Chapter 951 - 498: Dao Interception (Part 2)

Chapter 951: Chapter 498: Dao Interception (Part 2)

"Sect Master Xu, the Profound Celestial Sword Sect has shown me kindness by taking me in; I appreciate your graciousness." Li Mu deliberated for a moment and politely replied.

After speaking, Li Mu’s form slightly shifted, and the Spiritual Power surged around him, clearly indicating he was ready to use an Escape Technique to depart.

However, how could Xu Wen let him go so easily? Xu Wen swiftly formed seals with both hands and chanted incantations, ready to employ Technique to capture Li Mu.

Li Mu’s figure flickered and he used the Spatial Splitting Technique to instantly vanish from the spot, evading Xu Wen’s Forbidden Trapping Technique by a considerable distance.

"Sect Master Xu, what is your intention?"

Appearing several miles away, Li Mu’s voice carried a hint of anger; although he did not wish to become an enemy of the Taiyi Sect, if forcibly detained, he would not sit passively.

"Master Li, please forgive my rudeness. But this matter is of great importance, and I truly cannot let you leave just like that. If you are willing to stay and join my Taiyi Sect for mutual benefit, it would be ideal for everyone; if you insist on leaving, then I can only inconvenience you to stay here for a while until the situation changes, at which point I will let you go." Xu Wen’s expression was solemn, his tone filled with both regret and determination.

Li Mu let out a cold laugh and ceased further argument. He summoned the Sun and Moon Essence Wheel, which rotated rapidly, intertwining Yin Yang Qi to form brilliant curtains of light, enveloping him fully. The next moment, using the Yin-Yang Power gathered from the Sun and Moon Essence Wheel, he transformed into a Flowing Light, traversing through the Void with such speed that even someone as deeply cultivated as Xu Wen found it difficult to track his path.

"Sect Master Xu, I respect you as a sect master and do not wish to entangle with you unnecessarily. But our positions differ, and I must return to the Profound Celestial Sword Sect."

As Li Mu’s presence dissipated, a thread of Divine Thought entered Xu Wen’s ears.

"Heh, if I let you leave so easily, then I, Xu, might as well not exist." Xu Wen snorted coldly, and before his voice had finished, his figure had already transformed into an afterimage, pursuing in the direction Li Mu had vanished.

Xu Wen moved with lightning-like speed, weaving through the clouds, fully revealing his Integration Cultivation, chasing with the swiftness of wind and electricity.

With the aid of the Yin Yang Essence Wheel, which contains the supreme truths of Heaven and Earth, Li Mu reversed Yin and Yang, becoming a Flowing Light, his whereabouts difficult to track. However, Xu Wen, after all, was at the Peak of Integration, and astonishingly, his speed was not inferior to Li Mu’s, persistently on his trail.

Although Li Mu had a head start, feeling the increasingly pressing presence behind him, a chill ran through his heart.

"Master Li, if you are willing to stop, we can talk this over; if you persist in your ways, don’t blame me for being unkind." Xu Wen’s voice was transmitted through Divine Thought, clearly entering Li Mu’s ears, carrying an undeniable authority.

"Since Sect Master Xu insists on pressing, then I, Mr. Li, will accept your challenge!" Li Mu’s voice was cold and resolute; he held nothing back, infusing his entire Spiritual Power into the Sun and Moon Essence Wheel. The Essence Wheel shone brightly, Yin Yang Qi coalescing into the phantoms of two giant dragons and a phoenix, circling around him with grand momentum.

One pursuing and one fleeing, one attacking and one defending, they engaged in a thrilling contest in the vast, boundless sky. The two were at the peak of their speed, stirring the clouds and trembling the space wherever they passed.

"Very well, Master Li, forgive Xu for not being merciful; my apologies!"

Before Xu Wen’s voice fell, the Spiritual Power around him surged violently, causing the heavens and clouds to change color. He quickly formed a seal with his hands, and complex, profound runes danced at his fingertips, finally converging into a massive golden Ancient Bell projection, suspended above him. This Ancient Bell was Xu Wen’s Lifebound Treasure, the "Mountain-Suppressing Bell," which contained supreme power to suppress all things and stabilize Heaven and Earth.

"Suppress!" With a low shout, the Mountain-Suppressing Bell descended with a roar, its sound waves sweeping out like a tide, freezing space itself, causing the Yin-Yang Essence Wheel around Li Mu to halt momentarily.

Seeing this, Li Mu knew there was no retreat. He clasped his hands together, and the Sun and Moon Essence Wheel merged into one, transforming into a brilliant moon. On it, Yin and Yang harmonized, emitting blinding light, illuminating the essence of the world.

Li Mu softly chanted: "Yin Yang Reversal, Rebirth of Heaven and Earth!"

With these words, the moon swelled mightily, becoming a Moonlight wheel that sliced through the sky toward the Mountain-Suppressing Bell.

The wheel light and the bell wave clashed fiercely in the air, erupting with dazzling brilliance and deafening booms, shredding the clouds into a chaotic vortex. The silhouettes of Xu Wen and Li Mu flickered in the onslaught of energies, but neither showed any sign of retreat, their fighting spirit only further ignited.

"Master Li, though you are indeed extraordinary, today you are destined not to escape this calamity!" Xu Wen shouted coldly, his whole body’s Spiritual Power boiling once more, as the Mountain-Suppressing Bell shone brightly, beginning a slow rotation. Each rotation distorted the surrounding space, forming tiny black holes, aiming to devour Li Mu’s Moonlight sword aura completely.

Facing this unprecedented crisis, Li Mu took a deep breath, a determined glint in his eyes as he was forced to reveal his Mid-Stage Void Refining Cultivation. Five Tier Seven Five Elements Dao Swords subsequently flew from his body.

The five Tier Seven Dao Swords hovered in the air, each exuding its unique color and aura—sharpness of metal, vitality of wood, resilience of water, fierceness of fire, heaviness of earth—seeming like the purest elements in the universe, intertwining to form a dazzling multicolored Five Elements Sword Array.

"Five Elements Unification, Slash!"