Chapter 1462: Seizing the Immortal Sword

Chapter 1466: Seizing the Immortal Sword

This was a golden monkey, its fur shimmering like silk. It somersaulted in the dark cosmos, showing no sign of composure, carrying half of the ancient Tree of Life and scratching its ears and cheeks.

It laughed incessantly, its eyes cunning, yet its face looked naively honest. This contradictory combination made it appear unique.

Regardless of its demeanor, purely from its appearance, it was the spitting image of the Holy Prince, with a pointed mouth, fiery golden eyes, and a lean, robust physique, as if cast from gold.

However, it had six ears, capable of hearing all sounds in the world, clearly identifying it as another rare ancient divine ape—the Six-Eared Macaque.

The half-section of the ancient Tree of Life flowed with vital energy, its entire body verdant, emitting auspicious glows and exhaling immortal mist. It seemed carved from jade, covered with imprints of the Grand Dao, and contained fragments of cosmic laws.

This was something that would drive everyone in the world mad. Great Sages and others could use it to prolong their lives, thereby living a second existence. If discovered, it would inevitably lead to a bloody massacre over it.

The Six-Eared Macaque carried the half-section of the ancient tree, his eyes constantly darting around. He plucked some leaves and swallowed them, his vital energy boiling throughout his body. After meditating for a moment on the spot, he reopened his eyes, which gleamed with dazzling divine light.

Silently, a void appeared. He transformed into a golden speck of light and vanished from the spot with the precious tree.

No one would have expected that at the crucial moment, the Six-Eared Macaque would jump out, deliver a stealthy blow to Dao Yi, nearly intercepting his prize, showing incredible audacity.

Clearly, Dao Yi was frustrated. He had gone to great lengths for a complete precious tree, finally getting his hands on it, but half of it was simply snatched away from him, forming a huge grudge!

The Other Shore no longer existed, having turned into dust. Almost all living beings had perished.

Now, only the Divine Realm remained like an isolated island, suspended in the cold cosmos. The Saints were warring, using ancient Emperor Weapons to contend for the immortal swords, and even attempting to draw upon the formation diagram of the Celestial Venerable of Lingbao.

The Holy Prince's eyes were wide with fury, his roars shaking the heavens. He struggled to hold an assault sword steady with his Battle Rod. As a result, the Myriad Dragon Bell and the Spirit Refining Pot emerged simultaneously, suppressing him together.

The Saints had already lost the ancient Tree of Life and were even less willing to lose the immortal swords. Naturally, they exerted all their strength to compete for them together.

“These old geezers are too hateful!” the Dragon Horse said indignantly.

“Don't go over there!” Ye Fan said, wanting them to hide within the Heaven-Deceiving Formation and observe the battle from afar in the cosmos, otherwise, it would be too dangerous.

“No. How can you go alone? At the very least, I can draw upon the five-element immortal energy to help you activate the Green Bronze Cauldron,” Ji Ziyue said.

Pang Bo and Ji Haoyue naturally refused to retreat. One wanted to share life and death with Ye Fan; the other wanted to protect his sister. All of them joined in.

In fact, no one left. Even the Ten Great Saints activated their divine power to assist. The ancient Golden Roc transformed into a foot-long bird, perching on Ye Fan's shoulder and staring ahead.

Ye Fan laid out eighteen layers of the Heaven-Deceiving Formation, unwilling to expose himself. The first strike had to be a surprise attack to achieve maximum effect.

“If I appear, there might be big trouble,” he mused. He also had a hidden worry: if his true self appeared here, it would likely drive the Saints even crazier.

Not long ago, in the battle at Shenmo Ridge, he alone slaughtered enemies in all directions, thoroughly cleansing the younger generation. He practically wiped out all supreme experts, and no one dared to claim supremacy anymore!

But it was precisely because of this battle that his secret of possessing a Bodhi Immortal Tree was seen by Di Tian, Xin Lan, the Nine-Eyed Jade Toad, the Great Demon God, the White-Haired Heavenly Wolf, and others.

Why were the Saints here? The main reason was the ancient Tree of Life, to extend their lifespans and live a second existence.

Now, if Ye Fan appeared, holding an immortal tree with the same divine effect, he would certainly become a target and face the most violent attacks.

“Don't worry too much. The Great Demon God, the Nine-Eyed Jade Toad, and others don't seem to have leaked the news. No one has spoken of it to this day,” Ji Haoyue said.

Many days had passed since that battle, but these days had been calm and peaceful. People mostly talked about Ye Fan's terrifying strength and the astonishing Heavenly Emperor Fist, never mentioning the Bodhi Tree.

Ye Fan had also pondered, concluding there were only two reasons.

First, Di Tian, the Great Demon God, the Nine-Eyed Jade Toad, Xin Lan, and the White-Haired Heavenly Wolf were ambitious and secretly kept the news. They were waiting for a future day to invite powerful experts to deal with him and seize his precious medicine, not wanting the Great Sages to claim it first due to a leak.

Second, the Great Sages had already been secretly informed by those individuals but were biding their time, fearing that exposing themselves would startle the prey. Therefore, things had been calm recently, just waiting for him to show up, then striking to kill and seize the immortal tree.

Now was not the time for excessive worry. Ye Fan used Source Arts to change the terrain and alter the appearances of several people. Regardless of whether the Green Cauldron and Bodhi Tree had been truly exposed, they would conceal them for now.

The Heaven-Deceiving Formation covered all directions, allowing them to approach silently. But once they reached the eye of the storm, they clearly couldn't hide any longer; the green copper block was compressed, its light blazing fiercely, and verdant glows surged sky-high!

With a thunderous roar, Ye Fan directly activated and unleashed his most powerful strike. He launched it forward, smashing into the front, breaking the stalemate.

At this moment, the Holy Prince was in a disadvantaged position. The other two factions were contending, but also didn't want him to let go, as they needed him to stabilize the immortal sword. Those two factions were warring, only needing to suppress him slightly.

The Green Bronze Cauldron suddenly burst in, startling everyone. The fifth Emperor Weapon materialized so abruptly that all the Saints were somewhat bewildered. This was because Dao Yi had just unleashed vast immortal energy, isolating the two sides, and while they sensed terrifying fluctuations, they didn't know what it was.

“Boom!”

It was too sudden; the Myriad Dragon Bell bore the brunt. It was immediately struck by the verdant light and sent flying. Emperor Weapons rarely collided directly; otherwise, the consequences would be unimaginable. Only their ripples had clashed.

At the same time, the Holy Prince, who had already received the message via telepathy, roared. He temporarily let go, releasing the immortal sword, and wielding his rod, he struck down fiercely at the Spirit Refining Pot.

The area instantly erupted into chaos, and the Saints were caught completely off guard!

In an instant, the Green Bronze Cauldron and the Battle Rod combined, sweeping across everyone. They directly tore open the void and vanished.

Moreover, during this process, the immortal iron rod in the monkey's hand shed billions of strands of immortal light, submerging the bronze cauldron and concealing its true form, so almost no one saw it.

At this moment, the Heaven-Deceiving Formation completely disintegrated. The group's whereabouts were revealed, but they were protected by the divine iron rod, blocking the sight of others.

It wasn't that the Heaven-Deceiving Formation of Emperor Wushi was weak; it was just that the array materials were too poor, as suitable divine materials couldn't be found in the human realm. Under the attacks of such Emperor Weapons, it could only collapse first.

“What weapon is that?” Many people were shocked and enraged, collectively surrounding them to kill.

“Let's go!” Ye Fan and the Holy Prince decisively tore open the void, controlling the Emperor Weapons to escape the center of the battlefield. Otherwise, how could one crush many nails even if one were made of iron? Their opponents were all Great Sages, collectively holding three Emperor Weapons. If they were to fight fiercely, they would undoubtedly bleed to death there.

Having retreated to a sufficient distance, Ye Fan sat cross-legged in the void and took out a bronze lamp with a human body and a ghostly face. He recited the 'Scripture of Salvation', activated the 'Soldier' secret art, and began to summon.

Ji Ziyue sat opposite him; as a Primordial Spirit Body, she could draw upon the origin of all things. She gathered all the lingering five-element immortal energy in the area and infused it into Ye Fan's body.

This was the vital energy born from the Dao Palace of the Celestial Venerable of Lingbao, which merged with Ye Fan. When he recited its scriptures and held its ancient lamp, it naturally released the most mysterious aura.

The closest immortal sword stopped flying, clanging softly. Like a person, its dark red sword body "looked" in this direction.

“It's working, but the power is still a bit lacking. I'll help you!” the Holy Prince said. He carefully placed the boundless, dark-gleaming immortal iron rod on Ye Fan's shoulder and activated it. Immediately, a massive oppressive aura descended.

This wasn't to attack enemies, but to use Emperor's might to gather vital energy, imprint supreme laws, and infuse them into Ye Fan's body. Clearly, this effect was incredibly significant.

Ye Fan's entire body glowed, as radiant as a sun. His body swelled rapidly, as if a gigantic divine demon was sitting there. Every inch of his skin was covered with dense, mysterious, and complex patterns. It was as if he had attained the Dao and could look down upon the Great Sage realm.

The bronze ghostly lamp blazed with light, also empowered to emit extraordinary brilliance. Coupled with the five-element immortal energy Ji Ziyue infused into Ye Fan's body, he seemed like the Celestial Venerable of Lingbao revived, profoundly mysterious, his entire body enveloped in chaotic mist, as the Scripture of Salvation echoed through the cosmos.

In the distance, four immortal swords resonated. Three of them circled briefly, then flew directly in this direction.

The Saints were shocked. They couldn't see Ye Fan and his group because they were too far away. But they dared not delay and operated their laws and orders with full power. The Myriad Dragon Bell and the Spirit Refining Pot transformed into two terrifying streaks across the sky, intercepting two of the immortal lights and blocking them on their side.

Only one immortal sword broke through the air and hovered directly above Ye Fan's head. It circled the ghostly lamp once, then remained still, all its aura contained.

Even so, people felt a sense of heaven and earth crumbling, and their flesh and divine bones about to shatter. The killing intent of this sword was too intense.

On the dark red sword body, there were surprisingly terrifying carvings of 'Slaying Immortals'. Picture by picture, group by group, countless spirits were annihilated, blood stained the cosmos, terrifying to the extreme.

“Damn it! Otherwise, three immortal swords would have been summoned here, but two were intercepted by those old bastards, it's truly hateful!” the Dragon Horse said angrily.

Pang Bo, Ji Haoyue, and others were also full of regret. The opportunity was rare, and success was in sight, but the opponents each used an ancient Emperor Weapon to block one, leaving them with no recourse.

Suddenly, a scripture rang out, deafening, like an overwhelming mountain collapse and a tsunami.

The fourth immortal sword trembled slightly, transformed into a wisp of divine light, flew away, and disappeared into the dark cosmos. This greatly astonished everyone.

“This is the orthodox immortal scripture of the Celestial Venerable of Lingbao. Who obtained it? By whom?” The Saints only heard the first few lines. The subsequent scripture transformed into Dao waves, thundering loudly, making the words indiscernible.

In a dim corner of the cosmos, a deserted place, a golden monkey with a pointed mouth was meditating, drenched in sweat, covered in blood, and its eyes almost bulging out. It was activating an ancient artifact, using it to recite terrifying and majestic scriptures.

This was a supreme divine ability of the Daoist lineage, a supreme Dao shout!

Legend had it that this Dao shout could shatter deities. Yet now, it was merely being used to awaken and summon an immortal sword.

It was the Six-Eared Macaque. No one knew he possessed the orthodox immortal scripture of the Celestial Venerable of Lingbao. At this moment, he was releasing its power through an ancestral artifact, finally drawing an immortal sword through the void.

“They were all originally mine, but you've ruined my great plan,” he said indignantly, struggling to draw the immortal sword to his side.