Chapter 685 Li Fire Treasure Gourd (Magic Treasure)
"What should I do?"
Virtuous Lord Magnus was on the verge of despair. Though he wielded the Sword of Vast Heaven, his lack of comprehension toward esoteric energies rendered his magical power an insurmountable chasm compared to a Soul Transformation mighty 1.
His primordial spirit was perpetually in a state of celestial communion, attuned to all things as if conversing with the myriad phenomena of existence. Within a radius of tens of thousands of miles, every entity lay before him as clearly as the lines upon 1's own palm.
Even with the Pure Yang Immortal Sword, Magnus the Virtuous Lord was but a child wielding a blade before him. Whether in strength or reflexes, they were not on the same level—it was nearly impossible for him to inflict even a scratch upon his opponent.
Just as the situation was on the verge of collapse, a treasure ship that blotted out the sky came soaring through the distant depths of the void.
Across the vast expanse of heaven and earth, hundreds of treasure ships traversed the void. From them emerged several dozen Great Cultivators at the late Nascent Soul stage, among whom were 6 Patriarchs who had reached the Half-Step Primordial Spirit (Cultivation Realm).
The leader, clad in emerald robes, descended with an overwhelming aura that defied all opposition. Across the boundless void, he unleashed a dazzling stellar sword beam—a radiant arc of condensed starlight—that tore through the ether toward its target.
Starlight Calamity-Severing Sword of Tribulation!
Everyone’s hearts stirred as they instantly grasped this person’s origins.
The newcomer was Lu Xuanyuan (Person Name), a rising star from the family of the 9 Abysses Dao Lord (Title), and hailed as the foremost Golden Core cultivator in the Southern Wildlands' cultivation world in a 1000 years.
That Starlight Calamity-Severing Sword was forged by Lu Jiuyuan from the celestial sands of the Ninth Heaven. Lu Xuanyuan fused it into his very being, tempering it with his essence, energy, and spirit for 3,000 years. Nourished by his supreme Dao Body, it ultimately ascended to become a Yang-Purity Immortal Sword.
Once forged, this sword possessed an unfathomable power, elusive even to gods and ghosts. Scattered, it would dissolve into a sky full of starlight; gathered, it would coalesce into the Calamity-Crossing Tribulation-Severing Sword, capable of shifting freely between tangible and intangible forms.
Behold, the Starlight Calamity-Severing Sword shot straight toward the 9 Nether Demon Dragon Emperor. The demonic dragon sovereign swung his massive halberd, intent on shattering it.
Unexpectedly, the sword instantly dispersed into a shower of stardust, evading the 9 Nether Demon Dragon Emperor's strike before reforming behind him. With a resonant clang, it swept toward the 9 Nether Demon Dragon Emperor in a powerful slash.
"Hmph—"
Facing Lu Xuanyuan’s fierce and aggressive strike, the 9 Nether Demon Dragon Emperor sneered coldly. A shroud of black smoke enveloped him, deflecting the seemingly unstoppable sword strike.
This is the divine ability Demonic Cloud Divine Shroud, originally the innate divine ability of the Netherworld Demonic Dragon Emperor. Yet, he had actually deduced it to the 6th rank.
Yet the Southern Barrens had no shortage of formidable figures. Among the Half-Step Primordial Spirit (Cultivation Realm) experts, a red-haired elder furrowed his brow and suddenly declared, "Hah! Nethervoid Ancient Demon, this Elder Li Fire shall test your mettle as well!"
As the Taoist Eldrin’s voice fell, he summoned a fiery-red treasure gourd and sent it flying forth. The gourd expanded with the wind, instantly blotting out the sky and shrouding the earth.
From the mouth of the gourd, an endless torrent of crimson divine flames erupted, sweeping toward the 9 Nether Demon Dragon Emperor.
It is the Li Fire Treasure Gourd (Magic Treasure).
Someone cried out in pleasant surprise, recognizing the origin of this treasure—it was 1 of the 7 Treasures Gourd.
Speaking of the origins of the Li Fire Treasure Gourd (Magic Treasure), 1 must mention the 7 Treasures Gourd Tree, foremost among the Purple Realm's Heaven and Earth Spiritual Roots (Spiritual Root).
The 7 Treasures Gourd Tree was born of the natural essence of the Violet Realm, having ascended to the Sixth Order realm approximately several 1000 years ago.
When this tree advanced to the sixth rank, it shed 7 treasured gourds of the Pure Yang Spirit Treasure grade.
The 7 gourds were colored crimson, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, and violet respectively, each representing a formidable arcane power and supernatural ability.
This Li Fire Treasure Gourd (Magic Treasure) was none other than the Crimson Gourd, 1 of the 7 Treasure Gourds. After the 7 Treasure Gourds descended back then, all 7 treasures vanished without a trace. Who could have imagined they would end up in the hands of this Daoist Li Fire?
At that moment, torrential Li Fire surged downward, transforming into world-obliterating Li Fire Secret Force that engulfed the 9 Nether Demon Dragon Emperor. The boundless demonic energy seethed and boiled under its scorching fury.
This flame enveloped the boundless void, forcing even the 9 Nether Demon Dragon Emperor to a point where evasion seemed impossible.
The 9 Serenities Demon Dragon Emperor frowned, then urged his great halberd to strike toward the Li Fire Treasure Gourd (Magic Treasure).
"Don't let him succeed."
Seeing that a powerful figure from the Southern Barrens cultivation world had also made a move, Eldrin hastily gathered everyone to reactivate the 10 1000 Immortals Demon-Suppressing Grand Formation, determined to exhaust every ounce of their strength to withstand the 9 Nether Demon Dragon Emperor.
Magnus the Virtuous Lord (Person Name), Maris the Sea Steader (Person Name), and Lu Xuanyuan (Person Name) immediately summoned 3 Pure Yang Spirit Treasures (Magic Treasure) to meet the assault, their movements telegraphing a resolve to annihilate the foe at any cost.
Hailing from the Southern Barrens cultivation realm, several 100 Nascent Soul True Monarchs refused to yield. Gritting their teeth, they led countless cultivators in relentlessly activating their divine abilities and numinous treasures to assail the 9 Serenities Dragon Emperor of Demons. They were determined to deplete its power at any cost.
The great battle abruptly descended into a brutal and bloody conflict.
Hundreds of Nascent Soul cultivators, nearly 10 Half-Step Primordial Spirit (Cultivation Realm) elders, and 5 Pure Yang Spiritual Treasures relentlessly assailed their formidable foe, yet the battle still tilted against them.
The 9 Serenities Demon Dragon Emperor's power was overwhelmingly formidable. Even with everyone joining forces, they could barely manage to inflict any substantial damage upon him, merely stalling for time through sheer desperation.
And as the price, among the warriors engaged in the battle, cultivators fell in great numbers almost every single moment.
Kill!
After 3 full hours of fierce battle, Eldrin and his companions still hadn't determined a victor. Without the suppression from the strongest 9 Nether Demon Dragon Emperor, their side finally gained the upper hand.
The Eldritch Fiend from Beyond was indeed no match for Lu Jiuyuan. Having broken through to the Nascent Soul realm many years prior, Lu Jiuyuan had cultivated his cultivation base to the third level of the Nascent Soul. Moreover, he possessed 2 Pure Yang Spirit Treasures in his hands.
Among the opponent's 3 Eldritch Fiends from Beyond, some had not yet managed to ascend to the level of Pure Yin Demonic Treasures, leaving only 2 Sixth-Order Pure Yin Demonic Treasures in total.
Faced with the restraint of 2 Star Spirits and Lu Jiuyuan's relentless assaults, they finally revealed a flaw.
Jiuyuan Daojun summoned a formidable spiritual treasure—the Heavenly Blade—and with a single slash, cleaved the corporeal form of a primordial demonic soul in 2. The strike nearly obliterated the entity, leaving its remains adrift in the void.
"Damn it!"
Seeing that the Primordial Heavenly Demon had severely wounded 1 of them, the 9 Nether Dragon Emperor finally lost his patience.
He swung the obsidian halberd through the void, its unparalleled sharpness carving through the air as it repelled both the Sea-Calming Divine Pearl and the Noble Heaven Sword. With overwhelming force, it shattered the 10 1000 Immortals Demon-Suppressing Grand Formation (Formation) into fragments.
Then he abruptly transformed into a pitch-black demon dragon that blotted out the sky, its claws bared and fangs brandished with an overwhelming force, as if intent on tearing apart heaven and earth itself.
Boom—
The heavens and earth split asunder, with raging flames soaring skyward.
The Li Fire Treasure Gourd (Magic Treasure) was violently sent flying, dragging the Daoist of Li Fire along as he suffered severe internal injuries, coughing up blood while hurtling backward.
"All of you, die!"
After repelling the Li Fire Treasure Gourd (Magic Treasure), the 9 Nether Demon Dragon Emperor soared like a trapped dragon ascending to heaven. Infinite killing intent converged within its vertical pupils as it pounced toward Magnus the Virtuous Lord (Person Name) with overwhelming power.
Surrounded on the frontlines, Magnus the Virtuous Lord (Person Name) stood as the most vulnerable in cultivation base among them. Since the Righteous Heaven Sword relatively suppressed demonic energy more effectively, the 9 Nether Demon Dragon Emperor now sought to break them apart 1 by 1, aiming to first eliminate the weakest—Magnus the Virtuous Lord (Person Name).
"Clang—"
At the critical moment between life and death, Eldrin remained exceptionally calm. With a resonant ring, he summoned the Green Abyss Sword, unleashing its boundless celestial flames as he struck toward the 9 Nether Dragon Emperor.