The Longevity Family: Starting From The Branches And Leaves

Chapter 282: Battle of Soul Formation

"Wang Fellow Daoist, Cao Yuntian has comprehended the Blood Dao rules and is currently in the middle stage of a transformation. Within his Blood Purgatory, he can even condense Blood Demons that are no weaker than early-stage Soul Formation cultivators. You must be careful!" Zhao Laozu looked at the battle boat in the sky and said to Wang Laozu with an extremely serious expression.

There is a fundamental difference between mana and the power of origin.

The power of origin mainly relies on controlling the power of heaven and earth, resonating with the practitioner's own comprehension and cultivation method, and one's spiritual power is just a small catalyst.

Mana, on the other hand, is the application of cultivation methods and one's own spiritual power in an integrated manner. Even if one comprehends the laws, they still need to rely on their own spiritual power to mobilize it.

No matter how powerful, most of the power still relies on one's own spiritual power output.

Soul Formation cultivators can generally comprehend and control the power of origin between the first and second transformations.

Wang Laozu rubbed his chin and said lightly, "Zhao Fellow Daoist, rest assured, I have my own way to deal with Cao Yuntian. However, Du Wei's comprehension of the Flame Rule power is quite extraordinary. Zhao Fellow Daoist, you must not hold back. You must fully display the Thunder Ape Battle Body and cooperate with the Thunder Mountain Seal from the beginning in order to gain the upper hand."

"He also suffered a fundamental injury back then, and his cultivation has been stagnant, with the power of the Flame Rule origin still in the early stage of the first transformation. As long as you activate the Thunder Ape Battle Body and merge it with the Thunder Mountain Seal, engaging him in a protracted battle, you will definitely win in the end."

Obviously, he was also well aware of Zhao Yi's situation.

Zhao Yi arched his hand and forced a bitter smile on his face. "I hope so, as Fellow Daoist said."

"Wang Fellow Daoist, can you reveal how you plan to deal with Cao Yuntian?" Zhao Yi's gaze shifted and he continued to ask.

This was currently his most pressing concern.

If Wang Zuyuan were to be defeated quickly, the Zhao family's chances of winning this battle would be slim.

Wang Zuyuan stared at the battle boat rapidly approaching in the sky, his eyes flickering with a sharp light, as if a raging fire was surging within him. He said in a deep voice, "I have cultivated a high-level secret technique. In this battle, if I can't win, I am willing to risk my life and use the secret technique to self-destruct and take Cao Yuntian down with me."

Now that everything in the Wang family had been arranged properly, he still needed a certain opportunity to enter Soul Formation in his lifetime.

So, to die together with Cao Yuntian was his true intention.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Yi did not say anything more. With the power of the Wanbao Tower, it was normal for them to have Earth Rank secret techniques, and even Earth Rank High Grade secret techniques.

Then he looked at the others and said in a deep voice, "When I fight Du Wei later, Chen Ling will arrange and command everything here!"

The battle between Soul Formation cultivators was absolutely devastating, and cultivators below the Nascent Soul stage within a radius of a thousand miles could be affected.

Under normal circumstances, both sides would have an unspoken agreement to engage in high-altitude combat to avoid harming their own juniors.

Chen Ling did not expect that at this moment, the old ancestor would hand over the command of the battlefield to him.

To be honest, he didn't have much command experience.

But it was just a matter of focusing on the key points.

Moreover, there were at least sixteen Nascent Soul cultivators on both sides now.

In a large-scale battle involving high-level cultivators like this, even Gold Core cultivators would not dare to rashly join in.

So there was no need for much command in this battle.

Each Nascent Soul cultivator would take action against their predetermined opponent.

Everyone nodded in agreement.

The other Nascent Soul cultivators from the Zhao family had no objections either.

When they learned that Chen Ling had personally killed Du Qingyun, they already regarded him as their peer!

They all saluted in unison.

At this moment, the battle boat stopped tens of miles away in the air.

"Zhao Yi, what do you mean by this?" On the deck of the battle boat, the thin old man's gaze was sharp as he swept across Broken Tiger City, finally stopping on Zhao Yi, his tone somewhat surprised.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Yi met his gaze from a distance, and with an expressionless face, he smiled silently and said in a deep voice, "Cao Laozu, let's not beat around the bush. This time, my Zhao family has consumed a large amount of resources and suffered casualties of over a thousand cultivators in the past three years to achieve the current situation. But you let Cao Weiye reap the benefits."

"Naturally, I, Zhao Mou, am not satisfied with this!"

Cao Yuntian heard this and couldn't help but smile faintly. He said indifferently, "Is this your excuse for teaming up with outsiders against us?"

As soon as he finished speaking, his gaze swept sharply over Wang Zuyuan, Chen Ling, and the others.

"Haha, Cao Laozu, don't treat me, Zhao Yi, as a three-year-old child. We cultivators, the strong are kings. Now, I won't say much. Life and death, victory or defeat, will be decided in this battle!"

Zhao Yi burst into laughter and said with great confidence, "Impudent! Zhao Yi's killing of the Rank Five Demonic Beast is merely an opportunity for him to enter Soul Formation."

"Even if you miss this chance, there will be another opportunity. With your lifespan cultivation, why worry about not being able to enter Soul Formation?"

"Do not be swayed by outsiders. As long as we kill this person, I will not hold any grudges!"

Cao Yuntian's face slightly changed, pointing at Wang Zuyuan, he sternly shouted, "Although he is only at the Nascent Soul Late Stage, he gives me an inexplicable sense of threat."

This is a situation that hasn't happened in many years!

Moreover, based on his understanding of Zhao Yi, this person has always been calm and never seeks trouble. He would never act rashly.

Take the incident of killing the Rank Five Demonic Beast, the Golden Horned Lion, for example.

For such a crucial matter that determines whether or not he can step into Soul Formation, he endured it.

But now, he dares to challenge two families at the same time.

Something is not right about this!

In addition to the battle against the Golden Horned Lion, both he and Du Wei were injured, and other Nascent Soul cultivators also suffered significant depletion.

At the moment, he couldn't figure out Zhao Yi's trump card, so it is not suitable to engage in a full-scale war.

"Zhao Yi, are you saying that my Qingyun family was killed by you?"

Du Wei, a burly middle-aged man on the warship, stared at Zhao Yi with anger, his voice thundering like rolling thunder.

In theory, Zhao Yi alone would never be able to kill Du Qingyun.

But now, the aura of the small old ancestor beside him is truly strange.

If the two of them join forces, Du Qingyun might not be their match.

Considering the current situation, this explanation makes sense!

"Du Ancestor, even if Du Qingyun died at my hands, what can you do?"

Zhao Yi laughed calmly, his expression calm.

Now, he no longer has any other concerns. He deliberately provoked Du Wei to affect his Dao heart!

Sure enough, upon hearing this, Du Wei's face instantly darkened, as cold as ice that had lasted for thousands of years. He gritted his teeth and said in a harsh voice, "I want all the members of your Zhao family to pay with their lives!"

His lifespan is already close to three thousand years. After injuring the root of Wang Laozu in the ambush back then, his cultivation has been stagnant for these years.

But Du Qingyun is the most hopeful cultivator in the Du family to enter Soul Formation.

Without him and Du Qingyun leading the way, the Du family in the Western Wilderness will soon become a second-rate family.

"Zhao Yi, since you are in a hurry to be reincarnated, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

Cao Yuntian saw that the two of them had completely broken off, snorted coldly, and flew into the air with Du Wei in unison.

Attacking the Zhao family was a plan they had already made in private, but they were only concerned about the Lei Mountain Seal of the Zhao family.

This time, assisting the Zhao family in opening up new territories and killing the Rank Five Demonic Beast was only to quickly deplete the strength of the Zhao family.

And now, the luck of the Rank Five Demon King has transferred to Cao Weiye.

It is appropriate to make a move against the Zhao family now.

However, Zhao Yi's imposing manner made them somewhat doubtful.

But it was only doubt.

"I want to see what confidence you have, Zhao Yi, you little brat!"

Cao Yuntian pointed at Zhao Yi and roared angrily.

"Cao thief, your opponent is me!"

Wang Laozu laughed heartily, his body shot up from the city wall, suspended in mid-air, facing Cao Yuntian from a distance, with a hint of killing intent in his words.

"Hmph, a mere Nascent Soul Late Stage dares to challenge me. Then go to hell!"

At this moment, Cao Yuntian suddenly snorted, his voice thundering like rolling thunder, resounding for thousands of miles.

Boom!

Above the broken Tiger City, the yellow light shield formed by the Rank Four formation trembled violently as if struck by lightning.

Crackling sounds filled the air, and in an instant, it became as thin as a sheet of paper.

On the city wall, Chen Ling, who was within the defensive shield of the formation, heard the angry snort and felt a violent piercing pain in his ears, as if his eardrums were about to be torn apart.

It should be noted that after undergoing Thunder Origin Body Tempering, his body's strength has reached the level of Body Refining Rank Three Late Stage, comparable to Gold Core Late Stage.

Yet, under Cao Yuntian's roar, he felt such intense pain.

It was even more unimaginable for the others.

They looked at Wang Yun and the others with shocked expressions.

The three of them looked at Cao Yuntian and Wang Laozu in the air with horror, but fortunately, there were no signs of injury.

Chen Ling finally breathed a sigh of relief.

However, it was Wei Wenwu who covered his ears with both hands, his face filled with horror.

The other Du family Nascent Soul cultivators also quickly gathered their mana and covered their ears.

The Nascent Soul cultivators reacted quickly, timely activating their mana to protect their ears, avoiding injury from the sound wave attack.

It seems that Cao Yuntian's attack was only aimed at the Nascent Soul cultivators.

In his eyes, the other cultivators were not worth his intervention.

"Cao Yuntian, the grudges of the past, this old man will settle them once and for all with you this time!"

Wang Laozu roared angrily, and a purple jade ring appeared in his hand.

The purple jade ring floated beside him, emitting a pressure that seemed to be only the power of a Rank Four Supreme Grade Spirit Communication Spiritual Treasure, but it made Cao Yuntian feel an extreme threat.

"Purple Sky Jade Ring, are you a remnant of the Wang family?"

Cao Yuntian's calm expression suddenly changed, his eyes shining with sharpness as he stared at Wang Laozu.

This purple jade ring was the item that had severely injured him in the past.

And now, seeing it again, it was like meeting an enemy, making him extremely resentful.

The aura released from the purple jade ring made him tremble. It was evident that it was the Law Treasure of the person in front of him, otherwise it would be impossible to release such a strong thunderous aura.

It should be noted that this Purple Sky Unity Ring was a High Grade Dao Weapon. In the hands of Wang Qinghong, it could even kill a Rank Five Late Stage Great Monster.

But fortunately, the mana fluctuations emanating from Wang Zuyuan's body were only at the Nascent Soul Late Stage. If it were a Soul Formation cultivator, he would have no chance of winning.

However, he had thought that all the Wang family cultivators had been killed by his men.

Yet, a Nascent Soul Late Stage cultivator suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

It seemed that he had been careless!

But it was just right for this person to appear so eagerly.

He would eradicate him completely and then search his soul to completely eliminate the remnants of the Wang family.

"Damn evildoer, today is your death day!"

Wang Zuyuan shouted angrily, and without panic, he tapped the Purple Sky Jade Ring. Countless thunder rays surged like Flood Dragons, roaring and shaking the void.

Then, several tens of zhang long purple thunder Flood Dragons condensed and pounced towards Cao Yuntian.

As he stared at the overwhelming flood of purple thunder Flood Dragons, Cao Yuntian breathed a sigh of relief. At most, this attack had the power of early Soul Formation.

Then, he saw his hands pinch together, and a strange blood-colored light appeared around his body.

In just a few breaths, it condensed into a huge blood cloud and rushed towards the thunder Flood Dragons.

Boom!

The thunder Flood Dragons and the blood cloud fiercely collided in the air, causing the void to tremble.

As the thunder Flood Dragons and blood cloud exploded one after another, this attack seemed evenly matched.

Then, the two of them, in perfect harmony, soared into the sky for thousands of miles, gradually disappearing from everyone's sight.

Seeing that Wang Laozu was indeed able to withstand Cao Yuntian, Zhao Yi finally breathed a sigh of relief.

With renewed spirit, he instructed Chen Ling and the other Nascent Soul cultivators, "Everyone, follow the plan!"

Chen Ling and the others nodded solemnly.

"Thunder Ape Battle Manifestation!"

Zhao Yi shouted loudly, and a clear sky suddenly became windy.

Dark clouds gathered in patches, covering the broken Tiger City.

Silver lightning and deafening thunder continuously roared.

"Boom!"

Zhao Yi was surrounded by columns of thunderous light, emitting a piercing and extremely loud roar. It was like a silver thunderstorm, with dazzling lightning that made it impossible to look directly at.

In an instant, he actually transformed into a giant Thunder Ape, tens of zhang tall, with shining electric scales on his body.

Then, the huge body of the Thunder Ape leaped into the void, amidst the dazzling lightning, like a meteor from outer space, it exploded towards Du Wei.

"Flame Out!"

Du Wei shouted angrily, and with a flick of his finger, a beam of purple-blue light shot out from his fingertips, shining brightly.

The flames surged and condensed into a hundred-zhang tall Flame Flood Dragon in the blink of an eye. It opened its mouth wide and attacked the Thunder Ape.

Its power was slightly stronger than the Thunder Ape condensed by Zhao Yi.

He didn't have much concern about Zhao Yi's Thunder Ape Battle Manifestation, after all, he hadn't comprehended the power of the origin, so he was destined to be defeated by him.

But he was quite wary of the Rank Five Thunder Mountain Seal.

Once it was Integrated Union with the Thunder Ape Battle Manifestation, he might not necessarily win!

Then, only to see the Flame Flood Dragon's fiery claws fiercely strike, the surging thunderous waves were instantly torn apart by the fiery claws and turned into ashes.

Du Wei flicked his finger again, and the Flame Flood Dragon fiercely attacked, instantly engaging in a battle with the Thunder Ape.

"Boom boom!"

The void was filled with lightning and thunder, and the flames surged. The deafening explosions shook the ears, and a terrifying shockwave that tore through the void swept in all directions.

One side of the void was filled with raging flames, while the other side was filled with rolling lightning.

The violent shockwaves stirred the endless void.

Fortunately, the two of them fought higher and higher, but the deafening explosions continued.

"Prepare to meet the enemy!"

Chen Ling swept his gaze over everyone and shouted.

The two pairs of Soul Formation cultivators were already engaged in a high-altitude battle. With their cultivation levels, they didn't dare to distract themselves and pay attention to the ground battle.

At the same time, on the battle boat of the Lan Yue Sect in the air, a burst of light flashed.

Immediately after, ten figures with immense aura appeared in the air.

The leader was a man in a black robe, slightly fat, with a round face, but his complexion was somewhat pale.

Cold light flickered in his eyes, making people tremble.

"Ling'er, this person is Cao Weiye!"

A thin old man beside Chen Ling pointed at him and whispered.

He was Zhao Jing'an, the mid-Nascent Soul stage third elder of the Zhao family.

"Good, everyone follow the plan!"

Chen Ling instructed the others.

Then he sent a message to Wang Yun and the other three, telling them to be careful.

He then moved his mind, and a sky-obscuring black shadow appeared.

"Roar!"

A deafening roar resounded in the air.

The giant body of the Platinum Ape rushed towards Cao Weiye like an arrow leaving the bow.

(End of this chapter)