Taiyi True Immortal! Invoking an Immortal's Name!

At the sight of this, the old man's heart shook violently! In a shrill, piercing shriek, he roared, "Are you insane?!" "You're out of your motherfucking mind!!" "Han Tiange! He's going to invoke an immortal's name!!" "Take your spirit stones back! I'm out of this!" Murderous intent surged in Lu Kangnian's eyes. He murmured softly, "Too late!" In an instant, the blood at his brow burst into flames! Ling Daoyan whipped his head toward the two origin energy domains several hundred zhang away. As if by tacit agreement, both he and Han Tiange violently retreated hundreds of zhang! Having withdrawn from the origin energy domain, Han Tiange was drenched in blood, his once resplendent robe severely damaged. Yet paying no heed to his injuries, Han Tiange teleported high into the sky and instantly unleashed a terrifying sword beam a full hundred zhang wide! The golden sword beam, carrying the dreadful might of a Soul Formation cultivator, slashed straight toward the sect's defensive barrier. Every inch of space in its wake rippled and warped. Seeing this, Ling Daoyan teleported back into the formation and slammed his palm down onto the light barrier! In an instant, the trembling barrier stabilized. Yet the elder turned his gaze toward Lu Kangnian in the sky, his eyes heavy with unprecedented gravity. Lu Kangnian clenched his fists. With devout reverence in his eyes, he murmured softly, "Lu Kangnian, thirty-eighth Sect Master of the Great Xia Sword Sect, humbly begs the Ancestor to descend today! "I boldly invoke the Immortal's name! Taiyi True Immortal, Ye Hongqian!" *Boom!* In a flash, the heavens and earth changed color. The incoming volley of hundreds of light beams and the sword beam slashed from Han Tiange's hand all froze momentarily in midair. A streak of divine light abruptly plummeted from the vault of heaven! A colossal phantom a full ten zhang tall manifested against the sky. The phantom was an old man whose eyes were as sharp as blades. The moment he saw the phantom of this elder, the urge to retreat seized Han Tiange's heart! Invoking an immortal's name to receive the blessing of an immortal's power! Even across the entire Northern Region, few could pull off such an art! With eyes darting, Han Tiange looked toward the fleeing old rogue cultivator and cursed under his breath, "Old bastard! I knew he was useless!" The radiant phantom of the elder was enveloped in a milky-white glow, exuding an ethereal, otherworldly aura. The elder extended a finger and tapped the void. A streak of flowing light shot forth, instantly merging into Lu Kangnian's body. *Boom!* A milky-white glow emanated from around Lu Kangnian, and his aura erupted with explosive force! It climbed at a speed visible to the naked eye, surging past the mid Soul Formation Realm in the blink of an eye and reaching the late Soul Formation Realm within a single breath! A terrifying pressure permeated the void. The elder looked back toward the Great Xia Sword Sect, his eyes filled with complex emotion, before dissolving into heaven and earth. From beginning to end, it had all unfolded in mere seconds! Possessing a boundless aura, Lu Kangnian gave up pursuing the fleeing old man, turning around to take his stand high above the Great Xia Sword Sect. In an instant, Lu Kangnian raised a hand, and his vast origin energy formed layer after layer of thick, heavy barriers! *Boom!* *Boom! Rumble!* The sword beam and the beams from the formation cannons struck the barriers almost simultaneously! *Crack!* A crisp sound echoed in all directions, followed by layer upon layer of barriers blowing apart! Standing in the sky, Lu Kangnian roared in fury, "Hold!" *Boom! Crack, crack, crack!* Shattering sounds rang out one after another. The power of those hundreds of light beams was simply too overwhelming. Even Lu Kangnian, bolstered as he was by this peerless surge of power, could barely hold them back. Ling Daoyan could bear to watch no longer and leaped into the air, about to charge out beyond the barrier. Sensing his movement, Lu Kangnian barked in fury, "Do not come out! Maintain the barrier!" Ling Daoyan froze in place. Clenching his fists, he said in a low, heavy voice, "By the Sect Master's order!" *Boom!* The origin energy barriers shattered! The continuous volley of light beams slammed head-on into Lu Kangnian's body! Instantly, blood splattered through the air, and the robes over his arms ripped apart. Within moments, the palms of his hands were left mangled and dripping with blood, shredded flesh exposing stark white bone! Beneath the glowing barrier, every disciple and elder of the Great Xia Sword Sect felt their hearts wrench at the sight. Li Guanqi braced both hands against the barrier, pouring his origin energy into it like mad as he roared at the top of his lungs, "Sect Master!" "Sect Master!" Cries echoed without end. Yet despite his wounds, the silhouette in the sky persisted, weaving origin energy barriers again and again. But trying to construct another was already too late. The remaining dozens of light beams and sword rays slammed directly into the sect barrier! *Boom, boom!* *Rumble!* The heavens and earth shook with endless thunderous roars, and the eight-colored barrier trembled violently. Suddenly! A crisp crack resounded in all directions, and the barrier shattered like cracking ice! *Boom!* With a broad sweep of his sleeve, Ling Daoyan forcefully shoved everyone back over a hundred zhang! He flung his arms wide, drawing all the destructive force toward himself! *Boom!* "Elder Ling!" "Supreme Elder!" "Elder Ling!" In an instant, the plaza of the Great Xia Sword Sect crumbled into countless boulders that plummeted down the mountainside! The once majestic mountain gate was laid to waste! When the rumbling ceased, Ling Daoyan stood bathed in blood upon the ruined plaza. Blood trickled from the old man's seven facial apertures, and his plain white hemp robe was torn to shreds. Yet his spine remained proudly, unyieldingly straight! A terrifying pressure emanated from him, and vast flames spilled uncontrollably outward. Within a hundred zhang, scorching flames erupted in an instant! Ling Daoyan drove power into his legs, shattering the stone underfoot for dozens of zhang around him! Sword in hand, the old man shot directly toward the cloud boats a thousand zhang away! Each teleportation spanned several hundred zhang. Seeing this, Han Tiange's face warped in horror. With a flick of his hand, he crushed several purple scrolls. Instantly, the cloud boats were wrapped in an intricate spatial force. Light flickered around them, poised to teleport them away! Bathed in raging fire, the old man's eyes glinted with icy intent. He spread his fingers and clenched his fist tight! His frigid voice rang through the heavens! "Humph! Did you think you could come and go from the Great Xia Sword Sect as you please?" In an instant, the old man took flight and unsheathed his blade! Before everyone's eyes, a flame-wrapped silhouette slashed out several sword strikes toward a hundred-zhang cloud boat! *Boom!* To everyone's utter shock, that colossal cloud boat was cleaved into several pieces! Yet the old man did not stop. Another teleportation carried him several hundred zhang further! Seeing this, Han Tiange's eyes turned bloodshot, his fury erupting as his body shifted and he roared, "Old bastard, you dare?!" Yet the only answer he received was one exploding cloud boat after another.