Chapter 472: Chapter 462 The Righteous Path Has Indeed Come to Siege Us
It wasn’t ascending to the heavens, it was going underground, Lin Yun’s escape routes were all sealed off by the Spider Woman.
However, what kind of man was Lin Yun? He certainly didn’t follow the usual paths.
He looked at the ground under his feet, which had no place left to stand on, and set fire right where he was, using the rising thermal currents from the flames to hover briefly in mid-air. The power of Lin Yun’s fire was also very formidable, in the blink of an eye, the ground was blasted and pitted, and the sticky webs were burned away.
Humph, think I’d step on them? Impossible!
The Spider Woman’s smug expression instantly stiffened. A thousand years ago, this move had never failed, there had never been an error. Countless heroes of the Mortal Realm were trapped by this move, with webs above and webs below, this technique was named by the Spider Woman as Heaven-blocking, Earth-sealing Web Spinning Technique.
The longer the name, the more imposing it is–that’s definitely right.
Who could have imagined that Lin Yun would break this move in such a clean and brutal way?
Seizing the moment while the Spider Woman had yet to react, Lin Yun, wielding the Thunderclap Sword, unleashed a sword technique he had learned from Yuquan just the other day. This was the most powerful sword technique he had seen so far, second only to Lin Yu’s Sword Intent. Lin Yun was willing to call it the strongest.
If he knew this move was called the Shangqing Poyun Sword, Lin Yun might have been even more excited.
A giant golden sword quickly formed, and because of the Thunderclap Sword’s nature, thunder also gathered around it.
Lightning has an extremely strong restraining effect on demons, let alone the Golden Legend. The Spider Woman couldn’t help but flash a look of terror in her eyes. Her eight long legs hurriedly retreated. Lin Yun’s sword alone, just its Sword Qi, was too large and too thick. If it stabbed into her, it would pierce her entirely!
The spider’s instinctive wariness prevented her from taking the blow head-on, and in panic, she attempted to escape. But the divine techniques of the Taiqing Daoist Temple were exceptional, featuring auto-targeting and tracking. As Lin Yun pointed with his sword, the Spider Woman realized she could not avoid it.
She let out a piercing screech, layers of cobwebs flew out, enveloping the massive sword tip. The pressing force of the giant sword slowed for a moment, and the Sword Qi also encountered some mild corrosion. The Spider Woman kept extruding sticky fluid, making Lin Yun exclaim in awe of how much fluid she had in her abdomen.
However, no matter what the Spider Woman did, the strike of his sword inevitably came crashing down. The Spider Woman made a split-second decision, extending a long, hairy leg forward, countering the force of the sword while also having the leg cut off.
The residual Sword Qi rushed into the ground, shaking it once again.
That his most powerful strike only cut off one of the opponent’s legs, and seeing the Spider Woman possibly becoming enraged, Lin Yun immediately bluffed, "Demon woman, take another one of my swords!"
The Spider Woman was startled. How could such a powerful technique be used twice in quick succession?
She didn’t believe it at first, but Lin Yun actually did it.
He gathered his Spiritual Power, and another giant sword shadow quickly formed. The Spider Woman didn’t dare linger, for even with one leg cut off by Lin Yun, she was still very fast, disappearing from sight in an instant.
Catching delicious prey is indeed not easy, better to go back home and eat those dumb, ugly, and not tasty guys!
With the Spider Woman retreating, Lin Yun did not retract his Sword Qi. First, he was worried that the Spider Woman was merely feigning retreat, these demons are cunning as ghosts, and to avoid being outwitted by them, he needed to be even more cunning.
Second, considering Dongfang Hong Yue’s temperament, once she lost contact with him, she would certainly move quickly. Estimating the time, Dongfang Hong Yue should be close by now. She might not find him right away, but his sword strike would make it easier for her to determine the direction.
By now, Lin Yun had roughly gauged the depth of the Spider Woman’s abilities; she seemed on par with an Enlightened Realm Cultivator, but more faint-hearted. Not ruling out the possibility she hadn’t used some life-saving Divine Skill, but with Lin Yu joining in, they should have enough to kill her.
Lin Yu the warrior, Dongfang Hong Yue the mage, plus Lin Yun the supportive healer, the warrior-mage-healer iron triangle was formed. As long as they weren’t suppressed by realm, they could fight anyone equally.
Unknown to Lin Yun at this time, it wasn’t just Dongfang Hong Yue who had come to this place.
In general, everyone who could come, did come.
In the village, Dongfang Hong Yue was the first to arrive on the scene. Looking at the words Lin Yun left behind, she was frantic, and it was at this moment that two more sword lights arrived.
It wasn’t difficult for Lin Yu to find Dongfang Hong Yue since they were in contact, and Fang Yu had followed Lin Yu here. The three naturally met up in the village.
Seeing Lin Yu and Fang Yu, Dongfang Hong Yue’s gloomy mood also eased somewhat.
It must be said, although she didn’t get along with Fang Yu and competed with Lin Yu both openly and covertly, Dongfang Hong Yue was quite confident in their abilities. Furthermore, Fang Yu was now wielding a sword capable of destroying a Heavenly Demon Instrument, and having that sword with them added a few points to their chances of victory.
"Have you found anything?"
Lin Yu didn’t even try to hide her relationship with Dongfang Hong Yue, asking directly.
If Lin Yun was in danger, there was no point in caring about Fang Yu anymore. Besides, Fang Yu had already been led astray by that scoundrel Lin Yun, and had become one of them; there was no need to continue hiding the truth from her.
Sure enough, Fang Yu was uncertain, wondering how Lin Yu and Dongfang Hong Yue could be so familiar with each other.
But she didn’t ask any questions; the ominous words ’enter with caution’ on the ground were enough to make her anxious.
"I just arrived as well. These words should have been left by Lin Yun, but there is no trace of his presence here. Maybe someone erased it."
Dongfang Hong Yue’s nose had always been sensitive. Since she didn’t detect anything, Lin Yun must not have been here, or his scent was intentionally removed. Dongfang Hong Yue judged the latter to be true.
Because there were no traces of anyone else’s presence, yet there were words here, it could only be the work of someone who made an intentional mistake. If they could erase the scent, why would they leave these words? It must have been deliberate!
"Let me try something."
Lin Yu took out the Gale Sword and struck. This move was another way to employ the Gale Sword.
Wind could become Lin Yu’s eyes.
Lin Yu’s spiritual power, carried forth by the gale, soon detected a trace not far ahead.
"Follow me!"
Having said that, Lin Yu shot out like a gust of wind, and Fang Yu and Dongfang Hongyue, with their cultivation levels, of course, could keep up, one transformed into a blaze, the other into a bolt of lightning, trailing closely behind.
"It’s the scent of Lin Yun’s horse."
After confirming this, Dongfang Hongyue then added, "When Lin Yun and I separated, it was to look for his horse."
Thinking back on it, Dongfang Hongyue also started to regret not accompanying Lin Yun in searching for the horse, believing it to be a trivial matter. She hadn’t expected it to lead Lin Yun into such peril, and she was unable to assist immediately.
Fang Yu: "..."
Lin Yun and Dongfang Hongyue separated?
It seemed there was a significant amount of information here. Hadn’t he just captured Jiang Chenyu?
After returning, Jiang Chenyu had rested, and Fang Yu did not know if Lin Yun had had another altercation with her since Fang Yu hadn’t asked about the situation.
How had Lin Yun gotten in touch with Dongfang Hongyue again?
Fang Yu’s mind was filled with confusion, but it wasn’t the time to ask such questions. Seeing that the clues from both people pointed to this location, she did not hesitate and followed the traces they found.
Before long, they saw an entrance to an underground palace.
With the three of them together, they dared to enter any dragon’s lair or tiger’s den without slowing down, and Lin Yu charged straight in with Dongfang Hongyue closely following.
As soon as they entered the underground palace, Dongfang Hongyue saw a figure wearing a white Taoist robe—who else could it be but Lin Yun!
"Lin Yun!"
Dongfang Hongyue called out, but Lin Yun seemed not to hear. She hurried after him, and Fang Yu saw the same scene. After hearing Dongfang Hongyue’s shout and seeing that Lin Yun did not react, she immediately employed the Wind-Thunder Escape technique and followed. Halfway there, she suddenly felt her body become sluggish, seemingly pulled by various forces.
Someone was sabotaging them from the shadows!
Fury surged within Fang Yu as spiritual power exploded within her, and thunder roared.
However, before she could act, the sound of swordplay whistling through the air dispelled the sensation of sluggishness. The previously obscure underground palace also became clear.
The one wielding the sword was none other than Lin Yu.
Lin Yu may have been brash, but she had an eye for detail; a person not careful wouldn’t have survived for so long.
Upon entering the underground palace, she sensed something unusual through the airflow.
She did not know what it was, but she slashed through it anyway.
In a very brief moment, Lin Yu unleashed several sword qi, cutting through the invisible web, and the previously unclear scenery became distinct.
They saw more than twenty cocoons hanging ahead, with layers of dense cobwebs above.
When Fang Yu and Dongfang Hongyue called for Lin Yun, Lin Yu hadn’t detected anything. Perhaps it was an illusion.
Lin Yu’s eyes could penetrate illusions, but the illusions here were too powerful. Even she was merely not drawn in, rather than seeing directly through them.
People like Dongfang Hongyue and Fang Yu, both with high cultivation levels, fell prey in an instant.
Dongfang Hongyue and Fang Yu realized what had happened, their expressions turning grave. It was fortunate that there were enough of them this time; had they come alone, they might have fallen victim to the trap.
Looking at the more than twenty cocoons in front of them, a chill ran down the spines of the trio.
They feared that one of these cocoons might contain Lin Yun.
Despite her panic, Lin Yu decisively sliced open one of the cocoons.
Coincidentally, that cocoon contained Snowstep.
Seeing Snowstep, Fang Yu exclaimed, "This is Lin Yun’s horse."
If the horse was here, the man must be here too.
The horse was still alive, so perhaps the man was alive as well!
Dongfang Hongyue and Fang Yu moved quickly, slicing open the rest of the cocoons, and the people inside tumbled out.
Just then, the five sects of the Righteous Path and the two Demon Lords of the Demon Sect, tracking Lin Yu and the others’ trail, arrived at this underground palace.
Xu Xifeng thought he was done for, never imagining that the spider would only imprison them instead of eating them. Now, unexpectedly, they had been rescued by three ladies who seemed as ethereal as immortals.
It was at this moment that the leaders of the Righteous Path entered one after another. Seeing their attire, Xu Xifeng was instantly dumbstruck.
Damn, the Righteous Path really has come to round us up!
