Chapter Seventy-Four: The Abyss
Ao Jing is different from Ao Lie and Ao Cheng. The dragon clan has been passed down for millions of years, and it's no longer the simple path of cultivating an immortal demon body in ancient times. Both the physical body and the primordial spirit coexist, like Ao Lie and Ao Cheng, who also cultivate their physical bodies but have incorporated the Taoist method of cultivating the primordial spirit. However, Ao Jing is a genuine cultivator of the indestructible dragon body, without any impurities, purely relying on heavy and sharp martial arts equipment that warriors depend on, without mixing in too many array formations or incantations!
This silver spear is a treasure of the Dragon Palace, made from ten-thousand-year-old crimson copper and deep-sea sunken silver. The spearhead is carved with thunderclap crystal stone, which can greatly stimulate the electric attribute to the extreme limit. For the dragon tribe, who are born to control lightning, this is the most precious thing!
This ritual instrument, although different from the Taoist flying sword and the like, also carved many array spells such as Jiling Array, Vajra Secret Mantra, and Breaking Armor Mantra, increasing the power of the ritual instrument itself. Ao Jing's spear swept horizontally, the spear's edge flashing in and out, like a silver snake spitting letters, entwining Mu Yuan's sword threads, the spear's edge and the sword threads coming and going, fighting extremely dangerously!
Mu Yuan's sword threads were blocked, but Ao Lie's pressure was greatly reduced. The icy and fierce thunderstorm raged wildly, suppressing Ao Jing's sinking silver thunder with all its might. The thunder net turned over and directly covered down, trying to trap Ao Jing inside!
Ao Jing burst out laughing, his single hand slanted and a meter-long energy blade suddenly chopped down from his arm, the edge of the energy swallowing and spitting, encircling the lightning net. In mid-air, it made a circle, merging with the sinking silver thunderbolt, abandoning Ao Lie, and directly blasting towards Mu Yuan!
Ao Jing saw Mu Yuan Xiu was not weak, so he decided to take down Mu Yuan first and then deal with Ao Lie's prestige!
Awu Lie's Golden Rainbow Whip, Icy Frost's One Qi Yin Lei Net were all blocked by a layer of dark soft armor that appeared on Awu Jing's body, although the explosion caused the black armor to shatter and iron filings to fly everywhere, with golden light dancing wildly, Awu Jing didn't care, combining three techniques into one, he made a distant angry slash!
The blade had not yet arrived, but the breath was about to be blocked. Mu Yuan only felt that all the pores on his body were shrinking, and his spiritual energy was being suppressed. His eyebrows were cold, and the pressure increased greatly. A vast and boundless, surging and unpredictable aura rolled in, causing great shock in his heart. He deployed the Six Harmony Sword Marbles in layers, and the Azure Wood Thunder Sword transformed into a shocking blue light that surrounded him, not seeking to be effective, but only seeking to protect himself!
Ao Cheng saw the situation, and with a wave of his hand, he transformed the Tianlong Seal into a swirling radiance that descended like a galaxy, combining with Ao Jing's sinking silver thunderbolt to slash through the air, a silver-white long spear, together they launched an attack on Mu Yuan!
Even if Mu Yuan's cultivation was not weak, he could only defend against a part of the attack. The silver pellets exploded one after another, like a crystal ball, shining brightly like jade. When they exploded, it was thunderous and shook the sky. The number was astonishingly large, like a silver-white stream surrounding him, blasting Mu Yuan's protective sword energy into disarray. The flying swords outside the Sword Marrow were also unknown how many were shattered!
The long gun cut through the air, dancing furiously in the wind, and shattered Mu Yuan's Emerald Thunder Sword. The Heavenly Dragon Seal rolled in like a mountain range, its various forces first dispersing Mu Yuan's protective sword energy, breaking open his true energy, and then directly sending him tumbling into the Spiritual Abyss Reef!
Ao Jing himself didn't need to be said, his Silver Thunderbolt's power was truly beyond Mu Yuan's expectations. The silver-white thunderball exploded and scattered, countless evil energies invaded Mu Yuan's body, wreaking havoc inside, among which there were also Geng Jin silver energies with sharp edges, specializing in destroying Mu Yuan's tendons, veins, and internal organs!
Furthermore, Ao Jing's own cultivation was extremely deep, and the power of his Qi Bing Guang Zhǎn was no less than Ao Cheng's Tian Long Yin. The silver-white long spear's Po Jia Zhou, Feng Shen Zhou, and Jin Hun Zhou all burst forth simultaneously, directly dispersing Mu Yuan's true energy, causing a large amount of fresh blood to gush out from his pores, dyeing his entire body a deep crimson!
The nine dragon souls on the Tianlong Seal, with sharp claws and teeth, dragon horns and tails, each holding a sword bead in place. Wanting to retrieve it, under the powerful pressure, there is also a strong suction force. Making Mu Yuan struggle greatly under two completely opposite forces!
The Liuhe Sword Bead can be said to be the one that Mu Yuan likes the most, and naturally he won't let Ao Cheng take it away. The Bi Mubolong Sword soared up high, transforming into a long blue light arc, heavily chopping onto the Tianlong Seal, bursting out a cluster of sparks, finally shaking off the power of the Tianlong Seal!
He blocked the Tianlong Seal, but Ao Jing's sinking silver thunderbolt rolled into a river of silver stars, swirling around Mu Yuan in an endless explosion. Mu Yuan was already exhausted, his true energy scattered by the thunderclap, which had entered his body and triggered the Longevity Sword in his dantian, releasing a purple sword aura that shook off the silver spear. However, his back was struck by Ao Jing's Guangzhong, sending him tumbling into the Lingyuan Reef!
In the depths of the reef, everything was a blur, the sea water surging and churning like boiling water. Mu Yuan's entire body felt numb and sore, his muscles tense and swollen. He had been struck by Ao Cheng and Ao Jing, the two brothers joining forces to deal him a heavy blow. Fortunately, just as all hope seemed lost, the Longevity Sword burst forth, deflecting Ao Jing's long spear. Otherwise, Mu Yuan might not have even been able to move now!
The Tianlong Seal itself was incredibly powerful, and if it were to be activated by Ao Jing, it would likely surpass even his silver spear. Fortunately, Ao Cheng was not weak either, but he was far inferior to Ao Jing, which is why Mu Yuan managed to preserve his life!
The dazzling light of the Tianlong Seal still flashed on top, constantly bombarding the stone walls on both sides, with rolling rocks falling down, as if to bury Mu Yuan alive. Ao Jing's silver spear and Xuan Yin Lei Sha had already withdrawn, presumably because they had just forcefully attacked Mu Yuan, even though he had a protective treasure, but was severely injured by Ao Lie's icy Xuan Yin Lei Sha. Now that Mu Yuan has been dealt with first, we can focus on fighting Ao Lie!
Only the Heaven Dragon Seal, Mu Yuan is still able to cope, although the injury is not light, it's not impossible to move, still turning the Six Harmony Sword into six swirling cyan halos around his body, avoiding the falling boulders, slowly descending downwards!
"It's not just Dan Cheng, compared to Chen Taiyi, it's far inferior. If it were my brother who came, I wouldn't be able to withstand a few rounds. Now, the two of them joined forces and caught me off guard, injuring me. It seems that the Dragon Clan is nothing special after all!" Mu Yuan thought resentfully, feeling that this time he had lost out by trying to help Ao Lie, and didn't rush to leave. After all, the three were brothers, although they had some disagreements, but he reckoned that Ao Jing and Ao Cheng wouldn't take Ao Lie's life. On the other hand, if he really went out, he might have been killed on the spot!
"You actually knocked me down to the Spirit Reef, I'd like to see what's so good that it's worth fighting over. Didn't Chu say there was Deep Sea Sunken Silver here? The Dark Yin Black Seizing Hand that can be refined from it is indeed a powerful move. I'll also take advantage of this opportunity to get some benefits, the Deep Sea Sunken Silver is indeed a great thing!"
Mu Yuan's belly was full of resentment, and he fell to the ground with a thud. Fortunately, the Longevity Technique was most effective in healing wounds, and in just a short while, his tendons were much better. Borrowing the light from the sword pellet, he looked around at everything!
On both sides of the cliff were some pockmarked holes, from which came occasional sounds of sea monsters exhaling, but Mu Yuan didn't have the heart to see what they were, single-mindedly searching for the sunken silver in the deep sea.
After falling for hundreds of feet, Mu Yuan finally saw a piece of silver-white crystal that was like a flowing stream, with each grain sparkling and continuous, flowing back and forth without stopping, covering an area of over two miles. Mu Yuan took a deep breath in surprise, then burst into joy!
Deep-sea sunken silver is extremely precious, and it's rare to see over a hundred grains in ordinary times. Now, however, there are tens of millions of grains, all from the same source, making them perfectly suitable for cultivating external spiritual objects!
Deep-sea sunken silver, in the realm of refining truth, is an extremely precious material for refining equipment. It is formed when the stars of the Milky Way fall into the sea and are nourished by the essence of the lotus water, then smelted by the earth's fire for countless years. Although sunken silver is rare, it's not necessarily better with age. After all, it's hard to find, but a magic treasure refined from the same quality material is superior. That's why such a large amount of deep-sea sunken silver surprised Mu Yuan!
"No wonder, no wonder! Since this place is the territory bestowed by the East Sea Dragon King to Ao Lie, why did Ao Cheng and his brother come to rob it? It turns out that it's such a rare material. It's strange that Ao Cheng didn't take it all away!"
Muyuan was puzzled at first, but after a closer look, he suddenly understood. Under the silver sand, there were countless star sands flowing and turning, which were actually soaked in a sea spring. The essence of the seawater was dense and rich, and what's more precious was that under the sea spring, there was a land vein volcano mouth. The star sand was constantly condensed and transformed between the two extremes of cold and heat, and from time to time, silver stars would surge up and flow into the silver sand.
Deep-sea silver, the more years pass, the lighter it becomes. The newly condensed silver sinks to the bottom, while the older ones float up. Mu Yuan doesn't care about anything else, he's not like Ao Jianye who can guard this place. If he misses today's opportunity, he might not get even a single bit. He immediately takes out the Black Water Gourd and sucks up all the silver floating on the surface in one go!
The deep sea silver fell into the gourd, immediately gathering into a pool of water, shining brightly with colorful lights, flowing and turning with radiant splendor, really beautiful. After being soaked in the black water of the gourd, it still produced changes, but without the earth fire, it was difficult to make great progress in quality!
"This gourd is also a good spiritual treasure, if it's like this, it would be a pity, when there's time, I'll definitely refine it well and make it into a magical instrument!"
Mù Yuàn saw the transformation in the calabaza, and muttered to himself! The black water calabaza was originally a spiritual root born of heaven and earth, with infinite wonderful uses. Unfortunately, there is no forbidden law inside, but it's a pity that Mù Yuàn is willing to put in some effort to refine it into a superior treasure. It's not difficult to think that the people who passed down the tide for generations didn't have this idea, so they put it aside. However, Mù Yuàn was unwilling to do so. In the tide of the flow, there are many methods for refining treasures, and after careful consideration in the future, he will surely achieve something extraordinary!
