Paper snow fluttered in the wind, as Lu Yuzhen stood with his hands behind his back, hovering above the Earth Abyss, waiting leisurely.

A streak of purple lightning appeared on the horizon.

That stream of light arrived in an instant.

"Brother Jun Shan."

Lu Yuzhen smiled and said, "You have finally arrived."

The light dissipated, revealing the form of a child in a Daoist robe, with a sullen and unsightly face.

Boom!

The paper snowflakes falling from the Heavenly Peak were swept away with thunderous force by the Daoist-robed child with a flick of his sleeve. This senior of the Taoist sect, who had finally advanced to the Yin God, no longer hid his killing intent. The Purple Cloud Flying Sword flashed from the Grotto Heaven between his eyebrows, wrapped in three strands of Great Dao light, and stabbed towards Lu Yuzhen's chest.

"Rip!"

The flying sword pierced through the heart.

Lu Yuzhen still wore a smile.

He didn't even spare the Purple Cloud Flying Sword a glance as it swiftly penetrated his chest, tearing through his cloak, and bringing forth a flurry of paper snow.

However, Lu Yuzhen simply brushed his sleeve nonchalantly.

"A Paperman incarnation?"

The Purple Cloud Flying Sword returned, and True Master Jun Shan, witnessing this scene, couldn't help but sneer, "A dignified Yang God, facing an entity a whole realm lower... Are you afraid to meet me with your True Body?"

"It's not that I'm afraid. It's that I'm unwilling."

Lu Yuzhen chuckled lazily and said, "Fellow Daoist Jun Shan is a man of temperament. Our meeting this time is bound to lead to conflict. If I meet you with a 'Paperman Dharma Body', even if you stab me with a thousand swords, I won't dodge... But if it were with my True Body, it would be another matter."

"..."

True Master Jun Shan's eyes were cold.

But deep in that coldness… lay a faint sorrow.

He understood Wu Zhexian.

With Wu Xian's personality, in the battle of the White Paper Barrier, there could only be one winner, one survivor!

When Jun Shan returned to Zhanjiao Mountain, he discovered chaos within Great Chu, with the Evil Sect rampant, and he vaguely guessed the outcome of the battle at the White Paper Barrier.

Lu Yuzhen was alive.

Then… Wu Zhexian probably met his end.

"Fellow Daoist Jun Shan must want to kill me very much, right?"

Lu Yuzhen deliberately paused, then said, "It's just a pity that after your rebirth and relearning, you're just a mere Yin God… Though I was injured in the battle at the White Paper Barrier, to kill me, you'd still need strength above the Yang God Fifth Realm. Currently, you are far from it."

A chill flashed in True Master Jun Shan's eyes.

He could no longer endure it.

Since his rebirth and relearning, when had he ever suffered such humiliation?

The Purple Cloud Flying Sword shot forth again!

He knew this figure was just a dharma body appearing as a sacred descent, but the flying sword at Heart Lake was boiling, ready to unleash!

Boom!

The flying sword split into two, two into four, transforming into hundreds of purple thunders rampaging through!

Lu Yuzhen indeed did not dodge or evade, letting Jun Shan vent his pent-up frustration.

The white paper was torn apart.

And then reassembled.

It should be known, condensing a dharma body also consumes the original's Primordial Power... Although Lu Yuzhen's true body was in Pure White Mountain, welcoming True Master Jun Shan's wrath with a dharma body also came at a cost!

This sword Qi bombardment lasted nearly a hundred breaths.

Finally.

The remnants of the Purple Cloud Flying Sword gradually dissipated in the sky.

True Master Jun Shan's complexion subtly paled, the sword Qi shredded the image of the Paper Taoist into countless pieces, vanishing like an illusion, a dreamy ephemeral flower, as a light flurry of snow wind passed, a flawless and intact image of the Paper Taoist reappeared.

"Is this the unprecedented 'Three Dao Realm'?"

Lu Yuzhen marveled, saying, "Truly worthy of being second only to Xiaoyaozi among Taoist talents…"

At this point.

"No…"

Lu Yuzhen smiled, correcting seriously, "Rebirth and relearning was indeed the right choice, perhaps after your enlightenment this time, you will become an existence stronger than Xiaoyaozi. I can already imagine the spectacle of the three realms of Dao merging into one, condensing into the Great Dao, stepping into the Yang God realm… Looking around, perhaps only Xie Zhen's 'Life and Death Dao Domain' could rival you?"

"What exactly are you trying to say?"

The Purple Cloud Flying Sword returned to its owner's sleeve.

The sword shadows dissipated.

Yet the sword Qi still lingered, emanating waves of killing intent.

True Master Jun Shan had vented half of his killing intent, but it was a "worthless" exchange. He had sacrificed part of his sword Qi and Dao realm power in exchange for the consumption of Lu Yuzhen's Primordial Energy. Normally, for a cultivator of the Great Dao who had suffered severe damage, one should avoid all unnecessary waste, but Lu Yuzhen was an exception.

This guy carried the "Undying Spring".

Primordial Energy depleted, vitality lost.

To Lu Yuzhen, it was no big deal…

With the Undying Spring present.

As long as his true body still had a breath, vitality could be rapidly restored.

At this point.

True Master Jun Shan was no longer willing to entangle with Lu Yuzhen.

He saw it clearly, this Paper Taoist was here just to stop him from entering the Secret Tomb!

"Brother Jun Shan, don't be angry."

"Considering I willingly let your flying sword pierce my heart, shall we chat for a bit?"

Lu Yuzhen sighed lightly, pitifully spreading his arms, revealing his tattered clothes and skin.

Earlier he had been pierced through the heart hundreds of times by the flying sword.

He had not dodged once.

Though it was a dharma body.

But intertwined with the five senses, everything this dharma body experienced would be transmitted to the true body, including... pain.

"..."

True Master Jun Shan's expression was icy.

His gaze was no longer on Lu Yuzhen, but always fixed on the entrance to the Earth Abyss.

"I am somewhat curious, you ought to have left the South Border, though the Paperman Sect had laid a grand array around the Mountain Realm, if it were you, you should have been able to escape."

Lu Yuzhen smiled, curious, and asked, "Why insist on returning to the Earth Abyss?"

"What business is it of yours?" Jun Shan replied coldly.

"The news of the Three Great Sects' rebellion last night should be conveyed to the Imperial City as soon as possible, shouldn't it?"

Lu Yuzhen lowered his eyes, slowly saying, "Besides, the news that I possess the 'Undying Spring' should also be known to the outside world today. As long as you, fellow Daoist, can escape the South Border, I believe Great Chu Imperial City will soon send top cultivators into the Mountain Realm… Letting go of an opportunity to stay away from danger, you choose to go against the current, Brother Jun Shan, you truly are a most extraordinary person doing extraordinary things."

Jun Shan remained silent.

Lu Yuzhen didn't plan to wait for Jun Shan to speak.

"There are not so many coincidences in this world."

Lu Yuzhen said gently, "With your personality, you don't seem like the type to be swayed by the 'Bai Ze Secret Tomb'… Did you by chance see a karmic image of yourself escaping South Border alone?"

With these words.

The squall turned icy, stealthily seeping with cold intent.

"?"

True Master Jun Shan's pupils subtly contracted.

"Could I have truly guessed it?"

Lu Yuzhen said with a half-smile, "So the third Dao realm of Fellow Daoist Jun Shan… really has to do with karma? Were you meditating on the Great Dao earlier in the White Paper Barrier?"

The hidden dagger, now drawn.

It was only at this moment that Jun Shan realized why Lu Yuzhen was blocking him here.

"I am very curious… What exactly is the capability of your third Dao realm…"

Lu Yuzhen smiled and said, "Brother Jun Shan, take a good look at me, see what you can see?"

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