Free Web NovelChapter 476: Chapter 96: Supreme: Try Calling Me Shangqing 1 More Time?
「Taishan Peak.」
The North Sea Dragon King and the Dragon Crown Prince both had their heads lowered, their hearts pounding with fear.
Zhang Liang was dazed, and Ao Xianzhi was completely bewildered.
Not far away, a simple, honest-looking farmer had Liu Bang pinned to the ground, a brilliant smile on his face.
"So, who exactly are you?"
The calm, deep voice echoed across Taishan Peak. Liu Bang coughed up a mouthful of blood, his expression incredibly grave.
"Who are you?!"
"I asked first. Shouldn’t you... answer me first?"
Lu Xuan spoke unhurriedly, though a slight gravity settled in his mind. He had already mobilized the full power of his Innate Divine Demon Body, which was on the verge of leaving its nascent stage.
He had even drawn upon the mighty power of the Eleven Directions Innate World, but even so, he had only managed to severely injure this ’Liu Bang,’ failing to shatter his body...
Lu Xuan could sense that Liu Bang was not a true being of the Celestial Realms. He was merely enhanced by some mighty power, allowing him to rival a weaker creature of the Celestial Realms. ’Interesting...’
As he was pondering this, a chilling glint appeared in Liu Bang’s eyes, and he suddenly erupted with force!
The Chixiao Sword let out a sharp metallic ring. With a CLANG, a blinding sword light flared, slashing open Lu Xuan’s palm and drawing blood!
A few drops of blood, suffused with dense Innate Material, fell to the ground with dull thuds. Taishan itself seemed to tremble!
"An Innate Physique?"
Liu Bang broke free from Lu Xuan’s grasp and retreated ten paces. The Chixiao in his hand once again traced an astonishing sword light.
"Earth Deity of Mount Tai, come and aid me!"
As he roared, he stomped his foot hard. The whole of Taishan shook, and an Earth Deity, also at the level of the Weak Celestial Realms, emerged.
He had a fair face, a handsome beard, phoenix eyes, and dragon brows. He wore a Purple Gold Crown, a Seven-Colored Emperor’s Robe, and was draped in a Clouds and Mist Robe adorned with patterns of auspicious clouds, ocean tides, and soaring dragons.
His aura was as vast as the tide, and his every move caused Taishan to quake!
Lu Xuan’s expression tightened. He was clearly surprised; he hadn’t expected Taishan to actually harbor an Earth Deity of the Celestial Realms!
"Kill him!" Liu Bang roared. The Chixiao Sword unleashed a brilliant river of stars. The Earth Deity bowed its head in acknowledgment, then struck out with its palm, as if the entire divine peak of Taishan was crashing down!
"Be careful!" Zhang Liang cried out urgently.
Lu Xuan didn’t dare to be arrogant. Light swirled in his eyes as he fully opened his [Form Acupoint]. He fixed his gaze on the Earth Deity of Mount Tai, capturing its spirit and adding it to his own.
His Spiritual Will surged dramatically, and the faint image of Taishan appeared above his head, colliding with the palm strike from the Earth Deity!
BOOM!
With a deafening crash, a violent squall erupted. The expressions of the North Sea Dragon King and Zhang Liang changed as they each used Divine Techniques to shield the Dragon Crown Prince and Ao Xianzhi.
They themselves, however, were sent stumbling back several steps by the aftershock, coughing up blood as their feet made Taishan rumble!
"Father! Ah Liang!" Ao Xianzhi cried out in alarm.
At the same time, Lu Xuan struck decisively. His Physique, approaching the Innate Divine Demon Level, flared with power as a dense Immortal Dao Rhyme wreathed his fists and palms.
With a single move, he seized the brilliant river of stars unleashed by the Chixiao Sword and broke it apart!
His thoughts raced as he shouted:
"You command the Earth Deity of the mountain... are you East Pole Qing Hua?"
A flicker of light crossed Liu Bang’s eyes, but he didn’t answer. The Chixiao Sword rose again, tracing a Sword Qi Galaxy that stretched across the Celestial Vault and poured down!
The Earth Deity also pressed forward. Every punch and kick carried the full might of Mount Tai, and the extreme weight caused space itself to collapse around its fists and palms, devouring light and revealing a void-like state!
Taishan was one of the ancient Divine Mountains. Every single stone on it was comparable to Immortal Gold Divine Iron, and its weight alone was enough to crush a Great Realm!
Lu Xuan narrowed his eyes, not daring to be careless. He formed a flower-holding mudra with one hand, crying out, "Flowers Bloom in an Instant," while raising his other hand high above his head and smashing it down, like Heaven and Earth Inversion!
Flowers Bloom in an Instant and the Heaven-Flipping Seal, both near the Perfection level, erupted with magnificent celestial might.
Flowers Bloom in an Instant caused Time to flash into and out of existence, eroding the descending sword qi galaxy until it was completely gone.
Heaven and Earth Inversion unleashed the world-shattering might of a collapsing sky, and combined with Lu Xuan’s terrifying Physique that rivaled the Celestial Realms, it met the palm of the Earth Deity of Mount Tai. Both were forced back three steps, cracking the ground of Taishan as they coughed up blood!
’The Earth Deity of Mount Tai...’
Lu Xuan’s brows furrowed, his thoughts racing. Suddenly, realization dawned.
"You are Emperor Dongyue?"
Emperor Dongyue, clad in his Seven-Colored Emperor’s Robe and Clouds and Mist Robe, remained silent and impassive. He formed the Taishan Seal, then stomped his foot violently, activating his Fundamental Killing Skill!
Taishan ripped itself from the ground, threatening to flip over and smash down, crushing Lu Xuan and the others!
Killing intent flared. Lu Xuan’s expression shifted slightly. ’I’m not afraid of the blow—I’ll be injured at worst—but Senior Brother Zhang and the others are a different story. They’ll most likely be killed!’ freewёbnoνel.com
In the nick of time, outside a certain thatched cottage, the Old Nong, who was reclining in a lounge chair, yawned and muttered:
"If the mountain flips over, wouldn’t it be a shame about my field of cabbages?"
As he spoke, Taishan, which had been about to topple, suddenly righted itself and settled firmly back onto the ground, standing tall and unmoving.
"Hm?"
Emperor Dongyue frowned, a look of shock and uncertainty on his face. He formed his seal three times and stomped his foot five times, but Taishan didn’t respond in the slightest!
’Another expert?’
He was stunned, but he suppressed his thoughts, snorted, and unleashed his true power as a being of the Celestial Realms. Layer upon layer of the Celestial Myriad Realms appeared around him!
In the next instant, within those overlapping realms, figures resembling Emperor Dongyue appeared one after another. They were all his other selves, and they all attacked at once! freewebnovel.cσ๓
An infinite number of his other selves launched their Killing Skills. Although the highest Cultivation among these selves was only at the Immortal level, and the weakest were merely Celestial Humans,
the connection of infinite selves, their minds linked as one and their Killing Skills resonating in unison, triggered a qualitative change!
Liu Bang followed suit, a cold light in his eyes. Within his physical shell, the Spirit Transformation of Emperor Qing Hua exerted its full power, pouring it into the Chixiao Sword and drawing down a sky-blotting radiance!
A terrifying killing intent raged. Ao Xianzhi and the Dragon Crown Prince were protected and remained unharmed, but the North Sea Dragon King and Zhang Liang suffered terribly. Their bodies began to crack, covered in fissures like fragile porcelain!
Zhang Liang and Ao Xianzhi were both horrified. Who on earth was this Brother Li?
He looked like an ordinary farmer, yet facing two beings of the Celestial Realms, he was only at a slight disadvantage!
In a flash, a thought occurred to Zhang Liang. ’If Brother Li is this powerful, then... what about that old man?’
’Is he really just an ordinary old farmer?’
As he was lost in thought, Lu Xuan’s expression in the distance grew even more solemn. He held back no longer. His [Form Acupoint] opened wide within his eyes, simultaneously reflecting all causes and effects.
A thirty-six-colored radiance appeared behind him, as if he were draped in a thirty-six-colored Feather Robe, while a magnificent Dharma Aspect materialized above his head!
The Dharma Aspect was blurry and its features indistinct. It appeared dim and shadowy, surrounded by endless, gloomy Cosmoses, as if it resided at an infinite height, looking down upon everything!
"Break!"
Lu Xuan uttered a soft cry. Through the Profound Mysteries of his [Form Acupoint], he gazed at Emperor Dongyue. Though standing on this mountain, his sight penetrated the Celestial Myriad Realms.
He then activated his Primordial Dharma Aspect. Following his line of sight, he momentarily severed the karmic link of Cause and Effect between Emperor Dongyue and his other selves scattered throughout All Realms and all worlds!
Once the link of Cause and Effect was severed, the layered Cosmoses around Emperor Dongyue dispersed, and his countless other selves vanished along with them.
His expression changed abruptly.
’Such mastery over Cause and Effect...’
At that moment, the sky-blotting radiance summoned by Liu Bang’s sword descended, crashing down upon Lu Xuan. The impact sent him coughing up mouthfuls of blood and forced him to reveal his true form!
"That’s..."
Zhang Liang stared, dumbfounded, at the familiar figure within the sky-blotting radiance, who wore a Bronze Mask and a Profound Black Emperor’s Robe.
Huh?
’Xiaoxuan??’
His scalp suddenly prickled.
’If the farmer was my junior brother, then that old man was...’
Zhang Liang suddenly felt dizzy, but the heavy anxiety in his heart finally subsided.
Nearby, the West Sea Dragon King, Ao Xianzhi, Liu Bang, and the others all had their expressions change as they cried out in unison:
"Profound Yellow Emperor!!"
"It is I, the Emperor!"
Lu Xuan roared. Enduring the wash of the sky-blotting radiance, he took a step forward. The Eleven Directions Innate World appeared in his left hand. These Innate Worlds all opened, and the Three Innate Calamities within them shone forth.
Wind, fire, and lightning erupted in unison, following the chain formed by the eleven worlds, and pierced through Emperor Dongyue, making the titan bleed!
Meanwhile, at some point, a Gloomy Lamp had appeared in Lu Xuan’s right hand. The lamp’s flame surged, reaching from the heavens to the earth, and within it floated scenes of the myriad worlds of the Human Dao.
In the next instant, the mountains and rivers of the celestial realms within the flame seemed to solidify. They shot out, shattering the Chixiao Sword into two pieces and completely suppressing Liu Bang!
Emperor Dongyue’s expression changed. He coughed up a large mouthful of blood. He had already been shocked when the Cause and Effect between himself and his other selves was severed,
but now, heavily wounded and terrified by the name ’Profound Yellow Emperor,’ he immediately dove into Taishan and vanished from sight!
Lu Xuan spat out a mouthful of tainted blood, seized Liu Bang, and laughed coldly.
"Qing Hua, run. Why aren’t you running anymore?"
A chill shot through Liu Bang’s heart. ’Didn’t Profound Yellow just achieve the Immortal realm?’
’How can this be??’
His heart trembled. A bitter look appeared on his face as he said,
"I am not Qing Hua!"
"Still stubborn?" Lu Xuan lowered his gaze. "You commanded Emperor Dongyue. If you are not Qing Hua, who else could you be?"
Liu Bang burst out laughing, amused.
"If the Emperor does not believe me, you are welcome to cut me down!"
Lu Xuan’s brows knitted. ’Interesting...’
A tightness constricted his chest, and he spat out another mouthful of tainted blood. He asked no more questions, simply dragging Liu Bang along as he walked to the side.
"Gr... Greetings, Profound Yellow Emperor!"
The North Sea Dragon King’s family bowed in unison. Ao Xianzhi was in a daze. ’This Brother Li... is actually Profound Yellow??’
A sense of unreality washed over her, and she felt the same horror that Zhang Liang had.
’If Li Xuan is Profound Yellow, then that old man...’
Before Ao Xianzhi could think further, she noticed that Ah Liang beside her hadn’t bowed. In her haste, just as she was about to remind him,
"Junior Brother." Zhang Liang swallowed, a wry smile on his face. "How could you hide this even from me?"
’Ju... Junior Brother??’
Ao Xianzhi, the North Sea Dragon King, and even the captured Liu Bang were all momentarily stunned.
Lu Xuan shrugged. "I wasn’t trying to hide it from you, Senior Brother Zhang... All of you, please come with me."
With that, he led the way down the mountain. Ao Xianzhi and the others, still in a daze, followed. In just a few steps, they arrived at the thatched cottage.
In front of the thatched cottage, the Old Nong was still reclining in his lounge chair, leisurely fanning himself with a cattail fan. Seeing them approach, he chuckled and waved at Ao Xianzhi.
"Girl, the tea wasn’t bad. Bring more next time."
Ao Xianzhi’s heart relaxed, and she bowed hesitantly.
"Old Sir..."
Before she could say more, she was stunned to see Ah Liang suddenly prostrate himself.
Zhang Liang kowtowed, his forehead pressed to the ground, and said in a hoarse voice,
"Tea... Teacher."
"So now you’re willing to call me Teacher? Weren’t you calling me a ’doddering old fool’ before and wanting to become sworn brothers with me?"
The Old Nong grumbled. Zhang Liang remained obediently prostrated on the ground, not daring to move an inch, his heart full of silent complaints.
’My teacher is the most petty person I know. Great. There go my good days.’
At the same time, Lu Xuan tossed aside Liu Bang, whose face was a mask of shocked disbelief, apparently unafraid that he would escape.
Then, to Liu Bang’s utter horror, he also bowed formally to the Old Nong.
"Teacher."
The Dragon Crown Prince and Ao Xianzhi were fine, as they didn’t understand the full implications. The North Sea Dragon King and Liu Bang, however, were scared out of their wits.
’The Profound Yellow Emperor, Master of Biyou Palace, from the direct Shangqing Lineage...’
The North Sea Dragon King’s eyes rolled back in his head, and he nearly collapsed in terror. Liu Bang, however, reacted with lightning speed, prostrating himself and crying out,
"This junior greets the Supreme Heavenly Venerable..."
Lu Xuan’s eyelid twitched. Zhang Liang looked up in shock. Just as the North Sea Dragon King belatedly realized what was happening and was about to bow as well,
"What did you call me?" the Old Nong asked sullenly, his eyelids snapping open.
Liu Bang froze. "The Supreme Heavenly—"
He didn’t get to finish.
The Old Nong angrily raised his palm. It shot across the Celestial Vault, blotting out the sky, and smashed into the East Pole Celestial Court. It seized a certain East Pole Emperor, who had a completely dumbfounded look on his face, yanked him down, and threw him before them.
"You dare call me Shangqing one more time?"
He ground his teeth in fury.
(My humble thanks to Alliance Leader Taishang Wuji Dadao Zun for their support! I will be releasing extra Chapters in the next two days to show my gratitude. Thank you again!)
