In the sky, flames and darkness clashed back and forth, erupting with destructive power.
Sand and rocks were blown away as the shockwaves spread.
The battle between the demonic phoenix and the black dragon was becoming more and more intense.
Just the shockwaves of their power alone were enough to kill a normal living being.
There were no longer any living demonic ghosts in sight at the frontlines.
The black dragon was getting stronger and stronger, but it was also getting heavier and heavier.
The demonic phoenix was gradually becoming less and less willing to fight the black dragon head-on, instead, it was using its agility and speed to look for gaps in the black dragon's defense.
At some point, the demonic phoenix found a chance and pecked at the dragon manifested from the black fog.
Dong — — -
The dull sound traveled far between heaven and earth.
The demonic phoenix pecked a 7-colored shield.
Svalinn's Shield!
Although it couldn't summon Abyssal monsters here, it didn't lose its other defensive abilities.
And thanks to its unique ability to protect the soul, Gu Qing Shan didn't completely lose his consciousness.
Even though he managed to block the demonic phoenix's attack, the immense impact still caused Gu Qing Shan to fall into a daze.
Gu Qing Shan returned to his human form and descended from the sky.
The demonic phoenix regained its senses.
— — -this is a once in a lifetime chance!
As it was about to unleash its movement technique to attack, it sensed a terrifying killing intent.
The demonic phoenix paused and cautiously looked at Gu Qing Shan — — as well as the human girl who suddenly appeared next to Gu Qing Shan.
Xie Dao Ling.
Xie Dao Ling had finally arrived.
She put her hand on Gu Qing Shan's shoulder to help him stabilize his body.
"Such immense power … is this the power of the dragon race?"
She put her hand on Gu Qing Shan's back, reached out with her other hand, and quickly formed a hand seal.
Secret Art, [Nine Stars Sea Cleansing]!
"Ah …"
Xie Dao Ling scowled.
She immediately sensed the pain that Gu Qing Shan was suffering.
This was a Secret Art used to help others cleanse their power, so when it was used, it would naturally take a portion of the unabsorbed power from the other party.
Fortunately, her cultivation was higher than Gu Qing Shan's, so her ability to absorb power was naturally higher as well.
Gu Qing Shan who was in a daze slowly regained his senses.
The pain in his body quickly faded, returning to a level that a normal person could endure.
"Master? Why are you here? "he asked hurriedly.
"I sensed that you were fighting so I performed a Divination, so I came to take a look" Xie Dao Ling simply explained.
"What divination did Shifu give me?" Gu Qing Shan asked.
"The proud dragon has its regrets. Wealth cannot last long, and poverty is a calamity. Now that I'm here, it's indeed so. I didn't expect my disciple to fight so hard now."
Xie Dao Ling glanced at the frontline filled with broken bones and calmly replied: "You've already fought to this point, as your Shifu, I naturally can't slack off any longer"
"Cultivators, you all think too highly of yourselves."
A voice suddenly came from the distant sky.
Master and disciple looked over at the same time.
It was the demonic phoenix that had spoken.
"You beat the little one, and now the big one is here? You humans are truly sly and despicable 」 he stared straight at Xie Dao Ling and slowly provoked her.
Xie Dao Ling ignored it and asked Gu Qing Shan: "How many dragons did you kill?"
"Two."
"No wonder" Xie Dao Ling's expression was solemn as she solemnly told him: "This duo dragon power is extremely rare, the upper limit of its power has already surpassed mine, so it could be considered a great opportunity. But after you absorb it, you must not be arrogant and impatient — — - you should know that there are countless mysteries within the infinite worlds, as well as countless unique abilities. Being strong doesn't necessarily mean you will win, so you must still be careful when you travel outside"
"Your disciple understands, but if the upper limit of your disciple's power surpasses that of Master, wouldn't that mean I've already surpassed the realm of {Mahesvara King}? Why am I still facing my Tribulation here?" Gu Qing Shan asked doubtfully.
Xie Dao Ling shook her head and replied: "The Heaven's Tribulation only increases the upper limit of a cultivator's spirit energy, which is completely different from the power of the dragon race. Furthermore, once the Heaven's Tribulation passes, the {Mahesvara King} realm's 48 Dependent Thaumaturgies as well as {Mahesvara King}'s Thaumaturgies would naturally manifest. These are all cultivation-type powers that have nothing to do with the power of the dragon race that you wield"
Gu Qing Shan was enlightened, "I see, disciple understands now."
Suddenly, a glaring cloud of fire lit up the sky.
"Bastard!"
The demonic phoenix glared at the two of them and screeched: 「 You're talking like this, are you treating this venerable one as if I don't exist? 」
Xie Dao Ling glanced at it, then continued to tell Gu Qing Shan: "The power of the dragon race that you've refined is too tyrannical, so I've now refined these two types of dragon power into a pure and gentle source of power, this way, absorbing them wouldn't cause too much of a burden on your body and mind"
Gu Qing Shan checked his body.
The rate of absorption didn't change, but it had turned from a raging torrent to a silent river.
The pain lessened even further.
He felt like he had regained his consciousness.
"How miraculous, there's actually such a technique" Gu Qing Shan praised.
Xie Dao Ling continued: "I only thought of this Secret Art after seeing your current state, if you want to learn it, I can teach you"
Gu Qing Shan answered without hesitation: "Alright, I really need this Secret Art, I might need it in the future"
The power of Magic Dragon's bloodline can absorb the power of various living beings, if I can grasp this Secret Art to refine and purify my power, I won't have to worry about being harmed by certain types of power.
Xie Dao Ling then sent her voice through inner sight and told Gu Qing Shan about this Secret Art.
Gu Qing Shan silently listened, then asked a few more questions and slowly grasped this Secret Art.
On the other side, the demonic phoenix couldn't hold itself back anymore.
It flapped its wings, wanting to rush forward and kill these two arrogant human cultivators!
However — —
As soon as it spread its wings, it immediately retracted them.
Because another female cultivator had appeared from the void of space.
It was still Xie Dao Ling!
From the void of space, more and more female cultivators appeared, all of whom looked exactly the same as that human female cultivator.
In an instant, the entire void of space was filled with that female cultivator.
— — Thaumaturgy, [Myriad Clones]!
The demonic phoenix retracted its ferocious aura and carefully observed Xie Dao Ling, re-evaluating her: 「 So you have such a Thaumaturgy, it seems you aren't a normal cultivator, worthy of my serious treatment 」
Xie Dao Ling glanced at it and continued: "Qing Shan, I saw a mural in the Ancient City of Immortals and recalled something I've never seen before"
Gu Qing Shan commented: "That's strange, Shifu had clearly never come into contact with such things, why would you be like this? Could it be a memory from your past life? "
Xie Dao Ling muses: "I don't know either, but I can sense something — — - if we can reach the summit of Mount Sumeru this time, we'll definitely discover something"
She continued: "Last time at the 900 million World Layers alliance, after you left, one of your friends, a woman called Yun Ji, helped me seal my presence out of goodwill, allowing me to return to my child form"
"I noticed that in this state, it was very easy for me to realize certain things of the past, so I slowly pondered the origin of this technique and grasped it"
Gu Qing Shan praised: "Shifu, I remember that Yun Ji wasn't a cultivator, yet you were able to learn her technique, how impressive"
Xie Dao Ling smiled as her eyebrows slowly smoothed out.
As the power of the Dragon race continued to cleanse her body, the pain she was enduring was also becoming weaker.
She then asked: "Qing Shan, from your expression, I can tell that you're a bit anxious, why is that?"
Gu Qing Shan replied: "This disciple made a few friends in the 900 million World Layers, we agreed to have a group fight at noon. They're all here now, I'm the only one who hasn't arrived yet"
"Noon? I still want you to face your Tribulation first, after all, the {Mahesvara Thaumaturgy} is very useful, even if you fight, it'll probably be useful "
While saying that, Xie Dao Ling glanced at the sky.
At this point, the cold night was about to end, the sun was about to rise, the world was bathed in a faint light.
Dawn was about to arrive.
Xie Dao Ling quickly calculated in her mind and said: "Qing Shan, once I turn into a little girl, it's very easy for me to fall into my memories and enlightenment without any distractions, causing me to lose sight of my surroundings — — - but since I have to find the secret of this Divine Mountain of Sumeru, I've been very cautious ever since I faced my Tribulation"
"And now, Qing Shan, after you've absorbed the power of the two dragons, although your cultivation hasn't broken through yet, your non-cultivator power has already surpassed mine. You'll be my protector, we master and disciple will quickly face this Tribulation"
Gu Qing Shan asked: "Shifu, how long do I need to fully absorb the power of this dragon race?"
"About a quarter of an hour" Xie Dao Ling replied.
Gu Qing Shan felt assured.
Shifu will need someone to protect her as she searches for information on this Mount Sumeru.
After 15 minutes, I'll have the power of the two dragons, protecting her won't be an issue.
He then said: "Shifu, leave the matter of protection to me, the only problem is that this Mount Sumeru is very vast, if we want to face the Tribulation as soon as possible, we'll need to travel at full speed"
Hearing that, Xie Dao Ling pondered: "I originally had a flying mount called the peacock, unfortunately, I didn't bring it with me for this Tribulation"
Gu Qing Shan also sighed and said: "During the spirit beast riot last time, I cut off my flying mount, and my ship is still parked in the space vortex"
The master and disciple both showed regretful expressions.
Wait a minute — —
The two of them seemed to have recalled something and turned to look at the demonic phoenix.
Gu Qing Shan spoke up: "Shifu, I heard that phoenixes are a bit faster than peacocks"
Xie Dao Ling nodded and muttered: "Indeed, legend has it that phoenixes are the steadiest, unfortunately, ever since I started cultivating, I've never ridden a phoenix before"
"This disciple also hasn't"
The demonic phoenix looked at all the female human cultivators in the sky and was hesitating, then suddenly sensed two gazes.
It looked at the pair of master and disciple, only to see that they were staring at it with a strange expression on their faces.
The demonic phoenix felt an inexplicable chill in its heart, instinctively sensing something amiss.
It shouted with a stern voice: 「 You — — what are you trying to do? 」
Gu Qing Shan ignored it and told Xie Dao Ling: "Shifu, take a look, this phoenix hasn't shed its demonic presence, it might not be easy to tame"
Xie Dao Ling thought for a bit and said: "If it sees us as enemies, it won't be easy to bribe it … how about this, I'll beat it up first, if that doesn't work, I'll beat it up a few more times"
Gu Qing Shan wiped the sweat off her forehead and quickly followed Xie Dao Ling's train of thought.
"There's no hurry, Shifu, I remember that demonic birds are most afraid of a cultivator's Lightning Tribulation, using Lightning might be a bit more effective"
"Ah … that's true …"
Xie Dao Ling understood.
A few moments later.
She took out a whip.
"Then, demonic phoenix, are you willing to become my mount?" Xie Dao Ling asked.
Mount?
You want me to be your mount?
The demonic phoenix was furious, preparing a string of curses in its mind, about to unleash them all at once.
But then, Xie Dao Ling suddenly flicked the whip in her hand.
Sparks of lightning coiled around the whip, moving around without stopping.
Mahesvara Dependent Thaumaturgy: [Dreamjolt]!
Following that, the millions of Xie Dao Ling's in the sky all pulled out their whips.
Blazing lightning snakes coiled around each of the long whips.
Countless Xie Dao Ling's swung their whips at the same time.
Sha — — — —
Boom!!!
A series of deafening thunderclaps rang out!
Heaven and earth were illuminated by the lightning, like the sun and moon in the sky, or like a cultivator facing their Lightning Tribulation.
The demonic phoenix froze.
Xie Dao Ling looked at the demonic phoenix and casually said: "Think carefully before you speak"
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