Eternal Life by Daily Divination - Chapter 308 - 207: Annihilating the Cao Family, Golden Core Treasure
Li Chang’an was just a Loose Cultivator. He had no senior to guide him, no background to rely on. He had reached his current position solely through his own efforts.
If he had joined a sect back then and received the full backing of the Cyan Cloud Sect.
Just how powerful would he be now?
Xie Jiang and Yuan Shan didn’t dare to imagine.
Right now, Li Chang’an was only at the Early Stage of Foundation Establishment, yet he could suppress Cao Zhengxiong.
With a composed expression, he commanded the Sword Array.
Beneath the sky.
Sword Qi surged, and sword-light flooded the sky.
The nine Spiritual Swords radiated a piercing aura. Layer upon layer of sword phantoms suppressed Cao Zhengxiong, leaving him unable to move.
At times, three swords would combine; at others, all nine would merge. They converged and dispersed with endless variations, their power astonishing.
Cao Zhengxiong was in disbelief, summoning multiple Spiritual Artifacts to protect himself.
He had been at the Middle Stage of Foundation Establishment for many years, with deep reserves and more abundant Magical Power than Li Chang’an, yet now he was being completely overwhelmed by him!
The Cao Clan Members below found this equally hard to accept.
They had originally thought.
As long as Cao Zhengxiong returned, everything would be all right.
But now.
The battle unfolding before them.
Thoroughly shattered the hope in their hearts.
“Impossible! How could the Ancestor be no match for that Li Chang’an?”
“The Ancestor has bloodstains on him! He must have been seriously injured before this!”
“…”
At this point, this was the only way they could comfort themselves.
Even a defeat wouldn’t matter.
As long as Cao Zhengxiong could survive, the Cao Family would still have a chance to rise again.
For a Foundation Establishment Family, what mattered was never the number of its clan members, but its Foundation Establishment Ancestor!
But at that very moment.
Zheng Qingqing and the other two Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Zheng Family had arrived.
This scene.
Zheng Qingqing had long anticipated this. She knew that Li Chang’an had slain a Tier Two Early Stage Great Demon with his Sword Array.
But Zheng Feihong and Zheng Shoucheng both found it hard to believe.
“Daoist Li is actually suppressing Cao Zhengxiong?”
“When he came to the Zheng Clan Territory that day, if he had used this Sword Array, I’m afraid I would already be dead.”
Zheng Feihong was particularly shaken, because he had crossed swords with Li Chang’an before.
Li Chang’an, back then.
Although he had defeated him in a single strike, he was nowhere near as powerful as he was now.
Little did he know.
Back then, Li Chang’an could have actually killed him in one blow, but he spared his life for Zheng Qingqing’s sake.
The current Li Chang’an was also holding back.
In his Borrowed State, his Magical Power was comparable to a cultivator at the Middle Stage of Foundation Establishment with many years of accumulation. He could have killed Cao Zhengxiong instantly, but he didn’t want to appear too shocking.
“Qingqing, quickly join me to slay this enemy!”
“Alright!”
Zheng Qingqing transformed into a streak of fire and charged toward Cao Zhengxiong.
Raging flames rose around her, seeming as if they would burn the very sky red.
The two of them joined forces with perfect coordination, as if they had been partners for countless years.
In just a few breaths.
They inflicted another wound on Cao Zhengxiong!
Seeing this, Xie Jiang and Yuan Shan absolutely could not sit still any longer.
Could it be that a Foundation Establishment cultivator was going to fall today?
Foundation Establishment Powerhouses were always difficult to kill, especially one like Cao Zhengxiong at the Middle Stage of Foundation Establishment. Even if he couldn’t win, escaping shouldn’t have been a problem.
But now.
Li Chang’an and Zheng Qingqing had joined forces.
The other two Zheng Family Foundation Establishment cultivators were covering the flanks.
The four of them had completely blocked all of Cao Zhengxiong’s escape routes, forcing him to continue fighting.
Xie Jiang hurriedly shouted, “Daoist Li, Daoist Zheng, Daoist Cao is an Honored Guest Elder of our Cyan Cloud Sect. Are you two really going to kill him?”
Yuan Shan also added, “Elder Cao has made many contributions to the Cyan Cloud Sect. Several Supreme Elders hold him in high regard.”
The two of them once again used the Cyan Cloud Sect’s name to pressure them.
This time.
They even brought up the Core Formation Ancestors.
The Supreme Elders of the Cyan Cloud Sect were, at the very least, Fake Pill Powerhouses.
Facing such powerhouses, no Foundation Establishment cultivator would dare to be disrespectful.
However, Li Chang’an showed no sign of stopping at all.
He remained perfectly calm, his expression unchanging.
“Cao Zhengxiong is both an Honored Guest Elder of the Cyan Cloud Sect and the Ancestor of the Cao Family. Killing him today is a matter of a family feud. Is the Cyan Cloud Sect planning to interfere in the rise and fall of Noble Families?”
“You…”
The faces of Xie Jiang and Yuan Shan turned ugly.
The Cyan Cloud Sect had a rule: Sect Disciples were not to interfere in the affairs of families, unless they themselves came from that family.
Even so, they were not allowed to use the Sect’s power or name.
This rule had been established a thousand years ago.
This was because two disciples whose families went to war became enemies. They called on their friends, each bringing a large number of allies from within the Sect.
That family war eventually evolved into an internal struggle within the Cyan Cloud Sect, even drawing in a Golden Core Ancestor. In the end, the casualties were countless, and it nearly led to the annihilation of the Cyan Cloud Sect.
Today.
Even if Cao Zhengxiong really died.
He would be dying for his family, and it would have nothing to do with the Cyan Cloud Sect!
Xie Jiang was truly getting angry and asked again, “Li Chang’an, can’t you just give me some face?”
“Daoist Xie, you seem to think a little too highly of your own face.”
Li Chang’an’s tone was indifferent, and the Sword Array in his hands didn’t pause for even a moment.
A moment later.
Zheng Qingqing sent a secret Sound Transmission: “Chang’an, buy me some time.”
“Alright!”
Li Chang’an could tell.
Zheng Qingqing didn’t want to drag this on any longer and was planning to use her trump card.
Next, he saw her hands form a seal, and two strange Spirit Fires, one cyan and one red, appeared.
These were precisely the two Anomalous Fires she had devoured!
The moment the Anomalous Fires appeared, the void itself seemed to twist, and the entire world grew hotter.
Under her control, the two Anomalous Fires actually began to slowly merge, forming a half-cyan, half-red Fire Lotus.
As the Fire Lotus bloomed, it shone with a dazzling, brilliant light. Its body resembled cyan and red glass, and it pulsed with a fatal aura as it flew toward Cao Zhengxiong.
“Chang’an, fall back!”
Zheng Qingqing immediately sent a Sound Transmission.
Li Chang’an had already sensed the danger and his figure shot backward in retreat.
Zheng Feihong and Zheng Shoucheng, who were covering the flanks, didn’t dare to linger either and both hastily retreated into the distance.
