The divine sword that Zhu Mei suddenly took out was even more powerful than the Purple and Green Twin Swords of the Emei Sect; it was an ancient spiritual treasure.
Although it was the first time Wang Xuan had seen this divine sword, he could tell its origin just by looking at the crimson flames burning around its blade.
Looking across the entire Shu Mountain world, there is only one flying sword that has reached the level of a spiritual treasure, and that is the Nanming Li Huo Sword! The combined power of the Emei Sect's Purple and Green Twin Swords is only comparable to that of the Nanming Li Huo Sword!
According to the original plot of the Shushan world, the Nanming Lihuo Sword should have been handed over to the second-generation disciples of the Emei Sect. However, facing the competition from the Xuantian Shengzong, the Emei Sect had to take out the sword ahead of schedule and temporarily entrust it to Zhu Mei for safekeeping.
After all, what if the Emei Sect doesn't take the Nanming Lihuo Sword, and it ends up being taken by the Xuantian Holy Sect?
For a time, Wang Xuan had to face the combined attacks of three celestial masters: Zhu Mei, Lady Tianhu Baoxiang, and the ascetic monk. In addition, he was wielding the Nanming Li Huo Sword, which forced him to defend himself with all his might.
Fortunately, Wang Xuan had enough spiritual treasures. He took out three of them and used the Kunlun Mirror to suppress Lady Tianhu Baoxiang. He also used the Burial World Copper Coffin to collide with the Nanming Lihuo Sword in Zhu Mei's hand. At the same time, he threw out a ten-thousand-foot-tall divine mountain to suppress the ascetic monk.
"I never expected this person to be so troublesome. He has so many magical treasures on him. He is indeed a great enemy of our Emei Sect!" After the two sides fought fiercely for more than a dozen moves, the short old man Zhu Mei frowned and urged, "Brother Kuxing, now that things have come to this, there is no need to hold back anymore. Just take out the Nine Heavens Yuan Yang Ruler. I don't believe we can't defeat him!"
The Nine Heavens Primordial Yang Ruler is a spiritual treasure inside the Guangcheng Golden Ship. It is one of the few spiritual treasures left behind by the ancient Golden Immortal Guangchengzi. Its power is incomparably strong and is definitely no less than that of the Nanming Li Huo Sword.
Judging from the tone of the short old man Zhu Mei, it is clear that the Emei Sect has also taken out the treasures from the Guangcheng Golden Ship, and the Nine Heavens Yuanyang Ruler among them has been given to the ascetic monk.
Three celestial immortals and two spiritual treasures—even if Wang Xuan possesses more spiritual treasures, he will ultimately be the one to lose.
After all, activating a spiritual treasure requires a massive amount of magical power. Wang Xuan used three spiritual treasures at the same time, but he did not unleash their full power. At most, he could only fight on par with the opponent's two spiritual treasures, and in the end, it turned into a war of attrition.
With Wang Xuan's own strength and the sheer power of his magic, how could he possibly compare to the three opponents? After all, Wang Xuan was only at the early stage of the sixth rank, not much stronger than the three Celestial Immortals of the Emei Sect!
"This man took advantage of my lack of magical treasures and used one to create a divine mountain, suppressing me to the bottom of the sea. If it weren't for the timely rescue by Master Miaoyi, I would have died back then." The ascetic monk said with a face full of bitterness and indignation, "Today, the time for my revenge has finally come!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Wang Xuan saw the ascetic monk produce a crimson, jade-like divine ruler, radiating a captivating spiritual light. If an ordinary person were to glance at it, their soul would feel as if it were melting away, burning with unbearable pain.
The ascetic monk poured his magical power into the Nine Heavens Primordial Yang Ruler, and instantly, crimson lotus flowers bloomed on the ruler, sweeping towards Wang Xuan.
"boom!"
A spiritual river emerged beside Wang Xuan, blocking all the fiery lotuses. As for the Mountain-Suppressing Seal he had previously used against the ascetic monk, he retrieved it.
"Another spiritual treasure?!" Zhu Mei's eyelids twitched wildly, completely stunned by Wang Xuan's extravagance. She could only keep comforting herself in her heart: "Fortunately, this person's cultivation is insufficient. Even if he has many spiritual treasures, he can only fully activate two or three of them."
After offering a few words of comfort, Zhu Mei seemed to feel a little better. He was about to put in more effort to kill Wang Xuan and take all of Wang Xuan's spiritual treasures when he suddenly sensed a scorching wave of energy sweeping over him from behind. Then, he felt a sharp pain all over his body, and his physical body was smashed to pieces, leaving only his primordial spirit separated from his body.
Zhu Mei's spirit strained to look behind her, then cried out incredulously, "Ascetic monk, why did you attack me?!"
That's right, it was the ascetic monk who took the opportunity to launch a sneak attack on Zhu Mei, directly destroying Zhu Mei's physical body and causing him to lose a great deal of strength.
The ascetic monk didn't even blink, and the Nine Heavens Primordial Yang Ruler continued to strike, annihilating Zhu Mei's primordial spirit as well.
If he were a true ascetic monk, he naturally wouldn't lay a hand on Zhu Mei. However, the ascetic monk before him was not the same as he had been years ago. He had been possessed by the Great Master Kongkong from the world of Dream of the Red Chamber and had become a guardian elder under Wang Xuan, just like Fairy Jinghuan.
Zhu Mei had a friendship with the ascetic monk for thousands of years, but he had no friendship with the Great Master Kongkong. So the Great Master Kongkong had no psychological pressure to launch a sneak attack on him.
"Great Master Kongkong, well done!" Wang Xuan said with a smile, unable to resist praising him.
But the other party said calmly, "From now on, there will be no more Great Master Kongkong, nor any more ascetic monks in the world."
"Walking is empty, sitting is empty, from now on, I am called Empty."
And so, the Venerable Liaokong was born.
Wang Xuan couldn't help but ponder. It seemed that the possession of the body by the Great Master Kongkong was not completely successful. Instead, it merged with a part of the remnant soul of the ascetic monk, creating a brand new soul, which is now the "Liaokong" Great Monk.
But he didn't think much of it. Whether it was the Great Master Kongkong or the Monk Liaokong, they were just his underlings. The restrictions he had set up by mobilizing Xuantian's will were still intact, and there was absolutely no possibility that Monk Liaokong would betray him.
Wang Xuan turned around and looked at Lady Tianhu Baoxiang. The fox spirit was now pale and thought to herself that something was wrong.
Lady Tianhu Baoxiang was invited by the Emei Sect to help in the battle. She originally thought that the Emei Sect was sure to win, so she agreed after considering it for a moment.
At the beginning, things were indeed much as she had expected. With the three celestial immortals, including Lady Baoxiang, besieging Wang Xuan and possessing two spiritual treasures, he was practically invincible.
Unexpectedly, the Emei Sect suddenly had internal strife. Ku Xing escaped and launched a sneak attack from behind, killing Zhu Mei of the Emei Sect. What was originally a three-on-one situation turned into her fighting against Wang Xuan and Monk Liao Kong alone.
It can be said that Lady Tianhu Baoxiang was terribly wronged by the Emei Sect. She wanted to escape, but Wang Xuan had already locked onto her aura, and with the Kunlun Mirror suppressing the space, she had nowhere to escape.
Just as she was filled with fear, Wang Xuan suddenly spoke up: "Madam Baoxiang, I will not make things difficult for you. From now on, you will become an elder of our Xuantian Holy Sect."
Chapter 227 Lü Bu Switches to Using the Golden Cudgel
For Wang Xuan, killing Lady Tianhu Baoxiang was not difficult. He and Monk Liaokong only needed to join forces, and Lady Baoxiang wouldn't last more than two moves.
However, since Wang Xuan wanted to conquer all the realms, the more powerful figures under his command, the better. He should naturally try to recruit powerful individuals like Lady Tianhu Baoxiang, who didn't have any deep-seated hatred for him.
Lady Tianhu Baoxiang gave a bitter smile. Now that things had come to this, did she have any better option than to agree?
Although experts at the Celestial Immortal realm can ascend to the Spirit Void Immortal Realm, they need to adjust their own condition to its peak before triggering the Ascension Tribulation, which takes a short time.
During that period, even if she had ten lives, it wouldn't have been enough for Wang Xuan to kill her.
"Thank you for your kindness, Sect Master. From now on, I am a member of the Xuantian Holy Sect." Lady Tianhu Baoxiang bowed to Wang Xuan from afar, thus performing the initiation ceremony.
All of this happened so suddenly. In the blink of an eye, the ascetic monk betrayed the enemy, the dwarf Zhu Mei was killed, and even the Heavenly Fox Treasure Image, an outside aid invited by the Emei Sect, joined the Xuantian Holy Sect. It truly left the surrounding cultivators who were watching the battle speechless.
Even though the Emei Sect's experts were currently engaged in a fierce battle with the Xuantian Holy Sect's powerhouses, some of their attention was still drawn to this, and they were all furious.
"Ascetic Monk, you actually betrayed our Emei Sect! Have you thrown all the friendship of these thousands of years to the back of your mind?!" After temporarily repelling Fairy Jinghuan, Master Miaoyi Qi Shuming turned and coldly looked at the Ascetic Monk.
"There are no more ascetic monks in the world. I am Liaokong and have no connection with your sect." Monk Liaokong said expressionlessly, without even blinking.
Master Miaoyi felt a chill in his heart, realizing that the person before him was probably no longer the ascetic monk, but had become someone else entirely.
Those who can cultivate to the level of True Man Miaoyi are naturally familiar with things like possession and rebirth. However, most of these celestial masters tend to reincarnate and rarely possess other people's bodies.
After all, the bodies they possess cannot fully integrate with their original souls, resulting in a slight rejection that hinders their further cultivation. Reincarnation, on the other hand, does not have this drawback.
Now, the people of Xuantian Holy Sect, in order to target their Emei Sect, have actually sent a top-level Celestial Immortal to possess the body of the ascetic monk. This is truly outrageous!
To possess the body of a hermit monk, one's spiritual cultivation must be far superior to the hermit monk's for any chance of success. For a top-tier celestial being to sacrifice himself to ambush the Emei Sect is a classic case of killing a thousand enemies while losing eight hundred of his own!
Little did Master Miaoyi know that Monk Liaokong was completely under someone else's control. Even though he was unwilling, he could only possess the body of the ascetic monk.
Even if there is a slight rejection from the body and soul that has been possessed, it is still much better than becoming a relic or cowering into a ball!
Master Miaoyi wanted to say something more, but Fairy Jinghuan had already attacked again, wielding the Spirit Jade to fight Master Miaoyi and Qi Shuming.
Wang Xuan and Monk Liaokong had freed up their hands, so they naturally couldn't just stand by and watch. They rejoined the battle and charged towards Xuanzhenzi and Bai Guyi of the Emei Sect.
Xuanzhenzi and Bai Guyi were both equipped with spiritual treasures that the Emei Sect had recently collected from the secret treasures of various immortal mansions. Xuanzhenzi possessed the Haotian Treasure Mirror, while Bai Guyi held a mountain-splitting axe. Both of them looked majestic.
Logically speaking, Huang Zhong and Lü Bu would be no match for them. Keep in mind that a cultivator at the early stage of the sixth rank who possesses a spiritual treasure can easily defeat even a cultivator at the mid-stage of the sixth rank in a one-on-one fight!
Fortunately, Wang Xuan had looted the Purple Cloud Palace and obtained the secret treasures left behind by the ancient innate deity, Tianyi Jinmu. Although there were no spirit treasures in the treasures, there were several supreme treasures that were close to spirit treasures, which Wang Xuan bestowed upon his generals.
For example, Lu Bu is currently wielding a golden staff, which is the Golden Pillar from the Ziyun Palace, known as the Sea-Stabilizing Needle Iron, a treasure left behind by Yu the Great when he controlled the floods.
Sun Wukong's Ruyi Jingu Bang (Golden Cudgel) is the iron stabilizing needle left behind by Yu the Great when he controlled the floods. Although the world level of the Shu Mountain world is not as high as that of the Journey to the West world, the iron stabilizing needle in Lu Bu's hands is certainly not as good as Sun Wukong's Ruyi Jingu Bang, but it is still extremely extraordinary and can be considered a potential spiritual treasure.
If Lü Bu can break through to the seventh level in the future and become a god, demon, or golden immortal, this iron stabilizing needle can also grow into a spiritual treasure!
Lu Bu was also extremely satisfied with this new weapon. He threw his original halberd into his spatial ring and instead spent his days refining and nurturing the Dinghai Divine Needle Iron, which made Wang Xuan feel inexplicably strange.
Lu Bu possessed the Iron Needle that Stabilizes the Sea, and Huang Zhong, as one of Wang Xuan's most powerful subordinates, was naturally not treated unfairly by Wang Xuan, who bestowed upon him a set of protective armor.
That armor was also a supreme treasure left behind by the Heavenly Mother, and its power was close to that of a spiritual treasure. It was also specially designed for defense. Even if Bai Guyi, the Cloud Chaser, used a mountain-splitting axe to attack him, it would be difficult to break through his defense in a short time.
It was precisely because Lü Bu and Huang Zhong both possessed supreme treasures protecting them that they were able to fight against the two powerful celestial beings of the Emei Sect for so long without being at a disadvantage.
At this moment, Wang Xuan and Monk Liaokong joined the battle, instantly turning the two-on-two situation into a four-on-two one. Moreover, both Wang Xuan and Liaokong were much stronger than experts of the same level, so how could Xuanzhenzi and Bai Guyi possibly withstand them?
Wang Xuan used the Kunlun Mirror to shine a light on Bai Guyi, the Cloud Chaser, causing him to pause for a moment. Huang Zhong seized the opportunity to rush forward and slashed down with his sword, severely injuring Bai Guyi.
Xuanzhenzi fared no better. Under the combined attack of Lü Bu and the monk Liaokong, he was injured in just two or three moves, and his aura became unstable.
Just as Wang Xuan and his group were preparing to finish them off, Qi Shuming, the True Man Miaoyi, who was fighting against Fairy Jinghuan in the distance, suddenly released a large golden ship and steered it towards Wang Xuan and his group.
Once the golden ship took flight, its speed was incredibly fast, even surpassing the cultivation level of Fairy Jinghuan at the late sixth stage. Moreover, the ship emitted a powerful force field, but anyone who approached it would be suppressed by this force field, unable to unleash their full power.
“This is the Guangcheng Golden Ship that lies beneath the Yuanjiang River!” Wang Xuan’s eyelids twitched. Since the Emei Sect had already taken the treasures inside the Guangcheng Golden Ship, the ship itself had naturally fallen into their hands. Wang Xuan was prepared for this.
However, knowing is one thing, but the speed at which Master Miaoyi propelled the Guangcheng Golden Ship to its full potential exceeded Wang Xuan's expectations, leaving him somewhat unable to cope.
Chapter 228 Guangcheng Gold Ship
Master Miaoyi, piloting the Guangcheng Golden Ship, rushed over at an extremely fast speed. Judging from the direction he was flying, he clearly intended to rescue Bai Guyi, the Cloud Chaser, and Xuanzhenzi.
The battle did not last long, but the Emei Sect had already suffered heavy losses. Not only was the Dwarf Elder Zhu Mei completely destroyed, but even the Ascetic Monk was possessed and became the Empty Monk.
Now that things have come to this, the only thing Master Miaoyi wants to do is to minimize the losses and reduce the Emei Sect's losses as much as possible.
Leaving aside the other disciples of the Emei Sect, as long as Xuanzhenzi and Bai Guyi were rescued, along with Master Miaoyi himself, the Emei Sect would still have three Celestial Immortal masters. Although not as powerful as before, it would still be one of the top three most powerful sects in the Shu Mountain world.
Wang Xuan sneered inwardly. Now that he had seen through Master Miaoyi's plan, he naturally wouldn't let the other party get what he wanted.
The Kunlun Mirror emitted a dazzling light, distorting the space in front of Master Miaoyi. Although the Guangcheng Golden Ship relentlessly crushed that space and continued its flight forward, it inevitably experienced a momentary pause.
This brief delay worsened Xuanzhenzi and Bai Guyi's injuries, forcing them to retreat repeatedly under Wang Xuan's attacks, widening the distance between them.
It was impossible for Master Miaoyi to save both of them. Even with the incredible speed of the Guangcheng Golden Ship, Master Miaoyi could only save one person at most.
Should they save Xuanzhenzi or Bai Guyi? Master Miaoyi made his decision after only half a breath of hesitation. The bow of the Guangcheng Golden Ship turned towards Xuanzhenzi and rushed over at high speed.
Although Xuanzhenzi and Bai Guyi are both celestial masters of the Emei Sect, there is still a difference in their closeness and distance.
Miao Yi Zhenren, Xuan Zhenzi, and Ku Xing Toutuo are known as the Three Immortals of the East Sea, while Zhui Yun Sou Bai Guyi and Ai Sou Zhu Mei are known as the Two Elders of Songshan.
The so-called Three Immortals and Two Elders were, from beginning to end, just two small factions. Now, at this critical juncture of life and death, Master Miaoyi will naturally choose to save Xuanzhenzi!
The Guangcheng Golden Ship transformed into a streak of light, crashing in with unstoppable force, forcing Lü Bu and the monk Liaokong to retreat temporarily, unable to confront it head-on.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Master Miaoyi pulled Xuanzhenzi onto the Guangcheng Golden Ship.
Just as Master Miaoyi was about to rescue Bai Guyi, the Cloud Chaser, a violent explosion rang out in mid-air, and powerful energy fluctuations swept in all directions.
This was Bai Guyi's desperate choice to self-destruct when he could not withstand the combined attack of Wang Xuan and Huang Zhong!
When a master at the Celestial Immortal realm chooses to self-destruct, the power is simply outrageous, directly blasting Wang Xuan and Huang Zhong away.
Fortunately, Wang Xuan had a strong physical body and had mastered the Vajra Indestructible Divine Power, so he only suffered minor injuries and spat out a mouthful of blood.
However, his white robe couldn't withstand the aftershocks of the explosion and was shattered, revealing his bronze muscles.
"My Heavenly Silkworm Robe!" Wang Xuan felt an immense pang of heartache. This Heavenly Silkworm Robe was the first protective treasure he acquired when he debuted. Wearing it, he was enveloped in flowing white robes, which perfectly matched the aura he desired.
Therefore, even though Wang Xuan's cultivation had reached the Divine Power realm, he still did not discard the Heavenly Eternal Robe. Instead, he added several spiritual items and refined it again, strengthening it into a high-grade magic weapon.