412: Tianlongpao and Backhand (two-in-one thanks to the leader of Harmony and Harmony for the reward)

Lin Shiming saw that Madam Zi and Xiao Chen, who were within the Five Elements Demon-Slaying Formation, remained incredibly calm.

Although they were releasing various trapping techniques to suppress and kill the Taiqing Purple Jade Python, their movements clearly lacked a certain spark and were a bit wooden.

He asked with confusion, "An Incarnation technique?"

Madam Zi did not answer, but silence was the best answer.

This was likely the reason why Xiao Chen and Madam Zi were able to lure their prey into the trap so smoothly.

Otherwise, the other Cultivators would never have been fooled.

The only thing Lin Shiming didn't understand was that when the latter entered the peach blossom river scenery painting Magic Treasure, it clearly wasn't an Incarnation; otherwise, Lin Xianzhi and the others wouldn't have been mistaken at that time.

Unless it had been an Incarnation from the very beginning, and the painting Magic Treasure had merely concealed their true nature.

The Transformation Lightning Tribulation arrived extremely quickly. The thundercloud in the sky grew thicker and heavier, with arcs of lightning dancing between the clouds, accompanied by the occasional thunderous boom!

In the blink of an eye, the lightning condensed to its Peak. Like the wrath of punishment, a thunderous explosion rang out, and a bolt of lightning as thick as a water bucket slammed down violently.

Meanwhile, Xiao Chen arrived under the taiqing purple jade fruit tree, overjoyed.

Now, neither man nor beast could stop him!

However, in the next moment, a massive broadsword slashed out violently, striking Xiao Chen from behind. The Sword Qi and Killing Intent were almost chilling to the extreme!

For a moment, Xiao Chen was forced to turn and block.

Xiao Chen took out a huge black tower, which blocked the massive sword in front of him.

Yet even so, his body was sent flying like a cannonball.

"Who?" Xiao Chen was furious, but at the same time, he was incredibly confused!

In this purple Secret Realm, there was actually someone else who had managed to follow them in.

And he had clearly checked a radius of over a thousand miles before bringing the others to Purple Jade Mountain.

One had to know that Purple Jade Mountain formed a massive natural illusion within the Small World; without the Purple Cloud Mirror Magic Treasure in Madam Zi's hands, it was impossible to enter this Secret Realm.

This was why the news of this taiqing purple jade fruit tree had not spread widely within the Sect.

When they entered, they hadn't given anyone a chance to leave markers, and his peach blossom river scenery painting had isolated Divine Sense. No one should have been able to track them!

Madam Zi, also confused, saw her expression change drastically.

Before them, appearing out of nowhere, were six Cultivators in Daoist robes carrying heavy swords. Among them were three people Lin Shiming was intimately familiar with.

They were none other than Wan Qing, Wan Wuyin, and their Fifth Uncle, whom they had seen at the Immortal Cave of the Three Origin Scatterer!

He hadn't expected that after all this, they would gather together again!

"Fellow Daoist Wan, I hope you do not go back on our agreement!" In the Five Elements Demon-Slaying Formation, the slightly chubby Cultivator surnamed Xu finally spoke.

Beneath his calm expression lay madness, a cold sneer, and bloodlust.

"Didn't you swear an oath of the heavenly dao?" Xiao Chen's expression was also ugly.

He hadn't expected that it was the Cultivator surnamed Xu who had brought them in.

The Cultivator surnamed Xu had sworn an oath of the heavenly dao; violating it would mean he could never Cultivate for the rest of his life. Once he tried to Cultivate, he would inevitably be rejected by the Heavenly Dao and suffer Qi Deviation!

"So what if I did? Do you know that the Cultivator who left that day was my closest friend? Even though he didn't know anything, you still hunted him down to the last. So, do you know about today?" the Cultivator surnamed Xu shouted coldly.

His closest friend was the person who had voluntarily left during the Foundation Establishment gathering that day.

Afterward, Xiao Chen had seized the opportunity to visit, slaughtering even the Cultivator's entire Family. His methods were truly ruthless.

"Besides, the Fellow Daoists from the Ten Thousand Swords Sect have promised to support my Xu Family. So what if I, Xu, am destroyed by the Heavenly Dao? I am already a person whose lifespan is ending. Could it be that you, Old Dog Xiao, would share the ziyu fruit with me and give me a chance to glimpse the Dao?" The Cultivator surnamed Xu shouted coldly, staring at Xiao Chen.

Watching the latter look cold and suffer, he laughed loudly. For a moment, he felt incredibly satisfied!

Cultivating to become an immortal—if one isn't satisfied, what is the point of becoming an immortal?

"Old Dog Xiao, do you even deserve the Purple Mansion?" The Cultivator surnamed Xu wanted to say more, but suddenly discovered that the extraction of his True Origin had become even more terrifying, and his body suddenly began to shrivel up.

Xiao Chen, inside the Formation, wore a ruthless expression; he was forcibly draining the Cultivator surnamed Xu dry!

"I, Xu, will wait for you in the Yellow Springs! Today, you will surely not get what you wish for!" The Cultivator surnamed Xu roared with his last ounce of strength.

Afterward, he revealed a long-lost sense of relief. Having violated the oath of the heavenly dao, he could no longer Cultivate; if he did, inner demons would exist. Now, this was instead a form of alternative transcendence.

Boom! The Lightning Tribulation crashed down. The Taiqing Purple Jade Python no longer cared about the Formation. It roared, and instead of being frightened by the Lightning Tribulation, it wanted to charge into the sky and crush the Lightning Tribulation!

However, this terrifying Lightning Tribulation was a hundred times stronger than the Wood Demon's Lightning Tribulation.

Under the roaring impact, the once arrogant Taiqing Purple Jade Python turned into a python of electrical arcs, thrashing and roaring within the Formation, its tail lashing out wildly.

Arcs of lightning danced all over its body, and many of its purple crystal scales were blasted open, revealing the purple flesh inside—a shocking sight to behold!

And this was only the first wave of the Lightning Tribulation!

Inside the Formation, a small cloud of Star-spotted Insects suddenly appeared, floating around Lin Xianzhi and forming a suit of insect armor for him.

With the insects biting through, Lin Xianzhi instantly escaped the Formation, and with a flash, he was in front of Lin Shiming.

The grandfather and grandson stood back-to-back, not attacking, but searching for an opportunity.

In the end, only Shi Tai remained within the Formation, struggling to hold on. For a moment, his sorrow deepened!

He had never expected that among these five people, he was the only one who didn't have a backup plan!

Thinking back to the beginning, he had been glad that he had reached an agreement with the Cultivator surnamed Xu! Now, who would have thought that the others had all left backup plans, luring the people from the Ten Thousand Swords Sect in, at least securing a way out for their own families!

On the contrary, he had nothing!

But there was no time to think; the residual power of the Lightning Tribulation exploded, also striking the Formation. Although the power was greatly dispersed, it still caused Shi Tai's entire body to tremble uncontrollably, and many arcs of lightning penetrated into his body!

Fortunately, he was a Foundation Establishment Peak Body Cultivator, so he could endure some of the residual power for a while!

But if the Formation broke, or if the Lightning Tribulation grew any stronger, he would surely die!

On the other side, under the taiqing purple jade fruit tree, the six people from the Ten Thousand Swords Sect formed a perimeter, surrounding the entire jade tree.

One of the elders, the same one who had released the Sword Formation last time, took out the Sword Formation again.

Once the Sword Formation appeared, Xiao Chen's face in the distance turned blue and purple.

"Fellow Daoist Lin, Madam Zi, today's battle is unavoidable. We must put aside our past grudges now!" Xiao Chen sent a voice transmission to Lin Xianzhi.

Lin Xianzhi glanced at Lin Shiming, and the two nodded almost simultaneously.

The current situation was really not optimistic. Lin Shiming and Wan Qing were already at odds, not to mention that he had snatched the Legacy from the Three Origin Scatterer's Immortal Cave from the other party.

The three of them instantly charged toward the taiqing purple jade fruit tree.

The Ten Thousand Swords Sect's Sword Formation might have been an unsolvable existence for others. But for Lin Shiming, whenever a Formation was involved, the Spirit Devouring Ant was the bane of the Formation.

A full eighty-one Spirit Devouring Ants charged to the front, and as the Spirit Devouring Ants opened a large hole in the Sword Formation, Madam Zi charged out first.

Madam Zi's beautiful brows were tightly knitted. She pressed her delicate, fair hands forward, and a harp fell into her hands.

Her hands continuously plucked the strings, like an enchanting dance. In the blink of an eye, she released thousands of spiritual patterns, shooting them toward the six members of the Ten Thousand Swords Sect.

"The Purple Family's Blue Sea Tide-Rising Art and Blue Sea Zither Sound!"

"Seal your hearing!" Among the six members of the Ten Thousand Swords Sect, the lead elder's expression instantly turned gloomy.

Being able to break through their Star-spotted Insects at will, combined with the Purple Family's Blue Sea Zither Sound, the situation on the field became tricky once again.

The five of them controlled their swords to defend, while Wan Qing behind them charged toward the jade tree. In the blink of an eye, he obtained two ziyu fruits.

Just as he was about to obtain the remaining three.

Madam Zi's Blue Wave sound attack reached the group from the Ten Thousand Swords Sect. Even though they had sealed their hearing, the transmission of sound waves was not limited to hearing alone.

The terrifying vibrations tugged at the heartbeats of the Cultivators.

And endless water arrows were born from the tide, shooting toward the people within the Sword Formation.

The gap was precisely the hole that Lin Shiming's eighty-one Spirit Devouring Ants had bitten out.

Beyond that, Lin Xianzhi also slashed out with his sword. His Ren Water Geng Metal Art was pushed to the limit, accompanied by the soul splitting banner, a Divine Sense attack Magic Treasure.

The Ten Thousand Swords Sect's five-man Sword Formation almost instantly disintegrated, and the five of them were forced to control their heavy swords to defend.

And just at this moment, an unknown time earlier, a giant palm stretched out from the Void Realm, slashing fiercely. Like a torn painting, Xiao Chen emerged from it, though no one knew when he had entered.

He had already reached the jade tree, and with a flick, two more ziyu fruits were in Xiao Chen's hands!

Lin Shiming and Lin Xianzhi glared at him again. Xiao Chen was indeed not to be trusted; at a time like this, he was taking advantage of their defensive efforts to snatch the spiritual fruits.

However, this scene also angered the remaining five members of the Ten Thousand Swords Sect, especially Wan Qing's Fifth Uncle, the sword-carrying elder Wan Canghai. He had summoned six spiritual swords at some point, and every single spiritual sword was a top-grade Magical Artifact.

The six swords slashed fiercely toward Xiao Chen.

In the eyes of the Ten Thousand Swords Sect members, not only were these ziyu fruits theirs, but the gains of everyone on the field were also theirs.

And to them, Xiao Chen's elusive painting Magic Treasure was undoubtedly extremely troublesome and had to be eliminated first.

Sure enough, Xiao Chen pulled his hand toward the painting, making a gesture as if to rush back into the painting. Having obtained two ziyu fruits, he had achieved his objective, and since his Incarnation was about to be destroyed, he naturally would not continue to stay here.

"Seventh Grand Uncle!" Lin Shiming and Lin Xianzhi exchanged glances.

Their hearts were instantly filled with anger again; this Xiao Chen had tricked them twice in a row.

Although Xiao Chen had snatched two taiqing purple jade fruits, in all likelihood, he would definitely share them with Madam Zi. It was impossible for him to share them with them.

The two of them withdrew almost simultaneously.

Leaving Madam Zi alone to face the remaining four members of the Ten Thousand Swords Sect.

A sound-type Cultivator was inherently wary of Body Cultivators and Sword Cultivators; without the restraint of Lin Xianzhi and Lin Shiming, she appeared even more isolated and helpless.

She had no choice but to continuously throw out one spiritual talisman after another. Instantly, two sword puppets appeared around her, helping her block most of the spiritual swords.

But the Ten Thousand Swords Sect's swords were all heavy swords. Their wide, sweeping strikes, transforming into massive swords several zhang long, were simply not something the sword puppets could block, resulting in the Ten Thousand Swords Sect being able to suppress Madam Zi to the brink of death with just three people.

Elsewhere, the six top-grade spiritual swords formed a Sword Formation, beginning to cut into Xiao Chen's painting Magic Treasure.

But Xiao Chen sneered coldly; his painting Magic Treasure was not just that.

He slashed his hand again, about to step into the painting.

But in the next moment, to his disbelief, Lin Shiming waved several Spirit Devouring Ants, heading straight for the painting.

By this time, the Spirit Devouring Ants had already devoured quite a few stalactites in the Grotto-heaven World, and their biting power and devouring ability were far superior to before.

They bit a large hole directly into the forbidden Formation.

His peach blossom river scenery painting failed for the first time, and his figure was revealed. However, what made Wan Canghai somewhat disbelieving was that Xiao Chen had already exited his encirclement.

However, as his figure was revealed, Wan Canghai would not let Xiao Chen escape with the two ziyu fruits.

His fingers moved again, and a palace-type Magic Treasure suppressed Xiao Chen. At the same time, the six top-grade spiritual swords formed a Heaven-Slaying Sword, slashing toward Xiao Chen.

Xiao Chen looked at Lin Shiming in disbelief and confusion. He had not expected that Lin Shiming had seen through that his painting Magic Treasure was nothing more than an illusion Formation Plate—just a highly advanced one—but it was still countered by Lin Shiming's Spirit Devouring Ants!

"Beast!" On the other side, Wan Qing, who was in the middle of harvesting the last ziyu fruit, felt dizzy for a moment.

He saw that, at some unknown time, the Red-haired Demon Monkey had transformed into a three-zhang giant ape behind him, and the massive Crimson Flame Fire Staff slammed violently toward Wan Qing.

In his anger, Wan Qing also slashed toward the Red-haired Demon Monkey.

But a golden light flashed behind him; the eight-winged Golden Winged Mantis had already obtained the remaining ziyu fruit.

One had to know that the speed of the eight-winged mantis at this moment was something that even Lin Xianzhi, flying at full speed, could not match.

After this lightning-fast fruit retrieval, it fled to Lin Shiming's side. However, the Golden Winged Mantis was chirping, somewhat unwilling; in the past, it was always the one killing enemies, but today it was only snatching fruits!

"Retreat!" Lin Shiming sent a voice transmission to Lin Xianzhi, who was currently fending off Wan Wuyin and the remaining Foundation Establishment Peak Cultivator from the Ten Thousand Swords Sect.

After obtaining one spiritual fruit, they planned to retreat.

Unless the two of them exposed the war treasure ship. And even if they exposed it, once the Taiqing Purple Jade Python passed the Transformation Lightning Tribulation, it would be even harder to escape death.

This Taiqing Purple Jade Python was clearly many times more ferocious than the Jade Night Bat King.

After Lin Shiming obtained the ziyu fruit, his pressure instantly increased. Wan Qing was already furious beyond measure.

The treasures from the Three Origin Scatterer's Immortal Cave had been snatched, and now, the ziyu fruit was being snatched away by Lin Shiming; he was instantly enraged.

He continuously took out several treasures, and even took out a spiritual talisman inscribed with a heavy sword!

It was precisely a Golden Core talisman of the fifth-grade Magic Treasure level. Its power, once activated by a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, was absolutely equivalent to a single strike from a fourth-grade Purple Mansion Cultivator!

Moreover, at this time, the Ten Thousand Swords Sect had six people, holding an absolute advantage. Using the talisman, no one could interrupt!

The Ten Thousand Swords Sect instantly split off two people to stand in front of Wan Qing, while Wan Canghai alone forced Xiao Chen to the brink of death.

The remaining three: one blocked Lin Xianzhi, one blocked Madam Zi.