Chapter 673: Slaying the Silkworm Lord! Escaping the Secret Realm!

“Fourth-tier poison!?”

The gathered cultivators watched True Lord Tiancang’s condition with shock. None had expected a Core Formation cultivator like Lu Changsheng to possess such potent fourth-tier poison.

Though at the Nascent Soul level fourth-tier poison rarely proved fatal

being poisoned mid-battle could prove incredibly troublesome.

Most astonishing was Lu Changsheng’s ability to slip the fourth-tier poison into True Lord Tiancang’s body without a trace!

True Lord Tiancang’s combat prowess might be average but his spiritual perception was incredibly keen.

If he could be poisoned without noticing then none of them were safe from this toxin!

The six cultivators grew cautious immediately deploying secret arts and domain barriers to further guard against poison-based techniques.

“Mingsha let’s finish him together!”

One of the five Nascent Soul experts restraining Qingluan Zhenren called out wanting to team up with True Lord Mingsha to eliminate Lu Changsheng first.

“You dare divide your attention without my permission?” Qingluan Zhenren’s phoenix-like eyes flickered with a soul-stealing coldness her golden halberd dancing with her phoenix incarnation as she struck at the Nascent Soul cultivator. Her attack carried an overwhelming might that could devour mountains and rivers.

Though surrounded by five opponents and struggling to hold on her full-power assault meant they couldn’t easily overcome her without paying a heavy price! Now that Lu Changsheng fought desperately to assist her seeing hope of breaking free she naturally wouldn’t let anyone interfere with him.

Instantly that Nascent Soul cultivator didn’t dare split his focus fully committing to suppressing Qingluan Zhenren lest she use him as a breakthrough point to break their encirclement.

“Kill!” Lu Changsheng charged at True Lord Tiancang again his Core Sea churning with fourth-tier poison that seeped through his yin-yang magical energy and Da Luo sword light.

“Great Silkworm Cocoon Art!”

True Lord Tiancang’s deathly pale face now bore black streaks knowing he faced certain death if this continued.

His hands flashed through seals as his body resonated with silkworm cries white light wreathing him. A noxious stench filled the air intertwining with his Silkworm Robe then his entire being transformed into a massive cocoon wreathed in white light.

Lu Changsheng’s Da Luo Sword Embryo struck leaving only a foot-long hairline crack.

White light suffused the cocoon as silk threads appeared constantly repairing the crack while making the structure increasingly solid.

“Yangming friend this is True Lord Tiancang’s innate divine ability. Using his life-bound silkworm and treasure he forms absolute defense suppressing poison and injuries but loses all combat ability and mobility.”

Qingluan Zhenren recognizing True Lord Tiancang’s technique signaled that breaking free and leaving the secret realm should be their priority now.

“Absolute defense…”

Lu Changsheng’s eyes grew cold unwilling to let True Lord Tiancang escape. His body surged with yin-yang magical energy like a vast ocean.

Two yin-yang fish shot from his crown meridian into the sky intertwining with his life-bound treasure the Yin-Yang Chart. They filled the heavens and earth forming a terrifying vortex millstone.

The Yin-Yang Chaos Grinding Mill! Lu Changsheng had used this divine ability several times before but never like today firing it at full power while burning his yin-yang essence and treasure essence.

Indeed at Lu Changsheng’s current strength the Yin-Yang Chart this top-tier artifact was no longer sufficient and needed reforging to upgrade.

So Lu Changsheng went all in using the burning of his treasure’s essence as the price wanting to maximize this divine ability’s power.

“Boom boom boom!!!”

The yin-yang millstone like a black hole devoured everything – Nascent Soul magical energy battles even True Lord Mingsha’s power ghost qi blood rain and storm.

If not for Lu Changsheng’s physical body reaching fourth-tier under the Nine Treasures Dao Bone’s enhancement he couldn’t have sustained such an eruption.

But at this moment the Yin-Yang Chaos Grinding Mill’s power reached unprecedented shocking heights.

Black and white yin-yang light interwoven like heaven’s storms spatial turbulence reversing sun moon and the five elements as if about to annihilate all things.

“What divine ability is this?”

“Wait you’re saying he’s just a Core Formation cultivator?”

“He must be an ancient powerhouse who body-snatched to cultivate again. These divine abilities are impossible for a mere Core Formation cultivator to master and deploy!”

“Indeed his magical power and physical body both reach Nascent Soul level and his soul remains unaffected in battle while wielding such divine abilities. He must be an ancient Nascent Soul expert who body-snatched to cultivate anew!”

“But why would a Nascent Soul ancient expert fight so desperately to help Qingluan Zhenren?”

When the Yin-Yang Chaos Grinding Mill appeared not just True Lord Mingsha Qingluan Zhenren and the others but even many observing cultivators were shocked believing this couldn’t possibly be Core Formation level divine ability but rather a supreme divine ability only Nascent Soul cultivators could deploy!

“Tiancang think hiding in your turtle shell will save you from me?”

Lu Changsheng the Yin-Yang Chaos Grinding Mill hovering above him stepped forward. The surrounding world seemed to collapse its order breaking down.

True Lord Tiancang wrapped in his massive cocoon trembled feeling like a small boat in a yin-yang ocean facing countless storms.

Then the grinding mill like a black hole swallowed the massive cocoon continuously crushing it.

Instantly True Lord Tiancang felt a force reversing yin and yang his blood and magical energy began flowing backward. The crystalline silk threads weaving his cocoon seemed to wither and decay losing their luster starting to fade.

“No! What kind of divine ability is this!”

True Lord Tiancang’s face changed drastically never imagining Yangming Zhenren’s divine ability could reverse yin and yang breaking his Great Silkworm Cocoon Art.

This technique had helped him survive several life-and-death crises never failing before.

“Crack!”

As the yin-yang divine light reversed and twisted the white-glowing cocoon dimmed then the Da Luo Sword Embryo carved a fine crack into it.

“Puff!”

True Lord Tiancang’s deathly pale face now bore black lines as blood gushed from his mouth nose and ears.

The Great Silkworm Cocoon Art used his life-bound spirit silkworm and life-bound treasure to form divine ability even mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivators struggled to break.

So when the cocoon was breached it meant both his life-bound spirit silkworm and treasure were damaged.

Lu Changsheng’s cold expression didn’t change as his Da Luo Sword Embryo blazed with supreme sword light striking again aiming to finish True Lord Tiancang.

“Mingsha why aren’t you going all out!”

True Lord Tiancang maintaining his Great Silkworm Cocoon Art shouted at True Lord Mingsha his voice carrying hints of blame.

As a Beast God Mountain Nascent Soul lord he knew True Lord Mingsha could reach veteran Nascent Soul levels when fully activating the Ten Thousand Ghost Blood Pool.

Yet even as he fell to such a state True Lord Mingsha still wouldn’t truly unleash the Ten Thousand Ghost Blood Pool.

True Lord Mingsha battling the Golden-Winged Roc heard this let out a long cry. The Ten Thousand Ghost Blood Pool boiled and roared its rolling bloodwaters surging toward Lu Changsheng as hundreds of thousands of ghost soldiers and generals attacked together raising terrifying waves.

Fighting this long he clearly knew that alone he had no hope of slaying Yangming Zhenren.

Going all out now and summoning fourth-tier ghost kings would be useless.

It would only put himself in danger.

After all while others coveted Yangming Zhenren’s sword embryo his Ten Thousand Ghost Blood Pool was equally tempting.

If he was severely wounded weak and had consumed his treasure’s essence he’d likely face robbery the moment they left the secret realm!

Lu Changsheng the Yin-Yang Chaos Grinding Mill grinding the heavens above ignored True Lord Mingsha’s devastating assault burning blood and lifespan to push the Da Luo Sword Embryo to its limits.

“Crack! Crack! Crack!”

The white cocoon shattered piece by piece under the brilliant sword light creating an opening. Then the Da Luo Sword Embryo radiating dazzling sword light pierced straight through True Lord Tiancang’s chest.

The sword embryo trembled frantically its supreme sword qi surging like waves to annihilate True Lord Tiancang’s soul Nascent Soul and spirit body.

“Fellow Daoists save me!”

True Lord Tiancang cried out in panic begging for help.

Now severely wounded his body invaded by fourth-tier poison and suppressed by the Da Luo Sword Embryo he could only escape by abandoning his body and fleeing as a Nascent Soul.

“Boom boom boom!”

True Lord Mingsha and another Nascent Soul cultivator’s attacks landed on Lu Changsheng trying to buy True Lord Tiancang breathing room.

“Yangming friend be careful!”

From the other side Qingluan Zhenren face pale glowing all over her eyes cold and piercing saw this and called out in warning. She used her battle formation to reduce pressure on Lu Changsheng then continued wielding her golden halberd.

The Yin-Yang Chart and Yin-Yang Chaos Grinding Mill helped Lu Changsheng frantically dissolve the attacks but under such Nascent Soul might his Golden Tiger Dragon Armor still shattered and he coughed blood.

Lu Changsheng’s expression remained cold his blood and magical energy boiling yin-yang divine light erupting. The sword embryo in his hand buzzed radiating endless sword light as if willing to stake his life to slay True Lord Tiancang.

The Golden-Winged Roc screamed to the heavens its body brilliant charging at True Lord Mingsha like a madman to share Lu Changsheng’s pressure.

But it was ultimately just a third-tier beast king. Even burning its blood essence it could only slightly pressure True Lord Mingsha.

“Hiss what grudge does he have with Tiancang? He’s really going for mutual destruction.”

“What’s he trying to achieve?”

“A madman this is a true madman!”

“Dual cultivation of body and magic reaching such physical heights who isn’t a madman?”

The Nascent Soul cultivators watching the sky battle couldn’t help but click their tongues.

Never mind world-class prodigies like Yangming Zhenren.

Even ordinary Foundation Establishment and Core Formation cultivators treasured their lives. Unless for great opportunities few would fight to death.

So Lu Changsheng’s reckless mutual destruction style of fighting left people speechless and terrified.

“This person cultivates both body and magic able to train his physical body to this level at Core Formation. Not only is his talent extraordinary but he has great perseverance and willpower. This life-and-death combat style might be his body tempering secret using life-and-death battles and the great terror between life and death to excavate his physical potential breaking physical bottlenecks!”

Someone spoke up.

Body cultivation differed from magical cultivation. Body cultivators not only consumed precious materials but needed great perseverance and willpower.

This included using combat and life-or-death struggles to excavate physical potential.

Lu Changsheng remained unaware of others’ evaluation of him fully channeling the Da Luo Sword Embryo and Yin-Yang Chaos Grinding Mill to destroy True Lord Tiancang’s physical body Nascent Soul and spirit!

Seeing Yangming Zhenren’s determination for mutual destruction True Lord Tiancang grew afraid.

Moreover his physical body could barely withstand the Da Luo Sword Embryo about to shatter. He had only one choice—Nascent Soul escape!

“Whoosh!”

True Lord Tiancang’s Nascent Soul spirit body like a startled rat wrapped in a white bloated spirit silkworm suddenly shot from his breaking body trying to flee.

“Where do you think you’re going!”

Lu Changsheng had anticipated True Lord Tiancang’s Nascent Soul escape. The Yin-Yang Chart seized his physical body while he fully activated the Yin-Yang Chaos Grinding Mill.

Black and white divine light blazed reversing yin-yang and the natural order trying to intercept True Lord Tiancang’s Nascent Soul spirit body while launching True Lord Loushan’s last fourth-tier talisman.

However the moment True Lord Tiancang’s Nascent Soul emerged he carried his life-bound treasure the Silkworm Robe and life-bound spirit silkworm forming a cocoon-like barrier. He broke through the Yin-Yang Chaos Grinding Mill and Yin-Yang Chart’s black-white mystic light flying toward the secret realm’s exit in the sky wanting to leave the secret realm.

Within the secret realm space transmission was impossible but once outside he could instantly flee back to Beast God Mountain!

“Hmm!?”

Qingluan Zhenren watched True Lord Tiancang’s body shatter and Nascent Soul flee under Lu Changsheng’s assault her heart shocked.

She knew even she couldn’t confidently break True Lord Tiancang’s Great Silkworm Cocoon Art.

But she knew besides divine ability effects the main reason was Lu Changsheng’s sword embryo!

Watching Lu Changsheng burn blood essence his aura fierce like a god or demon her heart stirred strangely wondering why he fought so desperately to save her.

Even with secret treasure backups such eruption would bring powerful aftereffects.

“Just thanks for earlier assistance?”

Qingluan Zhenren didn’t believe that herself.

But she wasn’t some sentiment​al person. These thoughts barely surfaced before she suppressed them launching a spirit-binding treasure. Her phoenix incarnation above screamed trying to bind True Lord Tiancang’s Nascent Soul spirit body.

“Stop!”

Just then a voice rang out mighty and domineering like countless beasts roaring filled with sharp destructive intent yet also like countless alluring women’s seductive calls.

A figure appeared face like jade build powerful full of masculine energy yet with graceful curves like a woman. They shot forward launching a scarf-like band like heaven’s curtain to block attacks for True Lord Tiancang.

“Rumble!”

Heaven and earth shook violently with terrifying magical power ripples and sound waves.

Clearly True Lord Yunmei was in poor condition severely wounded forcing themselves to burn essence to help True Lord Tiancang.

This was normal.

Though the Barebody Sect was suppressed by Beast God Mountain in the earlier Jiang Kingdom pioneering war True Lord Tiansha had already fallen to the Heavenly Sword Sect. If True Lord Tiancang died then Liang Kingdom would be greatly weakened inevitably facing counterattacks from Yue Kingdom and Jiang Kingdom.

“Whoosh!”

Seeing True Lord Tiancang’s Nascent Soul spirit body escape in a flash True Lord Yunmei also wrapped their life-bound treasure around themselves quickly flying toward the secret realm’s exit.

Some Nascent Soul cultivators seeing their condition had flickering gazes wanting to fish in troubled waters.

“Whoosh!”

Below the secret realm True Lord Xuanjian who’d been watching the sky battle suddenly stood his legal sword appearing transforming into a sharp sword light shooting skyward to kill True Lord Yunmei.

Now with True Lord Tiancang’s body shattered and True Lord Yunmei severely wounded this was a perfect opportunity for him!

“Not good!”

True Lord Yunmei saw this their pale weak face changing drastically quickly taking out a fourth-tier talisman to rush out of the secret realm.

In direct combat they weren’t True Lord Xuanjian’s match let alone now in their weakened injured state.

“Flee!”

True Lord Mingsha tangled with the Golden-Winged Roc seeing this grew terrified immediately charging toward the secret realm’s exit.

He’d come to the Mirage Domain of Vast Sands only at Beast God Mountain’s invitation otherwise he wouldn’t have wanted to come.

Earlier helping the five encircle and kill Qingluan Zhenren was also True Lord Tiancang’s decision.

Now True Lord Tiancang’s body was shattered by Yangming Zhenren forcing Nascent Soul escape True Lord Yunmei was severely wounded fleeing the secret realm staying here only meant death having his treasures coveted better to leave quickly.

As for Yangming Zhenren he no longer hoped to slay him.

He only prayed this life-burning eruption would directly cripple him.

Or Beast God Mountain’s grand elders learning of True Lord Tiancang’s situation would personally hunt Yangming Zhenren!

“Screech!”

The Golden-Winged Roc screamed to heaven the Golden Roc Hunts Dragon Chart striking out trying to hold True Lord Mingsha.

“Golden Roc enough.”

Lu Changsheng seeing Golden Roc’s poor state struggling to continue called it back looking toward the five Nascent Soul cultivators besieging Qingluan Zhenren.

Though slaying True Lord Tiancang took only moments his超负荷 eruption left his body in severe condition. He had no time to waste on True Lord Mingsha must help Qingluan Zhenren break the siege then quickly leave the secret realm.

Lu Changsheng the Yin-Yang Chaos Grinding Mill slowly turning above like layer upon layer of heaven grinding hand holding the Da Luo Sword Embryo wrapped in brilliant sword light directly attacked a burly middle-aged man wielding a three-pointed double-edged blade who was directly clashing with Qingluan Zhenren.

“Clang!”

Metal rang piercingly loud terrifying blade and sword light with blood and physical power clashed shaking the heavens covering heaven and earth.

Lu Changsheng felt sharp sword energy filling the surrounding heaven and earth breaking his physical body using the Yin-Yang Chaos Grinding Mill to dissolve it.

While his Da Luo sword light and yin-yang tides frantically shattered the burly man’s armor leaving it dim with fine cracks.

“Friend do you really want to risk death for Mu Qingfeng? If you’re willing to withdraw whatever conditions you have can be discussed!”

A Nascent Soul cultivator called out to Lu Changsheng.

Seeing Lu Changsheng destroy True Lord Tiancang’s body they knew with their five’s strength keeping both would be difficult.

“Kill!”

However Lu Changsheng had no desire to waste time and energy talking his Da Luo Sword Embryo frantically slashing each strike infused with blood essence.

Even with Undying Golden Body undying substance and the Misty Dragon Nirvana Pill’s vast medicinal power Lu Changsheng’s face still gradually paled.

As Lu Changsheng went all out Qingluan Zhenren’s pressure greatly decreased. She relaxed slightly transmitting to Lu Changsheng: “Yangming friend let’s leave the secret realm first!”

As she spoke her phoenix incarnation above cried blood forming layers of spatial waves like turbulent tides sweeping in all directions breaking open a corner of heaven and earth.

“Boom boom boom!!!”

Nascent Soul level magical power exploded from all directions firmly suppressing the phoenix incarnation making the almost solid battle formation image dim again.

“Break!”

Lu Changsheng’s expression cold lightly patted the Nine Treasures Dao Bone seeming to pour his whole body’s strength into the sword embryo then ten million flying immortal sword lights shot skyward flooding the heavens.

The Yin-Yang Chaos Grinding Mill above also carried an unstoppable twisting destructive intent rolling and grinding forth.

At once the five resisting Nascent Soul cultivators felt increased pressure finding it hard to suppress Qingluan Zhenren.

“Fellow Daoists the world’s opportunities belong to the virtuous! As long as you’re willing to act later all opportunities from Qingluan and this person can be distributed!”

At this time the purple-robed elder leading the five Nascent Soul cultivators spoke his hoarse voice spreading through the secret realm wanting to use others’ hands to slay Qingluan Zhenren and Lu Changsheng.

After all in such battle both sides had already sown deep hatred.

If possible they naturally wanted to kill them as much as possible to prevent future troubles.

“Whoever comes first I’ll kill first!”

However hearing this Lu Changsheng directly coldly shouted.

His body’s yin-yang divine light surged like shocking waves toward the elder who spoke his aura overwhelming giving people an unmatched world-shaking presence.

“Boom boom boom!”

Heaven and earth reversed yin and yang disordered all things twisted order collapsed.

Endless black and white yin-yang saint light like a heaven and earth mill drew in all things destroyed all things raising ancient vast Dao sounds.

Under the Yin-Yang Chaos Grinding Mill’s crushing even this powerful Nascent Soul elder grew solemn fully activating his treasure.

Lu Changsheng continued swinging the Da Luo Sword Embryo brilliant sword light illuminating nine heavens ten earths killing toward the purple-robed elder stunning everyone.

They completely couldn’t understand how a Core Formation cultivator like Lu Changsheng could maintain such eruption so long.

Even if supremely talented incredibly monstrous practicing dual cultivation of body and magic life-burning eruption should have limits right?

Though no one rushed to act many people’s gazes fell on Lu Changsheng wanting to probe his true situation.

Qingluan Zhenren seeing she and Lu Changsheng were now in great danger many people watching them suddenly spat blood her Nascent Soul essence surging and erupting. Her phoenix incarnation above cried out breaking open a corner of the heaven and earth seal then taking Lu Changsheng broke through the encirclement charging into the secret realm’s sky rift.

“Quickly chase!” At this moment not just the five Nascent Soul cultivators besieging Qingluan Zhenren but many observing Nascent Soul cultivators also saw Qingluan Zhenren becoming spent charging out of the secret realm wanting to fish in troubled waters seize opportunities.