Chapter 319 Victory Also Corrupts the Dao Heart Malicious Thoughts Arise Again

The three spiritual connections were severed in one fell swoop.

This pain is no less than having a steel nail driven into your brain!

Yang Lin screamed as she clutched her head, then clenched her teeth so hard that blood flowed from the corners of her mouth, managing to suppress the pain. Her eyes were bloodshot as she looked at Yu Xian!

At that moment, a crack appeared on the necks of all three puppets, their heads slid off with a thud, and they collapsed to the ground!

The three mid-tier fifth-order magic weapons remained embedded in Yu Xian’s body, looking quite ferocious.

Despite suffering such severe injuries himself, Yu Xian shattered three puppets with a single sword strike. Covered in blood, his eyes flashed with intense killing intent.

With a twitch of his muscles, Yu Xian was forced out of the three magical treasures. Without any hesitation, he quickly formed a hand seal with one hand, and spiritual energy surged as he activated the Lin Character Technique!

Yu Xian, who had never used the Lin Character Technique before, suddenly used it at this moment, and his speed increased by several times!

Similarly, due to this speed, his injuries burst open, and blood gushed out. At this moment, he was like a giant eagle with blood splattering across the sky, swooping down on Yang Lin!

For a moment, Li Shengjiang, sitting in the superior position, narrowed his eyes slightly.

But he did not stop Yu Xian.

The outcome seems to be decided at this moment, but it is still hard to predict. He will not stop her until the very last moment, lest Yang Lin have some hidden trump card that she has not yet used.

As for the other three Nascent Soul experts, Sun Liancheng and Fu Ning’an’s expressions changed, and they secretly praised Yu Xian. Yu Xian had actually held back, just in time to unleash his power now. He was truly well-hidden and composed!

Cui Shengze’s eyes showed seriousness, and his aura surged rapidly!

He naturally wouldn’t completely trust Li Shengjiang.

If Yu Xian were to actually charge at Yang Lin with his sword, and Yang Lin were unable to defend herself, he would immediately intervene and save her.

Yu Xian’s physical body is truly powerful; within the Foundation Establishment realm, the resilience of his physical body is simply rare.

“Yu Xian!!”

Despite the excruciating pain of having her spirit severed, Yang Lin had already begun rapidly forming hand seals the moment Yu Xian severed the heads of the three puppets, unleashing a surge of spiritual power from her entire body!

Seeing Yu Xian rushing towards her, she retreated to buy time while continuing to cast hand seals, shouting, “So what if I don’t have a puppet?! You’re so badly injured! Let’s see how you block this spell! How you get close to me?! You laughable body cultivator, nothing but a brute!”

Upon hearing this, Yu Xian’s body, which could have caught up with Yang Lin in five or six breaths, suddenly stopped.

He stopped in his tracks, and with a wave of his hand, the Azure Spirit Sword was put away.

Then he moved his hands and began to form hand seals, his spiritual energy exploding and rolling around his body!

“Um?”

This caused everyone watching to pause slightly in surprise.

Is Yu Xian going to cast a spell and clash with Yang Lin?

But isn’t he a skilled body cultivator?

Why are physical cultivators resorting to magic instead of close-quarters combat? Isn’t this using one’s weakness to attack the enemy’s strength?

What exactly is he trying to do?

While making hand seals, Yu Xian said slowly, “Alright, then I won’t use my body cultivation abilities.”

Yang Lin’s expression changed instantly, turning into a fierce and menacing look!

“You’re practically asking for it!!”

Yang Lin’s anger at this moment was several times greater than before!

This feeling of being looked down upon, especially by a body cultivator like Yu Xian, almost drove her crazy!

He’s a physical cultivator, and now he wants to fight me with magic?! Does he look down on me?!

Yang Lin roared, her hand seals becoming even more ferocious. The remaining spiritual energy within her body surged forth, converging into the powerful spell she was about to unleash!

Yu Xian did not reply. Instead, he closed his eyes slightly, made a hand gesture, and gusts of wind rose around his body!

Having grasped the limits of the Wind Technique to date, Yu Xian is about to unleash a true black wind!

Just like the black mist wind I saw in that dark curtain back then!

The black mist and wind that Yu Xian saw within the darkness were illusions, a mirage left by King Zheng Cheng for his successors to comprehend the secrets of the wind.

But now, Yu Xian is about to unleash a real black wind.

Such black wind power is only slightly inferior to the Three Thunder Fusion Technique, and even stronger than the Great Five Elements Hand Seal.

Three breaths passed in the blink of an eye.

Yang Lin shouted first, and her whole body shone with a dazzling light.

“Boundless radiance! Illuminating the heavens and the universe! Annihilation!”

She raised her hand and pointed, and light gathered, transforming into a pure magic orb, dazzlingly bright. With a shout of “Destroy!”, it hurtled towards Yu Xian!

Yu Xian kept his eyes slightly closed, and his hand, which had finished making a hand seal a moment ago, remained in the same position, never striking out!

He’s still reflecting!

Li Shengjiang raised an eyebrow slightly but did not stop him.

In his eyes, the ball of light was slow and had very low power; he could suppress and extinguish it at any time.

Therefore, he could have waited until the ball of light hit Yu Xian, and if Yu Xian hadn’t retaliated, then suppressed the ball of light and ruled that Yu Xian had lost.

After all, perhaps Yu Xian is brewing something?

As Li Shengjiang had predicted, Yu Xian suddenly opened his eyes when the ball of light had flown halfway through its flight!

A black tornado seemed to flash in Yu Xian’s eyes.

“wind.”

The next moment, a voice rang out, and Yu Xian raised his hand, joined two fingers together, and pointed forward.

This time, the whirlwind that could have swept through the entire hall did not materialize. Instead, wind energy condensed wildly in front of his fingertips, and in the blink of an eye, a three-foot-long, gray-black wind appeared!

As soon as the wind appeared, Li Shengjiang’s eyes flashed, and a rare hint of approval appeared on his face.

Sun Liancheng and Fu Ning’an’s expressions shifted, their eyes filled with thought.

This wind magic is quite good… It can be placed in the Scripture Hall and become a foundational magic of the Haotian Sect.

I wonder what price would be required to get Yu Xian to contribute?

Cui Sheng’s pupils contracted slightly, and a rare look of worry appeared in his eyes!

As a late-stage Nascent Soul expert, he could naturally see through everything at a glance!

This black wind is extremely deadly!

Although his disciple Yang Lin’s magical orb of light was quite powerful, it was clearly inferior to this black wind!

The black wind flew out calmly, without the domineering power of the previous gale-force winds and tornadoes, but this small, gray-black wind carried a chilling killing power!

It was as if this wasn’t a gust of wind, but an unimaginably sharp blade!

No sooner said than done.

While everyone was pondering, the black wind and the magic orb of light collided!

boom!

The two powerful spells collided, creating a dazzling display of light. The shockwaves from the explosion swept around, seemingly incredibly fierce, but they were blocked by Li Shengjiang’s sword intent, like a gentle breeze hitting a mountain, utterly insignificant.

Then a tremendous sound reverberated throughout the entire hall!

The black wind was like a tangible black knife, instantly piercing through the magic orb and shattering it.

Similarly, its power was weakened by 50-60%, the black color disappeared, and it turned into a gray whirlwind about 10 feet long, which brought with it a piercing whistling sound.

It was no longer cohesive enough, so the black color did not exist.

As the wind disperses, its power naturally weakens.

But the remaining 40-50% of power is still enough!

At such a short distance, Yang Lin couldn’t dodge. In fact, because she had just cast a spell, she didn’t even have time to channel her spiritual energy to control her defensive magic weapon!

Yang Lin stared in disbelief at the raging wind that seemed to be blowing towards her from several meters away, her thoughts slowing down.

The distance was too close; she had no room to maneuver!

The wind howled, and before its power even reached her, the gale was like a knife, cutting her cheeks and tearing her clothes!

“I……”

Yang Lin’s pupils dilated, her heart clenched to its limit, and a terrifying thought involuntarily surfaced in her mind.

“Are you going to die?…”

The gray whirlwind swept over, cutting small gashes on her cheeks, but she had no other recourse!

She didn’t even have time to take out or use the life-saving nascent soul talisman that her master had left her in her storage bag.

After all, she never intended to use such a treasure to kill Yu Xian in the first place!

But just as the power of the whirlwind was about to completely strike her, it abruptly stopped and was then completely wiped out by the boundless sword intent!

“Alright, the outcome is decided.”

Li Shengjiang’s voice came through, calmly saying, “Yu Xiansheng and Yang Lin lost. They must accept the outcome and not argue with each other again in the future.”

As expected, the whirlwind was not eliminated, and it didn’t even seriously injure Yang Lin.

Under the supervision of Li Shengjiang, a judge at the Great Perfection of the Nascent Soul stage, it would be truly bizarre if he were to injure or kill Yang Lin.

Now, the victory will be won through a clash of spells. Yu Xian’s eyes were cold as he pointed at Yang Lin and said indifferently, “The Fourth Holy Maiden is nothing special. Without her puppet, she’s just a piece of trash. Remember, you’re already dead.”

After saying that, Yu Xian turned away from Yang Lin and bowed to Li Shengjiang, saying, “This disciple obeys the decree of the Second Elder and will not quarrel with her again.”

Yang Lin stood there, looking at Yu Xian with extreme anger in her eyes. She was trembling all over, but her face was getting paler and paler!

He did not use physical cultivation to improve his physical body.

I did not use the puppet technique.

The two of them exchanged blows using their cultivation techniques and spells, but I… lost…

If it weren’t for the Second Elder’s rescue, and if it had truly been a life-or-death battle… I would already be dead…

I… lost… I… failed…

Yang Lin’s face was deathly pale. She even forgot to return Li Shengjiang’s greeting. She stood there, and blood was oozing from the corner of her mouth without her realizing it!

Seeing this, Cui Sheng suddenly stepped forward and stood in front of Yang Lin, placing a hand on her head and whispering, “Victory and defeat are common occurrences. Your first experience of failure is a blessing, not a curse! Don’t dwell on it!”

These words remained in Yang Lin’s heart. Cui Sheng then gently patted her, and Yang Lin immediately fainted, being held in his arms.

Then Cui Sheng turned to look at Yu Xian, his eyes filled with anger, and said coldly, “What a vicious brat! You’ve won, so what’s the point of saying all this?!”

“Reporting to the Fourth Elder.”

Yu Xian remained composed and said calmly, “Yang Lin deliberately provoked me, forcing me to accept the challenge. Now that I have won, am I not allowed to make a few sarcastic remarks? I am not that magnanimous.”

“Well said!”

Chen slowly opened his mouth and sneered, “Who says the winner has to pretend to be magnanimous? Does she have to say something about luck or barely winning? She didn’t beat Yu Xian, so she’s a piece of trash! And we can’t even say that?”

Cui Sheng’s eyes burned with rage, but he was unable to vent it.

Li Shengjiang waved his hand and said, “Alright, it’s not a big deal. Losing is losing. There are no constant victors in this world. Fellow Daoist Cui, didn’t you just say that defeat is also a blessing? All the clarity of the Dao heart is gained in defeat. Go and take her back to heal her wounds, lest the fire in her heart burn her soul.”

“Good, good! Very good!”

Cui Sheng suddenly drank a mouthful of water, then took one last deep look at Yu Xian, took a step forward, transformed into a stream of light, and took Yang Lin back.

After this battle, and being mocked by Yu Xian, Yang Lin’s Dao heart must have collapsed!

If you can’t see things clearly in the future, if your thoughts can’t flow freely, and if you keep feeling depressed, then there’s no possibility of making any progress at all!

It’s also my fault for protecting her too well!

So much so that even though she had cultivated for over twenty years and reached the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment, she had never experienced a single hardship or setback until now, when she was defeated by Yu Xiantang with her cultivation and magic, which ruined her Dao heart!

That Yu Xian is truly despicable!

If he were to use physical cultivation to attack, and win, that would be fine.

After all, body cultivators who have reached the Golden Core stage do have an advantage, and the martial arts hall is also small, so it’s normal for magic cultivators to be defeated by body cultivators because they can’t create distance.

But instead of using his physical cultivation combat power, he used his magical cultivation realm and magical power to clash with Yang Lin’s powerful spell! He wanted to see who was truly stronger!

Yang Lin lost, and she had no excuse for losing!

Yang Lin’s Dao heart collapsed from the defeat!

What a hateful and terrifying little guy…

His spirit was so full, his will so firm, and even his Dao heart must have been extremely clear!

Even if he loses this battle, his Dao heart will not be affected in any way!

If this child grows up… he will surely be extraordinary!

Cui Sheng took Yang Lin back to heal her injuries.

Inside the hall, Li Shengjiang stood up and waved his hand, saying, “Disperse.”

Having said that, he took a step forward, transforming into a sword beam that flashed past and returned to his Yuanjian Peak.

“Senior brother!”

With tears welling in her eyes, Su Xiaoduo finally couldn’t hold back anymore and rushed to Yu Xian. Looking at the still gruesome wounds on Yu Xian’s body, which were no longer bleeding, tears kept welling up in her eyes, and she asked in a sobbing voice, “How are you?”

Yu Xian smiled slightly, reached out and ruffled her hair, saying, “It’s nothing, just a minor injury, nothing to worry about.”

Hong Shao, Chen Manman, and You Xiaohua also came over.

Hong Shao smiled faintly and said, “Your ability to defeat Yang Lin today has already proven your talent and strength. In the future, the sect will definitely allocate more resources to you.”

“Hahaha.”

Chen smiled and said slowly, “With resources being allocated to me, I must cultivate even harder! I’ll strive to reach the Golden Core stage as soon as possible!”

You Xiaohua looked at Yu Xian, her beautiful eyes flashing with complex emotions, and opened her mouth as if to speak but then stopped.

She is now certain that Yu Xian was holding back during the competition, letting her win!

Otherwise, given the fighting power Yu Xian displayed during his fight with Yang Lin, it was decisive and insane.

You Xiaohua didn’t even dare to imagine that if she were to face such a terrifying Yu Xian, she might not even be able to exchange a few blows; she might even be torn apart by him…

“This disciple will work hard.”

Yu Xian smiled slightly, looking very sunny, completely unlike his appearance during the battle.

Fu Ning’an and Sun Liancheng exchanged a glance, each seeing the light in the other’s eyes, and then turned around together, transforming into two streaks of light and disappearing into the distance.

Only Li Cexuan frowned slightly, looking at Yu Xian with deep apprehension in his eyes!

It hasn’t been that long…

When I first saw him, this kid was only at the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment and the mid-stage of Body Cultivation, nothing to mention. I originally intended to take him as a disciple, but he refused in public without any sense of decency, which made me very unhappy. I wanted him to go to the Xuan Tian Secret Realm to die.

Unexpectedly, after returning from the Xuan Tian Secret Realm, this kid became a Foundation Establishment Great Perfection cultivator and a late-stage Body Cultivator!

Now, just five short years later, this kid has grown into a prodigy who can rival, or even defeat, the Holy Son!

If he grows into a Golden Core cultivator… then even if I am in the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm, I will probably face immense pressure when facing him.

The cause and effect of the trip to the Xuan Tian Secret Realm are known to me and to him, but the details are not for outsiders to know!

He’s not strong enough right now, so he’s been holding back and seems to have forgotten about it.

But once he gains power, how can I possibly forgive him for harming him?

This kid isn’t exactly a magnanimous person!

However… Zheng Huo seems to be his good brother, his good friend…

He took Zheng Huo as his disciple for two reasons, one being to obtain Zheng Huo’s “Sunrise Gathering of Clouds Technique”.

Secondly… isn’t this all for this moment?

A cold glint flashed in Li Cexuan’s eyes!