Above the Great Dao

Chapter 1243 581: Golden Immortal Daoist Field

"However, eradicating the Heavenly Court's running dogs is not about comprehending the Mixed Yuan Dao Scripture, but about power!"

Wu Guanyun soared into the air, charging toward Chen Shi to prevent him from cutting the other chains!

Chen Shi formed a sword technique with his right hand, his arm like a sword, swinging as thirty-six strands of sword qi followed his arm in succession, unleashing the fourth move of the Mixed Yuan Sword Scripture, 'The Sky is Dead.'

The sky is dead, the yellow sky stands!

This move fully reveals its killing intent, imbued with boundless murder, a reference to the legendary battle of Zhou's defeat against Shang. The Da Shang Heavenly Court revered the Mysterious Bird as the supreme god, called it the Sky. In later generations, the Emperor Hao Tian was referred to as the Yellow Sky, Emperor Sky.

The so-called Emperor (Yellow) Sky and Houtu refer to the Jade Emperor Hao Tian and Houtu, one of the Four Imperial Lords.

The sky is dead, the yellow sky stands, is to refine the treacherous killing of the war against Heaven into this move!

Even though Chen Shi executed this move, although he had experienced various dangers in the human world on the West Ox New Continent, and battled fiercely while a ghost in the underworld, he could not grasp the hidden and surging killing intent of this move 'The Sky is Dead, the Yellow Sky stands.'

Yet, when he executed this move, the vivid scenes of the battles and killing intent of the Battle of Fashang, and the blood battles of all gods and immortals against the sky surged toward him, letting him comprehend the subtlety of this move.

"Overestimating yourself!"

Wu Guanyun flew straight at him, raising his sword box, which was no ordinary one—it was enveloped by an Azure Dragon. When the sword qi from the box was released, the Azure Dragon emerged, transforming into azure light concealed within the sword qi, countering Chen Shi's move.

As their sword moves collided, Wu Guanyun's techniques were already broken by Chen Shi, but Wu Guanyun's Immortal Yuan surged around him, mana swirling, and Chen Shi's sword qi merely pricked his body, causing no harm.

However, Wu Guanyun's face darkened; he sensed that this time, Chen Shi's move was more potent than before, creating a sensation of pain and threat!

Chen Shi's cultivation could not have increased since then, so the reason his technique was stronger was that he had completely comprehended 'The Sky is Dead, the Yellow Sky Stands!'

Each move of the Mixed Yuan Sword Scripture contains different Daoist skills, and any single move requires an immortal to spend considerable time to observe the heavens and earth and understand the mysteries of nature's Dao laws to unleash the full power of the swordsmanship.

But Chen Shi was still very young and clearly lacked the time and energy to comprehend these things. So how did he perceive the subtleties of the Mixed Yuan Sword Scripture?

At the same time, the concealed Azure Dragon in Wu Guanyun's sword qi erupted with dragon power when close to Chen Shi, manifesting its true form, reaching out a claw to seize Chen Shi.

Chen Shi looked up to see the azure claw like the sky, covering the heavens, trapping him in a small world, making escape impossible.

This Azure Dragon was actually of immortal cultivation, even greater than Chen Shi's realm, and added to that, it was of the Dragon Clan, with extensive and powerful mana.

As the azure sky pressed down upon Chen Shi, threatening to crush him utterly, he did not hesitate to exert himself fully, utilizing his Dao Realm to mobilize all his mana!

In the vast thouand-mile expanse of the Western Heaven Swing of the Heavenly Court, the sky suddenly bloomed with rosy clouds, streams of light all drifting toward a common direction!

Though Chen Shi harmonized with the Dao in the Heavenly Court, and the Western Heaven Swing was on its outskirts, it was still significant as the spiritual energy of heaven and earth was abundant, and the Dao law was long. As Chen Shi transported his Dao realm, he instantly felt a surge in cultivation strength, with nature's spiritual energy and Dao power rushing to augment his cultivation!

He raised his left hand to meet the Azure Dragon's strike, and though his cultivation was still far below the Azure Dragon's, this move was the 'Small Circulation Tribulation Array' from the Great Wilderness Ming Dao Collection's divine skills!

He knew little of the divine skills from the Great Wilderness Ming Dao Collection, only being familiar with the Small Circulation Tribulation Array. As he lifted his hand, the star power of the Ancient Star Realm was mobilized, transforming into the stars of heaven, surging upward with unparalleled tribulation power!

Even though he elevated his cultivation to the extreme, against an immortal of a holy race like the Azure Dragon, he still could not match its profound mana.

Chen Shi's face grew somber, and just then, he suddenly felt another vast and profound mana surge towards him, causing the power of the Small Circulation Tribulation Array to rise exponentially!

Chen Shi was astounded; where did this mana come from?

Without further thought, he channeled this unexplainably surging mana to meet the Azure Dragon's claw.

The Azure Dragon Immortal was a creature nurtured by Wu Guanyun, and its days within the Earth Immortal Realm's Dragon Clan weren't good either; although dragons are innately powerful, in their cultivation, they must tread one of two paths, either the Immortal Dao or Divine Dao. Their racial talents are strong, yet cultivating immortal laws or gathering incense is particularly difficult; their lineage's constraints are somewhat great.

Additionally, because the Dragon Clan is dependent on the Heavenly Court within the Earth Immortal Realm, to distinguish oneself, the Dragon Clan must rely on immortal gods.

The Azure Dragon Immortal was a descendant of the Azure Dragon lineage, of even more noble blood, yet circumstances were stronger than dragons, so it could only rely on Wu Guanyun in pursuit of immortal pills and Dao laws, to have a chance to harmonize, cultivate to the immortal realm, and escape the cycle of life and death.

Indeed, its cultivation was tremendously powerful, and this time it used a divine skill called 'World in the Palm' from the Buddhist sect, though it had not learned it completely. Even so, under its enhancement, the power of this divine skill was incredible, far exceeding the divine skills of other True Immortals!

"Boom!"

The divine skills of man and dragon collided, and the Azure Dragon Immortal's draconic countenance instantly changed, sensing that the World in the Palm had been shattered!

"Crack!"

One by one, its dragon fingers were struck by the tremendous force, bending backward, terrorizing tribulation power coursing violently, shredding its dragon claw scales, tearing flesh, exposing eerie white bones!

Chen Shi unleashed a palm strike imbued with the power of destruction from the Ancient Star Realm, and in his eyes, it appeared as if a boundless star domain was pressing down on him!

This star domain had already enveloped him, leaving him with nowhere to hide or escape, inevitably leading to his obliteration under its pressure!

Zhong Lin, still battling the heavenly soldiers, caught a glimpse of this scene in a rush, his heart shaking: "Mr. Chen is indeed the Golden Immortal mentioned in the Heavenly Mechanism Strategy! He's hidden so deeply! Now, he's finally shown his true colors!"

His mind was in turmoil. From the Heavenly Mechanism Strategy's records, he discovered that Chen Shi was the "not a good sort" Golden Immortal mentioned, yet in the days spent together, he found that Chen Shi wasn't a bad person, being smart, decisive, and possessing a mysterious aura of the Heavenly Dao.

Could it be that he really needed to report him and hand him over to the Heavenly Mechanism Mansion?

"Why am I thinking about these things?"

He chuckled wryly to himself; now, in his own dire situation, where survival seems impossible, he needn't think about such messy matters.

"Mr. Chen looks young, so how has he cultivated to become a Golden Immortal?"

He was filled with curiosity, "However, his Golden Immortal status seems somewhat impure, a bit peculiar."

West Bull New Continent.

Cabinet Scholar Hu Feifei stood in the sky, looking serious, gazing afar at the mountains and rivers of West Bull New Continent.

But suddenly, the rosy clouds of the great paths between the mountains and rivers seemed to receive a command, rising from between the mountains and rivers, from the fields, the cloud sea, and from the sun and moon, floating towards one direction.

This was a sight she had never seen before.

Especially at Qianyang Mountain, closest to the Imperial Capital, the rosy clouds of the great paths were most intense.

Here, hundreds of Earth Treasure Spirit Roots are planted, including the towering Fusang Tree, with a sacred cultivation ground in the mountain, the rosy clouds surging thickly.

Scholar Hu knew that this place was originally exceedingly mystical, and the emergence of numerous rosy clouds of the great paths was natural, but the key question was why did these rosy clouds emerge simultaneously?

"Since Your Majesty left, the West Bull New Continent has become increasingly strange." She murmured.

Seeing the Azure Dragon on the brink of being vanquished under Chen Shi's divine skills, suddenly, a ray of sword light tore through the star domain, clashing fiercely with Chen Shi's divine skills, and despite the exquisite nature of Chen Shi's divine skills, under this sword light, the star domain shattered, dissipated in its tremors!

To preserve his fingers, Chen Shi floated back, his other hand executing the sword technique, and the crisp sounds of two chimes echoed as he severed two more chains.

Wu Guanyun heard these two crisp chimes, his heart sinking, looking down to see two more chains on the ground, their cuts smooth, even his swordsmanship might not achieve this. In terms of delicacy, it was no match for Chen Shi.

The Azure Dragon Immortal, narrowly escaping death, immediately flew up, positioning himself behind Chen Shi.

Chen Shi stood on the edge of the furnace, his heart growing heavier, while Wu Guanyun was across from him, also standing at the furnace's edge, the Azure Dragon drifting behind him.

The assault of these two great masters surely spells disaster for him!

The Azure Dragon Immortal's eyes gleamed with ferocity as he glared fiercely at Chen Shi's back; moments ago, they clashed, and he nearly perished under Chen Shi's palm power, now filled with both fear and anger, wishing nothing more than to rush over and tear Chen Shi apart.

Wu Guanyun stared at Chen Shi, his face shifting between expressions, hesitating to make a move.

Suddenly, the Azure Dragon Immortal issued a low dragon roar, harnessing thunder, ready to launch an attack, while Wu Guanyun seemed to make a resolute decision, suddenly raising his hand, shouting: "Everyone, stop!"

General Zhang Xian, dragging his heavily injured body, guided twelve hundred immortals to besiege the Black Pot and Zhong Lin. Despite being heavily injured, his vision and insight remained, directing the group to form a formation, trapping the Black Pot and Zhong Lin. Although the Black Pot and Zhong Lin's prowess was formidable, under the layers of sword formations, they gradually weakened.

These immortals had many of their ranks injured or killed by the two, but there were just too many of them, and a team of fifty could form a Mixed Yuan Sword Formation, confronting them head-on, suppressing them!

Zhang Xian held the upper hand, calculating how long it would take to refine the Black Pot and Zhong Lin to death, but upon hearing these words, he froze, though unwilling, he still raised his hand and shouted: "Everyone, stop!"

The sword formations suddenly halted.

Back to back, the Black Pot and Zhong Lin stood, their bodies covered in blood, some their own, some from others.

The man and the dog were panting, filled with suspicion and uncertainty.

Around them, the immortals were also filled with doubt, but more were shocked.

Having ascended as immortals simultaneously to the Earth Immortal Realm, learning the Mixed Yuan Dao Scripture and Mixed Yuan Sword Scripture taught by the Heavenly Court, they wouldn't have expected this assault on the Black Pot and Zhong Lin to result in so many being injured or killed by a single man and dog, truly a loss of face for the immortals!

Wu Guanyun's expression returned to normal, stepping forward, kneeling on one knee, cupping his hands, lowering his head, and speaking loudly: "General Guanyun from the Chen Institute, pays respect to the young master! I've been too presumptuous earlier; I hope the young master forgives me!"