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491 Elder Taiyin

"Hahaha! Isn't it the same for Fellow Daoist Tongtian?"

Chu Tianba smiled and said indifferently.

Elder Tongtian knew very well that in the entire East continent, only the Reincarnation Fairy could make Chu Tianba take action.

After all, the Saintess was the future leader of the Jade Lake Divine sect, and she shouldered its fate.

As for the heavenly treasure, such a thing was not as important as the Reincarnation Fairy from Chu Tianba's perspective.

The two of them exchanged pleasantries for a while before stepping into the archaic divine mountains.

At this moment, a few more bright streaks of light appeared in the sky.

When the two of them saw this, they were shocked. They looked at the old man who had appeared.

"Elder Taiyin?"

"This old man has also made an appearance?"

The two of them looked at each other and saw the doubt in each other's eyes.

They were extremely familiar with the old man in the black and white robe.

This person was the grand elder of the Immortal Divine sect, Elder Taiyin, and he was a half-step supreme realm expert!

Seeing him here was really strange because he was supposed to be cultivating in seclusion in order to break through to the supreme realm.

Dozens of years ago, Elder Tongtian had heard that Elder Taiyin had sensed an opportunity to break through and had gone into seclusion in the Immortal Divine sect.

This was why it was such a surprise seeing him here.

Could it be that this old fellow had already reached the supreme realm?

Seeing Elder Taiyin appear, Su Changkong and the other cultivators of the Immortal Divine sect quickly greeted him respectfully. Elder Taiyin then turned to the earlier two.

"Hahaha! I didn't expect that you two Fellow Daoists would still be so healthy after so many years," Elder Taiyin looked at the two of them indifferently and then said with a teasing smile.

They were all cultivators of the same era, and they all belonged to different holy lands, so they were naturally competitors.

However, they had been fighting for hundreds of years, and had yet to determine a winner.

Therefore, rather than fighting for real, they were mostly content to tease each other about who would live longer now.

Chu Tianba glared at Elder Taiyin in annoyance.

"You haven't kicked the bucket yet, old geezer, so there's no way I'd go before you." freeωebnovēl.c૦m

"Didn't you go into seclusion? Why did you suddenly appear? Have you managed to take that step?" Elder Tongtian asked curiously.

Elder Taiyin did not give an answer, but just smiled.

His personality had always been like this; he liked to hide things.

Suddenly, Elder Tongtian looked at Elder Taiyin, and then smiled.

"Teacher…" Mu Beichen, who was beside him, could not help but ask for more information.

Elder Tongtian kept smiling and said, "You may not know this, but the grand elder of the Immortal Divine sect in front of us was involved in a very well-known incident back then! And it's definitely a dark matter!"

"What?"

Hearing this, Mu Beichen suddenly became interested.

Elder Tongtian did not choose to hide it, and he did not deliberately lower his voice.

"Back then, when Elder Taiyin reached the peak of the mystic lord realm, his confidence was off the charts. He thought that he was already invincible!"

"As such, after he left the Immortal Divine sect, the first top holy land he wanted to challenge was the Great Wilderness Divine sect!"

"The result of this was self-evident. He was beaten up by Chief Tian Xuan of the Great Wilderness Divine sect, and was forced to flee with his tail between his legs."

"Pfft!"

As soon as Elder Tongtian finished speaking, the people around him could not help but laugh.

"There are many top holy lands in the East continent, yet he chose the strongest one!:

"He sealed his own fate!"

Hearing this, Elder Taiyin's face turned extremely ugly.

This part of his history had always been a sore spot in his heart, and it was still fresh in his memory.

He had thought that after hundreds of years, this matter would have been long forgotten by everyone, and had not expected Elder Tongtian to actually bring it up.

"Hmph!"

Elder Taiyin's expression immediately turned cold. He furiously flicked his sleeves, turned around, and stomped away toward the outskirts of the archaic divine mountains.

Seeing this, even Chu Tianba, who had a steady personality, could not help but smile.

He then looked at Elder Tongtian.

"Fellow Daoist Tongtian, you have to be careful later. Elder Taiyin is vengeful and has not left the sect for many years. Now that you've brought up his dark history, he'll definitely be looking to target you in the future!"

"It's just the Immortal Divine sect. The Heavenly Mountain Divine sect doesn't fear them," Elder Tongtian said indifferently. He clearly was not too bothered by this.

Hearing this, Chu Tianba narrowed his eyes.

As an old friend, he was naturally familiar with Elder Tongtian's character.

If the latter was not certain that he could deal with the aftermath, he would not have revealed Elder Taiyin's dark history to the public.

Thinking this, Chu Tianba wondered if someone from the Heavenly Mountain Divine sect had reached the supreme realm, and if so, who it was.

To Chu Tianba's knowledge, it was impossible for a cultivator from the same era as him to break through before he did, so it had to be a cultivator from the previous generation.

...

Every top holy land had an unfathomable foundation, and there were countless experts hidden in the dark.

Thus, to determine the combat power of a top holy land, one could not look at the strength they displayed on the surface.

Behind these top holy lands would usually be cultivators from the previous era.

These experts were often in seclusion, looking for an opportunity to break through to the next realm. Only when the sect was facing a life-and-death crisis would they choose to help.

It was not just the Heavenly Mountain Divine sect and the Immortal Divine sect. The Great Wilderness Divine sect was the same.

Of course, only the chiefs were qualified to know such a secret. Even Hua Rufeng, the future sect masters, was not qualified to know.

Chu Tianba laughed. Then, his body turned into a streak of light and disappeared.

As more and more cultivators entered the archaic divine mountains, the atmosphere became increasingly lively.

492 Last Chance

In the north of the archaic divine mountains, Elder Taiyin and the disciples of the Immortal Divine sect gathered together.

Elder Taiyin's gaze fell on the battle in the distance and frowned.

"How long has this battle been going on?"

"Senior Brother, it has been going on for an entire night!"

!!

"First, the Pixiu appeared, and then the heaven devouring divine sparrow. Now, there's even a Zhuyan!"

"The situation is extremely urgent!"

Su Changkong quickly explained the situation.

Hearing this, Elder Taiyin squinted his eyes.

"What kind of treasure can cause three powerful ancient beast descendants to fight over it?"

Su Changkong looked at Elder Taiyin in front of him, and his heart was filled with shock. He had sent a request for assistance back to the sect earlier, but had not expected Elder Taiyin to be the one dispatched here. fгee𝑤ebɳoveɭ.cøm

They had no idea that Elder Taiyin's target was the huge coffin on the back of the black tortoise.

Of course, no one knew that Elder Taiyin had a secret.

He was about to reach the end of his life. If he could not obtain this heavenly treasure and break through, he would die of old age just like Tian Xuan.

Elder Taiyin had spent 100 years in closed-door cultivation, but had yet to break through to the supreme realm. As such, he was overjoyed when he heard news about this heavenly treasure.

Furthermore, in Su Changkong's report, it had been stated that the treasure was overflowing with endless life force.

As long as he managed to obtain the life force, he would definitely be able to break through and become a supreme realm expert.

Normally, according to the number of years Elder Taiyin had been cultivating, his lifespan would not be exhausted so quickly.

However, in order to break through quickly, Elder Taiyin had chosen to take the unconventional route and practiced many forbidden techniques, which had led to the exhaustion of his life force.

Due to this, from the outside, Elder Taiyin looked even older than Gongsun Shouyue and the others.

All in all, he did not have much time left. This heavenly treasure was his last chance.

"Listen up, no matter what price we have to pay, we must get this treasure!"

"As long as this treasure falls into my hands, I'll satisfy any request you have," Elder Taiyin said with a serious expression.

At this moment, Li Siyuan's eyes brightened. After some thought, he stepped forward.

"Senior Brother, do you remember the chief of the Cloud Sky peak from the Great Wilderness Divine sect that I told you about?"

"What?" Hearing this, Elder Taiyin frowned.

Compared to other cultivators, he was more sensitive to the name 'Cloud Sky peak'.

"What do you want to do? I've warned you before not to provoke the people of Cloud Sky peak!"

"Now that the Great Wilderness Divine sect is rising up, it's not the right time for the two holy lands to fall out!"

"Even if you really want to fight them, you have to wait until that old man Gongsun Shouyue dies!"

Elder Taiyin reprimanded him rudely.

He did not want to be troubled by Cloud Sky peak at this critical moment.

If he could not obtain the treasure, he would definitely die soon, and with his passing, the Immortal Divine sect would surely decline.

Hearing this, Li Siyuan felt fearful, and hurriedly explained.

"Ah… Senior Brother, you've misunderstood. I didn't mean it that way!"

"I just want to remind you that the chief of Cloud Sky peak, Ye Xuan, is also present here."

"What?" Hearing this, Elder Taiyin furrowed his brows even more.

Then, as if he had thought of something, the corners of his mouth curled up.

'I didn't expect someone from Cloud Sky peak to be here!'

Elder Taiyin, who did not want to talk about Cloud Sky peak initially, was suddenly interested.

He was indeed afraid of Chief Tian Xuan and Gongsun Shouyue of the Great Wilderness Divine sect, but that did not mean he was afraid of Ye Xuan.

When he thought about how Chief Tian Xuan had humiliated him back then, he became even more furious.

Since Chief Tian Xuan's disciple was here as well, was this not a chance for him to take revenge?

He had naturally heard of how Te Xuan had heavily injured Li Siyuan with one strike, but he had not been bothered by this.

After all, at his current level of cultivation, a casual slap was enough to kill a useless person like Li Siyuan. The latter's strength was not even worth mentioning.

Although Ye Xuan's strength was quite good in comparison, the other party was only a hundred years old, so how strong could he be?

Su Changkong's expression changed when he heard this. He had an ominous feeling and quickly said, "Senior Brother Taiyin, Ye Xuan is indeed here in the outskirts of the archaic divine mountains, and he appeared last night!"

"However, he also destroyed half of the heaven devouring divine sparrow's body with his destructive sword strike. His strength has undergone a huge change!"

"What?"

Hearing this, Elder Taiyin's expression changed.

He was aware of how strong the heaven devouring divine sparrow was. It was a terrifying existence that had reached the supreme realm. Was the disciple of Chief Tian Xuan that awesome?

Could it be that this fellow had already reached the supreme realm?

That was simply impossible!

Ye Xuan had only been cultivating for a hundred years!

"That guy was just lucky with his sneak attack. Don't give Senior Brother Tianyin the wrong idea."

...

"At that time, the heaven devouring divine sparrow was distracted by the Pixiu. That's why Ye Xuan's sneak attack was successful," Li Siyuan said disdainfully from the side.

Hearing this, Elder Taiyin squinted his eyes.

"I see. I was wondering how this guy managed to achieve such terrifying strength in less than a hundred years."

"Even so, the heaven devouring divine sparrow is a genuine supreme realm existence. It seems that Ye Xuan is not simple!"

Thinking this, Elder Taiyin became even more curious.

The new chief of Cloud Sky peak had become a legend since he entered the eyes of the public, but was he really that powerful?

"Forget it! Let's go meet Ye Xuan!"

"If he's really powerful, then we'll just let this matter go! If he doesn't live up to his fame, then it's time to settle the score!"

493 Battle For Seniority

Li Siyuan was delighted to hear this.

From his perspective, as long as Elder Taiyin acted, he would definitely be able to crush Ye Xuan.

Thinking this, the corners of his mouth curled into a cold smile.

'Just you wait, kid. You're gonna get it.'

!!

Su Changkong naturally noticed the change in Li Siyuan's expression and sighed helplessly.

Since things had come to this, there was nothing he could do. He could only pray in his heart that Elder Taiyin could really suppress Ye Xuan.

At this moment, on the other side of the outskirts of the archaic divine mountains.

"Chief Ye Xuan, how long do you think this battle will last?"

Su Changhe was already numb from watching the battle for an entire night, and could not help but complain.

Hearing this, Ye Xuan narrowed his eyes.

"Once one breaks through to the supreme realm, the life force within one's body is almost endless. As such, the recovery ability of supreme realm experts is extremely terrifying. Unless one is able to crush them with absolute power, determining the victor between them within a short period of time is impossible."

Su Changhe did not know much about the cultivation. After all, he used to be a good-for-nothing rich man's son, and the only reason he cultivated was because his father forced him to. Furthermore, his theoretical foundation regarding cultivation was lacking, and almost non-existent.

"But won't they feel tired?" Su Changhe asked seriously.

Hearing this, the Reincarnation Fairy could not help but laugh.

Ye Xuan's mouth twitched. Why had he brought this brat along again?

It was too embarrassing. Why was he such a dunce when it came to cultivating?

Thankfully, the Reincarnation Fairy was quite patient and said slowly, "Cultivation is about using the spiritual energy of the world to nourish your body and temper your meridians and bones. From there, your body will undergo qualitative changes."

"As a cultivator breaks through, the limits of their body and meridians will also increase. In other words, as long as the spiritual power in the body is not completely consumed, a cultivator will never feel tired."

"Isn't this basic theoretical knowledge when it comes to cultivation? How could Young Master Su not be familiar with this?"

"Ah? Is this all common sense?" Su Changhe touched his head awkwardly. frёewebnoѵēl.com

'Why didn't my father teach me these things?'

Ye Xuan held his forehead helplessly, regretting his decision to bring this brat out. He was dying from second-hand embarrassment.

The Reincarnation Fairy was amused by this, but she was very curious.

Why would a powerful expert like Ye Xuan bring such a weirdo along?

Right at this moment, the spiritual energy around them started to fluctuate.

Sensing this, Ye Xuan narrowed his eyes, and a cold gleam flashed across the depths of his eyes. He put two fingers together, and a monstrous sword qi manifested as he pointed his fingers toward the Reincarnation Fairy!

Seeing this, she was shocked.

She could not understand why Ye Xuan was suddenly about to attack her.

Buzzzzzz!

Moments later, the sword qi erupted and flew toward her.

Then, the sound of clashing metal was heard.

She quickly turned around and discovered that an old man had appeared beside her.

The old man held an ancient bronze sword in his hand and had used it to block Ye Xuan's attack.

"Teacher…"

The Reincarnation Fairy looked at the old man in surprise.

That's right!

The old man who had suddenly appeared was no other than Chu Tianba.

She looked at Chu Tianba and then at Ye Xuan, who was in front of her, and explained hurriedly, "Chief Ye Xuan, please don't attack. This is my teacher!"

While she was anxious about this, she was also touched. Just now, she had thought she had said something wrong, which caused Ye Xuan to attack her.

She had not expected Ye Xuan's target to be her teacher instead. In that case, was he not protecting her?

Ye Xuan frowned.

The moment the old man appeared, he sensed a very strong aura from him. This old man was at least as strong as Gongsun Shouyue.

Seeing him appear so suddenly, he mistakenly believed that the old man was trying to harm the Reincarnation Fairy, and had thus attacked him with a probing strike.

That being said, he did not expect the other party to be so powerful as to be able to block his attack so easily. Of course, the probing strike was merely a casual attack.

"You must be Ye Xuan, right?"

"Fellow Daoist Ye Xuan's attainments in terms of the Sword Dao are truly shocking. If I didn't react in time, I'm afraid I would have died."

Chu Tianba looked at Ye Xuan, a smile appearing on his aged face.

"Fellow Daoist must be the grand elder of the Jade Lake Divine sect, Chu Tianba?"

Ye Xuan did not react to the flattery. Instead, he was very humble.

"Fellow Daoist Chu is truly powerful. You managed to block my attack so easily. It seems that I am lacking when compared to Fellow Daoist Chu."

Of course, both of them were just being polite. After that brief exchange, they had a general understanding of each other's strength.

Chu Tianba was extremely surprised. Ignoring everything else, just in terms of Sword Dao, the attack just now had truly amazed him.

He had not been lying just now. If he had not reacted in time, he really might have died because of that attack.

At least among the cultivators of his generation, he had never seen anyone with such terrifying sword qi.

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"Fellow Daoist Ye Xuan, you're truly worthy of being the disciple of Chief Tian Xuan. If he was able to see what you have achieved today, my old friend would be able to rest in peace," Chu Tianba said with a smile.

Ye Xuan's mouth twitched when he heard this.

'What's wrong with you, old man? On the surface, you call me Fellow Daoist, but now you're bringing up your friendship with my teacher. Are you not secretly trying to take advantage of me? Do you think that it's that easy?'

"When I was in the sect, Senior Brother Gongsun often mentioned Fellow Daoist Chu's name to me."

Ye Xuan immediately began to fight back.

"Senior Brother Gongsun told me that he did not have many friends left in his life, and Fellow Daoist Chu is one of them! Before I left, Senior Brother Gongsun gave me special instructions to take good care of the disciple of the Jade Lake Divine sects!"

Chu Tianba's mouth twitched.

How could he not see what Ye Xuan was getting at? This kid was quite smart.

He had thought that he could use his relationship with Chief Tian Xuan to gain the advantage in terms of seniority, but this kid responded by using Gongsun Shouyue to ward off his attempt.