With the evil demon defeated, Deng Chanyu patted her forehead. What a formidable evil spirit! She had no doubt in her previous conversation; she even believed the other person to be her closest friend. That was wholehearted trust, so much so that she almost revealed her true identity!
However, this person is ultimately lacking in wisdom and strategy, defeated by the collective wisdom of the group. That is fate!
With the evil demon removed, she felt her body become extremely light, all accumulated fatigue gone in an instant. She quickly caught up with Zhenyuanzi, who was standing at a height of 58,000 zhang.
Brother Liang maintains his composure quite well, but Deng Chanyu has sharp eyes and noticed earlier, when they were five thousand li apart, that he had hastily cleaned up his hair, wiped the sweat away, and changed into a pair of new shoes, all to avoid being scolded by his sworn younger sister for not being dignified.
Deng Chanyu expressed admiration with a respectful expression, "Brother, your rapid strides are like flying, treating impasses as if they were paths. I am extremely impressed."
Let Zhenyuanzi preserve his dignity; then he shall have his dignity preserved.
Deng Chanyu was drenched in sweat, looking as if she had just been pulled out of water. Her right hand, gripping the Nanming Lihuo sword, trembled slightly. Compared to Zhenyuanzi's appearance of an immortal with his ethereal demeanor and immovable stance, it indeed wasn't very presentable.
Zhenyuanzi chuckled twice and said, "My sworn sister, your character is sturdy. It seems you didn't waste much time during the battle against the evil spirit? I am truly embarrassed as an old man."
After mutual praise, Zhenyuanzi and Kunpeng had already pulled away by some distance. At this point, Kunpeng was standing at a height of seven wan zhang. This mountain was not the Banqiao Mountain; if forced to climb, Zhenyuanzi could also reach the summit, but it would take him a lot of time, time that would be calculated in days.
Their cultivation levels are the same, and their understanding of the Great Dao is not much different, but when it comes to physical strength, they are still inferior to the giant kouneng that can "fly three thousand miles with a splash of water and rise nine thousand miles with a twist of its tail."
If we were to measure life force with numbers rather than cultivation levels or the like, the bloodline of such a creature as the giant kouneng could be several times longer than theirs.
Zhenyuanzi stroked his beard and smiled, gazing at the clouds seemingly within reach: "The scenery here is quite beautiful. Brother has been moved by the Dao here and intends to delve deeper. If Young Sister does not wish to wait, she may climb up."
He no longer had the strength to climb the mountain. Worrying about Deng Chanyu being ambushed by Kunpeng, he took out his companion spiritual treasure, the Earth Scroll from the Three Books of Heaven and Earth.
"My sworn sister, she has a saintly treasure on her body, which makes it unnecessary for Brother to worry. However, the Earth Scroll is my companion spiritual treasure. Even Kunpeng, with his strength, cannot break through its defense in less than a tea time."
This "breakthrough" refers to the situation where a treasure is undependent on its wielder and defends itself autonomously. If Deng Chanyu were to slightly input some spiritual energy, the defense time would be increased even further.
"Thank you, Brother."
Deng Chanyu's body indeed does not have a specific defensive treasure. The Shanhe Social Geography Map of Nuwa, the Qiankun Cauldron, and even her own Liang Tian Chi can defend, but they do not qualify as true defensive treasures. They simply have this function. In terms of official classification, the Xuan Yuan Control Water Flag is the genuine defensive treasure.
Thinking of her flag, she couldn't help but sigh, not knowing when Old Deng could return the flag to her. She is too poor now!
60,000 zhang, 70,000 zhang, 80,000 zhang.
The harder it gets as one goes higher, and at this moment, Deng Chanyu looks up and sees Kunpeng getting closer and closer.
After getting closer and observing it, combined with Zhenyuanzi's explanation, she has confirmed that this is Kunpeng's corpse, the giant kouneng, not Kunpeng himself.
Generally speaking, the body doubles of sages have the strength of a near-sage, and these great beings who cut off the second body are basically at the peak of the Great Azure Realms, while those who cut off only one body are one step lower. For example, like Yun Xiao the young maiden, her combat power is at the level of a beginner in the Great Azure Realm.
The present Kuandao is a standard Great Azure Realm cultivator.
The Kuandao's sinister gaze looks down, the distance between the two is less than a hundred zhang, Deng Chanyu waved to him with her hands, the meaning is that you don't run away, today must kill you!
Deng Chanyu and Kuandao, as well as Kuandao, have no deep grudges or hatred. But at the moment, there is clearly some kind of opportunity. If we were all "righteous people," we would naturally sit down and discuss rules. As an evil entity, you can talk about what rules? There is no hatred at this time, but it can become a hatred.
This is not a game, and there is no rule that must be fought after reaching the summit. You can attack while climbing.
Kuandao sneered coldly, and a myriad of blue lights emanated from his body. With a roar, he spat out a blue water curtain that was as tall as three stories high, containing massive waves.
Amazing! Deng Chanyu didn't expect that this guy could still use magic in this environment.
She stretched out her hand and slapped it, causing Zhenyuanzi's Earth Scroll to emit a layer of golden aura. The power of this spiritual treasure was suppressed by the leftover energy of Pan Gu enough, so even one percent of its power could not be exerted. However, the defense force of the Earth Scroll was truly astonishing, easily blocking the water curtain. From the halo came out an enormous hand that fiercely clenched, smashing the water curtain and turning the remaining water flow into droplets that fell towards the bottom.
"Zhenyuanzi's Earth Scroll? See how many more defenses you can hold up!"
Kuandao's face turned dark, and he continuously spat water arrows and water whirlpools at the ground below, visibly shrinking his emaciated body.
Deng Chanyu handed over all the defense work to the Earth Scroll, and she climbed hard to close the distance between them.
Kuandao hesitated between the options of continuing to climb and killing his enemy, ultimately choosing to engage in combat.
The roaring flood was forcibly summoned by him and then rushed down from above, wave after wave, to attack the Earth Scroll. The golden halo initially shone brightly, but after withstanding seven waves of attacks in a row, its color grew dimmer. By the ninth wave of attack, the halo had thinned down to a mere layer of fine sand.
What about holding out for a tea time? Deng Chanyu had a batch of sarcastic thoughts about her good brother's exaggerated boasts, and she could barely hold out anymore!
She hurriedly injected the remaining spiritual energy she had into the Earth Scroll, and the golden halo finally regained some light.
Kuandao was quite exhausted. Unlike Brother, he lacked the Dao Core of Force, relying entirely on his physical strength to climb this height. The ascent was arduous, and the heart demon challenge could not be avoided. It took a significant effort to overcome it. Now, after repeatedly using magic, he is at the end of his rope.
"Damned ant! How dare you disrupt my opportunity! Get out of the way!" He looked towards the summit, still a distance of ten thousand zhang away. His magical energy and physical strength were almost depleted. To think he could climb to the summit while being disturbed by Deng Chanyu was pure fantasy.
Must resolve the enemy here.
Deng Chanyu is getting closer and closer to him. He takes two more steps upwards and then turns back in a fierce manner. The sinister Daoist disappears, replaced by a giant kouneng. This time, it is not the terrifying giant with a length of thousands of li, but a colossal beast over ten zhang long with an enormous head, resembling that of a whale.
Gauging Deng Chanyu's position, the giant kouneng swings its tail with great force and crashes into her straight on, propelled by its own body power!
