Chapter 214: Chapter 128: Ruyi_2
An old and sinister voice echoed from the blood sea: "Lay down your resistance, and we might spare these youngsters."
"Otherwise, I will catch them one by one, transform them into breeding grounds for demon worms, making them beg for life, yet unable to seek death."
The other demonic cultivators hid behind the two demons, clamoring along, occasionally launching long-range magical attacks to ambush the youngsters behind Li Yucheng.
All the cultivators from the Purple Heaven Jade Mansion wore expressions of grief and anger, desperately defending themselves, ready for the possibility of dying here today.
Gu Haitang grew increasingly anxious at the sight, wanting to rush forward to help but not knowing how.
Chu Xuan was much calmer, immediately advising,
"Don’t be rash, we need to find a way to lure away that golden-winged roc first, otherwise, being attacked from both sides, us two at the third realm rushing in would be a death sentence."
Chu Xuan could see that, given the comprehensive strength of the Purple Heaven Jade Mansion, they should not fear direct combat with these demonic cultivators.
The real threat was this golden-winged roc, whose overwhelming power loomed large; without luring it away, the group from Purple Heaven was doomed.
Moreover, this vicious bird was clearly not allied with the demonic cultivators, as they deliberately maintained distance from the roc, struggling to resist the creeping golden flames.
Gu Haitang nodded, forcing herself to calm down, biting her nails in thought: "To lure the roc away, we must first understand why it persistently hunts down our sect’s cultivators."
"Let’s move closer first; I’ll contact the junior disciples, and find out the situation."
Chu Xuan agreed, and Haitang actively employed her Qimen Dunjia Divine Techniques, cloaking them both in a misty gray fog, masking their presence as they slowly approached from the flank.
Although this wouldn’t fool the two demons, they merely wanted to avoid being directly targeted by the roc.
From a considerable distance, Gu Haitang used the sect’s talisman to communicate with fellow disciples, and after a covert exchange, she said,
"According to my junior sister, the two elders previously led them to Ruo Wood, hoping to gather one or two young branches to see if they could cultivate them once back."
"Similar attempts have been made before, but Ruo Wood is impervious to weapons and fire; no one has ever succeeded, not even a single living leaf has been plucked."
"Despite this, Ruo Wood itself does not attack those attempting, and the dormant Candle Dragon never reacts."
"Thus, whenever the Ruo Wood Secret Realm opens, there are always hopefuls trying."
"This time, our sect elders likely had similar thoughts, but they were terribly unlucky."
"Their actions of deploying magical artifacts and Divine Techniques to cut down branches likely disturbed the hidden nest of the golden-winged roc built on the tree. After hearing a series of tender bird cries, the roc emerged enraged, pursuing them relentlessly."
"Initially, the two elders managed to fight and retreat against the roc, barely holding their ground, but seeing the crisis, the demonic cultivators from Mo Luo Palace harbored thoughts of taking advantage, waiting for the opportunity to ambush."
"Luckily, Elder Pei’s profound skills allowed him to intercept the attacks from the two demons immediately, or else by now at least half of our sect members would be dead or wounded."
Chu Xuan nodded; it was pointless to fault them for being careless now, as the urgent matter was what to do next?
Gu Haitang was equally racking her brain, "From my junior sister’s description, this golden-winged roc likely has fledglings; the only current plan is to pretend to target the fledglings, forcing the roc to return defensively."
Chu Xuan voiced his doubts, "But we’re already far from Ruo Wood, not to mention how long it would take us to reach there. From your description, the nest’s location is quite hidden, even the two elders couldn’t find it. How can we possibly locate it?"
"And even if we find it, how will we alert the roc that its offspring are in danger and need urgent rescue?"
Gu Haitang was stumped; her idea was vague at best, but after Chu Xuan’s remarks, the difficulties seemed insurmountable.
With brows furrowed, especially as she watched the two elders gradually depleting their magical power, her anxiety grew.
"But if we don’t target the fledglings, how can we lure the roc away? I’m willing to try, just worried it won’t heed me."
Meanwhile, the golden-winged roc suddenly flapped its wings.
Instantly, a sea of flames condensed into a massive fiery dragon whirlwind, crashing towards the group from the Purple Heaven Jade Mansion!
Forced to act, Li Yucheng completely detonated the "Pearl of True Water," unleashing a water dragon essence to protect everyone, rigidly holding against the immense tornado bolstered by wind and fire.
This was not all, as the roc flapped its wings again, releasing countless golden feathers like top-tier flying swords, piercing towards everyone.
If this situation persisted, once the water dragon essence’s power was exhausted, those from Purple Heaven were not far from death.
Even though Li Yucheng might barely hold on, those young ones surely wouldn’t survive.
The group of demonic cultivators became more arrogant at this sight, tightening their assault, aiming to capture Yun Ni Fairy first, or else once the roc freed itself, they feared it would turn against them as well.
Especially the black-robed man, who kept calling out "Little beauty," much to Chu Xuan’s displeasure.
