65: Chapter 65: The Terrifying Power of a Nascent Soul Perfection cultivator

The return of the Immortals and Demons?

What does that mean?

Ling Jianxin's brow furrowed, but he did not hesitate, reaching out to grasp that newly born token.

And at this very moment.

"Now!"

White Bone Scholar roared via voice transmission.

"Three Talents Fallen Immortal Array, activate!"

The words had just left his mouth.

Three pillars of dark red light shot into the sky from three directions, transforming into three chains that instantly coiled toward the newly born token!

White Bone Scholar, Xiao Ran, and Yin Jiuyou appeared simultaneously.

Each holding a complete token, they stood in the three positions of Heaven, Earth, and Man, pushing the Formation to its limit!

"Eternal Night Demon Sect?"

"Again? You seek death!"

Ling Jianxin's gaze turned cold.

He didn't even try to dodge; his right hand grabbed for the token while his left hand made a sword-finger gesture.

"Taishang Sword Heart · Severing the Mortal World."

A thread of azure sword silk, refined to the absolute limit, manifested out of thin air. It was as thin as a hair, yet it contained a terrifying Concept that could sever the Mortal World.

The sword silk swept lightly across the three chains.

*Crack!*

The chains formed by the Three Talents Fallen Immortal Array actually shattered inch by inch like glass!

White Bone Scholar and the other two groaned simultaneously. The tokens in their hands vibrated violently, and the Formation's backlash caused their blood and qi to churn.

Meanwhile, Ling Jianxin's hand had already firmly grasped the seventh fallen immortal token.

"Not good!"

"Retreat!"

White Bone Scholar's expression changed drastically, and he immediately retreated at high speed.

But it was already too late.

Ling Jianxin tapped his left sword-finger again, and three streaks of Sword Qi shot toward the three of them.

These three streaks of Sword Qi seemed ordinary, yet they locked onto the trio's aura signatures, making them impossible to evade!

"Nether Bone Shield!"

White Bone Scholar pushed his life-bound bone shield to its full potential.

"Guixu Vortex!"

Xiao Ran unleashed his devouring power.

"Nine Nether Cold Domain!"

Yin Jiuyou released his extreme cold qi.

Three defenses were deployed simultaneously.

*Puff! Puff! Puff!*

The bone shield shattered, the vortex dispersed, and the cold domain collapsed!

The three were sent flying at the same time, coughing up mouthfuls of blood.

A bloody hole was pierced through White Bone Scholar's chest.

Xiao Ran's left shoulder was impaled. His Guixu Body operated frantically to devour the residual Sword Qi, yet he still felt agonizing pain in his Meridians.

Yin Jiuyou's abdomen was torn open, and Nine Nether Cold Qi leaked out everywhere.

With just one move, all three were heavily wounded!

"Eldest Senior Brother's strength..."

"...is even greater than the rumors!"

Watching from a distance, Li Changsheng was shaken to his core.

"These old schemers aren't giving it their all!"

Xiao Ran, however, was cursing inwardly.

No matter how strong Ling Jianxin was, he was still in the Nascent Soul stage, and White Bone Scholar and the others were all Nascent Soul powerhouses.

Even if they were no match, they shouldn't have been defeated so easily.

The reason was that none of them wanted to use their trump cards; every single one of them was as sly as a ghost.

"Go!"

In an instant, Poison Lady and Blood Slaughterer charged out from the sides, poison mist and blood sabers erupting frantically in an attempt to block him.

"Trying to leave?"

"Too late!"

Ling Jianxin didn't even spare them a glance; his Sword Domain vibrated slightly.

*Boom!*

The poison mist was blown back, and the blood sabers shattered!

Poison Lady and Blood Slaughterer were struck as if by a heavy blow, both spitting blood as they were sent flying.

"Is this... the power of Nascent Soul Great Perfection?"

For the first time, a look of solemnity appeared in Blood Slaughterer's eyes.

The five of them exchanged looks, seeing the horror in each other's eyes.

The gap was too large!

They thought that with the Three Talents Fallen Immortal Array and three complete tokens, they could at least briefly contend with him. As it turned out, they couldn't even take a single move!

"Retreat! Scatter and flee!"

White Bone Scholar roared hoarsely.

The five of them simultaneously burned their essence blood, turning into five streaks of bloody light that fled frantically in different directions.

Ling Jianxin watched the directions they fled but did not pursue. He simply said calmly:

"Qinghan, Changsheng, take some people and pursue the two who are most heavily injured."

"Yes!"

Su Qinghan and Li Changsheng took their orders, each leading someone in pursuit.

Ling Jianxin then looked down at the seventh fallen immortal token in his hand, his brow furrowed.

That sentence that had come out of the spatial rift just now.

The return of the Immortals and Demons?

Just what secrets are hidden within this Ancient Fallen Immortal Battlefield?

...

Three hundred miles away, in a hidden mountain cave.

Five streaks of bloody light entered the cave one after another; it was White Bone Scholar's group of five.

*Puff!*

White Bone Scholar spat out a large mouthful of blood the moment he landed. Black blood continued to seep from the hole in his chest.

That was the residual Supreme Sword Intent from Ling Jianxin's Sword Qi, and it was extremely difficult to expel.

Xiao Ran and Yin Jiuyou were in slightly better condition, though their faces were also pale.

Poison Lady and Blood Slaughterer had lighter injuries, but their auras were also withered and weak.

"Damn it... how can Ling Jianxin be so strong?"

"The five of us joined forces and even used the Three Talents Fallen Immortal Array, yet he defeated us so easily!"

Blood Slaughterer punched the stone wall.

White Bone Scholar swallowed several Medicinal Pills and panted.

"We all underestimated him... Nascent Soul Great Perfection, Sword Intent Domain, Taishang Sword Heart... such a person can no longer be judged by common logic."

As he spoke, he looked toward Xiao Ran: "Junior Brother Xiao, if your Guixu Body hadn't devoured part of that Sword Qi, we would have been in real trouble."

Xiao Ran shook his head.

"If Senior Brother White Bone's shield hadn't blocked the first wave of the impact, I wouldn't have been able to withstand that sword strike either."

The five fell into silence.

For the first time, they felt what true power was.

In the past, when they fought across levels, it was using the Golden Core stage to fight the Nascent Soul Early Stage, or Nascent Soul to fight the Middle Stage.

But someone like Ling Jianxin, at the Nascent Soul Great Perfection who had already touched the threshold of Soul Transformation, was simply not someone they could contend with.

"We already have three tokens."

Poison Lady suddenly spoke up.

"The seventh was taken by Ling Jianxin, so that's one for the Supreme Dao Palace, three for us, one for the Heavenly Sword Sect, one for the Xuan Yin Cult, and one for the Tyrant Saber."

"Of the nine tokens, two are left."

Yin Jiuyou picked up the thread: "The Supreme Dao Palace will definitely make a move for these last two tokens."

After saying that, he looked at the group: "Furthermore, you've all seen Ling Jianxin's strength."

"When all nine tokens are gathered and the Immortal-Demon Burial Ground opens, how are we supposed to compete with him? At that time, the tokens in our hands will likely just become his spoils of war."

The atmosphere in the cave grew heavy.

It was true; they couldn't beat him.

The gap in strength was large enough to cause despair.

Xiao Ran suddenly spoke: "Just because we can't beat him doesn't mean others can't."

Everyone looked toward him.

"Ling Jianxin is at the Nascent Soul Great Perfection, has a Sword Intent Domain, and is the Supreme Dao Palace's number one Genius in a century," Xiao Ran said slowly.

"But the Eternal Night Demon Sect... also has someone like that."

White Bone Scholar's eyes lit up: "You mean... Li Tianxing?"

The Eternal Night Demon Sect's First Demon Son, Li Tianxing!

That monster who had never even made a move in the Demon Son Ranking Battles, yet whom no one dared to challenge.

Rumor had it that he reached Nascent Soul Great Perfection three years ago and had been in seclusion ever since to break through to Soul Transformation.

If he were to act...

"Li Tianxing indeed has the potential to contend with Ling Jianxin."

"But he has always been a loner. He rarely even takes on Sect missions, let alone participating in this kind of struggle."

White Bone Scholar mused.

"He didn't participate before because there was nothing worth his effort."

"But it's different now. The secrets hidden behind the fallen immortal token are enough to pique his interest."

"More importantly, we now have three tokens. That is our greatest bargaining chip."

Xiao Ran said in a deep voice.

Only the strong can oppose the strong.