Elder Kuzhu overexerted his life force, using the potential life span of several normal decades in this young body as fuel to burst forth mana. After continuous depletion, he was at the end of his tether. The Taiyin Green Spirit Divine Light that shielded his body was scattered with one hit from Lady Qian's Thousand Flames Treasure Mallet. He himself stumbled forward, nearly falling.

Anger surged back into his heart, and he abruptly turned around, intent on retaliating, but realized his opponent was nowhere to be found.

Qian Kang, seeing his wife strike Elder Kuzhu, was so frightened he felt like his gallbladder was about to explode on the spot. He quickly grabbed his wife, retracted the Thousand Flames Treasure Mallet with a grasp, and used his most formidable escape skill to flee for his life. On the other side, Ye Bin, Zhuge Jingwo, and Shen Tuhong also took the opportunity to escape with Ruan Zheng.

Both Qian Kang and Ye Bin were proficient in mystical calculations, particularly Qian Kang who had attained the rank of Earth Immortal and had extensively cultivated Yuqing Immortal Skill. Although his disposition led him down a different path, his overall power remained formidable.

In her past life, Ye Bin practiced Buddhism and possessed considerable innate wisdom and divine skills.

Both recognized that the array was based on the Liu Ren Formation and was not very powerful. Elder Kuzhu was in the You Palace, now demonized and certain to wreak havoc. Ye Bin saw that Qian Kang flew towards the Chen Palace, so she led the three young disciples of the Emei Sect towards the Hai Palace.

Both parties acted in tacit agreement and split up. The array Shi Feiyang had set up was hastily made before entering a fitful slumber, intended solely for Elder Kuzhu. Now, with Qian Kang's couple unleashing the mountain-shattering and ground-breaking Thousand Leaf Divine Thunder on the Chen Palace, and Ye Bin and others rushing the Hai Palace with Tianxuan Divine Sand, the array Elder Kuzhu was creating a huge commotion in You Palace, the formation quickly began to fall apart.

Upon seeing the Immortal Array about to break, Shi Feiyang retracted the Twelve Flower Evil Divine Gang, the mixed colorful smokes each returning to its group and coalescing into twelve smoke pillars, flying back to Shi Feiyang's hand.

Qian Kang and his wife, seeing daylight once more, sighed in relief. Without a moment's hesitation, they swiftly flew towards the east, and as Deng Bagu attempted to intercept, Shi Feiyang stopped her.

As Ye Bin and the others flew out, they caught the attention of Elder Kuzhu. The space inside the array was larger than outside; having flown a great distance within, they found themselves exactly in front of Elder Kuzhu as the array vanished and the colorful smoke dissipated. A roar like a waterfall ensued, and the Taiyin Green Spirit Divine Light poured down once again from behind.

Tianxuan Divine Sand, Ice Soul Divine Light, Two-Phase Ring, Taiyin Green Spirit Arrow, Six Jia Splitting Light Wheel, Taiqing Invisible Immortal Sword... Despite the combination of so many techniques, they could not withstand the impact of the green light silver rain. In an instant, they were wrapped in the pervasive green light, trapped within. Elder Kuzhu, half-covered in fresh blood, kept casting spells, driving the divine light inward to compress, intent on killing them all.

Ruan Zheng, seeing the situation, knew that Elder Kuzhu had become demonized, warring with themselves. On the other side, as the Demon Dragon awoke, having successfully transcended its tribulation, watching them with so many disciples by its side, it was clear that they would be killed by the Demon Dragon's party whether they defeated Elder Kuzhu or not.

He quickly made a decision and used Taiqing Immortal Technique to send a telepathic message to Ye Bin: "In a moment, I will use Tianxuan Divine Sand to break open a gap in the green light. I implore you to take my two brothers and leave immediately."

Ye Bin's heart jolted, "You want to cover our retreat? Isn't that tantamount to certain death! Together we can barely..."

Ruan Zheng abruptly cut her off, "It's because of me that they were dragged into this dragon-slaying, demon-exterminating quest. It is only right that I face this tribulation! I can't express this clearly or they will definitely die alongside me in vain. You're powerful in mana, I entrust this to you!"

He finished speaking without giving Ye Bin a chance to respond. Elder Kuzhu's onslaught was too fierce, and they had no time for further discussion. Biting his tongue, he sprayed out his essence blood and, expending his life force just like Elder Kuzhu had, he invoked the Taiqing Immortal Technique. He furiously stimulated the Heavenly Treasure Tianxuan Divine Sand, and in an instant, the five-colored radiance surged, transforming into a colorful milky way rushing upwards, truly breaking a gap in the silver light of green.

"Run! Get out!" Ruan Zheng shouted urgently twice, waving his left hand, he unexpectedly restrained and sealed Shen Tuhong and Zhuge Jingwo.

They could never have anticipated he would turn on them suddenly; in an instant, they were immobilized, unable to move a muscle.

Ye Bin knew this was no time for idle talk. She gestured with both hands, enveloping Shen Tuhong and Zhuge Jingwo—along with their uncontrollable Flying Sword Magical Treasures—in Ice Soul Divine Light. Together with herself, they transformed into a stream of colorful light and shot upward through the gap in the Taiyin Green Spirit Divine Light, then flew southward without looking back.

Ruan Zheng was left alone, yelling out, "Elder! Can you not come to your senses?"

Seeing that someone had escaped, Elder Kuzhu's rage intensified. Clasping his hands together, he urged the green light to squeeze towards the center.

Ruan Zheng merged with the Tianxuan Divine Sand, his entire being radiating with a brilliant light, shrouded in a vast spectrum of colorful stardust, and charged directly at Elder Kuzhu.

With a loud "bang!", Ruan Zheng exploded into bits, scattering into a sky full of colorful starlight, while Elder Kuzhu's Taiyin Green Spirit Divine Light was also shaken apart.

The dense colorful stardust ascended rapidly, faster than lightning, catching up with Ye Bin thousands of miles away, splitting into two streams that coiled around the fingers of Shen Tuhong and Zhuge Jingwo, condensing into ring beads.

Knowing these were Ruan Zheng's Two-Phase Rings, Shen Tuhong and Zhuge Jingwo were unable to hold back their tears. They longed to touch the rings, but they were paralyzed, unable to move.

Ye Bin was also deeply moved, but he still did not release them. Deng Bagu, Yuan Hua, and Xiong Man were already catching up, and unlocking them now would likely send them back to a desperate fight.

In front of Tianxin Palace, Shi Feiyang proactively confronted the frenzied Elder Kuzhu.

Elder Kuzhu unleashed the Taiyin Green Spirit Divine Light again, while Shi Feiyang swirled the Nine Heavens Yuan Yang Ruler, releasing the Hongmeng Purple Qi to block it. Elder Kuzhu applied continuous force, and the green light and silver stars surged like tide waves, relentlessly striking and causing the purple qi to slightly tremble.

Shi Feiyang opened his mouth and exhaled a burst of five-colored radiance. After this period of slumber and tribulation, his two inner cores had condensed together to form a Dragon Ball. Floating in the air and as large as a teacup's mouth, it contained a rotating galaxy within, while radiating five-colored beams on the outside.

The Dragon Ball flew forth to meet the Taiyin Green Spirit Divine Light. It was created by harmonizing the Kan Trigram and the Li Trigram with True Water and True Fire, generating True Yin and True Yang. The yang line in the middle of Kan symbolizes True Yang within Yin, drawn out to fill the Li Trigram, while the yin line in the middle of Li is exchanged, falling into Kan. Thus, the Kan and Li Trigrams were transformed into the Qian and Kun Trigrams, which is the so-called process of extracting Kan to fill Li.

The interaction of water and fire in Kan and Li pertains to the Acquired, while Qian and Kun, heaven and earth, pertain to the Innate. His Dragon Ball returned from the Acquired to the Innate and attained the Innate Qi. Furthermore, it had merged with the Star Absorption and the core of the Five Elements within the Mirage Qi bottle from the Chaos Dragon Ball, and at last became a Chaos Dragon Ball.

The Star Absorption could absorb people's flying swords and magical treasures, whereas the Mirage Qi bottle could also store treasures. After merging the two, the cycle of generation and restraint became even more wondrous.

The Dragon Ball shot into the Taiyin Green Spirit Divine Light, and while Elder Kuzhu sought to grind it to dust by furiously urging his mana, little did he conceive that within the bead the star nebula rotated, the colors on the outside twisted, and with a whirl, it absorbed a great amount of the surrounding green light and silver radiance. After another two spins, more than half of the divine light he emitted was taken away.

Elder Kuzhu, with a thousand years of cultivation, had never encountered someone who could forcibly take away his Green Spirit Divine Light, and he felt very dissatisfied. Gritting his teeth, he pushed the remaining divine light towards it, but as soon as it got near the Dragon Ball and made contact with the exterior colors, it was immediately captured and then taken away...

Overwhelmed with anger, Elder Kuzhu forcibly extracted the divine energy from his Hai Palace and condensed dozens of Taiyin Green Spirit Divine Thunders to attack Shi Feiyang. Shi Feiyang expelled True Yuan from his mouth, prompting the Dragon Ball to spin, emitting a burst of five-colored light qi that wrapped around and sealed more than fifty Thunder Pearls, imprisoning them before dragging them back to orbit the Dragon Ball.

Elder Kuzhu still tried to force the Thunder Pearls to explode, but Shi Feiyang was already swinging the Nine Heavens Yuan Yang Ruler, a great amount of Hongmeng Purple Qi descending. Elder Kuzhu supported himself with the remaining Green Spirit Divine Light. Shi Feiyang's Three Yangs One Qi Sword suddenly shot out from the Purple Qi, a colorful light rainbow of more than thirty feet, three successive strikes.

Elder Kuzhu, having comprehended the Dharma Body representing "glory," had reached the point where his lamp was exhausted and his oil spent, and couldn't block even one strike. He was pierced through the chest and abdomen by three continuous swords, and with a left and right shake, he was severed into segments!

The Three Yangs One Qi Sword could cut through the Primordial Spirit, and Elder Kuzhu's Primordial Spirit disintegrated along with his body, breaking into pieces and scattering upon the sky.

Elder Kuzhu had laid down a "Reversing Qian Kun and Upper Qing Great Five Elements Moving Great Technique" upon his arrival. Since it was a hastily arranged measure designed to block off tens of thousands of Demon Beasts outside, it was closely related to his divine energy.

When he was at his peak at the start, the prohibition technique was impregnable. But as he later became demonized, and his divine energy became chaotic, the prohibition also started to disperse, and by the time his light had exhausted, the prohibition was in a precarious state.

Taking advantage of their Earth Immortal cultivation, Qian Kang and his wife burst through using Thousand Leaf Divine Thunder, forcibly drilling an escape hole to flee.

Ye Bin utilized the Two-Phase Ring to emit Yin Yang Magnetic True Power and, with the aid of advanced occult knowledge, swayed up, down, east, and west a few times before flying out.

Deng Bagu, Yuan Hua, and the others lacked her ability and were blocked inside. When Elder Kuzhu died, the prohibition technique completely vanished. As they then pursued toward Jade Peak, Ye Bin and his companions had already left the Earth Axis and headed straight for Xiankong Island. Judging by their temperament, they would likely enter the Earth Axis to chase after them.

Shi Feiyang timely transmitted his voice from afar, "Do not chase any further!"

Left with no choice, they returned to report.

Shi Feiyang successfully overcome this calamity and was in a good mood. Looking up at the sky, he gazed at the boundless universe, basking in the warm sunshine, feeling that being alive was indeed quite wonderful.

He instructed his disciples to clean the battlefield and dispose of the corpses.

Deng Bagu, having heard of the fierceness of the Cosmic Six Strange, saw the body of Elder Kuzhu and said to Shi Feiyang, "Master, have you completely slain Elder Kuzhu?"

Shi Feiyang smiled and shook his head, "This was merely his reincarnated body; in terms of mana, it's not even one-third as powerful as his original self. However, I have cut his Primordial Spirit. Although he can return to Wuzhong Ridge to be resurrected and reborn, he has practiced withered Zen and has strayed off the right path. According to the Gua Xiang, his physical Dharma Body is nearly turning to stone and won't rejuvenate in a short period. His nature is just like his name, Elder Kuzhu, dry and old, not far from death. Have you not heard, that those with profound virtue are comparable to new-borns? The more he cultivates, the farther he strays from the Dao, the thinner his virtue becomes. His mana may be high, but if he cannot comprehend the underlying principles, he will eventually turn completely to stone, unable to come back to life for thousands of years.

Still, he has been enlightened for a thousand years and understands many principles, such as how he memorized Buddhist Scriptures thoroughly, but he just can't grasp them inwardly. The common saying is 'he lacks insight,' and should any serendipity occur, a sudden enlightenment that revitalizes a withered tree is not impossible. If you encounter something related to him in the future, you must be very cautious to avoid his revenge."

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