The Ba Xia Clan Leader started off sitting on the ground but then raised his price, making the Gold Clan Leader grind his teeth in frustration.

But when he thought about how splendid this battle had been, he realized that it would take a storytelling master to describe it with vivid, evocative language.

"Fine, but you can’t raise the price again!"

The Gold Clan Leader glared threateningly at the Ba Xia Clan Leader, thinking that they must believe the Qiongqi Clan was easy to bully.

After paying the money, the Gold Clan Leader felt more and more heartache.

"Maybe I should find some time to learn storytelling?"

If he could tell stories, would he have been cheated out of this money?

Zhu Tian tried to flip himself up like a carp leaping out of the water, but Jiang Lianyi would not give him the chance. She leapt down from the Heavenly Altar and landed a kick in the pit where Zhu Tian was, almost making him spew his guts out.

"Cough—"

Zhu Tian, pinned to the ground by Jiang Lianyi, tried several times to get up but failed and became furiously angry.

"So I let you take two moves and you really think you’re something special!"

Zhu Tian hadn’t expected Jiang Lianyi to be so hard to deal with. Judging by the reaction of the Phoenix Tribe, they were unaware of Jiang Lianyi’s existence, which meant that she must have awakened recently. Therefore, it should take a long time for her to return to her glory days.

However, as soon as they clashed, he discovered that Jiang Lianyi was already in her ancient peak state, showing no signs of weakness, which caused him to be at a disadvantage.

Damn it, how is that possible.

He roared angrily, transforming back into his original form, enlarged his body, and sent Jiang Lianyi flying.

Jiang Lianyi stepped on the air twice and steadied herself in the sky, calm and unperturbed. Her arms swung, and she transformed into a colorful phoenix.

The phoenix soared high with wings outspread, adorned with colorful feathers all over. The sunlight pierced through the feathers and cast rainbow light onto the ground.

Cultivators with hidden injuries were bathed in the rainbow light, and their injuries gradually vanished.

The members of the Demon Race were strongest when they fought in their original forms, and both Semi-Immortals, now reverted, went all out in their attacks!

Zhu Tian propelled himself with his feet, overturning the meticulously crafted Liuli White Jade Heavenly Altar, which was not only an altar but also a magic artifact!

The several hundred meters tall Liuli White Jade Jiuchong Heavenly Altar was thrown out, smashing heavily towards Jiang Lianyi. She twirled her wings to catch the altar, dissipating its force and attached a layer of lightning before throwing it back.

Zhu Tian opened his mouth, releasing an invisible sonic wave to immobilize the altar. Under the sonic attack, the altar shook slightly but intensely and was again hurled toward Jiang Lianyi.

If Jiang Lianyi dared to catch the altar in the same way as before, it would explode along with the lightning attached to it!

Jiang Lianyi had long seen through Zhu Tian’s scheme, and she commanded space to lock down the altar.

"Back at you."

In the hands of the two Semi-Immortals, the Heavenly Altar seemed like a toy, being tossed back and forth, but only witnessing Cultivators knew after several turnovers, the altar was charged with layers of attacks, which could cause severe injuries even to veterans at the Transcendance Tribulation Stage if detonated.

Eventually, the Heavenly Altar could no longer withstand the stacking attacks and exploded between them.

Two Semi-Immortals and six great demons at the Transcendance Tribulation Stage wielded magic, and four battles dazzled the onlookers, who wished they had more pairs of eyes to watch.

There were plenty of cultivators in the Body Integration Realm present. If they could kind of follow the Transcendance Tribulation Stage battles, the Semi-Immortal fights were genuinely incomprehensible to them.

But that didn’t stop them from unanimously choosing to watch the Semi-Immortal level battles.

The spiritual essence within a thousand miles was drained, controlled by the two powerful Semi-Immortal demons.

The two demons battled from the sky to the ground and from the ground back to the sky. Their fighting shattered space along the way, leaving devastation in their wake, and the six battling great demons at the Transcendance Tribulation Stage all kept their distance to avoid being caught in the ferocity of the clash.

The sky was filled with colorful lights and wondrous sights—Celestial Maidens scattering flowers, the Phoenix’s majestic arrival, the Wutong generating phoenixes…

Then, with thunder roaring and lightning flashing, two massive shadows battled behind the storm clouds, illuminated only momentarily by the lightning revealing a brief glimpse of their combat spectacle.

Zhu Tian danced gracefully, resembling a winged pig performing a dance, with a solemn song accompanying the movements.

"No need to boast of a bountiful autumn harvest, after the fall, inquire how the heads roll…"

Jiang Lianyi, sensing something, fanned her phoenix wings and flew sideways, narrowly escaping the imperceptible blades that shaved off a few phoenix feathers.

"The Autumn Song in the Song of Four Seasons?"

Jiang Lianyi, proficient in music, sang softly, also imbued with a murderous intent.

Two different types of rhythms echoed through the sky, turning into visible ripples, stirring up spatial fluctuations, kill intents lurking all around, ambush from every direction!

Suddenly, a torrential downpour began from the heavens, pelting the ground with a crackling noise.

"Hm? This isn’t rain, it’s... seeds?"

Lu Yang picked up a seed from the ground, unable to discern its origin.

"These are Dragon-binding Vine seeds, which shouldn’t exist in your era."

"Dragon-binding Vine?"

"As the name implies, it once bound Ao Ling."

Lu Yang recalled that Fairy Eternity had mentioned Jiang Lianyi and Ao Ling were not far apart in strength, with Jiang Lianyi having a forty percent chance of victory and Ao Ling sixty percent.

As the Dragon-binding Vine seeds touched the ground, they sprouted roots and grew vigorously, and in a blink, the entire Demon City was overrun with Dragon-binding Vines, resembling countless hands reaching for the sky, which was somewhat eerie.

The Dragon-binding Vines grew rapidly, suddenly bending and wrapping around Zhu Tian, who flapped his four wings like four heavenly sabers, capable of splitting heaven and earth, invincible.

This time was no different, as his four wings sent out four sabre energies, chopping the Dragon-binding Vines to pieces.

But immediately after, Zhu Tian sensed something was wrong; the cut sections of the vines were burning with robust flames—it was as if the insides of the Dragon-binding Vines were hollowed out and filled with fire.

"This is bad, it’s Nirvana True Fire!"

The Dragon-binding Vines regrew, and Zhu Tian continued to flap his wings, cutting them down, but no matter how many times he cut them, they would regrow, endless and inexhaustible.

Fairy Eternity explained to Lu Yang, "The Dragon-binding Vine is a special immortal vine cultivated by Lianyi, charred with Nirvana True Fire, allowing a strand of flame to merge into the seeds, so when you use the Tree Planting Spell to sprout and grow, the vine becomes an immortal vine that grows eternally under the enhancement of Nirvana True Fire."

"Under the control of the Dao Fruit Outline, the Dragon-binding Vine will move according to Lianyi’s will, flexible and unpredictable, impossible to guard against."

"Xiao Ling was caught off guard by this move last time and was bound tightly."

Zhu Tian was also bound by the Dragon-binding Vine, his six wings wrapped around him like rice dumpling leaves.

He refused to be restrained like this and let out an angry shout.

"Law of Heaven and Earth!"

He displayed the Law of Heaven and Earth, transforming into a colossal beast, his muscles bulging in an attempt to break free with brute strength. When becoming larger didn’t free him, he reverted to human form, trying to squeeze through the gaps in the vines.

𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚

Under Jiang Lianyi’s control, the Dragon-binding Vine could expand or contract, and no matter what form Zhu Tian took, it tightly bound him, making escape impossible.

"You’re forcing my hand!"

Zhu Tian’s eyes were split with rage, and he opened his mouth wide; countless ancient ghosts spewed out, forming a ghostly army.

The ancient ghosts were of various shapes, including humans, demons, and peculiar spirits; they were the losers of an ancient war, swallowed by Zhu Tian and refined with the capabilities of the Dao Fruit Outline.

"The legendary passing of the ghost army makes all demons retreat!"

A great demon at the Transcendance Tribulation Stage exclaimed in horror, recognizing a well-known ancient legend: where the ghost army passes, nothing grows for thousands of miles, and planets become barren. This is a taboo for the Demon Race, often used to scare children.

It turns out that Venerate Zhu Tian was the origin of this legend!

No matter how he looked at it, Lu Yang found this move familiar.

"Familiarity is right; the Tiger Clan learned this technique, turning it into the Ghoul Method, which is the backstory to the phrase ’to follow like a lackey for the tiger,’" said Fairy Eternity nonchalantly.

Jiang Lianyi exhaled a ball of flame, hotter than the sun’s temperature; this was the origin of Nirvana True Fire!

She bit the tip of her tongue, and her phoenix Essence Blood dripped into the Nirvana True Fire, which let out a phoenix cry and transformed into a phoenix identical to herself.

This was the true Phoenix Nirvana!

Nirvana True Fire, the most rigid and yang, is the best at containing ghostly and demonic evils!