Daoist Competition-Chapter 935 - 207: Vein Sword Transmission 3_2

Therefore, over the past two months, although he had been depleted of a lot of Essence Qi, he endured in silence, gritting his teeth and remaining in hiding.

At this moment, he suddenly saw the furnace door wide open, the path to escape right in front of him, and without a moment of hesitation, he immediately gathered all his Body Power, swiftly exhibiting his Escape Skill. A Mysterious Black Escape Light soared into the air, charging outward.

But just as he was about to burst forward, a veil of golden light was seen blocking the furnace door, halting his way.

At this point, it was too late to react, but having come so far, how could he retreat? Letting out a cold snort, he braced himself with his treasure body and charged head-on.

A loud crash echoed, and even the gravel on the floor of the furnace cave trembled slightly. The Qiankun Leaf shook repeatedly, and as the golden light dispersed, it rippled like water, as if fiercely breached by an extremely violent impact.

Liang Changgong felt a suffocating pressure on his chest and exclaimed in shock, "How does this thing still have such formidable Mana?"

Wei Shudan saw his reaction, frowned involuntarily, and quickly performed a spell, saying, "Brother Daoist, don’t panic, I’ll assist you."

Liang Changgong nodded, and the two of them simultaneously channeled Mana into the Qiankun Leaf. The Dharma Treasure shook violently, and golden light shot out from the blade, radiant and dazzling, forcing the eyes to blindness.

However, they were, after all, not the original owners of the Qiankun Leaf and could only use this rudimentary Dharma technique to wield the treasure, unlike Zhang Yan, who could unleash the treasure’s full power without exerting much effort.

The Winged Cliff Divine Statue repeatedly charged, but could not break the golden barrier set by the Qiankun Leaf. Enraged, it thought that if it were in full strength, how could a mere Mystical Artifact hinder it?

It let out a fierce roar, disregarded the depletion of Primordial Qi, flung its sleeves, and instantly, Gang Thunder descended like hail, shaking the Qiankun Leaf, causing the golden barrier it projected to gradually shrink from the original size of ten zhang to five or six zhang after a short time.

Seeing this, both Liang and Wei were sweating with anxiety.

They had exerted all their efforts, yet still couldn’t control the Divine Statue, let alone place any Treasure Materials.

They couldn’t help but regret. If not for the fear that the "separation and reunion fire" within the Statue would be contaminated and perished by the furnace fire, destroying a rare Treasure Material, they wouldn’t have opened the furnace so soon.

If they had waited ten more days or half a month to completely deplete its Essence Qi, they wouldn’t have had to struggle like this at all.

As they silently cursed, the Winged Cliff Divine Statue was also struggling.

It was aware that the furnace fire in the pit hadn’t been extinguished and was still invading and scorched it. Without the protection of Mana, it felt increasingly difficult to endure. While distressed, it suddenly sensed a presence from Luqi Mountain outside, something it seemed to resonate with him, causing a startled halt as it realized the cause, quietly delighted, and thought, "So it’s still nearby. If I can use it to activate the Golden Bridge of Transition, I might be able to escape!"

With the furnace door open, it unexpectedly sensed the presence of the Divine Statue from outside Luqi Mountain. However, it was too distant, and under normal circumstances, a simple technique could connect them and activate Divine Skills.

But now being confined for two months, with great loss of Essence Qi, it needed to be gently induced to hopefully succeed.

He had no time to think too much now. Grasping this lifeline, he wouldn’t let it slip away while feigning an attack, simultaneously channeling Mana to draw the object toward him.

Beside the Heavenly Furnace, Zhang Yan suddenly sensed something, eyes snapping open as he awakened from meditation, a slight furrow forming between his brows.

He had abruptly detected a stirring of spiritual mechanism as if a cultivator was casting in the vicinity, and aside from himself, there were only Liang and Wei beneath the furnace.

Waving his sleeves, he stood up and walked toward the Heavenly Furnace, looking downward. At this moment inside the deep pit, it was like boiling, the sound of bubbling water emanating as steam spread out gradually shrouding the high slope in mist.

Zhang Yan had witnessed a treasure refining once and knew the phenomenon signaled an open furnace door, yet upon seeing it remained open for so long, he inwardly mused, "When Brother Liang and Brother Wei went down, they stated if the Sacrificial Refinement went smoothly, in as short as half a year, at most a year, the Divine Statue would be refined—and now only two months have passed; there’s no chance for success, something must have happened."

He stood silently, raised his Heart and Spirit to communicate with the Qiankun Leaf, waited a moment, and a gleam of resolve flashed through his eyes. He whispered a cold laugh, pointed his hand, and a Spirit Light flew out. Within moments, it descended into the Heavenly Pit, traveling dozens of zhang until reaching the Qiankun Leaf and swiftly darting to it.

In just a moment, it arrived before the Qiankun Leaf, the Spirit Light fluttering and merging instantly into the body of the Dharma Treasure. With Zhang Yan’s support, the Qiankun Leaf’s power surged dramatically, the golden brilliance shining intensely.

Liang and Wei suddenly felt the pressure lessen sharply and noticed the strange changes in the Qiankun Leaf. In a moment’s thought, they guessed it was Zhang Yan’s doing and couldn’t help but rejoice.

Wei Shudan hurriedly shouted, "Brother Liang, let’s quickly throw the Treasure Materials inside and swiftly close the furnace door!"

Liang Changgong responded, grabbed the Banner from his back with a flourish, shaking it repeatedly as the previously prepared Treasure Materials were swept up by a gust of wind into the furnace door.

At this time, the benefit of the Qiankun Leaf became apparent; it could block the Winged Cliff Divine Statue, yet the Treasure Materials passed through unhindered.

The Winged Cliff Divine Statue, upon noticing the change in the Qiankun Leaf, realized the reason and wildly lunged and collided, but having earlier heavily exhausted its Essence Qi and blindly flailed, it was now utterly spent, exhausting even the last drop, its momentum gradually fading.

Liang Changgong detected the change, his spirit rising, "Brother Wei, quickly secure the furnace door, don’t let it escape again!

Both lifted their Banners, shook them with all their might, and together shouted, "Seal!"

With a rumbling sound, countless cave stones flew, resealing the furnace door.

The Qiankun Leaf shook and retracted its Spirit Light, descending back into Liang Changgong’s hands.

Both of them showed signs of fatigue and exhaustion on their faces. What they did earlier was akin to a fierce combat, yet they also knew that with Zhang Yan’s assistance, they had safely passed the most dangerous hurdle. From here on, there would be no further complications.

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