358: Chapter 85 Pure White Saint 358: Chapter 85 Pure White Saint “As for them, so what if they are dead?”
Lu Yuzhen’s voice rang in the heart lake of Xie Xuanyi.
Countless talisman papers fluttered, covering everyone on the ground.
The so-called analogy to ants was, of course, just a metaphor.
But…
reality is often crueler than metaphors.
The look in Lu Yuzhen’s eyes as he gazed at these people was even colder than looking at ants; in his view, it wouldn’t make any difference at all if these people were to die.
He didn’t care.
“You want them dead.”
Xie Xuanyi spoke softly, “So, I hope they live.”
“?”
Lu Yuzhen was momentarily taken aback.
Then he laughed, his eyes curving into crescents, but his tone betrayed no irritation, “Interesting…
you want them to live, just because of a mere thought, and you, the vaunted Xie Xuanyi, are willing to use yourself as bait?
Haven’t you thought about what if you guessed wrong?
The toxicity of the Five-Colored Dao is so fierce, it can easily erode flesh and bones, if hit by this Dao, even if a Daluo Golden Immortal descended from heaven, I’m afraid it would still be difficult to save your life.”
“I have died once, do I care about dying a second time?”
Xie Xuanyi laughed as well.
Though he said so.
But he didn’t think so.
Because he died once, in this life…
he lives more cautiously than in his last life!
The reason he dared to take such a risk.
There was only one reason.
He was certain that Lu Yuzhen was nearby and could intervene at any moment to intercept the Five-Colored Dao—
And.
Lu Yuzhen would make a move for him.
Now, from the outcome,
Xie Xuanyi “bet” right; everything was correct.
“How did you find me?”
Lu Yuzhen spoke with a smile, “Did it start with the big fire on the cloud ship?”
“…”
Xie Xuanyi still didn’t answer, instead he casually changed the subject, “If I said it was a wild guess, would you believe it?”
“Others might.
Xie Xuanyi, impossible.”
Lu Yuzhen sighed, “If you don’t wish to say, let it be, it’s not some earth-shattering secret.
I was already prepared to meet you, whether sooner or later.”
Though he said so.
He still harbored some resentment about this matter, “You shouldn’t have revealed it, at least keep some suspense; it would have added a bit of surprise.”
“Heh…”
Xie Xuanyi gave a forced smile, looking at the ‘paper man’ across from him, all smiles.
The Five-Colored Dao ran through Lu Yuzhen’s chest.
He didn’t feel pain.
Only because this body was not made of flesh and blood; their Divine Souls communicated for a short while, then under the direction of the Peacock Venerable, the fierce Five-Colored Dao exploded, Lu Yuzhen’s chest shattered, but did not “die”.
Rather, it turned into countless white talisman papers and reformed on the spot, still smiling.
“Peacock Taoist, cease hostilities, cease hostilities, let’s not harm the harmony…”
Lu Yuzhen spoke lightly with a laugh.
The entire desolate mountain was covered by white paper sheets, for a moment, the colors of the Five-Colored Dao were overwhelmed by ghastly white.
Heaven and earth seemed in chaos, as if a heavy snow had fallen.
He welcomed them with his true body, this scene was hidden from the young cultivators below, this ‘snow’ veiling the sky, and those who looked up saw only a vast expanse of white.
Wu Yue appeared bewildered.
He had never heard of any Yang God within the Great Chu realm, who when displaying their Divine Skills and releasing a Grotto Heaven, would produce such a scene.
White paper like snow, sweeping over the desolate mountain.
Shang Yi, Yu Wenzhong, and the others exchanged looks, all baffled.
“It’s not Qiantian Palace…”
“Nor is it the Taoist sect…”
Who on earth was this deity who made a move at this time?
Everyone’s nerves remained taut.
They couldn’t see the savior’s figure, much less understand the details…
the one standing opposite them now was the formidable figure of Demon Country, the Peacock Venerable!
Could this mysterious “Yang God” stop him?
In the next instant.
The white paper shattered, the colors of the Five-Colored Dao surged down again.
The sounds calling for a cease in hostilities had no effect whatsoever.
The Peacock Venerable reached out his hand once again, only this time instead of grabbing towards Xie Xuanyi or those ant-like cultivators below the mountain, it was directed at Lu Yuzhen, who stood in front of everyone, confronting the Five-Colored Dao.
Lu Yuzhen sighed softly.
He gently swept his sleeve, unseen how he moved, just from that single gesture—
The Peacock Venerable who had earlier tried to capture Lu Yuzhen into his palms was suddenly thwarted!
This great figure of Demon Country, his expression slightly changed, then he quickly used his dharma body, continuing to reach out towards Lu Yuzhen!
The Five-Colored Dao descended!
A towering dharma body, tall as a thousand zhang, fell from the sky, taller than the mountain before them, its Five-Colored palm alone seemed to engulf everyone’s sight, ushering in a sense of indescribable despair.
The next moment, Lu Yuzhen also used his dharma body, numerous white papers flew out, coalescing into a Pure White Saint.
This dharma body, indiscernible in facial features, was incredibly holy, appearing to wear a Daoist robe, holding a Zen Staff in hand, all the more shocking was that behind his head, twelve rotating flying swords were suspended.
Today’s world, Great Da Li, Great Chu.
The three most powerful sects were the Taoist, Buddhist, and the Sword Palace.
Over these thousand years, Da Sui Sword Palace not only cultivated Sword Cultivators but also ‘Confucian Scholars,’ the sword being the leader of all weapons, good at nurturing vast righteousness.
Over this millennium, many important officials from Great Chu have come to Da Sui Sword Palace, donning the sword tassel, to embody upright righteousness.
Taoist, Buddhist, Sword Palace, the cultivation techniques they practiced.
Were three completely distinct paths.
Taoist cultivators focused on Qi Control, Sword Palace on Artifact Control, and Buddhists on refining the Golden Body.
These three paths form dharma true bodies that differ…
This was Xie Xuanyi’s first time witnessing the traces of three Great Dao appearing simultaneously on a single dharma body.
“?!”
This scene also stunned the Peacock Venerable.
Two dharma bodies, several miles apart, attacked each other from a distance!
Behind Lu Yuzhen, the Pure White Saint extended his palm to meet the Five-Colored Palm.
“Boom boom boom!”
The earth shook.
The towering dharma body conjured by the Peacock Venerable clearly reached a thousand feet and was even more massive, yet it couldn’t advance an inch.
Lu Yuzhen stood with his hands behind his back, calmly watching the dazzling, glimmering golden dharma body of the Venerable.
A faint smile hung on his lips,
but it was a cold smile.
If someone looked closely, they would find that his gaze towards the Peacock Venerable…
was no different from the way he had looked at the cultivators below the mountain earlier.
Thud!
After the clash, the Five-Colored dharma body uncontrollably stepped back.
The Peacock Venerable, standing atop the sky, finally changed his attitude.
He no longer reached out contemptuously as if to seize an ant, trying to capture Lu Yuzhen in his hand.
Instead, he silently watched the White Robed Taoist in front of him.
The Five-Colored Holy Light shrouded his face.
No one could see
the Peacock Venerable’s expression at the moment.
But the pressure between heaven and earth had become more severe.
The Demon Country was warlike and excelled in battle!
Those Venerables, each one of them emerged from a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood, experts in killing!
Xie Xuanyi could feel the Five-Colored Dao Rules falling from the sky becoming more intense…
These Great Dao rules could transform into long swords at any moment, thunder already rumbling above.
When Yang Gods clashed.
That previous strike was merely a probe.
If they truly began to fight with all their might, this mountaintop would likely turn to nothingness in an instant.
“Taoist friend, think very carefully.”
Lu Yuzhen narrowed his eyes, observing the phenomena above.
He smiled nonchalantly and gently reminded, “If you unsheathe your sword, today we will inevitably have to decide life and death…
It won’t be long before the Yang Gods from Da Chu arrive.
Can anyone else come from your side?”
That comment.
Caused the Five-Colored Dao to momentarily stagnate.
The sleeve the Peacock Venerable had raised dropped back down.
“…”
Xie Xuanyi raised an eyebrow, sensing the reduced killing intent in all directions.
It seemed that the Demon Country Venerable was communicating with Lu Yuzhen via Divine Thought.
After a moment.
Lu Yuzhen turned his head towards Xie Xuanyi, smiling as he said, “How about we hand over these people to him and he lets us go?”
“Lu…
you wouldn’t happen to be a turtle demon trying to achieve enlightenment, would you?”
Xie Xuanyi mocked, “You’re agreeing to such a cowardly condition, it’s not like you can’t beat him, so what’s wrong with fighting him?”
From that earlier clash of dharma bodies, Xie Xuanyi could tell that Lu Yuzhen had concealed his power deeply.
The Peacock Venerable had gained no upper hand.
“I’d be mad to fight with him!”
Lu Yuzhen spat and grumbled, “What’s the benefit of defeating him, just a needless waste of energy…
Even if I killed him, what’s the use?
Didn’t you already ensure the Dragon Girl’s safe departure from Great Yue Kingdom?
As for the cultivators below the mountain, if they die, they die.
I saw you killed quite a few earlier too.
It would be easier to hand them all over to Peacock to kill, and thus settle this.”
“…”
Xie Xuanyi knew that Lu Yuzhen was always watching him.
When sending Ao Ying away, the Five-Colored Dao had already enveloped Snow Mountain.
It seemed she could leave Great Yue Kingdom safely partly because of Lu Yuzhen’s efforts.
“If they die, I might as well die here too.”
Xie Xuanyi indifferently said, “There are hundreds hunting in the north, and I’m the only one left alive.
How should I face the Taoist sect, Qiantian Palace, Martial Sect, Qin Family, Jiangning, Northern County…”
“Come with me to South Border!”
Lu Yuzhen, out of options, patted his chest and spoke with bold assurance, “I won’t let you suffer their mistreatment!”
Indeed.
That was his plan all along.
Xie Xuanyi sighed and solemnly said, “It’s no use talking to you; just know one thing: they cannot die, otherwise I can’t guarantee the secret of the Undying Spring will stay hidden from Peacock.”
He had very few leverage points on Lu Yuzhen.
The Undying Spring was one of them.
“…You!”
Lu Yuzhen grew slightly annoyed and retorted, “If you care so much about the lives of these worthless ants, how will you ever attain the Great Dao?”
Xie Xuanyi expressionlessly replied, “If it’s against my Dao Heart, I’d rather not achieve the Great Dao.”
The two gazed at each other.
Unable to do anything, Lu Yuzhen eventually spoke slowly, “Saving these people is not impossible…
There is one condition.”
“Speak.”
Though it was a communication between just the two of them, and no third party could eavesdrop,
Lu Yuzhen still subconsciously clenched his fist near his mouth and coughed lightly with a slight guilty conscience.
He then transmitted a secret message.
Lu Yuzhen put forward a very minor request, and after hearing it, Xie Xuanyi slightly frowned.
“That’s it?
Are you sure?”
“If you agree.
I’ll save them.”
Lu Yuzhen grinned, “I assure you, they will safely leave Great Yue Kingdom and return to Da Chu.”