Chapter 666: The Darkened Moonlight, Slashing the Nascent Soul!

“Huh?”

Lu Changsheng frowned as he saw True Lord Mingsha chasing him with the Ten Thousand Ghost Blood Pool.

Although it was difficult to kill him, he couldn’t do anything to Lu Changsheng either.

Why pursue me so relentlessly in this situation? “Help!”

A suspicion arose in Lu Changsheng’s mind.

He felt isolated on this journey.

Meanwhile, everyone else had long invited friends to travel together.

Especially since this True Lord Mingsha had only broken through to the Nascent Soul stage over ten years ago and had only chosen to come to the Mirage Domain of Vast Sands—it was quite puzzling, reminding Lu Changsheng of Ah Youduo’s words from years past.

True Lord Mingsha had gotten close to Beast God Mountain to stabilize his Nascent Soul breakthrough, having forged some kind of pact.

According to his son Lu Qingshan, Liang Kingdom and Yue Kingdom had called a truce in recent years just for this secret realm.

Thus, it was very likely that True Lord Mingsha had come alongside the Nascent Soul cultivators from Liang Kingdom.

“Let’s go!”

Lu Changsheng immediately activated a third-tier supreme talisman and urged the Golden-Winged Roc to fly with all its might to shake off True Lord Mingsha.

Although the Golden-Winged Roc had lacked proper nourishment in its early years.

In recent years, aside from a few bloodlettings, it had been practically over-nourished, growing at an incredible rate.

It was just a tad short of reaching the third-tier peak.

In such a situation, Nascent Soul cultivators couldn’t evade as the Golden-Winged Roc’s speed would be enough to leave them behind.

“Whoosh!”

The already fast Golden-Winged Roc, empowered by the talisman, blazed through the sky like a dominating golden shooting star, stirring up endless winds.

However, after just a few breaths.

Lu Changsheng noticed True Lord Mingsha was engulfed in blood light, apparently utilizing some sort of blood-burning secret technique, dramatically speeding up to barely keep pace with the Golden-Winged Roc.

“Really? Is it just to block my way? Why be so petty?”

Lu Changsheng found it quite ridiculous.

His feud with the Yin Ghost Sect originated from an incident involving his son Lu Quanzhen, who sought compensation after confronting them back then.

Did True Lord Mingsha really need to loiter around the Abyss of Ten Thousand Demons over such a trivial matter? If it weren’t for pressing issues and the fear of losing track of True Lord Loushan, Lu Changsheng would have loved to take down this pest.

“Huff!”

Taking a deep breath, Lu Changsheng slowly exhaled, placing his palm on his chest.

Nine Treasures Dao Bone—speed up! The Nine Treasures Dao Bone radiated brilliant divine light, as elegant and intricate runes fell into the Golden-Winged Roc’s body.

In an instant, the already astonishingly fast Golden-Winged Roc flew a hundred miles.

“Damn it!”

True Lord Mingsha’s face darkened at this sight.

Although he could continue to burn his precious blood essence.

Burning blood essence while Yangming Zhenren relied on a spiritual beast mount meant that once he became weak, Yangming Zhenren could strike back and might kill him.

“That roc absolutely has a top-tier divine bloodline—perhaps even a bloodline inheritance awakening its true spirit!”

True Lord Mingsha stopped and gave up the chase, his face slightly pale as he prepared to wait for the people from Beast God Mountain.

Though the beast tamers of Beast God Mountain didn’t follow the usual paths, they were nonetheless masters in taming. They might have a way to interfere with the golden roc, finding an opportunity to slay Yangming Zhenren.

Moreover, with this golden roc as bait, the Nascent Soul cultivators of Beast God Mountain would be willing to give up precious time in the secret realm to hunt down Yangming Zhenren with him!

“Yin-Yang Glass Wall!”

Seeing that he had shaken off True Lord Mingsha, Lu Changsheng immediately unleashed his divine ability, fully masking the aura of himself and the Golden-Winged Roc before finding a place to land.

“True Lord Mingsha, once I break through to the Nascent Soul stage, I will be the first to eliminate your Yin Ghost Sect!”

Lu Changsheng’s eyes were icy; he yearned to kill True Lord Mingsha.

Had it not been for the thought of True Lord Loushan and fearing the arrival of Nascent Soul from Liang Kingdom, he could have easily stalked him until his blood essence burned out and used the Golden-Winged Roc to turn back and hunt him down.

Lu Changsheng removed the Nine Treasures Dao Bone, feeling a wave of weakness wash over him.

Under normal circumstances, he would need three to five days to recover from this weakness.

However, by taking the Misty Dragon Nirvana Pill now, a powerful medicinal force flowed through his veins, nourishing his body, allowing him to recover in half a day.

Lu Changsheng fed a pill to the Golden-Winged Roc, then stored it in the Storage Belt and flowed with a layer of Yin-Yang glass luster as he hurried toward True Lord Loushan’s direction to avoid losing him.

After a while, Lu Changsheng located True Lord Loushan using the Sun-Moon Yin-Yang Mirror.

But after battling True Lord Mingsha just now, he missed the opportunity, and since the other party likely still lingered nearby, he could only wait for another chance to act quickly.

“Continuing to drag this out won’t do! Should I just use the Sun-Moon Yin-Yang Mirror to blast him?”

Lu Changsheng squinted, knowing that this battle had to be resolved quickly; preferably, he would obliterate True Lord Loushan’s Nascent Soul spirit body to avoid future trouble.

“The Sunlight Yin-Yang Beam is scorching and domineering, shattering all methods; it possesses unmatched offense and explosive power, while the Moonlight Yin-Yang Beam is soft and yielding, like the cool moonlight, more restrained and durable. It can permeate the law forms of enemies silently and erode them quietly.”

“In the secret realm, Nascent Soul true lords can’t escape into the void or use any evasive techniques. Hence, the Nascent Soul spirit body cannot retreat into the void either. As long as everything is prepared, I can definitely use the Moonlight Yin-Yang Beam to annihilate him.”

The main issue with targeting True Lord Loushan with the Sun-Moon Yin-Yang Mirror is that it creates too loud a commotion.

The last time the Sunlight Beam struck Void Kun, almost the entire Da Mengze saw it.

Though Lu Changsheng currently lacked the aid of a large formation to generate that immense power and create such a big commotion, once he employed the Sunlight Beam, he’d still draw the attention of numerous Nascent Soul cultivators.

On the other hand, the other divine ability from the Sun-Moon Yin-Yang Mirror, Moonlight Yin-Yang Beam, is comparatively much quieter.

The downside is that its explosive power isn’t as direct and ferocious as the Sunlight Beam.

“The Moonlight Yin-Yang Beam is sufficient, and besides, it’s better suited for ambushes than the Sunlight Beam!”

Lu Changsheng pondered for a long time, then analyzed the power of the Moonlight Yin-Yang Beam with the weapon spirit Ah Wu, deciding to proceed with it.

As for the weakness incurred from using the Sun-Moon Yin-Yang Mirror, once he resolved True Lord Loushan, he could simply wait here until the secret realm ended.

Soon, Lu Changsheng adjusted his state while continuously checking the distance to True Lord Loushan through the Sun-Moon Yin-Yang Mirror.

Three days later, he finally awaited an opportunity.

True Lord Loushan entered a pavilion to contend for treasures, and the two began to fight fiercely.

Although they paused agreeably, both consumed considerable energy, so True Lord Loushan opened a cave in the mountains to rest and set up an array, sending out two puppets to meditate.

The Nascent Soul cultivators were exceptionally cautious.

Had it not been for the Celestial Treasure of the Sun-Moon Yin-Yang Mirror, which allowed him to avoid detection when peering, Lu Changsheng wouldn’t have found an opportunity.

Without hesitation, Lu Changsheng operated the Yin-Yang Glass Wall to its utmost and then concealed himself within thirty miles of True Lord Loushan using the Sun-Moon Yin-Yang Mirror.

With a thought, a snow-white pellet flew out from his body, transforming into an unremarkable young man.

He provided the Yin-Yang Diagram, a thick stack of talismans, the last fourth-tier talisman, and a bottle of fourth-tier poison to the Three Treasure Incarnation.

Then, Lu Changsheng and the Three Treasure Incarnation acted separately—attracting attention with the Three Treasure Incarnation while Lu Changsheng operated the ‘Yin-Yang Glass Wall’ to remain hidden.

Fortunately, within the secret realm, cultivators’ senses are suppressed, with Nascent Soul early-stage range maxing out at only about ten miles. Otherwise, it would almost be impossible to approach a Nascent Soul cultivator closely.

A quarter of an hour later, Lu Changsheng opened a cave and arranged a simple small reversing five-element array.

Though its effect was minimal, it could barely conceal his aura.

“Ah Wu!”

Lu Changsheng held the Sun-Moon Yin-Yang Mirror, releasing a spiritual eye spring and tossing in massive high-grade spirit stones, signaling it to act, but without draining his blood essence or spiritual energy completely.

“Understood, Master!”

The Sun-Moon Yin-Yang Mirror gently trembled as a cold, bright moon rose, casting silver light that illuminated the mountain.

“Buzz, buzz, buzz—”

As the spiritual eye spring ran dry and the spirit stones burned fiercely, the mirror’s surface shimmered, blooming with endless cold, mysterious pure moonlight.

The dazzling moonlight swamped the cave, causing ice-cold frost to coat the rocky walls.

With the Heavenly Yuan Lotus as his second dantian, Lu Changsheng had nearly limitless spiritual energy on normal days.

However, at this moment, it was almost depleted.

“Boom!”

His Chaos Body surged, burning precious essence, his eyes icy as he continued to drive the Sun-Moon Yin-Yang Mirror.

“Boom!”

Cold and mysterious, dreamlike Moonlight Yin-Yang Beam gushed out, penetrating through layers of mountain, directly striking toward True Lord Loushan!

In that instant, within the cave, True Lord Loushan, sitting cross-legged, opened his eyes, feeling a disquieting premonition welling up in his heart.

Once cultivators break through Foundation Establishment and shed their mortal bodies, their senses grow sharper, often leading to inexplicable feelings of unease.

For a Nascent Soul true lord like True Lord Loushan, those feelings are even more pronounced.

Thus, he instantly sensed danger!

He opened his eyes fully, unleashing his senses in all directions.

Soon, he spotted an unremarkable Core Formation cultivator cautiously searching for spirit herbs in the mountains.

As a Nascent Soul true lord, True Lord Loushan quickly sensed something amiss.

Even though these secret realm mountains contained various rare spirit herbs, they weren’t abundant.

Unless he had a treasure-hunting mouse or a spirit artifact detecting heaven material and earth treasure, coming here specifically for spirit herbs would be a waste of time.

Furthermore, he noticed that the direction the Three Treasure Incarnation walked was indeed approaching him, and the aura surrounding it was off—it wasn’t quite human! “This person is suspicious!”

Instinctively sensing something wrong, True Lord Loushan was convinced that the Three Treasure Incarnation was likely a Nascent Soul cultivator disguised as a Core Formation cultivator, coming for him.

However, he didn’t flee immediately.

After all, he had just battled someone, expending considerable energy without suffering any grave injuries.

Even if this person was pretending to be a Nascent Soul cultivator, they wouldn’t pose a threat to him.

“So where is this ominous feeling coming from? Could it be that there is a chance for treasure to appear here?”

Although cultivators could sense ominous feelings, it was still as vague as divination; he couldn’t pinpoint the problem.

After a moment’s contemplation, he decided to leave and investigate.

However, just then, unexpectedly.

“Bang!”

The mountain behind him erupted explosively, an endless surge of Moonlight Yin-Yang pouring towards him like brilliant shooting stars, enveloping and drowning True Lord Loushan.

The formless domain of the Nascent Soul cultivator was instantly eroded and shattered by the Moonlight Yin-Yang, becoming unstable.

Though he fully activated his magical shield and top-tier robe, he still couldn’t block the Moonlight Yin-Yang in such a hasty situation.

“Who dares to ambush this true lord!”

True Lord Loushan’s expression changed drastically, a bone-chilling terror seeped in. He sensed a life-threatening danger, frost coating his face and body, feeling as if his blood and energy were about to freeze! At the same time, Lu Changsheng manipulated the Three Treasure Incarnation, charging straight toward the cave where True Lord Loushan was located.

“Buzz, buzz, buzz!”

The two third-tier puppets stationed outside immediately sprang into action like war machines. Yet, the Three Treasure Incarnation was completely unafraid, cloaked in Yin-Yang light, and directly crashed through.

Slathering the fourth-tier potent poison over a low-grade magical treasure, it rushed towards the cave and self-exploded.

“Boom!”

A series of deafening explosions erupted, blasting open the simple array set by True Lord Loushan, causing the mountain to tremble and collapse.

An icy, bone-chilling Moonlight cold surged from the mountain, sweeping out.

Without a moment’s hesitation, the Three Treasure Incarnation locked onto True Lord Loushan, shooting the fourth-tier Poison Dragon Talisman at the mountain.

“Roar!”

The talisman bore mysterious and intricate patterns that transformed into a massive phantom of a poison dragon, sweeping toward True Lord Loushan with all its fourth-tier poison, corroding the broken rocks into a thousand holes.

Under normal circumstances, neither the self-explosion of a magical treasure nor the fourth-tier talisman would harm True Lord Loushan.

As long as he summoned his life’s magical treasure, opened his domain, or escaped into the void, he could mitigate most of the damage.

Yet at this moment, he was engulfed in the Moonlight Yin-Yang, his body crumbling under the strain, his blood and energy halting without the chance to escape.

Furthermore, the aura of the Moonlight Yin-Yang seeped from his body into his Nascent Soul, attempting to annihilate his Nascent Soul spirit!

“Open!”

However, as a Nascent Soul true lord, True Lord Loushan had rich combat experience and maintained his cool. His frost-covered, emaciated body surged as the essence of his Nascent Soul burned wildly, releasing an incomprehensible pressure of power while summoning his life’s magical treasure.

Before him appeared a sword that seemed neither wood nor earth, akin to an unopened stone sword; it exuded an ancient aura, with flowing Dao patterns suffusing it, generating a heavy aura that engulfed the surrounding space.

This sword was True Lord Loushan’s life’s magical treasure—the Mountain-Removing Whip!

As the whip materialized, the earth trembled, the mountain seemed to merge with him, fortifying his defense against the Moonlight Yin-Yang and the fourth-tier poison dragon talisman.

“Who are you? When did I offend you!”

Using forbidden techniques at great cost, burning his Nascent Soul’s essence, True Lord Loushan surged with power comparable to the mid-Nascent Soul stage as he roared at the Three Treasure Incarnation.

Although he had gained some opportunities, they were hardly worth such a price to kill him, right? Just as he was barely breaking through the Moonlight Yin-Yang and preparing to escape, he suddenly felt a potent venom corroding his flesh and spiritual energy, even seeping toward his Nascent Soul spirit body.

“Fourth-tier poison!!!”

True Lord Loushan’s frost-covered face turned dark, and he suddenly spat out a mouthful of black blood, which crystallized into frost midair before collapsing into fragments.

This fourth-tier poison was acquired by Lu Changsheng from Ah Youduo, and he refined it using the Chaos Body technique, primarily focusing on a rapid explosive effect that could corrode a cultivator’s Nascent Soul spirit body.

If True Lord Loushan were at his peak condition, he could repress this fourth-tier poison and figure out how to dissolve it gradually. However, faced with a life-or-death crisis, that wasn’t feasible at all.

“Ah!”

True Lord Loushan howled in anger, knowing he’d surely die if things continued like this.

He decisively abandoned his physical body, sending his Nascent Soul spirit forth, grasping his life’s magical treasure and storage ring to escape.

Yet, in the secret realm, there was no escape into the void or shadow techniques. Just as he shot up into the sky, he saw a handprint marked with clear Yin-Yang patterns overshadowing the world.

“Yin-Yang Qi Great Capture!”

The Three Treasure Incarnation didn’t merely self-explode the magical treasure; it activated the Poison Dragon Talisman in order to wait for True Lord Loushan’s Nascent Soul spirit to emerge! Although the abilities of the Three Treasure Incarnation couldn’t match the full strength of Lu Changsheng wielding the Da Luo Sword Embryo or using the Nine Treasures Dao Bone, holding the top-tier Yin-Yang Diagram still kept it among the finest forces below Nascent Soul.

“Boom!”

The colossal Yin-Yang hand curled its fingers slightly, resembling a towering mountain crashing down to seize the Nascent Soul!

However, at this moment, the Nascent Soul spirit body of True Lord Loushan burned its essence wildly, displaying a remarkable ability to ignore various restraints as it attempted to escape.

“Five Elements Illusion Array!”

Besides the Yin-Yang Qi Great Capture, the Yin-Yang Diagram also empowered the Three Treasure Incarnation with another means—an array! With the increasing power, Lu Changsheng rarely employed arrays anymore.

But he still had several hundred third-tier talismans left!

A brilliant array was instantly etched with thirty-six mid-tier, nine upper-tier, and three top-tier third-tier talismans, bursting with interminable light as it bound the Nascent Soul spirit.

This was the limit of talismans that the Three Treasure Incarnation could operate; it included elements of wood, fire, earth, and spirit, as well as sealing, soul-shaking, and illusion talismans. Their primary purpose was to intercept Nascent Souls departing! The tremendous power of this array might not directly obliterate a Nascent Soul cultivator, but it could still touch the threshold of Nascent Souls enough to make them take it seriously!

“Break!”

The Nascent Soul spirit body of True Lord Loushan unleashed a howl filled with resentment and unwillingness, sending a divine secret technique toward the Three Treasure Incarnation, then burning his essence, wielding the Mountain-Removing Whip to break the array.

However, as soon as the secret technique was unleashed, True Lord Loushan realized something was off.

The Three Treasure Incarnation before him hadn’t any spirit; it was merely a standing puppet of someone else! “Puppet Incarnation, who on earth are you!”

“Go ask King Yan!”

A cold, indifferent, yet somewhat hoarse voice echoed from a distance.

A figure resembling a golden sun, the roc, burst towards him, carrying a pale-looking heroic man.

“Explode!”

A single word softly escaped the man’s lips.

In that instant, all the talismans’ energy converged, unleashing a chaotic wave of power.

Next.

The remnants of the Moonlight power that had previously invaded his Nascent Soul spirit erupted forth under the guidance of the Sun-Moon Yin-Yang Mirror, like a cold moonlight dashing towards True Lord Loushan’s Nascent Soul.

The Moonlight force that had already permeated his Nascent Soul spirit now exploded, slowing it down.

“Rumble!!!”

The Five Elements Illusion Array seemed to explode the heavens, creating a deafening noise.

The already crumbling rocks shuddered violently.

This terrifying damage meant that even if True Lord Loushan were merely a Nascent Soul spirit body affected by the Moonlight Yin-Yang and fourth-tier poison, he wouldn’t survive.

Even at his peak, without a domain or magical treasure, he would turn to ash.

Lu Changsheng’s eyes flickered with golden runes as he saw True Lord Loushan’s Nascent Soul spirit shatter, and he suddenly lunged to capture his life’s magical treasure and storage ring.

Simultaneously, the Three Treasure Incarnation was blasted apart, bringing forth a frost-covered True Lord Loushan and the similarly frosted Lu Ping’an from the collapsing mountain.

“Let’s go!”

Lu Changsheng dared not linger, wrapping up the Three Treasure Incarnation and activating a third-tier Wind Talisman to disperse the aura of the surrounding space.

He continued to burn his essence, fully operating the Yin-Yang Glass Wall, signaling the Golden-Winged Roc to consume its blood essence and depart based on the detected aura of the nearby Nascent Soul through the Sun-Moon Yin-Yang Mirror.

While the Moonlight Yin-Yang is much more restrained than the Sunlight Beam, the previous battle had still generated immense noise and spiritual energy fluctuations.

Through the commotion and energy fluctuations, it was clear that it was not merely a fleeting event; it was likely that many Nascent Soul cultivators would come to join the fray.