Chapter 96

Geng Kun used the Great and Small Heavens Prohibition to grind the Five Elements and attack the Taiyi Five Smoke Net for about three quarters of an hour. The thin layer of smoke always stood firm, and the broken jade hook, which he had sealed in the bottom of the sea inside a pearl clam, broke through the shell and chased him from the bottom of the water. Master Xiaoyue's magical power was extremely high, although he could not really cut off Geng Kun's head from a hundred miles away, he made Geng Kun so busy that a slight negligence would result in serious injury.

Seeing Yue Qing standing inside the Taiyi Five Smoke Net, collecting his feathers and distributing them to the younger generation, and pointing and laughing at him, Geng Kun could not suppress his anger. His evil thoughts grew, and he took out the Heavenly Gang Pearl he had stolen from Tianqian Mountain's Xiaonan, and threw it with a wave of his hand.

It seemed like a full moon appeared on the sea surface, a dark green light as big as a bowl, which quickly changed color as it fell, turning from green to red, and from red to white. By the time it reached the Taiyi Five Smoke Net, it had become a blazing midday sun the size of a millstone!

This treasure was refined by Tianqian Mountain's Xiaonan using the Heavenly Gang Qi from millions of years ago with a unique secret method. Just two pearls could shatter the Taiyi Five Smoke Net, and each pearl could release a Heavenly Gang Qi covering a hundred miles, which could transform and grind each other, generating an endless cycle. Inside the forbidden circle, whether it be immortals, mortals, demons, ghosts, mountains, or rivers, everything would be reduced to powder!

Yue Qing had long calculated Geng Kun's background and was confident. The two polar rings on his wrists each transformed into a beam of light, passing through the Taiyi Five Smoke Net and flying into the air. These treasures were recorded in the secondary volume of the Mixed Yuan Scripture and were made using the techniques of immortals from the pre-Qin era. The North and South Polar Rings respectively condensed the innate Yin and Yang magnetic true qi, forming two light rings in the air. Inside, they emitted colorful magnetic light, one above and one below, clamping the Heavenly Gang Pearl in the middle. The innate Taiyin magnetic true qi in the North Polar Ring was the nemesis of the Heavenly Gang Qi. As soon as it was emitted, the Heavenly Gang Pearl stopped growing and fell into the North Polar Ring. The innate Taiyang magnetic true qi emitted by the South Polar Ring generated a repelling force, harmonizing with the North Polar Ring, and forcibly compressed the Heavenly Gang Pearl, making it rapidly shrink until it was reduced to a pearl the size of a longan.

Geng Kun originally planned to use the Heavenly Gang Pearl to shatter Laoshan. Since he could not break the Taiyi Five Smoke Net, he used this treasure in a fit of anger, thinking that with this pearl, he could definitely scatter the layer of colorful smoke and crush the people and reefs below into powder. However, he was shocked to find that the pearl was taken away by someone. Without hesitation, he divided the remaining seventeen Heavenly Gang Pearls into two parts, eight aimed at the reefs below, and nine aimed at Laoshan a hundred miles away. This pearl was the main treasure of Tianqian Mountain's Xiaonan, closely related to its owner. He had stolen it using the Great and Small Heavens Magic while Xiaonan was invited to Emei Mountain. Once used, Xiaonan would immediately sense it, so he could not stop and decided to use all eighteen Heavenly Gang Pearls. Then, he flapped his wings and flew into the sky to observe from above.

Yue Qing still used the two polar rings to collect the pearls. He spat out a mouthful of true qi, making the rings ten times larger, and the emitted magnetic true qi became even thicker. Since Geng Kun was not the original owner of the Heavenly Gang Pearl, the pearl was captured by the true qi before it could be activated, sucked into the rings, and finally, the two rings merged and returned to Yue Qing's hand. Inside the rings, nine pea-sized pearls floated in the air, rolling around and making a faint tinkling sound.

The nine pearls flying towards Laoshan were halfway when a bolt of lightning suddenly came from the south, chasing them at the speed of a shooting star. A tall Daoist child was surrounded by a green cloud, holding a bag and emitting green and white qi. With a wave, he collected all the Heavenly Gang Pearls. Seeing only nine pearls, he hesitated for a moment, glanced in the direction of the reefs, and then turned and disappeared in an instant.

Yue Qing, seeing this on the reef, sighed slightly. This was because Tianqian Mountain's Xiaonan was a highly skilled immortal, on the same level as the famous Three Immortals, Two Elders, One Son, and Seven True Ones. He knew that the Daoist child was named Shi Zhen Tong, the eldest disciple of Tianqian Mountain's Xiaonan. If he had come down to ask for the other nine Heavenly Gang Pearls, Yue Qing could have made him owe him a great favor, and they could have become friends in the future. Now that Shi Zhen Tong ignored the nine pearls he had collected, it was clear that Xiaonan had instructed him. The Tianqian Mountain lineage was destined to stand with the Emei Sect.

Yue Qing was disappointed. He put away the Taiyi Five Smoke Net. Since he had obtained the Heavenly Gang Pearls, there was no need to continue defending. He knew Geng Kun was powerful, with wings that could move as fast as lightning, faster than many cultivators' flying swords and escape techniques. Since he had made this enemy, it was better to eliminate the threat now rather than wait for revenge later. With a wave of his hand, he released the Aurora Sword, which he had painstakingly refined for years in the Taiyi Heavenly Furnace along with the Taiyi Yin-Yang Sword.

His Aurora Sword, along with the two polar rings and the Red Sun Ring, was a set of treasures recorded in the secondary volume of the Mixed Yuan Scripture. Once released, it transformed into twelve seven-colored light pillars that pierced the sky, illuminating the universe, intersecting and shooting upwards to the ninth heaven!

Geng Kun was startled by the sword's momentum, knowing he could not resist. He quickly flapped his wings and flew south like lightning. He still had his ultimate treasure, but today he had met a formidable opponent, and his goal was difficult to achieve. However, if he left now, he would be unwilling. Therefore, he struggled to fly out of the two aurora beams, covering a hundred miles in a blink, reaching the top of Laoshan. He flapped his wings, and the eighteen long feathers on his back transformed into sword lights, enveloped in a rain of needles formed by millions of feathers, and shot down. At the same time, he pressed his hands down, using the Great and Small Heavens Prohibition.

At that moment, all the immortals were standing at the mountain gate. Previously, Geng Kun had hidden in the sea, and no one dared to go down easily. Only Master Xiaoyue had sent the broken jade hook into the water, while the others set up formations on the shore to suppress the rising water. They were all harboring a deep anger. Now that Geng Kun appeared, Elder Yuan was the first to jump out, extending his ten long fingers and shooting out five green and five white beams of light. These were the Taiyi Heavenly Gang Sword Sha, which he had refined over hundreds of years from Western True Gold, shooting upwards against the torrent of dense feathers and needles Geng Kun had shot down.

Following Elder Yuan, the current Laoshan Sect leader Wu Li also acted. He had been provoked by Geng Kun multiple times and was extremely angry. This time, Geng Kun had come to disrupt his inauguration, and all the attacks were from his friends and guests. He had not moved a finger, which was embarrassing. Wu Li was also a very competitive and irritable person, so as soon as he saw Geng Kun, he released the Three Yang One Qi Sword. Three golden sword qi, carrying a milky white mist of pure yang sword sha, formed a pin shape and aimed directly at Geng Kun.

As soon as Geng Kun's Great and Small Heavens Prohibition fell, the entire Laoshan felt the pressure of the Heavenly Gang Qi. All the grass, trees, soil, and rocks changed, and even the blood, qi, and flesh of the immortals were stirred, causing friction and explosions. Liu Buxu unfolded the True Spirit Position Map to protect Laoshan, and the prohibition was held back by the invisible light, unable to descend. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief and praised the power of the Maoshan treasure. Only Master Xun Lan Yin, who had planned to show favor at this moment, was preempted by Liu Buxu and had to put her prepared treasure back into her sleeve.

In the sky, Geng Kun could not withstand the combined attacks of Wu Li and Elder Yuan. Fortunately, Master Xiaoyue, seeing his master act, withdrew the broken jade hook, and Yue Qing used his magic to bring the younger generation on the reef back to the mountain, not releasing the Aurora Sword again. This allowed Geng Kun to continue resisting. Since many of his feathers had been destroyed by Wu Li and Elder Yuan, he was even more enraged. He quickly gathered his true qi and spat out three silver lights, each as big as a bowl, which intertwined and shot out in a chain.

Wu Li and Elder Yuan were about to attack when twelve ten-foot-long colorful immortal swords flew up from below, blocking their flying swords and the sword sha they had emitted. Yue Qing appeared out of nowhere: "These are his pearls, let them fall!" He then spat out three mouthfuls of mixed yuan true qi, blowing the silver lights down like lightning. Once they landed in the darkness halfway down the mountain, they disappeared without a trace.

Geng Kun, sensing that his treasures had lost contact with him, was terrified. Before the three could regroup and attack him, he immediately flapped his wings and disappeared into the dark, stormy night. By the time Wu Li turned his flying sword to kill him, he had already fled thousands of miles away!

"This feathered beast! He escaped so quickly!" Wu Li said angrily.

Yue Qing laughed: "Brother Wu, calm down. He has lost his treasures tonight, and most of his disciples have been lost. If he tries to cause trouble again in the future, he won't be able to make much of a splash."

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