407: Jiang Taishen takes action

Lu Dazhuang raised his eyebrows slightly and said in a deep voice, "Did Medicine King Valley send you?"

The masked Saint snorted coldly, "That's none of your business."

Lu Xingchen said in a deep voice, "What if I don't hand it over?"

The masked Saint snorted coldly again.

"No matter. I already knew you wouldn't give in easily. It'll be the same if I beat you all down and then take the Storage Ring from your body!"

With that, the masked Saint stopped talking nonsense, waved his right hand forward, and a golden Dragon flew towards the four of them.

"Word Spirit, Dustless Land!"

Just as the golden Dragon was about to touch Lu Xingchen, a colorless barrier appeared around the four of them.

The golden Dragon crashed into the colorless barrier, instantly melting like ice and snow, without stirring up a single ripple.

The masked Saint frowned.

The power on this colorless barrier was extremely strong, definitely not something a mere Martial Venerable could activate. He immediately understood the problem.

"Jiang Taishen, so you arrived long ago!"

"Fellow Daoist of Sacred Dragon Palace, bullying the weak is not the act of a gentleman. Let me spar with you!"

A clear voice came from the horizon, and then Jiang Taishen, with his hands behind his back, dressed in white robes with sleeves fluttering, flew over from the horizon.

Seeing this, Lu Xingchen was overjoyed.

"Teacher, you're finally here!"

Jiang Taishen waved at Lu Xingchen and chuckled, "Big Strong One, don't worry. With me here today, they can't harm you!"

Having his identity exposed, the masked Saint showed no anger.

His previous attack was imbued with Dragon Power, so it was not strange that Jiang Taishen could discern it.

It didn't matter if he figured it out.

Everyone knew that Medicine King Valley would send people to intercept Lu Dazhuang, and there was no way to stop it.

As long as it wasn't openly stated and they didn't reveal their identities, they could all muddle through.

The reason he participated in this matter was that he had previously asked Peng Yue to refine a Medicinal Pill for him, and now he was repaying the favor.

Medicine King Valley had many such favors.

This was the formidable aspect of an Alchemist Sect. Countless people throughout the Central Continent owed Medicine King Valley favors, and these were the strength and foundation of Medicine King Valley.

The masked Saint said in a deep voice, "I've long heard that Lingyun Sect's Jiang Taishen is skilled in Word Spirit Power. His Heaven Realm Mid-stage Soul Power combined with Word Spirit is enough to rival a Saint, and has even received recognition from the Righteous Path Alliance."

"I've long wanted to spar with you. Since you're here today, I suppose there's no need to wait!"

Jiang Taishen nodded slightly and chuckled, "Please enlighten me!"

The masked Saint snorted coldly, pointed his right hand forward, and eight golden Dragons condensed around his body, each several times more powerful than before.

After all, his previous imaginary enemy was Lu Xingchen, but now, his opponent was Jiang Taishen, who was in the same Realm.

"Word Spirit, Dustless Land!"

Jiang Taishen also let out a low roar, and a colorless barrier once again appeared around his body.

The eight golden Dragons let out hissing sounds, then roared towards Jiang Taishen, crashing fiercely into the colorless barrier.

Ripples appeared on the colorless barrier, but it remained firm, showing no signs of breaking.

The masked Saint was startled.

He had no contempt for Jiang Taishen.

Although that move was a test, it used seventy percent of his power, yet it couldn't even shake his defense.

This so-called "Word Spirit" Power truly had its unique aspects!

The masked Saint snorted coldly and said in a deep voice, "Jiang Taishen, do you only know how to hide behind a barrier and take hits?"

Jiang Taishen raised his eyebrows slightly and chuckled, "Trying to lure me into attacking? Your mind is quite good. However, even so, I don't fear you!"

"Word Spirit, Crimson Sun!"

Jiang Taishen let out a low roar, and tens of thousands of fist-sized fireballs condensed around him, then flew towards the masked Saint.

The masked Saint also let out an angry roar, and sixteen golden Dragons appeared around his body, flying towards Jiang Taishen.

The fireballs and golden Dragons collided, erupting in huge spiritual power fluctuations.

Just the aftermath of their battle forced the four of Lu Xingchen to activate their Dou Qi Shield for defense and retreat repeatedly.

The fireballs extinguished one by one, and the glow on the golden Dragons also grew dimmer and dimmer.

Until all sixteen golden Dragons were extinguished, there were still over a thousand fireballs summoned by Jiang Taishen, flying towards the masked Saint.

Seeing this, the masked Saint was greatly alarmed.

He had gone all out, pushing his Dragon Power and Dou Qi to the extreme, yet he still couldn't block Jiang Taishen's attack.

This young Saint was simply too powerful!

He hurriedly activated his Dou Qi, defending with all his might.

The fireballs fiercely struck the masked Saint's Dou Qi Shield, exploding one by one, and the huge spiritual power fluctuations obscured everyone's vision.

After a long while, the smoke cleared. When Lu Xingchen looked at the masked Saint again, he found him to be utterly disheveled.

A trace of blood appeared at the corner of his mouth, his hands were bloody and mangled, his clothes were in tatters, and the silk scarf on his face had fallen off, revealing his countenance.

It was the image of an ordinary middle-aged man.

Jiang Taishen chuckled, "So it's Fellow Daoist Li Yang, considered a top figure in Sacred Dragon Palace."

Li Yang cupped his hands in greeting to Jiang Taishen and said with a bitter smile, "Jiang Taishen, you are indeed very strong. This time, I lost. You can take those Spirit Medicine!"

Jiang Taishen cupped his hands in return and chuckled, "Thank you for the concession!"

Li Yang stopped talking nonsense, spread his Dou Qi Wings, turned, and left.

The four juniors watching from the side immediately cheered.

"Teacher won, Teacher won!"

"Senior Jiang Taishen is really formidable! As fellow Saints, he can completely suppress that Li Yang. I even feel like you didn't use your full strength."

"Indeed, with Teacher taking action, this matter will definitely be resolved perfectly."

Jiang Taishen patted Xu Qing's head and chuckled, "Alright, stop praising me. The powerful enemy has been dealt with, I'll take you back to Lingyun Sect first!"

"Understood!"

Everyone responded in unison.

"Word Spirit, Instant Flash!"

Jiang Taishen let out a low roar, then flicked his sleeve, enveloping the four with Dou Qi, and flew towards Lingyun Sect.

The effect of this "Instant Flash" was to increase the user's movement speed, with the degree of increase tied to the strength of their Soul Power.

Jiang Taishen's speed was already very fast, faster than Lin Xu, and with the help of "Instant Flash," "a thousand li in a day" was not an empty boast.

Such swift speed left Zuoqiu Qingluo exclaiming repeatedly.

She bounced and jumped, admiring the surrounding scenery, while shouting, "Senior Jiang Taishen is truly amazing!"

Lu Xingchen and Lin Xu were full of envy.

When would they also possess such powerful strength as Jiang Taishen?

In just half a day, everyone returned to Lingyun Sect.

Lin Xu and Zuoqiu Qingluo were sent back to rest, while Lu Xingchen and Xu Qing followed Jiang Taishen to the meeting room.