Chapter 823: Gold Wind Dies (5000 Monthly Votes Extra Chapter)

Upon witnessing this, Old Ancestor Jinfeng was instantly filled with despair. Although he had initially suspected the pearl was a Tier 5 artifact, its true verification left him utterly despondent.

At this point, however, he was certain that this newly advanced Nascent Soul of the Five Elements Sect had an extraordinary background. Rumor had it, he was the Saint Son of the Longevity Sect! But that sect had disappeared long ago, and after True Monarch Yiyuan ascended, the secret realm vestiges left by the Longevity Sect throughout the Eastern Continent had mostly been taken by this ascended cultivator.

Could he be from the One-Origin Dao Palace? Suddenly, Old Ancestor Jinfeng thought of this. After all, only the Sacred Lands in the Eastern Continent possessed such power and resources. Moreover, that Tier 5 pearl, overflowing with five colors and perfectly controlled by the power of the five elements, was clearly an artifact refined by the One-Origin Dao Palace.

Old Ancestor Jinfeng recalled the recent Big Dipper Grand Assembly. The One-Origin Dao Palace had sent its current Dao Son, Chen Qingdi, who, under the guarantee of the Nine Heavens Demon-Sweeping Sect, had exchanged for the Three Lights Divine Water with the Star-Heaven Dao Sect. He was also surnamed Chen, and he had just formed his Nascent Soul. Could it be him? As Old Ancestor Jinfeng realized this, his eyes widened abruptly.

Just then, a wave of scorching air rushed towards him. Old Ancestor Jinfeng looked over and saw that his golden spear, forged from Tier 5 Profound Gold, had collided with a purplish-blue flame, and its surface was actually beginning to melt into golden liquid.

What kind of flame is this? Old Ancestor Jinfeng's face was filled with horror at this sight. A flame capable of melting Tier 5 spiritual materials was, in theory, a Tier 5 flame, but he couldn't believe that Chen Mobai, a mere early-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, could possess such a flame. Could he have obtained the inheritance of the Heaven-Burning Pure Land? In the history of the Eastern Continent, only the Dao Sons and Saintesses of that Sacred Land had ever achieved such a feat.

At this moment, Old Ancestor Jinfeng was relieved he had brought out the Tier 5 golden spear. Otherwise, he might have been burned to ashes by the purplish-blue flame upon impact. But even so, it seemed it wouldn't last much longer. Just as he grimaced in pain and pulled out his last Tier 5 golden spear, a cold, clear light, controlled by a massive phantom wearing a white jade crown, slashed towards Old Ancestor Jinfeng.

The Sun-Shooting Arrows, exhausted by the ten thousand cultivators of Xuanxiao Dao Palace, had completely dissipated and could not break through the defense of the Heaven Origin Orb. Old Ancestor Jinfeng immediately waved the large banner in his hand. The dazzling light transformed into a golden crescent, colliding with streaks of azure frost sword qi. In mid-air, the chilling sword light intensified, while the golden radiance was no less brilliant. The two artifacts continuously flashed and collided, causing the surrounding spiritual energy of heaven and earth to surge even more wildly.

As the blue and gold lights intertwined and burst forth, the ten thousand cultivators of the Five Elements Sect and Xuanxiao Dao Palace each picked up spirit stones, simultaneously recovering their cultivation and continuously supplying spiritual power to the war formations. Golden arrows descended from the sky, one after another, but were intercepted by the five colossal Daoist soldier giants that had re-emerged.

As time passed, the battle intensified. Whether it was Chen Mobai and Old Ancestor Jinfeng, or the Five Elements Sect and Xuanxiao Dao Palace, each collision of their formation artifacts seemed to tear apart heaven and earth, shaking mountains and rivers. However, since the Five Elements Sect had an absolute advantage in high-level cultivators, and Old Ancestor Jinfeng had to fully concentrate on fighting Chen Mobai's true body and external incarnation, he gradually became unable to oversee and command Xuanxiao Dao Palace's battle formations.

Accompanied by a mighty roar, Zhou Shengqing, controlling the Armored Wood Dao Soldier, charged into an Archer Formation, crushing the leading Core Formation cultivator of Xuanxiao Dao Palace into a pulpy mess. Seeing this, the twenty-odd flying boats forming the battle formation immediately scattered. Some rushed into three adjacent battle formations, while most fled in all directions. Even though True Master Xuanguang tried his best to call back the remnants, he only managed to retrieve six flying boats. Seeing this, his heart was filled with both anger and bitterness.

"Senior Brother Sect Master, you must preserve yourself for future use!" At this moment, another Core Formation cultivator, Xuan Yi, who was leading a formation, suddenly transmitted this message to him. Upon hearing this, Xuanguang was about to reprimand him, but then he saw Old Ancestor Jinfeng in mid-air, precariously swaying on the golden bridge, facing thousands of rapidly slashing cold sword lights. He remembered the heavy responsibility on his shoulders and made a decision.

"Junior Brothers and Junior Sisters, merge your battle formations with mine." The remaining two Core Formation cultivators of Xuanxiao Dao Palace did not hesitate. The three Archer Formations immediately merged into a much larger one, transforming into a defensive Golden Shield Formation. "You two, take the Daoist scriptures and jade slips separately. When the battle formation is broken by the Five Elements Dao Soldiers, flee immediately with them. Don't return to Bright Mirror Mountain; go deep into the barren ruins. If you're lucky, there might be a slim chance of survival."

Xuanguang knew very well that they were no match for the Five Elements Dao Soldiers commanded by Zhou Shengqing. The only reason they were still holding on was their trust in Old Ancestor Jinfeng, believing he could defeat their opponent and then take control of the grand formation to annihilate the Five Elements Dao Soldiers. However, that 'Old Immortal Chen' from the Five Elements Sect possessed such profound cultivation and so many artifacts that it completely exceeded their imagination. Now, it seemed their Old Ancestor was being held back. At this rate, they wouldn't last until then. So Xuanguang began preparing a retreat.

As the Sect Master of Xuanxiao Dao Palace, he was the primary target after Old Ancestor Jinfeng. Once the Golden Shield Formation was broken, he would certainly be the enemy's priority target. He only hoped to use his life to create an opportunity for Xuan Yi and Xuan Wo to escape with the inheritance. But facts proved this was merely wishful thinking! Zhou Shengqing had been thoroughly defeated by Old Ancestor Jinfeng, but against Xuanxiao Dao Palace, which was only led by Core Formation cultivators, he was easily dominant. The power of the Armored Wood Dao Soldier, under his command, was even stronger than that of Chen Mobai. Although in the Five Elements, Metal restrains Wood, before such overwhelming power, this minor elemental suppression was like a praying mantis trying to stop a chariot.

Xuanxiao Dao Palace's merged formation, which sought to hunker down and delay defensively, lasted only a brief moment against the mightily unleashed Armored Wood Dao Soldier before being completely breached by Zhou Shengqing. The moment the Golden Shield Formation was breached, the cultivators of Xuanxiao Dao Palace, who had long received instructions from True Master Xuanguan, immediately piloted the remaining dozens of flying boats and fled in all directions.

"Pursue them! Don't let a single one escape!" Zhou Shengqing immediately directed the other four branches of the Five Elements Sect to give chase, while he, without dismissing the Armored Wood Dao Soldier, turned to watch the ongoing battle between Chen Mobai and Old Ancestor Jinfeng, providing support for the former.

Mo Douguang was the first to transform into a sword light and charged towards True Master Xuanguang. Zhou Ye's thoughts seemed to align with his, but his evasion technique was not as fast as Mo Douguang's. Seeing him make his move, he changed direction and pursued another female Core Formation cultivator of Xuanxiao Dao Palace. As for the last Core Formation cultivator, Xuan Wo, she was intercepted by Sheng Zhaoxi and Nujiang. The others, including Luo Yixuan, also did not idly stand by, each leading cultivators from the Five Elements Sect to pursue the scattered flying boats.

"Alright, alright, you forced my hand!" Old Ancestor Jinfeng naturally saw that Xuanxiao Dao Palace's battle formation had been breached and that the sect's three-thousand-year inheritance was ruined in his hands. This fact plunged him into complete madness and despair. He didn't know what secret art he used or what secret medicine he took, but suddenly his aura surged by more than double. The golden banner in his palm abruptly erupted with a golden halo that spread rapidly outwards, slashing in all directions. Wherever it passed, the thousands of sword lights unleashed by the Azure Frost Sword began to break and shatter.

But Chen Mobai responded calmly. While letting his external incarnation control the Azure Frost Sword to continue wearing down Old Ancestor Jinfeng, he simultaneously focused on the Taiyi Five Smoke Veil, ready to unleash the defensive artifact's power to its maximum at any moment. The Tushita Fire was already close to melting the golden spear, and the severed connection between the Purple Lightning Sword and him also began to show signs of re-establishing. Old Ancestor Jinfeng's current state could not possibly last. As long as they dragged it out, he would become increasingly powerless. Therefore, facing the opponent's sudden, tide-like surge of offense, Chen Mobai decided to avoid its sharp edge.

However, his reaction perfectly fell into Old Ancestor Jinfeng's calculations. Using the pretense of a desperate, maddened struggle, Old Ancestor Jinfeng bought himself the chance to unleash his final Sun-Shooting Divine Spear technique. After a fierce collision, the golden banner in his hand suddenly flew out. Then, his Nascent Soul exited his body, embraced the flagpole, and swung it fiercely, coiling around the rapidly slashing Azure Frost Sword. Chen Mobai instantly felt the Azure Frost Sword had also lost its connection with him. He immediately had a bad premonition.

But at this moment, the Xuanxiao Golden Armor on Old Ancestor Jinfeng's body suddenly flew off, then transformed into thousands of golden lights, which surprisingly enveloped his external incarnation. Chen Mobai tried to control his external incarnation, but found an invisible restraining force that rendered it immobile. Golden lines condensed in his pupils, and he began to analyze everything on the battlefield, preparing to counter the opponent's final desperate counterattack.

Meanwhile, Old Ancestor Jinfeng's significantly dimmed Nascent Soul roared as it landed on his last Tier 5 golden spear. A brilliant golden light, like the first ray of dawn piercing the night, held by Old Ancestor Jinfeng's Nascent Soul, reached Chen Mobai in the blink of an eye. A clear, divine light swept over, none other than Zhou Shengqing's Heavenly Wood Divine Light unleashed by the Armored Wood Dao Soldier, attempting to block the golden radiance. However, it only held for a fleeting moment. Layer upon layer of five-colored mists rose, forming hundreds of barriers in front of the Sun-Shooting Divine Spear technique. Yet, they shattered one layer after another.

Chen Mobai felt only twenty percent of his Pure Yang True Qi remaining, and the golden spear was already before his eyes. Old Ancestor Jinfeng's Nascent Soul on it had become transparent, ethereal like a wisp of smoke, clearly having infused all of its vital essence into it. This was his foundation; once used, it could never be recovered. Nascent Soul cultivators of the Heavenly River Realm are indeed tenacious! Chen Mobai saw this and couldn't help but nod in admiration.

When Old Ancestor Jinfeng saw him nod, he felt shocked and suspicious, but at that moment, he could not care less. With this Sun-Shooting Divine Spear technique unleashed, even if he could kill Chen Mobai, his own Nascent Soul would be unsustainable and would soon dissipate. He was determined to perish with his enemy!

After piercing through the Taiyi Five Smoke Veil, the golden light smoothly stabbed into the center of Chen Mobai's brow, his sea of consciousness. Zhou Shengqing, witnessing this, cried out in alarm. The cultivators of the Five Elements Sect also widened their eyes, unable to help but cover their mouths. But soon, they cheered aloud. Because the Chen Mobai pierced by the golden light was merely an afterimage. Although the Sun-Shooting Divine Spear technique was fast, the two moments it was delayed by Zhou Shengqing's Heavenly Wood Divine Light and the Taiyi Five Smoke Veil were enough for Chen Mobai to use Void Walk twice.

The golden light pierced through the air, its momentum unabated, violently smashing into the ground. Instantly, a golden pillar of light shot skyward, reducing several mountain peaks to nothingness. Zhou Shengqing immediately deployed the Armored Wood Dao Soldier to block the aftermath, preventing the Five Elements Sect cultivators from being caught in it.

In mid-air, Old Ancestor Jinfeng, whose Nascent Soul had been completely expended, had visibly aged, his face covered in wrinkles. He looked at Chen Mobai, who had instantly appeared on the other side and still wasn't approaching him, with a face full of disbelief.

"You are not Chen Qingdi of One-Origin Dao Palace, but someone from the Grand Void Ethereal Palace?" Chen Mobai shook his head after hearing this. Old Ancestor Jinfeng was about to say something more when a streak of purplish light suddenly flashed. Amidst splattering blood, the Purple Lightning Sword, now unbound, had already severed his head!