Sect Master’s Immortal Journey

Chapter 558: 0 Years of Great Enmity

Although True Monarch Mountain Peak colluded with outsiders and betrayed True Monarch Tian Zhu, launching a surprise attack on his external avatar, they were hesitant to engage True Monarch Tian Zhu directly if not necessary. This was not out of concern for old emotions, but a strategy to pursue gains and avoid harm, leaving True Monarch Profound Wind and the Qi Family brothers to deal with the tough battles. Rather than facing the mysterious and formidable True Monarch Tian Zhu, they preferred to confront the weaklings like Jin LiDaoist Master.

True Monarch Mountain Peak's condescending attitude infuriated Jin LiDaoist Master. Old grievances surged in her heart, prompting her to unleash a real killing move. With a silent prayer in her heart, a yellow-robed girl appeared before her. This girl was the tool spirit of the Fourth Rank magic tool, Yellow Sand Ten Thousand Li Chart, created by Jin LiDaoist Master's master who sacrificed part of her Divine Sense to nurture it.

This tool spirit inherited some of Jin LiDaoist Master's master's qualities and felt a deep connection with Jin LiDaoist Master. Despite Jin LiDaoist Master's weaker Cultivation Base, the tool spirit willingly followed her commands. With the tool spirit's assistance, Jin LiDaoist Master could easily wield the power of Yellow Sand Ten Thousand Li Chart.

Jin LiDaoist Master gave some instructions to the tool spirit, who immediately acted and helped her unleash the magic tool's power. A sandstorm dragon formed from swirling yellow sand descended from the sky, heading straight for True Monarch Mountain Peak.

True Monarch Mountain Peak snorted disdainfully and conjured a mountainous illusion, engaging in a fierce battle with Jin LiDaoist Master and her allies. Meanwhile, True Monarch Tian Zhu's external avatar continued to suppress the Fifth Rank Earth Spirit while resisting the attacks from the Qi Family brothers.

True Monarch Tian Zhu and True Monarch Profound Wind were locked in a fierce battle, with the latter gaining the upper hand due to True Monarch Tian Zhu's previous injuries. True Monarch Profound Wind taunted, "Old man Tian Zhu, how does it feel to be betrayed?"

True Monarch Tian Zhu and his external avatar had a mysterious connection, allowing them to share their feelings. True Monarch Tian Zhu was indeed furious at True Monarch Mountain Peak's betrayal. She had received great kindness from him, and this betrayal was unexpected.

Though Cultivation World was rife with deception and betrayals, True Monarch Mountain Peak had always been respectful and obedient before True Monarch Tian Zhu, with no hint of wrongdoing. True Monarch Tian Zhu controlled his subordinates not only through goodwill but also by exploiting True Monarch Mountain Peak's fatal weakness. If he had the opportunity, he could easily eliminate True Monarch Mountain Peak.

As for the Qi Family brothers, they had previously made a temporary alliance with True Monarch Tian Zhu by swearing a soul oath. Their sudden betrayal showed it had been planned in advance.

The connections between True Monarch Profound Wind, True Monarch Mountain Peak, and the Qi Family brothers, and their motivations remained a mystery to True Monarch Tian Zhu.

"Xuan Feng, do you really want an endless battle with me?" True Monarch Tian Zhu's external avatar made a final effort, though he knew the threat was futile.

True Monarch Profound Wind, holding a purple-gold knife, replied coldly, "Old man Tian Zhu, either you die today, or I do."

Suddenly, a cry of alarm came from True Monarch Tian Zhu's main body. "What have you done? No, something is wrong at Fei Hong Mountain."

True Monarch Tian Zhu's external avatar was closest to True Monarch Mountain Peak, and he couldn't help but glare at her. Just now, Fire Cloud Sect had attacked and captured Fei Hong Mountain, the gate of Flying Swan Sect.

Fei ShiDaoist Master and Wu MingweiDaoist Master, with the main forces of Flying Swan Sect, had gone to participate in the battle at the Deadly Sea of Sand, leaving the defense of their sect to the arrangement of others.

Previously, True Monarch Mountain Peak and others had allied with Yellow Lotus Sect Mountain Branch, East River Branch, and Crane Song Sect. However, with True Monarch Mountain Peak's betrayal, those allies were now enemies.

Fei ShiDaoist Master and Wu MingweiDaoist Master were concerned about the safety of their sect, but they knew they couldn't leave the battle at hand.

The outcome of the duel between True Monarch Tian Zhu and the Fifth Rank Earth Spirit included determining the ownership of Fei Hong Mountain. When Fei Hong Mountain was taken by Fire Cloud Sect before, it greatly boosted the power of the Fifth Rank Earth Spirit. If Flying Swan Sect hadn't recaptured it in time, True Monarch Tian Zhu would have suffered significant losses.

Now that Fei Hong Mountain had fallen again, the balance of power shifted in favor of the Fifth Rank Earth Spirit, making True Monarch Tian Zhu's face turn ugly.

During their battle, True Monarch Profound Wind suddenly revealed a Fourth Rank magic tool, the Purple Gold Knife, which had been missing since True Monarch Vermilion failed to kill the Fifth Rank Earth Spirit. True Monarch Tian Zhu had suspected that the knife might be in the hands of the Fifth Rank Earth Spirit, but it had never been seen before. Now, it seemed that True Monarch Profound Wind was more capable of wielding the magic tool than the Fifth Rank Earth Spirit.

Upon witnessing this, True Monarch Tian Zhu finally understood that True Monarch Profound Wind was his true arch-enemy, and their plot was aimed at bringing him to his demise.This is not just a collusion between several Human Clan Primordial Spirit True Monarchs; they also conspired with this Fifth Rank Earth Spirit from beyond the heavens.

"Why?" True Monarch Tian Zhu's external avatar had a serious expression, asking in a deep voice.

"Why? Do you still have the face to ask why? Old man Tian Zhu, have you forgotten the events of Marine Transport Island fifteen hundred years ago? Have you forgotten the millions of lives on that island?" True Monarch Profound Wind no longer had any scruples as he sternly rebuked.

The truth had been revealed, and True Monarch Profound Wind no longer held back. He shouted fiercely, "True Monarch Tian Zhu, your external avatar possesses most of your true self's memories. For a Primordial Spirit True Monarch, forgetting is not an issue. As long as the memories exist in your mind, they can be reproduced."

True Monarch Tian Zhu's external avatar took a moment to recall and remembered the events from fifteen hundred years ago. At that time, Demonic Cultivation caused chaos on Marine Transport Island, intending to Demonize all living beings on the island.

Back then, True Monarch Tian Zhu was entrusted by nearby major cultivation sects to handle the matter entirely.

As a recently advanced Primordial Spirit True Monarch, True Monarch Tian Zhu also intended to establish his position in the Cultivation World through this incident.

After successfully killing the rampaging Demonic Cultivators, he worried that some remnants might be hiding among the island's commoners, and many of the island's beings had already been Demonized by Demonic Cultivation.

Demonic Cultivation was like a plague; if not thoroughly eradicated immediately, it would quickly recover its strength and cause a new wave of calamity.

To permanently solve this problem, True Monarch Tian Zhu triggered an underwater volcano, using the power of heaven and earth to sink Marine Transport Island and annihilate all beings on the island.

True Monarch Tian Zhu's decisive actions earned him much acclaim in the Cultivation World. Many cultivators praised him for acting like a great general, preemptively averting a catastrophe.

As for the millions of beings extinguished on the island, countless mortals and cultivators, hardly anyone cared about their fate.

Perhaps some would talk behind True Monarch Tian Zhu's back, claiming that his methods were excessively ruthless and caused too much slaughter, thereby offending the heavens and incurring divine punishment.

Even if True Monarch Tian Zhu were to hear such comments, he wouldn't care at all.

In the eyes of the Heavenly Dao, mortals were nothing more than a group of ants, and cultivators were at best a larger group of ants.

No matter how many ants died, it wouldn't draw the attention of the Heavenly Dao. Wiping out cities, slaughtering countless lives—what did that have to do with the Heavenly Dao?

The Cultivation World was full of bloodshed, and who had brought divine retribution upon themselves?

In reality, True Monarch Tian Zhu's extermination of Demonic Cultivation was an effort to rid the world of a malignant tumor. It might even earn him the rewards of the Heavenly Dao and merit.

Recalling the past, True Monarch Tian Zhu's external avatar pointed at True Monarch Profound Wind and spoke righteously, "Could it be that you are one of the remnants of Demonic Cultivation seeking revenge?"

True Monarch Profound Wind was sneered at by the enemy's shameless words. So, all his enemies were considered remnants of Demonic Cultivation?

True Monarch Profound Wind was originally a cultivator from Marine Transport Island, with fellow disciples and relatives on the island. When Marine Transport Island sank, he happened to be away, narrowly escaping the disaster.

In the eyes of others, True Monarch Tian Zhu was a great hero who quelled the demonic calamity, but in the eyes of True Monarch Profound Wind, he was an irreconcilable enemy.

Over the next fifteen hundred years, True Monarch Profound Wind made rapid progress in his cultivation journey. From Foundation Building to Gold Core, and finally reaching the Primordial Spirit stage, his cultivation base improved continuously, and he never forgot this deep-seated hatred. This grudge became the driving force behind his fervent cultivation.

For other Primordial Spirit True Monarchs, after passing through the long ages, the feelings associated with their mortal lives would gradually fade away. What seemed like significant events back then might become trivial matters in the end.

Rational Primordial Spirit True Monarchs would never engage in life-and-death battles over insignificant past grudges with powerful foes.

However, among the Primordial Spirit True Monarchs, True Monarch Profound Wind was a rarity, with intense emotions that never waned, and he had never forgotten this grudge. This deep hatred had become the motivation for his rapid progress.

When True Monarch Tian Zhu arrived at the Deadly Sea of Sand and got entangled in a battle with that Fifth Rank Earth Spirit, True Monarch Profound Wind saw it as a godsend opportunity to take revenge.

Knowing that the strength gap was too significant, True Monarch Profound Wind carefully hid his true intentions, pretending to be driven by greed, feigning that he fought True Monarch Tian Zhu for the sake of seeking benefits.

True Monarch Profound Wind waited patiently, plotting in secret, until he finally had the perfect opportunity to seek revenge, with the right timing, place, and people.

He secretly allied with the Qi Family brothers, paying a high price to buy True Monarch Mountain Peak's support. He persuaded them to betray their alliance at the critical moment and dared to secretly contact that Fifth Rank Earth Spirit. Everything True Monarch Profound Wind did was for this day.

True Monarch Tian Zhu's external avatar was primarily made from Jade Bamboo and possessed a wood attribute, cultivating the Grand Dao of wood.

The Purple Gold Blade was the treasure of the Purple Gold Sect, a supreme magic tool among metal attributes.

Metal restrains wood, so the Purple Gold Blade naturally countered True Monarch Tian Zhu's external avatar's wood attribute.

Moreover, during the previous battles, the external avatar had been ambushed and heavily injured by True Monarch Mountain Peak, as well as beaten up by True Monarch Profound Wind and the Qi Family brothers.

At this point, the external avatar was already in tatters, internally and externally damaged, much weaker than before.

True Monarch Profound Wind couldn't be bothered to exchange any more useless words with this external avatar; his ultimate goal was True Monarch Tian Zhu's true self.

Ever since that Fifth Rank Earth Spirit secretly handed him the Purple Gold Blade, he had been fully refining it.

Even though his main cultivation was not in the Grand Dao of metal, and the attributes didn't match, he could still unleash most of the magic tool's power.

With a light stroke of the Purple Gold Blade, a destructive and malevolent blade energy surged directly towards True Monarch Tian Zhu's external avatar.

Facing True Monarch Profound Wind wielding the Purple Gold Blade, the external avatar had no effective means of resistance. Even if it struggled to defend, it was completely unable to withstand the onslaught.

In the sky, the blade light shone, and purple energy surged. Waves of killing intent surged out, covering everything.

The external avatar could only block a few strikes before being covered in numerous wounds.

The sharp blade energy continuously ravaged its physical body, and the ferocious malevolent energy sought to destroy the wisp of soul within the incarnation.

True Monarch Profound Wind kept using the power of the Grand Dao, urging the might of the Purple Gold Blade.

The golden wind howled, and the blade energy was wrapped in fierce winds, relentlessly slashing towards his opponent.

The balance of power was clear, and the external avatar had no means to turn the situation around or make a last-minute comeback. The result of this desperate battle was without any suspense.

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