The Purple Swallow Mountain was no more than two thousand feet tall. The mountain was flat, facing the Melting Sun Lake to the south, the Bright Brocade Garden to the north, and the Fire Maple Forest to the east. It was the number one scenic spot on Flame Island.
The Ten Thousand Spring Pavilion was built on the mountain. There were more than a thousand pavilions, each with its own style and extremely exquisite. Beautiful dancers, top-notch musicians, and specialty chefs were all available. There were more than twenty thousand people here. In terms of scale and level, it was one of the few romantic places in the whole world.
Huo Tianxin activated the Vermilion Bird Demon Killing Formation and slashed down. The Pure Yang Saber Qi penetrated the mountain and went more than three thousand feet underground. Everything within a radius of ten miles turned into a blazing purgatory.
All kinds of exquisite pavilions, mostly made of wood, turned into raging flames in an instant. Under the violent Saber Qi, tens of thousands of people were killed at the same time. There were also the officials and dignitaries who were having fun here. Dozens of Heaven Rank experts were killed on the spot without exception.
When the Saber Qi continued to increase, the rocks of the Purple Swallow Mountain turned into boiling lava and burned continuously. At this point, the scenic spot of Flame Island, the Purple Swallow Mountain, disappeared forever.
The Melting Sun Lake, which was close to the Purple Swallow Mountain, was also submerged by boiling lava.
The Vermilion Bird Demon Killing Formation used the Pure Yang True Fire to seal off all directions, forming an independent sealed space. Endless Pure Yang True Fire poured in through the Vermilion Bird Blade, turning the space into a huge furnace.
In this furnace, everything would eventually melt and become fuel for the Pure Yang True Fire.
Strangely, above the bubbling magma, Gao Zhengyang was sitting calmly. The soft and delicate blanket under his butt was unharmed. Even the table, wine pot, and food in front of him were undamaged.
To him, the Pure Yang True Fire burning around him was an illusion. He sat there calmly, and even raised the jar of wine with great interest, gulping it down in big mouthfuls.
Although Purple Shadow was a phantom, she also felt very uncomfortable in the Pure Yang True Fire. His body, which was like a piece of black paper, twisted continuously in the raging flames, like a wisp of black smoke that was gathering and dispersing.
"I've really underestimated you!" Purple Shadow started to admire Gao Zhengyang. To be able to remain so calm despite being locked down by the formation laid down by the nation's Divine Artifact, even if it was just an act, it was still admirable.
Ignoring Purple Shadow, Gao Zhengyang knocked on the table and chanted softly, "Heaven and earth as the furnace, creation as the work, Yin and Yang as the charcoal, and all things as the copper. Gathering, dispersing, joining, separating, transforming into infinity … "
These words were rather simple. It meant that heaven and earth were like a furnace, fate was like the person burning the furnace, Yin and Yang were like the burning charcoal, and all living things were endlessly tormented in the furnace. Between life and death, there were countless changes.
Of course, Purple Shadow understood. But there was a deep meaning behind it. Once one reached the Saint level, one would be a wise person. He naturally had his own understanding of heaven and earth, life and death. Although he might not agree with what Gao Zhengyang said, he could understand the wisdom behind it. He couldn't help but feel touched.
"The human race is at the end of its road. You are also a peerless hero, of course you understand that I'm not lying."
Before Purple Shadow could finish, Gao Zhengyang interrupted her, "You're not trying to persuade me to surrender, are you? Hahaha!"
Purple Shadow wasn't angry. She said, "There's nothing shameful about standing on the side of the victor."
"You bunch of weaklings, you've been beaten to a pulp by me, but you keep trying to persuade me to surrender. What a joke."
Gao Zhengyang said disdainfully, "Only when you've beaten me down will you have the right to say such things. Understand? "
"Understood."
As Purple Shadow spoke, her smoke-like body twisted and disappeared into the raging flames.
Gao Zhengyang nodded. "That's an interesting move. But in this sealed region, no matter what form of life you are, you can't avoid the Pure Yang True Fire. I think they want to burn you to death this time … "
Purple Shadow didn't make another sound after disappearing, as if her entire being had vanished.
But Gao Zhengyang knew that she was standing behind him, patiently waiting for an opportunity. The Nether Shadow Dragon Sword was truly strange. Purple Shadow was like a phantom, almost unaffected by the Pure Yang True Fire.
Of course, without the strong interference of the Pure Yang True Fire, a sage level practitioner would still be able to sense Purple Shadow's existence if they sensed carefully. With the cover of the Pure Yang True Fire, the phantom formed by Purple Shadow was completely concealed. Not a trace of her could be seen.
But no matter how strange the Nether Shadow Dragon Sword was, Purple Shadow was still a powerful life form. No matter how abnormal her emotions were, she still had the consciousness, thoughts, and heart that belonged to a sentient life form.
As long as it was a sentient life form with intelligence, consciousness, and thoughts, it could not hide from Gao Zhengyang's Sacred Heart Technique. Purple Shadow could be seen clearly with the Mind's Eye. He could even see Purple Shadow's current emotions: cold as a blade, like a venomous snake ready to hunt.
Purple Shadow had never thought of persuading him to surrender from the beginning to the end. She had never even been truly angry. Most of the emotions she had shown were faked.
In terms of mental state, Purple Shadow's heart was pure and simple, with only a thirst for killing and power. In some ways, she was similar to him. However, Purple Shadow's path was too unorthodox. Cultivation was fast, but there was not much room for improvement.
No matter what, Purple Shadow was a demon, not a Nether Shadow Dragon. How could she reach the pinnacle of martial arts if she abandoned herself and followed others on a path that was completely unsuitable for the demon race?
Once Gao Zhengyang confirmed Purple Shadow's location, killing intent rose in his heart. This dangerous assassin had to be taken care of as soon as possible. Letting her escape would cause endless trouble in the future.
At this thought, Gao Zhengyang slammed the table and stood up. Without the protection of his vital qi, the carpet, table, and other items immediately turned into a ball of fire.
Sensing Gao Zhengyang's abnormality, Purple Shadow retracted her aura. She even cut off her connection to Gao Zhengyang. She had absolute confidence in the Nether Shadow Dragon Sword. After cutting off all connection, she turned into nothingness. No matter how capable Gao Zhengyang was, he could not possibly discover her location.
Gao Zhengyang was amused. He remembered an idiom he had learned when he was young: cover your ears while stealing a bell.
Of course, Purple Shadow was not stupid. She was just too inexperienced. She thought that by cutting off her connection to the outside world, she could hide from his senses. However, she did not know that she had deceived his senses and stood there foolishly like a live target.
"Your posture is so good, I feel sorry for you if I don't f * ck you …"
Gao Zhengyang muttered as he slowly clenched his fist and threw a punch at Purple Shadow.
He channeled the power of his muscles, bones, and flesh, the force of his fist domineering and condensed. With one punch, the pure Yang fire was crushed by the fist force, and the air shook.
Purple Shadow, who had shut off all her senses, instinctively felt a strong sense of danger. Without thinking, she activated the Nether Shadow Dragon Swords and slashed silently at Gao Zhengyang's fist.
Everything was divided into yin and yang. If there was light, there would be shadow. Any kind of power, no matter how powerful, must have a weakness. The Nether Shadow Dragon Swords, refined with a secret technique, were like shadows that could penetrate through the weakness of the power. Therefore, no matter what kind of protective artifact or secret technique it was, it could not block a stab from the Nether Shadow Dragon Swords.
Purple Shadow was confident that she could break through Gao Zhengyang's fist, or at least dispel the power of his earth-shattering punch.
The sword and fist clashed. The Nether Shadow Dragon Swords could not withstand the unparalleled power of the fist and immediately shattered. Purple Shadow sensed that something was wrong and wanted to escape in a flash. Gao Zhengyang's fist went straight through, not allowing Purple Shadow to dodge, and landed solidly on her chest.
Purple Shadow's illusory body kept twisting and changing as she tried to dispel the power of the fist with a shadow secret technique. After refining the Nether Shadow, she no longer had a body of flesh and blood, only an illusory, smoke-like sacred core.
Any vitality power that landed on her would be reduced by seventy to eighty percent. Coupled with the Nether Shadow, she could transfer all the power she received away. It could be said that she could not be harmed by any technique.
Purple Shadow's body kept switching between illusory and real, changing thousands of times in an instant. But the unparalleled power of the fist was not affected at all as it landed directly on the smoke-like sacred core. Purple Shadow felt her mind sink, and she lost all consciousness.
The unparalleled power of the fist crushed all of Purple Shadow's consciousness, spirit, and thoughts. The sacred core also turned into true nothingness under the power of the fist.
Where the power of the fist reached, the formation that sealed all directions was also activated. Scarlet flame runes formed a dense net that appeared out of thin air. Large swathes of flame runes were shattered by the power of the fist. The power of the fist penetrated thousands of feet away before stopping.
From the outside, one could see a fire dragon that was thousands of feet long spewing out. Although it disappeared in the blink of an eye, it caused the hearts of all the onlookers to shake, and they could not help but feel nervous.
Dozens of miles away from Purple Yan Mountain, on a small hill, Zhao Ban was paying close attention to the situation at Purple Yan Mountain. Seeing the fire dragon spew out, he was also shocked. He had almost activated the Heavenly Escape Talisman he used to escape.
Fortunately, Gao Zhengyang did not rush out, and Zhao Ban secretly heaved a sigh of relief. Back then, he had been afraid that the formation would not be able to trap Gao Zhengyang, so he had found Purple Shadow and asked her to keep Gao Zhengyang busy inside.
Looking at the current situation, the plan could be considered successful. Although there were some mistakes, as long as Gao Zhengyang was trapped inside, the goal was achieved. As for the rest, it was just a small matter.
Unfortunately, Gao Zhengyang had come too hastily this time, and Purple Heart Lotus could not make it in time. Only Purple Shadow and Earth Spirit Xuan, the two Saints, were here.
Earth Spirit Xuan was also very unreliable, not even showing his face. If the old man had been here, he would not have been seriously injured by a little girl.
"Yan Feihong!" Zhao Ban thought of that girl, and a cruel sneer appeared on his lips. Once he killed Gao Zhengyang, he would let Yan Feihong see what evil was.
As the sect master of the Demon Sect, Zhao Ban had thousands of secret techniques that could destroy a person's will, turning them into a bitch, or a slut who only knew how to rut. Or an assassin who followed orders obediently.
Yan Feihong was still nothing, but Zhao Ban was already thinking about how to deal with Yue Qingxue, Hong Ri, and the other women. All the failure and humiliation he had suffered from Gao Zhengyang would be returned to his women a thousand times over.
Thinking of this, Zhao Ban's mood became much better. The pain in his body seemed to have lessened a little. However, he did not dare to be careless. Gao Zhengyang was always so unexpected. If Gao Zhengyang did not die, Zhao Ban decided not to provoke him in the future. The world was so big, it was not too difficult to hide far away.
The power of the Demon Slaying Formation activated by the Vermilion Bird Saber kept increasing. Layers of flames shot into the sky, illuminating the entire night sky.
On Flame Island, it was as bright as day. The billions of people living on Flame Island were awakened by the monstrous Divine Fire. Almost everyone ran out of their rooms and looked at the flames sweeping the night sky from afar. They were full of panic, not knowing what was going on.
Gao Zhengyang, who was trapped in the purgatory of fire, was not flustered. He activated the Blood God Flag and retracted Purple Shadow's remaining soul and life force. Because Purple Shadow had turned into a ball of shadow, her soul was much stronger than that of a normal Sage. The Blood God Flag absorbed her power, and the fluttering blood light also became brighter.
"Turning into a shadow is a crooked art. I am the most solid, and I break through your void, how can you not die! "
Gao Zhengyang was very disdainful of Purple Shadow. The Nether Shadow Dragon Sword was a sinister secret technique. She could only plot behind her back. She could not even beat Yun Jiutian in a head-on battle. However, this Nether Shadow Dragon Sword was indeed strange. Her body had turned into a shadow, and it would be very difficult for other Sages to truly kill her.
She was unlucky, but she just had to court death by running over to cause trouble for Gao Zhengyang. Gao Zhengyang activated his Dragon Emperor Indestructible Body, and his fist force was firm and unshakable. It restrained the Nether Shadow Dragon Sword's void transformation.
Purple Shadow was just one person. Even if an assassin like her came at him again, she could only be slaughtered by Gao Zhengyang. This was a natural restraint in power.
The saddest thing was that Purple Shadow and Gao Zhengyang talked for a long time, but still could not see through his power. Her death was not unjust at all.
Killing Purple Shadow was a small matter. Gao Zhengyang came here to set up his stance because he wanted to experience the power of the Vermilion Bird Saber.
After killing Huo Tianlie, Gao Zhengyang took the Vermilion Bird Saber from him. It could also be called a child saber. The Vermilion Bird Saber of Flame Island was the mother saber, and the true body of the Divine Artifact.
Ao Zhen had told him that the Blood God Flag absorbed too much power, and all of them were abnormally strong. The Blood God Flag could not be completely digested. This also caused a lot of impurities to accumulate in the Blood God Flag, making it a mess. It had to be refined again with pure Yang power.
Gao Zhengyang agreed. But the power of the Divine Lightning Pool was too gentle, and it would take hundreds of years to refine slowly. The Vermilion Bird Saber, on the other hand, was pure Yang. It was a powerful Divine Artifact and was most suitable to help refine the Blood God Flag's impurities.
The Fire Nation royalty had prepared for a few years. They would not disappoint him. As expected, the moment he showed his face, the Fire Nation royalty used the Vermilion Bird Saber.
"I hope you can do your best."
After Gao Zhengyang killed Purple Shadow, no one could see him from the outside. Even the person controlling the formation could not send his divine sense in.
Gao Zhengyang enlarged the Blood God Flag and fused it with the burning pure Yang true fire. The pure Yang true fire was also a kind of damage to the Blood God Flag. Without Gao Zhengyang activating it, the Blood God Flag automatically activated its power to resist the pure Yang true fire.
Although the Blood God Flag had the power of a Sage, it did not have true intelligence. It activated its power instinctively and did not know how to control it. The impure energy and impurities would be refined when they encountered the pure Yang true fire.
During this process, the half-refined Vermilion Bird Saber in the Blood God Flag was also activated. The Vermilion Bird Saber absorbed the pure Yang true fire and began to circulate crazily in the core of the Blood God Flag.
The Vermilion Bird Saber and the Vermilion Bird Saber were connected. The half-refined Vermilion Bird Saber was no longer suppressed by the Blood God Flag.
Without anyone controlling it, the Blood God Flag instinctively used its power to suppress the Vermilion Bird Saber. The pure Yang true fire attacked from both the inside and the outside like a stone mill, grinding and refining the impure energy of the Blood God Flag bit by bit.
The power of the Blood God Flag was also decreasing.
But Gao Zhengyang felt that this was a good thing. The Blood God Flag had swallowed too many things. None of these things could be converted into power, and instead affected the purity of the Blood God Flag. He wanted to use this opportunity to get rid of all the impurities.
The Taiji Yin Yang Sword Seal in the Blood God Flag also jumped out. A pair of sword seals turned into Yin and Yang swords, buzzing and emitting mysterious Yin and Yang sword energy.
If the Vermilion Bird Saber was like a crazy bird, flying around without a head or brain. The Taiji Yin Yang Sword Seal was like a nimble ball, rolling around according to the aura.
The array inside the Blood God Flag began to show flaws under the attack from both the inside and the outside. The Taiji Yin Yang Sword Seal sensed the change in aura and the two swords resonated. The Yin and Yang sword energy merged and broke through the control of the Blood God Flag.
Gao Zhengyang was already prepared. The moment the Taiji Yin Yang Sword Seal flew out, he punched it.
The sword domain formed by the Taiji Yin Yang Sword Seal was destroyed by Gao Zhengyang's fist. The Taiji Yin Yang Sword Seal was destroyed one after another. In order to protect the sword seal, the Taiji Yin Yang Sword Seal was activated again.
Gao Zhengyang put his palms together and used the power of the three sages to grab the Taiji Yin Yang Sword Seal.
At this time, the Taiji Yin Yang Sword Seal appeared in front of Gao Zhengyang in the most direct form. Countless tiny runes flowed on it, giving birth to endless changes at every moment.
Gao Zhengyang was not proficient in spells and runes, but he was proficient in the Limitless Sword Scripture. After cultivating sword techniques for so long, he had his own unique understanding of sword intent.
The Dragon Emperor Martial Spirit controlled the sword intent and forcibly merged it with the Taiji Yin Yang Sword Seal. Using the most barbaric method, it forcibly absorbed the Taiji Yin Yang Sword Seal from the outside.
When the sword intent was clear and there was no more sluggishness, Gao Zhengyang used the Taiji Yin Yang Sword Seal to enter the Blood God Flag. He controlled the Blood God Flag again, simulated the changes of the Taiji Yin Yang Sword Seal, and absorbed the Taiji Yin Yang Sword Seal again.
This time, the Taiji Yin Yang Sword Seal completely disappeared, and the sword intent completely merged with the core of the Blood God Flag. Gao Zhengyang controlled the Blood God Flag to turn into sword intent and slashed at the Suzaku knife, shattering the core array and turning it into the purest Pure Yang True Fire.
The Blood God Flag forcibly absorbed the Pure Yang True Fire and refined it day and night. Soon, it completely absorbed the Pure Yang True Fire of the Suzaku knife.
After such a torment, the power of the Blood God Flag had shrunk by more than half. But after the refinement, the power was abnormally condensed and tough. No matter how much the Pure Yang True Fire refined it, it was still able to hold on.
In the Fire Nation Palace, Huo Tianxin's hair and beard were all dry and black. In these three days, his blood and Qi had been burned dry by the Blood God Flag. If it wasn't for killing hundreds of imperial branch family members, he would have long been unable to hold on.
Even so, he was now like a lamp that had run out of oil. But there was still no movement from the array.
It was impossible for an expert like Gao Zhengyang to be refined without anyone noticing. Even if it was a last ditch effort, there had to be some movement.
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