Cultivation: Fortune by Lots

Chapter 867 - 333: The First Ninth Heavenly Layer Personally Defeated! (Part 1)

Amidst the rising and falling waves, two figures, one large and one small, were fiercely battling.The smaller figure, wielding a black long spear flashing with a faint golden glow, moved swiftly and agilely; each shift and turn seemed like teleportation. This was none other than Grand General Shangguan Yunbo of the Great Tang Shenji Army.

His opponent’s form was immense like a mountain, entirely white, mostly emerging and submerging in the sea - it was a giant white whale.

The Northern Sea Whale King... the name of a Great Demon surfaced in Lei Jun’s mind.

This demon was one that thrived in the North Sea, initially appearing with strength comparable to an Eighth Heavenly Layer cultivator of the human race.

Recently, messages between Shangguan Yunbo and the imperial court conveyed new intelligence indicating that the Northern Sea Whale King, after years of seclusion, had reappeared, arguably with even greater strength, equivalent to a Ninth Heavenly Layer powerhouse.

The Snow Country Bear King of the Northern Lands retreated severely injured earlier, the East Sea Thousand Leaves Butterfly King perished, giving space for the Seven and Eight Heavenly Layer great demons of Northern Lands, North Sea, and East Sea to rise.

However, seeing this scene now, the Northern Sea Whale King’s successful advancement has complexities; Huang Xuanpu might have played a vital role.

And at present, this demon serves as one of Huang Xuanpu’s trump cards, aiding him in escaping while being pursued by Xu Yuanzhen and Shangguan Yunbo.

Reflecting on the past, perhaps the rise of the Thousand Leaves Butterfly King back then had more twists and turns.

Shangguan Yunbo wielding the Expelling Invaders Halberd can hold against the Great Demon in the short term.

He intends to assist Xu Yuanzhen against Huang Xuanpu first.

As a martial artist, he can move swiftly, gaining more initiative in battle.

However, amid the surging demonic power of the Northern Sea Whale King, large waves around rush upwards and transform into sheets of white frost, encircling and trapping Shangguan Yunbo.

If Shangguan Yunbo wishes to avoid colliding with the frost and be constrained in movement, he must dodge, inevitably getting entangled by the Northern Sea Whale King.

In the distance, Lei Jun planned to fake Xu Yuanzhen’s transmission to guide the way, rushing with Elder Miaokong to aid, but suddenly, the image in the Great Celestial Mirror showed a breach in the surface of Xu Yuanzhen’s Great Vehicle Taoist Scene.

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While Lei Jun was tidying up Shang Nan, Xue Xingzi, and Master Zongcuo, Xu Yuanzhen and Shangguan Yunbo finally intercepted Huang Xuanpu.

Though the unexpected emergence of the Northern Sea Whale King aided its kin, after passing the Whale King to Shangguan Yunbo, Xu Yuanzhen’s Great Vehicle Taoist Scene unfolded and successfully engulfed Huang Xuanpu.

Though dotted with starlight, the dark universe has them all scattering away.

In the vast deep space, light and heat are gradually distant and vanishing.

Only cold solitude remains.

At the center of the universe, the two faced each other from afar.

One appeared to be about fifty years old, with a lean face and floating long beard, clothed in a blue-black Taoist robe, head adorned with a Taoist scarf, embodying a celestial demeanor.

The other young woman looked under twenty, petite figure clad in a purple Taoist robe, yet seeming enveloped entirely by a dark cloak, her exposed skin like snow, with an unhealthy pallor, but her eyes were astonishingly bright and clear, now flickering cold shine.

"Had it been someone else, I would sever his ancient talismanic sect ties or cut his lifespan."

Xu Yuanzhen gazed at Huang Xuanpu: "You are an exception, my plan is just to slay you."

Huang Xuanpu glanced around, his expression reminiscent: "Last time I saw the Heavenly Master Mansion cultivator’s Great Vehicle Taoist Scene was three hundred years ago when Celestial Master Li Zhiyuan was around."

He withdrew his gaze, refraining upon himself.

The platinum Pure Yang True Fire flames naturally clustered around him, resisting the biting cold of the deep universe.

Yet, these flames also kept radiating outward continuously.

Within Xu Yuanzhen’s Great Vehicle Taoist Scene, the enemy’s mana dissipates automatically, while one’s physique and spiritual soul suffer the relentless cold’s assault, gradually freezing them unknowingly.

Huang Xuanpu maintained equanimity, smiling serenely.

If it were him from eight years ago on Dragon Tiger Mountain, despite having reached the Fourth Level of the Ninth Layer Heavens, he couldn’t escape his mana leaking away due to this End of the Void environment, perhaps slower than others.

Only when revealing the Primordial Elixir and defending with full force could it be suppressed.

But now, eight years later, there’s no concern about this aspect.

Huang Xuanpu stood motionless, not visibly showing the Great Vehicle High Real’s Primordial Elixir of the Taoist Dan Ding Sect’s Ninth Treasure Heaven.

A layer of multicolored glow seemed to envelop his entire body, subtly, appearing extraordinarily gentle.

But Huang Xuanpu’s aura appeared entirely confined within himself, without any hint of leakage.

Even the white-gold Pure Yang True Fire that circled his body revealed a multicolored glow at this moment.

Under the glow, even those Pure Yang True Fires cease to dissipate into the vast universe.

Huang Xuanpu completely embodied a state of perfection without flaw.

He didn’t manifest the Primordial Elixir.

The entire person seemed like a complete and transparent Great Elixir, with cultivation of the Taoist Dan Ding Sect’s Ninth Treasure Heaven at the pinnacle.

At this stage, Nascent Soul cultivation reached completion.

Xu Yuanzhen watched the scene, unfazed: "Finding you was so difficult because you’re already at Ninefold Heaven Perfection, with Five Qi Towards Primordial."

As she spoke, numerous talismans floated, transforming into a star river surrounding the area, turning her into a majestic Doumu Star God Dharma Image.

Huang Xuanpu replied calmly: "My Way is indeed old, defying heaven imposes considerable cost."

Despite saying so, he harbored no regrets.

Upon speaking, his Pure Yang True Fire ceased to dissipate, gathering closer around him.

The white-gold flames surged fiercely, giving rise to a turbulent void sensation.

With time’s passage, he is destined to tear a breach into Xu Yuanzhen’s Great Vehicle Taoist Scene.