49: Chapter 49 A powerful being at the Fusion Realm makes a move, Zhuang Wen escapes.

As Zhuang Wen's voice fell, a spatial rift could be seen forming at the exact spot he had just teleported to.

In just a brief moment, that Void Realm rift expanded enough to allow several adult dragons to pass through.

Seeing this, Zhuang Wen immediately prepared to use his teleportation Divine Ability to escape again.

Just at that moment, a Law drifted out from within the Void Realm rift, forming a massive barrier with a diameter of a hundred miles.

"Spatial Lock?"

Zhuang Wen let out a cold snort.

"A mere Lower Realm Cultivator actually wants to keep this Immortal here!"

Just as his voice fell, a dragon stepped out from the Void Realm rift from a moment ago.

Behind it were an old man and a young girl.

That girl was none other than Ye Zhenqiu.

Not long ago, after obtaining a Foundation Establishment Pill from Bai Yunzhou, she had successfully completed her Foundation Establishment Breakthrough.

Because of this, she became an Inner Sect Disciple of the Qingxuan Sect, so she prepared to take on a task alone to gather enough Spirit Stones as quickly as possible and repay the Spirit Stones she previously owed Bai Yunzhou.

Little did she expect that while executing the task, she would encounter an old man.

The other party said her Aptitude was extraordinary, and shamelessly insisted on taking her as a Disciple.

She originally wanted to refuse.

After all, for Cultivators, taking a Revered Master was an extremely important matter.

However, she encountered danger while carrying out the task, and it was the other party who stepped in to save her.

This made her change her mind and acknowledge the other party as her Revered Master.

Through this, she also learned her Revered Master's true identity, which was Supreme Elder Lingxuzi of the Taixuan Holy Land.

He was the old man currently beside her.

Watching Zhuang Wen, who was casting a secret technique and preparing to continue escaping, Supreme Elder Lingxuzi let out a cold snort.

"A mere remnant soul, how dare you call yourself an Immortal?"

As Supreme Elder Lingxuzi's voice fell, he flicked his sleeve abruptly, causing the boundless Spiritual Qi in the sky to instantly gather into a cyan sword image over a zhang long.

Above the sword image, Law markings flowed, carrying an irresistible might as it slashed straight toward Zhuang Wen.

Zhuang Wen's expression changed drastically. Lacking time to continue casting his secret technique, he hurriedly dodged, barely managing to evade it.

But even so, Cao Xun's Physical Body suffered quite heavy injuries.

Because of this, he also lost Bai Yunzhou who was in his hand.

Seeing this, Supreme Elder Lingxuzi stepped into the void and moved forward, catching Bai Yunzhou, rescuing him, and handing him over to Ye Zhenqiu behind him.

After finishing all this, he looked back at Zhuang Wen.

At this moment, Zhuang Wen was looking down at his arm, which had been grazed by the aftermath of the sword image. His flesh was torn open, his bones faintly visible, and the excruciating pain made him bare his teeth.

"If this Immortal were not currently in a remnant soul state, how could I have suffered such a huge loss!"

A trace of madness flashed in his eyes, and the previously suppressed ferocity completely erupted.

After all, he was originally an Immortal from a higher realm; even with his remnant soul wandering in the Lower Realm, he had never suffered such humiliation.

Injured by Supreme Elder Lingxuzi at this moment, and having his favored Physical Body snatched away right from his hands by the other party, one could well imagine the anger in his heart.

He quickly formed hand seals with both hands, chanting incantations as his entire body was instantly enveloped by a wave of black mist.

After this black mist appeared, it flew directly toward the distant barrier that had locked down the entire space.

Its speed was so fast that it could rival a Body Integration expert.

Just as the black mist lunged toward the barrier, Supreme Elder Lingxuzi could clearly feel that the spatial lock he created was being eroded and would shatter before long.

He furrowed his brows slightly, sensing the eerie fluctuations coming from the black mist, and his gaze grew increasingly icy.

"You think that with this paltry remnant soul power of yours, you can shake this region of space? That is sheer daydreaming!"

Then, he spoke to the dragon behind him.

"Brother Dragon, you should take Ye Zhenqiu back a bit and be careful not to be caught in the fallout."

The dragon nodded and quickly retreated into the distance, simultaneously releasing a Spiritual Qi barrier to protect itself and Ye Zhenqiu within it.

Seeing that his Disciple was safe, Supreme Elder Lingxuzi shifted his attention entirely back to the distant black mist.

With a point of his fingertip, the cyan sword image from earlier instantly split into dozens of tiny sword threads. Law markings flickered upon the sword threads, forming a large net that enveloped the black mist from all directions.

Within the black mist, Zhuang Wen wanted to evade upon seeing this.

However, the giant net formed by the Sword Qi was simply too massive, completely sealing off all of his retreats.

"Accursed Lower Realm Cultivator, if this Immortal manages to escape this time, I will definitely make you pay the price in the future!"

His gaze turned even more frantic as he abruptly opened his mouth and spat out a mouthful of pitch-black soul blood.

In an instant, the volume of the black mist surged dramatically, actually managing to contend on equal terms with the incoming sword threads wrapping around it.

At the same time, the side of the black mist close to the spatial barrier suddenly accelerated its erosion of space, causing trace cracks to appear on the originally stable spatial barrier.

"Break for me!"

Zhuang Wen roared, pushing his hands forward violently, and the surging black mist actually condensed into several ferocious black soul beasts.

The soul beasts bared their fangs and brandished their claws, carrying a ferocity that devoured everything, and continuously swung their giant claws straight at the spatial barrier.

This was a taboo technique he activated using his remnant soul Origin. Although it could erupt with power far exceeding his own, it would also cause irreversible damage to his remnant soul.

"Boom— Boom—"

Several black soul beasts alternately swung their giant claws, on one hand desperately resisting the cutting of the sword thread net, and on the other hand frantically bombarding the crack-filled spatial barrier.

Every single claw strike landing on the barrier caused it to violently tremble, with cracks spreading at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the hundred-mile spatial lock faintly showing signs of collapse.

Seeing this, Supreme Elder Lingxuzi's expression grew increasingly solemn.

He had originally thought he could suppress Zhuang Wen with the sword thread net, but he did not expect the other party to be so frantic, willing to consume his remnant soul Origin to forcibly break the seal.

One must know that even in a remnant soul state right now, the other party possessed such strength.

If the other party escaped and had time to recover, it would surely be an endless source of future trouble.

"Although slaying him will cause this Opportunity to disappear, it is still better than letting a future disaster go free."

Thinking of this, he immediately stopped holding back, preparing to completely slaughter him.

Just at this moment, the barrier locking down the space had completely shattered.

"Boom!"

With a loud crash, Zhuang Wen finally broke free and directly teleported away to escape.

Seeing this, Supreme Elder Lingxuzi's expression turned ugly.

He sent a voice transmission to the distant dragon.

"Brother Dragon, you and Ye Zhenqiu return to the Holy Land first, while I go slaughter that remnant soul!"

With that, he once again tracked the spatial node of the other party's teleportation, tore through space, and gave chase.

In the distance, upon the dragon's back.

Ye Zhenqiu looked in the direction where Supreme Elder Lingxuzi had departed and spoke.

"Junior Martial Uncle Dragon, will Revered Master be in danger chasing that remnant soul?"

Her tone carried a trace of worry.

After all, the power erupted during Revered Master's battle with the opponent just moments ago was truly startling.

The dragon's massive body swayed slightly, emitting a deep, rumbling sound like distant thunder.

"Rest assured, Brother Ling is the Grand Elder of the Taixuan Holy Land, and his cultivation is unfathomable. Zhuang Wen's remnant soul has consumed its Origin to forcibly break the seal and is already at the end of its tether. It is absolutely impossible for him to be a match for Fellow Daoist."

Hearing this, Ye Zhenqiu finally relaxed.

"Since that's the case, let's head to the Qingxuan Sect first. Once we pick up Junior Brother Shi Ming, we will go to the Taixuan Holy Land."

"Alright!"

The dragon agreed and immediately flew toward the direction of the Qingxuan Sect.