The Three Pristines Hall was spacious and deep, with incense burning in the air. The statues brought a strong visual impact to everyone who entered the hall. The majestic Heavenly Primogenitor, the Heavenly Primogenitor who understood everything, and the vast Heavenly Primogenitor of Lingbao stood there quietly, watching the vanity of the world like in myths and legends.
Meng Qi, who was sitting cross-legged below the Three Pristine Ones, was in sharp contrast to the tall statues behind him. However, his presence was not inferior at all. Dressed in black, his eyes were half-closed and his face devoid of any emotion, giving He Jiu the feeling that he was the master of this hall and that the statues behind him were his Dharma Form.
Everything has a beginning and everything has an end. Impart Morality!
This scene and this person made He Jiu's heart sink. He felt like he was wrapped in some kind of momentum. He subconsciously wanted to bow and worship, but he couldn't do anything. It was as if he was facing the real Three Primogenitor!
"You're here." Mengqi's eyes were still half-closed.
He could vaguely guess He Jiu's intention. He Jiu was also one of the opponents he valued and cared about the most. If not for the fact that they had never met, He Jiu would want to compete with him in the same realm after breaking through to the Exterior. Unlike the time at Happycloud Heights, when there was a big gap between them and they could only rely on the advantage of numbers!
Therefore, he used the Three Primogenitor statues to enhance the momentum of the Immortal Primogenitor Form and climb to the peak. He wanted to fight with one of the best opponents, which was the greatest respect for He Jiu!
He Jiu took a deep breath and looked straight at the Three Primogenitor statues instead of Mengqi.
"I'm here!"
His posture was majestic and confident, as if the "difficulty" in front of him could no longer affect him.
Without any superfluous words, Mengqi's eyes suddenly opened. They were misty and chaotic, and the Three Primogenitor Hall suddenly became dim!
He Jiu moved his eyes down and looked at Meng Qi. There seemed to be sword light in his eyes.
Crackle!
A spot of light lit up in the hall and the two disappeared at the same time.
High in the sky, the north wind was blowing, eroding flesh and soul. The figures of Mengqi and He Jiu appeared at the same time.
In a situation where they were evenly matched, it was difficult to control the aftermath. Afraid of destroying Langya City, the two tacitly flew into the sky!
Holding the hilt with his right hand, Mengqi did not pull it out but pushed it in. The Aperture acupoints all over his body appeared and condensed into one, showing a short period of stillness.
Just then, He Jiu laughed and suddenly shot out two pure white Sword Qi from his eyes.
That was not all. Sword Qi gushed out from his nostrils, ears, mouth, and countless Aperture acupoints all over his body. The Sword Qi was either white or green, hard or soft, murderous or blazing. All of them rushed toward Meng Qi.
Most importantly, not all of the Sword Qi came in a straight line. Some spiraled, some curved, and some came from above and behind him. It was as if the Sword Qi had completely enveloped him!
For a moment, Meng Qi felt as if the Sword Qi had "swallowed" the void. It was really a vast expanse. He could neither see the sky nor the earth. He could be torn into powder by hundreds or thousands of Sword Qi at any time.
"Good!" He praised in his heart. There was no fear, only the will to fight.
"This is an opponent worthy of attention!"
Clang!
The saber in the scabbard made a dragon roar, breaking the shackles and breaking the stillness.
If it were someone else, they would have chosen to defend against He Jiu's attack. They would have used their saber to form a circle and cast a light ball to block the Sword Qi. However, Meng Qi's choice was different. In a battle between masters, momentum was the most important thing. His bladesmanship was fierce and overbearing. How could he allow himself to be beaten passively at the beginning of the battle?
Amidst the dragon's roar, the saber radiance that contained a terrifying power slashed out diagonally. Suddenly, the purple color split into two, four, and eight. In an instant, it turned into hundreds of saber radiance. Some were fast, some were slow, some were heavy, and some were soft. All of them slashed out in all directions and up and down.
Clang! Clang! The saber light and the Sword Qi collided and canceled each other out. The sky was clear, leaving nothing behind. There was no difference at all!
The sword art entered the saber, the hundred swords disappeared, and the ten thousand swords returned to the origin.
"Good!" He Jiu laughed heartily as he disappeared into the distance.
Mengqi suddenly became vigilant. He swung his saber backward without thinking.
Clang!
The blurry and indistinct sword light appeared and was blocked by the long saber.
The Formless Sword Qi was invisible and traceless!
The sword light disappeared immediately after being blocked. The vast jade space was clear and there was nothing unusual.
Mengqi's Eye Aperture was open, so he could see everything in detail. But at this moment, he could not find the Formless Sword Qi transformed by He Jiu. His Ear Aperture was still open. He could only hear the sound of the wind, but there was no sound of the Sword Qi breaking through the air!
"It can change between the Formless and the Formless Sword Qi. It's amazing …" Mengqi frowned. He felt like he was blind, deaf, and had no sense of touch.
Suddenly, he felt a sense of danger again. Without any warning, Mengqi had full confidence in himself and swung his saber downward.
Clang!
The blurry sword light was hit by the saber again. It failed to stab Mengqi's weak spot.
The sword light dispersed and turned into the Formless Sword Qi again.
The wind was fierce and the sea of clouds floated under Mengqi's feet. Mengqi spread his spirit and eyes, but he still could not find the trace of He Jiu's Formless Sword Qi!
"Do I have to rely on the Eight Nine Mysteries' premonition of danger?" This was not the first time Mengqi had encountered such a situation, so he did not panic. In the past, Wolf King's miraculous ability and speed of attack could also cause a similar effect.
But at that time, Mengqi could use Precious Weapons as his eyes and ears. Now, He Jiu's Formless Sword Qi could deceive experts of the Exterior. Precious Weapons were not very useful in this aspect!
Clang!
Mengqi raised his saber and blocked between his eyebrows. The blurry sword light was deflected.
Clang!
Before he could catch his breath, Mengqi turned his saber over and swung it downward, blocking the sword light again.
"I can't do this again!" Mengqi was experienced in fighting. His mind was clear and he was not anxious at all. In a split second, he closed his eyes and sealed his Ear Apertures!
There was only darkness in front of him, no sound in his ears, and no wind. At this moment, Mengqi seemed to be isolated from nature, isolated from the world, and so lonely that he was about to go crazy.
Suppressing this feeling, Mengqi operated his Interior. The Immortal Primeval Form was located in the Niwan, containing and controlling all kinds of changes.
With his eyes closed, Mengqi swung his saber horizontally, cutting out the blurry sword light. Clang!
Clang! Clang!
The Formless Sword Light attacked one after another. The blind and deaf Mengqi waved his saber again and again. The purple lightning jumped and blocked the sword light.
He abandoned his external senses and used his heart as his eyes. He exerted the Eight Nine Mysteries' premonition of danger to the extreme to resist the Formless Sword Qi. This was the main embodiment of the core ability of the Eight Nine Mysteries, "good at avoiding disasters"!
Clang! Clang!
The two sides were in a stalemate. He Jiu attacked and Mengqi defended. Neither could find a chance to break the stalemate.
For Mengqi, this kind of battle made it impossible for him to use his Dharmakaya moves, because he could not lock on He Jiu. If he attacked with all his strength, he would not be able to hit He Jiu easily. Instead, he would expose his weakness and let He Jiu take advantage of it. However, there was a blind spot when he used the "Demon's Head", which was that his surroundings would not be affected by the power. If He Jiu was hiding here, the "Demon's Head" might not work.
Besides, He Jiu's every attack was aimed at the Hidden Latch between his eyebrows. Mengqi wanted to use his Eight Nine Mysteries body to break the stalemate, but he could not. It seemed that he could only wait patiently for He Jiu to choose a "weak spot" that was not a weak spot. After all, He Jiu did not know which weak spots his cultivation method would eliminate first.
He Jiu's feelings were not much different from Mengqi's. If he did not maintain the style of disappearing immediately after a missed attack and used his killer move rashly, he would be locked on by Mengqi and use his weak spot to attack his strong spot.
However, both sides clearly knew that this situation would not last long. He Jiu's incarnation of the "Formless Sword Qi" was almost using the power of the Dharma Form. If he was not close to crossing the first step of the Celestial Ladder, he would have been injured after a few times. Even so, every time he wandered, he would be exhausted after a long time.
It was the same for Mengqi. He used the Dharma Form internally to push the Eight Nine Mysteries' premonition ability to the extreme. Even with the help of the Immortal Pressing Art to absorb the Qi of Heaven and Earth, it would not last long.
It seemed that this would become a protracted battle, a battle of endurance and perseverance!
They had to change! This was the consensus that came from their fighting instinct and experience in the stalemate.
Dang! Dang!
Dang! Dang! Dang! His eyes could not see, his ears could not hear, and his body could not feel the wind. Mengqi, who was trying to change, seemed to be trapped in a seal that could not communicate with the outside world. He was enduring eternal loneliness. However, as the "Immortal Primogenitor Form" was operating at full power under the threat of the Formless Sword Qi, Mengqi seemed to feel more things besides the premonition of danger. Things that seemed to be invisible and intangible!
There seemed to be star lines between heaven and earth, densely packed and complicated …
There was a force guiding the Grand Sun, making it rise and fall in the east …
Outside the Astral Wind, there seemed to be things floating, cold, dead, and full of vitality …
Laws and Dharma were originally hidden behind the operation of things. They were invisible and intangible and appeared in different forms. If they were seen with the naked eye and sought by sound, they would be confused by the external appearance and could not see the truth.
At this moment, by chance, Mengqi had completely abandoned his external senses and used his "Immortal Primogenitor Form" and self-nature to perceive heaven and earth. Only then could he taste some of the mysteries and "see" part of the "truth" of the world and touch the threshold of the first step of the Celestial Ladder!
He believed that it was the same for He Jiu.
It was no wonder that so many masters wanted to challenge enemies of equal or even superior strength!
That was because the most important thing in a battle was to abandon all distracting thoughts and external things. When the essence, qi, spirit, and will were condensed into one, one could obtain all kinds of mysterious feelings!
Clang, clang, clang!
The long saber and the Sword Qi kept colliding. Mengqi seemed to have understood something, but it also seemed like he did not understand anything. However, he did not have time to comprehend, because the oppression from his opponent was still getting stronger!
Clang!
The sound was hollow. Heaven Inflicted Pain slashed the hazy sword light.
All of a sudden, the sword light split. It did not maintain its shape and allowed the long saber to pass through it. It turned into countless light spots and shot toward Mengqi!
The Formless Sword Qi did not have a specific shape, so it could be whatever it wanted!
He Jiu took the initiative to change and revealed the essence of the Formless Sword Qi!
The situation changed and Mengqi was suddenly in an extremely dangerous situation. However, he did not panic. He used the hilt of Heaven Inflicted Pain to knock back the light spot that was stabbing toward his mid-brows. His left hand formed a sword finger and slashed the light spot that was flying toward his weak point. Instead of dodging, he turned around and took the initiative to face the light spot.
Pfft, pfft, pfft!
The light spot hit Mengqi's body. Pale gold light shone, leaving only a few white marks.
In such a collision, He Jiu could no longer maintain the smooth transformation of the Formless Sword Qi. Mengqi, who had his eyes closed, seemed to have sensed something. The Immortal Primogenitor Form in his body moved naturally under the influence of the Qi activity!
The long saber bounced up. Suddenly, thunderbolts appeared around it and condensed on the blade, making it look as if it was made of purple thunder.
"Gotcha!" Mengqi shouted and slashed down with his long saber. All the virtual forms around him condensed into the Immortal Primogenitor Form.
Boom!
The extremely heavy and domineering long saber slashed somewhere in the void. The surroundings were distorted as if it was about to collapse. Then, the condensed power exploded together with the void!
Boom!
The strong and hot electric light turned the surroundings into a sea of thunder. It swept through the surroundings in a manner that did not distinguish between strong and weak. Everything was beheaded!
The hazy sword light became prominent in the waves of electric light. He Jiu was forced to show his body to resist the electric light.
He, who had consumed a lot of energy, was in a difficult situation.
In the lake of Mengqi's heart, the sword light that could not be found appeared on its own in the absence of sight, hearing, touch, and spiritual perception!
With the guidance of the Qi activity, the indistinct "things" between heaven and earth became "clear" at this moment!
Mengqi suddenly opened his eyes. The Immortal Primogenitor Form also opened its eyes and "flew" out. It spread in every direction and swallowed and intertwined many invisible "things"!
The surroundings suddenly became dark. There was no sky, no earth, no sun, and no wind.
