Daoist Competition

Chapter 913: Chapter 196: The Golden Bridge Leads Ten Thousand Mountains (1–2)

The other four saw this and realized if not stopped, an internal conflict might arise first, so they immediately stepped forward to mediate.

Ye Jiliu’s eyes flashed with a cold glow, and those familiar with him knew that his anger had accumulated to an extreme point, all secretly thinking this wasn’t good.

However, at this moment, a Flying Talisman arrived, Rui Daoist reached out to catch it, glanced at it, and suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, then handed it to Ye Jiliu, saying, "Senior Brother, please take a look."

Ye Jiliu furrowed his brow, suspiciously took it over, glanced at it, and was stunned, saying, "Why is she here?"

The talismanic script on it spoke of a former Daoist couple of Ye Jiliu coming to find him. This woman had no sect nor school, originating from a small clan. After he achieved Nascent Soul, she left him, and they hadn’t met for two hundred years. Suddenly arriving today, it inevitably made him suspicious.

Rui Daoist said meaningfully, "Senior Uncle had mentioned before, our sect is making such a grand gesture to make the other two sects put down their doubts, which is impossible. Although their disciples wouldn’t come, they could invite others to investigate our sect’s movements. This woman is likely invited by them specifically to probe you, Senior Brother. If you avoid meeting or only deal with her through a substitute, it would expose us."

Ye Jiliu’s expression alternated between gloomy and bright, he snorted and said, "What is there to fear, I’ll go meet her."

He gave Sha Daoist a fierce glare and stepped out.

Rui Daoist thought it over and felt uneasy, so he quickly cupped his hands to the other True Masters in the hall and then turned to follow.

No one noticed the fleeting look of regret in Sha Daoist’s eyes as he thought, "What a pity, if only I could have injured this reckless man just now, that would be great."

He judged others by himself, thinking that even united with seven or eight True Masters, they could surely suppress Zhang Yan. More or less one person actually makes no difference, not affecting the overall situation.

Knowing Ye Jiliu’s temperament well, this person often does more harm than good, if left to act recklessly, he could undermine major affairs. Therefore, he provocatively spoke, trying to incite his anger, thus having a pretext to injure him.

With this person’s character, after such a setback, he most likely wouldn’t travel with them anymore.

But unexpectedly, a Flying Talisman interrupted his plan, destiny plays tricks, leaving him powerless.

The remaining four waited for an hour, suddenly the candles in the hall flickered, the Jade Curtain lifted, and the Great Elder Gongyang Sheng stepped in from outside, Ye Jiliu and Rui Daoist followed left and right behind him,

The elders in the hall knew the time had come, so they suppressed their inner turmoil and solemnly stood, bowing in salute.

Gongyang Sheng returned a shallow salute, circled around, and loudly said, "Fellow sect members, five hundred years ago, our sect emerged as time demanded, rising in Pingdong, yet not perfect, the three sects of Central Continent stood together, our sect obtained only a corner, making it hard to spread. However, five hundred years later, a Divine Object descends from heaven, if our sect acquires this treasure, it can ensure infinite fortune for countless years, one day to unify Central Continent, is not mere delusion."

After speaking, Gongyang Sheng swung his sleeve, came before the Ancestor master’s statue, and knelt on the cushion.

Six elders hurriedly knelt together to worship.

Gongyang Sheng bowed three times, then rose and went forward, offering the Immortal Incense, silently praying in his heart, "Heavenly Spirit of the Ancestor masters above, protect disciples on this journey to successfully retrieve the Supreme Treasure, ensuring our sect’s fortune lasts long and thrives unyieldingly."

After the worship, he picked up the horsetail whisk, rested it on his arm, turned around, and said, "Fellow sect members, follow me on this journey!"

He swayed the horsetail whisk, invoking the Dharma technique, instantly a Ten Thousand Golden Bridge of light rose from the underground abyss, shooting straight into the sky!

In the hall, the elders felt a momentary daze, their bodies lightened, all followed the light, ascending and flying into the clouds.

And it happened to be the Golden Hour of the Sacrificial Hall ceremony, observers assumed that the Lie Xuan Sect deliberately made such a grand spectacle, further hidden well, thus no one became suspicious,

In the blink of an eye, seven of them traveled tens of thousands of miles away, reaching the pre-arranged sub-platform territory, finding the Ancestor master’s statue dedicated here, once again performing accordingly, then they ascended the Ten Thousand Golden Bridge, all the way towards the west of Pingxi.

Luqi Mountain.

Zhang Yan suddenly sensed something, his eyes opened, he slowly stood up and looked towards the Earth Fire Sky Furnace.

The Earth Qi within suddenly surged in chaos, heat waves menaced like facing boiling springs, even though he wasn’t skilled in this technique, seeing this anomaly, he knew the Dharma Treasure was about to be born.

He stood silently for a moment, then lifted his head, looking up towards the sky.

Since the day Master Cheng left, he hadn’t relaxed his vigilance.

These four years passed peacefully, he pondered secretly, if there were any movement, it must be on the day the Dharma Treasure is refined.

He waited until midnight when suddenly there was a ground-shaking noise beneath the Heavenly Furnace, like a thousand drums beating, the sound was fierce and intense, echoing far away, within hundreds of miles, birds awoke in fright, flying up in flocks.

In Double Moon Peak, many Cultivators also sensed the disturbance here, rose, and leapt onto the cloud heads, watching, speculating privately, after two Artifact Refining Experts collaborated for four years, they wondered what kind of divine wonders this Dharma Treasure could possess?

However, at this moment, a sudden thunderous sound echoed through Yunxiao, like wooden rams breaking through walls, one voice surpassing another, a myriad of dazzling rays crossed and shot diagonally, appearing and disappearing, sweeping across the sky.

Not mentioning ordinary folks, even those Cultivators were totally stunned, not knowing what had occurred, all looked toward the heavens.

In the Void at this time, like water waves undulating, ripples expanded layer by layer, in everyone’s ears continuously came the sound of rolling stones and avalanches.

While they were perplexed and uneasy, suddenly a moment of fracture echoed, like a Spirit Mirror shattering, a silver vial breaking, a cliff of light a thousand feet high climbed, amid the gleaming light shadows, seven individuals stepped out slowly from the Void, some in splendid attire, some wearing great cloaks, some in brocade robes with large sleeves, some crowned with high caps and flowing robes, each holding Dharma Treasure Flying Swords, thunder columns horsetail whisks, surrounded by scattered golden stars, glowing red clouds, like Immortal Guests consigning dust, Divine Humans descending to the world.

The seven great elders of Lie Xuan Sect had already crossed myriad water and mountains, all arrived at Double Moon!

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