Chapter 2105 - 2110: Resorting to Blows at the Slightest Provocation
Chapter 2105 - 2110: Resorting to Blows at the Slightest Provocation
Xia Liu had been in the Southern Realm for a month now.Other than brief stops, he had been traveling at high speed the whole time.
When he encountered a cultivator he would detour around them, and when he encountered a city he would occasionally enter it.
He had purchased a map.
But since he had only just arrived in the Southern Realm, regarding the locations annotated on the map,
he still couldn't be sure whether they were authentic.
Heading west, he had traveled at least a million li.
Unfortunately, he still hadn't gained anything.
He hadn't even seen a single monk.
The reason he said "monk"
was because in a certain city, Xia Liu had inquired and obtained a little bit of information about the Great Brahma Gate.
It was said that among the cultivators of the Great Brahma Gate, shaven-headed monks made up the majority.
Of course, there were also many long‑haired cultivators.
Whether they shaved or not depended on whether the division they belonged to had such a rule.
Previously, Xia Liu had also made some guesses about the Great Brahma Gate.
The Great Brahma Gate should be a subordinate sect of the Buddhism Sect.
As for where the orthodox Buddhism Sect lay, Xia Liu couldn't really define it.
Most likely the Great Brahma Gate itself couldn't define it clearly either.
As for the Shangqing Sect, that belonged to the Daoist Sect.
Xia Liu sighed at himself; within his body he carried both Daoist and Buddhist power.
If the two sides lived together in harmony, that would be fine.
But if there was hatred between them,
then once he approached the Pure Land in the west of the Buddhist side, he would have to conceal his Daoist cultivation.
The most obvious symbols of Daoist cultivation were the Taiqing Sword and the power of Righteous Law.
However, whether the power of Righteous Law truly belonged to the Daoist Sect alone, Xia Liu still wasn't sure.
Also, back when he was in the Northern Realm,
Xia Liu had learned from Li Yun's mouth and from Bai Jue
that the topmost Pure Holy Force of the Great Brahma Gate was the Prajna Holy Energy.
As long as Prajna Holy Energy arose within one's body, one would be qualified to become one of the heirs to the future master of the Great Brahma Gate.
This was somewhat like back in the Kunwu Realm.
He had cultivated the Dao Primordial Ultimate Style.
And in the end he was acknowledged as the Master of Dao Primordial.
Now he possessed Holy Energy above Prajna Holy Energy within his body; he didn't know what he would encounter in the Great Brahma Gate.
If things went smoothly, he had better be careful not to accidentally snatch the position of master of the Great Brahma Gate.
Lost in such wild thoughts, Xia Liu stood up straight.
He gazed into the distance at the continuous, unending mountain peaks ahead.
Relying on himself, he likely wouldn't be able to find much information about the Great Brahma Gate.
It was time to deal with those two Nascent Soul cultivators who had followed him for a million li!
"Two Seniors, from the Heaven-Reaching Ancient City to here, you must be tired, right? Why not show yourselves?"
Spirit Sound infused with Late Stage Golden Pill cultivation rippled out.
When the three realms fell silent,
two figures appeared on either side of Xia Liu, one in front and one behind.
"How did you discover us?"
Elder Xing Qi was greatly puzzled.
He and Feiyu had clearly suppressed their own auras,
and they had never gotten closer than a hundred li to Xia Liu.
Yet they had still been discovered!
"When I was rushing on the road, I indeed didn't notice you, but every time I entered a city, I could see you. Just now I was only probing, never thought you two Seniors really were here for me."
Xia Liu let out a helpless smile.
Sure enough, he was still being tailed.
It was just that these two Nascent Soul cultivators didn't seem like they wanted to kill and rob.
It felt more like they were monitoring him.
As for which power would monitor him,
it could only be the Southern Realm Cultivation Alliance.
"What a sly brat!"
Xing Qi's expression could hardly be maintained.
So this guy had only been testing them.
He hadn't actually discovered them at all.
"Senior overpraises me. If my guess is right, you two Seniors should be Elders of the Southern Realm Alliance, yes?"
Xia Liu said with a faint smile.
"Correct! We are indeed Alliance Elders."
Xing Qi said very straightforwardly, "The reason we've been following you is because you have just arrived in the Southern Realm, and whether your intentions are pure still needs observation."
"And over this month, you've been heading straight west. Your goal must be quite clear by now, right?"
Feiyu narrowed his eyes, wanting to see through Xia Liu completely.
But the result displeased him.
Xia Liu's body was as if covered by a layer of barrier.
Divine Sense could not penetrate it.
A Late Stage Golden Core cultivator who had come from the Northern Realm
and behaved like this was enough to prove that Xia Liu's motives were impure!
"Yes, I came from the Northern Realm to search for the Great Brahma Gate."
"The Great Brahma Gate? One of the Three Holy Sect of the Southern Realm. What business do you have seeking the Great Brahma Gate?"
"To seek the Dao, to seek fortune."
"'To seek the Dao, to seek fortune,' is it? Let's see whether you have that qualification!"
Without further ado, Elder Xing Qi condensed a move.
The Alliance Elder of the Southern Realm's first display of power
was a Middle Grade Spirit Art, tilting Heaven and Earth.
As the Firmament dimmed, a peerlessly terrifying aura rippled out for a hundred li around.
Seeing this, Feiyu leaped into the air.
He sealed off Xia Liu's path of retreat.
"Azure Dragon Refines Heaven and Earth!"
A low murmur came from Elder Xing Qi's mouth.
Although Azure Dragon Refines Heaven and Earth was only a Middle Grade Spirit Art,
if the opponent had no Magic Artifact to defend, this art could crush five layers of the opponent's strength!
Xia Liu had just come from the Northern Realm and was already so shameless as to speak of going to the Great Brahma Gate.
One of the Three Holy Sect of the Southern Realm—how could such an existence be casually named by a trifling Golden Core?
Likewise, he had no qualification to go to the Great Brahma Gate!
The Three Holy Sect of the Southern Realm did not welcome Northern Realm cultivators coming to spy on Martial Arts and Divine Skills!
"Why are you striking at me?"
Looking at the azure dragon shadow condensing outside Xing Qi's body, Xia Liu felt a bit of pressure.
Anger instantly rose in his heart.
Over just a few words, the Elders of the Southern Realm Cultivation Alliance had already made a move.
This was far too contemptuous.
"Get back to your Northern Realm! The Martial Arts of the Southern Realm are not for the likes of you to touch!"
"Heh."
With a cold laugh, Xia Liu lifted his hand and formed a Condensing Technique.
"Prajna!"
Holy Energy erupted from his body, and a white lotus bloomed above Xia Liu's head.
The foul air that had been shrouded by the azure dragon between Heaven and Earth dispersed in an instant.
Before Xing Qi and the others could react,
Xia Liu thrust his palm with force.
"Let's see who's going back!"
As the move completed, the white lotus turned, rippling Holy Energy into a vortex, and the Sect-Protecting Move of the Great Brahma Gate pressed down from the sky!
Holy Energy even stronger than before, no longer like the prior Prajna power.
In the Void, a gigantic Palm Print formed.
Shining with Holy Brilliance, as Heaven and Earth fell silent, the enormous Holy Seal blasted forth!
It was set to crush the azure dragon and shake the Alliance Elders!
From the very moment the Holy Energy surged, Xing Qi and Feiyu had been stunned.
"There's absolutely no mistake! This is Holy Energy!"
"Elder Xing Qi, stop!"
Feiyu roared hoarsely.
But with the powerful move already unleashed, how could Elder Xing Qi stop?
He spurred the Azure Dragon Technique to defend the Realm he stood in.
Yet he had not expected that the instant the azure dragon touched the Holy Palm,
its surface split open at once, then its body radiated Holy Brilliance, as though it had been transcended, its soul entering the Pure Land.
The azure dragon's illusory shadow dissipated, no longer possessing any fighting strength.
Facing the overwhelmingly incoming Holy Seal, Elder Xing Qi did not condense another technique to clash head‑on.
Instead, he opened his mouth and spat out a fan, blowing the Holy Seal off to the side.
Rumble, rumble, rumble!!!
The massive Holy Seal struck the mountain range to the side.
It leveled the peaks on both sides.
Within the surging Holy Energy, the shaking of mountains and quaking of earth quickly subsided.
"Please wait, little friend. This old man failed to recognize Mount Tai before him. I hope you won't take offense!"
Seeing that Xia Liu still wanted to make a move, Elder Xing Qi hurriedly apologized.
"Oh? What do you mean by that?"
Xia Liu had only wanted to scare this old fellow.
The moment he unleashed Holy Energy, he understood that the Southern Realm Alliance could no longer lay a hand on him.
"This old man's eyes are dull; I actually failed to discern little friend's identity. I should apologize."
NFBE