xuanyin, thus preventing greater damage to the world.
Wang Xuan did not stop him. He did not want the world of Liaozhai to suffer too much damage, after all, he was after the whole world!
Once his Xuan Yin incarnation defeats Daoist Xu Qing, he will naturally be able to unleash the full power of the divine artifact and break free from that isolated space.
"I never imagined that such terrifying beings existed in this world. How could I, Ning Caichen, submit to them?" Ning Caichen watched as the figures of Xuqing Daoist and Xuan Yin incarnation disappeared, his face still terribly gloomy.
As an emperor, he naturally has a desire for control far exceeding that of ordinary people, hoping to have everything under his control. But now there is an entity beyond his control, capable of single-handedly destroying the power he has built, so it is naturally difficult for him to be happy.
At this moment, Ning Caichen's desire to cultivate and become stronger was so urgent that he wished he could punch Xuqing Daoist and kick Xuan Yin Incarnation in the next moment.
Finally, Ning Caichen took a deep breath, put the unrealistic thoughts out of his mind, and turned to look at the 100,000 Yin soldiers in front of him.
"By my order, send out 300,000 elite troops from Wu to wipe out those 100,000 Yin soldiers first!"
Ning Caichen, as the King of Wu, with the protagonist's halo, had a 300,000-strong army firmly under his control, willing to die for him.
At that moment, he gave the order, and the 300,000 veterans, regardless of whether the enemy in front of them was human or not, formed a battle formation and charged forward.
Although this army of 300,000 also formed a battle formation, their weapons and armor were not inscribed with Dao patterns, so they could not integrate their power into one as they could in the main world, and thus their power was limited.
If it were just those 300,000 veterans, they would naturally be no match for the 100,000 Yin soldiers. However, Ning Caichen also had a Dao army under his command, which was built according to the specifications of the main world!