Gu Yangzi only felt a chill seeping into his mind along with the sword's edge. It was as if his soul and body would be completely torn apart by the sword's momentum in the next moment.
At this moment, he already had no time to circulate his mana, but he had a life-saving spell that was added to his body in advance. At this critical moment, it automatically activated.
This spell was called "Complex Branches and Shadows". This spell could turn him into countless shadows in an instant. Only one of them was his real body, and it was also the only real existence. Only by hitting it could he be killed in one fell swoop.
Zhang Yu felt this change, but he didn't stop the sword's momentum. Instead, he urged his mind, and the sword's light surged, suddenly becoming faster and fiercer.
The sword's light surged, but at this moment, those shadows were destroyed one by one. Almost in an instant, thousands of them were killed.
However, this was worthy of being Gu Yangzi's life-saving spell. These shadows could be said to be countless. His real body was hidden within, and in the end, he was not affected by this attack.
When Gu Yangzi saw the power of this sword, he praised and also rejoiced at the same time. Fortunately, this sword didn't reach the supreme power of "Absolute Annihilation". Otherwise, regardless of whether he had transformed into shadows or not, this sword slash would be able to destroy everything.
After avoiding this attack, he also escaped a calamity. His aura also returned, and he could once again circulate his mana. Most importantly, he could once again use the vitality of the Green Spirit.
At this moment, Chen Tingzhi's attack naturally followed. However, this time, it wasn't the impact of the Clear Sky Qi, but a change in the spell. Suddenly, a shadow covered the field. Within it, the outline of five fingers could be vaguely seen. At the edge of the palm, wisps of black smoke were scattered in all directions.
Different from the previous methods, after Gu Yangzi saw this spell, his expression changed slightly. It was obvious that he recognized something. At this juncture, he suddenly felt that the branch in his mind that represented Shangchen's fate was about to disappear. It was only a little bit away from completely disappearing.
He sighed slightly. He knew that he probably couldn't count on the Huanyang and Shenzhao sects to save him now. If he didn't do something now, it would be too late.
He decided to try and fight back.
He calculated the various methods he had left and formulated a strategy in his mind. Suddenly, he raised his head and the magic power in his body rose into the air like green smoke.
The entire Propping Sky Plains shook. Life force so dense that it was almost solid seeped out from the ground and the sky, forming branches that connected the heavens and the earth. They protected him within. Not only did they block the black palm shadow that enveloped him, but they also separated him from Chen Tingzhi and Zhang Yu.
These densely packed branches covered every corner of their field of vision, and even the formation behind them was affected. Of course, most of them were aimed at Zhang Yu and Chen Tingzhi, and it looked like they were going to surround them.
This was the method that Gu Yangzi had buried here. Other than him, only Tian Hong and Lingdu knew about it.
According to his original plan, he was going to wait until the Huanyang and Shenzhao sects came to help, and Tianxia had no choice but to divert part of his power to deal with them. Then, not only would he be able to catch Tianxia off guard, he could also use this to turn the situation around.
But now, it looked like he couldn't achieve this goal. If he didn't take it out now, there wouldn't be any more opportunities to use it.
And if this plan succeeded, then he could temporarily trap the two of them. As for himself, he could take this opportunity to accumulate more green spirit life force. He could also find a way to free Tian Hong and Lingdu, who were trapped by the ritual implement. If there was a chance, perhaps he could do more.
In the Empyrean Dao Palace, the enforcers of the court saw everything that was happening.
Wei Tingzhi said, "Shangchen still has such a hidden card. No wonder Guyang still refuses to admit defeat until now. He still has the idea of turning the tables."
Daoist Yu Su commented bluntly, "This person is already at his wit's end."
The head Daoist said, "Lin Tingzhi, you can act according to the previous arrangement."
Lin Tingzhi said with a serious expression. He picked up a talisman and threw it down. After a short while, rays of light shot out from the passage between the two worlds in the Heavenly Palace.
These rays of light arrived in Shangchen, and the flame-like brilliance on the outside faded away, revealing the true appearance of the inside. These were jade pillars surrounded by complicated Daoist talismans. As soon as these jade pillars arrived, they immediately turned into mist and merged into the world.
Everyone in the Xuan Palace could see that in the atmosphere, the shadows of huge pillars that supported the sky and the earth faintly appeared. As the Daoist talismans floated in the air, there was a powerful momentum that reverberated like a tide.
After a while, the dense branches seemed to be bound by some invisible force. The dried branches that were originally full of vitality quickly lost their luster and then became dry and rotten, as if the power that supported them was disappearing.
Not long after, all the branches seemed to have gone through the process of life and death in a short time. They all decayed and finally scattered into pieces of fine dust that fluttered between heaven and earth.
The court attendants looked at this scene quietly, as if they had already expected it.
Tianxia did not know beforehand that Gu Yangzi had set up the arrangements, but in order to destroy Shangchen, Xuanting had made many countermeasures and considered the possible moves that Shangchen could use.
Although it was impossible to calculate all the plans of Shangchen, there were only so many methods that Shangchen could use. As long as there was a corresponding strategy, there would always be one that could deal with the changes.
These jade pillars were built and refined by soaking in the Qi of the Clear Sky. They could suppress the Qi channels of the heavens for a short period of time and return them to their original state. This was originally intended to guard against the Great Huantian Formation that was set up in Shangchen. However, at this moment, it seemed that Shangchen was still relying on the Cymbidium Lucidum to set up the formation and did not do such a thing, so it was easily suppressed.
It was not that Shangchen did not do such a thing because the higher-ups were not wise, because setting up such a formation required a lot of precious materials and Primordial Spirit cultivators to put in a lot of effort, and it could only be completed after dozens or hundreds of years.
However, because of the system of sects, Shangchen's power and resources were inevitably in the hands of a few higher-ups, and they could not completely trust the Primordial Spirit cultivators. Therefore, although the power that Shangchen could use seemed to be very large, it could only be used in a limited number of places, which led to the current situation.
Gu Yangzi saw that his arrangements did not have much effect and were easily suppressed, and could not help but fall silent.
Although he had managed to accumulate some vitality during this short period of time, all of this could only delay the confrontation for a longer period of time. It could not be of much help to him.
At this moment, he looked at the Xuantian Dao Palace on the other side of the void hole, and seemed to have made a decision.
At this moment, two vast forces rushed towards him from the left and right. With a thought, green clouds rose from his Daoist robe, blocking the two forces.
However, with this collision, his whole body swayed like a reflection in water.
This was a sign that his own Dao was unstable. After all, to withstand the impact of two forces of the same level at the same time, even if he had accumulated a lot of Green Spirit vitality, it was still a little difficult.
The instability of his Dao also caused his aura to be disrupted for a moment, and a strong sense of danger rose in his body. He saw streaks of sword radiance coming from all directions, but just as they were about to touch him, countless flexible branches emerged from the atmosphere and climbed up, as if trying to hold back the sword radiance.
These sword radiances could not help but be slightly hindered, but at this moment, an attack suddenly landed on his mind. In his mind, a protective magic item flew out to meet it, but his mana was affected, and it could not help but loosen the binding of the sword radiance.
The sword light that had originally slowed down suddenly flashed like lightning and charged towards him. Bolts of lightning fell from the left and right of the sword light, but just as they were about to come into contact with him, his eyes flashed, and his Dao of Guarding had already recovered. It could be seen that the sword light and lightning that had flown into his body were gradually turning from corporeal to nothingness.
However, to withstand twelve Sword Radiance Slaying Sword Force in an instant, and dozens of Phase Annihilation Thunderblast, even with his Dao, his aura could not help but stagnate, and the circulation of his mana was also interrupted for a moment. At this moment, a figure came forward, and with a swing of his sleeve, a sword radiance slashed across his body!
Gu Yangzi raised his head, looked at the figure holding a sword in front of him, and could not help but sigh.
With his sigh, at this moment, it was as if heaven and earth had stopped. He stretched out his hand and took a spell. After a short while, endless light shot out from his body, and with him as the center, it instantly covered the entire Sky-Propping Heavenly Plain, and then spread to all corners of Shangchen!
This was a method of mutual destruction. It was a mystical combination of his own "Burning Essence" and supernatural power. He entrusted his Divine Qi and his body to the world, and his cultivation exploded with several times the power.
With his strength, if he could successfully release it with this method, not only would the whole of Shangchen and the surrounding space explode, but the surrounding cultivators, except for the cultivators who had plucked the best fruits of merit, would not be able to survive, the rest would not be able to protect themselves.
At the same time, in the Sky Suspending Palace, when the Daoist saw this scene, he stood up from his seat, stretched out his hand, and slowly pressed down. At this moment, a void crack split open above the sky of Shangchen, and this crack seemed to separate everyone from Shangchen.
Everyone felt as if there was an illusory boundary between themselves and the real world. They clearly saw the violent power pouring out, but in the end, it did not pass to them, and was only thrown into the infinite void.
After a moment of absent-mindedness, everything returned to its original state. When everyone looked again, everything in front of them was the same as before, as if nothing had happened.
Gu Yangzi stood alone in front of the Cymbidium Lucidum. He glanced at Zhang Yu and Chen Tingzhi in front of him, held a spell in his hand, and sat down cross-legged. After a moment, wisps of white smoke floated out from his body, and his body gradually dissipated until there was nothing left.
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