“It’s impossible!”
Jin Yuanzi cried out in shock.
“The winner is Miaqing from the Yuqing Sect!”
However, the referee, a terrestrial immortal, announced without sparing his feelings.
“Wait!”
Jinxian, the golden-feathered immortal, raised his hand. “This girl is suspicious and should be investigated!”
“What’s suspicious?”
Wu Ming suddenly interrupted. “As long as her age matches, aren’t all other magical treasures and items permitted?”
Jinxian was momentarily at a loss.
He was indeed Jin Yuanzi’s backer. Originally, he had thought that the Yuqing Sect had little connection, so he intended to suppress them with his status. Even if it meant overpowering the weaker side, he believed no one would dare to protest.
But now this unknown immortal had stepped forward, making things difficult to manipulate. He could only let out a cold snort, vaguely suspecting this person’s involvement but lacking evidence, so he kept silent.
Seeing his patron fall silent, Jin Yuanzi dared not speak further. He simply carried Yangde Daoist and left the arena.
“Heh… This Jinyu Xianjun doesn’t understand the subtleties and has run straight into Wu Ming’s hands. Truly…”
Yunshan Xianjun, who had some knowledge of Wu Qing’s identity, wasn’t surprised by Wu Ming’s intervention. Instead, he secretly felt delighted.
As for the real protagonist, Wu Qing, she gazed at Wu Ming with confusion. After a daze, she finally snapped out of it and bowed to the assembled immortals before retreating.
The contest continued, and soon the top three were selected. The first place went to a young Daoist from the Hualong Sect, the second to a disciple from the Jiuzu Sect, both holding the cultivation status of Celestial Master. Only the third place, Wu Qing, was still at the Zhenren level. This naturally drew much attention.
“This girl is extraordinary…”
“She has ample fortune, astonishing divine abilities, and surely her Dao cultivation is complete. Once she seizes this opportunity, becoming a Celestial Master is assured… Her future prospects are vast indeed. She’s not even twenty-five yet—truly formidable!”
“What matters most is that she has a backer. Didn’t you see how Jinyu Xianjun tried to investigate her but was stopped by Wu Ming? If she hadn’t been protected, she wouldn’t have made it into the top three today… The difference at critical moments lies in whether someone speaks up for you or not…”
“Yuqing Sect is indeed fortunate…”
…
Some subtle and powerful divine consciousness gathered below.
Rongchengzi smiled and, ignoring Jinyu Xianjun’s somewhat grim expression, directly said, “Top three, step forward to receive the Jiuzhuan Dan!”
Immediately, the three Daoists stepped forward, their eyes burning with excitement. Wu Qing stared at Wu Ming, still bewildered: “A Celestial Immortal can perceive the nine underworlds. Could he already know? But if he does know, why would he help me?”
“Congratulations to the three Daoist friends!”
A terrestrial immortal stepped forward, holding a tray with the Jiuzhuan Dajin Dan. Just as he was about to say more, his expression suddenly changed!
“Jiejie! A bunch of juniors acting arrogantly, bringing disgrace and embarrassment! Even the Celestial Immortals from the Central Land are no better than rotten wood!”
A shocking shriek came from the eastern sky, shattering auspicious clouds and carrying extremely piercing magical energy. Not only did it affect Zhenren and Celestial Masters, even terrestrial immortals turned pale and felt their internal magic destabilizing.
“This is… a demonic immortal?”
Wu Ming looked eastward and saw a black ray of light tearing through the sky. Though it was also a Celestial Immortal, it carried a sense of gloom, even a bit of death and yin energy, as if it were filth in the world.
“Heh! The path of pure Yin is also a great Dao, but pursuing purity to such an extreme, like him, whose own immortal energy is mixed with death and yin energy, indicates he has strayed from the right path without realizing it…”
Wu Ming shook his head. He saw that the person’s inner energy was purple but not the pure purple of a Celestial Immortal; instead, it was a blackish purple, filled with filth and despair. He couldn’t help but feel a chill.
Knowing that although this demonic immortal had strayed from the right path, his combat power was formidable, and his energy had a contaminating nature. Ordinary Celestial Immortals would indeed struggle to match him.
“The Eastern Sea’s Moyun Immortal?”
Rongchengzi was furious: “How dare you come here?”
When a Celestial Immortal is enraged, how terrifying is that? Especially since this place was within the range of his cave heaven’s influence. Using the technique of overlapping two realms, in terms of mobilizing cave heaven power, no other Celestial Immortal present could rival him.
As he stepped forward, the vines on the entire Immortal Receiving Platform began to swell. A phantom of a cave heaven appeared, filled with spiritual flowers like clouds and medicinal herbs like rain, spreading across the sky and covering the entire cliff.
“Jiejie… I knew you would rely on your cave heaven’s power!”
Moyun Immortal cackled, sending forth a purplish-black talisman. Suddenly, it transformed into a sword beam as if splitting the heavens, crashing down like a collapsing heavenly pillar.
Puff!
The cave heaven’s phantom wavered and then burst like a soap bubble, with wisps of black mist spreading outward.
“Not good!”
Rongchengzi took a step back, his face darkening: “This demon’s magic is astonishing; he’s actually defiling my cave heaven!”
As the black mist invaded, a thread of blackness immediately appeared within Rongcheng’s Treasure Light Heaven. The spiritual flowers and herbs began to rot, falling to the ground and turning into black water that spread rapidly.
“This isn’t ordinary pollution… it’s… the dark force of the world, destruction…”
Wu Ming’s pupils contracted: “It seems there are secrets unknown even within the Four Regions of the Great Zhou Dynasty, probably related to the birth and death of the world!”
“Yunshan Fellow Daoist, Jiuzu Fellow Daoist, please save me quickly!”
With his cave heaven being polluted, for a Celestial Immortal, it was akin to having his very lifeline severed. Even Rongchengzi couldn’t remain calm and immediately withdrew his technique, seeking help from his closest friends.
“Swift as a decree, the Void Teleportation Divine Power!”
A glow enveloped him, and the power of his cave heaven wrapped around Rongcheng Immortal and Jiuzu Female Immortal, instantly transporting them into the cave heaven.
This was the last secret of the Celestial Immortals. Even with many friends, Rongchengzi could only trust these two.
“Strange, in the past, those overseas demonic immortals absolutely did not possess such techniques, otherwise how could they have been driven out of the Central Land?”
Yunshan Immortal, witnessing the black water spreading and devouring everything, exchanged horrified glances with Jiuzu Immortal.
“Decree! Jiuzu Yellow Water!”
Jiuzu Female Immortal pinched a spell seal, and surging yellow springs emerged from the nine heavens, cascading downward.
Huala!
The two streams collided, turning a murky yellow, washing away the ground and exposing the hidden rock beneath.
“Jiuzu Immortal’s Yellow River technique is truly eye-opening!”
Seeing the Yellow River rolling and cleansing the black flow, Yunshan Immortal couldn’t help but praise.
“Not good!”
Jiuzu Female Immortal, however, had an extremely grave expression, suddenly frowning: “My Yellow River water still cannot completely purify this black water… Impossible! What kind of water is this? Even the Sanqian Weak Water, Tianyi True Water, or the Jiuyou Cold Water, all extremely Yin and cold substances, my Yellow River water has never feared…”
Suddenly, she showed a determined expression and sent out a divine thought: “Fellow Daoist Rongchengzi, please open the cave heaven!”
Weng!
The void opened, and Jiuzu Immortal pinched a spell seal. The surging Yellow River, mixed with black water, twisted nine times and eighteen bends, soaring into the sky and then completely expelling everything outside the cave heaven.
“This black water not only defiles the cave heaven but also contaminates the Celestial Immortal’s magic…”
Yunshan Immortal was greatly alarmed upon witnessing this scene. He realized that Jiuzu Immortal had not purified the black water but instead sacrificed part of her magic, expelling both the magic and the black water together outside the cave heaven. It was a classic case of defeating the enemy at the cost of self-harm.
“If not even a Celestial Immortal can drive it away, what kind of technique is this?”
His face turned somewhat pale, knowing that without understanding the situation, he absolutely dared not confront that Moyun Immortal outside.
Boom!
A thunderclap echoed, representing the cave heaven master’s anger: “Although the cave heaven’s power can neutralize this black water, the cost is too great! Fellow Daoists, assist me!”
Boom!
Crack!
The sky collapsed and the earth split! A layer of earth floated into the air, quickly being expelled from the cave heaven.
This was sacrificing the cave heaven, cutting off a limb to save the body! For a Celestial Immortal, it was like cutting off flesh.
“Could it be this sinister and toxic?!”
Yunshan Immortal and Jiuzu Immortal looked at each other in disbelief but still cast spells to help stabilize the land energy, expelling the already polluted mountains and land outside the cave heaven, into chaos.
…
What happened within the cave heaven was but a fleeting moment in the outside world.
Rongchengzi’s physical form remained outside, immediately shouting: “Fellow Daoist, be careful! That person’s talisman earlier could actually damage the cave heaven!”
Upon hearing this, Hualong Immortal’s expression immediately changed, and his gaze toward the black light carried a hint of fear: “Could it be…”
“The power of a cave heaven is the power of a world!”
Wu Ming’s eyes flashed with sharpness: “In other words, it’s a seventh-level taint force?”
To taint the level of world power, it must be at the same seventh level. This Moyun Immortal was only at the sixth level and had previously used a talisman, so Wu Ming concluded that this was a borrowed technique, not one he had cultivated himself.
Moreover, the conditions must be extremely harsh.
Otherwise, if all the foreign demonic immortals were this formidable, the Central Land Celestial Immortals would have already been eradicated.
“Jiejie… I’ve already said that all the Celestial Immortals from the Central Land are useless!”
Moyun Immortal, having repelled the host Rongchengzi and restrained Yunshan Immortal and Jiuzu Immortal, two major powers, was arrogant to the extreme, directly tearing through the clouds and descending.
“Heh! How bold!”
Wu Ming sneered. This person was merely a Celestial Immortal, relying solely on borrowed techniques for an unexpected strike.
Among the six Celestial Immortals present, even if two were to fight him, this person would have no chance of victory. Even with the previous black-purple divine talisman, it would only be enough to ensure his escape.
But as he looked toward Hualong Immortal, he found the latter’s expression changed, and he was forcibly restraining himself from acting.
“This is wrong… He’s being restrained…”
Wu Ming’s gaze shifted instantly, and he looked toward Jinyu Immortal. Seeing the mocking glint in his purely golden eyes, he immediately understood.
“This immortal, although not necessarily in cahoots with Moyun Immortal, must have some agreement with him!”
In an instant, his mind raced, piecing everything together.
At this moment, three Celestial Immortals were restrained. The other two were not stepping forward. Only he himself remained, and from an outsider’s perspective, he certainly couldn’t resist. This was a setup! A carefully orchestrated trap!
“The four Celestial Immortals were originally a small faction of dissenters. With Moyun Immortal’s disturbance, humiliating them was one objective, and emphasizing the threat from foreign demonic immortals was another!”
“In this way, the Celestial Immortals from the Central Land would be in chaos, facing external pressure from demonic immortals and divine path forces. Naturally, forming alliances for mutual protection would be a logical step!”
“Of course, with me as an unexpected variable, Jin Yu Immortal came in person. By secretly restraining Hualong Immortal, everything would proceed smoothly and appear even more authentic…”
Wu Ming inwardly chuckled: “Indeed, a brilliant calculation!”
Tai Sui Yellow Amulet Paper FuLu Taoist Love Talisman Traditional Chinese Spiritual Charm Attracting Love Protecting Marriage