A seemingly elusive but massive furnace appeared on the Eight Diagram Platform.
It was a type of Qi mechanism, but to the onlookers, it seemed as though they were truly inside a giant pill furnace.
"Heaven and Earth Furnace Mysterious Dao Enlightenment Treasure"
Under Yang Qinglan's cultivation, the special structure of the Eight Diagram Platform lent tremendous power to this Daoist technique. Cultivators below the Immortal level, along with their mana, became part of this furnace.
The Sword Immortals of Qingcheng Mountain lost their sensitivity to the heavenly and earthly Qi. The "Qi Swords" that formed according to their will dissipated into nothingness.
Not only that, they felt a terrifying rejection. Heaven and Earth were repelling them, and a dreadful strength wanted to assimilate them.
Both their faces darkened as they marshaled their mana.
Boom!
Two massive magical swords unsheathed from within them, pointing in all directions against the pressure, as if they were contending against Heaven and Earth itself.
In this dreadful pressure, Li Qianxia walked step by step. Under the influence of the Qi, her figure, in the eyes of the Sword Immortals, seemed to grow larger, as imposing as Fatian Xiangdi.
The Sword Immortals struggled to breathe, a bitter taste in their mouths.
Forget Li Changzhou; these two were also top-tier Immortals!
A top-tier Immortal, each one renowned between heaven and earth. If a sect produced such individuals, they would surely invite guests from the Three Realms, celebrating continuously for half a year—an event signifying that unless they died, they would certainly become Earth Immortals.
An Earth Immortal, living as long as the heavens and Earth, as brilliant as the sun and moon, eternally carefree.
If they formed their own sect, unless they met a great catastrophe, they could last from the primordial age to the present day!
Ordinary folks go mad over a Scholar or Graduate, considering it a great honor for the family, let alone becoming an Earth Immortal!
Because of this potential, most top-tier Immortals become part of the Heavenly Court or Western Heaven, venturing beyond this world. In this age where the Immortal Dao is waning, the appearance of two sudden top-tier Immortals was entirely unexpected!
"Gu She Divine Woman!"
Once she used mana, Yang Qinglan's appearance and aura unfolded like a pearl unveiled from muslin, radiating supreme splendor, and hence she was recognized.
The Gu She Divine Woman was very famous, though almost no one had seen her.
Just as few people have really seen Guanyin, but anyone who does immediately knows her - similarly, every Gu She Divine Woman possesses such charm.
Amidst the exclamations of the crowd, the Sword Immortals finally subdued their imposing aura.
The female Sword Immortal threw two bead-like objects, and both bowed in the direction of Li Changzhou before they sat back down, their faces sullen.
One person like Li Changzhou was manageable, but against two united Sword Immortals, even top-tier Immortals would hesitate, yet...
The Sword Immortals looked towards Lin Lingsu of the Shenxiao Sect and the nun of the Qingwei Sect, unable to help but suspect that both had long known of each other's strengths.
Yang Qinglan felt somewhat regretful that no battle had occurred.
Having cultivated the Neutrino Primordial Spirit, she had yet to truly test herself against Immortals. The opportunity to spar with two second-tier Immortals before an actual battle, even at the cost of some mana, appeared to her a good way to sharpen her skills without delaying her work.
Li Qianxia hadn't thought that much, looking at the two beads in her hand.
[Name: Sword Beads]
[Effect: Nourished by vital essence, can be trained into Flying Swords, possessing various mysterious uses]
What these mysterious uses were, she would only know after forming the Flying Swords. Even then, they were unlikely to enhance a top-tier Immortal's strength.
In fact, Lin Lingsu's "Nine Heavens Thunder Liquid" and the nun's "Thunder and Lightning Immortal Peach" were also insufficient, but they were tradable for extremely precious items held by the myriad powers on Earth.
"Since the matter is resolved, let us quickly discuss how to deal with Guanyin," Princess Iron Fan said, uninterested in these disputes.
"You've been here so many days, and you haven't figured out any method?" Turquoise Pool asked.
"Guanyin has been operating Mount Putuo for many years. Just the Mountain Protection Array alone is solid as a rock. What other strategy could there be besides a direct assault?" Princess Iron Fan's face looked somewhat displeased.
"If there are no better ideas, why waste time? Just launch a direct attack," Li Changzhou suggested.
"Easy for you to say," the male Sword Immortal huffed.
Li Changzhou shot him a glance, continuing, "I didn't arrive on schedule because I actually infiltrated Mount Putuo, trying to initiate an inside attack. Unfortunately, during the time you all were discussing strategies, the Subduing Tiger Arhat, Immovable Arhat, and Demon Suppression Arhat all arrived."
"Really?" the Palace Master of the Shangqing Palace asked anxiously.
The others also looked worried.
Li Changzhou flicked his fingers, projecting his memories of the encounter with the three Arhats.
The cultivators on the Eight Diagram Platform looked up, their faces turning grim as they watched the projection.
Especially the last part, where Guanyin effortlessly captured Li Changzhou who couldn't last even one round against her – how could they possibly fight her?
"What's there to fear!" Princess Iron Fan scolded, seeing everyone's despairing expressions, "Without the Wind Stabilizing Pearl, it would take Guanyin at least half her mana to stabilize herself against my Palm Leaf Fan."
"Princess, we don't have the Wind Stabilizing Pearl either," the Qingwei nun said.
The Wind Stabilizing Pearl varied in levels, and only those like the one held by Lingji Bodhisattva could remain immovable under the Palm Leaf Fan's divine wind. None of the cultivators present could possibly possess an Earth Immortal level Magic Treasure.
Princess Iron Fan flicked out her dainty tongue and removed the Palm Leaf Fan from her mouth, plucking a few leaves from it.
"One leaf per Immortal, with this leaf on them, they needn't fear the divine wind of the Palm Leaf Fan."
Yang Qinglan and Turquoise Pool were somewhat reluctant, carefully making sure there was no saliva on them before accepting the leaves.
The others weren't as fastidious, immediately wearing the treasured leaves on their bodies.