A peak duel that was thought to be rare in a millennium ended up with a winner in just one move, which undoubtedly greatly disappointed many monks who had traveled millions of miles to watch the battle.
In the battle just now, except for the old monster Fengyang who was preparing to activate the Nine-Yang Sect's inherited magic weapon [Nine-Yang Orb] and the great magical power [Nine-Yang Flowing Fire Technique], his performance was in line with other monks' expectations of the "half-step true" of the ninth level of Yuanying.
Beyond the expectations and illusions about the strength of monks in the "immortal" realm.
The magical power Zhou Yang used to defeat the old monster Fengyang completely left many Nascent Soul stage monks watching the battle confused and confused.
This feeling of knowing clearly that something is powerful, but not being able to tell what is so powerful, makes people feel uncomfortable.
In addition, like the old monster Fengyang who was hit by a dart in the chest, he was curious about how Zhou Yang came out of the shocking explosion just now, and it was doubly uncomfortable.
The most uncomfortable part is that everyone watching the battle knows that it is impossible to get answers to the two questions in their hearts from Zhou Yang.
No monk in the world of immortality would disclose the details of his trump card to the public, let alone a monk like Zhou Yang who is at the ninth level of Nascent Soul and is a "half-step true immortal".
They didn't even dare to ask!
Zhou Yang naturally ignored the thoughts of those watching the battle.
After he hit the old monster Fengyang with the sixth-level high-grade magic weapon [Oolong Dart], he didn't take any more action. He just stood in the air with his hands behind his back and waited for the old monster Fengyang to attack from [Fire Lotus Eye].
recover from.
In this way, after the old monster Fengyang regained consciousness, he said lightly: "Fellow Taoist Fengyang, I admit it!"
"Cough cough cough..."
The old monster Fengyang coughed violently, and gurgling blood continued to pour out of his mouth as he coughed.
But he had no intention of wiping it off at all.
He stared at Zhou Yang with both eyes, and shouted with all his strength: "This is impossible! How did you manage to escape unscathed? Could it be that you have actually overcome the tribulation and become an immortal?"
shock!
Except for Master Qingyang and other people who were familiar with Zhou Yang's situation, the rest of the people watching the battle were all shocked when they heard what Old Monster Fengyang said. They were stunned by the news revealed in these words.
Originally, this was supposed to be nonsense, but if anyone said this, it would be scoffed at.
But now that these words are spoken from the mouth of Old Monster Fengyang, a monk at the ninth level of Nascent Soul, a "half-step true immortal", they have a power that others cannot ignore, making people dare not easily judge whether they are true or false.
Suddenly, everyone's eyes fell on Zhou Yang, waiting for his answer.
"If Zhou had already overcome the calamity and become an immortal, would he still lower his stature to challenge you? Could it be that fellow Taoist Fengyang's spirit was damaged just now and he lost his mind?"
Zhou Yang answered Old Monster Fengyang's question calmly, with disdain and sarcasm in his tone. Hearing Old Monster Fengyang's chest rise and fall, Old Monster Fengyang coughed up a few mouthfuls of blood.
"you……"
I saw him pointing at Zhou Yang with a red face, wanting to say something, but as Zhou Yang raised his hand and took away the [Oolong Dart] still in his body, the words rushed to his throat,
Immediately, the blood from the wound on his chest surged and he was forced to hold it back.
Then, before he could suppress the injury in his body and speak again, Zhou Yang, who had taken back the magical weapon, said lightly again: "Fellow Taoist Fengyang, don't be offended. Zhou was a bit harsh just now, but this was not Zhou's original intention.
I didn’t expect Fellow Taoist Fengyang to be so vulnerable that he couldn’t even take a single move!”
When the old monster Fengyang heard this, his eyes suddenly widened, and he looked up to the sky and spurted out a large stream of blood. He almost died of anger!
Zhou Yang hadn't finished his words yet. Seeing this, he said again: "Fellow Taoist Fengyang, you are still so easy to get angry at your age. However, Zhou must remind you that Zhou's [Oolong Dart] But it is highly poisonous and very difficult to detoxify. If Zhou were a fellow Taoist, he would immediately rush back to the cave to retreat and heal his wounds without any further delay outside!"
"Okay, what a [Master Qianyang]! I am convinced by today's defeat, so you are cruel!"
The old monster Fengyang raised his hand and pointed at Zhou Yang with a trembling voice and shouted. Finally, with pain and anger all over his body, he turned into a red fire and left the battlefield, and went straight back to the Jiuyang Sect Mountain Gate Cave to retreat.
Seeing this, Zhou Yang immediately glanced at the monks who had followed the old monster Fengyang.
He looked at those people indifferently and said lightly: "More than a thousand years ago, you took advantage of [Xuanqing Taoist Alliance] senior Lu Xuanji's death and took advantage of others' danger to invade the Taoist Alliance's Lingshan blessed land. Please return them all now!" "
"If anyone feels embarrassed by Zhou's words, he is welcome to come to Zhou for reasoning at any time!"
After saying that, no matter how ugly the faces of those people were after hearing this, they immediately flew to the side of the already overjoyed Master Qingyang, and then everyone left the "Tianyang Rift Valley" together.
After they left the "Tianyang Rift Valley", they each hid their cultivation and sat down in a private room in a restaurant in a nearby fairy city. Then they naturally talked about today's battle between Zhou Yang and the old monster Fengyang.
"Fellow Daoist Zhou showed great power this time and defeated the old monster Fengyang with the same cultivation level in one move. From now on, his position as the number one monk in the Immortal Cultivation World of Liuyun Continent is confirmed. When I think of the miserable appearance of the old monster Fengyang before he left, I feel so happy in my heart, hahahaha, I haven’t been so happy for a long time!”
Ever since the result of the battle came out, the smile on Master Qingyang's face has never stopped. When talking about the previous situation on the battlefield, he couldn't help laughing loudly, with a cheerful look all over his face. .
When Liu Yunxiang heard what he said, she also chuckled with deep sympathy: "What fellow Taoist Qingyang said is absolutely true. Old Freak Fengyang relies on his own high level of cultivation to rely on his elders and neglect other monks. , Today, Fellow Daoist Zhou made him lose his old face and really vented his anger on my behalf!"
After saying that, she stretched out her hand, took out a jar of spiritual wine and held it in her hand. She filled a cup of spiritual wine with her own hands and handed it to Zhou Yang, saying: "Fellow Daoist Zhou defeated the old monster Fengyang today and let out a bad breath on my behalf. I have nothing to repay fellow Taoist, so I offer you a cup of Baihualing wine brewed by my own hands five hundred years ago, and ask fellow Taoist not to dislike it."
"You're welcome, Fellow Daoist Liu. Zhou just did what he had to do."
Zhou Yang said a polite word, but did not refuse Liu Yunxiang's toast. He immediately took the wine glass and drank it, and then said to Master Qingyang: "Now the old monster Fengyang has been severely injured by the younger generation, and he has not been in seclusion for twenty or thirty years to recuperate." There is no way to get out of seclusion. Today, I have sent a notice to the Nine Yang Sect and other forces. I think they will know how to advance and retreat and make the right choice. The things I promised Senior Qingyang are done now."
When Master Qingyang heard what he said, the smile on his face suddenly faded, and he immediately raised his hand to him and said: "I and this sect are deeply grateful for the kindness of fellow Taoist Zhou's generous helping hand this time, and I will surely repay you in the future!"
Seeing this, Zhou Yang waved his hands and said: "Senior Qingyang said something serious. Over the years, senior Qingyang has always taken great care of this junior. If this senior has made great achievements in cultivation, it is reasonable for him to repay senior."
After speaking, he paused slightly, then looked at everyone present and said: "It's just that Zhou will be in seclusion for a long time to practice magical powers and seek opportunities to break into the tribulation period. He may not show up in the world of immortality for a long time. Seniors,
If you and your Taoist friends want to find Zhou, they may not be able to find him at any time."
As soon as these words came out, the expressions of several Nascent Soul stage monks changed a little.
"Young Daoist Zhou are just at this age, are you thinking of retiring? Isn't it too early?"
Master Qingyang looked at him and asked with a slightly bitter tone, obviously not expecting that he would suddenly make this decision.
Zhou Yang seemed to have expected that he would ask such a question. After hearing this, he immediately replied with emotion on his face: "It's not too early. It's precisely because I'm not too old yet. If I concentrate on seeking the truth at this time, I can still have something."
There are opportunities to seek immortality, but if you waste your time relying on your youth, you will only get further and further away from the great road, and you may even be unable to achieve the great road in your lifetime!"
As soon as these words came out, several people present were immediately speechless.
Because except for Zhou Yang, everyone here is no longer qualified to enter the Immortal Realm, and the reason why they lost this qualification is that their longevity is not enough to support their cultivation to the ninth level of Nascent Soul.
Shen Menglong, a Yuqing Dao Sect Nascent Soul monk who was cultivating the Immortal Realm to eliminate demons and defend the Dao with Zhou Yang at Beiting Continent, seemed to be touched at that moment and couldn't help but sigh: "Young Daoist Zhou has such cultivation and a heart for the Dao at such a young age.
Even more so, Shen is really ashamed!"
"If Shen could be as dedicated to the Tao as Fellow Daoist Zhou back then, not to mention having the level of cultivation that Fellow Daoist Zhou has, at least he would not have this level of cultivation like he does now!"
Master Qingyang also looked slightly dazed, remembering his own experience.
Except for the one or two hundred years after he successfully conceived a baby, he could concentrate on his cultivation and not care about external things. Later, because Xuanyang Immortal Sect turned from prosperity to decline, he had to spend a lot of time dealing with sect affairs.
And this delay lasted for thousands of years.
Originally, based on his qualifications, Lu Xuanji, Wang Lingxiao and others thought highly of him after he successfully formed a baby. They believed that he would have a high chance of cultivating to the late Nascent Soul stage in the future.
However, he was distracted by sect affairs and delayed his cultivation. As a result, his cultivation is still at the fifth level of Yuanying. It is estimated that he has no hope of advancing to the late Yuanying stage in this life.
Although he would feel a little regretful when he occasionally thought about this matter in the past, as long as he thought that Xuanyang Immortal Sect was getting better and better with his hard work, he felt that it was worth it.
But when he was touched by Zhou Yang's words today, he couldn't help but have distracting thoughts, and his mind became very uneasy.
Liu Yunxiang was probably the one who was least touched among the few people. The sect she came from was far less powerful than Qingyang Zhenren and Shen Menglong. If she could successfully conceive a baby, she would be satisfied in this life.
When she heard Zhou Yang's words, she was silent for a while, then looked at Zhou Yang with admiration and praised: "Only people like fellow Taoist Zhou who are dedicated to the Tao can really hope to become immortals and achieve Tao!"
These words also woke Master Qingyang out of his trance. He immediately collected himself, nodded and said, "What Fellow Daoist Liu said is absolutely true. Since Fellow Daoist Zhou has such a heart for the Dao, there is no need to worry about failing to achieve the Dao!"
After finishing speaking, he cupped his hands in front of Zhou Yang and said, "I understand what Fellow Daoist Zhou means, so I would like to wish Fellow Daoist Zhou an early arrival in the fairyland and the great path!"
Shen Menglong also immediately followed up and said: "Shen also wishes fellow Taoist Zhou that all his wishes will come true and that he will become an immortal as soon as possible!"
The two of them, one represents the Xuanyang Immortal Sect and the other represents the Yuqing Taoist Sect, together they can represent the entire [Xuanqing Taoist Alliance].
At this time, the two of them accepted Zhou Yang's retirement, and Zhou Yang could retire peacefully.
So, after chatting with the two for a while, Zhou Yang and Liu Yunxiang returned directly to the Boundless Sand Sea Cultivation World.
After returning to the Immortal Realm of the Boundless Sand Sea, the first thing Zhou Yang did was to release the two dragons he brought this time, so that they could continue the artificial rainfall work that Qingluo Qingluo had done before, and help the Zhou family occupy the land. The sand sea oases are expanding everywhere.
The agreement between these two dragons and him will expire in more than a hundred years. Zhou Yang naturally wants to squeeze them hard before it expires and cannot let them take it easy.
Anyway, after more than 800 years of planting, the two dragons have grown a large amount of [Blood Dragon Rice] for him, which is enough for him and the Zhou family to use for a long time to come.
Then Zhou Yang did another thing, which was to release the witch Huan Qianqian, who had been imprisoned by him for almost four to five hundred years.
"Originally Zhou wanted you to live your whole life in the [Dong Xuan Bead], but considering that you have done a lot for Zhou over the years, I will give you a chance so that you can spend your life at the end of your life. In a hundred years, let’s experience the feeling of being a human again!”
"Now that you have signed this blood contract, Zhou will seal your cultivation to the Foundation Establishment Stage. Then you can travel around the Sand Sea Immortal Realm and do whatever you like!"
Zhou Yang looked at the witch who was in a trance after being released by him. With a wave of his hand, he threw a high-level [Netherworld Blood Pact] from a certain Nascent Soul Stage monk to the witch.
There is not much content in this blood contract. It only stipulates that the witch cannot teach magic skills to others in any form, nor can she harm others with magic skills, nor can she leave the boundless sea of sand to cultivate immortality, nor can she take the initiative to break the seal he planted.
"Okay, I'll sign!"
The witch's desire for freedom made her agree directly after taking one look at the contents of the blood contract.
Then Zhou Yang personally took action and placed several seals on her body, sealing her Nascent Soul and cultivating her body, leaving only five levels of foundation-building mana cultivation.
After doing all this, Zhou Yang waved to the witch and said: "Okay, you are free now!"
"Free?"
The witch looked deeply at Zhou Yang, then quickly turned into a misty phantom and left.
Zhou Yang watched the witch go away and disappeared with a calm expression. As if nothing happened, Zhou Yang went straight to the secret space where Taoist Lan retreated to meditate on the rules.