Chapter 1057: Xu Qing, You Steal Everything

Beyond Time!

Inside the Bone Cauldron of the East Demon Feather Immortal Arts Palace, a scene unfolded that, due to the cauldron's unique nature, no one outside could detect. They could only see the cauldron currently vibrating! Nine-colored flames burned, and its refinement had already begun!

Consequently, the Immortal Masters on the Great Elder's side, who had previously held the advantage, each grew anxious, looking towards the First Sovereign.

As for the Young Master of the Yun family, the elegant robed youth, he was equally anxious about potential gains and losses. He knew about the conflict between Xue Chenzi and Yue Dong, and understood that Xue Chenzi's opposition likely concealed an even greater killing intent! However, at least for now, Xue Chenzi's words were favorable to Yue Dong! Therefore, he could only place his hopes on Xue Chenzi!

The other Sovereign Mountains remained silent, observing Xu Qing and the elder from the First Sovereign Mountain! Of these two, one was a recently rising figure gaining significant momentum, while the other was an extremely ancient and most renowned figure! The Tenth Sovereign and First Sovereign behind them were also in similar positions! Therefore, the confrontation between these two became the crucial point deciding everything at this moment!

“Young man, I admire what you did in West Demon Feather. However, to bring such might to East Demon Feather, you are being overly arrogant!” the elder from the First Sovereign Mountain calmly stated, as everyone watched.

However, he sighed inwardly. He didn't want to make a move, but he represented a Sovereign. It wouldn't be proper to just give up like this! Finding himself in a difficult position, he slowly rose from his seat. As he stood, the fluctuations of the God-Incarnating Ninth Realm Great Perfection, accompanied by shadows of worlds rising from his body layer by layer, formed an overwhelming momentum, roaring in all directions! He even took a step forward, directly striding out! As this step landed, the Immortal Arts Palace boomed, and outside, the heavens and earth changed color, and the pressure was immense!

Facing this might, Xu Qing's expression showed no change. Although he wasn't confident in defeating a God-Incarnating Ninth Realm expert, unless the opponent, like the West Demon Son, had major hidden problems within themselves! However, this time, Xu Qing clearly knew that he didn't need to win; he just needed to buy some time! So he also stood up, his long hair fluttering, his blood-red robe flapping in the wind. Dense blood mist spread from his body, transforming into blood dragons that roared as they circled around Xu Qing's body!

At the same time, the divine authority of sound flickered within him, and the carving knife formed by the divine authority of fate exuded a chill! Furthermore, black lotus flowers materialized around Xu Qing, forming ultimate protection!

All of this moved all parties, and thoughts of Xue Chenzi's actions in West Demon Feather surfaced in everyone's minds!

“The Secret Art of Emperor Ming Yan!”“His personal defense can challenge a God-Incarnating Ninth Realm expert; it is difficult to break through for anyone below a Sovereign!”And the death of the West Demon Son—though the exact reason was unknown—it was clear that Xue Chenzi possessed astonishing hidden lethal techniques!

Almost at the instant these thoughts arose in everyone's minds, the elder from the First Sovereign Mountain vanished directly, reappearing in mid-air! Xu Qing's figure also blurred, materializing in mid-air, seemingly about to clash!

But at this moment, laughter echoed between the two!

Lin Kun, the son of the Fifth Sovereign, whom Xu Qing had met previously outside, appeared between Xu Qing and the elder, the aura of the Nine Realms erupting from him, forming an obstruction!

“Sirs, would you permit me a word? According to ancient agreements, while the Sovereign Mountains have the right to intervene in the internal affairs of the Immortal Arts Palace and possess ultimate decision-making power, from ancient times until now, no Sovereign Mountain has ever exercised this right!”

“Brother Zhang, are you certain that during this current time of war, and with Emperor Ming Yan's secluded cultivation nearing its end, while the Tenth Sovereign's envoy, Xue Chenzi, has expressed opposition, you still wish to forcefully interfere with the Immortal Arts Palace on behalf of the First Sovereign Mountain?”

Lin Kun gazed at the elder from the First Sovereign Mountain, his eyes deep with meaning. “Brother Zhang, the consequences of this matter are significant. Furthermore, before I came here, my father instructed me to support the resolution of the Tenth Sovereign Mountain! Therefore, I urge you to think twice!”

The elder from the First Sovereign Mountain's expression darkened upon hearing this. He looked at Lin Kun before him, then at Xu Qing. After a moment of silence, he let out a cold snort! “Since Fellow Daoist Lin has spoken thus, let this matter be!” With that, he turned and returned to his seat, closing his eyes to meditate. This dispute ended with his withdrawal!

Xu Qing was indifferent to this. He could also tell that while the elder from the First Sovereign Mountain appeared aggressive, he actually had no intention of fighting! So, it was good that they didn't end up fighting! He then nodded towards Lin Kun, who had resolved the situation!

Lin Kun smiled, for his actions had multiple intentions. On one hand, he perceived that the elder from the First Sovereign Mountain needed a way out, so by providing it, he benefited himself! On the other hand, he also used this opportunity to express goodwill towards Xue Chenzi.

He achieved two objectives with a single action! Furthermore, it subtly highlighted the Fifth Sovereign's final decision and the Great Immortal Master Fu Ze's ability in the Immortal Arts Palace, truly killing three birds with one stone! With a smile, he and Xu Qing each returned to their places!

However, this scene left the Immortal Masters under the Great Elder below pale, their hearts filled with resentment! But since the Ten Sovereign Mountains had reached a consensus, they could do nothing! They could only acquiesce!

The Young Master of the Yun family, however, breathed a sigh of relief, turning to look at the cauldron in the center of the plaza, which was currently undergoing refinement!

Inside the cauldron at this moment, the situation was far more intense than outside!

Faced with the cauldron's fleshy deterioration and the words spoken by Yue Dong's head, the Great Immortal Master of the Immortal Arts Palace experienced a thunderous roar simultaneously within his heart and mind!

Disbelief surfaced in his heart! Yue Dong's statements truly exceeded his imagination!

“This cauldron was refined from your bones—Are you that monstrous entity killed by the Great Immortal Arts Palace back then?”

“How could this be...?” The Great Elder of the Immortal Arts Palace gasped for breath. His first reaction was naturally disbelief, but the disappearance of his control over the cauldron, and the fact that the cauldron actually began to decay with fleshy matter after the opponent's single sentence, all of this made it impossible for him not to believe!

“Whether what you say is true or false, it doesn't matter. Your lack of strength is the key. If you truly possessed overwhelming power, why would you resort to such methods!”

A cold glint flashed in the Great Elder of the Immortal Arts Palace's eyes. He understood that what the truth was at this moment no longer mattered. What mattered was how he could achieve the final victory here! Thus, the murderous intent in his heart converged with the light in his eyes, unleashing monstrous killing intent! Killing you would resolve everything.

The Great Elder of the Immortal Arts Palace's body flickered, heading straight for Yue Dong's now cautious head within the cauldron! With his cultivation at the God-Incarnating Ninth Realm, combined with his peculiar Immortal Arts, his speed was astonishing, reaching Yue Dong's head in an instant!

No matter how the head flew backward, it was meaningless. As the Great Elder raised his right hand and slammed it down fiercely! With a bang, Yue Dong's head instantly shattered into pieces, collapsing! However, the Great Elder of the Immortal Arts Palace's expression grew even gloomier, because after Yue Dong's head disintegrated... the scattered flesh and blood instantly reassembled, and the head reappeared!

Only, its appearance was no longer Yue Dong, but Er Niu!

“Old geezer, if you want to kill me, you have no hope in this lifetime.”

The Great Elder of the Immortal Arts Palace said nothing and attacked again. This time, he used an Immortal Art! A peculiar gray hand appeared before Er Niu, fiercely extending and piercing through, seemingly taking Er Niu's soul! The remaining flesh and blood instantly decayed, dripping as black liquid! But, in the blink of an eye, a blue worm flew out from the black liquid, violently bursting open in mid-air, turning into a bloody mist, and then re-converging, Er Niu's head reappeared!

Only, his complexion was noticeably pale! Yet the low growl from his mouth was even more arrogant!

“Damn it, come on, let's see if you kill me first, or I kill you first. Let's compare whose life is harder. You covet my Immortal Arts? I'm telling you plainly, your Immortal Arts are mine now, grandpa wants them.”

“As for Immortal Arts, I wouldn't learn them bit by bit. I'll just refine you directly and devour all your Immortal Arts in one go!” Er Niu roared wildly!

The Great Elder of the Immortal Arts Palace's anxiety grew more intense at this moment, because the refinement within the cauldron was now affecting him as well! So, without hesitation, he attacked again. But each time he shattered Er Niu's head and flesh, the opponent would mysteriously re-form. No matter what he did, it only made Er Niu's reformed head grow increasingly pale! The opponent was like a monster, impossible to truly kill!

And during this interval, Er Niu's lethal techniques were also wildly unfolding! “You use wind, rain, thunder, lightning, and fire; I'll use metal, wood, water, fire, and earth.”

“From my past life, I summon the water of eternal cold.” Er Niu roared, opening his mouth to spray blue icy water into the cauldron, making the cauldron's refinement even more intense! The Great Elder gasped, a look of intense anxiety appearing on his face, and he tried to kill again!

Amidst the roar, Er Niu revived, roaring aloud! “From my present life, I summon the undying fire of life.”

With a bang, Er Niu shattered again, then reassembled, howling! “From the North Emperor, I take the coffin that hides his corpse. From the Immortal Realm, I take the earth that buried the North Emperor.”

Each time he spoke, he would spit out an item. The descent of the fire of life, the corpse-hiding wood, and the earth that buried the Emperor made the feeling of the cauldron's refinement truly terrifying! After all, these four items were each extraordinary, encompassing past and present lives. And their status, augmented by the North Emperor's coffin and earth to empower the refinement, made this refining power earth-shattering!

Even the formidable Great Elder found his physical body beginning to burn, his soul tormented. At this critical juncture between life and death, his killing intent reached its peak, and he struck at Er Niu once more!

Er Niu disintegrated and reassembled once more. The madness in his eyes also reached its peak, letting out a heart-rending roar! “Finally, water, fire, earth, wood—only metal is missing. I take the bone-gold imbued with great karma, and with the power of endless karma, I shall break the edge of your Immortal Art.”

Er Niu let out a deafening roar, spitting out a fingernail-sized piece of bone. This bone was unmistakably golden. The moment it appeared, it shone with brilliant golden light, and the karma within it was incredibly dense, erupting completely!

The Great Elder's expression drastically changed!

Er Niu, though currently both mad and weak, also felt smug! “This is the golden treasure that my junior martial brother's entire skeleton was refined into when he self-detonated in the Human Emperor's Capital back then, burning his spiritual energy and using his flesh and blood as nourishment. I secretly took it that day. Today, I'll use it on you.”