Chapter 83: CH. 83 | Lingxian Sect Disaster
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Eight months had passed since Lin Tian began his closed cultivation. Cao Ying narrowed her eyes when she sensed a mysterious qi aura flying toward the sect.
"Ohh... not again!"
From the cultivation cave on the stone hill, the woman quickly flew to the Lingxian Sect and headed toward the sect’s front courtyard.
There, she was surprised because An Xiao and Wu Yue were already at the front, together with An Yue and Ya Fei.
The four of them stood on their qi swords, their gazes sharp as they looked ahead. A sect wearing blue robes had come to threaten them.
It was the second time that the sect had come to threaten the Lingxian Sect. Three months ago, they had come for the first time and were defeated by Cao Ying.
Now, they have come for the second time to demand responsibility for the deaths of their friends.
"Elder Wu! The Yunlan Sect Master still wants to accept you back. From what I see, your cultivation base is still stuck at Perfect Foundation Establishment," said a disciple of the Yunlan Sect.
They came in large numbers, more than 80 people. There were no Qi Condensation cultivators. The lowest among them was Mid Foundation Establishment.
"It seems the Yunlan Sect Master accepted the Sect Alliance’s offer to destroy us. That’s unusual," Wu Yue said.
"The Lingxian Sect has developed rapidly without the approval of the Qin Kingdom’s Sect Alliance. Not only that, we suspect you’re practicing forbidden techniques to increase your cultivation bases," they replied.
"That’s indecent and uncivilized. Righteous cultivators shouldn’t take a cultivation path like that!" they said firmly.
An Yue clenched her hand and shouted at them, "You don’t know anything about our sect! How dare you call us a demonic sect?!"
"That’s a fact. Many cultivators from other sects have given their testimony, especially the sects destroyed by your sect master!"
In the middle of their argument, powerful spiritual qi energy appeared in front of Wu Yue.
Cao Ying arrived with strong qi momentum, shaking the ground and blowing a fierce wind toward the Yunlan Sect cultivators.
Wu Yue and the others turned, then clasped their hands together and paid respect to Cao Ying. "Master Ying!"
"I’ve already killed many of you. I didn’t expect you to come again," Cao Ying said, extending her hand and clenching it tightly.
"You’re really courting death!" Cao Ying said firmly.
One of the Yunlan Sect elders stepped forward, not standing on a qi sword. With that kind of qi manipulation ability, every cultivator knew he was a Nascent Soul cultivator.
Wu Yue gasped in shock. She recognized the old man with the long white beard. The sect disciples called him Grand Elder.
"Grand Elder Han?" Wu Yue asked.
"Seeing you inside a demonic sect disappoints us, Wu Yue. You were one of the talented elders we had," Han Xin, the Grand Elder of the Yunlan Sect, replied.
An Xiao looked at Han Xin’s cultivation base. He was at Mid Nascent Soul. Not a single person in the Lingxian Sect could fight him except Cao Ying.
With Cao Ying’s Early Soul Formation cultivation base, it should be easy for her to kill Grand Elder Han.
"The Yunlan Sect Master is giving you mercy."
"You’re allowed to join our sect and leave this demonic sect. We’ll train you to become great cultivators in the future," Han Xin replied.
"If you refuse, then you’ll perish together with your sect!" Han Xin said firmly, clenching his hand and bringing out a powerful spiritual qi boom.
The qi wave spread and was felt by them. However, not a single one of them intended to betray the sect. To them, the Lingxian Sect was their home and hope.
No sect could guarantee their future except the Lingxian Sect.
"Insolent!" An Yue shouted.
"Even if you torture us, we won’t obey you!" An Yue shouted, and the other sect disciples agreed.
Han Xin fell silent, then explained to them, "Then today, you’ll die!"
Both of his hands formed technique seals, bringing out a large swan made of light-blue runes that appeared behind his back.
Light-blue qi light appeared at his fingertip, aimed forward as he ordered the swan to fly and destroy the sect’s White Dragon Formation wall.
Cao Ying saw the attack and hurriedly flew out. However, when she was trying to block that attack, a cultivator appeared in a flash of white light and stopped the power of Cao Ying’s fire sword.
BLAST!
An explosion of power erupted from Cao Ying’s attack, sending a powerful qi boom in every direction. Her body was pushed far back, then her eyes lifted and looked forward.
"A Soul Formation cultivator?!" Cao Ying groaned.
A Soul Formation cultivator appeared in the middle of the cloud of fire smoke, with three swords behind his back. From the sect robe he wore, Cao Ying could guess it.
"Why has a cultivator from the Yuntian Sect come to help the Yunlan Sect?" Cao Ying asked.
"The Yunlan Sect and Yuntian Sect have been friends for a long time. Isn’t it natural to help a friend in a problem like this?" the man asked.
An Yue and the others looked shocked. They hadn’t expected the Yunlan Sect to come not alone, but together with a cultivator from another sect.
They weren’t only shocked, but also panicked and worried because the cultivator they had invited was at Soul Formation, an opponent equal to Cao Ying.
"This is bad... if Master Ying is busy with that sword man, we can’t withstand the attacks of the Yunlan Sect people," Wu Yue replied.
"Then what should we do?" An Xiao asked.
"Focus on helping defend the White Dragon Formation!" Wu Yue said firmly.
"You think that fast improvement is talent? No. It’s only proof that your bodies have been tainted by your sect master’s demonic technique," Han Xin insulted, increasing the power of his attack even further.
Hearing that, An Yue became furious and swore she would kill Han Xin.
All the Lingxian Sect disciples worked together. They formed seals and channeled their spiritual qi forward, letting it be absorbed into the formation wall to keep the formation active.
Elsewhere, Cao Ying flew quickly and fought the man with swords.
The man introduced himself as Xu Ming. Their battle became unavoidable, and every collision of Soul Formation cultivator energy could create dimensional tears in the sky.
Many people were amazed by their battle, but many were also frightened. The people of the Yunlan Sect were happy because Xu Ming could hold Cao Ying back, while the Lingxian Sect disciples panicked and became afraid.
Han Xin’s swan attack was still clashing with the Lingxian Sect’s White Dragon Formation.
Waves of qi energy spread and injured the bodies of the Lingxian Sect disciples. Several of them became weak and couldn’t withstand the swan attack any longer.
Cracks appeared in the White Dragon Formation, shocking everyone. Wu Yue widened her eyes when she saw the cracks, and even Cao Ying’s attention shifted.
"Leave the sect!" Cao Ying shouted.
"I won’t allow it!" Han Xin said.
He brought out another attack in the form of a spear, then aimed it at the White Dragon.
The power of Han Xin’s attack increased drastically, the Lingxian Sect’s White Dragon couldn’t be maintained any longer.
BLAST!
The Lingxian Sect’s White Dragon Formation shattered, blowing strong wind throughout the entire sect. Wu Yue widened her eyes, then turned and shouted at the other disciples.
"Hurry and leave the sect! An Xiao and I will hold them back!" Wu Yue shouted.
"That’s useless," Han Xin said, "What can Foundation Establishment cultivators like you even do?!"
"Attack them!" Han Xin shouted.
Dozens of Yunlan Sect disciples flew in after the sect formation was destroyed. Chaos erupted in the sect, making many disciples terrified.
The five main disciples of the sect worked together to fight them, and An Yue led them in attacking the invaders. Elsewhere, Wu Yue and An Xiao flew with their qi swords to help An Yue.
But the greater number of Yunlan Sect disciples made An Yue and the others overwhelmed. They were injured after failing to fight and clash with their techniques.
The girl turned to the side. Many sect disciples had been killed by the people of the Yunlan Sect. An Yue’s eyes widened, her heart filled with anger and hatred.
She didn’t know when Lin Tian would finish his closed cultivation. However, as the elder of the Lingxian Sect, she had to risk her life to protect the sect.
In the sky, Cao Ying became increasingly overwhelmed because she had to fight Han Xin and Xu Ming.
Inside the sect, the remaining disciples gathered in front of the sect hall building, with An Yue and the others standing to protect them.
"Attacking a weak sect like us. Don’t you have any shame?!" An Yue shouted.
"We’re not attacking a weak sect... we’re exterminating a demonic sect!" they said firmly.
"And now, your demonic sect will be destroyed by our hands!" they shouted.
They charged forward together, their hands still gripping their swords tightly. An Yue and the others widened their eyes, and her heart whispered softly.
Am... I going to die at their hands?
THUMP!
A massive qi boom erupted from the building behind them. That power was able to create a fierce gust of wind that pushed the enemies backward, then shook their hearts.
A heavy voice echoed throughout the Lingxian Sect. To the Yunlan Sect disciples, they didn’t recognize that voice. However, to the Lingxian Sect disciples, that voice was like a trumpet of victory for them.
"YOU’RE COURTING DEATH!"
"ALL OF YOU WILL STAY HERE FOREVER!"
