Daoist Competition

Chapter 1465: Chapter 19: Turning Back Before the Wall, Three Mountains Stir

The Sword Spirit within felt indignant and angry when its thoughts were exposed by the Guo Monarch, and said, "Indeed, that is my intention. What do you intend to do about it?"

The Guo Monarch gave a strange smile and said, "This plan is sound indeed, but you overlooked one matter. Even if a Nascent Soul cultivator rides the Gang Wind from the Extreme Sky to this place from the Southern State, it would take at least half a month. By then, I would have already seized the Primordial Pearl. Even if word leaks, it will not matter."

The Sword Spirit was momentarily stunned. Indeed, it had not considered this point and couldn’t help but feel a little regretful.

The Guo Monarch rummaged through the sleeve bag of the body and found a stack of Flying Book Talismans. He took one and discarded the rest, using his finger as a pen to inscribe words of challenge with mana operating through a spiritual mechanism. He then loudly said to a certain place in the mountain, "I have a letter for your Sect Leader. Come receive it promptly."

Throughout the Divine House Mountain, Dharma Platforms stood at various places, and the disciples on duty above had long noticed people coming and going through the air, but hindered by the other’s high cultivation, merely went out to ask questions. Upon hearing that the other needed to relay a letter, the three disciples discussed briefly, and one of them piloted a flying boat out of the Forbidden Array, clasped his hands, and said, "May I ask who you are, Your Excellency? So that I may report back."

The Guo Monarch did not respond, but with a flick of his hand, he threw the letter downward and simply said, "Deliver this to your Pavilion Master’s hands."

The disciple, guessing it was no small matter, bowed and retreated back into the array. Once at the Dharma Platform, he picked up the hand hammer and struck the small bell hanging there seventeen or eighteen times fiercely, then heard a crane’s cry as a White Feather Immortal Crane came flying from afar.

The disciple supported it with his hand and said, "There is a letter from outside the mountain for the Sect Leader. Please, Immortal Crane, deliver it."

The White Crane did not stop and swooped past him, catching the letter with its long beak, then spread its wings and soared upwards, flying towards Cangzhu Peak.

With extreme speed, it took just half an hour to reach the peak. Landing, it transformed into a Pure Spirit maiden, holding the letter in her arms, and said in a clear voice, "Immortal Master Jing, there is a letter from outside the mountain said to be for the Sect Leader to personally open."

After waiting for a moment, Jing You came out from the cave. He came up to take the letter, first flipping through it, then asking a few questions before waving his hand at her.

The maiden made a respectful bow, transformed back into the Immortal Crane, gave a light call, then spread her wings to glide through the air, flying down the mountain.

Jing You turned back and entered the cave, reaching the main hall where Zhang Yan was sitting with eyes closed operating mana, and said, "Master, I have brought the letter."

Zhang Yan opened his eyes, and without any visible movement, the letter flew open in front of him.

He cast his gaze upon it and discovered it was a letter of challenge. The challenger claimed to be willing to wager four Nine Yellow Star Beads, inviting him to a duel in three days’ time. As for the location of the magical duel, it could be chosen by him. The signature at the end read "Fengxiang Sword Sect Shang Qingjun."

After reading, he raised an eyebrow, laughed softly, and his expression showed some amusement.

Jing You approached and whispered, "Master, is there anything strange?"

Zhang Yan withdrew his mana, letting the letter fall on the table before him, saying, "You take a look."

Jing You carefully picked it up for a glance, then wondered aloud, "Shang Qingjun? Could it be a mistake? Wasn’t this person killed by Master Zhang’s Divine Skills just last month?"

Zhang Yan chuckled softly and said, "Afterward, the corpse inexplicably disappeared. Now he comes to my place with a challenge letter; is it not mysterious?"

Jing You showed a look of surprise, asking, "Master, could it be that Shang Qingjun is that demon sealed by the Ancestor master?"

Zhang Yan nodded and said, "It’s very possible."

Jing You nervously asked, "Master intends to accept the challenge?"

Zhang Yan’s eyes shone with a thread of divine light as he said calmly, "Even if he hadn’t come, I’d still be seeking him. Where is he now?"

"He is heard to be still outside the mountain."

Zhang Yan stood up, looked out of the mountain, and said, "I will go and meet him now."

Jing You said, "The letter stated the duel is in three days..."

Zhang Yan sneered coldly, "Since he has come to my gate, how can it be according to his word?"

With a wave of his sleeves, he flowed out of the Cave Mansion with the Gang Wind, and with a shake, launched a sword rainbow, exiting the Mountain Gate.

The Guo Monarch, after sending out the challenge letter, still awaited a response outside the mountain.

Before long, he noticed movement in the Forbidden Array below, initially thinking it was someone coming to return the message. But suddenly, he saw a giant hand formed from murky yellow mist reaching out from below to grab him, startling him instantly.

Quickly stepping aside, he forcibly summoned a tunneling light to hide, but the giant hand slightly adjusted itself, changing from a grab to a slap, still reaching towards him.

This pair of giant hands, rolling with yellow smoke, covered a radius of several miles, overshadowing the entire area. If the Guo Monarch were to ride the sword at this moment, he could easily evade it. Nevertheless, the Dharma Sword at his side was someone else’s possession and required the cooperation of Shang Qingjun’s Primordial Spirit to use. While it sufficed for ordinary flying escapades, during a proper magical duel, it could not be manipulated quickly enough. Thus, he simply shook himself, and two yellow lights shot up from behind him. With a thunderous boom, they shattered the giant hand, letting a beam of heavenly light pour down from above.

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