Chapter 1106: Chapter 1015: Yun Liao Poaches Talents
"I even bought the bastard a drink once, almost introduced my cousin to him, and it turns out this animal was a plant the whole time." Du Duanfeng’s mouth was spilling blood as he cursed with a bitter grin, completely ignoring his own injuries.
Right after, Du Duanfeng kept swearing, "Alright, alright, quit howling like idiots. And you, shove those tears back in, I ain’t dead yet, and I’m not dying. Hurry up and lift me, take me to Yun Liao for treatment."
"Move!"
"Easy, easy!"
The Yin Yang Family disciples hurriedly and carefully lifted Du Duanfeng up, cautiously carrying him toward Yun Liao, while the others immediately spread out in the rear to stop the Puppets from catching up.
But Du Duanfeng’s mouth still couldn’t stay idle.
"Someone go check on that bastard Han Wei, see if he’s dead yet!"
A few people quickly raised their heads, looking toward the Xuan Court Pavilion crowd on the other side, where the Xuan Court Pavilion people were gathered around an area, shouting Han Wei’s name.
"Senior Brother Han Wei, wake up!"
"Senior Brother Han Wei, don’t scare us!"
Han Wei wasn’t in much better shape at the moment either. Because he had taken the full brunt of that infiltrator’s self-detonation head-on, he’d shielded the Xuan Court Pavilion people from the blast, but his own Spirit Body was severely damaged, and he’d directly passed out.
Just as they were about to treat Han Wei, the Puppet Tide gathered toward them again, scaring everyone into hastily lifting Han Wei up.
"Go, move!"
"Careful, don’t knock Senior Brother Han Wei!"
"You guys go first, I’ll stay back with Junior Brother Bai and the others to hold them off, block the Puppet Tide. If we all go together, none of us are getting out."
Several Xuan Court Pavilion disciples at the Middle Realm of Mountain Suppression volunteered to stay at the very rear, their Meridian Gates buzzing as they charged straight toward the Puppet Tide.
They went in ready to die, because the number of Puppets was already in the thousands, and swallowing them would be too easy.
But Senior Brother Han Wei had taken a heavy hit and fallen unconscious to protect them.
The other junior brothers and sisters couldn’t stop this Beast Tide; only they could step up.
"Come on then, you little bastards from Sky-Shrouding Tower, you screwed me over this time, but don’t let me run into you next life!"
"Kill!"
The few of them roared and charged into the Puppet Tide.
Right at that moment, hundreds and thousands of streaks of silver light rained down, turning into long swords that swept across the thousands of Puppets.
Where the swords passed, the Puppets were all cut down.
In just a dozen breaths, over half the thousand-plus Puppets had been cleared out.
The Xuan Court Pavilion group felt a huge weight lift off their shoulders and all turned back to look, only to see Yun Liao’s Storm Sword Array already spreading over.
"We’re saved."
"Go!"
Seeing this, they quickly caught up with their fellow brothers and retreated backward.
With Yun Liao helping, pulling out safely was almost too easy.
These thousand Puppets weren’t even enough to get stuck between Yun Liao’s teeth!
Honestly, even a few thousand more wouldn’t be enough for Yun Liao alone to kill!
At the same time, Yun Liao’s Storm Sword Array flared up again, and he simultaneously cast Tier Three Earth Magic: Extreme Pressure, blocking almost all of the Puppet Tide chasing the Yin Yang Family and Xuan Court Pavilion.
Under Extreme Pressure, the Puppets at only the Lower Realm of Mountain Suppression didn’t even have the ability to run; every step became incredibly difficult.
When the Storm Sword Array came crashing down, they could only become fish on the chopping block, left for Yun Liao to butcher at will.
"Don’t move." At this moment, Yun Liao didn’t forget to warn the Immortal Sect disciples who were about to go out and receive the Xuan Court Pavilion and Yin Yang Family people.
He was afraid there were still infiltrators!
Originally he hadn’t planned to go all-out helping the Yin Yang Family and Xuan Court Pavilion people, because his responsibility was only to protect the disciples of the Immortal Sect.
But Han Wei and Du Duanfeng’s actions changed his mind.
The two of them had stepped up alone to block an infiltrator’s self-detonation for the sake of their senior and junior brothers. That sense of responsibility and courage was something Yun Liao greatly admired.
They shouldn’t die at the hands of infiltrators.
Despicable infiltrators weren’t worthy of killing them.
Without the Puppet Tide harassing them, the Yin Yang Family and Xuan Court Pavilion people reached Yun Liao’s feet in no time, but they didn’t get too close to the Immortal Sect crowd.
They all thanked him in unison.
"Many thanks, Elder Yun."
"Many thanks for Elder Yun’s life-saving grace!"
"Thank you!"
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With the chorus of thanks, the two factions placed Han Wei and Du Duanfeng down to the side and all took out healing-type celestial materials and treasures from their Storage Rings.
But the battle of the Lifeless Tide had been going on for so long already that their healing and recovery celestial materials and treasures were almost completely used up, leaving only a tiny bit—not nearly enough to restore the two men’s injuries.
Du Duanfeng let out a bitter laugh and refused the celestial materials and treasures his junior brothers handed over. "Why the hell is every one of you so damn poor? Forget it, keep that stuff for yourselves. Who knows when the Celestial Industry Divine General will get here to save us. However long you can hold out with those, you hold out. As your senior brother, I sure as hell can’t protect you anymore, so count that as me letting you down."
"Senior Brother, don’t say that!"
"Senior Brother, just take them. We can hold out until the Celestial Industry Divine General arrives even without those!"
Everyone chimed in one after another, begging Du Duanfeng to take the celestial materials and treasures, but Du Duanfeng rejected them all. Then his gaze shifted to Han Wei, who was lying on the ground being treated.
"That bastard, I haven’t even killed him yet and he’s already about to die?" Du Duanfeng said angrily. "Go see if there’s any way to wake that guy up for me. If he’s gonna die, he dies by my hand. Dying to some infiltrator, what the hell is that?"
"Yes, Senior Brother!"
A Xuan Court Pavilion disciple immediately got up and walked over to the Xuan Court Pavilion side. Although they’d been rivals in the past, with the current great enemy before them, no one was interested in continuing their internal strife, so when he went over, the Xuan Court Pavilion people didn’t stop him.
"Senior Brother Han Wei’s Spirit Body is extremely badly damaged. There’s no way he can wake up in the short term, and even if he does, I’m afraid he won’t be able to hold on for long." A Xuan Court Pavilion disciple truthfully explained the situation to the one from the Yangyang Family who had come over.
The disciple of the Yangyang Family replied, "If you need anything, just call us."
With that, he went back to Du Duanfeng and relayed the situation to him, which made Du Duanfeng start cursing nonstop.
There was only one reason Du Duanfeng was this angry.
The two were enemies, but after competing so many times, they’d gradually become the ones who understood each other best. If not for belonging to different factions, they very likely could’ve become friends.
So if Han Wei was going to die, he had to die by his hand!
And now he’d almost died at the hands of some despicable lurker!
Right at this moment, Yun Liao’s voice suddenly came from the sky. "Put Du Duanfeng and Han Wei together."
Yun Liao’s words allowed no refusal.
Though they didn’t know what Yun Liao wanted to do, the people of the Yin Yang Family and Xuan Court Pavilion still immediately lifted the two and placed them side by side.
After all, if Yun Liao wanted to kill Han Wei and the other one, there was no need for such a fuss.
Yun Liao continued, "I’ll save you two today. If you want to repay me in the future, you can join the Immortal Sect."
Tier Three Wood Element Magic—Forest Song!
As long as there was Wood Qi in the surroundings, it could restore the injuries of oneself and others, and a hundred breaths could restore ten percent of one’s injuries!
But the Lifeless Battlefield was shrouded by a protective barrier, so the Wood Qi was limited—at most, it was only enough to save two or three people.
Originally, Yun Liao had planned to save it to protect the Immortal Sect disciples, but in this situation, if the quality of the next wave of Beast Tide suddenly increased, he might not be able to block everything. Any Demons or Puppets that slipped past and charged at Han Wei and the other one would mean their certain death.
If the two of them just died like this, it’d be a shame, more or less.
"Elder Yun, that depends on whether our master agrees." Han Wei’s lips carried a wry smile, then he let out a long breath. "Even if we can’t join the Immortal Sect, if Elder Yun ever needs anything in the future, I’ll definitely do my utmost to help, till death!"
"If you come, the Immortal Sect will open its gates to you. The Magic I cultivate, and everything within the Immortal Sect will be open to you two!" Yun Liao tossed out the olive branch on the spot, then stopped wasting words and immediately began chanting.
The chant ended in an instant!
All the Wood Qi in the entire Lifeless Battlefield was instantly drawn over, then poured into Yun Liao’s Magic Wand.
Right after, Yun Liao pointed with his Magic Wand!
Endless Wood Qi turned into two lightning-like streams of light that shot into Han Wei and Du Duanfeng’s bodies, rapidly restoring their injuries.
Ten breaths.
A hundred breaths!
When a hundred breaths passed, the unconscious Han Wei suddenly trembled and woke up, startling the people of Xuan Court Pavilion into joy.
In just a hundred breaths, Senior Brother Han Wei had actually woken up!
Elder Yun of the Immortal Sect—his methods really were defying the heavens!
Next, under everyone’s watchful eyes, the injuries of the two began to recover at a shocking speed. The rate was downright terrifying.
"The Puppet Tide is here!"
"We’ll go hold them off, buy Elder Yun and the others some time!"
The people of Xuan Court Pavilion and the Yangyang Family said this and immediately rushed toward the oncoming Puppet Tide.
Yun Liao replied lightly, "No need."
As his voice fell, the Storm Sword Array descended!
The hundreds of Puppets that had just charged up were instantly shredded by the Storm Sword Array; the people of the Yin Yang Family and Xuan Court Pavilion didn’t even have time to cast their Vein Techniques.
Too fast!
It was just too fast!
Alright, they’d really been making unnecessary moves.
Seeing this scene, and feeling his own Spirit Body recovering rapidly, Du Duanfeng couldn’t hold back anymore. He tentatively asked in a low voice, "Sect Leader Wen, if I join the sect, I really can learn this Magic you’re cultivating now, right?"
As he said this, Du Duanfeng secretly glanced at the two Yin Yang elders sitting on the Lifeless Tide, feeling a bit guilty inside.
Asking this in front of his masters, wouldn’t he be beaten to death when they went back?
But there was no helping it—Elder Yun’s methods were just too enticing.
Yun Liao answered, "These are just mere Tier Three Magic. There are tens of thousands of them in the Immortal Sect."
Du Duanfeng nodded.
But he didn’t dare continue asking.
If he kept going, he really might get beaten to death when they got back.
Right at this time, three or four streaks of rainbow light suddenly appeared in the sky of the Shaving Realm, coming from deep within the Shaving Realm.
Behind them was the Celestial Industry Divine General’s maid—Xiao Yin!
The four in front were naturally the Divine Shadow Army under the Celestial Industry Divine General.
The arrival of four Half-Step Celestial Unrestricted experts immediately drew everyone’s attention and brought a ray of hope to the various factions on the Lifeless Tide.
"They’re finally here!"
"We’re saved!"
While they were rejoicing, Wen Ping, however, frowned.
Because the Celestial Industry Divine General hadn’t come.
Those three Earth Unrestricted lurkers still had no intention of showing themselves?
Why?
Were those three planning to just give up like this?
That wasn’t the style of the Covering-Heavens Tower, was it?
