Sensing the powerful aura rushing towards him from behind, Lu Qing smiled slightly.
He possesses two magical artifacts, so concealing his aura would be extremely easy for him.
Even a Foundation Establishment cultivator wouldn't be able to see through it.
However, his purpose in withdrawing was not to escape.
So instead of hiding himself, he deliberately revealed a trace of his aura so that the Foundation Establishment cultivator behind °• N 𝑜 v 𝑒 l i g h t •° him could sense it.
Sure enough, after sensing Lu Qing's aura, the person behind him suddenly increased his speed again, rapidly closing in.
Sensing this, Lu Qing remained calm. A flash of light appeared on his body, and his speed increased dramatically as he quickly moved forward.
This place is too close to the Lingshan Mountain Range; it would be better to go further away.
The gray-robed old monk noticed that Lu Qing had increased his speed, as if he had discovered that Lu Qing was chasing him, and a cold glint appeared in his eyes.
"Can you escape?"
Golden light emanated from his body and flowed into the small golden boat he was standing on.
The next moment, its speed increased again, rapidly closing in on Lu Qing.
After several dozen breaths, Lu Qing's figure finally appeared on a plain.
Looking at Lu Qing's hastily fleeing figure more than a hundred feet away, the gray-robed old monk in mid-air didn't think twice. He pointed his finger, and a golden light flew directly towards Lu Qing's back.
In an instant, the golden light reached behind Lu Qing, and it looked like it was about to pierce through him.
At the critical moment, Lu Qing rolled over and narrowly avoided the golden light.
However, the old monk in gray robes did not change his expression; he remained stern, only his fingers changed into a hand seal.
Then, the golden light that Lu Qing had previously dodged suddenly changed direction in mid-air and stabbed towards Lu Qing's chest at an even faster speed.
The change happened so fast that Lu Qing had nowhere to dodge. His battle blade transformed into a bolt of lightning, striking the golden light.
boom!
A blast of air exploded, and Lu Qing's body sank. The surrounding weeds, soil, and rocks were instantly blasted away.
The golden light was cleaved away by Lu Qing's blade, revealing its true form: a golden shuttle.
"Um?"
When the gray-robed old monk saw that Lu Qing had so easily knocked away the magic weapon he had summoned, a look of surprise finally appeared on his face.
However, he remained silent, and with a change of hand seals, the golden shuttle once again transformed into golden light and flew towards Lu Qing.
As the gray-robed old monk focused his mind, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth within a hundred meters fluctuated and continuously converged on the golden shuttle.
It formed a magnificent momentum and pressed down on Lu Qing.
This time, the old monk Gray Cannon stopped testing him and instead displayed the true strength of someone in the Foundation Establishment stage.
"Divine fusion with heaven and earth..."
Sensing the increased power of the golden shuttle, several times greater than before, Lu Qing's face showed a solemn expression.
He was very familiar with the methods used by the old monk Gray Cannon.
It was the Divine Fusion of Heaven and Earth that the puppet avatar of the Third Holy Lord had once performed.
To put it simply, "divine integration with heaven and earth" means using the power of one's soul to permeate the surrounding world, control the energy between heaven and earth, transform it into one's own power, and form a great force.
To master this technique, one must possess extremely powerful spiritual energy and have a profound understanding of the rules of heaven and earth.
Lu Qing also knew this trick. After he learned about the domain from his master, he naturally mastered the technique of merging with heaven and earth.
Not long ago, in Cangzhou Prefecture, he used a bow and arrow to break the nodes of the magic array set up by the demonic cultivators, employing the technique of divine fusion with heaven and earth.
By gathering the spiritual energy of heaven and earth around him onto the magic arrow, the arrow's power became so great that even the array light barrier of the Ten Directions Blood Melting Soul Refining Array could not block it.
Therefore, when faced with the golden shuttle that came crashing down with the might of heaven and earth, a powerful aura also rose from Lu Qing's body.
An invisible domain expanded outwards from his body, quickly taking control of the space within a three-zhang radius around him.
At the same time, a yellow light flashed, and the Earth Spirit Pearl in the brow acupoint trembled slightly.
Then Lu Qing reached out and made a loose grasping motion.
The next moment, a strange scene unfolded.
The golden shuttle, a magical artifact carrying the power of heaven and earth, slowed down noticeably as soon as it entered a range of three zhang in front of Lu Qing.
When they reached a distance of two zhang (approximately 6.6 meters), their speed became even slower, like a snail's pace.
In the end, Lu Qing fixed him a foot in front of him, unable to move, his power completely dissipated, revealing the true form of the Golden Shuttle.
"What?"
This time, the old monk in gray robes was truly moved.
His eyes widened in shock as he stared intently at Lu Qing.
He seemed unable to believe that his powerful attack had been neutralized by Lu Qing.
"Old bald monk, stop hiding your tricks. These little tricks can't do anything to me. I advise you to use your full strength, or you'll regret it when you die."
After easily blocking the attack with the help of his domain enhanced by the earth's magnetic field, Lu Qing said calmly.
He looked at the gray-robed old monk in mid-air, and information about the other party began to appear in his field of vision.
【Elder Kurong: One of the Supreme Elders of Suspended Mountain.】
【Cultivation Level: Foundation Establishment Stage, Great Completion (Perfect)】
【Fearing that the external laws of heaven and earth would affect him, he suffered a calamity, severing his own cultivation, dropping from the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage to the great completion stage.】
Those who advance in secret realms have inherent deficiencies in their foundation and must repair it before they have any hope of successfully transcending the tribulation.
【Possesses extraordinary treasures and possesses formidable strength.】
...
After reading the message that appeared on the gray-robed old monk's body, Lu Qing understood.
It seems this person is one of the key figures behind the Suspended Mountain.
A powerhouse who has reached the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage can already be considered one of the most outstanding beings in the world today.
However, it seems that the other party is quite wary of the outside world, where the rules of heaven and earth have not yet evolved to be sufficiently perfect.
They actually had to sever their cultivation before daring to emerge from the secret realm.
"Arrogant!"
The old monk in the gray robe concealed his surprise.
He also realized what methods Lu Qing had used.
"Do you think you can be so arrogant just because you have a small area of expertise?"
You evil spirit, you are cruel and wicked, how dare you slaughter my disciples of Xuankong Mountain.
Today, this old monk will act on behalf of Heaven and deliver you from suffering!
As soon as he finished speaking, it was as if a seal had been broken, and an incomparably powerful aura surged from the gray-robed old monk's body.
Immediately afterwards, he pointed with a magic incantation, and the golden shuttle that Lu Qing had immobilized seemed to suddenly receive a powerful boost, spinning and shaking violently.
This caused Lu Qing's domain to show signs of being breached.
"snort!"
But as Lu Qing let out a soft hum, the yellow light on his body reappeared.
The entire space became more than ten times heavier.
With this power, the golden shuttle was suppressed once again, like a small insect in amber, unable to move.
"The power of the earth's magnetic veins."
Upon seeing the yellow light emanating from Lu Qing, the gray-robed old monk's expression finally turned serious.
The power of the earth's magnetic veins is no ordinary power.
This is a high-level manifestation of the power of earth, and one must have a very deep understanding of the way of earth to possibly master it.
Furthermore, the fact that the opponent's spiritual power could suppress his magical artifact with the power of the earth's magnetic veins indicates that his spiritual power is at least no less than his own!
Could it be that the mysterious, ghostly-faced man in front of him, who clearly exudes the aura of the Qi Refining Realm, is actually a cultivator of the same level in disguise?
"That old bald monk has some knowledge."
Just as the gray-robed old monk was filled with doubt and uncertainty, Lu Qing chuckled softly.
"But you must be tired of standing up there, so get down!"
Having said that, he made a fist forward, then suddenly grabbed and pressed down.
As Lu Qing made this move, the gray-robed old monk immediately felt a powerful force acting on him.
Suddenly, my body felt more than ten times heavier.
His body swayed, and the golden boat beneath his feet seemed to be losing its footing.
