Chapter 602: Sword Battle Against a Group of Cultivators
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The Old Ancestor Hongyuan hovered in the air and, upon seeing beams of light shooting out from within the valley, cautiously retreated half a step before realizing that it was merely a Core Formation cultivator. His expression relaxed slightly.
He looked up and burst into laughter, "Haha! Nephew, is your master not in the valley"
Even at this moment, he still wanted to confirm once more, to avoid any possibility of a powerful cultivator being present within the valley but simply unable to leave for some reason.
There were cases where those who thought that the other sect had no experts and thus attacked it ended up colliding with an advanced cultivator just exiting seclusion and getting killed instantly. Such incidents did occur in the Fifth Layer of Heaven.
Hao Ren looked at him but didn’t respond; instead, he directly cast a ray of golden light.
The Old Ancestor Hongyuan hadn't expected that a Core Formation cultivator would dare to attack him and hurriedly dodged half a meter away while trying to block it with his hand.
Boom…
The golden ray struck the Old Ancestor’s palm, causing him to be pushed back half a step!
Molyanshan and the others hadn't expected Hao Ren to actually attack an Incense Formation cultivator either. After taking another look, they realized that what he was holding wasn’t exactly his great-grand-uncle's magic treasure, the Reversing Heaven Seal
"You brat! How dare you!" Old Ancestor Hongyuan raged.
He, a proud Incense Formation cultivator, had actually been struck back by a Core Formation cultivator half a step! Of course, he also felt that there was no need to retrieve his magic treasure against a Core Formation cultivator and thus received this minor blow when trying to block it with bare hands.
Hao Ren snorted coldly, then sat on Little White’s back while launching three more gold seals.
His realm surpassed that of Duan Yao's; as such, the power of the Reversing Heaven Seal he used was also greater.
The three golden seals howled through the air and flew towards Old Ancestor Hongyuan.
"You’re asking for death!" Old Ancestor Hongyuan directed a palm at Hao Ren with great force.
Molyanshan and that group of Heavenly Mountain Sect cultivators were feeling delighted; this was exactly the effect they wanted, making Old Ancestor Hongyuan and Hao Ren suffer mutual losses!
Whoosh…
The four beams of colorful light under Little White's hooves suddenly lit up.
Rates of speed for Incense Formation cultivators!
Old Ancestor Hongyuan struck out with a palm but hadn’t expected a level three Snow Lion to fly so fast. The strike annihilated the three flying gold seals, yet missed Hao Ren and Little White.
This direction was exactly where Molyanshan and his group were gathering to rest!
Molyanshan and these dozens of Core Formation cultivators were alarmed; they hurriedly cast their magic treasures.
But even with a dozen or so of them, it still wasn’t necessarily enough to defeat an Incense Formation cultivator. Furthermore, this strike was the result of Old Ancestor Hongyuan’s rage!
Bang…
The magic treasures flew out and Molyanshan's group of Core Formation cultivators were also blown away.
"Old Ancestor Hongyuan, what do you think you are doing!" Molyanshan was a Core Formation cultivator but wasn’t afraid of this Fifth Layer Incense Formation old ancestor. He immediately asked fiercely.
From Molyanshan’s perspective, Old Ancestor Hongyuan's move might have been intentional! This old ancestor had just been reprimanded by his great-grand-uncle and still harbored resentment, so he took out his anger on them!
Old Ancestor Hongyuan was somewhat at a loss for words. It wasn’t good to say that he missed the target, but being scolded by this late-generation Core Formation cultivator made him even more furious and thus he heavily huffed without explaining anything.
Bang bang bang!
Hao Ren flew to a higher position and hurled the three golden seals towards Hongyuan Senior.
At the rank of Level Geng, he was equivalent to the late-stage Core Formation stage. He could easily draw upon his fire elemental spirit energy and use this fire-type magic treasure without any trouble.
"Youngster, I'll take your magic treasure!" Despite being a Nascent Soul cultivator, Hongyuan Senior wasn't afraid of such an attack at all. With bare hands, he crushed the three golden seal patterns before lunging towards Hao Ren with his palm outstretched.
A blurry handprint appeared in his palm and reached out to Hao Ren from thin air.
Hao Ren threw away the Heaven-Swallowing Seal, rode on Little White, and hurriedly moved back tens of meters away.
"Hahaha!" Upon seizing the Heaven-Swallowing Seal with his bare hand, Hongyuan Senior burst into laughter. "This magic treasure is rather good. I'll accept it."
Seeing Hongyuan Senior put this magic treasure in his embrace, Mo Lianshan and others' faces turned pale.
"Hongyuan Senior! Hand over the magic treasure. This is our senior ancestor's magic treasure. How dare you take it for yourself!" With a black face, Mo Lianshan said fiercely.
Hastily stating that this Heaven-Swallowing Seal was a Heavenly Mountain Sect treasure was because if it were taken away by a Nascent Soul cultivator and he asked for it back later, it would no longer be as easy.
It's the same logic as finding money on the roadside. If you don't say that the money belongs to you at the time of picking it up, the person who picks it up might not return it if you claim ownership after they have taken possession.
Hongyuan Senior had just snatched a very good magic treasure and was in high spirits when he suddenly heard Mo Lianshan's words. When he recalled how Mo Lianshan had dared to angrily rebuke him, his face changed instantly. "Youngster! Don't push your luck!"
In the cultivation world, it wasn't rare for people to fight or even kill each other over a good magic treasure.
Just after Hongyuan Senior had taken this magic treasure from Hao Ren, Mo Lianshan declared that it belonged to Heavenly Mountain Sect. How could such a thing not make Hongyuan Senior unhappy
Especially since the法寶剛剛還是郝仁使用的，他施展起來得心應手，絲毫冇有滯納，怎會是天山派的法寶！
Moreover, this magic treasure was just used by Hao Ren, and he found it easy to use without any hindrance. How could such a thing not make Hongyuan Senior unhappy
To Hongyuan Senior, Mo Lianshan's words sounded like those Core Formation cultivators were bullying him with numbers and using the name of Heavenly Mountain Sect to pressure him.
"Hongyuan! You dare be so bold! Hand over the magic treasure!"
A loud voice suddenly rang out from the Sixth Firmament.
Hongyuan Senior, who felt aggrieved, gritted his teeth and took out the Heaven-Swallowing Seal to throw it at Mo Lianshan after hearing that voice.
He still didn't believe this magic treasure belonged to Heavenly Mountain Sect. He firmly believed that a cultivator from Heavenly Mountain Sect saw something valuable and spoke nonsense, directly snatching it!
The moment he obtained the Heaven-Swallowing Seal, he felt that this magic treasure was full of spirit energy and an invaluable treasure. But since Heavenly Mountain Sect also spotted it and wanted to take it, there was nothing he could do about it.
However... Hongyuan Senior felt unhappy!
Moe Lianshan caught the Heaven-Swallowing Seal and took three steps back before finally steadying his stance. Although Hongyuan Senior didn't add spirit energy to this throw, he was still incredibly powerful.
He carefully put the Heaven-Swallowing Seal into his storage bag before looking at Hongyuan Senior and Hao Ren up high in the sky.
"Humph! This young man isn't worthy of me taking action. Why don't we let me uphold justice, and whoever can defeat him will get the little girl out from the valley."
Hongyuan Senior stood with his hands behind his back before suddenly flying to one side.
He was in a bad mood and decided not to help Heavenly Mountain Sect. There might be many medicinal pills inside this valley, but who knew if he could take whatever was inside after breaking through the valley
It would be better to just take a neutral stance and let them fight it out themselves.
If Hao Ren lost, he'd get some favor for nothing and still be able to divide some spoils from the valley; if Heavenly Mountain Sect lost, they might even beg him to act. He could then negotiate terms at that time.
Mo Lianshan looked at Hongyuan Senior with a bit of anger in his eyes, cursing him for being cunning but helpless. After all, Hongyuan Senior wasn't a cultivator from Heavenly Mountain Sect and had no obligation to assist them.
The Nascent Soul Elders from the Heavenly Mountain Sect wouldn't easily come down to the Fifth Firmament to avoid arousing suspicion and alarm among the other sects in the Sixth Firmament.
This Hongyuan Elder, although cunning, did not dare to take action against the Tian Shan Sect.
At a critical moment, this Hongyuan Elder was still able to help their Tian Shan Sect. Especially with this array formation; without an元嬰期修真者 (Yuanying stage cultivator), it couldn't be opened.
"However, rest assured, all fellow apprentices of the Tian Shan Sect. Since it's a fair competition, naturally one cannot retreat from battle," Hongyuan Elder flew close to the valley and continued speaking.
Being called 'fellow apprentice' by Hongyuan Elder made people like Molianshan feel somewhat disgruntled, but having Hongyuan Elder block Hao Ren’s escape route was also a form of help.
Hongyuan Elder looked at Hao Ren again. "Old man I am broad-minded and don't take issue with young people; since it's a competition, old man won’t let them use numerical superiority."
Molianshan cursed inwardly; Hongyuan Elder’s arrangement clearly wanted the Tian Shan Sect to go through more trouble, possibly even losing several Core Formation stage cultivators.
If they swarmed and directly captured this Cultivator of Mysterious Peak, wouldn’t things be much simpler
"Elder Lingwu, how about this arrangement" Hongyuan Elder channeled his spirit energy and shouted into the sky.
“Humph!” A悶哼聲 (muffled grunt) came from the sixth layer without any further speech.
The Tian Shan Sect was a major sect in the sixth layer, and now they were using Hongyuan Elder's authority to force out the cultivators inside. If they used numerical superiority at this point, it would be too much of a loss for face.
"Less talk, let me see him!" A Taoist dressed in green robes suddenly charged forward from behind Molianshan; he was riding on a snow lion.
This green-robed cultivator looked like an immortal from paintings—dressed in a scholar’s attire with a black beard and holding a brown bamboo flute. He rode the majestic snow lion's back, appearing more ethereal than Molianshan himself.
The third-stage snow lion charged to Hao Ren, and this green-robed cultivator suddenly threw out his bamboo flute.
With the wind, the bamboo flute instantly expanded to a cylinder thickness.
All those Core Formation stage cultivators had their eyes wide open as they observed what kind of miraculous abilities Hao Ren possessed. When Hao Ren first appeared at the top of the valley and sat on the golden boat, they couldn't clearly see his true appearance.
Now that Hao Ren reappeared, he seemed to be in late Core Formation stage but looked unlike any other cultivator of that stage.
In general, there were no such young late Core Formation stage cultivators. The best known talent they knew only reached the late Core Formation stage at around 100 years old and still only appeared middle-aged.
Whoosh!
Hao Ren's 320 sword beams suddenly appeared, then vanished.
Rushing sounds...
The brown bamboo flute was cut into over forty pieces before it even approached Hao Ren!
Suddenly the sword beams reappeared and converged towards the third-stage snow lion.
Bang! The third-stage snow lion wasn’t a match for Hao Ren's sword beams, being blown out one hundred meters away. This thin green-robed cultivator lost his cherished magical treasure, just as he was about to unleash other abilities, Hao Ren’s sword beams already struck towards his forehead!
Clang! A green bead suddenly appeared in front of Hao Ren's sword beams, deflecting all the sword beams along its smooth surface.
"Youngster, where you can show mercy, do so," Hongyuan Elder’s voice rang out again.
In this critical moment, he stepped forward to save a green-robed cultivator of the Tian Shan Sect.
The green-robed cultivator saved by Hongyuan Elder was terrified; if Hongyuan Elder had delayed his intervention for one second more, Hao Ren’s sword beams would have blown through his forehead's “upper dantian,” causing him to lose all his cultivation even without dying!
Hongyuan Elder smiled inwardly. He showed off a bit of his authority, earned a favor, and enjoyed the spectacle.
He looked at Hao Ren again and thought that this kid is quite formidable; he wished Hao Ren would injure more Core Formation stage cultivators from Tian Shan Sect to weaken their strength.
"I’ll go!" A red-robed cultivator wielding a longsword stood on a fourth-stage snow lion, suddenly charging towards Hao Ren. "Kill him!
A red sword, a red robe; it was as if a ball of flame stood on the back of a white snow lion.
Hao Ren looked steadily at him. With his hands lightly beckoning, 320 sword beams suddenly returned from a hundred meters away.
The sword beams split into two streams, like boomerangs. The red-robed cultivator released an array of flames and moved forward, directly unleashing a killing move!
But before the flames could reach Hao Ren, his sword beams formed a pincer movement on both sides!
Sitting on Little White’s back, Hao Ren didn’t even budge!
In just one strike, the red-robed cultivator was pierced from both sides and fell towards the chasm.
"Brother Liu…" Mo Lianshan rode his snow lion into the valley, catching the barely alive red-robed cultivator.
But this Brother Liu’s snow lion had also been blown away a hundred meters!
In an instant, Heavenly Mountain Sect lost two Core Formation-stage cultivators. Even after using their spiritual pills to save them, they were severely wounded!
However, the Core Formation-stage cultivator that rushed out of this ethereal peak hadn’t even moved yet!
The other Core Formation-stage cultivators in Heavenly Mountain Sect felt a chill deep down. There weren’t few Core Formation-stage cultivators at the later stage in Heavenly Mountain Sect, but those who had this kind of strength were rare!
Core Formation at the later and earlier stages differed in power, as well as their techniques, snow lions, and treasures. It couldn’t be said that a Core Formation-stage cultivator at the later stage would surely defeat one at the earlier stage.
Only when comparing someone at the Nascent Soul stage’s early stage to a Core Formation-stage cultivator at the later stage was there an essential difference!
But this Core Formation-stage cultivator, Hao Ren, had almost continuously killed two Core Formation-stage cultivators in seconds. His calm attitude was akin to that of a Nascent Soul-stage cultivator!
"Let’s all attack together!" Hao Ren, who hadn’t spoken until now, finally spoke up.
This sentence thoroughly enraged the Heavenly Mountain Sect cultivators.
Mo Lianshan put down the red-robed cultivator on a slope and, riding his fourth-stage snow lion, raised his black sword.
The four cultivators nearest to Mo Lianshan likewise brought out their treasures.
In an instant, five cultivators with five snow lions surrounded Hao Ren from all directions.
During this period of cultivation, Hao Ren felt he was about to advance from middle-grade Earth Level to upper-grade Earth Level but hadn’t found the opportunity to break through. He now had a batch of sparring partners!
"Little White!" shouted Hao Ren.
Ao!
Little White raised its neck and roared.
Core Formation-stage at the later stage was almost Earth Level, while Core Formation-stage in the middle and early stages were equivalent to Thunder Level.
Fighting a Thunder Level cultivator was still easy for an Earth Level one. Hao Ren could even barely fight a Water Level with the Sword Image Technique. Facing these five Core Formation-stage cultivators, he naturally wasn’t worried at all!
Let’s see if I can break through to upper-grade Earth Level!
Hao Ren pointed his right hand forward, and the sword beams formed a long snake array that pierced towards Mo Lianshan.
Mo Lianshan hastily raised his black sword to block it, but the sword beams brushed past his waist and directly shattered his storage bag!
The Heaven Reversing Seal along with other items fell out of the storage bag.
Hao Ren lightly retracted his right hand, and this golden Heaven Reversing Seal flew back into Hao Ren’s palm! did not prevent him from becoming the future successor of West Sea.This is like Zhao Guang having a lower realm but still being able to control the East Sea Dragon Palace, indicating that strength is...