Free Web NovelChapter 407: Chapter 365: All Take the Field
Yang Jiye felt a chill in his heart, and shouted, "Retreat!"
It turned out that among the three floating battleships sent by Xu Chengyun were Wen Luhuan and sixty Qi Cultivators. Even if Yang Jiye had not left Qingli Mountain, with such combat power, they could retreat. But as Xu Chengyun expected, for safety, Yang Jiye chose to retreat and came to Liuhua Valley to probe.
Unexpectedly, Liuhua Valley was where the main force was located, comprising Xu Chengyun, Mo Hua, and one hundred and ten Qi Cultivation elites!
Yang Jiye cursed inwardly, but the situation wasn’t too dire. In a head-on battle, they would surely lose, but if they wanted to break through, relying on the escape speed and firepower of their two Divine Ships, they couldn’t be stopped.
As long as he gave his all to temporarily hold off these two Foundation Establishment cultivators!
He activated his Dao Patterns, the twin swords and hammers flew back to his side. Just as he was about to strike with both hammers towards Xu Chengyun and Mo Hua, Xu Chengyun suddenly shouted.
"Where’s Ning Songzhi!"
Yang Jiye’s eyes widened and a chill shot straight to his Celestial Spirit.
A figure appeared instantly beside Mo Hua, grabbed Mo Hua’s shoulder, and in the blink of an eye, Mo Hua was transported onto a Divine Ship!
It was Ning Songzhi with the "Instant Body" Dao Pattern, capable of instant teleportation!
In the next moment, with a flash, he was standing on another Divine Ship!
It turned out that Ning Songzhi’s Instant Body Dao Pattern allowed him to teleport instantly and take others with him. However, the cultivation of the person being taken could not exceed his own by more than a major realm, and after taking people, the teleportation distance was greatly shortened, and the consumption increased manifold.
Originally, Ning Songzhi’s task was to escape with some Foundation Establishment cultivators when the Yunshan Sect suddenly appeared with powerful combat strength if they could not resist.
And now, Ning Songzhi’s sudden appearance showed this ability, immediately putting Yang Jiye’s team in extreme danger!
Yang Jiye was both shocked and furious, and just as he was about to unleash his hammers towards Ning Songzhi and Mo Hua, Xu Chengyun had already charged forward, shouting, "Die!"
Although Xu Chengyun wasn’t famous for his combat, he was still a Late-Stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, and once the Peak Master of Zhiyan Peak. After taking office as Sect Leader, he received numerous gifts, improving both his cultivation and combat prowess.
Yang Jiye, still at Early-Stage Foundation Establishment, was not on the same level in front of him.
At this moment, as Xu Chengyun made his move, a splendid, crystalline Five-Stringed Treasure Zither appeared before him. With a gentle flick, a "ding-dong" sound resonated as the Xun Whip spread like a net, layering and covering Yang Jiye from above.
Yang Jiye immediately felt immense pressure and could no longer focus on Mo Hua and Ning Songzhi.
On each of the two Divine Ships, there were thirty to forty Qi Cultivation elites. Besides those focusing on maneuvering the ships, the remaining cultivators gathered their courage and charged towards Mo Hua and Ning Songzhi.
But these two Foundation Establishment cultivators knew their task wasn’t to kill but to sabotage the ships!
Mo Hua, holding a shield in one hand and a sword in the other, danced around the ship’s deck, not confronting the cultivators directly. His round shield emitted a blue glow, deflecting the rare hits from the Qi Cultivators, while his blade flashed, its aura as cold as snow. With a crack, the ship’s mainmast was half cut.
Then, with another slash, the mast exploded with a snap, and the enormous sail, embroidered with the words "Void Soaring", collapsed, crushing a few unprepared Shuangye Alliance cultivators underneath.
Ning Songzhi acted even more straightforwardly; he silently apologized in his heart, flashing continuously, appearing almost invisible to the Shuangye Alliance cultivators. They only saw shimmering lights, and with loud bangs, several large holes appeared on the deck, with shattered mechanisms flying around.
Yang Jiye grew increasingly anxious. His Purple Qi Celestial Net flailed like tentacles, the Crystal and Bone-Transforming Swords shredding the Xun Whip Net apart. The Star-Breaking and Wind-Chasing Hammers lunged at Xu Chengyun, one aiming for the head, the other going low.
But with a single "thud," the zither strings vibrated, sending invisible ripples outward, ensnaring the two treasure hammers in countless threads, holding them mid-air.
Yang Jiye fully unleashed his Dao Patterns, and his twin swords flashed. The Crystal Sword radiated chilling air, piercing towards Xu Chengyun’s throat, while the Bone-Transforming Sword emitted thick black smoke, laced with poison, slicing towards Xu Chengyun’s back.
In that moment, Xu Chengyun tightly grasped the Five-Stringed Zither, quickly strumming its strings with graceful posture and a rapt expression.
Dao Pattern: Qiuniu!
As the gentle and rounded sound of the zither emerged, a giant, golden-scaled beast materialized from the void, encircling and protecting Xu Chengyun. The twin swords collided against its scales with loud clangs, knocking off several gold scales.
Colored gold with dragon’s head and serpent’s body, spanning ten zhang, the colossal beast, as thick as a massive tank, coiled and its golden eyes stared angrily at Yang Jiye.
This was the legendary auspicious beast Qiuniu, who loved music and perpetually perched atop zither strings.
This was Xu Chengyun’s Dao Pattern, summoning a fragment of Qiuniu’s true intent into the world through the zither’s sound.
Closing his eyes, Xu Chengyun played the zither with both hands, his movements elegant and deeply absorbed.
With a loud voice, as fierce as scattered thunder, and wind and rain blowing fiercely.
Its faint whispers with spirits, as eerie as ghostly conversations.
Qiuniu unfurled its body, letting out a deep, resonant moo, as if harmonizing, as if confiding.
Gritting his teeth, Yang Jiye spun his hammers and swords, light bursting forth, slashing down like a torrential rain, delivering dozens of strikes in an instant.
But Qiuniu twisted its body to block the blows while flicking its long tail, sending the hammers and swords flying high!
Although scales broke and blood oozed from Qiuniu, Yang Jiye’s Spiritual Power was nearly exhausted, while Xu Chengyun remained unharmed!
On the Divine Ships, Mo Hua and Ning Songzhi had dealt significant damage. Broken mechanisms and fragments of the ships continuously fell mid-air, causing them to slow down and nearly caught up by the two enemy ships!
It’s all over! Yang Jiye felt utterly cold, blaming himself for his poor decision. If he hadn’t probed Liuhua Valley but instead retreated to Shuangye Square, losing Qingli Mountain and Liuhua Valley would not have been a significant loss, as the Sect Leader would have a clever plan to reclaim them.
But today, if the two Divine Ships and eighty disciples perish here, it would be a devastating blow, like breaking bones and tearing muscles, for the Shuangye Alliance.
With eyes red and ignoring everything, he lunged forward, but was struck by Qiuniu’s tail due to lack of Spiritual Power, spewing blood violently.
No, he couldn’t let his disciples fall here. Only death awaited him today!
Enraged and agitated, with a steely resolve, he was about to activate the "Blood Boiling and Soul Burning Scripture!"
Suddenly, in the direction the ships were escaping, seven or eight beams of escape light appeared! Over twenty cultivators charged straight towards the ships.
The lead, a female cultivator with an immortal grace, shouted, "Wu Yan of Yunshan Sect, here on orders to support!"
Coming from opposite directions, these twenty-plus cultivators collided into the Divine Ship in an instant.
With a clanging sound, a longsword flashed out of its sheath, the green light cutting through the air, fearlessly charging straight at Mo Hua!
Sword Form: Self-Slaying!
"Sword Cultivator Xiao Tianci, ready for a challenge!"
Reinforcements had arrived! At that moment, the Shuangye Alliance cultivators on the two Divine Ships were invigorated, and Yang Jiye was equally surprised with delight.
It turned out that among the one hundred and fifty elites from Lingsha City, Lu Qian led one hundred and thirty to garrison Golden Dawn Peak, while Wu Yan and Xiao Tianci were assigned by Lu Qian to lead twenty elites directly to support Yang Jiye.
Upon arriving in the region, they contacted the scouts hidden here and learned a fierce battle was underway in Liuhua Valley, thus racing to get here in time.
Now, they rushed onto the Divine Ship, joining forces with the cultivators already on it, encircling Mo Hua.
Xiao Tianci’s sword aura was dazzlingly sharp, and Wu Yan, although concealed behind others to avoid exposing her cultivation, assisted from the sidelines to great effect. Leading over forty Qi Cultivation elites, they surrounded the newly advanced Foundation Establishment Mo Hua, making him struggle. He added more injuries to his body, feeling both fearful and alarmed, and couldn’t help but shout loudly, "Elder Ning, help me!"
But at this moment, seeing that the reinforcements were merely Qi Cultivators, Xu Chengyun sneered.
"Pushed to this extent, is this Yunshan Sect’s last card? Looks like there isn’t any hidden strength. I’ll kill you first, then wipe out this squad!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Qiuniu roared loudly, and with a flick of its tail, sent the struggling hammers and swords flying, simultaneously blasting the Spirit-depleted Yang Jiye, causing him to spray blood and be flung high.
Qiuniu unfurled its body once again, opening its gigantic maw, layers of sharp fangs gaping as it lunged to bite Yang Jiye mid-air!
