# Chapter 3003: Shura
Facing Zhang Ruochen's unparalleled sword strike, Lan Jun's forehead beaded with fine sweat, veins bulging as he roared, "Sword Dominates the World!"
The twelve jade swords merged into one, transforming into a ten-thousand-zhang giant sword radiating divine light that collided with the Starry River Yellow Spring unleashed by Qingping Sword.
"Boom!"
The Starry River Yellow Spring surged endlessly, as if empowered by billions of star forces, breaking through the ten-thousand-zhang brilliant sword light and crashing heavily into Lan Jun.
Lan Jun's crown shattered, his long hair scattering loose. Gritting his teeth, he manifested his Divine Realm World to resist the Starry River Yellow Spring.
Zhang Ruochen had been waiting for Lan Jun to release his Divine Realm World, because if a deity harbored secrets, those secrets were inevitably hidden within the Divine Realm World.
Focusing his gaze, Zhang Ruochen saw at the deepest part of Lan Jun's Divine Realm World a divine mountain covered in peach trees. The mountain stood towering and majestic, with cliffs and precipices everywhere, reaching hundreds of thousands of zhang in height.
"Shua!"
Zhang Ruochen charged out from the Starry River Yellow Spring and sent Lan Jun flying with a single sword strike.
The blade of Qingping Sword dragged from Lan Jun's abdomen all the way to his right neck, tearing through his armor and leaving a deep bloody gash. His body flew backward like a scarecrow.
Although Lan Jun's true form was a Peach Mountain, even a Peach Mountain could cultivate a physical body.
"Today, I, this humble Daoist, will not kill you, but I must destroy your foundation."
Pretending to consider the greater good, Zhang Ruochen did not strike again at Lan Jun but instead flew toward the Peach Mountain at the center of Lan Jun's Divine Realm World.
Within the Peach Mountain, Zhang Ruochen sensed an unusual aura.
Lan Jun's expression changed drastically, his eyes turning ferocious. He immediately activated a forbidden art, burning both his blood and lifespan simultaneously, adopting a completely desperate posture.
In an instant, his entire body ignited, and the aura he emitted surged rapidly, reaching a level comparable to a late-stage Upper-level God.
"Ultimate Path Sword, Profound Light God-Slaying."
Lan Jun thrust his sword forward. All the rules within his Divine Realm World converged toward the jade sword in his hand. Countless peach blossom petals flew through the air, like a pink ocean.
His own Divine Realm World could barely withstand the sword power he had unleashed, showing signs of instability, with some areas already collapsing into chaos.
This was because, with his current cultivation, he could not control such a powerful sword strike, resulting in backlash.
From this, one could see how panicked he was. To stop Zhang Ruochen, he had thrown all caution to the wind.
Zhang Ruochen glanced sideways, then suddenly turned back. Lifting his sword above his head, he instantly entered a state of unity between man and sword, softly chanting, "Sword Fourteen!"
"Shua!"
Qingping Sword flew out together with him, transforming into a streak of light.
Where the light passed, not only did Lan Jun's Divine Realm World shatter, but even Shang Hong's Divine Realm World developed crack after crack. Shang Hong had to both resist Chi Yao and withstand this astonishing sword strike, plunging him into an extremely awkward situation.
Given his cultivation and status, if his Divine Realm World were pierced through due to the battle between Qingpingzi and Lan Jun, it would be an extremely shameful affair. After all, he had confidently offered to provide them with a battlefield.
Moreover, his prestige would suffer, preventing him from maintaining the invincible "momentum" over the other Truth Envoys.
After defeating the Destiny Temple's Ancient God Son Hai Shang Ming Gong at Xinghuantian, his "momentum" had already peaked, surpassing Qiu Yu Shen Jun and Yu Tai Zhen. He only needed to defeat them to seize the Truth Esoterica.
"Bang!"
Two dazzling divine lights to their extreme collided, causing large-scale collapse of Lan Jun's Divine Realm World.
"Pfft!"
A bowl-sized bloody hole appeared in Lan Jun's chest, and his body flew limply through the air.
The buttons on Zhang Ruochen's Daoist robe were shaken loose, leaving it loose and wide, but his battle might reached new heights. Standing in the void of Shang Hong's Divine Realm World, his gaze was disdainful.
"Destroying your foundation shall serve as revenge for my beloved daughter!"
Zhang Ruochen acted decisively, swinging his sword straight down toward the Peach Mountain that stood hundreds of thousands of zhang tall.
Lan Jun, still flying through the air, revealed a look of despair. Then, his pupils turned bloodshot, and a murderous aura spread from within his body.
"Boom!"
Divine light flickered on the Peach Mountain for a moment before it was split in two, crashing down into Shang Hong's Divine Realm World.
Countless flower petals rose into the sky like rain.
Since this was within Shang Hong's Divine Realm World, Shang Hong sensed immediately after the Peach Mountain was split that a vast Shura murderous aura surged from within the mountain.
"This..."
Shang Hong sucked in a cold breath, stopping his contest with Chi Yao, his gaze congealed.
Zhuang Tai'a was the second to sense it. With an expression of disbelief, he looked toward Shang Hong's Divine Realm World, then his gaze sank sharply. "So he had already transformed into a Shura!"
Within the City Lord's Mansion, chaos and fragmentation were everywhere, with the real world and Divine Realm World interwoven.
All the gods sensed the thick Shura murderous aura surging from the Peach Mountain, identical in nature to Lan Jun's power.
To be precise, it was originally Lan Jun's power, but he had hidden it, concealing it at the deepest part of his Divine Realm World.
"How is this possible? Lan Jun... Tao Lan is actually a Shura clan deity?" Jia Linnan said.
He had a close personal relationship with Lan Jun and was panicked, immediately beginning to think about how to distance himself from Lan Jun to avoid being implicated.
Whether living beings or undead, as long as they delighted in slaughter, destruction, and battle, they could ascend to Shura Star Pillar Realm. After being baptized by the Shura Battle Soul Sea, they could transform into a true Shura and become a member of the Hell Realm.
For this reason, whether it was cultivators from the Heavenly Court infiltrating the Hell Realm or those from the Hell Realm infiltrating the Heavenly Court, the Shura clan had an extremely high proportion.
Because the Shura clan was the hardest to see through.
Luo Jinshu had a deep-seated hatred for the Shura clan and was furious. "Everyone sees it now, right? Tao Lan's spirit and soul were long devoured by the Shura clan. He was an important member of the Shura clan infiltrating the Heavenly Court. Fortunately, Fellow Daoist Qingpingzi took action, forcing him to reveal his true form."
Jia Linnan let out a mournful howl, drawing his war sword, and said coldly, "I, this god, have always regarded him as a close friend, never realizing I was being used all along. What face do I have left to return to the Radiant Divine Temple? Failing to recognize people, befriending a Shura—what use do I have for these eyes?"
"Shua!"
He swung his sword, slashing across his own eyes.
Radiant light flashed.
His divine eyes became bloodied and unseeing.
The gods present could see that Jia Linnan must have leaked secrets of the Heavenly Court or the Radiant Divine Temple during his association with Lan Jun. Fearing investigation, he punished himself in advance, hoping to escape future punishment.
Lan Jun's cultivation was too high, and his connections were extensive, even involving the Heavenly Grandson Shang Hong. This incident would inevitably trigger a massive earthquake, with countless cultivators facing purges.
The Heavenly Palace, when dealing with spies from the Hell Realm, would rather kill the wrong person than let the guilty go free.
Zhang Ruochen looked at the Peach Mountain split in two, disappointment in his eyes. Then, he immediately looked toward the gods in the City Lord's Mansion, hoping to discern some clues.
But he found nothing.
He had thought that Shura clan deities were hiding within the Peach Mountain. If he could capture them, the Hell Realm's plans for tonight would surely be disrupted, and he might even interrogate more information.
This would force Luo Sha to act cautiously, not daring to act rashly.
Unexpectedly, he had only forced Lan Jun to reveal his true form, with no trace of Hell Realm deities.
Zhang Ruochen was pressed for time and didn't want to delay here. "I have destroyed Tao Lan's foundation, avenged my great enmity, and settled a matter on my mind. Now, let's see how the Heavenly Palace deals with this Shura evil creature and his accomplices."
As he said this, as if reminding everyone, Zhang Ruochen deliberately glanced at Shang Hong.
Shang Hong's face darkened. He suddenly felt that this seemingly honest and sorrowful Daoist had a very dirty heart. That glance was dirtier than a basin of filthy water, splashing onto him.
Leaving Shang Hong's Divine Realm World, Zhang Ruochen took advantage of everyone's attention being on Lan Jun to quickly head toward Qing Shen.
Chi Yao's figure suddenly appeared, standing before him. Her eyes were deep and melancholic. "I want to talk with you."
Although layers of formations and divine patterns isolated them, and Chi Yao held the Space-Time Chaos Lotus, transmitting her voice, Zhang Ruochen was still uneasy, worried about being detected by Zhuang Tai'a and Xuanyuan Lian.
Zhang Ruochen said, "There's nothing to discuss. I, this humble Daoist, have important matters to attend to."
The more Zhang Ruochen said this, the more distressed Chi Yao felt, and the less she could let him leave. She feared that if he left this time, he would never return.
"What if I say you must listen before I let you go?"
Zhang Ruochen gazed at her eyes, which held a never-before-seen sorrow and determination. Ultimately, suppressing his urgency, he stopped.
Chi Yao was taking such a great risk to speak her heart. This showed that these words were even more important to her than her own life.
It had reached a point where she had to speak.
She said, "Xuanyuan Lian invited you to the Divine Prince's Mansion to resolve the Three Evil Corpse Poison for Heavenly Fox Grandmother, but failed. So he came to me. He offered the remnants of the 'Innate Dao Method' as a gift, and I couldn't refuse, because I knew how important those remnants were for your breakthrough."
"He wanted me to persuade you to resolve the corpse poison for Heavenly Fox Grandmother, but I didn't agree, because you had already refused."
"The golden carriage had a different world inside. I didn't know the carriage had arrived at the Fire Seed Assembly, nor did I know why he said that ambiguous sentence. In fact, I didn't even see his true form. Actually, I feel that we are no longer young, and there's no need to explain these things. There can't be so little trust between us..."
"Wait! What did you just say?" Zhang Ruochen interrupted her, having found an important clue.
The bitterness in Chi Yao's eyes deepened. She thought Zhang Ruochen was referring to her last sentence. "Is there really no trust between us anymore? If so, why not forget each other in the rivers and lakes? Why let this fragile emotion affect our cultivation path? In the future, we'll have to suffer the torment of inner demons."
Zhang Ruochen could see she was in pain and had misunderstood him, but he had no time to explain. "You said Xuanyuan Lian invited me to the Divine Prince's Mansion to resolve the Three Evil Corpse Poison for Heavenly Fox Grandmother? Heavenly Fox Grandmother is at the Divine Prince's Mansion?"
Chi Yao was somewhat confused but grasped the key point, recovering from her emotional turmoil. "That's right!"
"That's it! That's it!"
Zhang Ruochen could wait no longer. He rushed past Chi Yao, then suddenly stopped, transmitting his voice, "Don't overthink things. Once I've dealt with the matter at hand, I'll come find you."