Cultivation: When you take things to the extreme

Chapter 578 - 352: Mindscape_2

"Where are you going?"

Xu Yang smiled, waved his horsetail whisk, and multi-colored rosy clouds of light appeared, glittering splendidly.

"This is...?"

"The Thirty-Six Heavenly Gang Techniques—Five Elements Great Escape!?"

"No good!!!"

The Southern Sea Dragon Queen’s pupils contracted, her beautiful face undergoing a sudden change, as she hastily mobilized the Array Power, attempting to intercept the multi-colored rosy light.

But, with the Heavenly Gang Divine Power and Five Elements Escape Method, which also conformed to the ethereal principles of the void, how could it possibly be intercepted?

Before the Great Void Grand Array could be adjusted, the rosy clouds of light had already torn through space, shrinking the earth to an inch, flashing and shifting, in a split second passing through the Eastern Palace and cutting off the surging demonic tide.

"Snap!"

Outside the Eastern Palace, the demonic tide fled in panic like a dragon, but it still couldn’t evade the silhouette of the Taoist Man. With a lash of the horsetail whisk like a whip, thunder roared, golden light crisscrossed, and the mystical converging Power of the Five Elements transformed into a net of thunder and lightning, falling squarely into the midst of the demonic tide.

"Bang!!!"

Thunder boomed and lightning splattered in all directions. The raging demonic currents exploded apart, leaving only a glittering golden net capturing a man in black.

It was Mo Yunzi!

Under the net of thunder and lightning, with the Five Elements’ restrictions imposed upon him, Mo Yunzi felt both shock and fury. While he struggled by channeling the demonic force, he called out in desperation, "Sister, save me!"

"Zhen Yuanzi!!!"

As soon as the call was made, a response came instantly. The Southern Sea Dragon Queen burst out of the Eastern Palace, wielding the power of the Great Void, amassing the capabilities of the azure sea, furiously rushing towards Xu Yang’s position: "My Southern Sea Dragon Palace will not tolerate such insolence!"

"Gurgle, gurgle!"

The Great Void Azure Sea Formation, a Seventh-Rank Superior Immortal Spirit, even without an attendant Formation Master, was not something an ordinary Mahayana could take lightly.

Although Xu Yang was not an ordinary Mahayana, he still felt some pressure within the opponent’s Array, so the wise course of action would have been to capture Mo Yunzi and then use the Five Elements Great Escape, relying on the power of the Heavenly Gang Divine Power to escape.

But he did not do so; instead, he swept his horsetail whisk fiercely, whipping Mo Yunzi to the ground, and then, activating Yin and Yang, displaying Qiankun, black and white fish chased each other’s tails, emerging to form a Tai Chi Pattern, which he propped up behind him to withstand the pressure of the Array.

Elsewhere...

In the Crystal Palace, music and dance resumed, the feast continued.

Above the main seat at the banquet, the Southern Sea Dragon Monarch downed several cups in succession, but still could not suppress the fury in his heart. He slammed the wine jug onto the table, his breath smelling of alcohol, his eyes reddened: "Zhen Yuanzi, your bullying is too much!"

"..."

Upon hearing this, the crowd first fell silent, then one by one they chimed in with agreement.

"The Dragon Monarch speaks the truth!"

"Taking the divine iron is one thing, but to search the Dragon Palace?"

"What kind of place is the Dragon Palace, that it should allow him to search?"

"And he does so brazenly, without any evidence. Who does he think he is, the Emperor of the Heavenly Court?"

"This man believes his Divine Power to be vast. Such domineering and tyrannical behavior will one day backfire on him."

"What great Divine Power? He was still cowering just earlier. It seems he also knows that the Dragon Palace is not to be trespassed lightly."

"It’s good that he knows better. Otherwise, today we would make him lose all face and never dare to arrogantly call himself a morally upright True Immortal..."

The crowd spoke one after another, setting the stage for the Dragon Monarch to play his part, helping him regain some face and dignity.

After all, they say he who takes the king’s coin becomes his man; as guests at the banquet, how could they not give face to their host?

Beyond that, some person’s actions were indeed so tyrannical and domineering that they won nobody’s heart.

Listening to the crowd’s comments, the Southern Sea Dragon Monarch’s anger abated somewhat, and raising his cup, he said: "He’s just a madman; how can he ruin my festive mood? My fellow Daoists, pay him no mind. Let’s have another drink..."

"Report!!!"

Before he could finish his sentence, he was interrupted; a shrimp soldier rushed into the palace, throwing himself on the floor, once again causing the atmosphere at the banquet to stiffen.

"What now?"

Just when his mood for drinks had been raised again, it was spoilt in such a manner. The Southern Sea Dragon Monarch flung up his cup in a rage and stood up, furiously asking the shrimp soldier, "Is it that Zhen Yuanzi?"

"Yes, yes, yes!"

Under the fierce dragon’s aura, the shrimp soldier trembled, his speech faltering: "That, that Zhen Yuanzi, I don’t know how he sneaked into the palace, but now he’s outside the Eastern Palace fighting with the Dragon Queen."

"What!?"

The Southern Sea Dragon Monarch’s pupils contracted sharply as he rose to his feet. Before he could act, he felt the palace shake, the surrounding waters churned unnaturally, and terror mixed with his fury.

"Zhen Yuanzi!!!"

The Southern Sea Dragon Monarch let out an enraged roar, transforming into a dragon shadow and rushing out of the hall, heading straight for the Eastern Palace.

He left behind a crowd exchanging looks, uncertain of what to do next.

"This..."

"The Southern Sea Dragon Palace is protected by the Great Void Azure Sea Formation, ranked as seventh-order superior Immortal Spirit. How could Zhen Yuanzi infiltrate it without making a sound?"

"He even entered the Eastern Palace and had a fierce fight with the Dragon Queen. Does he really want to be irreconcilable with the Southern Sea Dragon Palace?"

"Such audacity, isn’t he afraid of alarming the old dragons of the Southern Sea?"

"Infiltrating the Eastern Palace and disturbing the Dragon Queen, could it be..."

"Let’s go!!!"

A group of Mahayana exchanged glances, then rose to their feet and hastened towards the Eastern Palace.

...

Outside the Eastern Palace, the fight was in full swing.

The Great Void Azure Sea, a superior Immortal Spirit Formation, channeled its Array Power; a myriad of Origin Heavy Waters overlapped, intending to suppress the enemy.

The Great Void signifies the origin of Qi!

The Great Void Azure Sea Formation could refine the "Great Void Origin Heavy Water" within the azure sea. A single unit would weigh as much as a mountain. When the Formation was driven to its limit, it could command a million units of Great Void Qi, akin to the sea upending, focusing all its power on one point. Even a True Dragon undergoing tribulation could be suppressed.

The Dragon Queen of the Southern Sea, as a sixth-tier Formation Master, naturally struggled to drive the seventh-order Immortal Spirit Great Formation to its limit, but she could still mobilize the strength of ten thousand units to suppress the usual great ones.

Ten thousand units of Heavy Water, heavy as ten thousand mountains, their oppressive power is undeniable.

Within the Formation, Xu Yang harnessed the Five Elements within his body, merged with the void, deeply rotating black and white fish, with Yin and Yang Tai Chi swirling like a vortex, profound and mysterious, resisting the force of ten thousand units of Heavy Water, leaving the opponent without recourse.

"Zhen Yuan!"

As both parties were in a stalemate, a furious roar of a dragon echoed from afar.

The Dragon Monarch of the Southern Sea burst into the scene, only to find his beloved wife forcefully pushing the Formation, her immortal power greatly depleted, her complexion already a bit pale, and his brother-in-law struggling desperately under the heel of the evil path, surrounded by chaotic thunder and a dense network of electricity, with five divine beams like swords piercing his body, restraining him with the rationale of the Five Elements, undermining the foundation of the Mahayana.

"This is outrageous!"

The sight brought shock and anger to the Dragon Monarch of the Southern Sea, who immediately leapt into the fray and charged towards the Taoist Man.

"Husband!"

Seeing her husband come to their aid, the Dragon Queen was both alarmed and delighted. She disregarded the drain on her immortal power and once again rallied the might of the Formation.

As a Formation Master, how could she have a pale complexion within the Formation in just a moment’s time?

Simply because she had tried to save someone and quell the situation quickly, she forced the capacity of the Great Void Grand Array, resulting in excessive depletion of her immortal power.

Even so, she couldn’t overcome her opponent. The Yin Yang Five Elements Method was extremely stable, with no gaps to exploit. Even tens of thousands of units of Great Void Heavy Water could not break through it.

Luckily, this is the Dragon Palace, where she has strong reinforcements.

The Dragon Monarch of the Southern Sea entered the fray, not relying on any Divine Magic but instead tore his dragon robe apart to reveal golden scaled battle armor. With a hook of his fingers, his hands transformed into claws, lunging at the Taoist Man with lethal intent.

Battle Dragon Art!

The Southern Sea Dragon Palace, although a lineage of Immortal God Taoism, hadn’t inherited Immortal Law Divine Power, but instead painstakingly cultivated the ancient art of Battle Dragon from the Earth Immortals. Specializing in refining the physical body, they had extraordinary physique, teeth, and scales, comparable to Immortal Artifacts.

Relying on this, the Dragon Monarch of the Southern Sea stormed into the fray and charged towards the Taoist Man. One claw aimed at the throat and another at the waist; one sought to snap the neck bones, the other to gouge out the elixir from the belly.

However...

Xu Yang remained unfazed, whipping his horsetail whisk like a lash of thunder, striking it upon the dragon’s claw, causing a burst of sparks. The Thunderbolt Strength was even more fierce than the rage of the dragon, and in an instant, it forced the Dragon Monarch of the Southern Sea to retreat, leaving his upper and lower offensive maneuvers fruitless.

"Bang!!!"

The Dragon Monarch stamped his feet, his golden scales shining brilliantly, fiercely dispelling the Thunderbolt Strength, yet his right claw still showed signs of charring, pain, and numbness spreading through it.

With his pain fueling his ferocity, the Dragon Monarch once again advanced, his golden scales reflecting light, casting countless claw shadows enveloping the Taoist Man.

"Hmph!"

Xu Yang sneered, his expression unchanged, just sweeping his horsetail whisk like a whip or sword, twining thunder within it, shattering the myriad claw shadows. Then he stepped forward, and in the gap left by his broken stance, he launched a powerful kick.

"Bang!!!"

Wearing the Seven-Star Step Cloud Shoes, thunder and fire sparks flew as he delivered a massive kick, striking the chest and sending the Dragon Monarch of the Southern Sea, strong as he was, flying backwards, tumbling a hundred yards away.

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As the crowd arrived and saw this scene, they all stood rooted in shock.

What just happened?

Zhen Yuan kicked the Dragon Monarch of the Southern Sea flying?

Innumerable Heavenly Venerables, how could this be reasonable?