Jiang Taishen slowly withdrew his gaze as his eyes lowered slightly. “Chu Qing, since you insist on standing in our way, don’t blame me if this place becomes the grave of all your Cangxuan Sect Chosen.”
These words caused a chill to arise in the hearts of the many Chosen present. Jiang Taishen's killing intent towards the Cangxuan Sect had clearly reached its peak.
Chu Qing’s eyes narrowed slightly as iciness flowed out onto his usually frivolous looking face.
Chu Qing slowly said, “I do want to find out whether you are that capable.”
Jiang Taishen nodded before his hawk-like gaze turned towards another direction. “Is there anyone else who wishes to exchange pointers with my Sacred Palace?”
No one answered this time. Since the Cangxuan Sect had already declared their position, the others were free to watch which of these two titans would have the last laugh. After all, the other groups could always decide their next course of action after these two giants clashed.
Jiang Taishen did not say anything else. His figure descended as he wore an indifferent expression, and he began to make his preparations.
Meanwhile, the other four overlord sects also made their decisions. Since it appeared that only the final three jade discs were likely to contain eight-color Divine Establishing Treasures, they were naturally going to compete.
The Hundred Flowers Fairy Palace and the Heavenly Ghost Sect selected the second-to-last jade disc, both sides more than happy to clash again due to the many grudges between them.
The Sword Seeker Sect and the North Sea Dragon Subduing Hall usually took a more neutral stance, but for the sake of the third jade disc that potentially held eight-color Divine Establishing Treasures, they would compete to see who was better.
Since the six overlord sects had temporarily decided on the final three jade discs, the other four became the focus of the numerous factions.
The atmosphere turned explosive for a time as killing intent quietly filled the air.
An incense stick of time later.
The Sacred Palace team was the first to rise into the air, Jiang Taishen leading the way as they shot towards the last jade disc.
Chu Qing took in a deep breath, his lazy aura abruptly changing as battle intent surged from his eyes for the first time. “Follow me Cangxuan Sect Chosen! Let’s show the Sacred Palace what we’re made of!”
Swoosh!
He led the way as his figure soared into the air.
Behind him, Kong Sheng and Li Qingchan immediately followed.
Zhou Yuan and Yaoyao exchanged a look before they also followed.
Behind them, Gu Hongyi and the numerous Cangxuan Sect disciples loudly shouted, “We’ll wait here for the Chosen to return victorious!”
They knew that the most intense, fierce and dangerous fight in the Mythic Utopia was finally about to begin.
Chapter 643 Tactics
The team of Cangxuan Sect Chosen rose into the air with Chu Qing at their helm. Under the countless watching gazes, the group flew straight towards the majestic ancient mountain.
Their goal was the final, tallest peak.
The mysterious jade disc dazzled brilliantly at the top of the peak, drawing countless greedy gazes.
As they approached, Chu Qing, Zhou Yuan and the others felt a boundless Genesis Qi fill the area around them. Under such conditions, a special force seemed to envelope their flying figures, causing them to gradually descend.
“It seems that we can’t fly in this jade disc mountain.”
Chu Qing’s eyes rippled as he waved his hand. His figure rapidly descended, landing near the midpoint of the seventh peak. The group touched down atop a tree as a sea of giant towering trees greeted them.
Chu Qing stood at the very front, a rarely seen solemn expression on his usually carefree face. He did not continue to lead them forward, but instead cast his gaze towards the front.
On the road towards the peak, figure after figure with extraordinary auras were either seated or standing as they completely sealed off the path.
The three figures at the very front were Jiang Taishen, Zhan Taiqing and Jin Chanzi.
Countless gazes converged on this spot from outside the mountain. Everyone knew that this would be the most exciting face-off that even the other four overlord sects would not be able to match.
Jiang Taishen and the rest were already fully intent on claiming the final jade disc for the Sacred Palace, but the Cangxuan Sect Chosen led by Chu Qing would never agree. Hence, a battle was inevitable regardless of which side wanted to obtain the king jade disc.
With no more outsiders present to interfere, this was the best battlefield they could hope for.
Jiang Taishen’s white hair fluttered in the wind as he coldly said, “Chu Qing, it’s still not too late for regrets. I will permit you guys to withdraw and vie for the other jade discs.”
Chu Qing chuckled and replied, “Jiang Taishen, isn’t it a little too indecisive of you to say such words now? This is not the Jiang Taishen I know.”
Genesis Qi flowed between Jiang Taishen’s slender fingers, his eyelids lowering slightly as he said, “I merely do not want to waste time. But never mind, since you guys are so insistent on rushing to your deaths, it will do no good for me to try and stop you. After all, this place is indeed a pretty good grave.”
He slowly lifted his hand and gave a small wave.
“Give them their present.”
At his voice, sinister smiles were immediately revealed on the faces of the numerous Sacred Palace Chosen. With a grabbing motion, ancient mottled scrolls appeared in their hands.
Rip!
They tore the scrolls, causing wild Genesis Qi to explode from within as thunder rumbled across the area.
Countless strings of light shot out from the scrolls and interweaved in the air, forming what appeared to be a glowing ancient painting. It soon covered the sky.
A heart-palpitating undulation pulsed from it, changing the sky’s color.
Uproar!
The countless gazing watchers immediately detected the commotion, and an uproar erupted.
“What is that?! What frightening Genesis Qi undulations!”
“Is it some kind of Genesis artifact?!”
“One should not offend the Sacred Palace after all...to think they were hiding something like this!”
“......”
On the Hundred Flowers Fairy Palace side, Zuoqiu Qingyu and Luluo exchanged a look, seeing the worry in each other’s eyes. They had evidently felt the power of this glowing picture.
On the seventh peak, Chu Qing raised his head, his pupils shrinking a little as he gazed at the ancient glowing picture. He slowly said, “This is…the Life Executioner Painting?!”
Kong Sheng’s and Li Qingchan’s expressions shifted at his words.
“Life Executioner Painting? How can it be!”
Rumor speaks of a Saint-level Genesis artifact within the Sacred Palace known as the Life Executioner Painting. Its immeasurable power was said to be capable of causing mass destruction, and it was even said that the Sacred Palace sect master had used it to fight patriarch Cang Xuan in the past.
An ultimate treasure like this would usually be kept in the sect as a final trump card. How could it possibly appear in the hands of a few Chosen? Moreover, it was impossible for practitioners at their power level to activate it.
“You have a pretty keen eye. This is indeed the Life Executioner Painting, though it is merely an imitation crafted by sect master, and it can only be used once.” Jiang Taishen softly chuckled.
Despite this, the hearts of Li Qingchan and the others sank. The Life Executioner Painting was a true-blue Saint-grade Genesis artifact, and even the imitation product in the hands of Jiang Taishen and the rest was not to be underestimated.
“However, I believe it should not be too difficult to exterminate all of you.” He raised his hand. “Do it.”
Rumble!
A thunderous noise abruptly exploded from the ancient glowing
painting in the sky. Genesis Qi rapidly moved towards it, and then the ancient glowing painting absorbed it.
Chch!
Moments later, the glowing painting slowly tore open, seemingly forming a sinister giant mouth as countless head-sized balls of light poured out.
These light balls were basically super compressed Genesis Qi, and each one gave off an extremely dangerous aura.
Rumble!
In the next instant, countless Genesis Qi light balls began to rain down, their dazzling radiance blotting out even the sky itself. Each light ball was not inferior to a Chosen’s full-powered attack, and even someone like Chu Qing would be hard-pressed to defend.
Outside the mountain, countless gazes watched this scene in horror. They had evidently not expected the Sacred Palace to bring out such a deadly trump card so quickly...
Even if the Cangxuan Sect Chosen managed to survive, they would surely sustain heavy casualties.
It was indeed unwise to recklessly challenge the Sacred Palace.
Below, the expressions of Li Qingchan, Kong Sheng and the others changed drastically; they had likely sensed the terror of the bombardment.
Just as they were about to act, however, Chu Qing’s figure suddenly rose into the air. He gazed at the falling balls of destruction as he said, “Jiang Taishen, you underestimate the Cangxuan Sect’s foundations far too much if you believe this will be able to finish off all our Chosen.”
His hands clapped together before slowly pulling apart. Rays of Genesis Qi converged between his palms as a tiny exquisite azure umbrella appeared.
Ancient runes had been carved into its surface, and the umbrella immediately began to breathe in Genesis Qi the moment it appeared.
Swish!
The tiny azure umbrella shot forth as it rapidly expanded to a size of a thousand feet and hovered above the numerous Cangxuan Sect Chosen.
Boom boom!
Countless destructive light orbs fell, bombarding the azure umbrella. Bouncing away the destructive orbs, the umbrella’s surface immediately began to ripple.
Innumerable orbs collided in the sky, and berserk undulations devastated the surroundings.
Li Qingchan and the rest stared at the giant azure umbrella in shock. They involuntarily cried out, “Is that…the sect master’s Heavenly Luo Umbrella?”
Their sect master had a treasure known as the Heavenly Luo Umbrella. Although it was not a Saint-grade Genesis artifact, it was at the upper heaven grade tier, and it was also a rarely seen treasure. They never imagined that it would appear in Chu Qing’s hands.
Sect master Qing Yang must have secretly entrusted it to Chu Qing in order to counter the Sacred Palace when the right moment came.
Atop a giant tree, Jiang Taishen frowned a little as he gazed at the giant azure umbrella. Chu Qing had come prepared after all, and it looked like the Life Executioner Painting was not going to wipe them out so easily.
“Hehe, how interesting. Sect master Qing Yang handed the Heavenly Luo Umbrella to Chu Qing in order to guard against the Sacred Palace.” Jin Chanzi chuckled.
Zhan Taiqing’s red lips cracked open slightly as she said, “With the protection of the Heavenly Luo Umbrella, our Life Executioner Painting will likely be unable to exterminate them.”
Jiang Taishen laughed and said, “It doesn't matter. I wasn’t counting on finishing them off so easily in the first place. The ultimate goal of the Life Executioner Painting is not to kill but to trap them here.”
His hands suddenly formed a seal.
Swish!
The giant glowing painting in the sky suddenly shuddered and spouted out a torrential fog. The fog emitted piercing noises that disrupted one’s Spirit, making it impossible to orientate oneself.
“This fog can disrupt the Spirit. Anyone who’s inside will be trapped as if they were in an inescapable prison.”
Jiang Taishen tidied his sleeves as he cast an indifferent glance at the trapped Cangxuan Sect Chosen. “The remaining Sacred Palace Chosen will continue to operate the Life Exterminating Painting to subdue them.”
His gaze shifted towards Zhan Taiqing and Jin Chanzi.
“The three of us shall make use of this opportunity to ascend to the peak and retrieve the jade disc before returning to play with them.”
As his voice echoed, the tip of his foot pushed off the ground, and his figure dashed forward.
Zhan Taiqing and Jin Chanzi nodded. As they looked at the fog, mocking smiles rose from the corners of their mouths. The Cangxuan Sect Chosen were truly delusional to think that they would be able to vie with the Sacred Palace.
The duo wondered how ugly the expressions of Chu Qing and the others would be when they returned with the jade disc.
With such thoughts in mind, the duo laughed before they also dashed forth, followed Jiang Taishen, and swiftly travelled towards the peak.
Chapter 644 Time has passed
Layers of fog gushed over from all directions, emitting an ear-piercing whistle as they blotted out the sun and sky. The fog directly trapped the Chosen of the Cangxuan Sect.
Trapped inside, all the Chosen found that everything was chaotic and that it was difficult to distinguish directions.
There were also terrifying balls of light constantly whizzing around in the boundless fog, each filled with killing intent.
Chu Qing wrinkled his brows slightly, then quickly performed a hand seal with both hands. The Heavenly Luo Umbrella fiercely vibrated to withstand the Genesis Qi light balls.
“Jiang Taishen, Zhan Taiqing and Jin Chanzi are heading straight for the top of the mountain,” Yaoyao said all of a sudden.
Li Qingchan's, Kong Sheng's and the others’ expressions changed when they heard Yaoyao. If they were to let Jiang Taishen take the jade disc before them, it would become incredibly difficult to take it back from the Sacred Palace's hands. Even if they forced things too far and were able to take it back, in desperation Jiang Taishen would destroy the jade disc rather than let them have it. This would restrict their actions.
“Let's try to get out of the Spirit Confusion Fog first!” Li Qingchan, Kong Sheng and other Chosen darted forward the next moment, directly charging into the thick fog.
But very soon, they returned with troubled looks on their faces.
“The fog can confuse the Spirit. Once one steps in, one will lose their sense of direction, and it will be hard to continue to move forward,” Li Qingchan explained.
“To break out, one must either possess incredibly strong Genesis Qi to withstand this fog or have Spirit power strong enough to resist the interference of the Spirit Confusion Fog.” Kong Sheng frowned. He and Li Qingchan could attempt to break through, but that would consume a huge amount of their energy. This meant that even if they managed to break out, how could they fight against Jiang Taishen and the others?
Chu Qing slowly said, “I can break out of the Spirit Confusion Fog, but I will need at least two people to assist me. Jiang Taishen, Zhan Taiqing, and Jin Chanzi are not easy to deal with. The only thing I can do is stall Jiang Taishen.”
The rest of the Chosen kept silent. It went without saying that only Chu Qing could go against Jiang Taishen, but Zhan Taiqing and Jin Chanzi weren’t weak either. Even Kong Sheng and Li Qingchan might not have any advantage against them.
Moreover, Li Qingchan and Kong Sheng both said that although their Genesis Qi was considered strong, their Spirit was somewhat weak. They would most likely exhaust themselves trying to break out of the Spirit Confusion Fog.
In that state they would most likely be no match for Zhan Taiqing and Jin Chanzi.
From this it could be said that their situation was extremely disadvantaged.
The atmosphere turned gloomy all of a sudden.
“Zhou Yuan and I are able to break through the Spirit Confusion Fog,” a clear voice broke the silence. Everybody shifted their gazes over to Yaoyao.
Li Qingchan’s beautiful eyes lit up. They had almost forgotten about Yaoyao, whose Spirit was incredibly
strong. The Spirit Confusion Fog could stop them, but it had no effect on Yaoyao.
More importantly, Yaoyao was extremely strong, which meant that if she could break out of the fog, she wouldn’t fear Zhan Taiqing of the Sacred Palace.
But...although Yaoyao was able to break out, Zhou Yuan was still a bit of a problem.
“Zhou Yuan—can he fight against Jin Chanzi?” Kong Sheng spoke out suddenly, expressing his doubt.
Although Zhou Yuan had previously killed two Sacred Palace Chosen and had an impressive battle record, Jin Chanzi was not an ordinary Chosen. He was ranked fifth on the Chosen List of the Shenzhou Continent.
Even Kong Sheng did not have much confidence in defeating him.
The other Chosen were also a little hesitant. The people who went out would have to face the three strongest people of the Sacred Palace. If Zhou Yuan wasn’t strong enough, it would instead put him in great danger.
He had previously killed two Chosen of the Sacred Palace, so if the opponent had the chance, they wouldn’t show him any mercy.
Chu Qing pondered for a moment, then turned to Zhou Yuan and said, “Junior brother Zhou Yuan, what do you think? You don't have to force yourself. If it’s not possible, we can take a step back and give up the king jade disc.”
Zhou Yuan calmly answered, “I would like to go.”
Within the king jade disc was the third Saint Rune, something he could never give up. Moreover, although Jin Chanzi was admittedly powerful, Zhou Yuan was not the same guy who had once suffered his sneak attack.
He also wanted payback for what had happened before.
Chu Qing took a deep look at Zhou Yuan. “Well, since junior brother Zhou Yuan has such courage, then us three will break out of the Spirit Confusion Fog and intercept Jiang Taishen.”
He then turned to Li Qingchan and Kong Sheng, saying, “I will leave the Heavenly Yuan Umbrella to your control. This treasure requires a great amount of Genesis Qi to activate, so you two can join forces to operate it.”
“When the three of us have broken through and are facing off against Jiang Taishen and the other two, you have to do your best to stall the other Sacred Palace Chosen so as to not let them interfere.”
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