Chapter 543: Three Swords Slash Flower Bloom (Extra Chapter with Monthly Ticket Bonus 3)

Just one step away!

As the Bloom Lord thought this, the Northern Underworld Realm suddenly began to vibrate.

Then, the void rift she had painstakingly opened by connecting with the Azure Jade Parasol Tree suddenly began to close.

"Damn it, that beast still has strength left!" Seeing this, the Bloom Lord's expression changed dramatically. She was about to activate a forbidden art, intending to use the Azure Jade Parasol Tree to detonate the fire veins of Danxia Mountain.

But the fissure in the Northern Underworld Realm, which had been opened with such difficulty, was rapidly sealed under the immense spiritual power of True Monarch Narcissus.

"I've re-severed the Bloom Lord's connection with the Azure Jade Parasol Tree. It might take me another minute to deal with the Divine Chariot Master. Can you hold on?" True Monarch Narcissus's words echoed in Chen Mobai and the others' ears. But by then, she had already made her move; even if they couldn't hold on, they had no choice but to endure!

"I'll try my best." As Lan Haitian spoke, he took out a snow-white pill and swallowed it. Then, closing his eyes for a few breaths, his previously weak complexion immediately improved.

Such potent, aggressive medicine was only carried by members of their Heaven-Mending Group within the Immortal Sect.

"I need to try one more time; this time, I absolutely cannot be disturbed by these guys." At this moment, the Bloom Lord also reacted. Her gaze, cold and sharp, fixed on Chen Mobai and Lan Haitian.

Gongsun Jielü was still sealed and no longer a concern.

As long as she suppressed or killed the remaining two, she could fully concentrate on summoning the Azure Jade Parasol Tree, and perhaps break through the Northern Underworld Realm before True Monarch Narcissus dealt with the Divine Chariot Master.

At this point, this was the only path left.

The Bloom Lord no longer hesitated. She formed hand seals, and the seven-colored treasure tree once again enveloped her.

Although the treasure tree had been damaged by the successive attacks of Gongsun Jielü and Lan Haitian, neither of them could now unleash such powerful sword aura or talismans.

The Bloom Lord was confident that, relying on the cultivation of her true body in this life and the damaged treasure tree, she could slay Chen Mobai and Lan Haitian.

After being damaged, the treasure tree could no longer completely encase her, but with the supply of her vital essence, the Bloom Lord could still employ the forbidden art from earlier.

Seeing fresh flowers beginning to bloom again on the withered branches, Lan Haitian's expression subtly changed.

He took a deep breath, holding the Stargathering Stone, and was about to use a realm ability to buy some time.

A blinding, dazzling purple light suddenly flared beside him!

Chen Mobai held the Violet Lightning Sword in his right hand. Flashing sparks of electricity, like stars, continuously erupted in arcs around him.

As his sword-wielding hand rose, specks of electric light, like faint glows, merged into the Violet Lightning Sword's blade. Once the blade was raised high above his head, a terrifying energy that made the void tremble and resembled a roaring tsunami had fully condensed.

"This sword!?" At this moment, the Bloom Lord finally noticed the scene.

The news of Chen Mobai wielding the Violet Lightning Sword had been headline news in the Immortal Sect for a long time. Although she had been in prolonged seclusion nurturing the Azure Jade Parasol Tree, she was aware of this.

However, her thoughts were the same as Lan Haitian's and the others': she believed that even if Chen Mobai was a heaven-defying prodigy, it was impossible for him to make a top-grade fourth-tier crystal divine sword submit to him.

A fourth-tier artifact was equivalent to the Nascent Soul stage. The Bloom Lord's treasure tree, if it hadn't been refined by her previous incarnation, would likely be impossible for her to perfectly control, even with the treasure-refining techniques.

However, the scene before her now—of the man and sword perfectly attuned, their sword hearts aligned—was completely beyond the Bloom Lord's imagination!

"I misjudged him; this fellow's talent is even more terrifying than the legends say!" The Bloom Lord could be said to have personally watched Chen Mobai grow step by step to this point; after all, he was a citizen under her jurisdiction.

Back when Chen Mobai overshadowed all the heroes in the entrance examination and claimed victory, she, out of curiosity, had even sent out her divine sense to personally observe him.

She could confirm that he was just a student with very ordinary talent. It was only his aptitude in combat techniques that was indeed remarkably astonishing.

If it had been during the period of expansion wars, this person would certainly have achieved great success. But in the current peaceful era of the Immortal Sect, just being able to enter one of the Ten Great Academies was already quite good.

Although Chen Mobai eventually entered the Dance-Weapon Dao Academy due to Yu Tianguang, the Bloom Lord still didn't pay much attention. After all, she was essentially on the same level as True Monarch Chengxuan; while the Dao Academies had grand reputations, to her, they were merely that.

Among the students who graduated from the Dao Academies, those who could form a Golden Core were few and far between, let alone those who could form a Nascent Soul. At least, she hadn't seen any Golden Core cultivators from the Dance-Weapon Dao Academy with great hope or potential to form a Nascent Soul.

At the end of the entrance examination, the Bloom Lord believed that with Chen Mobai's talent, reaching Foundation Establishment wouldn't be a problem, but forming a Golden Core would be difficult. Even if he managed to form a Golden Core by chance, he would stop there, unable to progress further to her level.

However, Chen Mobai's subsequent development progressively exceeded all her expectations.

He achieved Foundation Establishment upon comprehending the Dao, and at the Jumang Dao Academy, he single-handedly suppressed all the Foundation Establishment prodigies of the Immortal Sect!

Furthermore, within the Mountains and Seas Academy, he, as a Foundation Establishment cultivator, suppressed three Golden Core True Persons and gained the favor of the Violet Lightning Sword.

Such sword dao talent made even the Bloom Lord feel threatened. However, within the territory of the Immortal Sect, and coupled with the attention Chen Mobai received, she could only quietly observe, finding it inconvenient to act against him.

After all, it would be unwise to expose herself just for a mere Immortal Sect genius.

There was also another reason: after Chen Mobai graduated, he indeed began to lay low. Whether studying at the Heaven-Mending Dao Academy or returning to Danxia City to farm and research talismans, the talent he displayed was merely upper-middle tier.

The Bloom Lord then confidently entered seclusion to prepare for the Azure Jade Parasol Tree's advancement. However, upon emerging from seclusion, she heard news that greatly shocked her.

Chen Mobai had comprehended the Dao and formed his Golden Core!

What made her frown even more was that after forming his Golden Core, he actually chose the neighboring Yumun City!

At this point, the Bloom Lord had already sensed traces of something ominous.

That's why when Yu Tianguang was arrested by the Immortal Sect, she remained utterly still, allowing Lan Haitian and the others to take him away.

Alas, she had still underestimated the Immortal Sect's resolve. And she had underestimated this fellow's talent even more!

Watching the dark purple, fan-shaped sword aura descend from the sky, the Bloom Lord gritted her teeth, once again fed a drop of her dwindling vital blood to the treasure tree, and activated its power.

The dark purple sword aura collided with the sea of flowers, unleashing an earth-shattering thunderous roar!

Petals shattered one by one, yet they incrementally wore down the power of the Violet Lightning Sword!

"Although this fellow can achieve man-and-sword fusion, he has only just formed his Golden Core. The power of the Violet Lightning Sword he can unleash is less than one or two tenths, perhaps even weaker than that Aurora Starfall Talisman!" After arduously dispelling the last wisp of Violet Lightning Sword's electrical light, cold glints flashed in the Bloom Lord's eyes. Flowers fell one by one, transforming into flower avatars!

"I'll strike while the iron is hot and turn both of them into cocoons, into nourishment for the treasure tree. That way, communicating with the Azure Jade Parasol Tree will be even faster..."

Dark, gleaming flying needles shot down from the sky, riddling all six flower avatars with holes.

Lan Haitian unleashed his Six Imperial Sutras. After absorbing enough spiritual energy, the Stargathering Stone floated in mid-air like a black sun, continuously drawing out the specially crafted flying needles that he utilized from Immortal Sect resources from within its domain. These needles formed an impenetrable magnetic formation, shooting and piercing the Bloom Lord, who had merged with the treasure tree, from all directions!

But the Bloom Lord merely sneered and waved a branch of the treasure tree. Immediately, tens of thousands of petals of different colors lit up, blocking every single flying needle.

This precise control of divine sense fully showcased the Bloom Lord's higher-level essence.

"As expected of a great evil path cultivator! Our only option now is to take a risk. I can probably distract her for half a minute. You go try to undo Deputy Department Head Gongsun's flower cocoon seal. If she can make a move, the three of us should be able to hold out until True Monarch Narcissus arrives!"

As Lan Haitian spoke, a withered yellow branch shot out from the palm of a green flower avatar in the distance. Exploiting the gap while he circulated his spiritual energy, it pierced through his magnetic domain.

If it weren't for the magnetic force shifting Lan Haitian's body half a step at the crucial moment, he might have been pierced through the heart. Even so, a hole was opened in Lan Haitian's waist and abdomen by the branch.

After spitting out a mouthful of blood, he gritted his teeth, took out a black flying dagger, and cut off the branch from his waist and abdomen.

"Why aren't you going...?" After doing all this, Lan Haitian found Chen Mobai unmoving and couldn't help but panic, thinking he was scared by the brutal fight due to his shallow combat experience!

But at that moment, the muffled thunderous roar that had sounded earlier spread through his ears once more. The Violet Lightning Sword's blade, which had dimmed, once again flared with dazzling light.

"My apologies, I was fully concentrating on preparing my second strike just now, so I couldn't spare the attention to reply." Chen Mobai's calm voice resounded in Lan Haitian's ear. He raised his right hand, aimed the Violet Lightning Sword at the Bloom Lord again, and chopped down with full force.

The meticulous Lan Haitian even noticed that this time, Chen Mobai's right fingertips, holding the sword, glowed with the five colors of the Five Elements, seemingly forming a powerful formation that perfectly linked with the Violet Lightning Sword's aura.

The sky seemed to light up with a crescent moon-like dark purple arc light. Wherever it passed, the flower avatars generated by the treasure tree all disintegrated into a sky full of wood shavings and shattered petals without any resistance!

The Bloom Lord's expression changed drastically. She hurled the stone flower artifact she had refined in this life towards the incoming arc light of the Violet Lightning Sword.

She intended to detonate the artifact to prematurely dissipate the energy of that sword strike.

However, her intention was seen through by Lan Haitian, who was carefully observing the battlefield. He immediately used the Stargathering Stone, along with the remaining thousand-plus flying needles, and with magnetic force, circled them around the Violet Lightning Sword, making them collide with the stone flower prematurely.

Amidst a series of rumbling explosions, Lan Haitian's face suddenly paled, and a large mouthful of blood overflowed from his lips. This indicated that his natal artifact was severely damaged, possibly even destroyed!

However, his action allowed Chen Mobai's Violet Lightning Sword arc light to fall unobstructed onto the treasure tree.

Amidst an unpleasant grinding sound, the Violet Lightning Sword deeply cut into the innermost part of the treasure tree. A deep, bone-visible sword mark appeared on the Bloom Lord's left shoulder, waist, and leg, and blood continuously gushed out.

Amidst violent coughing, the Bloom Lord formed hand seals, employing a forbidden art she had originally thought she would never use again!

And at this moment, in the sky, the dark purple arc light flared up again!

Chen Mobai's face was pale, yet he held the Violet Lightning Sword with a resolute expression, unleashing his third strike of the day!

The Bloom Lord's eyes widened. She stared intently at the handsome young man in the sky, who was wielding his sword and striking down, as if she wanted to engrave his face firmly in her memory.

Then, the dark purple fan-shaped arc light descended, following the existing sword mark that had split the treasure tree, and cut the Bloom Lord in two.

Blood splattered across the sea, and the treasure tree completely lost its luster. A withered, broken stone flower also fell from mid-air, landing precisely on the Bloom Lord's wide, unseeing eyes and atop her head.

"Is it over?" Lan Haitian asked, a hint of disbelief in his voice.

He had originally thought this encounter would be more disastrous than fortunate, possibly leading to one or two deaths. Who would have thought that Chen Mobai would consecutively unleash three sword strikes, slaying the renowned Bloom Lord of the Ascension Sect!

"Although the power of one of my sword strikes is not as strong as your Aurora Starfall Talisman, it still possesses fourth-tier might. After three strikes, I think she should be dead!" Chen Mobai wasn't entirely sure either, as his opponent was no minor character. Furthermore, he had little experience slaying Golden Core True Persons with the Violet Lightning Sword, and these great cultivators from ancient evil traditions might have some means of feigning death to escape!

"Unleash your True Fire and burn her." Lan Haitian hesitated for a moment before saying to Chen Mobai.

Chen Mobai immediately took out the Six Yang Divine Fire Mirror, activating the Pure Yang Fire onto the two halves of the Bloom Lord's corpse and the treasure tree.

However, this Pure Yang Fire was too neutral and gentle; it surprisingly couldn't ignite the corpse or the treasure tree.

"Brother Chen, haven't you cultivated the 'Great Sun Qian Yang Fire' from the Pure Yang Scroll?" Lan Haitian asked, somewhat surprised by this scene.

"I've only just formed my Golden Core recently, so I haven't had the time." Chen Mobai spoke honestly. The Golden Core chapter of the Pure Yang Scroll contains many spells, and the Great Sun Qian Yang Fire is a hallmark of Pure Yang Scroll cultivators. It is one of the Immortal Sect's Six Great Sacred Flames, and when cultivated to its peak by combining Pure Yang Fire, Great Sun Fire, and one's own core fire, it can incinerate even the void.

However, he had always been uninterested in spells that couldn't be cultivated using resources.

"Oh, you did quite well, didn't you, young man?" Just then, the void opened, and True Monarch Narcissus, with white hair, white eyebrows, and skin like jade, stepped in. Seeing the Bloom Lord's unseeing eyes atop the sea, she looked at Chen Mobai with a touch of surprise.

With her cultivation level, she naturally recognized the lingering power of the Violet Lightning Sword on the Bloom Lord's corpse with a single glance.

"Deputy Department Head Gongsun and Deputy Group Leader Lan first depleted most of her spiritual energy and vital blood; I merely had the fortune to strike the killing blow, so I dare not claim credit." Chen Mobai replied very modestly.

After hearing this, True Monarch Narcissus scrutinized him carefully again, then nodded with great satisfaction. She then snapped her fingers, and amidst a dizzying swirl, they had already left the Northern Underworld Realm and returned to the Danxia Mountain Range.

"I'll give you some face and leave him a breath of life." True Monarch Narcissus pointed to Yu Tianguang, who was bound unconscious within a giant water sphere.

"Thank you, True Monarch!" Seeing this scene, Chen Mobai couldn't help but sigh in relief.