Cultivation Starting from Full Talent-Chapter 539 - 537: Battle of the Martial Temple

"Charge for me, kill all these ungrateful scoundrels!"

In the midst of the battle, a Martial Artist clad in Treasure Armor raised his arms, spinning like a lethal top, mowing down rows of the Patriotic Army’s soldiers!

This man, named Wang Jin, was a Late-stage Embracing Elixir Martial Artist and one of the four great commanders of the Chi Ying Army.

Wang Jin came from a humble background and was personally promoted by the current Emperor, which granted him his present status. This depth of gratitude made Wang Jin willing to repay with his life.

"Bang!"

After one punch, the head of a Condensed Liquid Realm General from the Patriotic Army burst open like a watermelon, turning into a splatter of blood.

Wang Jin, seemingly not yet satisfied, savagely chopped down with his hand, splitting the general’s body and his horse beneath him in two. He roared furiously, "You rebels, utterly clueless! His Majesty is generous and benevolent, governing with virtue, providing you food, allowing you to farm peacefully. Yet you followed the Li Family rebels in revolt, utterly deserving death, all deserving death!"

His whole body erupted with Blood Qi, his eyes bloodshot with fury.

"Go to hell!"

From the crowd, a common soldier wielding a Red Tassel Spear shouted, "Us poor folk toil day and night, producing so much grain, yet half is seized by the Court! It’s us who feed the Emperor and his lackeys, and you dare say the Emperor feeds us? You shameless creature, you deserve death!"

"Seeking death!"

Wang Jin roared lowly and rapidly swirled into a storm, charging toward the common soldier.

Unexpectedly, a surge of Spiritual Pressure dropped from the sky, followed by a Nascent Soul Great Cultivator dressed in an Eight Diagrams Taoist Robe, wielding a longsword, descending from the sky, striking fiercely to subdue Wang Jin!

"True Monarch Qi Xing?!"

Ning Daoran could not help but laugh out, the comer was actually True Monarch Qi Xing!

This Deputy Sect Master of Liangyi Sect, how had he also joined the Slaying Immortal Tower?

The connections of Slaying Immortal Tower are truly extensive. At this moment, Ning Daoran even started to question if the Sect Master of Liangyi Sect, the masked True Monarch of Liangyi, had also joined the Slaying Immortal Tower?

Moreover, the lord of Kunpeng Immortal City, Lin Tiannan, was also a member of Slaying Immortal Tower; the reach of this organization’s operations was simply frightening!

"Nephew Ning, your uncle has just arrived, let’s sort this scoundrel out first!"

"Alright!"

Ning Daoran landed powerfully, delivering a ferocious punch.

"You?!"

Wang Jin roared, unleashing all his strength to counter the punch!

"Boom~~~"

A loud explosion, a horrifying wave of force spreading out, blowing many soldiers from the Patriotic Army away, while Wang Jin trembled in place. Looking again, his most prized right fist had exploded into a rain of blood, leaving only a bare wrist. The sharp, piercing pain only transmitting now, causing him to stagger, nearly kneeling on the ground.

"You..."

Wang Jin stared in shock: "Mixed... Mixed Element Realm?"

"Correct."

Ning Daoran gently delivered another punch, the uppercut sending Wang Jin flying, slamming into True Monarch Qi Xing’s Flying Sword, instantly turning into a mist of blood.

How could an Embracing Elixir Late-stage Martial Artist of average foundation possibly withstand the combined force of True Monarch Qi Xing and Ning Daoran?

At this moment, the great defensive Array was shattered, the city walls demolished by many Cultivators, leveled to the ground.

Countless rebels stormed into the city!

...

"First destroy the Martial Temple, then the Imperial Palace."

Shen Luoyan devised a two-step plan.

"Fellow Daoists, to the Martial Temple!"

Lin Tiannan took the lead, spearheading with the Golden Phoenix Sword.

"True Monarch Qi Xing, shall we also join the excitement?" asked Ning Daoran.

"Of course!"

True Monarch Qi Xing, hands clasped behind his back, transformed into a crimson Tunneling light and shot forward.

Ning Daoran quickly followed.

Thus, a group of Slaying Immortal Tower Great Cultivators demanded sword at Sangyu Country’s Martial Temple!

Outside the Martial Temple, a small Fourth-Order Defense Array rose up, but the Cultivators inside the temple did not intend to sit and wait for death; they burst forth to decide a final battle with the "rebels" of Slaying Immortal Tower.

Shen Luoyan floated away, settling on the roof of a nearby mansion, pulling out a little notebook.

Ning Daoran frowned and telepathically asked, "Tower Master Shen, are you not personally attacking the Martial Temple?"

"The situation is already decided; there’s no need for me to make a move."

She was writing and drawing in the notebook, saying, "Rather, who in the Capital belongs to the Emperor Faction, who are the close confidants of the Chen Royal Family—these must be clearly noted to avoid mistakenly killing the wrong people later."

"..."

Ning Daoran rolled his eyes.

Well, that little notebook, is it a death note?

But sorting out the relationships between friend and foe, shouldn’t this be prepared in advance? How come it’s only when we’ve breached the city and arrived at the Martial Temple’s gate that you start writing?

He couldn’t help feeling speechless; this world indeed seemed like a huge ad-hoc troupe, at least the Slaying Immortal Tower certainly was!

...

"Buzz~~"

A surge of colossal mana erupted from the Martial Temple, belonging to an old man clad in a green robe, his body brimming with the power of the Evergreen Technique. Surprisingly, just like Ning Daoran, he cultivated the Wood Attribute Evergreen Technique, but this individual’s proficiency in the technique was only average, fixed around the standard of more than ten layers and had not cultivated the Eternal Green Technique, a kind of Immortal Law.

Monarch Qing Shan, in the Nascent Soul Middle Stage, was one of the strongest temple priests of the Martial Temple.

"Old man Qing Shan Monarch here, who wishes to battle me?"

Monarch Qing Shan’s gaze was chillingly cold.

"I will."

Lin Tiannan stepped forward, his Golden Phoenix Sword transforming into a stream of golden light swirling around him, he bowed with a smile, "I am Lin Tiannan, the master of the Kunpeng Immortal City, eager to experience Fellow Taoist Qing Shan’s methods!"

"So be it!"

Monarch Qing Shan darted out, summoning a green long sword and fiercely slashing over the Golden Phoenix Sword. In the next instant, the two Great Cultivators were entangled in combat on the nearby streets, countless civilians caught in the crossfire.

At this moment, another figure emerged from within the Martial Temple, dressed in a purple long robe, exuding an aura of the Nascent Soul Late Stage.

An acquaintance, it was the long-lost Purple Flame Demon Lord!

"Tsks!"

True Monarch Qi Xing chuckled, "Fellow Taoist Purple Flame, it’s been many years. Unexpectedly, such a master of the Demon Path has actually become the dog of the court, gatekeeping for the Chen Emperor of Sangyu Country. Why don’t you bark twice, Fellow Taoist Purple Flame, and give us, the cultivators of Slaying Immortal Tower, a bit of a show?"

"..."

The corner of Purple Flame Demon Lord’s mouth twitched, he almost wanted to fight with True Monarch Qi Xing for three hundred rounds, yet as a Great Cultivator with a grand temperament, he merely chuckled lightly and said:

"I won’t mimic a dog’s bark, but it’s said that a hero unsheathes his sword, causing ten years of calamity for the ordinary folk. The decision by you all from the Slaying Immortal Tower to change the emperor isn’t necessarily bad, but the ensuing great war still only troubles the common people. You claim to protect the people, yet in reality, you harm them."

He smiled faintly, "Although I, Purple Flame Demon Lord, belong to the Demon Path, I also understand that the essence of the world should not be confined by what is presently seen or obtained. Therefore, Purple Flame is willing to fight for Sangyu Country’s Capital."

"That’s enough."

Sea Covering Monarch rose into the air, his Sea Covering Immortal Furnace swirling around him, he said, "I, Sea Covering Monarch, am willing to experience the Nascent Soul Late Stage techniques of Fellow Taoist Purple Flame; I hope for your guidance!"

"Excellent."

Purple Flame Demon Lord swept out, instantly engaging in battle with Sea Covering Monarch!

Ning Daoran looked on calmly.

Despite Sea Covering Monarch being only in the Nascent Soul Middle Stage, one tier lower than Purple Flame Demon Lord, Sea Covering Monarch possessed a treasure like the Sea Covering Immortal Furnace, making him considerably stronger among the Nascent Soul Middle Stage Cultivators; it was highly unlikely he’d lose to Purple Flame Demon Lord within a hundred moves, let alone die. Even if unable to win, he could still flee using the Sea Covering Immortal Furnace.

His purpose in battling was to restrain Purple Flame Demon Lord, preventing this devil from attempting to kill any Nascent Soul Early Stage Cultivators of Slaying Immortal Tower.

...

"Kill, breach the Martial Temple!"

Long Xingtian gently lifted his hand, summoning a treasure.

Outside the Martial Temple, numerous cultivators also summoned their respective life-bound treasures, some even released Spiritual Beasts of at least Fourth-tier Early Stage. Countless attack techniques were targeted at the small Fourth-Order Defense Array outside the Martial Temple, creating ceaseless rumbling sounds.

Ning Daoran did not make a move, simply floated quietly in the air, silent.

In an instant, the array shattered, numerous Nascent Soul Great Cultivators conjured their Magical Treasures to attack the Martial Temple. Instantly, the red walls and black tiles were pulverized, and in the blink of an eye, the perimeter of the Martial Temple had become ruins.

"Kill!"

Inside the Martial Temple, bursts of Nascent Soul and Golden Core auras erupted, numerous cultivators rushing forward to fight.

Among them, there were also the injured Snow Soul True Monarch.

She was one of the members of the Martial Temple, unwilling to leave like this, she even harbored thoughts of sacrificial death.

"Kill them all!"

Long Xingtian pointed his hand, a streak of blue sword light piercing through Snow Soul True Monarch’s abdomen. Immediately following, several other Nascent Soul Great Cultivators joined the attack, and under the barrage of Magical Treasures and Flying Shuttles, Snow Soul True Monarch was already heavily wounded.

"Aunt!"

From within the slanted battlefield, a figure charged forth, it was Lin Guo.

She held a long spear, the Four Symbols Spear Technique thundering, forcefully fending off several Slaying Immortal Tower Great Cultivators to attempt a rescue for Snow Soul True Monarch.

Unfortunately, the offensive from Slaying Immortal Tower was too fierce. After a whisker of golden filaments swept past, Snow Soul True Monarch’s body immediately disintegrated into countless pieces and collapsed.

"Quick!"

A Nascent Soul Middle Stage Cultivator from Slaying Immortal Tower flicked a blood-colored iron nail, "puff" went the sound as Snow Soul True Monarch’s Nascent Soul was nailed upon a large cauldron behind them. The tiny Nascent Soul let out pitiful screams struggling.

Regrettably, that blood-colored iron nail seemed to be some kind of soul-suppressing object, quickly draining the Essence Qi of the tiny Nascent Soul.

The iron nail grew increasingly lustrous, yet Snow Soul True Monarch had already completely perish—her very Nascent Soul destroyed!

"You beast!"

Lin Guo was furious, raising her spear and attacking that Nascent Soul Middle Stage Cultivator of Slaying Immortal Tower!

"Little girl, are you seeking death?"

That Nascent Soul Middle Stage Cultivator was by no means a peaceful character, directly summoning a golden Treasure Map, within which landscapes and figures were vivid and lifelike, possessing the power to devour the heavens and earth.

A Fourth-tier Middle Grade Spirit Treasure!

Ning Daoran’s heart skipped a beat; such treasures were extremely rare, even Nascent Soul Cultivators found them hard to come by.

Lin Guo, merely a Primordial Chaos Early Stage Warrior, was no match for this Nascent Soul Middle Stage opponent, especially with several Nascent Soul Cultivators from Slaying Immortal Tower nearby. Just two or three attacks from them would likely kill Lin Guo within ten moves!

Without any absolute advantage, in such a scenario where they were outnumbered, her death was almost certain.

...

"My fellows."

Just at this moment, Ning Daoran fiercely thrust his spear, causing Lin Guo to retreat several steps back, he then turned to face True Monarch Qi Xing and many other cultivators of the Slaying Immortal Tower, smiling and said: "I, Ning Daoran, happen to have some connections with this Lin Guo, my elders here were once senior to me, I hope you can hand this girl over to me, may I ask what you think?"