Chapter 1325: Life Lotus

Chapter 1325: Shengming Zhi Lian

Speed war and quick decision!

Under the shocked gazes of the Long Wu family, the five million cultivators from outside the mountains had already overwhelmed the army of the Kulou Wang Dian.

Kill!

Long Wu gripped his Long Sword and charged out of the Xian Shan, followed by Xiao Feng and Fu Ling, as well as many powerful reincarnated individuals. As for those with weaker cultivation, it was best not to go out and seek trouble.

Kill!

The ancestor of the Long Wu family led the family's experts into the battle. Since the war had begun, it would not end until one side was destroyed.

Kill!

The allies of the Long Wu family, who had been watching from the sidelines, now rushed in from all directions. They could see clearly that the Tianling Family and the Kulou Wang Dian were at war. With the Tianling Family leading the charge, what was there to fear?

The battle was brutal. Under absolute suppression, the forces of the Kulou Wang Dian were turned into ash in droves.

In war, lives were as worthless as grass. Even saints and Zhunsheng were constantly engulfed by the tidal waves of people, extinguished into dust, and struck down without any chance to fight back.

A war without suspense would have an ending without suspense.

The Kulou Wang Dian army besieging the Long Wu family numbered only a few hundred thousand, while the Tianling army attacking the Kulou Wang Dian forces totaled nearly seven million. The battle ended in just three minutes.

The experts of the Kulou Wang Dian in this area were completely wiped out, not a single one surviving, all reduced to historical dust.

These individuals died with resentment, having thought they could break the barrier and capture some female cultivators from the Long Wu family for their pleasure. Little did they know they would end up being encircled and annihilated.

Walk!

With a loud shout from the Tianling Shengzhu, the nearly seven million cultivators took to the skies, heading straight for the Kulou Star.

News of this reached the Kulou Wang Dian, throwing the entire hall into panic.

Bastard!

The Kulou Laozu erupted in fury, soaring out of the Xian Shan with a hideously twisted face. Since the Tianling Family was leading the assault, he would head to the Tianling Family and slaughter them en masse to vent his rage.

However, no sooner had he flown out of the Xian Shan than he suddenly halted, his eyes narrowing as he stared at one side of the void. He sensed a powerful aura slowly approaching, one on the same level as his own.

"Kulou Daoyou, where are you rushing off to in such a hurry?"

A faint, emotionless voice echoed. The Tianling Laozu appeared, coming from afar, his form alternating between illusion and reality.

"It's you."

Upon seeing the Tianling Laozu, the Kulou Laozu's face twisted into that of a fiend from the Jiu You.

"Our grievances, and the enmity between the Kulou Wang Dian and the Tianling Family, shall be settled together." The Tianling Laozu spoke calmly, his aura intertwined with killing intent. "This battle, I have awaited for a thousand years. Today, I shall use your skull to honor the spirits of my Tianling Family's fallen. Blood debts shall be repaid in blood."

"Arrogant!"

The Kulou Laozu roared in anger, ascending to the heavens and thrusting out a palm that unleashed a sea of Kulou blood.

The Tianling Laozu said nothing, responding with his most powerful attack. With one hand, he manifested a divine ability, summoning a river of stars infused with hundreds of secret techniques and swirling Dao principles, its force as immense as towering mountains.

The river of stars collided with the sea of Kulou blood, devouring each other and shaking the heavens, causing the void to tremble. As fellow Zhunsheng Wang cultivators, their clash was evenly matched.

Only then did the Kulou Laozu narrow his blood-red eyes, seemingly realizing that the Tianling Laozu's peak strength had returned.

He was puzzled. The Tianling Laozu had been injured for centuries, never fully recovering, and was a Zhunsheng Wang on the brink of the end of his lifespan. Yet now, his vital energy was abundant, his life force vigorous—it was clear his wounds had healed, and his combat power even surpassed his former peak.

What happened? The Kulou Laozu gritted his teeth.

In recent years, he had refrained from launching a full invasion of the Tianling Family precisely because he feared this Zhunsheng Wang, knowing his lifespan was nearing its end and dreading a desperate counterattack. He had been waiting for the Tianling Laozu to perish before destroying the family. But now, he had waited for this outcome instead.

The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. He should have struck earlier, not giving him a chance to recover.

The Tianling Laozu attacked again, unleashing peak divine abilities in a relentless killing technique.

The Kulou Laozu looked ferocious, manifesting an ancient Kulou Shenwen on his forehead as he charged at the Tianling Laozu.

Boom! Bang!

The battle erupted in full, a Zhunsheng Wang-level confrontation on an unprecedented scale.

The surrounding heavens shattered, unable to withstand their pressure or the fluctuations of their fight.

It was evident that, as fellow Zhunsheng Wang, the Kulou Laozu's combat power was slightly inferior to the Tianling Laozu's. Though his divine abilities were formidable, carrying the might to cleave the skies and destroy the earth, they could not harm the Tianling Laozu.

The two fought fiercely, while in the Kulou Xian Shan, the experts of the Kulou Wang Dian watched with pale faces.

However, neither the Kulou Laozu nor the Kulou Wang Dian experts noticed someone had infiltrated the Kulou Xian Shan, moving with an ethereal and elusive technique, breaking through the mountain's protective barrier and traveling through space.

That person was, of course, Ye Chen. Before coming, he and the Tianling Laozu had planned it out, with clear roles: the Kulou Laozu would be handled by the Tianling Laozu, while Ye Chen was responsible for sneaking into the Xian Shan, disrupting the Kulou Wang Dian's protective barrier formations, and paving the way for the Tianling army to arrive and annihilate them.

Ye Chen's concealment methods were highly sophisticated, enhanced by Zhou Tian evolution, making him undetectable except by a Zhunsheng Wang.

The issue was that the Kulou Wang Dian's only Zhunsheng Wang was occupied fighting the Tianling Laozu outside the mountain, giving Ye Chen the perfect opportunity to slip in unnoticed.

Returning to the Kulou Wang Dian, Ye Chen was quite familiar with the layout.

He stopped in a void space, activated his Xian Eyes, and scanned the surroundings. He quickly located the formations of the Kulou Wang Dian's protective barrier, along with numerous attack formations and void killing arrays. Their sheer number even made his scalp tingle.

Once he memorized all the formation points, he moved forward, heading straight for the depths of the Kulou Wang Dian.

On his previous visit, he had noticed bursts of radiant light and surging essence deep within, indicating the presence of a great treasure. Since he had time, he might as well seize it.

Hm?

As he walked through the space, he paused and turned toward a nearby Xian Shan.

That Xian Shan was towering and majestic, piercing the clouds, but chillingly, it was piled entirely from skulls, standing eight thousand zhang high. Just looking at it sent shivers down the spine.

How many people had been killed to create this? At least nearly ten million. Even Ye Chen was horrified.

Suddenly, Ye Chen extended his hand, gently touching the Kulou mountain. Among those unjustly killed, there might be reincarnated people from Da Chu, whom he had yet to bring back to their homeland.

Blood debts repaid in blood. With that cold thought, Ye Chen continued onward, stepping deeper into the Xian Shan.

Before long, a lake radiating Xian light appeared before him.

However, Ye Chen could tell the treasure wasn't the lake itself, but the azure lotus at its center. It was only as tall as a baby, with light rain sprinkling from it. Every branch and leaf shimmered with dazzling luster, crystal clear and intertwined with splendid visions, incredibly profound.

It's the Shengming Zhi Lian!

Ye Chen's eyes gleamed as he recognized the azure lotus. It was a divine herb that replenished life force, most useful for those nearing the end of their lifespan, capable of extending life by five hundred years upon refinement.

To his surprise, the treasure of the Kulou Wang Dian was the Shengming Zhi Lian, an priceless artifact.

While it could extend life for those with limited lifespan, it was also useful to him. Throughout his journeys, he had used Tian Zhao multiple times, a forbidden technique that required sacrificing lifespan to activate, and it had cost him a great deal. This Shengming Lian would be perfect for replenishing it.

Shifting his gaze from the spirit lotus, Ye Chen scanned the area around the lake.

The Kulou Laozu clearly valued the Shengming Zhi Lian highly, having set up numerous array patterns and restrictions around the lake.

Additionally, four experts from the Kulou Wang Dian guarded the four cardinal directions, each a Zhunsheng. Even with the battle raging outside, none of them had left the lake.

Ye Chen smiled faintly and slipped through the space, silently approaching the Zhunsheng stationed in the east.

When he was just three zhang away, he summoned the Chi Xiao Sword, its sword qi ringing out sharply.

"Who?"

That Zhunsheng was highly vigilant, sensing the killing intent.

But before he could react, Ye Chen's sword pierced straight through his brow. Blood splattered as the Zhunsheng was instantly slain, his Yuan Shen obliterated.

"Who?"

The remaining three Zhunsheng changed color abruptly, leaping to their feet and striking out with palms toward the area.

The space there collapsed immediately, but their attacks failed to force Ye Chen out, as he had already used Suo Di Cheng Cun to escape in that instant.

Pfft!

As fresh blood sprayed, the head of the Zhunsheng in the south was severed by Ye Chen, killing him on the spot.

Now, the remaining two Zhunsheng were terrified, their faces deathly pale. In just a second, two Zhunsheng had been slain, and they hadn't even caught a glimpse of their attacker.

"Seek aid!"

In a moment of crisis, one Zhunsheng sacrificed a beam of Xian light to call for reinforcements from the Kulou Wang Dian.

Unfortunately, his wish was in vain; reality was cruel. His Xian light had barely emerged before Ye Chen's sword ended him, extinguishing both his Yuan Shen and true form in an instant.

"Laozu, save me!"

The last Zhunsheng cried out desperately, but his voice was cut short as he was destroyed, his soul scattered.

After slaying the four Zhunsheng, Ye Chen punched through the lake's restrictions.

His punch created a huge commotion, alerting the experts of the Kulou Wang Dian, who swarmed in from all sides.

Ye Chen ignored them completely, summoning the Hun Dun Shen Ding with its mouth facing down, absorbing the entire lake—including the Shengming Zhi Lian—into it. All that remained was a massive pit.

"Who is it?"

The experts of the Kulou Wang Dian arrived, roaring from every direction. Seeing the four guardians of the Shengming Zhi Lian slain and the lake stripped bare, they instantly understood someone had infiltrated during the fight between the Kulou Laozu and the Tianling Laozu.

However, the area was completely empty, with no sign of the intruder. Who could have done this?

"Seal this heaven and earth!"

A Sheng from the Kulou Wang Dian reacted quickly, his command echoing through the skies. He was certain the infiltrator was still hiding somewhere in this space and ordered the seal to trap him.