Chapter 51
Chapter 51
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Translator: Ace
Chapter: 51
Chapter Title: Supreme Yi Golden Flower Scripture
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Within the Skull Mountain market, everyone who saw Lu Yang and Yun Miaozhen vanish knew it was the power of the magic sword currently suspended in the air.
Seeing this, Luo Wuya's expression was grave, but inwardly, he was overjoyed.
‘A Foundation Establishment Perfected Being's divine abilities are truly unfathomable. Senior Brother actually managed to lure in such a big fish. The Heavenly Escape Sword... to think that spirit treasure has appeared in the world again!’
Among the one hundred and eight famous swords of the Jade Pivot Sword Pavilion, this treasure ranked thirty-seventh, the first among the Earthly Baleful number. Though not a spirit treasure, it surpasses them. It contains a mustard seed grotto-heaven within. In a fight, one only needs to shine its sword light to pull an opponent into the grotto-heaven, thereby gaining every possible advantage.
Inside the grotto-heaven, the magic power of a Sword Pavilion cultivator is replenished by the grotto-heaven itself, allowing them to use divine abilities without expending any power.
In contrast, once a non-Sword Pavilion cultivator falls into the grotto-heaven, their true qi is first reduced by thirty percent, then their divine abilities are diminished by thirty percent, and finally, the power of their spirit treasures is weakened by thirty percent.
With one side weakened and the other strengthened, the outcome was already decided.
This was why Yun Miaozhen, despite knowing Lu Yang was protected by a dual-layered formation, remained full of confidence. She knew the formation could not block the Heavenly Escape Sword's capture.
In fact, most things of the five elements could not stop the Heavenly Escape Sword.
The only way to block the Heavenly Escape Sword with a formation was to use one that also involved spatial manipulation, but alas, such formations were exceedingly rare.
And even if one existed, it was not something a ninth-rank formation master could set up.
“It seems this demon will surely be executed this time!”
Elsewhere, Elder Ouyang Feng of the Divine Martial Gate clapped his hands and laughed heartily. Although he couldn't take revenge personally, Lu Yang's death would still relieve the great hatred in his heart.
Luo Wuya could only shake his head at these words, offering no rebuttal, for he secretly thought the same. If Lu Yang had been protected by his dual-layered formation, their fight might have been an even match. But once inside the Heavenly Escape Sword, it was a situation of certain death. Even he would likely face peril if it were him.
“However... this is exactly what Senior Brother intended.”
“That Lu Yang doesn't know what's good for him, repeatedly going against the karma involving Senior Brother. For Senior Brother to deliberately lure Yun Miaozhen here, he probably intended to kill with a borrowed knife...”
Thinking this, Luo Wuya became calm and composed.
Though they were both disciples of the Saint Sect, he had no intention of helping. He was just waiting for Lu Yang to be killed and for Yun Miaozhen to seize his destiny, so that the Shamanic Ghost Secret Realm could be opened.
Meanwhile, inside the Heavenly Escape Sword.
The sword light shone down, unstoppable by the layers of formations. By the time Lu Yang came to his senses and his vision cleared, his surroundings had completely changed.
As far as the eye could see, there was only a world of rampaging sword qi.
As the sword qi descended, Lu Yang felt his own true qi weaken by thirty percent, and using his divine abilities became significantly more difficult. He knew this was the suppression of the grotto-heaven.
The next second, a great light appeared in the sky above, and Yun Miaozhen strode out.
“Demon of the Primal Saint Sect, today you are destined to face this calamity. Submit to your execution!”
A clear, resonant voice descended from the heavens, like a celestial speaking the law of the world. With a single sentence, Lu Yang felt as if the heavens and earth had become his enemies, intent on tearing him to pieces.
After speaking, Yun Miaozhen pushed the Daoist cap on her head. Instantly, a brilliant golden efflorescence appeared, illuminating the sky. It then split into three, transforming into three streams of radiance—gold, silver, and jade. They coiled around her like swimming dragons, head to tail, interlocking, making her appear even more majestic and solemn.
Seeing this, Lu Yang's expression grew increasingly grave.
After cultivating for several lifetimes, he was no longer as unfamiliar with the Jade Pivot Sword Pavilion as he had been at the beginning. With a moment's thought, he recognized the divine ability Yun Miaozhen was using.
“This is the *Supreme Yi Golden Flower Scripture*... a grand divine ability of the Jade Pivot Sword Pavilion!”
At this thought, alarm bells rang wildly in Lu Yang's mind.
The *Grand Yin Corpse Liberation and Form Shedding True Art* he possessed was also a grand divine ability. For this very reason, he dared not underestimate the power of such techniques in the slightest.
“Looks like I really have to fight for my life now,” Lu Yang's thoughts raced.
From what he knew, the Jade Pivot Sword Pavilion's *Supreme Yi Golden Flower Scripture* could refine three radiances—gold, silver, and jade. Each radiance was a superior divine ability in itself.
To cultivate this grand divine ability to completion, one had to achieve the 'Three Flowers Gathering at the Crown,' refining the three radiances into a single 'Supreme Yi Golden Flower.' The Supreme Yi Golden Flower not only possessed all the effects of the three radiances but also had its power multiplied, and it could even aid in breaking through to the Foundation Establishment realm!
‘...Fortunately, her divine ability shouldn't be perfected yet.’
As the saying goes, the Great Dao is one. If the divine ability were perfected, Yun Miaozhen would not have split it into three radiances; there would only be a single Supreme Yi Golden Flower.
‘Perhaps this is my chance…’
Just then, Yun Miaozhen made her move. With a flick of her sleeve, the golden radiance around her moved with her will, enveloping the area where Lu Yang stood.
Lu Yang immediately retreated. The golden light was called 'Spirit Light,' moved by the mind. If one's spirit was in turmoil, they would self-immolate. Therefore, if even a speck of it touched someone, a heart-fire would instantly erupt from within, causing their body to glow with golden light and burn. Without a way to suppress it, they would be reduced to a pile of ashes in no time.
“Go!”
With a thought from Lu Yang, the Heavenly Demon Blood-Transforming Divine Light shot upwards. The overwhelming bloody light forcefully resisted the descending golden radiance, and the two forces reached a stalemate in mid-air.
Seeing this, Yun Miaozhen lightly pressed the spot between her eyebrows.
The next second, a sword pellet emerged. Like a streak of light, it vanished in an instant, reappearing above Lu Yang's head to strike down—
Clang!
The sword qi whistled as it fell. Lu Yang's Blood Sun Sword Pellet, however, was isolated outside the grotto-heaven. He could only sigh and manifest a treasured mirror of wind and thunder behind his head.
The Supreme Empyrean Mirror!
The mirror's surface shimmered, and in an instant, wind and thunder followed. The 'Supreme Empyrean Wind and Thunder Qi' from within the mirror instantly whipped up streaks of lightning, wrapped in a howling yin wind. It forcefully caught Yun Miaozhen's sword pellet, like a vortex holding it fast, the roiling wind and thunder continuously eroding the sword qi on the pellet.
Yun Miaozhen was not anxious at this sight; instead, she gave a cold smile.
Although she acted decisively, she was no fool. Long before coming to the market and attacking Lu Yang, she had already thoroughly investigated him.
The formation, the Supreme Empyrean Mirror—all were within her expectations.
And now, having bypassed the formation with the Heavenly Escape Sword and tied up the Supreme Empyrean Mirror with her sword pellet, Yun Miaozhen felt victory was in her grasp and decided to deliver the final blow.
The next second, Yun Miaozhen shook the silver and jade radiances by her side. These were 'Qi Light' and 'Essence Light' respectively. The former could break all the world's qi, while the latter could sever steel and bone. Shaken together, they merged into a single, crystal-clear sword light that slashed down at Lu Yang!
“As expected of a true heir of the Sword Pavilion…”
Lu Yang could only sigh at the sight. Yun Miaozhen was clearly not some sheltered flower; her execution of tactics and grasp of timing were both remarkably precise.
On top of that, she had also mastered a grand divine ability.
Although it had not yet reached perfection, it was only one final step of fusion away. At the very least, she had already fully mastered the three component divine abilities.
In comparison, Lu Yang's own attainment in the *Grand Yin Corpse Liberation and Form Shedding True Art* was far inferior.
The final part, the 'Supreme Tenuosity Imperial Edict Treasure Register,' was still stuck at a bottleneck, unable to progress an inch. He hadn't even gathered all three divine abilities, let alone integrated them.
“In a direct fight, I'm no match for her…”
Lu Yang clearly recognized this. And in the end, he wasn't skilled in combat to begin with. What he was good at was using his superior cultivation to bully the weak.
But now?
Yun Miaozhen was at the ninth level of Qi Refining, while he was at the eighth. Forget fighting at the same level; he was now fighting a stronger enemy from a lower realm, which was completely against his style.
‘If this were a few months ago, I'm afraid my only option would be to start over.’
But now, there was a new variable in play.
The next second, facing the two streams of sword light from Yun Miaozhen, Lu Yang flicked his hand and threw out two talismans, which exploded in mid-air.
BOOM!
With a loud bang, a bolt of lightning and a streak of sword qi shot out, managing to block Yun Miaozhen's descending sword light at the very last second!
“Ninth-rank talismans!?”
Yun Miaozhen's eye twitched slightly, but she quickly regained her composure. “Only two. It's still a drop in the bucket. How many talismans could you possibly have?”
As a true heir of the Sword Pavilion, though she didn't study the art of talismans, she was familiar with it. For ranked talismans, even ninth-rank ones, it would take a late-stage Qi Refining cultivator at least three days to draw one, and they would have to set aside all other matters to focus solely on the task.
Therefore, she was certain that Lu Yang couldn't have more than ten talismans on him...
The next second, Lu Yang waved his hand again.
And then, a scene unfolded that left Yun Miaozhen utterly dumbfounded. A second, a third, a fourth... dozens, hundreds of talismans filled the sky!
And behind the sky full of talismans, Lu Yang shook the Myriad Spirits Banner, where a host of banner spirits were working overtime, rushing to produce more.
“How many do I have? Don't compare the output of your little individual cultivator workshop to mine. Let me show you the power of a black-hearted industrial assembly line!”
As his voice fell, the swarm of talismans moved as one.
In an instant, sword qi and lightning intertwined, illuminating the entire grotto-heaven! And illuminated along with it was Yun Miaozhen's face, twisted in utter shock!
(End of Chapter)