The Greatest Divine Treasury of All Time! Dominating an Entire Generation in Both Immortal and Martial Paths!

Whoosh! A flying sword shot forward like a beam of white light, arriving in the blink of an eye. Lu Changsheng narrowed his eyes slightly. This was his first time facing an actual flying sword. In the past, he had only encountered sword talismans. A flying sword, however, was a true dharma artifact, not a disposable talisman. Its attacks were exceptionally fierce and sharp. Claiming someone’s head from a thousand li away might sound like an exaggeration, but as long as a cultivator’s divine sense was powerful enough to span a thousand li, it was essentially no empty boast. Moreover, a flying sword could pierce through virtually any solid barrier. Including domains! The domains of Divine Treasury martial artists were formidable, yet when pitted against flying swords, they often struggled severely. Squelch! The razor-sharp flying sword instantly pierced right through one layer of Lu Changsheng’s domain. And that was a two-in-one fusion domain. One layer, two layers, three layers… In the span of a single breath, three layers of two-in-one fusion domains were pierced by the sword. That was equivalent to thirty layers of ordinary domains. Such was the terrifying might of a flying sword. Yet Lu Changsheng was no ordinary Divine Treasury martial artist. A mere three layers of two-in-one fusion domains meant nothing to him. He did not care in the slightest. "Suppress!" Just as the flying sword sought to pierce his three-in-one domain, Lu Changsheng let out a low bark. Instantly, the power of the three-in-one domain surged violently. A tremendous suppressive force seized the flying sword in an instant, bringing its forward momentum to an abrupt halt. After all, it had already penetrated three layers of two-in-one domains. Even if those outer layers had failed to stop the sword, they had largely depleted its driving force. Piercing a three-in-one domain on top of that was utterly impossible. "My flying sword…" The Immortal Master gasped in shock, panic flickering across his eyes. His flying sword had actually been halted head-on and suppressed by an opposing Divine Treasury martial artist! One had to realize that he was not the only one attacking. Numerous other Immortal Masters were striking simultaneously. How could their opponent, all by himself, afford the focus and power to suppress his flying sword? Snap! In the very next instant, the flying sword shattered cleanly in two. "Aaargh!" The sword's master let out a bloodcurdling scream. That flying sword was his lifebound dharma artifact, refined and nurtured over several decades. Now that Lu Changsheng had forcibly snapped it, the backlash hit him with full force. Lu Changsheng swept his gaze across his surroundings. A dense, overwhelming barrage of dharma artifacts, talismans, and spells was hurtling toward his domains from every direction. "Hmph!" Lu Changsheng gave a cold snort. He knew very well what the most effective weapon against these Qi Refining Immortal Masters was. A mental secret method, of course! "Mind Sword, sever!" Lu Changsheng barked under his breath. At the same time, the Jade Mind Sword within his brain domain quivered faintly. Lu Changsheng's Jade Mind Sword had been steadily improving all along. Nurtured within his brain domain, its mastery progress had already reached sixty-one percent. That was an exceptionally high level of completion. The Jade Mind Sword was a mental secret method. The longer it was nurtured within the brain domain and the higher its progress, the more formidable its power became. At sixty-one percent progress, the Jade Mind Sword vibrated violently before splitting into dozens of jade-hued mind swords that streaked outward in all directions. The speed of the Mind Sword was astonishingly swift—even faster than a flying sword. Thus, once unleashed, virtually no one could evade it. Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Innumerable Jade Mind Swords sank straight into the bodies of the Immortal Masters. "Aaargh!" "It hurts! The pain!" "What kind of technique is this?!" "A mental secret method! A Divine Treasury realm mental secret method! Damn it, how could a mental secret method be this strong?!" "My dharmic power is completely haywire…" Cries of agony erupted from the Immortal Masters one after another. Dozens of them, their minds violently rattled, could no longer control their spells, dharma artifacts, or talismans. The onslaught crashing into Lu Changsheng instantly diminished by a massive margin. Yet that was merely the beginning. In the next instant, Lu Changsheng held nothing back. Boom! A five-colored brilliance shone forth. The Five Elements Domain descended! The Five Elements Domain was mutually reinforcing and ceaselessly regenerative. Furthermore, it possessed an immense suppressing effect against the power of the five elements. Spells fueled by spiritual power of metal, wood, water, fire, or earth were all more or less suppressed by the Five Elements Domain. Lu Changsheng had deliberately held it in reserve until now, drawing close to these Immortal Masters and unleashing it the moment his Jade Mind Sword took effect. Bang! Bang! Bang! One after another, the protective qi shields of the Qi Refining Immortal Masters were instantly pulverized by the Five Elements Domain. Deprived of their defenses, these Immortal Masters were no sturdier than ordinary mortals and were crushed straight to pulp by the domain's relentless weight. Blood! The entire valley was awash in blood, flowing like a crimson river! A thick, nauseating stench of iron permeated the air. Every surviving Immortal Master stood frozen. They ceased their attacks entirely, no longer daring to strike. They could only stare dumbfounded at the young Divine Treasury martial artist. Dead! Immortal Masters were dead! Not just one or two, but a whole swath of them. At a rough glance, dozens of Immortal Masters had perished in that single breath. How was that even possible? Even moments ago, when everyone had fought tooth and nail over the Spirit Channeling Flowers, unleashing their grandest arts, dozens of Immortal Masters had not fallen at once. For so many Immortal Masters to die in an instant was a catastrophic event—a disaster of colossal proportions! What was even more mind-boggling was that they had fallen at the hands of a single martial artist. Within a thirty-meter radius of Lu Changsheng, not a single Immortal Master remained standing. All of them retreated in unison. Hundreds of Immortal Masters were cowed into submission by one lone man! Witnessing this scene from behind, Zhang Kong could hardly believe his own eyes. The shock was simply too overwhelming. In the Ancient Region, the immortal path and the martial path coexisted. Major immortal sects and martial factions had engaged in overt conflict and covert rivalry for countless years. Which martial artist had ever commanded such domineering splendor? To confront hundreds of Immortal Masters head-on, remain completely unshaken, and terrify them into paralysis? Only Lu Changsheng had ever accomplished such a feat! "What terrifying domain power… and that five-colored glow is mutually reinforcing and endlessly cycling. That is the power of the five elements!" "Your Excellency cannot possibly be a nobody! Speak, who on earth are you?" At that moment, an Immortal Master broke the silence. His white robes billowed in the wind, carrying a faint, ethereal grace. "It's Immortal Master Luohe!" "The Qi Refining Immortal Master of the Ziyang Immortal Sect, ranked thirteenth on the Foundation Establishment Candidate List! A pinnacle Qi Refining Immortal Master!" "This martial artist is too strong; he cannot be underestimated. Only a top-tier Immortal Master like Senior Brother Luohe can contend with him." "Who is this martial artist, anyway? I usually don't pay attention to martial artists. He must be a powerful figure on the Dao Foundation Candidate List, right? I wonder what rank he holds?" "Even among the top Divine Treasury figures on the Dao Foundation Candidate List, no one has ever shown such horrific strength, have they? Slaying dozens of Qi Refining Immortal Masters in a single move—how could that be possible?!" Numerous Immortal Masters fixed their gazes upon Lu Changsheng. With his hands clasped behind his back, Lu Changsheng looked calmly at Immortal Master Luohe and declared in an indifferent voice, "Ancient Region Heavenly Sect, Lu Changsheng!" Boom! The moment that name was spoken, a tremendous uproar erupted. "What? It's Lu Changsheng of the Ancient Region Heavenly Sect?!" "The supreme genius who slew a Divine Treasury cultivator while still in the Divine Gang Realm? Isn't he in the Divine Gang Realm?" "Your news is woefully out of date! Lu Changsheng broke through to the Divine Treasury Realm months ago. What's even more terrifying is his ranking on the Dao Foundation Candidate List—he shot directly onto the list at first place, overpowering every other Divine Treasury cultivator beneath him!" "Lu Changsheng is first on the Dao Foundation Candidate List?! Are you joking? He only broke through to the Divine Treasury Realm a short while ago. How could he already qualify for the list, let alone take first place?!" "It's no mistake! The Dao Foundation Candidate List and the Foundation Establishment Candidate List were announced together. I read through it carefully with great interest at the time and made sure I wasn't seeing things. Lu Changsheng is indeed ranked first, completely supplanting Xia Feilong, who held the top spot before." "Even if Lu Changsheng is first on the Dao Foundation Candidate List, so what? Since when has the Dao Foundation Candidate List ever been comparable to our Foundation Establishment Candidate List? Any one of the top ten on the Foundation Establishment Candidate List is more than enough to crush the first rank of the Dao Foundation Candidate List! We don't just have Immortal Master Luohe here; there are even stronger Immortal Masters among us!" "Lu Changsheng had no business coming to Gathering Spirit Mountain, let alone slaying dozens of our fellow cultivators. This is a blatant provocation against all Immortal Masters!" Hearing Lu Changsheng declare his identity, the Immortal Masters were whipped into a fury. So what if he was first on the Dao Foundation Candidate List? The long-standing pride of the Immortal Masters refused to believe that the top spot on a martial ranking held any true weight against them. Even Immortal Master Luohe frowned slightly. Unlike the ordinary Immortal Masters, he regarded Lu Changsheng with immense wariness. The strength Lu Changsheng had displayed moments ago was undeniably terrifying; Luohe himself had no confidence in prevailing against it. Yet having no confidence did not mean he would actually back down. With hundreds of Immortal Masters gathered here, why should they fear a single Divine Treasury cultivator? "Lu Changsheng, what is a martial artist like you doing here at Gathering Spirit Mountain?" Luohe asked in a heavy voice. "For the Spirit Channeling Flowers, naturally!" "The Spirit Channeling Flower is not only a vital ingredient for concocting Foundation Establishment Pills, but also an extraordinary curiosity for expanding the brain domain." "Therefore, I will give all of you two choices: leave, or be suppressed and slaughtered by me!" "No matter what, Lu claims every single Spirit Channeling Flower here!" The moment Lu Changsheng's words fell, the entire valley exploded into sheer clamor. "What?! Lu Changsheng came for the Spirit Channeling Flowers, and he wants to take every single one of them?!" "Arrogant! Utterly insolent! A mere Divine Treasury cultivator dares harbor such audacity?!" "This is Gathering Spirit Mountain, not your Ancient Region Heavenly Sect!" "Since when does a Divine Treasury martial artist get to threaten hundreds of Immortal Masters?!" Every Immortal Master was struck dumb with disbelief. Yet alongside their shock came towering rage! Immortal Masters had always stood aloof and held the absolute upper hand when facing Divine Treasury martial artists. To now be openly threatened by a single Divine Treasury cultivator in front of hundreds of peers—what sort of madness was this? Even Zhang Kong was left completely flabbergasted. He could hardly believe that Lu Changsheng would say such a thing. He had brought Lu Changsheng here merely hoping to vie for the flowers. With so many blooming in the valley, securing just a portion of them would have been a massive success. Yet Lu Changsheng had issued an outright ultimatum. A threat directed at hundreds of Immortal Masters! Did Lu Changsheng truly believe he could suppress hundreds of Immortal Masters all by himself? That was pure madness. Even a Dao Foundation expert would not dare claim they could effortlessly suppress hundreds of Qi Refining Immortal Masters! Where did Lu Changsheng get such nerve? Did he come here to harvest Spirit Channeling Flowers, or did he come to wage a fight to the death against hundreds of Immortal Masters? Zhang Kong could never have imagined that Lu Changsheng would be so irrational, so thoroughly blind to all restraint. These were not hundreds of Divine Treasury martial artists; they were Qi Refining Immortal Masters! Even as a standout among the Ancient Region Heavenly Sect's true disciples who possessed a glimmer of hope to establish a Dao Foundation, Zhang Kong harbored not a shred of arrogance when facing Immortal Masters. "Do you truly intend to seize the Spirit Channeling Flowers here at Gathering Spirit Mountain?" Immortal Master Luohe asked coldly. "Indeed. The Spirit Channeling Flowers are mine. Whoever touches them dies!" "I have said all I care to say." Lu Changsheng fell silent. Then, he took a step forward. With that single step, the Five Elements Domain flared around him. With a second step, a four-in-one fusion domain manifested over his body. With a third step, a three-in-one fusion domain suddenly surged forth. The terrifying aura brought by several overlapping fusion domains sent a violent tremor through Immortal Master Luohe's heart. It felt as though he were standing before one of the top ten—no, one of the top three—powerhouses on the Foundation Establishment Candidate List, suffocating him under immense, stifling pressure. How could this be possible? Did the first rank on the Dao Foundation Candidate List truly wield such monstrous strength? "Lightning art!" Immortal Master Luohe gritted his teeth, churning the dharmic power within his body. Rumble! Dark clouds instantly gathered across the sky. A dazzling streak of lightning flashed. A colossal thunderbolt as thick as a child's arm crashed down with violent fury, striking hard against Lu Changsheng's domains. Riiip! Layer after layer of Lu Changsheng's domains were pierced in an instant. The lightning blasted straight through his Five Elements Domain, a layer of four-in-one domain, and a layer of three-in-one domain. That was equivalent to ninety layers of ordinary domains! It even tore into a second layer of three-in-one domain before running out of power, ultimately worn down and extinguished by the domain's relentless grinding force. "Hmm?" "Among immortal arts, lightning reigns supreme. The rumors truly do not lie!" Lu Changsheng raised an eyebrow. A single bolt from Immortal Master Luohe's lightning art had blasted through multiple fusion domains equivalent to ninety layers of ordinary domains. And that was merely a single cast of a lightning art, without the aid of dharma artifacts, arrays, or talismans. It was more than enough to prove the terrifying might of lightning arts. They truly deserved their reputation as the foremost among immortal arts! However, Lu Changsheng was far stronger! "Suppress!" Lu Changsheng took another stride forward. At that moment, a dazzling brilliance radiated from his body. Layer upon layer of domains descended from his brain domain, cloaking Lu Changsheng like radiant halos, stacking one atop the other. More and more domains layered over his frame, and every single one was a fusion domain. Under these circumstances, ordinary domains were completely useless. One fusion domain, two fusion domains, three fusion domains… As more and more domain halos stacked onto Lu Changsheng, the crushing pressure he radiated grew increasingly unbearable. Every Immortal Master caught beneath his domains felt a mountainous weight bearing down on them, as if Mount Tai were crushing their shoulders. In the beginning, against one or two fusion domains, they could still hold their ground. Yet as the number of domains multiplied, some of the Immortal Masters could no longer endure it. Their protective qi shields shattered, or their defensive dharma artifacts were compressed to their absolute limits. Against a single five-in-one fusion domain, many Immortal Masters could hold on. When a four-in-one domain was added, several began to buckle. Then came two layers of three-in-one domains. Equivalent to one hundred and ten layers of ordinary domains, this represented the standard power of the top three—or even the very first—on the Dao Foundation Candidate List under normal conditions. To the vast majority of Immortal Masters, this was already beyond what they could bear. Even so, those equipped with powerful dharma artifacts, talismans, or defensive arrays could still hold out. Lu Changsheng cast a brief glance over them: roughly ten to twenty percent of the Immortal Masters were still managing to endure. Ten to twenty percent still meant dozens of Immortal Masters. No matter. Lu Changsheng continued to pile on his domains. Five layers, six layers, seven layers, eight layers, nine layers… As more and more domains poured forth, Lu Changsheng continued all the way until thirteen layers of fusion domains surrounded him. Only then did he come to a halt. Thirteen layers of fusion domains were actually equivalent to two hundred layers of ordinary domains. Against such terrifying power, even the strongest dozens of Immortal Masters could no longer withstand the strain. Moreover, domains possessed a unique nature: they were exceptionally well-suited for group combat. No matter how numerous the enemy, so long as a domain held an absolute advantage in raw power, it could suppress them all at once. Even Immortal Master Luohe was bent double under the crushing weight of two hundred layers of domains. He struggled desperately to raise his head. A defensive dharma artifact clung tightly to his body, compressed to its absolute breaking point by the relentless force of the two hundred layers. "How is this possible…" "Xia Feilong, who once held first place on the Dao Foundation Candidate List, never possessed strength remotely like this! Even I am suppressed to the limit—let alone repelling Lu Changsheng, I don't even have the power to strike back!" "Can a martial artist—a Divine Treasury martial artist, no less—truly become this strong?!" "Lu Changsheng has not merely suppressed an entire generation of Divine Treasury cultivators; he has suppressed an entire generation of Immortal Masters as well! Across both martial and immortal systems, both Divine Treasury and Immortal Masters are held down by him alone!" "How could the martial system ever produce such a freak?!" Yes, a freak. Dread and disbelief filled the eyes of countless Immortal Masters. How could a martial artist possibly be stronger than an Immortal Master? It defied all common sense! Only a monstrous freak could defy conventional reason to such an extent. "Zhang Kong," Lu Changsheng called out. "Ah? Junior Brother Lu…" Zhang Kong immediately leaped down into the valley, landing beside Lu Changsheng. He could scarcely believe his own eyes. What was he looking at? Lu Changsheng was standing quietly in place, suppressing hundreds of Immortal Masters entirely by his own might! Of course, he had not literally suppressed all several hundred. In truth, Lu Changsheng's domains only covered a portion of them. Seeing how overwhelming his domains were, the majority of the Immortal Masters simply did not dare make another move. Whoever attacked would be pinpointed and slain by Lu Changsheng's domains. If they refrained from attacking, Lu Changsheng paid them no heed. Therefore, those currently pinned under his domains were solely the ones who had dared strike against him. This was deterrence! A single man cowing hundreds of Immortal Masters into utter paralysis! In fact, Lu Changsheng had anticipated this from the start. It was impossible for hundreds of Immortal Masters to be of one mind, fearlessly rushing forward one after another to lay down their lives against him. If they truly possessed such suicidal unity, Lu Changsheng would have fled as far as he could. Was that possible, though? Hundreds of Immortal Masters harbored hundreds of different motives, each harboring their own selfish calculations. Uniting as one? Utterly out of the question! "Senior Brother Zhang, it's your turn," Lu Changsheng said coldly. "Harvest every single Spirit Channeling Flower. Leave not one behind!" "Right…" Zhang Kong gazed at the sea of Immortal Masters before him with an intensely complicated expression. Never in his wildest dreams had he envisioned such a scene. He didn't have to fight a desperate battle against the Immortal Masters at all. He could simply stride about openly and harvest the Spirit Channeling Flowers at his leisure. "Lu Changsheng, do you have any idea what you are doing?!" "The Spirit Channeling Flower is a primary ingredient for Foundation Establishment Pills! Seizing all of them at Gathering Spirit Mountain without leaving a single one is an open provocation against all Immortal Masters, an insult to the entire immortal path!" "I have already sent a message to Senior Sister Lingmiao of the Ziyang Immortal Sect! She ranks third on the Foundation Establishment Candidate List! Once she arrives, you will be dead without a doubt!" Immortal Master Luohe bellowed with tremendous effort. The Foundation Establishment Pill was of paramount importance to him. He desperately needed one to make another attempt at establishing his foundation. Although the Ziyang Immortal Sect provided its disciples with Foundation Establishment Pills, they only ever granted a single one. Immortal Master Luohe had not only received that single pill from the sect, but had also pooled all of his contribution points to exchange for a second one. Two pills in total, yet he had still failed to establish his foundation. Now he had come to contest the Spirit Channeling Flowers. If he succeeded in securing ten or twenty stalks, he might be able to trade them for another Foundation Establishment Pill, giving him another shot at breaking through. This was likely his very last chance to achieve Foundation Establishment. How could he possibly surrender the flowers? He had even been willing to call upon Immortal Master Lingmiao, sacrificing a portion of his gains just to ensure he obtained what he needed. "Hmm?" Lu Changsheng's eyes turned frosty. "Noisy." It was not that Lu Changsheng was afraid to kill. He simply hadn't wished to waste the effort. But since Luohe insisted on jumping out, he had only himself to blame. Boom! All of Lu Changsheng's domains descended in full force. A terrifying total of eighteen fusion domains, equivalent to two hundred and fifty layers of ordinary domains, crashed down like the heavens collapsing. Crack! The protective dharma artifact on Luohe shattered in an instant. As for Immortal Master Luohe himself, the moment the artifact broke, his entire body was pulverized into fine ash. Without even a scream escaping his lips, he perished on the spot. Dead! Immortal Master Luohe was dead! A pinnacle Immortal Master of the renowned Ziyang Immortal Sect, ranked thirteenth on the Foundation Establishment Candidate List, a genius with an immense likelihood of reaching Foundation Establishment—slain just like that by Lu Changsheng. The entire valley fell instantly dead silent. "A disaster has been unleashed! Immortal Master Luohe is dead; the Ziyang Immortal Sect will be utterly enraged!" "The Ziyang Immortal Sect is a colossal immortal sect whose overall might surpasses even the entire Ancient Region Heavenly Sect!" "While the Ancient Region Heavenly Sect is also a major martial faction and the Ziyang Immortal Sect cannot easily intervene with their elders directly against Lu Changsheng, do not forget that they have Immortal Master Lingmiao—ranked third on the Foundation Establishment Candidate List!" "Indeed, Immortal Master Lingmiao is likely already on her way to Gathering Spirit Mountain. Now that Immortal Master Luohe is dead, Lu Changsheng is doomed. Gathering Spirit Mountain will be his grave!" "Had he spared Immortal Master Luohe, there might still have been room for compromise. But with Luohe dead, Lu Changsheng is finished…" Watching Immortal Master Luohe perish, the surviving Immortal Masters were shaken to their core. None of them had imagined that Lu Changsheng would truly dare to strike down Luohe. Earlier, Lu Changsheng had obliterated dozens of Immortal Masters in a single blow, but so what? Most of those cultivators hailed from minor sects, clan lineages, or were rogue cultivators; not a single one was a disciple of a major immortal sect. Major immortal sects were notoriously strict in their recruitment. If someone lacked the potential for Foundation Establishment, what right did they have to cultivate immortality or enter a prominent sect? The entry standards of immortal sects were vastly more stringent than those of martial sects—they would rather have nothing than take the substandard! Yet precisely because their disciples were so few and elite, major immortal sects were fiercely protective of their own. With Immortal Master Luohe's death, a massive storm was inevitable. Yet Lu Changsheng did not care in the slightest. Be it Luohe or anyone else, the moment he decided to step foot on Gathering Spirit Mountain, why would he concern himself with their background? As long as a Foundation Establishment powerhouse did not personally descend to strike him down, it didn't matter. Besides, a Foundation Establishment cultivator would never step in. The Ancient Region remained a realm where the immortal and martial paths coexisted. The immortal path might be slightly stronger, but only marginally so; it had by no means achieved absolute supremacy. The major immortal sects and martial factions maintained a tacit understanding and would not lightly break the established rules. In conflicts between Immortal Masters and Divine Treasury cultivators, neither Foundation Establishment Dao Lords nor Dao Foundation experts would intervene. Everything was decided solely by the disciples' own capabilities. Nearby, Zhang Kong was busily harvesting the Spirit Channeling Flowers. One stalk, two stalks, three stalks… Zhang Kong was overflowing with wild joy. Not a single soul dared to disrupt him, leaving him entirely free to pluck flower after flower. The entire valley seemed gripped by a deathly hush. No one dared defy Lu Changsheng any longer. After all, Lu Changsheng had killed even Immortal Master Luohe without hesitation. What mercy would he show to the likes of them? "A pack of useless trash!" "Allowing a single Divine Treasury martial artist to strut around Gathering Spirit Mountain while hundreds of Qi Refining Immortal Masters cower like dogs—you have thoroughly dragged the face of the immortal path through the mud!" At that moment, a woman's clear, frigid voice echoed across the valley. Immediately following it, a flash of white light streaked across the sky. A slender, white-robed woman with a face as cold as frost arrived aboard a flying boat. "Who killed Junior Brother Luohe?" The woman's voice was like ten-thousand-year-old glacial ice, brimming with bitter chill. Swish! The eyes of every Immortal Master snapped toward Lu Changsheng in unison. "It was Lu who slew Luohe. Are you Immortal Master Lingmiao of the Ziyang Immortal Sect?" Lu Changsheng's expression remained entirely unchanged as he spoke in an even voice. Immortal Master Lingmiao, ranked third on the Foundation Establishment Candidate List! A genuine, peerless favored daughter of heaven! In the future, she not only had a guaranteed shot at Foundation Establishment, but also a tremendous likelihood of becoming a Golden Core True Person, blessed with a thousand years of life! "I know of you: Lu Changsheng of the Ancient Region Heavenly Sect, who slew the Huangtian Sect's foremost true disciple, Lei Tiandu, while still in the Divine Gang Realm." "However, this is Gathering Spirit Mountain, not your Ancient Region Heavenly Sect!" "For daring to murder Junior Brother Luohe here, you deserve execution!" Immortal Master Lingmiao's eyes turned murderously cold. Boom! In the next instant, storm clouds gathered once again across the sky, crackling with blinding lightning. A lightning art! And it was vastly more powerful than the one cast by Immortal Master Luohe! Countless lightning bolts flashed, weaving into a colossal net of thunder that plunged straight toward Lu Changsheng's head! "Hmph." Lu Changsheng gave a cold snort. This Lingmiao from the Ziyang Immortal Sect had attacked the instant she arrived, striking without the slightest hesitation or reserve. In that case, Lu Changsheng had even fewer reservations. Boom! Layer upon layer of domains—a terrifying mass equivalent to two hundred and fifty layers—erupted instantly, enveloping the immense lightning net. Rumble! Lightning flared violently, shaking Lu Changsheng's domains with apocalyptic force. Layer after layer of domains were torn to shreds. For a moment, Lu Changsheng could no longer maintain his suppression over the hundreds of Immortal Masters below. Yet the moment those hundreds of Immortal Masters were freed from the domain's crushing weight, their first reaction was not to attack Lu Changsheng, but to run! They scattered in frantic, desperate flight. "Run!" "Too terrifying, this is madness! If we get caught in even the slightest aftershock, we'll be blasted to dust!" "Immortal Master Lingmiao's lightning art is as horrifying as ever. Stay away! Getting anywhere near is instant death!" "Lu Changsheng is a monster as well! His domains are simply absurd! Who could have imagined a Divine Treasury martial artist could reach such power? Suppressing hundreds of Immortal Masters single-handedly… it's completely unbelievable! If we stay any longer, we'll die!" Not a single Immortal Master was willing to linger within a hundred paces of Lu Changsheng and Immortal Master Lingmiao. They fled far into the distance, some retreating ten li away. As for the Spirit Channeling Flowers? Even though they were vital for Foundation Establishment Pills, none of the hundreds of Immortal Masters dared entertain the thought anymore. What a joke. Coveting the flowers now would make them either madmen or utter fools. Lu Changsheng's domains blanketed the entire area where the flowers grew. Who would dare set foot inside? To step in was to die! All they could do now was pray that Immortal Master Lingmiao, the third-ranked candidate on the Foundation Establishment Candidate List, would display supreme might and strike Lu Changsheng down. Only then might they still have a chance at securing some flowers. Rumble! Lu Changsheng's domains shuddered violently. Domains equivalent to roughly one hundred and eighty layers were shredded by the terrifying lightning net. Yet Lu Changsheng still had dozens of layers remaining. As long as his domains were not completely annihilated, Lu Changsheng remained entirely safe under their protection, suffering not a speck of harm. And with Lu Changsheng unharmed, the shredded domains regenerated almost instantaneously. This was the terrifying advantage of a martial artist. Upon reaching the Divine Treasury Realm, a martial artist's greatest foundation for clashing head-on with an Immortal Master was their domain! Lu Changsheng was now demonstrating the utility of domains to its absolute pinnacle. Like layer upon layer of an impenetrable tortoise shell, he left Immortal Master Lingmiao completely helpless. "How can this be… How can your domain be this strong?!" Immortal Master Lingmiao found the sight almost impossible to comprehend. It wasn't as though she had never battled Divine Treasury martial artists before. Xia Feilong, who had previously occupied first place on the Dao Foundation Candidate List, had once sparred with her. Though Xia Feilong was formidable, he had been no match for her. The moment she unleashed her lightning arts, his domains had buckled under the strain. Yet now? Against Lu Changsheng's unending layers of domains, her lightning art failed to completely grind them away. This alone proved beyond a shadow of a doubt that Lu Changsheng was far more powerful than Xia Feilong had ever been. "If these are all the tricks you have, you won't be walking away today!" Lu Changsheng unleashed the full fury of his domains. Boom! The lightning net was instantly overwhelmed by his domains and ruthlessly ground to nothingness. At the same time, layer upon layer of domains swept toward Immortal Master Lingmiao like a tidal wave. In the blink of an eye, Lu Changsheng's majestic domains surged right before her. "Hmph! Your domain may be strong, but do you truly believe you can break my Mystic Light Pearl?!" With a wave of her sleeve, Immortal Master Lingmiao channeled her dharmic power into a cerulean bead. It radiated a vivid azure light that enveloped her in an instant. Lu Changsheng's domains crashed onto it immediately. Rumble! A full eighteen fusion domains—the terrifying power of over two hundred and fifty layers—converged from all directions upon the protective barrier cast by the Mystic Light Pearl. Yet beneath this catastrophic force, surging like an apocalyptic tsunami, the azure light barrier merely rippled with faint tremors, remaining completely intact. "A magic treasure?" Lu Changsheng's heart stirred. A single possibility sprang to mind. A magic treasure! An armament typically wielded only by Foundation Establishment Dao Lords, possessing earth-shattering might. This Mystic Light Pearl was likely a purely defensive magic treasure. While it offered little in the way of offensive power, its defense was utterly terrifying, capable of withstanding attacks even from a Foundation Establishment Dao Lord. Wave after wave of Lu Changsheng's domains hammered relentlessly against the pearl's shield, yet true to its status as a magic treasure, it remained steadfast and unmoving. "A magic treasure must consume an immense amount of dharmic power, doesn't it?" "How long can your reserves last?" "In a battle of attrition, you cannot outlast me!" Lu Changsheng's expression remained completely calm. Besides, he had no need to drag this into a war of attrition. "Mind Sword, sever!" In the next instant, Lu Changsheng unleashed his Mind Sword with full force. The Jade Mind Sword shot out from his brain domain, sinking straight into Immortal Master Lingmiao's body in a flash. Boom! Lingmiao felt a deafening roar crash through her mind. Immediately following it came an excruciating agony. It was not merely a single spike of pain; strike after strike of the Jade Mind Sword drove into her mental sea, inflicting continuous, unbearable torment upon her consciousness. The agony reached deep into her soul, pushing her to the brink of collapse. At this moment, Immortal Master Lingmiao finally sensed mortal danger. She was proud. As the exalted third-ranked candidate on the Foundation Establishment Candidate List, she had never once tasted defeat. Even the two ranked above her had never truly fought her. Among her peers of the same realm, Lingmiao was undefeated! She had never imagined that she could ever lose to a Divine Treasury martial artist. Yet now, she was truly bested. At the very least, she had been reduced to passive defense. She couldn't even activate a Shift Talisman. Her spirit was being violently shaken again and again by Lu Changsheng's Mind Sword, leaving her entirely incapable of channeling the talisman. To the surrounding hundreds of Immortal Masters, this scene was nothing short of staggering. That was Immortal Master Lingmiao! The third rank on the Foundation Establishment Candidate List! How could she be on the back foot? Her situation looked precarious, and she could barely protect herself! Was Lu Changsheng truly just a Divine Treasury martial artist, rather than a Dao Foundation powerhouse? "Even Immortal Master Lingmiao can barely hold her ground and is forced to rely on a magic treasure for survival? How can this be?!" "Ranked third on the Foundation Establishment Candidate List, she has never known defeat among her peers, yet she's about to lose to a Divine Treasury martial artist?!" "Is that even possible?!" Throughout the valley of Gathering Spirit Mountain, none of the Immortal Masters could believe what their eyes were seeing. The aloof, peerless genius Immortal Master Lingmiao, destined to become a Foundation Establishment Dao Lord and possessing great promise of attaining the Golden Core realm, was now losing to a Divine Treasury martial artist! This was the third rank on the Foundation Establishment Candidate List! "Lu Changsheng, you win…" Suddenly, Immortal Master Lingmiao spoke. She had held on for a long time, but her dharmic power was on the verge of exhaustion. She was unwilling to accept this, but what did her pride matter now? She knew full well that without the protection of the Mystic Light Pearl, she would already be dead. Thus, she had indeed lost, defeated decisively by Lu Changsheng in head-on combat. If this continued until her dharmic power ran dry, she would die! Lingmiao had no desire to die here at Gathering Spirit Mountain, and even less desire to perish at the hands of a Divine Treasury martial artist like Lu Changsheng. She was not like Luohe; she had already been taken as a personal disciple by a Golden Core True Person, holding immense status within the Ziyang Immortal Sect. Otherwise, how could she possess a magic treasure like the Mystic Light Pearl? Her expression was thoroughly conflicted. Proud as she was, she had no choice but to swallow the bitter pill of defeat. "Lu Changsheng, you are stronger than Xia Feilong!" "You are stronger than any Divine Treasury cultivator in history!" "I would name you the greatest Divine Treasury cultivator of all time!" "Even Yu Feixiao, who ranks first on the Foundation Establishment Candidate List, is likely no match for you." "If the Ancient Region were to compile a unified ranking across both the immortal and martial paths, you would sit at the absolute pinnacle of both, dominating an entire generation!" Boom! Immortal Master Lingmiao's words ignited an explosive uproar. The greatest Divine Treasury cultivator of all time! Possessing the might to suppress even Immortal Master Yu Feixiao, the first rank on the immortal path's Foundation Establishment Candidate List! Dominating an entire generation across both immortal and martial paths! What staggering praise was this? Had an ordinary person spoken those words, it would have been dismissed as an absurd joke, the ranting of someone who didn't know the height of the heavens or the depth of the earth. Yet coming from Immortal Master Lingmiao's mouth, the weight was entirely different. She was a supreme genius ranked third on the Foundation Establishment Candidate List, the disciple of a Golden Core True Person of the Ziyang Immortal Sect. Her vision, strength, and talent were all second to none in the Ancient Region. With her endorsement, Lu Changsheng's title as the greatest Divine Treasury cultivator of all time was practically etched in stone. A legendary figure who truly held down an entire generation of both martial and immortal cultivators! "Incredible… Immortal Master Lingmiao actually gave Lu Changsheng such praise!" "Does Lu Changsheng truly deserve such acclaim? Calling him the greatest Divine Treasury of all time is one thing—he's a martial artist, after all, so no matter how strong he is, it has nothing to do with us. But dominating an entire generation across both immortal and martial paths? Can Lu Changsheng truly bear such an honor?!" "To think that such a figure could be born among martial artists… Calling him peerless in his generation doesn't even feel like enough." "Immortal Master Lingmiao was beaten into yielding of her own accord, and even praised him like that. She has been thoroughly and completely humbled." "With her pride, not even Yu Feixiao could ever earn such praise from her. She has bowed her head completely to Lu Changsheng." Even Lu Changsheng was somewhat surprised. He had not expected this woman, who appeared so arrogant, aloof, and unapproachable, to hold him in such high regard. Nevertheless, he had no intention of showing mercy. Whoosh! Yet in the next instant, a profound, esoteric aura blossomed from Lingmiao's body. Immediately afterward, she vanished into thin air, leaving not a trace behind. "Was that… a spatial shift?" "It looked like a teleportation, triggered by some sort of array… likely an expendable one." "Not even Dao Lords possess such an ability. That was the handiwork of a Golden Core True Person…" Lu Changsheng narrowed his eyes slightly. He understood. A Golden Core True Person! Lingmiao's master was a Golden Core True Person. This was clearly a life-saving treasure bestowed upon her by her master. No matter how formidable Lu Changsheng's domains were, Lingmiao could flee in an instant the moment her life was threatened—unless she encountered a Golden Core True Person or a martial artist of equivalent standing. Potent as Lu Changsheng's domains were, they were still far from rivaling the techniques of a Golden Core True Person. Though he had failed to slay Lingmiao, his objective had been achieved. He swept his gaze across the surroundings. Not a single Immortal Master remained. When even Immortal Master Lingmiao had fled in defeat, forced to trigger a life-saving measure from a Golden Core True Person, ordinary Immortal Masters staying to contest the flowers would be courting death. Run! Countless Immortal Masters fled Gathering Spirit Mountain in mad panic. Lu Changsheng did not pursue them. His goal was the Spirit Channeling Flowers, nothing more. Ten stalks, twenty stalks, twenty-five stalks… Finally, Zhang Kong swept up every last Spirit Channeling Flower in the valley. "Junior Brother Lu, twenty-eight Spirit Channeling Flowers in total," Zhang Kong said, his voice laced with profound awe. He had heard Lingmiao's words clearly. The greatest Divine Treasury of all time! Dominating an entire generation across both the martial and immortal paths! Such praise sounded so fantastic that almost anyone hearing it would find it impossible to believe. No one in the Ancient Region had ever earned such acclaim. Yet Lu Changsheng had utterly subdued the lofty, proud Immortal Master Lingmiao. After today, Lu Changsheng's renown would soar to heights that even many Dao Foundation and Foundation Establishment experts could never hope to match…