Lu Changsheng activated the “Ziwei Celestial Flame True Art,” channeling Ziqi True Qi into the Qing Emperor Sword. The Qing Emperor Sword burst forth with bluish-red flames as its Sword Qi shot straight towards the Fighting Bull.
Their Daoist Robes and dresses made loud flapping noises in the fierce wind as they fought side by side, resembling a couple of celestial beings.
The intent of Sword Twenty-One formed a Sword Qi barrier where everything came to a halt. The Impermanence Demon Monarch was like being bound to a copper column, completely at the mercy of others.
“What swordsmanship is this?”
Li Heng, the Guanghan Ancestor, and other cultivators felt the terrifying intent of Sword Twenty-One of the “Holy Spirit Sword Art” and were greatly surprised.
This dual cultivation sword technique belonged to neither Mount Taihua nor Guanghan Palace; it was a unique skill of Lu Changsheng and Xia Ningxue.
When both wielded the “Holy Spirit Sword Art” together, its power increased manifold.
“How is this possible!”
Ku found it hard to accept.
Xia Ningxue took the initiative to fight alongside Lu Changsheng, displaying a markedly different attitude towards him.
Moreover, the tacit understanding between Xia Ningxue and Lu Changsheng was as if the two had merged into one.
Ku, as the son of the Heavenly Emperor, had always gotten whatever he wanted since childhood.
But Xia Ningxue, comparable to a Goddess and the only one of her kind, belonged to Lu Changsheng.
Lu Changsheng also had the twenty-first rank Ancestral Dragon Blood Pill.
For the first time, Ku realized he might be inferior to someone else.
Lu Changsheng and Xia Ningxue unleashed their Sword Qi towards the Impermanence Demon Monarch.
The Sword Qi of Sword Twenty-One didn’t only attack the physical body but also aimed at the soul.
“Damn it!”
“All Thoughts to Ash Palm!”
The Impermanence Demon Monarch desperately unleashed his palm strike in an attempt to struggle.
But within the Sword Domain of the two, the Impermanence Demon Monarch couldn’t exert his full strength. His overwhelming Demonic Qi palm force was crushed by the two overpowering Sword Qis, which then penetrated the Ten Thousand Refinements Demonic Body of the Impermanence Demon Monarch.
His Ten Thousand Refinements Demonic Body, tempered through nine thousand layers, was actually split into three parts.
Along with the Demonic Body, the soul of the Impermanence Demon Monarch was also cleaved.
A Demon Chief perished just like that.
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Whether it was the strong from the Blood Sea Palace, the Demon Realm, or those from the Righteous Dao, all were shocked.
Such a powerful being like the Impermanence Demon Monarch was killed just like that by two juniors.
“Not good, we need to retreat!”
The Bewildering Heart Demon Monarch, seeing the fall of the Impermanence Demon Monarch and the two exceptional geniuses, Lu Changsheng and Xia Ningxue, breaking free, along with the son of the Heavenly Emperor who possessed the combat power of a Divine King, realized the situation had turned.
The number of strong from the Immortal Realm had already surpassed that of the Demon Realm and Blood Sea Palace.
The strong of the Demon Realm, engaged with the Heavenly Court’s forces, brought out a Dark Red Demon Tower, drawing everyone from the Demon Realm and the Blood Sea Palace into the magical artifact, before he tore space and disappeared from the scene.
This Demon Realm powerhouse was stronger than the Impermanence Demon Monarch, and even the Heavenly Court’s forces couldn’t intercept him.
The Heavenly Court had sent a third-rank Divine King to protect Ku, but the Demon Realm also had a third-rank Divine King, restraining him.
This third-rank Divine King Realm’s strongman of the Heavenly Court was a lean old man. After the forces of the Demon Realm and Blood Sea Palace fled, he came before Ku, apologizing for his failure, “I’m incompetent. I almost let Your Highness come to harm. Please, Your Highness, punish me.”
He was drenched in a cold sweat.
If not for Li Heng and Xia Ningxue, disciples of the Guanghan Palace, saving Ku, had the Impermanence Demon Monarch killed Ku, the Heavenly Emperor would have undoubtedly been enraged, and both the Immortal Realm and Demon Realm would have seen rivers of blood.
Although, after the Qianyuan Cave Heaven incident, a battle between the Immortal Realm and Demon Realm was inevitable sooner or later, the Heavenly Court needed time to prepare.
And with the Heavenly Emperor enraged, he might have sought revenge against the Demon Realm without regard for the consequences, leaving the various Holy Lands little time to prepare.
As Ku’s protector, had Ku been killed, he might have been banished or even eradicated by the Heavenly Emperor.
Even if he was a third-rank Divine King, he would have no chance to retaliate in the face of the Heavenly Emperor, the strongest being in the Immortal Realm.
“We were schemed against, you’re not to blame for this.”
Ku’s attention was on Xia Ningxue, and he did not bother with the old servant.
After Xia Ningxue and Lu Changsheng dealt with the Impermanence Demon Monarch, the Goddess’s Power she barely controlled returned to the depths of her Divine Sense, and her realm fell to the fourth rank of the Immortal Emperor.
But temporarily advancing to a sixth-rank Divine King allowed Xia Ningxue to experience the Great Dao Comprehension at that level, which was greatly beneficial to her.
Lu Changsheng felt the same.
The Ancestral Dragon Blood Pill not only temporarily elevated his realm but also allowed Lu Changsheng to grasp the essence of the Divine King Realm, making his future Tribulations much easier.
As the effects of the Ancestral Dragon Blood Pill faded, Lu Changsheng returned to the fifth rank of the Immortal Emperor.
“Sword Twenty-One of the Holy Spirit Sword Art can slay a fifth-grade Divine King, and the highest, Sword Twenty-Three, is unimaginable,”
Lu Changsheng knew that this set of swordsmanship was one of his trump cards.
As long as he and Xia Ningxue continued to cultivate it, they would be able to comprehend Sword Twenty-Three.
At that time, it was possible to be invincible in the world.
“Xue’er, you…”
After the Bewildering Heart Demon Monarch left, Li Heng inquired about what had happened to Xia Ningxue.
Xia Ningxue shook her head, “In my Divine Sense, there seems to be a mysterious force. I myself do not know what it is.”
“This matter must not be easily disclosed.”
Li Heng knew that Xia Ningxue might have a secret, and this uncontrollable force should not be known by too many, or else it might attract the covetous gaze of those with ulterior motives.
“And you, how come you have a twenty-first-grade Divine Pill for enhancing your strength?”
Li Heng, with a piercing gaze, realized that Lu Changsheng’s current strength was not his true cultivation level, but enhanced through using a Divine Pill.
“I am acquainted with the Suxin Fairy from Lianshan Holy Land.”
Lu Changsheng continued to shift the blame to the Pill Saint of Lianshan Holy Land.
Li Heng and the Ancestor of Guanghan suddenly understood.
So that’s how it is.
No wonder Lu Changsheng had a twenty-first-grade Divine Pill. If he had met with the youngest Pill Saint in Lianshan Holy Land’s history—Suxin Fairy—it was indeed possible for him to have obtained it from her, for Suxin Fairy truly had twenty-first-grade Divine Pills.
Li Heng suddenly frowned and transmitted a message to Lu Changsheng, “Young man, our Xue’er of Guanghan Palace is very good to you. You better not let her down for the sake of a Divine Pill.”
“…”
Lu Changsheng was speechless.
It seemed that Palace Master Li Heng of Guanghan had misunderstood, thinking that there was some relationship between Lu Changsheng and Suxin Fairy, which was why he could obtain a twenty-first-grade Divine Pill.
It’s known that to refine a single twenty-first-grade Divine Pill, countless Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures are required.
Even the Pill Saint of Lianshan Holy Land would not give away a twenty-first-grade Divine Pill without good reason.
No wonder Li Heng had let his mind wander.
“Please rest assured, Palace Master. I will not fail Xue’er.”
Since Guanghan Palace could be considered Xia Ningxue’s maternal home, it was necessary for Lu Changsheng to clarify, or else rumors could spread to Lianshan Holy Land.
Li Heng nodded. She began to tally the losses of Guanghan Palace’s team, with several powerful individuals having perished in Qianyuan Cave Heaven.
As the Palace Master of Guanghan, Li Heng naturally felt disheartened due to the loss of people from her palace.
Ku approached with Heavenly Court’s powerhouses and said to Li Heng and Xia Ningxue, “We owe our escape to the support of Guanghan Palace. Our Heavenly Court will surely reward you well.”
Li Heng replied indifferently, “As the son of the Heavenly Emperor, your esteemed status must not be compromised. Although the relationship between our great Holy Lands and the Heavenly Court has not been very harmonious… that is a matter of the past. As people of the Immortal Realm, we should help each other out. As for any reward, there is no need for that.”
“This palace always repays its debts.”
Ku’s gaze turned towards Xia Ningxue and Lu Changsheng.
When he looked at Lu Changsheng again, his gaze carried a hint of hostility.
He finally regarded Lu Changsheng as a rival.
Even though Lu Changsheng’s true realm was not on par with his, he had an intuition that Lu Changsheng would soon catch up to him.
Someone actually dared to challenge his position as the top genius of the Immortal Realm.
Moreover, Lu Changsheng possessed something he did not—Xia Ningxue.
As the son of the Heavenly Emperor, he could not accept that there could be someone with better conditions than his.
Only by suppressing all enemies in the world could he be worthy of becoming the next Heavenly Emperor, ruler of the Immortal Realm.
Because the current Heavenly Emperor is the strongest in the Immortal Realm.
Ku aspired to become the next Heavenly Emperor and had to trample all strong adversaries underfoot.
Lu Changsheng furrowed his brows.
He sensed that the son of the Heavenly Emperor’s expression towards Xia Ningxue was unnatural.
This was the look of a lovelorn dog.
The other party was the son of the Heavenly Emperor, a formidable adversary.
Once he improved his cultivation later, he would have to find an opportunity to beat him up properly, preferably in a public and fair setting, so the Heavenly Court could not openly retalibrate against him.
Lu Changsheng was already considering how best to give the son of the Heavenly Emperor a well-deserved beating.