Chapter 328: Dao Child of the Eight Desolations
“Eight Desolations Sect has co from afar, offering a Knocking-Dao Battle as congratulations. This gift is truly novel and unconventional.”
Under the gaze of countless cultivators, the space beside Chen Beiwu rippled like water. A figure stepped out from the void.
The newcor had silver hair like snow, a tall and upright posture like a pine tree, a ruddy complexion, and a golden vertical mark between his brows. He was the stabilizing pillar of Mirror Moon Sect—Zhu Wuya.
Zhu Wuya stood before Chen Beiwu, his gaze fixed directly on the Divine Transformation True Venerable of the Eight Desolations Sect.
Ning Xuanji’s eyes shifted slightly as their gazes t in the void.
Boom!
In an instant, two entirely different yet equally vast and tyrannical invisible auras erupted violently.
There was no deafening roar, nor any heaven-shaking phenonon. Yet all cultivators at Golden Core and above could clearly sense the low hum of the void where their auras clashed.
“True Monarch Zhu, are you intending to spar with this Venerable?”
As Ning Xuanji’s words fell, the suppressive aura of a True Venerable weighing upon heaven and earth grew threefold heavier.
“True Venerable Ning’s arrival brings honor to our humble sect.”
Zhu Wuya’s aura faintly resonated with the hidden foundation deep within the mountain gate behind him. His tone carried unquestionable resolve. “But this is the Mirror Moon Sect—not a place where the Eight Desolations Sect may act recklessly.”
At these words, the leaders of the Four Great Sects present exchanged glances.
Their goal in coming had been to jointly suppress the Mirror Moon Sect.
But no matter how fiercely the Five Great Sects fought among themselves, it was not the Eight Desolations Sect’s place to interfere.
The Deputy Pavilion Master Gu Wuji of the Profound Sword Pavilion, Sect Master Zhao Cang of the Greenwood Sect, Sect Master Wu Shijie of the Heavy Gold Sect, and Sect Master Luo Zhan of the Blazing Fla Sect all stirred their divine senses. Their auras burst forth, making a silent declaration through action.
As Zhu Wuya had said, even if a Divine Transformation True Venerable’s incarnation had descended, the Earth Proliferation Territory would not allow the Eight Desolations Sect to ddle in the slightest.
Seeing this, Ning Xuanji’s mind stirred slightly. The suppressive aura surrounding him receded like a tide, no longer pressing forward aggressively.
“Hehe.”
Ning Xuanji let out a soft chuckle, his gaze examining Zhu Wuya. “Young people are spirited and ambitious. Discussing the Dao through battle and tempering one another—it is a fine thing.”
He paused slightly, his tone tinged with regret. “How is it that when it cos to the Mirror Moon Sect, you beco so cautious and timid?”
“Could it be that the Earth Proliferation Territory has enjoyed peace for too long, and the Golden Core True Persons of the Five Great Sects have grown rusty from battle, losing their sharpness—so much so that True Monarch Zhu lacks confidence?” Ning Xuanji deliberately dragged out his tone, his voice echoing across heaven and earth.
Hearing this, the leaders of the Five Great Sects remained calm. Instead, so of the Golden Core True Persons showed slight changes in expression.
Ning Wujiu was undeniably strong—the number one Golden Core in the Southern Evolution Territory, possessing formidable strength.
But compared to losing in battle, what the Golden Core True Persons of the Five Great Sects found even more intolerable was the sha of shrinking from a fight.
Moreover, if it truly ca to a duel, they might not necessarily lose.
“It can be accepted. I am confident of victory.”
Watching the Patriarch standing before him under pressure, Chen Beiwu felt warmth in his heart and transmitted through divine sense.
It was obvious that the Eight Desolations Sect had co prepared.
Their Sect’s Dao Child, Ning Wujiu, possessed flourishing Fate. The Crimson Fortune Dragon coiled around him already had half its body tinged with Purple Qi—his strength could not be underestimated.
But so what?
Within the Immortal Alliance, the chief disciples of the Five Great Grotto-Heavens were each peerless prodigies. Chen Beiwu did not dare claim invincibility at the Golden Core Realm.
After all, his cultivation had not yet reached the peak or Great Perfection of Golden Core; there remained a slight possibility of defeat.
But in the Southern Wastes, Chen Beiwu considered himself the genuine number one at Golden Core.
Let alone the Golden Core Dao Child of the Eight Desolations Sect—even an early-stage Nascent Soul True Monarch from a Divine Transformation Sect would not prevent him from having the confidence to fight.
“Today is our Sect’s Dao Child’s Core Formation Ceremony. The Knocking-Dao Battle may proceed, but the ti and rules must be set separately. If True Venerable Ning wishes to fight, I shall accompany you.”
Zhu Wuya shook his head, still refusing to yield.
Under the pretext of offering congratulations through sparring, to act domineeringly at a Core Formation Ceremony—
If he agreed to such a duel, it would be no different from letting the Eight Desolations Sect publicly step on the Mirror Moon Sect.
“A spar between juniors—why such tension? But since the Mirror Moon Sect harbors concerns…”
Ning Xuanji paused slightly, speaking casually. “Very well. Lest anyone say the Eight Desolations Sect bullies the weak, today I shall grant you an opportunity.”
“The Golden Core cultivators of your Five Great Sects may step onto the stage together.”
Ning Xuanji slowly swept his gaze around, finally stopping on Zhu Wuya with aningful intent.
“Our Sect’s Dao Child, Ning Wujiu, fears no challenge in this world.”
“One person alone is enough to face the Golden Cores of the Five Great Sects.”
As Ning Xuanji’s words fell, Ning Wujiu, standing at his side, stepped forward.
His eyes shifted slightly as he looked toward the Golden Core cultivators of the Five Great Sects. His tone was decisive, utterly calm.
“You may co at together.”
At these words, the atmosphere fell into complete silence. Then the Golden Core True Persons of the Five Great Sects all revealed displeased expressions.
One man alone challenging all the Golden Cores of the Five Great Sects?
What contempt. What arrogance!
All present who had ford a Golden Core were individuals of pride and authority. When had they ever suffered such naked humiliation?
And it ca from a peer, inviting battle in a tone nearly akin to charity.
Zhu Wuya’s gaze turned cold.
The Dao Child of the Eight Desolations Sect had spoken to this extent publicly. If they still refused, it would undoubtedly strip the Five Great Sects of all face.
“No rush. How confident are you? I must arrange certain asures in advance to avoid falling into a trap.”
Zhu Wuya’s divine sense moved, transmitting toward Chen Zi’ang.
“Ninety percent.”
Chen Beiwu’s expression remained calm.
If not for the Sect Patriarch standing at the forefront, making it inappropriate for him to interject, he would have already stepped forward to accept such a fortunate opportunity—using the reputation of the Divine Transformation Sect, the Eight Desolations Sect, as a stepping stone to display the might of the Mirror Moon Sect.
Zhu Wuya felt his heart ease. Just as he was about to continue stalling for ti and link with the Sect’s foundation—
“Arrogant junior! Why would the others need to act? I, Zhao Wuyan of the Blazing Fla Sect, alone am enough to defeat you!”
Before the words had even finished, a streak of crimson flowing fire descended violently, revealing a young cultivator clad in a crimson fla Dao robe and wielding a blazing sun spear.
‘The Blazing Fla Sect actually chose to act!’ Chen Beiwu’s eyes flickered slightly in surprise.
It seed that the Five Great Sects being of one accord was not re pretense.
Even though the Mirror Moon Sect and the Blazing Fla Sect were mutual enemies, for the sake of the Earth Proliferation Territory’s interests, the Blazing Fla Sect still chose to act without hesitation.
Zhu Wuya, however, was not surprised at all. He glanced at Luo Zhan, whose expression remained calm.
Luo Zhan smiled faintly.
Zhao Wuyan’s stepping forward had naturally been at his instruction.
Even though there were indeed disparities among Golden Cores, Luo Zhan believed Zhao Wuyan’s chances of victory were slim.
The reason was simple—before sect interests and the balance of the Earth Proliferation Territory, Zhao Wuyan’s personal reputation was insignificant.
If Zhao Wuyan won, the prestige of the Blazing Fla Sect would surge. They could press down upon the Mirror Moon Sect’s Dao Child and seize greater leverage in discourse.
If Zhao Wuyan lost, it would not matter either. The sect’s number one Golden Core taking the initiative to act for the sake of the Five Great Sects’ interests would greatly ease the tension between the Blazing Fla Sect and the Mirror Moon Sect, leaving room for future cooperation between the two sects.
Taking a step back, with a cultivator from the Blazing Fla Sect stepping forward first, even if the Mirror Moon Sect’s Dao Child won afterward, the victory would not be considered honorable.
This aligned with the Four Great Sects’ strategy of suppressing the Mirror Moon Sect, while simultaneously serving as a warning to the Eight Desolations Sect.
No matter how the Five Great Sects fought among themselves, if the Eight Desolations Sect dared to intervene in the Earth Proliferation Territory, it would beco the target of all.
In short, regardless of Zhao Wuyan’s victory or defeat, the Blazing Fla Sect stood to benefit from this move.
‘Old fox!’
The Sect Masters of the Greenwood Sect and the Heavy Gold Sect exchanged a glance, thinking to themselves.
Still, this was acceptable. Taking this opportunity, they could assess the aptitude and strength of the Eight Desolations Sect’s future pillar.
“Make your move. Whether I am arrogant or not is not for a weakling to question.”
Ning Wujiu spoke calmly, not placing Zhao Wuyan in his eyes at all.
The latter feigned fury. As a Golden Core Great Perfection major cultivator, how could he tolerate such contempt? Seizing the mont, he struck with full force.
“Piercing the Sun, Burning the Heavens!”
Zhao Wuyan gripped the Blazing Sun Spear tightly in his right hand, activating a Fire-Escape Technique. The violent True Qi surging around him exploded outward.
Flas soared to the heavens; scorching winds howled.
This spear strike, born of fury, condensed nearly his entire lifeti of cultivation. Its power was astonishing—enough to burn mountains and boil seas.
Even against a late-stage Golden Core cultivator, Zhao Wuyan had confidence that a single thrust could pierce through.
He believed that even if the number one Golden Core of the Earth Proliferation Territory, True Person of Myriad Treasures, stood here, he would have to retreat and dare not receive this strike head-on.
Yet facing such a heaven-shattering blow, Ning Wujiu rely lifted his right hand gently, bringing his index and middle fingers together, and lightly drew a line against the overwhelming spear force.
Chi!
A streak of profound light t it head-on. Like a hot knife through butter, it effortlessly split the sea of flas in two. Its montum did not diminish, exceeding the limits of what a Golden Core Great Perfection cultivator’s divine sense could track.
The fury in Zhao Wuyan’s eyes froze, instantly turning into extre shock. Instinctively, he attempted to detonate his magical artifact to block the streak of light.
But his reaction was too slow. His protective True Qi had just flared before shattering violently. Even the third-tier life-preserving talisman he carried could not obstruct the profound light for even an instant.
“Pfft!”
Zhao Wuyan’s body trembled violently as he was blasted back dozens of zhang. The blood he spat out was instantly vaporized into a crimson mist by his own True Qi.
“What a terrifying finger technique.”
Zhao Wuyan lowered his head slightly, looking at the ghastly wound on his chest—deep enough to expose most of his heart. His eyes held disbelief.
How could this be?
The gap should not have been so vast!
The difference between Golden Core Great Perfection and Golden Core Great Completion was rely whether one had condensed the embryonic Yang Spirit.
Even if he were outmatched, he should not have been unable to withstand even a single move—defeated without even activating his Undying Dharma Body.
“Perhaps you should all co together.”
Ning Wujiu slowly withdrew his right hand, not having moved a single step. His gaze swept across the cultivators, as though he had not just crushed a Golden Core Great Perfection major cultivator, but rely brushed away a speck of insignificant dust.
Seeing this, the Golden Core True Persons of the Blazing Fla Sect felt their scalps go numb, their gazes toward Ning Wujiu filled with deep apprehension.
Even the sect’s number one Golden Core, Zhao Wuyan, was not his match in a single exchange. No wonder the Divine Transformation True Venerable of the Eight Desolations Sect dared to bring the Sect’s Dao Child up the mountain to challenge the sect.
“What kind of profound ability is this?” Zhao Muyu’s pupils contracted.
He had fought Zhao Wuyan before; it usually took him a hundred moves to secure victory.
In other words, if he could not discern the essence of Ning Wujiu’s profound ability, he would likely be instantly defeated upon taking the stage.
Unless, at the very first mont, he unleashed his full strength and sacrificed the Heaven-Connecting Profound Treasure, the Myriad-Wondrous Green Lotus.
Gu Wuji of the Heavenly Sword also showed a slight change in expression, sword intent surging skyward.
Li Feijue slamd his fists together. Golden brilliance surged across his skin as he manifested the Thousand-Calamities Undying Body.
Clearly, the strength Ning Wujiu had just displayed had made the Golden Core cultivators of the Five Great Sects wary. Only Chen Beiwu remained calm.
That streak of profound light had decent power, approaching the level of an early-stage Nascent Soul, but it was insufficient to move him.
“There is no need to cling to so-called face. If you do not join forces, you likely are not my match in a single exchange.”
Ning Wujiu’s gaze slowly swept across Li Feijue, Zhao Muyu, Gu Wuji, and Chen Beiwu. His tone was confident.
Upon hearing this, Ning Xuanji’s eyes flashed with a trace of barely perceptible amusent.
Ning Wujiu possessed a unique physique, born perfectly compatible with the Eight Desolations Sect’s sect-defining cultivation thod, 《Eight Desolations Extinction Void-Charging Scripture》.
Such talent was unparalleled not only in the present era, but even tracing back to the prodigy-filled ancient Southern Wastes, he would rank among the absolute finest.
Otherwise, Ning Xuanji would not have abandoned the cultivation of his own bloodline descendants to instead nurture an adopted son.
Fortunately, Ning Wujiu had not disappointed him.
At a young age—less than four hundred years—he had comprehended the Golden Core Chapter of 《Eight Desolations Extinction Void-Charging Scripture》 to Great Completion, refining the threefold top-grade Earthly Sha Essence of Heaven, Earth, and Man.
Even at the brink of death, he had reversed the true intent of the cultivation thod, forging his own Golden Core Great Dao. He forcefully unified the originally distinct Eight Desolations powers through inverse refinent, and within his Qi Sea Dantian, cast a Supre Golden Core that transcended the First Grade.
Relying on the terrifying profound ability contained within the Extinction Golden Core, although Ning Wujiu was currently only at Golden Core Great Completion and had not fully broken through the Yang Spirit Dharma Aspect to attain the position of True Monarch, he was already capable of defeating an early-stage Nascent Soul True Monarch.
It was no exaggeration to say that among those of the sa realm, even when Ning Xuanji had once suppressed all Golden Core True Persons of the Southern Evolution Territory, he would not have been Wujiu’s match.
With this thought, Ning Xuanji’s gaze casually swept across the Golden Core representatives of the Five Great Sects.
Zhao Muyu of Myriad Green? Adequate talent, insufficient comprehension—a re ant.
Li Feijue? Nothing more than brute vitality and strength, rely possessing the form of an undying golden body.
Gu Wuji of the Heavenly Sword? His sword intent was acceptable, but the foundation of his Golden Core lacked purity.
‘These Golden Core True Persons are but chickens and dogs,’ Ning Xuanji evaluated coldly. ‘Even if they join forces, they would rely cause Wujiu a bit of extra effort.’
His gaze finally fell upon Chen Beiwu.
Only a Supre Golden Core could contend with another Supre Golden Core.
Among the Golden Core cultivators of the Five Great Sects, perhaps only the Mirror Moon Sect’s Dao Child, Chen Zi’ang, could barely qualify as Wujiu’s opponent.
But although the Taiyi Golden Core was formidable, under the vast disparity of two minor realms, it would still be powerless to turn the tide.
Wujiu’s victory had long been predetermined.
‘Zi’ang, calm yourself first. How certain are you of victory now?’ Zhu Wuya transmitted through divine sense.
The greater the prodigy, the greater the risk of fighting beyond one’s realm.
This was why, despite Zi’ang’s confidence, Zhu Wuya had refused to let the Mirror Moon Sect’s Dao Child step forward—especially with the Divine Transformation True Venerable of the Eight Desolations Sect present.
To speak plainly, if Ning Xuanji disregarded his dignity and launched a sudden killing strike during the duel of Dao Children, even if Zhu Wuya could mobilize the sect’s foundation to repel the enemy, he might not react in ti to protect Zi’ang.
‘Still ninety percent.’
Chen Beiwu remained calm and unmoved.
“Could it be that Zi’ang, you have already cultivated the Taiyi Five Seals Profound Ability?”
Hearing this, a ripple stirred within Zhu Wuya’s heart.
‘I have achieved so success.’ Chen Beiwu did not conceal it.
Compared to the Yuanshi Five Calamities Seal of the Yuqing Immortal Sect, the sect’s inherited Taiyi Five Seals Profound Ability placed greater emphasis on comprehension and foundation, and was not difficult to enter.
‘Good, good, good. In that case, once I link with the montum of the Heavenly-One Northern Abyss Mirror and envelop the mountain gate, you may step forward and defeat this wretch.’ Zhu Wuya replied through thought.
Everything was centered on the Dao Child’s safety.
Once connected to the sect’s foundation, even if Ning Xuanji disregarded his status and launched a sneak attack, the Heavenly-One Northern Abyss Mirror would be able to ensure Zi’ang’s safety—and perhaps even crush a True Venerable incarnation in passing.
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