Chapter 180.1: Lu Changsheng Against Immortal Masters At Spirit Gathering Mountain! (I)
Whoosh!
A flying sword streaked through the air like a beam of white light, landing in front of Lu Changsheng in an instant.
Lu Changsheng narrowed his eyes. In the past, he had only encountered sword talismans, and this was his first time facing an actual flying sword. Unlike sword talismans, a flying sword was an enchanted artifact—a real refined weapon that could pierce through anything, including a martial artist's Domain.
Furthermore, the range of a true flying sword was tremendous; it could strike enemies from even a thousand li away. As long as the wielder's divine consciousness could reach that far, such a feat was entirely possible.
Crack!
The flying sword instantly pierced through the first layer of Lu Changsheng's fused Domain, then the second, then the third. In the blink of an eye, all three layers of fused Domains had been pierced through. This was equivalent to breaking through thirty layers of ordinary Domains.
However, Lu Changsheng did not even flinch. He was no ordinary Divine Treasury martial artist; losing three two-in-one Domains meant nothing to him.
As the flying sword was about to get to his three-in-one Domains, he uttered a command. "Suppress."
Instantly, the power of Lu Changsheng's three-in-one Domain surged violently, and an overwhelming suppressive force descended upon the flying sword, freezing it in place.
"My flying sword..." The Immortal Master's expression changed instantly, panic flashing across his face.
He couldn't believe his flying sword had been so easily suppressed by a Divine Treasury martial artist who was outnumbered. There were dozens of Immortal Masters attacking Lu Changsheng together, and this man had still found the focus to stop his attack.
Crack!
In the next moment, a sharp snapping sound echoed through the battlefield. The flying sword shattered, and the Immortal Master screamed out in agony.
The flying sword was his life-bound enchanted artifact, a weapon he had spent decades refining and bonding to himself. Thus, when Lu Changsheng destroyed it, the backlash struck him hard.
Lu Changsheng swept his gaze across the battlefield. Artifacts, talismans, and spells bombarded his Domain from every direction. An attack like this would have driven many ordinary martial artists to their knees, but Lu Changsheng remained completely unfazed.
He let out a cold snort. "Hmph!"
He knew exactly how to deal with these Immortal Masters, and he knew exactly what they feared most: a mental secret technique. And in this case, it was Lu Changsheng's Heart Sword.
The Heart Sword had been continuously nurtured inside his Mind Space, steadily growing stronger over time. Its progress had already reached sixty-one percent, an astonishing level for a mental secret technique.
Lu Changsheng muttered, "Heart Sword, sever."
The Jade Heart Sword trembled before quickly splitting into dozens of blades that shot outward in every direction, each moving even faster than a flying sword.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Countless Jade Heart Swords plunged into the Immortal Masters. They were simply too fast for them to evade.
"Agh!"
"It hurts! It hurts so much!"
"What kind of technique is this?!"
"A mental secret technique! This is a mental secret technique of the Divine Treasury Realm!"
"Damn! How can it be this powerful?"
"My mana is all messed up!"
One after another, the Immortal Masters broke into cries of agony. Their minds fell into disarray, and they immediately lost control of their spells, artifacts, and talismans. Just like that, their assault on Lu Changsheng lost significant momentum.
Then, in the next moment, Lu Changsheng unleashed the Five Elements Domain. He had deliberately held the Five Elements Domain in reserve until this very moment. Only after closing the distance and using the Jade Heart Sword to throw the Immortal Masters into chaos did he finally unleash it.
Boom!
A five-colored light blazed across the battlefield as the Five Elements Domain descended.
The Domain's five elements complemented and reinforced one another endlessly. At the same time, the Five Elements Domain exerted powerful suppression over any force rooted in any of the five elements, causing any spell that relied on the spirit energy of metal, wood, water, fire, or earth to weaken upon impact.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Beneath the crushing force of the Five Elements Domain, the Immortal Masters' spirit shields shattered one after another. Stripped of their defenses, the Immortal Masters were now no different from ordinary men, and the Five Elements Domain decimated them where they stood.
Blood covered the valley, and its metallic stench rose thick into the air. The Immortal Masters still alive froze in place, their attacks ceasing completely. They stared blankly at the young Divine Treasury martial artist who had just killed dozens of them in an instant.
Even during their own battle over the Spirit Flowers, when countless Immortal Masters had fought fiercely while unleashing every technique they possessed, the casualties had never reached such a horrifying level.
Dozens of Immortal Masters falling in a single moment was a catastrophe that would shake even the foundations of the cultivation world. And what was utterly beyond comprehension, above anything else, was the fact that all these Immortal Masters had fallen to one martial artist.
Zhang Kong, who had been hiding at the back of the crowd, widened his eyes in shock as he watched the Immortal Masters retreat one after another until not a single one remained within ten zhang of Lu Changsheng.
In the Ancient Region, the Immortal Dao and the Martial Dao had long coexisted in uneasy competition, with the major sects of both sides locked in years of open rivalry and hidden scheming. And in all that time, Zhang Kong had never seen a scene like this.
Facing hundreds of Immortal Masters alone, Lu Changsheng had not only held his ground, but had even forced them back through sheer strength. No martial artist had ever displayed such overwhelming dominance.
Suddenly, an Immortal Master stepped forward from the crowd. His white robes fluttered in the wind, and his entire bearing carried an ethereal, transcendent aura. He stared intensely at Lu Changsheng.
"What a terrifying Domain power," he remarked in a deep voice. "It seems to be powered by the Five Elements. It's not every day you see someone as formidable as you. Tell me, who are you?"
No sooner had the mysterious man spoken than the Immortal Masters started whispering among themselves.
"It's Immortal Master Luo He!"
"He's an Immortal Master from the Purple Sun Immortal Sect! He ranks thirteenth on the Foundation Establishment Candidate List. He's a true supreme Immortal Master!"
"Only someone like Immortal Master Luo He can stand up to this martial artist."
"But who exactly is this martial artist? I usually don't pay much attention to martial artists. He must be a powerful martial artist on the Dao Foundation Candidate List, right? I wonder what his rank is."
"Even the supreme Divine Treasury martial artists on that list shouldn't be capable of something like this. Killing dozens of Immortal Masters with just a few strikes... How is that even possible?"
Many Immortal Masters immediately turned their eyes toward Lu Changsheng.
With his hands clasped behind his back, Lu Changsheng looked at Immortal Master Luo with a perfectly still expression. "I am Lu Changsheng of the Ancient Region Heavenly Sect."
Hearing this, the crowd immediately erupted into an uproar.
"What? Lu Changsheng of the Ancient Region Heavenly Sect?"
"That supreme genius who killed a Divine Treasury martial artist while still in the Divine Fortification Realm? Is he still in the Divine Fortification Realm?"
"Have you not caught up? He advanced to Divine Treasury several months ago. But that's not even the most alarming part. When the Dao Foundation Candidate List was updated recently, he claimed first place."
"First place on the Dao Foundation Candidate List? How is that possible? He only advanced to Divine Treasury recently, how did he already qualify for the list and even took first place?"
"It's true. I checked it myself when the list came out. Lu Changsheng ranked first, dethroning Xia Feilong."
"So what if he is first on the Dao Foundation Candidate List? Has the Dao Foundation Candidate List ever been comparable to the Foundation Establishment Candidate List? Any one of the top ten on the Foundation Establishment Candidate List could crush the number one Divine Treasury martial artist."
"Lu Changsheng should never have come to Spirit Gathering Mountain, let alone slaughter dozens of Immortal Masters. This is a direct provocation against all of us."
The Immortal Masters were seething. In their eyes, no matter how impressive Lu Changsheng's achievements were, he was still a martial artist. Their pride would not allow them to acknowledge a martial artist.
Immortal Master Luo He frowned slightly. Unlike the others, he did not underestimate Lu Changsheng. Having witnessed his earlier display of power, he acknowledged Lu Changsheng as a fearsome opponent. In fact, he wasn't even certain he could defeat Lu Changsheng.
However, uncertainty did not mean fear. He had several hundred Immortal Masters with him here today. No matter how powerful Lu Changsheng was, he was still only a single Divine Treasury martial artist. With such overwhelming numbers on their side, there was no reason to be afraid.
