Who Let Him Cultivate Immortality

Chapter 440: Do I have the qualifications now?

One after another, Red Lotus Hellfire bloomed above Hanshui City, its immense power making Lu Yang's eye twitch. He was grateful that Sect Master Qiu was clear about his grudges and didn't transfer his dissatisfaction with his master to the next generation.

Five bursts of Red Lotus Hellfire descended, and Qiu Jin'an's spiritual power was exhausted. Governor Lu used the power of the nation's fate to quickly restore Qiu Jin'an's spiritual power.

In the blink of an eye, his spiritual power was back to overflowing.

With the power of the nation's fate, injuries and spiritual power were no longer a problem.

As the Emperor of Xia would say, with the power of the nation's fate, the least thing to fear is a prolonged battle.

Qiu Jin'an wasn't surprised; this wasn't his first time fighting alongside someone wielding the power of the nation's fate.

"Good, very good!" Wu Youdao's body was covered in wounds, his killing intent so intense that everyone in Hanshui City felt as if they had fallen into an ice cave, involuntarily shivering.

This wasn't an attack method but rather Wu Youdao's overwhelming power, causing his emotional fluctuations to affect those around him.

"Did you think mere Red Lotus Hellfire could deal with me?" A white mist rose from Wu Youdao's body, quickly healing his wounds.

Qiu Jin'an hadn't expected to rely on mere Red Lotus Hellfire to achieve the feat of challenging someone above his level, especially the chasm between the Body Fusion stage and the Tribulation Crossing stage. But the minimal effect was still beyond his expectations.

Lu Yang was puzzled, not understanding why the Red Lotus Hellfire had such little effect on Wu Youdao: "Red Lotus Hellfire is the Buddhist sect's fire for purifying evildoers. Even a tiny bit should burn fiercely using their evil deeds as fuel. Has he never committed any evil?"

Man Gu and Zhao Po were equally baffled.

Meng Jingzhou could explain this: "Did you see the five-colored dragon and tiger aura around Wu Youdao? That's the symbol of an emperor. For an emperor, is there really a distinction between good and evil?"

Qiu Jin'an and Governor Lu also realized this and changed their combat strategy.

Wu Youdao didn't give them time to react, attacking first, with countless chains appearing behind him.

"Towering Inferno Palm!"

The chains were like a prison, pitch-black as ink, seemingly made of some mysterious iron-like material, or perhaps condensed with great magical power, existing in an extremely peculiar state.

"A Tribulation Crossing stage cultivator can create materials that don't exist in the world. These chains must be Wu Youdao's creation!" Qiu Jin'an's entire body emitted a five-colored divine light. Under the divine light, the "gold" in the inferno quickly melted, leaving only the shape condensed by great magical power.

Qiu Jin'an's words reminded Lu Yang of the Mother-Child River and Twin Rivers created by the Immortal Fairy.

A Tribulation Crossing stage cultivator could create materials that didn't exist in the world; immortals would only be stronger.

The chains were no longer a threat, but Wu Youdao's palm strike was still heavy and unavoidable.

Qiu Jin'an wasn't afraid. Five miniature flames of a glassy color appeared at his fingertips. He turned his fist into a palm, and the five miniature flames merged. The slight flame aura leaking from his fingers was enough to distort space.

"Glassy Purifying Fire!"

The flames collided with the Towering Inferno Palm, the two forces clashing like dragons and tigers, locked in a stalemate. Gradually, Qiu Jin'an's cultivation was insufficient, and the Glassy Purifying Fire fell into a disadvantage.

"I'll help!" Governor Lu placed his palm on Qiu Jin'an, continuously channeling spiritual power, giving new strength to the Glassy Purifying Fire.

"Threefold Da Luo Force!" Wu Youdao suddenly withdrew his strength and struck again. The threefold Da Luo Force, each stronger than the last, shattered the Glassy Purifying Fire and hit Qiu Jin'an's chest.

Qiu Jin'an quickly sealed his acupoints, temporarily locking the threefold force rampaging inside his body.

"Three Thousand Weak Waters!"

Qiu Jin'an spat out Three Thousand Weak Waters, the vast weak water flowing endlessly, submerging Wu Youdao. Wu Youdao tried to break free from the weak water's restraint, but the weak water, the lightest substance in the world, was difficult to escape even with his cultivation.

"Breath Soil!"

Qiu Jin'an took out a piece of Breath Soil, the legendary immortal soil used by immortals. Using it sparingly, he couldn't afford to be stingy now.

The Breath Soil expanded upon contact with water, rapidly increasing in volume, burying Wu Youdao.

Pfft—

Only then did Qiu Jin'an spit out several mouthfuls of blood, the power of the threefold Da Luo Force. If he had spat blood earlier, Wu Youdao would have seized the opportunity to press the attack, making it impossible to win.

Governor Lu hurriedly stepped forward to heal Qiu Jin'an, sharing part of the threefold Da Luo Force.

Crack—

The weak water and Breath Soil didn't hold Wu Youdao for long. He charged at Qiu Jin'an with fury.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

He had realized that the most difficult opponent was Qiu Jin'an, with Governor Lu being secondary.

"Five-Colored Divine Light!"

Qiu Jin'an fought desperately, continuously unleashing the five-colored divine light, throwing out one item after another of the five elements. He used over thirty types of true fire alone!

Wu Youdao no longer held back, using his killing moves.

"Heaven-Shaking Finger!"

Though named a finger, it was actually a world. This technique condensed the power of the universe into his index finger, the fingerprint wide enough for four horses to gallop abreast!

"Three Flowers Gather on Top, Five Qi Towards the Origin!"

Qiu Jin'an refined essence into qi, qi into spirit, spirit into emptiness, finally gathering it at the top, invulnerable to all calamities. The five qi of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth converged towards the origin, reaching a state of ultimate perfection.

"Water from the Tang Valley! Fusang Wood! True Fire of the Golden Crow!"

Qiu Jin'an took out three treasures, recreating the scene of the ten suns' birth. In terms of power, it was even stronger than Lord Mengtian's "Ten Suns Touring the Sky!"

"Fusang Wood, so it ended up in your hands!"

The two engaged in a fierce battle, neither choosing to defend, attacking each other with the most extreme moves, trading injury for injury.

Governor Lu couldn't even keep up with the changes in their magic fight, only able to continuously heal Qiu Jin'an.

Pfft—

Qiu Jin'an was kicked away, not knowing how many ribs were broken, even his soul was damaged and shaking.

"Very good, it's the first time I've seen someone at the Body Fusion stage fight me to a standstill!" Wu Youdao was slightly stronger than Qiu Jin'an, his body injured but his essence and soul intact.

"Can you still fight?" Governor Lu asked secretly while healing Qiu Jin'an.

"Damn it, my attack methods are running out!" At this point, Qiu Jin'an was also desperate, cursing, "If there was another Body Fusion stage cultivator like me, or someone like Bu Yu Taoist, we could win!"

"Where are we supposed to find that?" Governor Lu glared. If it were a matter of numbers, it would be easier, but this clearly wasn't something that could be solved by a few more Body Fusion stage cultivators.

Wu Youdao laughed, not caring about their discussion: "I've already thoroughly checked everyone in Hanshui City. There's no one like you mentioned."

"Is that so? But have you checked me?"

A strange voice from below caught the attention of the three on the battlefield.

"Who's speaking?"

A man wearing a white paper hat slowly flew out from the house where the sacrificial ghosts were placed, step by step ascending into the sky.

Wu Youdao saw through the man's cultivation at a glance, sneering at his overconfidence: "With just a mere Body Fusion initial stage, you think you can join our battle?"

The man in the white paper hat didn't respond. At the same time, hundreds of people walked out of their houses in the city, gathering on the empty streets, making them particularly conspicuous.

Some fierce ghosts saw them and pounced viciously, intending to kill them, but were casually killed by one of the people.

These hundreds of people had different appearances and identities. Some were thieves, some were swindlers, some were accountants, some were waiters at inns, and some were employees at barbecue shops.

As the man in the white paper hat ascended into the sky, these hundreds of people flew one by one, merging with him.

The man's cultivation level kept rising, like a river flowing upstream, rapidly climbing, the speed of ascent making one's heart race.

Body Fusion initial stage, Body Fusion mid-stage, Body Fusion late stage... half-step Tribulation Crossing stage!

He stood opposite Wu Youdao, asking calmly:

"Do I have the qualifications now?"

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