Chapter 533: Chapter 508: Alliance Member Lu Lingxuan
Lu Lingxuan, transformed into the Thunder Long Spear, flickered once and traversed over a hundred miles. After a few such flickers, she revealed her True Body, vomiting several mouthfuls of fresh blood, her complexion pale.
Her injuries were too severe. Under the attack of two experts of the same level and trapped within an enemy Sword Array, the fact that she had held on until now was already a miracle.
Until now, she had been sustained by an indomitable will and the desperate unleashing of her hidden potential. At this moment, the injuries within her body erupted like a volcano.
However, in the distance behind her, nine silhouettes were rapidly closing in.
They were the same nine who had formed the Sword Array earlier.
Lu Lingxuan had no choice but to suppress her injuries and once again tap into her potential, continuing to fly forward.
If it were her heyday, those nine, unless in formation, couldn’t have caught her eye, but now with heavy injuries, those nine were enough to claim her life.
Furthermore, Sword Saint Situ and Shen Yueren could catch up at any moment.
After flying a few hundred more miles, she spat out another mouthful of blood. Her complexion grew even paler, her breath weaker, and her speed also began to diminish.
At this rate, it wouldn’t be long before she was overtaken.
Would she die here today?
She bit her red lip, her face full of unwillingness.
She had grand ambitions. She wanted to become a powerhouse that shook the Origin Continent and the boundless starry sky, just like her ancestors. She didn’t wish to fall here.
"This way, follow me."
Just then, a voice suddenly came from the forests.
Next, a figure flickered into view ahead.
"You are...?"
Lu Lingxuan paused in surprise.
"It’s me, Lu Yan," Lu Yan transmitted to her
"It’s him..."
The glimmer of hope that had just appeared in Lu Lingxuan vanished immediately, and she sighed in her heart, transmitting back to Lu Yan, "My enemies are too strong. Your intervention will only ensure your death. Escape quickly before they notice you."
In her heart, Lu Yan was merely at the Immortal Fourth Layer, too far beneath her pursuers. His interference would be not only useless but would also cost him his life.
"This girl, she’s got a good heart."
Lu Yan was touched and said, "Not far away, I have a hiding place. Once we reach it, the people from the Three Emperors Alliance can do nothing to us. Hurry and follow me, stop dawdling or my True Beasts will have died in vain."
"Those True Beasts are yours?"
Lu Lingxuan was quite astonished.
All those True Beasts possessed Tao Magic Seals, and there were even three at Immortal Ninth Layer. Such a formidable force was actually Lu Yan’s.
If they truly belonged to Lu Yan, then perhaps he could indeed help her.
Filled with this thought, Lu Lingxuan didn’t hesitate to rush towards Lu Yan.
Lu Yan led the way, performing the Thunder Step.
After flying a distance, Lu Yan frowned.
Lu Lingxuan’s injuries were too grave; she couldn’t keep up with his pace. At this rate, they would be caught by the people from the Three Emperors Alliance before even reaching the entrance to the Sunken Ship Abyss.
"You’re too slow, let me help you."
Lu Yan came beside Lu Lingxuan and reached out to encircle her slender waist.
"What are you doing?"
Lu Lingxuan’s expression changed, the Thunder Spear in her hand glowing brightly, ready to thrust.
If we go on like this, you’ll be caught sooner or later, and we’ll both be dead. I’m trying to save you, not to die. If you keep this up, I might as well leave."
Lu Yan said coldly.
Lu Lingxuan’s expression went through several changes, and then, grinding her teeth, she nodded.
Lu Yan stretched out his strong arm, enveloped Lu Lingxuan’s slender waist, and executed the Thunder Step to its limit.
"Your Cultivation Level... has reached Immortal Fifth Layer?"
Lu Lingxuan was quite surprised.
The last time during the Ye Yuluo birthday banquet, Lu Yan had been at the Immortal Fourth Layer Heaven. How much time had passed for him to have broken through?
The leap from Immortal Fourth Layer to Immortal Fifth Layer was no easy milestone, and there were plenty who were stuck there for a lifetime.
"Just got lucky," Lu Yan replied indifferently, focusing on the way ahead.
Lu Yan’s speed was clearly above those nine from the Three Emperors Alliance, and the gap between them rapidly widened.
"Those two are coming."
Lu Yan’s expression changed.
Through his Spiritual Sense, he sensed two terrifying presences swiftly pursuing them from behind.
"One of them is called Sword Saint Situ. He’s a member of the Three Emperors Alliance, with an Initial Body of Gold. Among the Immortals of the alliance, he is ranked second to none."
"The other one is a genius from the Divine Clan named Shen Yueren who has awakened the Dayan Tao Body. His comprehension abilities are terrifying, having merged three types of laws."
As she spoke, something seemed to dawn on her, and she remembered Lu Yan also seemed to integrate three types of laws.
"This place is a battleground for the Dragon Alliance and the Three Emperors Alliance. How come a prodigy from the Divine Clan shows up here, and why are they trying to kill you?" Lu Yan asked.
"The Dragon Alliance originally belonged to the boundless starry sky. In the battle ten thousand years ago, our ancestor forced a bloody path with unfathomable power and secured a foothold on the Origin Continent."
"However, the forces on the Origin Continent have always held suspicions towards our Dragon Alliance, continuously suppressing us over the years. They probably learned that I had entered the Innate Magic Realm this time, which is why they teamed up with Shen Yueren to kill me," Lu Lingxuan said.
As she spoke, Lu Lingxuan took out several Healing Pills and swallowed them, seizing the opportunity to recover from her injuries.
Soon, a crack appeared beneath the ground. Lu Yan plunged directly into the fissure and entered an underground cavern.
"This place is a dead-end. If we escape here, won’t we be like clams caught in a jar..."
Lu Lingxuan’s complexion changed.
But before she could finish her thought, Lu Yan, without a word, led Lu Lingxuan straight toward the statue.
Lu Lingxuan instinctively wanted to struggle, but when she thought about the situation, the only thing she could do was to choose to trust Lu Yan.
To her surprise, as soon as they touched the statue, it rippled like water, and they passed through the statue into another space.
Having successfully entered the Sunken Ship Abyss, Lu Yan breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Heal in peace, this place is absolutely safe."
"Sword Saint Situ can’t enter?"
Lu Lingxuan asked.
"Apart from me, no one can come in."
Lu Lingxuan said.
Lu Lingxuan was taken aback, but ultimately nodded her head, sat down cross-legged, and closed her eyes to heal.
Not long after Lu Yan and she entered the ’Sunken Ship Abyss,’ the nine experts of the Three Emperors Alliance arrived, and shortly after, Sword Saint Situ and Shen Yueren also arrived.
They entered the cave together with grim expressions on their faces.
"Where is she? Where is Lu Lingxuan?"
Sword Saint Situ’s face was grim, and he let out a low roar from his throat.
They had clearly locked onto Lu Yan and Lu Lingxuan with their Spiritual Sense before, seeing them escape here, but why had they disappeared in just a short while?
"Could there be something wrong with this statue?"
Shen Yueren looked at the statue.
"You, try this statue."
Sword Saint Situ ordered a burly man.
The man nodded, cautiously approached the statue, and unleashed a force of Immortal Power, but when the Immortal Power hit the statue, it vanished like a stone in the sea.
"There is indeed something abnormal..."
Everyone’s hearts stirred, continuing their probing, but in the end, aside from determining the statue’s indestructibility, they made no other discoveries.
"Damn it, who is that kid who rescued Lu Lingxuan? Seeking death."
Sword Saint Situ’s eyes sparkled with a fierce cold light.
"It must be someone from the Dragon Alliance, but I don’t know who; he looked very unfamiliar."
Shen Yueren said.
"I know, I heard that not long ago, the Dragon Alliance newly recognized a member named Lu Yan, apparently from the Wild Ocean. I previously bought his portrait through special channels. I’ve seen his appearance; it’s this person."
An elder suddenly said.
"Lu Yan..."
Killing intent flickered in the eyes of Sword Saint Situ and Shen Yueren.
Unwilling to give up, they still searched and hunted around the area...
Inside the Sunken Ship Abyss.
It took Lu Lingxuan a total of seven days to fully recover from her injuries.
"This time with Shen Yueren getting involved, I’m afraid he has other motives beyond killing me..."
Lu Lingxuan’s eyebrows were tightly knitted.
"What motives?"
Lu Yan asked.
"I’m afraid the Divine Clan will send experts into the Innate Magic Realm to join hands with the Three Emperors Alliance to surround and kill us of the Dragon Alliance, especially with Shen Yueren and Sword Saint Situ teaming up. No one in the Dragon Alliance can match them, we must stop them."
Lu Lingxuan said.
"Stop them? With you alone, even if you go out, you’re not an opponent for Shen Yueren and Sword Saint Situ, are you?"
Lu Yan said.
Lu Lingxuan was silent.
Suddenly, Lu Lingxuan’s eyes brightened, and she looked at Lu Yan, saying, "You can actually control a True Beast with a Tao Magic Seal; such a thing is unheard of. Wait...have you by any chance obtained a fragment of the Innate Magic Seal?"
Lu Yan’s eyes sparked with sharp light, and a cold aura enveloped the space.
But Lu Lingxuan was not in the least bit intimidated, staring straight into Lu Yan’s eyes, she laughed and said, "There has always been speculation that within the Innate Magic Realm lies a fragment of the Innate Magic Seal, but no one has ever obtained it. You can control a True Beast with a Tao Magic Seal, which leaves only one answer—that you’ve got a fragment of the Innate Magic Seal. Looking at your expression, it seems my guess is correct."
"But don’t worry, I definitely won’t speak of the Innate Magic Seal fragment to anyone. I won’t let a third person know."
Lu Yan suddenly smiled.
So she knows, well, it doesn’t matter.
The fact that he had a Dao Book was known to the high echelons of the Dragon Alliance, so what was a fragment of the Innate Magic Seal in comparison?
"With the Innate Magic Seal fragment, if you could control the King of True Beasts in the Innate Magic Realm, maybe you could fight against Sword Saint Situ and Shen Yueren."
Lu Lingxuan said.
"Where is the King of True Beasts?"
Lu Yan asked.
"I know that, one of my purposes of entering the Innate Magic Realm this time was to hunt the King of True Beasts to obtain the Tao Magic Seal on its body for cultivation. I can take you there."
Lu Lingxuan said.
Lu Yan thought for a moment and then asked, "How strong is the King of True Beasts?"
"Very strong, not much weaker than me. It could tie down one of either Sword Saint Situ or Shen Yueren, which should suffice. If you could control a few more True Beasts of the Immortal Ninth Layer, our chances would be even greater."
Lu Lingxuan said.
"Alright, that’s feasible. However, before this battle, I need to make a breakthrough in my cultivation level. Do you have any Thunder, Fire, Wind Trinity Elixirs?"
Lu Yan asked.
While creating his law spells, Lu Yan’s cultivation level had reached the peak of the Immortal Fifth Layer, just a step away from the Immortal Sixth Layer.
Through this period of refinement, he felt that he could attempt to break through to the Immortal Sixth Layer.
The precondition being that he had a sufficient number of Magic Elixirs.
Although he had exchanged for some before coming to the Innate Magic Realm, he was afraid it wouldn’t be enough.
Moreover, if he could get some from Lu Lingxuan for free, why not?
