Chapter 21: Top-grade Treasure, Mystic Ice Tower

  Among the people present, only Qinyun Yishang knew the reason for Chu Lianfeng and Xu Shengqi's duel. Hearing that He Changfeng had explicitly stated that Chu Lianfeng had already gained the upper hand, his gaze drifted towards Chu Lianfeng, who was standing tall in the dueling arena, and he couldn't help but feel a deep sense of joy from the bottom of his heart that the latter had finally recovered his former cultivation.

  Indeed, as He Changfeng had expected, after about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, Xu Shengqi's sword moves slowed down, seemingly unable to withstand the true yuan force. In mid-air, "Dragon Tooth" showed its might and had already gained the upper hand.

  After cultivating the Supreme Heart Method "Xuanyang Lianqi Jue", Chu Linfeng's true yuan force was much stronger than that of cultivators with similar cultivation levels, let alone Xu Shengqi whose cultivation strength was even weaker than his. The flying sword competition was also within his expectations.

  However, Chu Linfeng would not naively think that Xu Shengqi would lose because of this. After all, flying sword duels have always been the appetizer before a real battle between cultivators, especially after their cultivation strength has become stronger. Except for those extremely rare sword cultivators, flying swords are often used as a means of transportation rather than a combat method.

  Just then, Xu Shengqi let out a low shout, and his sword suddenly moved on its own. His "Qingfeng Sword" suddenly shrank back, as if it had been recalled, and almost at the same time, Chu Lianfeng's "Longya" transformed into a streak of green light that shot straight towards Xu Shengqi.

  Xu Shengqi seemed to have not seen it, neither dodging nor evading, but instead saw a storage bag at his waist, took out a treasure and in an instant, a purple light enveloped him.

  "Amethyst Gold Eight Trigrams Shield!"

  With a loud "boom", the dragon tooth fiercely stabbed into the purple light screen, but it was a slight mistake. The sword edge on the dragon tooth shattered and it returned without success. However, the power of this flying sword was completely unable to be withstood by Xu Shengqi's ordinary defensive magic treasure, the "Purple Gold Eight Trigrams Shield".

  Taking advantage of this brief moment, Xu Shengqi made another move, and before anyone knew it, a treasure that resembled a pagoda appeared in his palm, emitting a bright blue light. The treasure shot out a brilliant beam of light, revealing the unique power of a high-grade treasure's spirit.

  "You insignificant thing, under the 'Mystic Ice Tower' of Young Master, don't even mention your cultivation at the sixth level of the Mortal Realm, even if you're at the seventh level, you'll still have to take a detour..."

  Xu Shengqi's palm "Mystic Ice Tower" appeared, and instantly caused the onlookers to exclaim in shock. Even Tongxuan Zhenren on the high platform changed his expression drastically, finally understanding why Xu Changlao not only didn't stop this duel but instead strongly supported it.

  Originally, Xu Changlao loved his grandson dearly and in order to let this exceptionally talented precious grandson of his obtain the final victory in this internal sect competition, he actually gave him one of the two top-grade magical artifacts in his possession, the one with the most enormous power.

  A high-grade treasure is not comparable to an ordinary treasure. The value of one high-grade treasure is absolutely not less than that of a hundred ordinary treasures. Not to mention the difficulty in obtaining the materials needed to refine a high-grade treasure, even if all the materials are available, it would still require the help of a skilled refiner who has the ability to refine high-grade treasures, which would also be extremely costly.

  Xu Changlao cultivated for over a hundred years, and after entering the Earth Stage realm, he became an elder within the sect. He spent countless heart and soul, taking several decades to finally obtain two top-grade artifacts, one of which was this "Mystic Ice Tower", also known as the most powerful attacking artifact.

  Although it was handed over to Xu Shengqi, the latter's cultivation strength was limited, and he could not exert all his power with "Xuanbing Tower". However, using it to deal with ordinary human cultivators would be more than enough.

  He Zangfeng, who was in the arena, also took a fright at the powerful treasure spirit emitted by the top-grade "Xuanbing Pagoda" and asked himself if he could withstand its might, and the answer was only fifty-fifty.

  By her side, Qin Yun's face was pale with tension, his autumn water-like eyes filled with worry, wishing he could rush into the arena to help Chu Lingfeng resist the might of "Xuanbing Tower".

  Suddenly, the top-grade treasure "Xuanbing Tower" appeared in Xu Shengqi's hand, and Chu Lianfeng also furrowed his brow. Although he was shocked by the great power of "Xuanbing Tower", it also stirred up the fierce determination in his bones.

  "The mighty power of the Supreme Treasure can only be fully displayed when one has cultivated to the Earth Stage realm. This guy is using his Human Stage Five-Heaven cultivation to activate the 'Mystic Ice Tower', and if he can bring out even half of the treasure's might, it would already be quite impressive. Moreover, activating a Supreme Treasure requires an enormous amount of True Yuan energy, and the previous flying sword battle had already consumed a significant amount of his True Yuan energy. It is absolutely impossible for him to continuously launch attacks without pause. As long as I can withstand this initial assault and not give him any chance to catch his breath, immediately counterattacking with a swift and decisive battle may allow me to gain the final victory..."

  Chu Lin's mind was racing with thoughts of the impending battle. Although his combat experience wasn't extensive, his innate ability to make precise judgments allowed him to quickly gauge the difference in strength between himself and his opponent. The key to victory lay in whether he could withstand the devastating blow of "Xuan Bing Tower". Success or defeat would be decided in an instant.

  "When the 'Mystic Ice Tower' appeared, Xu Shengqi felt that victory was within his grasp. A faint, cruel smile played on his lips as he poured his true yuan energy into the tower. With a casual flick of his wrist, the originally palm-sized 'Mystic Ice Tower' expanded to several meters in size, suddenly unleashing a terrifying cold current that ravaged the surrounding area. The massive arena was transformed into an icy world, with winds like knives and frost like blades."

  Facing the "Mystic Ice Tower" that was crashing down on him, Chu Linfeng felt as if all the blood in his body had frozen solid in the face of this incoming chill. The power of a top-grade artifact was truly terrifying, completely exceeding the realm that he could defend against with his current cultivation at the sixth heaven of the Human Realm.

  Just as he was about to be frozen stiff by the terrifying frost released from the "Mystic Ice Tower", Chu Linfeng wielded the "Dragon's Tooth" and slashed a wound several inches long and deep enough to see bone on his own arm.

  Severe pain suddenly stimulated the nearly numb nerves, and with lightning-fast speed, he took out a defensive treasure - the Purple Gold Eight Trigrams Shield.

  A purple light screen enveloped his surroundings, causing Chu Linfeng's pressure to decrease greatly. Without hesitation, he launched one of his most powerful divine techniques - the Extreme Radiant Dragon.

  At this moment, the "Mystic Ice Tower" has already arrived above Chu Linfeng's head, ten feet away. The purple light screen instantly shattered, and an ordinary defensive treasure could not withstand the terrifying power of the "Mystic Ice Tower". At the same time as the light screen shattered, the Purple Gold Eight Trigrams Shield suspended above Chu Linfeng's head also burst into pieces.

  Just as everyone thought Chu Linfeng was bound to lose, another layer of purple light emerged, enveloping him, and the second Purple Gold Eight Trigrams Shield appeared.

  In a matter of mere breaths, the same scene unfolded once more, with light shattering into fragments.

  The third Purple Gold Eight Trigrams Shield reappeared... Chu Linfeng managed to gain some time once again... but the shield shattered and disappeared in a flash of light.

  The fourth side... The fifth side... The sixth side... The seventh side...

  "Heavens! Where did he get so many Purple Gold Eight Trigrams Shields?"

  "That's a Mortal-grade treasure worth over a thousand Spirit Stones, and yet so many of them were destroyed like this. What a waste."

  "Why bother? It's a loss either way, what a waste."

  Astonished by Chu Linfeng's successive display of seven purple gold eight trigrams shields, the third generation disciples in the field couldn't help but exclaim one after another.