Chapter 70: Chaotic Golden Cauldron

  Li Zhenyi and Li Helun's hearts both skipped a beat. The three high-quality talismans condensed into the fire tiger, equivalent to at least a full-force strike from a mid-stage Qi-refining cultivator in the Nascent Soul stage, without any reservation. Such an attack would be somewhat difficult for even a late-stage Qi-refining cultivator in the Nascent Soul stage to withstand. Yet, Mu Hongxiong slapped his palm and sent the three fire tigers flying, with overwhelming power.

  However, neither of them spoke, Li He Lun directed his disciples to exert their full strength in urging the formation method. He transformed the power released by the formation method into urging that lower-grade Taoist talisman.

  Without this order, even brothers cannot protect their subordinates.

  Only Li Zhenyi was left. However, both of them could see that Mu Hongxiong's power was also closely related to the thirty-six Lianqi Masters behind him. The only one who could make a move was Mu Hongxiong.

  Nam Hong Xiong saw the thick fog being broken, with an indifferent expression, he pointed at Li Zhen and said: "There's actually a low-grade Dao Talisman, it's not worth anything, give it to me instead, I'll spare your brothers' lives."

  "Foolishness." How could Li Zhenyi possibly surrender? He is a true disciple, if he were to surrender to the enemy, even the Cloud Dream Sect's immortal would come out to kill him. Moreover, his master's kindness was as heavy as a mountain, let alone facing Mu Hongxiong, even the heavenly court's immortals couldn't make Li Zhenyi yield.

  A sect, if it doesn't have cohesion, would have disbanded long ago and can't be maintained from ancient times to today. In the past, there were a million sects in the world, but less than a hundred have been preserved until today, and the rest are just new small sects. This Yunmeng Sect also appeared as a major power in ancient times, dominating the world.

  Li Zhen saw that the law symbol was ineffective, so he simply raised a green light. This green light flickered and it was impossible to see what kind of weapon it was. It smashed down on Mu Hong Xiong's head.

  Mu Hongxiong didn't even look, and with one punch, he met the attack head-on. Li Zhen was overjoyed, and the cyan light transformed into a giant feather arrow, stabbing towards Mu's fist. This Hundred Transformations Divine Light of his had already merged with over thirty top-grade magical weapons; if it could merge with a hundred, it would advance to become a Dao artifact, its power increasing by a hundredfold.

  This Quenching Cloud Golden Arrow only has one attribute, which is sharpness. Mu Hong Xiong used his fists to block it, and Li Zhen immediately chose this weapon, determined to first disable Mu Hong Xiong's fists.

  A loud crack, and Mu Hongxiong's fist broke the upper-grade magic soldier's Azure Cloud Golden Essence Arrow, which transformed into a cyan light that soared into the sky.

  Li Zhen's heart ached to death, this refined golden arrow was broken, and it would take at least ten years to repair. But with the great enemy in front of him, he couldn't afford to check, the green light flashed, transformed into a giant axe, and chopped towards Mu Hong Xiong again.

  Mu Hong Xiong's hand had just gained a new weapon, but it was a giant club, as thick as a bowl mouth, three feet long. The giant club was surrounded by red clouds, and in Mu Hong Xiong's hand, it made a beautiful curve, heavily colliding with the giant axe.

  The giant axe flew again, and there was an additional wound on it.

  Li Zhenyi only then realized that he was no match for Mu Hongxiong. The punch just now was Mu Hongxiong seeing through the weakness of the Tempered Cloud Golden Arrow. This time, using the Mountain-Cleaving Axe to burst out with a loud noise was truly a display of actual strength.

  That giant club in Namu Hongxiong's hand is probably a Daoist soldier.

  Nam Hong Xiong let out a loud roar, tossing the giant club in his hand into the air. The red bear illusion behind him solidified instantly, its claws grasping the club and slamming it down towards the Cloud Dream Sect disciples.

  This stick can't be avoided, Li Zhen only managed to release dozens of talismans, transforming into a thunderclap that exploded in front.

  The power of these five talismans is ordinary, but the release speed is the fastest, and it's also easy to refine. With one throw, dozens of them were released, Mu Hong Xiong's stick hit off target, heavily striking the river surface.

  The river water suddenly evaporated, forming a huge deep pit. Mu Hong Xiong's long stick swept horizontally and still hit the seventy-two green lights formed by that arrow.

  It's not that Li Helun didn't want to escape, but the thing he released was a Taoist banner, which was slow to control and could only be unfolded with the power of over a hundred disciples. He was a mid-term cultivator in the Huan Shen stage, and it was impossible for one person to control the banner alone.

  The giant club silently smashed onto the cyan light that was falling from the Taoist sword, and the cyan light shook violently. Several outer sect disciples spat out blood and fell to the ground.

  Nam Hong Xiong burst out laughing, took a step forward, and the giant red bear illusion held a long staff, followed by a strike, the staff head hit the green light again, and more than ten outer door disciples fell to the ground.

  This Mu Hong Xiong is only a Qi Refining cultivator in the later stages of the Nascent Soul, yet he burst forth with power at the early stages of Return to Void. Adding on the Dao artifact in his hand and the formation of thirty-six Qi Refining cultivators behind him, Li Zhenyi and Li Helun were forced into a desperate situation.

  The two of them started to think that if they escaped, Mu Hong Xiong would not be able to catch up with them. However, at that time, the battle had not yet begun, and escaping would be absolutely shameful, leaving an indelible mark in their hearts.

  But now they can't escape even if they want to. The space of the lower-grade Taoist talisman protects them, but also restricts their movements.

  "How, still unwilling to surrender?" Mu Hong Xiong took three steps forward, the river water beneath his feet boiling up, and a thick fog recondensed. A large stick stirred up the sound of wind and thunder, from top to bottom, heavily smashing down.

  At this time, Li Zhenyi could only urge his magical powers to maintain the Taoist talisman. If he didn't take action, relying on Li Helun and others, the talisman would be broken through, and everyone would die together.

  Nam Hong Xiong saw that Li Zhenyi was no longer attacking, but instead was using all his strength to maintain the talisman, with a look of crazy joy on his face. He flipped his hand and threw out a huge golden dipper, which had thousands of auspicious airs and dazzling rays of light. As soon as the golden dipper appeared, the illusory shadow behind Nam Hong Xiong instantly dissipated, and the array formation composed of thirty-six Qi-refining masters began to waver.

  The golden canopy came down and enveloped all of Yun Meng Zong's disciples.

  Mu Hong Xiong wiped the sweat, thinking it was a close call. If these Yun Meng Zong disciples had launched a fierce attack without regard for their own lives, he might have been defeated. Moreover, he hadn't expected that the true disciples of Yun Meng Zong would have the Dao Talisman, and if not for his own Tian Gang Lian Yao Array, which transformed into the Hong Huang Shen Xiong, providing boundless power, it would have taken him at least one or two hours to break through that turtle shell.

  Mu Hong Xiong quickly withdrew the Golden Cauldron and turned to leave. He couldn't stay here for long, as he had just captured over a hundred disciples of the Yun Meng Sect with one breath. He needed to hurry up and meet with the Demon God, otherwise, if others from the Yun Meng Sect discovered him, his Heaven Defying Array would be temporarily unusable, and he might not be a match for them.

  He had just dived into the blue waves when a flash of light flew across the sky, and someone shouted from within the flash: "Release my junior fellow!"

  This man wasn't just talking, and at the same time he released a sword energy that entered Chu Jiang's body. Mu Hong Xiong didn't even have time to react before being hit by this sword energy on his arm.

  He let out a cry of alarm, his arm bone fractured, this sword energy was ferocious, he was born with divine power, his bones were like steel, but the strange door technique on his body couldn't withstand this sudden attack of sword energy.

  In the golden cauldron, the cyan light formed by the Taoist talisman was rapidly worn away. Li Zhenyi and Li Helun didn't care about anything else, took out the elixir purchased by their master from Purple Eyebrow True Man, and swallowed dozens of them in one breath, barely recovering their vitality to maintain the talisman. However, both of them also knew that this golden cauldron was likely a powerful Taoist instrument, and the low-grade talisman would not last long before collapsing. When that happened, everyone's magical powers would be exhausted, and they would all become ordinary people, with a lifetime of cultivation going down the drain.

  As for life and death, it all depends on the master of Jin Dou's thoughts.

  Those inner disciples are fine, knowing that betraying the sect is not allowed. However, among the outer disciples, there is some unrest. The Yunmeng Sect has expanded rapidly in recent years and recruited many people with ulterior motives. These people could have been used as thugs to make a living for the Yunmeng Sect, but it's basically impossible for them to enter the inner sect now. At this point, someone shouted loudly, wanting to surrender.

  Li He-lun's face turned cold, and with a wave of his hand, he released a sword light that beheaded several outer sect disciples who were about to surrender. The remaining outer sect disciples felt anger, fear, and delight, but no one dared to shout again.

  Everyone took out their elixirs to make up for the rapidly depleting spiritual energy in their bodies.

  Mu Hong Xiong spat out a mouthful of red smoke onto his arm, reconnecting the broken part. He picked up the giant club with one hand and rushed out of the water surface. He flew underwater to hide his tracks, but he was no monster, and fighting underwater was not as refreshing as on the water surface.

  A beam of light descended from the sky, revealing a tall and majestic middle-aged man, who was none other than Lou Hongyu of the Cloud Dream Sect.

  Mu Hong Xiong saw Lou Hong Yu, his expression unchanged, pointing at Lou Hong Yu with a long stick: "You're a Jindan cultivator, ambushing me, a Huashen stage cultivator, how despicable!"

  Mu Hong Xiong's appearance was rough and majestic, his words were righteous and stern, not a hint of the fact that he had just ambushed Yun Meng Zong's disciple.

  "So I'll kill you to shut you up and prevent your bad reputation from spreading."

  Mu Hong Xiong swung his long staff down, and it flew up into the air. The sword light flashed under the water's surface, striking Mu's staff and sending it flying upwards. By the time Lou Hong Yu finished speaking, he had already hidden his long sword underwater and launched another sneak attack.

  Lou Hongyu had seen too many grand scenes in his life, how could a few words from Mu Hongxiong shake his mind.

  Mu Hong Xiong knew something was off, this Lou Hong Yu was ruthless and decisive, with a strong will and quick actions, not even bothering to exchange words with him. He had just used the Chaotic Golden Cauldron, but lacked the power to activate the Heavenly Refining Demon Array, his realm being far inferior to Lou Hong Yu's.

  Mu Hong Xiong thought of this, and loudly said: "Lao Lou, your children have already encountered the Three-Armed Devil at this time, their lives are in danger, yet you're still entangling me here!"

  Lou Hongyu's face didn't change color, that sword light chopped down again, cutting off Mu Hongxiong's head with blood dripping.

  Mu Hong Xiong only then knew the ferocity of Yun Meng Zong's golden elixir cultivator, who even when his children were in danger, remained unflappable. With a fierce determination, the red smoke spewing from his mouth coalesced into a dan pill in his hand. On that dan pill, blood energy surged to the heavens, embodying his lifelong dao power.

  Lou Hongyu's hands moved swiftly, three jade talismans descended from the air, transforming into black lightning. Mu Hongxiong was blasted to pieces, flying out, and the red dan pill instantly dispersed, turning into a cloud of mist.

  Mu Hong Xiong's hands and feet were broken, rolling on the surface of the river, because the speed was too fast, they could not sink into the water.

  Lou Hongyu's body flashed, and he caught up with Mu Hongxiong. His large hand pinched Mu Hongxiong's neck, and with a squeeze, this late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator couldn't hold on for even a minute in Lou Hongyu's hands before his head was twisted off.

  A red light escaped into the Chu River from among Mu Hong Xiong's severed heads. Lou Hong Yu searched with his divine sense, and had just found that golden ladle when he was suddenly unaware of it, and Mu Hong Xiong's dark soul had escaped.