Chapter 1228 — The Daoist Gate's Breath of Innate Qi

Shen Mu's expression shifted slightly; at once he changed his technique, transforming into the Tribulation-Raising Sword, slaying the Ancient God of the Heavenly Spirit Star and forcibly breaking through the Ancient God of the Earthly Demon Star, so that the Heavenly Spirits and Earthly Demons could not close their encirclement. Just then, many more stars appeared across the heavens; the Grand Array of Heavenly Spirits and Earthly Demons transformed into the Grand Array of the Star Deities of the Celestial Circuit, and a net of heaven and earth came sweeping toward him!

Shen Mu swept out a Tribulation-Answering Sword in every direction; the Star Deities of the Celestial Circuit were struck! His swordsmanship was exceedingly powerful.

In terms of cultivation, he was absolutely the one of the most profound cultivation among those of the Jingping Transformation—no one could compare to him.

Even Dao Lord Lin Xuan, with his incomparably exquisite swordsmanship and unfathomably profound arts, could hardly contend with his magic power.

His magic power far, far surpassed Lin Xuan's! Yet in the very instant the Star Deities of the Celestial Circuit were destroyed, countless stars converged; with a thunderous boom, innumerable stars were compressed together, transforming into one Tribulation Star after another! The Tribulation Stars were incomparably dense, among the densest stars in the universe.

These anomalous stars spun at tremendous speed, often bursting forth terrifying rays like sword light; wherever they passed, all was annihilated!

Lin Xuan's sword light flickered; over a dozen Tribulation Stars whirled madly around Shen Mu, and one world-shaking sword light after another slashed down at him in unison! Shen Mu brandished his sword to block; a ceaseless din of clanging rang out, and those dozen or so Tribulation Stars were actually shattered by him outright!

Yet the next moment, Dao Lord Lin Xuan's sword tip moved; the shattered Tribulation Stars gathered together and suddenly transformed into a vast abyss that swallowed all, drawing Shen Mu in with a whoosh! That place was like the end of the universe, like a black hole, swallowing all and transforming all!

"The Grand Abyss of Guixu!

Even Guixu's Great Dao arts—your arts can replicate them?

" Shen Mu's voice came from within the abyss; the power of his sword domain erupted fully, and the Grand Abyss of Guixu formed by Dao Lord Lin Xuan's sword light actually collapsed and disintegrated. It seemed Shen Mu was about to break free.

Dao Lord Lin Xuan held his sword in his right hand, his left hand forming a sword formula; he slid his hand forward along the blade to the tip and said in a low voice, "Ten thousand daos return to one—the Innate Qi!

" With a whoosh—he thrust out a sword strike, just as Shen Mu broke free from the Grand Abyss of Guixu.

The sword light was incomparably swift, arriving before Shen Mu in an instant. Shen Mu had no time to brandish his sword; he held it in his right hand and put it behind his back, his left hand forming a sword formula raised before his brow, and said in a deep, resonant voice, "Divine Treasury, open—" Dao Lord Lin Xuan's strike was incredibly fast; with a ding, it pierced the tip of Shen Mu's left middle finger, and a drop of fresh blood flowed from his fingertip, sliding down along the blade.

At the same time, Shen Mu's Divine Treasury domain burst forth; ten thousand daos roared, surging outward, and an incomparably terrifying power exploded! Shen Mu's left and right sword formulas pressed against the tip of Dao Lord Lin Xuan's sword, and he pushed the formula forward.

Boom—one after another, his heavenly palaces roared—the Ancestral Court, the Mysterious Capital, the Dark Capital, the Primal Capital, the Heaven of the Four Poles, all heavens and myriad worlds; countless daos rang out in unison, surging with his sword formula, and the vast, boundless power sent Dao Lord Lin Xuan, together with his dao sword, flying high into the air.

The sword light around Dao Lord Lin Xuan collapsed and disintegrated, and the Innate Qi within his blade broke off layer by layer!

Bang, bang, bang—a series of explosions rang out; the daoist robe on Lin Xuan's body kept bursting apart, and man and sword alike were sent hurtling backward, crashing with a thunderous boom into a cliff.

Fortunately, Shen Mu had withdrawn his force in time and had not severely wounded him, but the power of this blow still made blood spray from his eyes, ears, mouth, and nose, and his daoist robe was riddled with a thousand holes, barely covering his body. The cliff cracked with a crunching sound from the impact; then Dao Lord Lin Xuan fell from the cliff face and sprawled spread-eagled in the dust.

Shen Mu was startled and hurried forward, about to examine his injuries, when suddenly Dao Lord Lin Xuan sprang up with a bound, cast aside his dao sword, flinging it far away, and danced about, running wildly this way and that in joy, crying out in ecstasy, "I wounded him! " Shen Mu was dumbfounded.

Yet there was Dao Lord Lin Xuan, wearing his tattered daoist robe that let the wind through everywhere, blood on his eyes, ears, mouth, and nose, crying out joyfully, "I made him bleed!

I wounded him with a single sword!

Hahahaha!

The unrivalled Sect Master Shen, wounded by my sword, wounded by the sword of my Daoist sect! " The assembled Daoists of the sect looked at one another. They saw their Supreme Sect Master running wildly, dashing all over the mountain, cheering without cease, seemingly in the greatest delight.

Yet the Supreme Sect Master's daoist robe could hardly cover his body, and from behind one could still see his pale bare buttocks.

Many of the female Daoist nuns hurriedly covered their faces, unable to bear looking directly, and could only secretly peek through the gaps between their fingers. Shen Mu's face flushed red, and he went to intercept Lin Xuan: "Fellow Daoist, you wounded my fingertip, but I beat you half to death.

By rights, I won—yet you cheer and leap about as if you had defeated me. .

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" Dao Lord Lin Xuan put his hands on his hips, utterly self-assured: "Wounding you counts as my victory! Xu Shenghua is so formidable, Immortal Wang Muran is so impressive, yet neither of them ever wounded you. Only I wounded you!

I am more formidable than them!

" Shen Mu said, stammering, "But I am still the stronger—what are you so happy about. . .

" Dao Lord Lin Xuan was inexplicably elated: "I wounded Lord Mu Tianzun!

No one else could do it—only I could!

Even Xu Shenghua could not, he could not do it!

I am the male, and he is the female!

" Shen Mu coughed and reminded him, "Right now you are barely clothed. . .

" "I was born naked—what is there to fear? " Dao Lord Lin Xuan still could not suppress his excitement. Shen Mu sighed.

Dao Lord Lin Xuan must have been struck too great a blow, and had gone somewhat mad.

"Could Xu Shenghua have battered him into this state? " In his heart, Shen Mu somewhat blamed Xu Shenghua, thinking, "After all, he has the Female Overlord Body—how is that like me?

Every time I strike, I am very measured.

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" After Dao Lord Lin Xuan had been excited for quite a while, running joyfully all over the mountain, an elderly Daoist finally fetched a daoist robe and dressed their Supreme Sect Master.

Only then did Lin Xuan calm down, his face slightly red; then he recovered as usual, becoming once more the unruffled Dao Lord of the Daoist sect, and said apologetically, "Just now I lost some composure. Please, Sect Master Shen, do not take offense.

" Shen Mu laughed: "The Daoists on this mountain were nearly frightened mad by you. " Dao Lord Lin Xuan laughed: "Such is my Daoist sect—true of feeling and nature, unconstrained by petty conventions.

" Shen Mu knew he was putting gold on his own face, but did not expose it, and said, "I will study here with you for a time. Please, Fellow Daoist, instruct me.