“Senior Sister!”
“Junior Sister!”
Urgent cries rang out one after another.
Ling Xi, Cloud Lian, and Su Chunshuang hurried out, their clothes disheveled.
They had clearly been startled awake from their cultivation or sleep by the loud explosion just moments ago.
Now, they rushed together toward the square in front of the Great Hall.
The crowd gathered, looking up at the crimson flying ship in the sky and the giant purple-gold hand that was still condensing, ready to strike again at any moment.
“Who… who on earth are those people? Why are they suddenly attacking our Hehuan Sect?”
Su Chunshuang’s voice trembled slightly.
Her face was pale, and her eyes were filled with fear.
Gu Qiushui bit her lower lip, though she had already guessed the truth.
‘It’s the Qiankun Sect!’
Recently, the only ones who could have a grudge against the Hehuan Sect was the Qiankun Sect!
However, Gu Qiushui did not say it out loud.
Speaking it would only plunge the already panicked crowd into complete despair.
After all, compared to the Qiankun Sect, the Hehuan Sect was simply too insignificant.
Looking up at the flying ship, Gu Qiushui felt a sense of loss in her heart.
‘Master… what should we do?’
Gu Qiushui could not help but pray silently.
But just as everyone looked miserable and lost, a cursing voice came from behind the Great Hall.
“Damn it, those bastards! I knew they wouldn’t let it go!”
Hearing the voice, everyone turned around to see Chen Yuyang walking out of the Great Hall with a grim expression and an unfriendly look in his eyes.
“Yuyang!”
Gu Qiushui was overjoyed to see him and quickly stepped forward to ask, “How is Master? Is she…”
“Master is fine now.”
Chen Yuyang nodded slightly, but his gaze remained locked on the flying ship in the sky.
“Master’s condition has stabilized. As long as she successfully condenses her own laws, she will wake up soon.”
However, these words did not make everyone feel at ease.
Soon?
“How long is ‘soon’?”
Yun Xiu quickly followed up.
“I don’t know. Things like laws depend on Master’s own speed of comprehension. It might be one or two hours, maybe three to five days, or even a month.”
On this point, Chen Yuyang really couldn’t give a definite time.
“Then what should we do now?”
Ling Xi also rushed forward, tightly clutching Chen Yuyang’s arm, her small body shaking uncontrollably.
“How long can our protective array last?”
Chen Yuyang looked at the sky, feeling somewhat hesitant.
The one he had set up was a Ninth-Grade defense array.
Although it was powerful and could withstand attacks from the Great Ascension Realm, it was ultimately powered by spirit stones.
Its effectiveness was slightly lacking, and the spiritual energy contained within the spirit stones was limited.
If such an attack came another seven or eight times, the array would likely fail because its spiritual energy would be exhausted.
At that point, it wouldn’t even take a full palm strike to destroy the Hehuan Sect.
Chen Yuyang calculated quickly in his mind.
‘Should I summon Yan Dangmo?’
Yan Dangmo had stood up for him before, and he already owed the man a significant favor.
If he asked him to act again, the debt would only grow.
By then, he might really have to become Yan Dangmo’s grandson-in-law to repay the favor.
Although he possessed countless hidden cards and methods, his current cultivation was only at the Middle Golden Core stage.
No matter how many tricks he had, the gap in cultivation was there, and he couldn’t unleash the true power of those methods.
‘Forget it, if I owe a favor, I owe a favor…’
Just as Chen Yuyang made his reluctant decision and was about to tell Gu Qiushui to crush the jade slip used to message Yan Dangmo, a sudden change occurred.
A vast and majestic, terrifying pressure suddenly erupted from the rolling mountains behind the Hehuan Sect’s gates!
That aura caused the entire space of this world to almost freeze.
On the square, the crowd who had felt immense pressure just a moment ago suddenly felt a sense of relief as the aura enveloped them.
“How dare you!”
Next, a shout filled with endless rage exploded like thunder, echoing through heaven and earth, causing the crimson flying ship in the sky to tremble.
The next moment, a figure appeared out of thin air.
Tai Lingxuan wore a snow-white cloak that covered her body.
Her cold eyes glared at the flying ship ahead.
A silk ribbon shimmering with starlight circled her body, moving without the wind.
Tai Lingxuan stood quietly in mid-air above the square, her robes fluttering.
The people on the square looked up at her in awe.
On the flying ship, the moment Mo Chen felt this aura, his face turned extremely ugly.
His pupils constricted suddenly, and he stared fixedly at Tai Lingxuan’s figure, his eyes filled with disbelief.
She was awake!
And from the looks of it, her aura was completely in an absolute peak state!
Long Yu, who had been ready to attack the protective array again, froze the moment she felt this aura that was not at all inferior to her own.
She stopped condensing her attack, and the massive purple-gold hand began to slowly dissipate.
Long Yu turned around and looked at Mo Chen with some hesitation, her expression becoming complex and grave.
“Sect Master, although this woman’s cultivation is one level lower than mine at the initial stage of the Great Ascension Realm, I can clearly feel that her comprehension of the laws of heaven and earth is not inferior to mine…”
Taking a deep breath, Long Yu continued, “Previously, she was able to kill Long Zhizheng while at the peak of the Body Integration Realm. Now that she has steadily stepped into the Great Ascension Realm… I’m afraid…”
Although Long Yu’s subsequent words remained unsaid, the meaning was quite obvious.
As a renowned powerhouse of the Tribulation Transcendence Realm for many years, she actually felt a hint of wariness when facing Tai Lingxuan, a newly ascended Great Ascension cultivator.
If they really fought to the death, she might not necessarily be Tai Lingxuan’s match.
On the deck, Mo Chen’s hands clenched, his knuckles turning white.
His face was so gloomy it looked like it could drip water, and his eyes were filled with extreme resentment.
‘Damn it! Truly damn it!’
Was he still one step too late?
He had many regrets in his heart.
If he had known this would happen, he should have brought people over immediately to completely wipe out the Hehuan Sect!
In that case, how could today’s situation have happened?
Hateful!
So hateful!
Was his Uncle Long’s revenge going to be left unavenged like this?
He wasn’t reconciled!
He was absolutely not reconciled!
Tai Lingxuan suspended in mid-air, her gaze like a sword shooting straight at the flying ship.
Her voice was cold and clear, echoing through the sky.
“The one standing there must be Sect Master Mo Chen of the Qiankun Sect!”
Tai Lingxuan exposed the other’s identity in a single word.
Her tone was calm, yet it made Mo Chen’s heart skip a beat.
“It just so happens that now that I have awakened, I have a matter to ask you to your face.”
“Why did your Qiankun Sect’s Great Elder, Long Zhizheng, ambush and try to kill me for no reason some time ago?”
“And why, at this very hour today, have you, Mo Chen, personally led a team here to attack my Hehuan Sect with such fanfare?”
Hearing those questions, Mo Chen’s expression became even uglier.
Before setting out, he never imagined that he would fail to catch Tai Lingxuan before she recovered to wipe out the Hehuan Sect; instead, he had waited for her powerful return.
Now, she had laid the matter bare on the table.
If word got out, the Qiankun Sect’s reputation would be dragged through the mud and might even be despised by others.
This time, he was truly riding a tiger and found it hard to get off!
Either he simply did not stop and pushed through, risking heavy losses to force the attack!
As long as he could kill Tai Lingxuan and everyone in the Hehuan Sect and destroy the evidence, no one would know, and Uncle Long’s revenge could be satisfied!
But…
Mo Chen was also hesitating.
After all…
It was just as Long Yu had said.
Although Tai Lingxuan was only at the first level of the Great Ascension Realm, her perception of the laws of heaven and earth was not inferior to Long Yu’s.
On the other hand, Tai Lingxuan had killed Uncle Long even before she entered the Great Ascension Realm… Heaven knew what kind of methods and hidden cards she had?
Just as Mo Chen was hesitating, his heart locked in a struggle, another change occurred!
A vast pressure, far more terrifying and overbearing than Tai Lingxuan’s aura, suddenly descended from the higher reaches of the sky!
Space collapsed.
A towering figure appeared instantly.
Yan Dangmo had a serious expression, his hands behind his back.
At this moment, Yan Dangmo was bare-chested.
His bronze-colored, muscular body was covered with scars of all sizes, and those scars radiated a crimson glow.
Standing in the air, Yan Dangmo was like a demon god descending to earth, as if he could dominate everything in this world.
Yan Dangmo had originally been sleeping.
Suddenly sensing the message, he did not dare to hesitate.
He hadn’t even put on his clothes before tearing through space to arrive, fearing that something might have happened to his future grandson-in-law.
At this moment, seeing the flying ship, Long Yu, and Mo Chen, he guessed the entire situation at a glance.
The Qiankun Sect truly had no shame left!
They were still thinking of revenge and silencing others!
However, Yan Dangmo was also a bit surprised.
He was surprised that Tai Lingxuan was standing here with such a vigorous aura.
With Tai Lingxuan here, the Hehuan Sect’s crisis should have been resolved.
Then why… did that kid still summon him?
After a bit of thought, Yan Dangmo understood immediately.
This kid wanted him to come and uphold justice, and on the other hand, to prevent the Qiankun Sect from becoming desperate and trying to drag everyone down with them.
This boy was quite clever…
If it was just upholding justice, then this favor he was owed wouldn’t be considered too large…
Thinking this, Yan Dangmo released his own pressure and spoke slowly, “Sect Master Mo.”
“I… need an explanation!”
The booming voice was like a heavy hammer slamming into Mo Chen’s heart, making his face turn pale while cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
Yan Dangmo!
He was here!
So fast!
Was it some kind of secret transmission technique?
Mo Chen’s heart pounded wildly.
Large beads of cold sweat began to roll down his cheeks.
This was just great; even if he wanted to pay the price to destroy the Hehuan Sect, he couldn’t do it now.
Because Yan Dangmo was the top powerhouse on the surface of the North Domain’s Realm of Cultivation.
Biting his lip, he thought rapidly.
A moment later, Mo Chen put on an expression of extreme shock and asked with wide eyes, “Ah? Is this place actually the Hehuan Sect where Sect Master Tai resides?”