243: Laurel Saint Lord, Yuanyang Saint Lord
The majestic white-gold radiance diffused, filling the entire valley, the rippling waves resembling golden sea waves.
The Formation patterns covering the valley pressed down, instantly bulging into a semicircle, looking as if they might shatter at any moment.
There was no helping it; the gap between the Middle Stage and the Late Stage was too vast.
Even when facing an existence at the Immortal Lord tier, a Late-stage Saint Lord possessed a certain degree of resistance.
But for a Middle Stage True Immortal, a Late-stage Saint Lord was an absolutely unbeatable existence.
Even some unorthodox Half-step Saint Lord Level beings, such as the Black White Sword Ancestor, who specialized in attack power, could at most rival a Late-stage Saint Lord in certain aspects.
Moreover, this absolutely did not include the Law of Time.
This point alone was enough to ensure that Saint Lord Level existences remained undefeated.
Crack, crack, crack.
The crisp sound of glass cracking came from above; fissures appeared on the Formation patterns that were about to burst, ready to completely shatter.
However, just as it was about to collapse, all the white-gold sea waves vanished, and the valley fell silent.
Compared to before, the plants in the valley were now tinged with a faint white-gold luster, and some Spiritual Plants even showed a translucent white-gold color inside their structure.
These Spiritual Plants trembled slightly, seemingly possessing self-awareness, cheering for Qin Jiang.
These were plants influenced by the power of his Ten Directions Overlord Record, leading to the birth of some sentience.
It could be said that from this moment on, they had escaped the category of plants and become members of the Essence Spirit group, saving them centuries of effort.
Qin Jiang looked at the Formation patterns above the valley; they were almost completely shattered.
In terms of Realm, his Array Dao attainment could no longer keep up with his Martial Dao.
However, it didn't matter.
He slightly clenched his fist, and the surging white-gold brilliance warped the surrounding space, causing even time to become disordered.
With his current strength, he was no weaker than ultimate Immortal Lords like Immortal Lord Linglong or Emperor Ancestor Sovereign.
Therefore, he planned to first raise his Array Dao to the level of Array Dao Heavenly Sovereign.
This way, his apparent strength would be no weaker than Immortal Lord Linglong and Emperor Ancestor Sovereign, and he could also shield himself from an Immortal King's perception to a certain extent.
Yes, he thought of the Yellow Sky Divine Mother. She was also an Immortal King Level existence, but she had appeared hundreds of thousands of years ago and subsequently had her Heavenly Heart severed by Human Emperor Jiang.
He did not believe she had returned after Ascending to Heaven, because it was historically uncertain whether any Immortal King had ever returned, and he didn't think the Yellow Sky Divine Mother possessed that capability.
Furthermore, when Human Emperor Jiang severed the Yellow Sky Divine Mother's Heavenly Heart, it actually took place in the Underworld, not the Divine State Continent.
Therefore, he speculated that the Yellow Sky Divine Mother's cultivation system might be somewhat different from the currently prevalent Immortal Dao System.
Moreover, her true body was likely still located in the Underworld.
Since the Yellow Sky Divine Mother had a method to remain in the mortal Realm, perhaps many of the Immortal Kings throughout history also possessed similar means.
Such as the Starry Sky Figure, or that Mysterious Daoist.
Therefore, his every move could potentially be under the surveillance of Immortal King existences.
Consequently, he needed some countermeasures.
That was Array Dao Heavenly Sovereign.
The direct combat power of an Array Dao Heavenly Sovereign was roughly between Middle Stage and Late Stage Immortal Lord, but if an Array Dao Heavenly Sovereign were given enough time, they could set up Formations that surpassed the Immortal Lord level.
Although not comparable to an Immortal King, it was considered touching upon a corner of that Realm.
If he set up an Illusion Formation and layered it with a Concealment Formation, an Immortal King should be unable to pry unless they revealed their true body.
This way, he could secretly improve the Ten Directions Overlord Record, which might bring some surprises to certain people.
With this thought, he casually withdrew the Formation above the valley and then soared away.
The Northern Border of the Eastern Region, near the boundary zone of the Northern Region.
A vortex was situated among the vast mountain ranges, its size taller than some peaks, nearly a thousand meters high.
Thin, sinister black Qi diffused from the vortex. Formations were set up around it, containing extremely scorching Yang Qi, suggesting they were arranged by a Grand Sage of Array Dao.
But its effect was limited. Even with ten defensive lines set up, black mist still spread out, corroding the vegetation on the surrounding mountains.
However, not everything was completely corroded. Some plants mutated under the erosion of the black Qi, growing even more vigorously after absorbing the remains of dead vegetation.
Some even grew a wooden tumor on their trunks, the surface of the tumor showing a tormented humanoid face, as if it had endured endless suffering.
At the edge of the vortex, people from the Taiyin Dao Earth and Exquisite Dao Land were guarding the area. The two leaders sat facing each other directly in front of the vortex, radiating Saint Lord Level fluctuations, both close to the Peak Saint Lord Level.
Qin Jiang took out a booklet, flipped through it for a moment, and found introductions about the two individuals.
There was no helping it; with his strength, on the current Zhongyuan Continent, besides the Seven Great Immortal Lords, no one else was worth him specifically remembering.
The leader of the Taiyin Dao Earth was the Taiyin Grand Elder, known as Holy Master Yuegui.
With white hair, she was tens of thousands of years old yet insisted on appearing like a teenage girl.
It was rumored that her true form was a rabbit, and she had depended on Immortal Lord Taiyin, who had not yet embarked on the path of cultivation, in those early years.
Later, Immortal Lord Taiyin continuously fed her Heaven And Earth Treasure, and her Bloodline gradually reached a level comparable to an Immortal Beast.
As for exactly how she achieved the Saint Lord position, that remained a mystery.
Across from her sat a muscular woman with bulging muscles and a beard reaching almost to her chest, known as Holy Master Yuanyang.
She possessed an extremely rare Physique called the Yuanyang Saint Body, containing ten thousand times the Yang Qi of an ordinary person.
When she was first born, she incinerated all the vegetation within a thousand meters around her.
If her parents hadn't already been True Immortals of the Exquisite Dao Land, and if Immortal Lord Linglong hadn't happened to be in the Dao Land that day to Seal the explosive Yang Qi within her.
Otherwise, she likely would have exploded and died long ago.
However, she lived up to the name of Saint Body, ascending to the Saint Lord position early, once surpassing the older generation of Saint Lords, making her the undisputed second-in-command of the Exquisite Dao Land.
Putting away the booklet, Qin Jiang already knew who had set up the Formations surrounding the vortex passage.
Besides Holy Master Yuanyang, no one possessed such powerful Yang Qi.
White-gold micro-light spread from his eyes, and in just a moment, he had seen the flaws in the ten layers of Formation patterns.
Without hesitation, the moment the ten flaws aligned, his figure vanished.
Outside the vortex passage, Holy Master Yuanyang raised an eyebrow, opened her eyes, and her Immortal Sense rippled outward.
"What's wrong? Do you want another fight?"
Across from her, Holy Master Yuegui lightly weighed the White Jade Pestle in her hand, possessing the demeanor of a gang leader.
Holy Master Yuanyang glanced at her but remained silent.
If her Revered Master hadn't instructed her, she would have thrown all the people from the Taiyin Dao Earth back to the Northern Region long ago.
Thinking this, she sighed deeply, shook her head, and her Heart-Nature was troubled again.
Reciting the Ice Heart Incantation silently, her Revered Master had said that if she couldn't transform her Heart-Nature to the Taiyin attribute, the Yang Qi within her would never fully integrate with her Physical Body, and she would be unable to step into the Immortal Lord Realm.
The reason she was arranged to guard this place was actually partly to allow her to secretly learn the Taiyin Dao Earth's secret transmission, the *Taiyin Immortal Scripture*.
After all, within the Taiyin Dao Earth, besides Immortal Lord Taiyin, this rabbit had the deepest attainment.
She just wondered if the effect would be better if she simply 'ate' her.
"In that case, let's fight again."
She stood up. Holy Master Yuegui across from her was stunned, then also stood up, hoisting the pestle onto her shoulder, "A Battle Outside the Heavens!"