Outside the cave abode, Zhang Yan was standing on the boat with Elder Peng and the others. Suddenly, his eyes flashed and he said, "I've killed Guru Xuan Hong's doppelganger. The rest are dead. However, this person is hiding from us and is unwilling to send down his doppelganger."
Feng Lan said sarcastically, "This behavior is unbefitting of a sect master."
Guo Juying said in a low voice, "This person will not do things without a purpose. He might be waiting for an opportunity."
Elder Peng thought for a moment and sneered. He said with certainty, "This person is stalling for time, hoping that there will be a change in the situation outside."
Zhang Yan nodded slightly. This was the same as his judgment. However, Guru Xuan Hong would not be able to hold on for long. If he did not send down his doppelganger within a month, then there was no need to bother with him anymore. After such a long time, Guru Xuan Hong would definitely not be able to find the real world. That was no different from death.
After waiting for two days, five rays of light flew over from the sky. Ao Shao and the other four Heaven Masters had returned.
Zhang Yan could clearly see that none of them had sent down their second level of Dharmakaya. Just like before, they had only condensed their first level of Dharmakaya. This was understandable as the amount of Dharmakaya contained within it was not much. Even if it was lost a few times, it would not affect the foundation of the Dharmakaya. In the future, with a little effort, they would be able to make up for it.
Guru Xuan Hong could actually use this method as well, especially to stall for time. However, there was a problem. One could not consume external medicine in the Outland. Moreover, in a situation where he knew that he was no match for his opponent, sending down these doppelgangers would only waste his transcendence energy and essence. It was very likely that he would deplete his vitality before the so-called reinforcements arrived.
In fact, even if someone came to rescue him, it would be impossible to defeat so many powerful cultivators in a short period of time. Therefore, no matter what choice this person made, he would not be able to escape death in the end.
After the five Heaven Masters understood the situation, they were willing to stay and wait.
Huan Dutian Heavenly Lord said, "If we don't eliminate this person, how can I and my fellow Daoists return with peace of mind? His plan is wrong."
No matter what, Master Xuan Hong was a cultivator of Enlightenment. If they let him go this time, they would have to constantly guard against this person coming to seek revenge. Since they had offended him, they would have to hunt him down to the end.
Ao Shao asked, "Zhenren Zhang, the thing that killed our Dharmakayas Just Now, is it the killer move that Xuan Hong mentioned?"
Zhang Yan nodded. "This should be it."
Ao Shao sighed and said, "It's really extraordinary."
Zhang Yan smiled and said, "If I'm not wrong, that item was left behind by the Founding Master. Actually, this generation is still unable to fully utilize its power. Otherwise, it wouldn't have caused such a commotion Just Now."
Ao Shao was even more shocked. He thought for a while and said, "Xuan Hong Heaven still has a few lower realms, and there are many caves under the jurisdiction of the Luo Mountain Monastery. How do you plan to deal with them after this is over?"
Zhang Yan had already considered this. He said, "Xuan Hong Heaven is the place where the Founding Master resided in the past. It can't be abandoned. There are many sects in Ye Haitian that are related to the Founding Master. If Master Ao allows it, I would like to move them here."
Ao Shao smiled and said, "That's a good thing. Why would I stop you?"
The group waited for about ten days. Suddenly, they sensed something. They turned to look in the southwest direction and saw a pillar of light tearing through the sky. It landed in the lower realm with a loud bang.
Elder Peng snorted and mocked, "Finally, he's willing to show himself."
Feng Lan said, "Don't let him escape to another place."
With a thought from Zhang Yan, a streak of sword light had already charged over. The Ten Thousand Empty Realm Ring had been sealed by the Green Jade Palace's token. No one could pass through it. If he escaped to outer space, it would be quite troublesome.
The sword light instantly traversed the air and collided with the aura from afar, stopping it in its tracks.
He immediately took a step forward and broke through the void. He appeared in the lower realm in an instant.
As the light flickered and mana fluctuated, the cultivators who were participating in the battle arrived one after another.
Everyone looked over and saw a giant figure of clear Qi not far away. There were circles of ripples coming from its feet, and it was constantly releasing water waves and smoke to resist the flying swords. It looked like Master Xuan Hong, but this person's magic power was far stronger than what they had seen before.
When Ao Shao saw his appearance, he said, "Oh, this person must have merged all his mana clones. The Luo Mountain Monastery's cultivation method is not simple."
Master Xuan Hong was a cultivator who had gone through the Second Tribulation. There were two Dharma bodies hidden in the Sky Beyond Heaven. However, they had merged into one. Usually, cultivators of this level could only control their Dharma bodies separately. They could not do what Master Xuan did.
The Heavenly Lord Appraiser stroked his beard and said, "Although this person has only gone through the Second Tribulation, it seems like he can deal with a Third Tribulation cultivator."
The other Heaven Lords also nodded, cautious expressions on their faces.
Guru Xuan Hong saw that everyone had arrived, but he did not avoid them. Instead, he looked around and his gaze landed on Zhang Yan.
Zhang Yan knew what he meant. He was inviting him to go up and fight. He couldn't help but smile faintly. This wasn't a battle of magical exchange, so he could very well refuse. However, if this person died at the hands of a cultivator from another world, it might cause trouble in the future. If he ended it himself, he would be able to answer to the Patriarch. Thus, he tore the flying swords away and stepped forward. "Master Xuan Hong, please."
Feng Lan thought it was inappropriate. "Elder Peng?"
Elder Peng raised his hand. "It's fine. Master Zhang can handle it. We can just step back."
Guru Xuan Hong saw that everyone had retreated. Soon, only he and Zhang Yan were left on the battlefield. He no longer stood on ceremony. He raised his hand and pushed forward. With a rumbling sound, heaven and earth trembled, and a violent wave of energy surged forward.
On the other hand, Zhang Yan struck out with his fist, and it instantly collapsed space and blasted the huge wave into pieces. His gaze flickered as he executed numerous Body Locking Divine Abilities that descended onto his opponent. At the same time, the sword light in the sky transformed into a myriad of techniques that shot over swiftly from all directions like a shower of lightning.
This time, Master Xuan Hong allowed the sword rays to pass through his body.
Zhang Yan raised his eyebrows. He did not expect this person to use the root fruit right away. However, although Master Xuan Hong had fused two avatars, the root fruit was still twisted. In other words, he would need to calculate at least two times to kill this person. But here came the problem. To find the opponent's root fruit, he would need to expend a large amount of divine will. It was almost impossible to do it twice in a short period of time.
He thought, "So this is what this person is planning."
If he calculated the location of this person's root fruit, under normal circumstances, his vitality would be greatly damaged. Not only would he not be able to kill him, he might even be attacked after his vitality was exhausted.
It was a pity that ever since he cultivated the Sixth Transformation of strength path and swallowed the origin of heaven and earth when he severed the future, he could no longer be seen as a Stage Three Mortal Metamorphosis cultivator.
His gaze focused and his Divine Will continued to operate. Immediately, he found the root of the problem. Countless sword beams intertwined and scattered the Dharmakaya into a ball of clear waves. However, it was inevitable that the Qi dynamic would drop.
On the other hand, the clear ripples suddenly converged, and then Master Xuan Hong appeared once more. At this moment, he was 30km tall and possessed a monstrous aura. He didn't waste even a moment before he stretched out his hand and slapped it towards Zhang Yan while completely disregarding the rays of light that were shuttling through his body.
Boom!
It was as if the sky and earth were shaking. It was as if everything would cease to exist under this palm.
However, at this moment, Zhang Yan raised his sleeve and stretched out two fingers, lightly tapping on the huge palm. At the same time, the originally declining aura suddenly rose, as if the low point Just Now was only a great wave that would rise in the future.
The world seemed to freeze for an instant.
A look of astonishment appeared on Master Xuan Hong's face, mixed with a trace of disbelief. In the next moment, his mountain-like body collapsed and turned into dust.
Zhang Yan retracted his hand and waited quietly. After a while, a Nether Hole opened up, swallowed everything, and disappeared completely.
At this moment, the spectators did not expect the battle to end so quickly. A Stage Three Mortal Metamorphosis cultivator killed a Second Tribulation Passing cultivator. This was beyond the imagination of ordinary people. Even though this was the case, the aura on Zhang Yan's body did not weaken much. This caused the expressions of the few Heaven Masters to change slightly. All of them understood that the fighting ability displayed by this person was far from his limit.
Elder Peng glanced to the left and right, yet he chuckled. He understood Zhang Yan's strength better than anyone else, and that was why he retreated so decisively just now. He wanted to let everyone see his true strength, and with such a powerful cultivator standing on his side, it was enough to deter some of the people who were originally wavering.
He thought for a moment and floated to Zhang Yan's side. He said with a smile, "Fellow Daoist obtained the Mystic Stone and pushed the Luo Mountain Monastery. This matter is considered satisfactory."
Zhang Yan smiled and said meaningfully, "Although I obtained the stone, this matter is not necessarily over."
Elder Peng's expression changed. He then nodded and looked elsewhere. After thinking for a while, he said, "My friend, there's nothing else for me to do here. I still have some trivial matters to attend to in Green Jade Palace. I'll take my leave first."
Zhang Yan nodded slightly and said, "Thank you for your help today, Fellow Daoist."
Elder Peng said with a smile, "Don't mention it. Speaking of help, it was you who helped me first. If you have time, don't forget to visit Green Jade Palace." Then, he also said with a smile, then called the people in Green Jade Palace, returned to the Spiritual Boat, and headed toward the Myriad Empty Realm Ring.
Seeing that the matter was settled, Ao Shao and the four Heavenly Masters also came up to bid farewell to him and left one after another. Only Daoist Tong Guang and Guo Ju Ying were persuaded to stay.
Although the two of them did not expend much of their magic power, they had lost a clone. Since the people of Luo Mountain Monastery had not been completely killed, they did not know what would happen. Therefore, the two of them went into the Sky-Scraping Spiritual Boat to meditate and recover their magic power as soon as possible.
After everyone left, Zhang Yan looked toward the cave abode where the Mystic Stone was placed. He pondered for a while, then waved his sleeve. His Daoist robe fluttered, and he landed inside.
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