Yang Chengji guarded the main entrance, Nie Wushang stood silently on the side, and Jing Xingzhi and Qin Xi were a little further inside.
The four of them stood in the most suitable positions, unsheathed their swords, and took out their magic weapons, ready to fight.
With such a formation, even great cultivators in the late Nascent Soul stage couldn't easily enter.
Mo Tiange, Ling Yunhe, and Xiaofan surrounded the Black Tortoise Pearl, guarding Little Feng and the puppet not far away, and Stone hiding far away with Feifei on its back. Feifei was only at the seventh rank, and Stone hadn't transformed, so they'd better not get involved in this situation.
"Master." The water breath of the Black Tortoise Pearl attracted Xiaofan. It looked at the Black Tortoise Pearl, drooling. "Can this be eaten?"
Mo Tiange raised her eyebrows. "Do you want to eat it?"
"En." Xiaofan drooled. "It looks delicious."
Mo Tiange smiled. Xiaofan was a Sea Dragon, but different from the Azure Dragon of the wood attribute, it was a spirit beast of the water attribute, so the breath of the Black Tortoise was very attractive to it.
"Fellow Daoist Ling, let's do it quickly," Mo Tiange said.
Ling Yunhe took a step back. "Fellow Daoist Mo, please go first."
Mo Tiange didn't know whether he did this because he was grateful or for other reasons, but she didn't like to refuse, so she nodded and said, "Then I won't be polite."
Then, she operated the Art of Origin and grabbed the Black Tortoise Pearl.
The Black Tortoise Pearl was successfully caught in Mo Tiange's hand and suddenly shone.
Mo Tiange only felt a little dizzy. In an instant, she felt that countless things flowed through her mind, as if she had experienced time since ancient times, and she was drowned by the overwhelming water spiritual aura … After a long time, she suddenly woke up and looked down. The breath of the Black Tortoise wrapped around her whole arm. At this moment, it stopped, and the Black Tortoise Pearl flew out of her hand uncontrollably, still floating in the air.
Mo Tiange felt it was a pity. She had never practiced a water attribute cultivation technique and only had the Art of the Origin, so she couldn't make it recognize her as its master and could only borrow the breath of the Black Tortoise.
"It's coming!"
At the other end of the stone path, a figure appeared. Yang Chengji shouted in a low voice and pointed at the space between his eyebrows. The Heavenly Devil Tower started to spin above his head, and the devil aura in the surroundings all rushed towards the Heavenly Devil Tower. Even Nie Wushang was somewhat unable to control her own devil aura.
Only after seeing this did they understand why Yang Chengji was able to easily defeat that mid-stage Demonic Cultivator. The Heavenly Demon Tower could control the surrounding Demonic Qi, and any Demonic Cultivator would be affected.
The person who came was Demon Lord Yue Ying. Accompanying him was Old Donkey Ma, the loose cultivator from Yunzhong.
Demon Lord Moon Shadow was at the front, and Old Donkey Ma was riding his donkey upside down, following closely behind. His old face was still smiling like a chrysanthemum flower. Accompanied by the "ding ling ling" sounds, he slowly walked over.
When the bell rang in their ears, everyone's mind was in a mess. They hurriedly guarded their minds.
The Moon Shadow Demon Lord had just neared when he heard Yang Chengji shout. The Heavenly Demon Tower suddenly attacked the Moon Shadow Demon Lord.
After that, Jing Xingzhi, thousands of sword lights, like a broken silver bottle, suddenly pierced out.
Demon Lord Moon Shadow didn't slow down at all. He clenched his hands, and the Demonic Qi spread. The refined corpse rushed forward.
"There's no time." Mo Tiange turned her head and said, "Fellow Daoist Ling, if you don't mind, my spiritual beast will try with you. What do you think?"
Ling Yunhe nodded. "Okay."
Just now, when Mo Tiange easily grabbed the Black Tortoise Pearl, his heart skipped a beat. He thought he missed the fated chance again, and he secretly regretted it. It wasn't until the Black Tortoise Pearl automatically broke free that he heaved a sigh of relief.
He secretly smiled bitterly. At first, he thought Mo Tiange didn't cultivate a water element technique, and he cultivated the Ice Palace's sect-guarding technique, the Ice and Fire Technique, so his chances of getting the Black Tortoise Pearl to recognize him as its master were much higher. That was why he generously gave the opportunity to Mo Tiange. After this, he felt it was better not to pretend to be generous in the future.
"Xiaofan!"
Mo Tiange patted Xiaofan's head. "If you want to eat it, then eat it. However, you have to compete with Fellow Daoist Ling to see who the Black Tortoise Pearl recognizes as its master."
"Oh." Xiaofan nodded obediently and happily rushed towards the Black Tortoise Pearl.
Mo Tiange said, "Fellow Daoist Ling, please."
Ling Yunhe didn't stand on ceremony. He waved his sleeve, and countless moonlight fragments on it turned into clear light. Then, half of his body was covered in flames, and the other half was wrapped in mysterious ice. He reached out to the Black Tortoise Pearl.
This was Mo Tiange's first time seeing the Ice and Fire Technique in full display. Thinking back to the Vermilion Bird Sacrificial Temple, it was completely different from today. Presumably, Ling Yunhe's Ice and Fire Technique hadn't reached the advanced level at that time.
If the Sea of Returning Ruins appeared today, Ling Yunhe would have formed his Nascent Soul, and it would be hard to say who the Vermilion Bird Bow would belong to.
Thinking of this, Mo Tiange felt a bit lucky. Fortunately, they caught up in time and got a spiritual-communicating magic weapon for free.
The Black Tortoise Pearl stopped between Xiaofan and Ling Yunhe. The mysterious ice formed by the Ice and Fire Technique was clear and pure, and the water element spiritual aura on Xiaofan's body was incomparably abundant. Under the influence of these two, the Black Tortoise Pearl suddenly burst into brilliance.
Xiaofan and Ling Yunhe were fighting for the Black Tortoise Pearl at the entrance.
Yang Chengji and Jing Xingzhi joined hands. The Heavenly Devil Tower suppressed Yue Ying Devil Master, the Ghost Face Banner repelled the refined corpses, and thousands of sword lights pressed down like snow. Yue Ying Devil Master couldn't move an inch forward for a while.
After being repelled, Yue Ying Devil Master's eyes flashed. He said, "Fellow Daoist Ma, the divine beast's object is about to be taken away by them. Are you still going to stand by and watch?"
Old Donkey Ma, who was behind him, didn't answer. He just chuckled and patted the donkey he was riding. The donkey soared into the sky and leaped towards them, ignoring the sword lights as if they were nothing.
This donkey only looked like a donkey, but it was actually a rare spiritual beast. Its four snow-white hooves drew marvelous trajectories in the air, and the surrounding space fluctuated strangely …
Jing Xingzhi felt his eyes were blurred. The sword lights were clearly still there, but the donkey carrying Old Donkey Ma passed through his sword lights and leaped over the stone door.
Qin Xi frowned. The sword formation he had prepared a long time ago came crashing down.
Old Donkey Ma separated from his donkey. The donkey rolled and turned into a black-clothed boy.
The black-clothed boy ignored Qin Xi and threw a string of bells at Nie Wushang.
"We haven't seen each other for many years. Fellow Daoist Qin's cultivation has improved again!"
Old Donkey Ma said with a smile, "The new generation really surpasses the old. I didn't expect the younger generation to be so outstanding. Old guys like us will soon have nowhere to go!"
Although he said that, Old Donkey Ma's movements weren't slow. He gently waved his whip, and countless wind blades appeared out of thin air, easily blocking Qin Xi's sword formation.
Late Nascent Soul cultivators were indeed extraordinary!
A thought flashed through Qin Xi's mind. With a wave of his sleeve, the Vermilion Bird's flames gushed out continuously and once again formed a sword formation.
"We haven't seen each other for many years. Senior, you're still as elegant as ever. How could we juniors dare to compare with you?"
Qin Xi asked himself honestly. He believed he had the strength to compete with late Nascent Soul cultivators, but if it was a life-and-death battle, he would be slightly inferior.
The higher one's cultivation level was, the harder it was to kill an enemy with a higher cultivation level. Early Nascent Soul cultivators might be fake, but late Nascent Soul cultivators were all genuine top cultivators in the human realm. Whether it was their means or temperament, they were all first-class.
Facing Qin Xi's sword formation, Old Donkey Ma didn't seem to be in a difficult position. He swung his whip again, and flowers made of countless wind blades suddenly appeared in the air, slowly blooming.
This flower appeared without a sound and was formless, but it was beautiful beyond compare. Every petal was formed by wind blades, and they spun rapidly, bringing with them a faintly discernible chill. Anything that approached would be silently shredded into pieces. It was truly a top-notch method to deal with a sinister person.
The wind flowers collided with the sea of swords. The red sword lights emitted several "puff, puff, puff" sounds, like candlelight being gently blown out.
Qin Xi's pupils shrank, and another sword light swam out from his sleeve.
This sword light was inconspicuous and no different from other sword lights. In fact, this sword light contained an extremely thick Vermilion Bird's breath — it was the main body of the Three Yang Real Fire Sword.
Old Donkey Ma's wind flowers bloomed more and more. In just a flash, they covered half of the square, even affecting Nie Wushang.
"Xiaofeng, go help them."
Seeing that, Mo Tiange waved her Heaven and Earth Fan, and golden lightning shot out, weaving into a dense net of lightning, firmly protecting Xiaofan and Lingyunhe. At the same time, she controlled the puppet to move forward and slashed at Old Donkey Ma.
Fusheng Sword was originally of the thunder attribute, and Mo Tiange attached the golden lightning tribulation to it, greatly increasing its power. Although it wasn't as good as the Heavenly Demon Tower, it was still a rare top-grade flying sword.
Although it had the cultivation level of the Nascent Soul realm, it couldn't compare to a real Nascent Soul cultivator. However, because of Fusheng Sword, it wasn't inferior to an ordinary Nascent Soul cultivator at all.
With one slash, Fusheng Sword slashed out a thunderbolt. Even Old Donkey Ma didn't dare to take it head-on and retreated.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Qin Xi attacked with the sword formation, smashing most of the wind flowers. Taking advantage of his victory, he secretly hid the main body of the Three Yang Real Fire Sword.
On the other side, Yang Chengji and Jing Xingzhi were fighting evenly with Demon Lord Yue Ying.
Originally, Demon Lord Yue Ying's strength wasn't limited to this, but he was restrained by Yang Chengji's Heavenly Demon Tower, so he couldn't display his full strength. Jing Xingzhi was a sword cultivator, so he actually suppressed Demon Lord Yue Ying to the point that he couldn't use his divine power.
While their fight was in full swing, Mo Tiange keenly sensed that someone else had entered the sacrificial temple.
She turned around and saw that Xiaofan and Ling Yunhe were still engrossed in subduing the Pearl of Black Tortoise.
As if it was stimulated by their breaths, the Pearl of Black Tortoise shone brightly, but it still floated steadily in the air, unable to be subdued by them.
Mo Tiange's heart sank. It's been so long, but the Pearl of Black Tortoise still hasn't been subdued. Could it be that the two of us aren't strong enough to make it recognize us as its master?
After taking a closer look, she was somewhat stunned.
This Pearl of Black Tortoise indeed hadn't been subdued by them, but it wasn't like her — she couldn't sense it. Instead, it was moving left and right.
The glowing blue ball of light spun rapidly. Sometimes it moved towards Ling Yunhe, and sometimes it moved towards Xiaofan, as if it was being pulled here and there by them.
"… Could it be that both of them can subdue the Pearl of Black Tortoise?" As soon as this thought emerged, Mo Tiange became nervous.
If they couldn't subdue it, it would be fine. But if they could subdue it, it would be too much of a pity if they couldn't.
As time slowly passed, the Pearl of Black Tortoise slowly floated towards Ling Yunhe. This time, Xiaofan couldn't pull it back.
Mo Tiange sighed and put away her regret.
Never mind, at least it's Ling Yunhe's and not someone else's. But it's a pity for Xiaofan. If he could swallow the Pearl of Black Tortoise, maybe he could advance in one go and break through the Transformation Realm.
Just as she was thinking about this, Xiaofan might have become anxious. It opened its big mouth and bit it.
Of course, it couldn't really bite the Pearl of Black Tortoise. That wouldn't be competing, but robbing. Xiaofan was only releasing its water spiritual aura.
Its action was effective. The Pearl of Black Tortoise suddenly stopped and was pulled into an oval shape. Then, under the three people's astonished gazes, it slowly separated into two and flew into Xiaofan's mouth and Ling Yunhe's hand respectively.
Mo Tiange was stunned for a moment. She muttered to herself, "This also works?"