Then, Lin Yi channeled his will into the Heavenly Roc Illusion. In a daze, a powerful and domineering consciousness transmitted over, roaring angrily as if it wanted to devour him whole.
Lin Yi's divine sense materialized, holding a long sword. The sword's hum reverberated through the void, and a magnificent golden-winged roc appeared.
The two sides instantly clashed. The sword feathers on the roc's body fell and transformed into a Nine Heavens Sword Formation, which enveloped Lin Yi.
Lin Yi walked with his sword in hand, saying as he went, "Dust to dust, ashes to ashes, the soul to the Nether Phoenix. Since I have already died and vanished, let this remaining will dissipate."
The golden-winged roc above naturally did not respond to Lin Yi; only endless sword light flashed incessantly.
Lin Yi brandished his longsword, and the seven innate true waters and true fires flowed and transformed on the sword, causing water and fire to surge and yin and yang to reverse.
This is a battle on a spiritual level; truly, the world is as big as your heart.
Although the Golden-Winged Roc's remaining will was strong, it was completely crushed by Lin Yi in this aspect.
"Seven fires unite as one, and the Crimson Emperor burns the universe."
Lin Yi unleashed his planned ultimate move without hesitation.
The sword light flashed, first a single point, simple and without moves, directly breaking through the blockade of the Nine Heavens Sword Formation, then quickly spreading out, countless variations unfolding, crisscrossing, covering the sky and the earth.
A single spark ignited a prairie fire.
The Golden-Winged Roc flapped its wings, and the Geng Metal Divine Wind transformed into invisible true water, simulating several other true water powers. It poured down like a celestial river, attempting to use water to overcome fire.
"When the seven waters merge, the Black Emperor covers all things."
Lin Yi's expression was solemn, his appearance dignified, and his aura restrained, like gentle water flowing endlessly, or the perfect circle of Tai Chi.
The sword energy formed circles, one after another, with large and small circles constantly colliding and merging, finally evolving into a dark and gloomy vortex in front of him, which seemed to be a chaotic primordial state, generating infinite suction.
The true water magic power that descended from the sky all fell into this all-consuming dark vortex, without causing the slightest ripple.
The next moment, the golden-winged roc was enveloped in flames, originating from nothingness and returning to nothingness.
Lin Yi opened his eyes. The Heavenly Roc Illusion Body, formed from true energy in his hand, had already merged with the Heavenly Roc's essence blood, and a vibrant life force was emanating from within.
"This is the Heavenly Roc clone." Lin Yi activated his magic power, and the Heavenly Roc clone transformed into a dazzling golden light and flew up.
In the light, his upper body was covered by an armor made of countless golden feathers, and a pair of wings several meters wide spread out behind him, making his whole body shine brilliantly.
The Divine Sect and the Demonic Sect place the greatest emphasis on the physical body; there are even demonic cultivators who do not cultivate magic but focus solely on strength and physical power.
However, although the human body was created by Nuwa and conforms to the principles of heaven and earth, it is inherently fragile. Without cultivating to the point of restoring the body of an ancient demon god, it is impossible to contend with the powerful magical artifacts and spells of Buddhism, Taoism, and other schools of thought.
Therefore, the predecessors of the Divine Sect and the Demonic Sect created this method for condensing divine armor.
Once the Great Roc Free and Easy Technique is cultivated to the fourth level, one can use the Geng Metal Divine Wind as armor and the Golden-Winged Roc bloodline as veins to forge a set of Heavenly Roc Armor.
This divine armor was forged from Lin Yi's true energy, perfectly synchronized with his breathing, as if it were an extension of his own arm. Not only are ordinary flying swords and magical artifacts difficult to harm him, but it can also multiply his magical power.
In addition, the divine armor formed from the true teachings of different demonic sects each has its unique and wonderful uses. For example, the Heavenly Roc Armor allows one to fly freely and travel at will.
After briefly testing it, Lin Yi put away the Heavenly Roc Armor.
He certainly couldn't continue cultivating the Great Roc Free and Unfettered Technique, and he already had a plan in mind for how to deal with this Heavenly Roc clone.
In the Seven Phoenix Realm, there is a technique called the Yin-Yang Gourd Technique, which can be bought with money and is the best choice for dealing with too many concurrent cultivation methods.
Lin Yi thought to himself, "When the time comes, I'll find a bottle to cultivate with. The Golden-Winged Roc should naturally be paired with the Yin-Yang Two Qi Bottle."
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Inside the Golden Saint Hall, Venerable Tianpeng looked up towards the direction of Zhaoyang Hall. The changes caused by Lin Yi's cultivation of the Tianpeng clone naturally could not escape his perception.
Venerable Tianpeng stroked his long beard, increasingly pleased with his newly accepted disciple.
Several disciples, after obtaining the essence blood of the Heavenly Roc, failed to break through their limits and were eventually ruthlessly expelled from the sect by the impatient Venerable Heavenly Roc.
If a disciple is too incompetent, the master will also be looked down upon. This is a deeply ingrained tradition of the Demonic Sect, and even Venerable Tianpeng can only go with the flow, powerless to change it.
Looking back, Venerable Tianpeng thought about his own cultivation and couldn't help but frown.
In this world, there are gains and losses.
The golden-winged roc skeleton that merged into Venerable Tianpeng's body not only gave him the true secrets of the demonic sect that led directly to immortality, but also helped him cultivate to the ninth level within a hundred years.
But precisely because of this, the will remaining in this skeleton has now become a shackle, firmly binding Venerable Tianpeng and making it difficult for him to achieve a breakthrough.
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Chapter Sixty-Seven: True Monarch You Sheng, Jade Liquid Eightfold Cycle
Time flies, and years pass quickly.
In the blink of an eye, Lin Yi had been living on Jinxia Island for more than three years.
As time went by, the various Taoist techniques he had learned and the various powers he had mastered were constantly settling, transforming, and accumulating.
Lin Yi has already reached the critical point of the eighth stage of Jade Liquid. He only needs a suitable opportunity to bring forth light and illuminate mountains and rivers.
Inside the Golden Saint Hall, a dazzling golden bone ring appeared in the hand of Venerable Tianpeng. This was obtained by refining the bones of the Golden-Winged Roc within his body using a Daoist technique—the Yin-Yang Divine Demon Technique—that Lin Yi had offered him a few days earlier.
This Taoist art originated from Bai Gu Dao Ren, one of the nine wandering immortals of the unorthodox sect. Tian Peng Venerable had naturally heard of this unorthodox immortal.
Bai Gu Dao Ren was an unparalleled genius among the unorthodox sects. He failed to learn Taoism and Buddhism, and wanted to join the demonic sect, but was almost expelled from the sect for being a useless person. Later, he managed to escape overseas, full of resentment, and made a great vow to create a unique method to achieve immortality.
Daoist Baigu secluded himself overseas for hundreds of years, during which he created six Daoist techniques, including the Six Yang God Sealing Technique and the Yin Yang God and Demon Technique that Lin Yi obtained from the Yuan Shen Illusionary Realm left behind by Xu Wen.