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In the Human Realm's Treasury of Myriad Treasures, the Lotus Platform of Myriad Laws ranks eighth, the true form of Ksitigarbha ranks tenth, and the purple and green swords rank seventeenth.
Generally speaking, the cultivation world tends to consider the top ten as one tier, the ones following as the second tier, and those beyond the top thirty as yet another tier... Thus, the purple and green swords are indeed a notch below the top two supreme divine artifacts in terms of tier.
But this doesn't mean that the supreme divine artifacts are superior in every aspect.
For instance, the Seven-Star Sword, ranked second, definitely doesn't possess the unparalleled power to suppress the Ninth Realm like the Demon Suppression Tower, which ranks first. However, if we compare the destructive power of a single strike, the Demon Suppression Tower certainly falls short of the Seven-Star Sword, which is a pure offensive artifact.
For this reason, although the Lotus Platform of Myriad Laws possesses many wondrous abilities, it is slightly inferior to the purple and green swords in terms of sheer offensive power.
Hence, even after two consecutive attacks from the Lotus Platform of Myriad Laws, it failed to inflict significant damage on the true form of Ksitigarbha.
However, when faced with Chu Liang's sword strike, the true form of Ksitigarbha dared not take it lightly.
The sword strike came so suddenly that the purple and green radiance streaked across the sky like a long rainbow, piercing towards the heavens. The true form of Ksitigarbha could only manage to raise a palm in defense, directly blocking the attack.
With the raising of its palm, a thunderous sound echoed as countless chains stretching from the void were pulled taut, with tens of thousands of sealing forces pressing down on the true form of Ksitigarbha's palm.
It's hard to imagine, without such terrifying sealing power, just how formidable the true form of Ksitigarbha would be? Could it possibly surpass the Demon Suppression Tower and become the strongest artifact capable of contending with the Ninth Realm?
Boom—
The sword qi struck the palm of the true form of Ksitigarbha, and in an instant, light surged, resulting in a brief stalemate.
Supported by the power of Heaven and Earth Longevity, Chu Liang, wielding the divine sword, unleashed a force that was not far from cleaving the heavens!
When the light dissipated, a conspicuous hole could be seen in the palm of the true form of Ksitigarbha. Its body did not bleed, but it had undoubtedly suffered an injury!
After the sword strike, the true form of Ksitigarbha suddenly looked up and let out a roar: "Roar—"
With that roar, winds surged and dark clouds returned, plunging the sky into darkness once again, devoid of any light! A fierce black tornado swept from north to south, engulfing Shu Mountain!
Seizing this brief chaos, disciples of the Underworld King Sect scrambled towards their magical mounts like the Bone Mountain and the Black Whale, attempting to flee!
Righteous cultivators naturally did not wish to let them escape, but in this darkness, the weaker disciples felt their souls destabilize, constantly at risk of being swept away by the tornado!
"Good indeed—" A chant from the old monk atop the Lotus Platform of Myriad Laws steadied everyone's souls.
Meanwhile, the powerhouses of the Seventh Realm had no such concerns, pursuing their enemies without restraint.
Especially at this moment, a fiery light rushed back from the southwest, accompanied by an indignant roar: "Demons, halt!"
Di Nvfeng's punch, wrapped in purple-gold flames and carrying the crimson aura of the Phoenix Spirit Blood Jade, hammered fiercely towards the massive Black Whale in the sky!
Thankfully, a surge of blue water from a nearby river rose up, forming a high barrier that blocked the punch, which then shattered with a thunderous crash.
The Black Whale could not afford to wait for more disciples of the Underworld King Sect; it hastily fled, even before all the members of the Beiming Palace could board!
Otherwise, had Di Nvfeng's punch landed, even the mountain-sized Black Whale would not have withstood it and could have been killed with a single blow!
Lu Chengchou, who was pinned under Wen Yuan Senior's palm, suddenly widened his eyes and opened his mouth, freezing in place.
As if dead.
Wen Yuan Senior frowned.
This was a secret technique of the Underworld King Sect, extracting his soul!
Under his palm, no one in the world could snatch away Lu Chengchou. Yet, the Underworld King Sect dared to directly extract his soul, a move that was unexpected.
Wen Yuan Senior immediately raised his hand, intending to retrieve the soul. But the true form of Ksitigarbha in the sky took a deep breath, and in an instant, sucked Lu Chengchou's soul into its mouth!
Like a tug-of-war, the soul swiftly flew towards the true form of Ksitigarbha.
The might of the artifact was hard to contend with.
Wen Yuan Senior's brow furrowed.
Lu Chengchou's cultivation had reached the Seventh Realm, and if he found a suitable body, it was possible for him to be reborn. But for a normal powerhouse, losing the body that one had cultivated for so long essentially meant the end of the cultivation path.
At most, he would end up like Old Fei, becoming an incomplete Seventh Realm being, able to boast in front of those below the Seventh Realm. But when facing a true powerhouse, his deficiencies and weakness would be immediately exposed.
Such cultivation posed no further threat to Shu Mountain.
However, what Wen Yuan Senior truly dreaded was not his cultivation, but his identity as a descendant of the Lu family, as well as his knowledge of Shu Mountain's secrets... With such an enemy at large, one could hardly rest easy.
At that moment, a streak of lightning suddenly shot out!
Elder Siliu flicked his hand, casting a black light that wrapped around the soul, shouting, "Scoundrel, trying to escape?"
Lu Chengchou's soul showed a look of terror. With a scream, he tore at himself forcefully, ripping the part of his soul that was bound below his chest, splitting it into two with a ripping sound!
A small portion above his chest flew into the mouth of the true form of Ksitigarbha, while the majority was pulled down by Elder Siliu and shattered into stardust!
Now, even his soul was missing a large part...
Even if he was still alive, he might not even possess the strength of the Fourth or Fifth Realm.
It was the tenacity of a powerhouse's life that allowed him to survive such a tug-of-war; anyone below the Seventh Realm would have been scattered to the winds long ago.
And it was only the true form of Ksitigarbha that had the power to snatch a soul from the palm of Shu Mountain's leader. After absorbing Lu Chengchou, it tilted its head skyward.
With a crackling sound, countless chains pulled, and in the blink of an eye, the massive true form of Ksitigarbha was drawn into the void.
Wen Yuan Senior did not interfere further, as no one present had the ability to retain this divine artifact. This included the Buddhist artifact, the Lotus Platform of Myriad Laws, which was not particularly adept at combat and slaughter.
With the departure of the incomplete Lu Chengchou and the true form of Ksitigarbha, Wen Yuan Senior's mood seemed off, and his gaze immediately swept around.
The magical artifacts of the four halls of the Underworld King Sect had all fled, leaving behind many scattered disciples who couldn't keep up. Only the Black Whale of the Beiming Palace, delayed by Di Nvfeng, had not completely vanished.
"Hmph." Wen Yuan Senior snorted coldly and reached out with his hand.
The clouds in the void suddenly condensed into a giant hand that grasped the Black Whale and squeezed.
Boom—
The immense Black Whale exploded in the sky, all its flesh ground to dust by the clouds, not even a speck drifting away.
The Beiming Palace of the Underworld King Sect was utterly annihilated.
Such was the wrath of an Eighth Realm powerhouse. Against those below the Eighth Realm, he seemed somewhat powerless, but against everything below the Heavenly Origin, there was no doubt of his overwhelming dominance.
With the departure of the true form of Ksitigarbha, the dark sun vanished, daylight returned, and the righteous began to sweep through the demon disciples.
A ray of Buddha light emanated from the Lotus Platform of Myriad Laws, enveloping the entire Shu Mountain, casting a rainbow glow over everyone.
Thus, no demon disciple could hide!
Shu Mountain's thirty-six peaks immediately became Di Nvfeng's playground!
"Little thing, where do you think you're running!"
"Hehe!"
A fiery figure with spread wings darted up and down, leaving behind a trail of sparks, each one taking an enemy with it!
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The disciples of Shu Mountain and the various immortal sects gradually ceased their pursuit, not daring to approach any closer... fearing accidental injury. Some of the younger disciples, who had only heard of Di Nvfeng's notorious reputation but did not understand her true terror, gained insight after witnessing today's scene.
Mad and formidable, no one wanted to encounter such an enemy!
Wen Yuan Senior did not partake in these lower-level battles. The first thing he did upon turning around was to point solemnly towards the Silver Sword Peak!
With a rumbling sound, countless rocks rose from the ground, reassembling around Hakutaku's giant egg, quickly gathering stones. In a blink, lush trees sprouted anew on the rocks.
In just a moment, a mountain peak was effortlessly recreated!
***
Chu Liang did not participate in the aftermath of the battle. After slaying the Taowu and wounding the true form of Ksitigarbha with a sword strike, the power of the Riding Whale Immortal drained away, and Chu Liang immediately felt an indescribable intense pain throughout his meridians, bones, and soul.
Every part of his body had been brutally expanded by an unbearable immense force!
This was the power of the Heaven and Earth Longevity technique. Under normal circumstances, even if a Seventh Realm powerhouse casually infused some true qi into a Fourth Realm cultivator, it would be enough to burst their meridians and body, resulting in instant death.
But after using Heaven and Earth Longevity, Chu Liang only suffered from body aches as a side effect. This was not entirely a bad thing for him, as it would make him more adept at handling vast powers in the future.
He could no longer find the Riding Whale Immortal to thank him. Shu Mountain was in chaos, likely to continue for a while.
Chu Liang then went to find Liu Xiaoyu in the crowd.
The little girl was squatting in a corner under the arena, terrified by everything that had happened, but luckily, she had not been affected.
Chu Liang finally felt relieved, thinking to himself, why was he worried about the safety of a koi?
Although that's what he said, the situation was still unstable, so he decided to escort Xiaoyu back to Silver Sword Peak first. The golden-haired beast was still guarding the peak, and he wondered if the little creature was in danger.
But what he never expected was...
The golden-haired beast was fine, but the home was gone...
"I'm so foolish."
"Really..."
Chu Liang looked at the ravaged plantation, where a quarter of the fruits had been eaten and another quarter had been dug up by the roots, and beside it, the golden-haired beast sleeping soundly.
His gaze was vacant, his body trembling, his heart bleeding.
"I've always known these demons are capable of all evils, but I never imagined they would stoop so low as to not even spare innocent fruits!"