Han Jie, after experiencing Lu Changsheng’s prowess, still believed he had the confidence to defeat Lu Changsheng.
After all, he was a disciple of the Ancient Han Family. In order to acquire the Enlightenment Tea Leaves, an Ancestor of the Ancient Han Family had specially granted him the Holy Artifact, “Qiankun Ruler,” and had arranged for him to serve as a Supreme Elder on Zhengsheng Sect’s Holy Mountain. In this Nine Veins Martial Meeting, he was determined to win.
Lu Changsheng stepped onto the Martial Arts Platform, his smile faint: “Protector Han, it’s been a long time since we last met. How have you been lately?”
Han Jie said, “Thanks to your ‘care,’ I’ve been well. Once I become a Daluo Golden Immortal, I will definitely return to Jing Long Immortal Temple to ‘thank’ them one by one.”
“The two of them know each other?”
“It sounds like they’re old acquaintances with some friendship, doesn’t it?”
The Elders and disciples of Zhengsheng Sect were unaware of the grudge between Lu Changsheng and Han Jie and thought the two were just catching up.
Lu Changsheng gestured with his right hand, and the Slaying Immortal Sword behind him soared into the sky, absorbing the light of heaven and earth, leaving the sun and the moon without brilliance.
“Hmph, the same old move. It may work against others, but thinking you can defeat me with it is simply wishful thinking. You clearly do not understand the power of a Holy Artifact.”
Han Jie muttered an incantation and summoned the Qiankun Ruler.
It was a ruler of a heavenly azure color.
As the Qiankun Ruler appeared, an intense azure light shone, illuminating the space within the Immortal Pot, and the entire space trembled violently.
Even though the Slaying Immortal Sword was devouring the light within the space, the azure light of the Qiankun Ruler remained unaffected.
This Holy Artifact was of a higher tier than the replica Immortal-Slaying Ancient Sword!
The Qiankun Ruler even incited the sounds of the Great Dao, with the thunderous noise reverberating.
“There’s a significant difference between their treasures; even if Daoist Changsheng has mastered a Quasi-Emperor tier sword technique, he’s likely no match for Elder Han.”
“Star Sword Daoist has lost; it’s evident that sword techniques alone cannot overcome the disparity between treasures.”
“The Qiankun Ruler can suppress Qi Destiny and treasures with ease, overpowering Ultimate Treasures.”
“The ancient Cultivator Clan is domineering, bullying with their powerful treasures.”
The Elders and disciples of Zhengsheng Sect were not optimistic about Lu Changsheng’s chances.
Han Jie, a Half-Step Great Luo Golden Immortal wielding a Holy Artifact, was nearly invincible within the realm of Half-Step Great Luo Golden Immortals.
Only if one of the nine Peak Masters of Zhengsheng Sect took action could they suppress Han Jie.
However, the Holy Maiden of Tai Hua was not tense.
She couldn’t believe that Lu Changsheng, who could produce fifteenth-grade Refining material Sunflame Essence Gold and sixteenth-grade Refining material Taiyi Fiery Gold, didn’t possess a treasure of Holy Artifact caliber.
The Holy Maiden of Tai Hua’s eyes grew brighter, her right hand propping up her cheek, watching Lu Changsheng intently; perhaps Han Jie of the Ancient Han Family could help test Lu Changsheng’s origin.
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Han Jie’s left hand behind his back, his right hand holding the Qiankun Ruler, he floated in the air, looking down at Lu Changsheng with a haughty tone, “Lu Changsheng, in the face of the absolute disparity between Holy Artifacts, it’s impossible for you to be my opponent. If you surrender and beg for mercy now, I might let you off.”
Lu Changsheng remained calm and detached, “How would we know without trying?”
“Seeking your own death.”
Han Jie channeled his Cultivation Technique with all his might as the Qiankun Ruler’s azure light intensified, rapidly transforming, soon as majestic as a divine mountain!
“Suppress!”
With a fierce shout from Han Jie, the Qiankun Ruler, carrying the unstoppable power of heaven and earth, pressed down viciously!
Wherever the Qiankun Ruler went, space shattered!
The Qiankun Ruler was one of the Ancient Han Family’s treasure artifacts, with infinite magical power!
Han Jie, also driven by hatred, was reckless, not worried about the consequences; even if he killed Lu Changsheng, he believed that with the background of the Ancient Han Family, Zhengsheng Sect wouldn’t dare to do anything to him— at most, they would compensate them with some treasures.
As long as he killed Lu Changsheng, avenging his grudge, Han Jie was entirely willing to pay some treasures as compensation.
All the Elders and disciples watching the battle held their breath.
How could a Half-Step Great Luo Golden Immortal withstand an attack from a Holy Artifact?
Green Ox King, despite having a genuine Demon Race body, and a good lineage among the Demon Race, was still killed by a Holy Artifact.
Qingyangzi’s Daoist Robe bulged, ready to intervene at any moment.
Lu Changsheng brandished the Slaying Immortal Sword in his hand, and the resplendent sword light slashed towards the Qiankun Ruler.
As the two treasures collided, spatial turbulence sprayed out; the column of light formed by the Sword Qi was crushed by the oppressive force of the Qiankun Ruler, and that force bore down on the space where Lu Changsheng stood, causing the ground to fracture.
“Die.”
The killing intent in Han Jie’s eyes intensified with no intention of stopping his attack. The Qiankun Ruler was less than thirty feet from Lu Changsheng, and the Sword Qi of the Slaying Immortal Sword had completely dissipated.
Boom!
Accompanied by a deafening roar, Lu Changsheng was suppressed beneath the ground by the Qiankun Ruler; the earth sank down, mountains collapsed, and the space within the Mustard Seed Immortal Pot trembled!
The Mustard Seed Immortal Pot is a Holy Artifact, and so is the Qiankun Ruler, which means Han Jie’s cultivation level isn’t as high as Qingyangzi’s; otherwise, even the Mustard Seed Immortal Pot might have been shattered.
“Hahaha, this is the fate of those who oppose me, Han Jie!”
Han Jie retracted the Qiankun Ruler, as the earth within the Mustard Seed space had developed a huge crater, with countless fissures in the mountains and rivers spreading to the horizon.
The magical power of the Qiankun Ruler made everyone’s scalp tingle.
The might of a Holy Artifact is indeed terrifying.
“Could it be that Daoist Changsheng has died just like that?”
The people of the Zhengsheng Sect fell silent.
Previously, Lu Changsheng had shown a potential no less than that of Star Sword Daoist or Han Jie; if he had died just like that, it would be like a premature fall of a Daluo Golden Immortal.
Daoist Yuxuan’s face turned pale. Could it be that his junior from Mount Shu had died due to overconfidence?
“If he died just like that, then I have overestimated him.”
The Tai Hua Holy Maiden sensed that Lu Changsheng’s aura still existed.
She suspected that Lu Changsheng, who might originate from the Primordial Ancient Mine, wouldn’t be easily killed.
Suddenly, a ten-thousand-zhang radiance burst forth from the crater, and Lu Changsheng, with the Heavenly Earth Mystical Yellow Exquisite Pagoda above his head, dressed in the Dragon Bone Red-gold Armor, flew out of the crater, luminous with gold and fire for ten thousand zhang!
Dragon patterns also emerged on Lu Changsheng’s body, his physique nearing that of half a True Dragon.
“Impossible!”
Han Jie showed an expression of disbelief.
Lu Changsheng had actually withstood the full force of Han Jie’s Qiankun Ruler without a scratch!
“Merit Treasure?!”
“A defensive Holy Artifact?!”
The Zhengsheng Sect elders and disciples, who had believed that Lu Changsheng was doomed, were left speechless after seeing the Heavenly Earth Mystical Yellow Exquisite Pagoda and the Dragon Bone Red-gold Armor.
After being cultivated by Lu Changsheng, the grade of the Heavenly Earth Mystical Yellow Exquisite Pagoda was now close to that of a lower-grade Holy Artifact.
With the Heavenly Earth Mystical Yellow Exquisite Pagoda, Dragon Bone Red-gold Armor, and his supreme physique tempered by the Transforming Dragon Art, not even the Qiankun Ruler could harm Lu Changsheng.
Because he greatly feared pain, Lu Changsheng had layered on almost all his defenses while clashing with Han Jie.
“Protector Han, it seems that aside from acquiring a Holy Artifact, your cultivation hasn’t improved much compared to before.”
The Heavenly Earth Mystical Yellow Exquisite Pagoda returned inside his body.
The Heavenly Earth Mystical Yellow Exquisite Pagoda could actively protect its master when in danger.
Lu Changsheng knew that Han Jie would hardly be able to harm him at all.
“How could you possibly have a Holy Artifact too? Qingyue that guy would have to spend tens of thousands of years to forge a Holy Artifact himself; he certainly doesn’t have spare Holy Artifacts to give to you!”
Han Jie was hysterical.
He was a descendant of the Ancient Han Family and had been favored by an ancestor within the family, which is how he obtained a lower-grade Holy Artifact while still in the Half-step Great Luo realm.
How could Lu Changsheng, a Loose Cultivator with no background, possess a defensive Holy Artifact and another treasure comparable to a Holy Artifact!
He couldn’t accept it.
“Who doesn’t have one or two Holy Artifacts?”
While speaking, Lu Changsheng took out a bone-white bracelet.
The Primordial Vajra Bracelet, a lower-grade Holy Artifact, could be used to collect treasures or attack enemies.
Lu Changsheng activated the Boundless Pure Dao, stirring the Primordial Vajra Bracelet, which grew as it faced the wind, seemingly turning into a black hole with terrifying suction, attempting to pull Han Jie’s Qiankun Ruler towards it!
Clenching his teeth, Han Jie hurriedly ran his power to spur the Qiankun Ruler, trying to stabilize the shaking treasure!
If this treasure were taken by Lu Changsheng, he wouldn’t be able to explain it to the ancestor upon his return!
“Another Holy Artifact?!”
The Zhengsheng Sect elders and disciples watching the battle almost simultaneously stood up, exclaiming in shock.
If the Heavenly Earth Mystical Yellow Exquisite Pagoda counted as a Holy Artifact, then the Primordial Vajra Bracelet was the third Holy Artifact Lu Changsheng had produced!
Not only the ordinary elders and disciples, even the Daluo Golden Immortal realm’s nine Peak Masters were stunned.
Holy Artifact-level treasures seemed to be as worthless as wholesale cabbages in Lu Changsheng’s hands.
“This person’s background is especially complicated…”
The Tai Hua Holy Maiden was bewildered. Lu Changsheng’s cultivation techniques and treasures did not fit into a single system, making it utterly unclear where they came from.