Chapter 2436: Chapter 2436: Lending a Hand
With the Blood-Drinking Mad Blade’s assistance, the Great Luo Immortal Emperor engaged once more in battle with the Demon Emperor and Demon Clan Emperor.
Meanwhile, Fang Bai, stripped of the Great Luo Immortal Emperor’s protection, found himself facing immense pressure again.
Fang Bai was certain that the Great Luo Immortal Emperor would soon repel the Demon Emperor and Demon Clan Emperor, so he swiftly left the battlefield, taking the Five Elements Origin Qi Cauldron, retreating a thousand miles away, and perched on a mountaintop to quietly await the battle’s end.
A thousand breaths later, the overwhelming pressure from the three Emperor Realm Experts suddenly vanished.
Fang Bai was overjoyed, knowing that the Demon Emperor and Demon Clan Emperor had been repelled, as the Great Luo Immortal Emperor withdrew his powers.
Indeed, when Fang Bai released his Divine Sense, he detected no hindrance and easily scouted the vicinity of Black Wind Gorge a thousand miles away, finding no signs of Demon Clan and Demon Clan experts.
Headed by the Great Luo Immortal Emperor, five hundred Roaring and Golden Palm Arhats from Tianyin Temple were sweeping the battlefield, gathering spoils of war.
This battle, although costing some casualties on the Tianyin Temple side, inflicted even greater losses on the Demon Clan and Demon Clan side, thus the monks and Buddha from Tianyin Temple displayed evident excitement.
Since the founding of Tianyin Temple, every few decades, the Demon Clan and Demon Clan experts would team up, attempting to penetrate Tianyin Mountain Range, crossing Black Wind Gorge, and invading the Immortal Realm.
Thus, the battles between Tianyin Temple’s Buddha and the Demon Clan and Demon Clan would occur every few decades.
Previously, although Tianyin Temple could ultimately repel the joint invasion of the Demon Clan and Demon Clan, the losses on both sides were nearly equal, with Tianyin Temple gaining little advantage.
But this time, thanks to Fang Bai’s Blood-Drinking Mad Blade, the Great Luo Immortal Emperor’s strength increased dramatically, and he forcibly defeated the Demon Emperor and Demon Clan Emperor’s alliance, forcing them to flee.
As the Demon Clan and Demon Clan leaders, their retreat caused other Demon Clan and Demon Clan experts to lose their will and courage, resulting in a swift rout, and many were killed by Tianyin Temple’s Buddhas.
The Great Luo Immortal Emperor’s robe fluttered as he descended upon the mountaintop where Fang Bai was located, laughing heartily, "Immortal Friend Fang, your Immortal Artifact is truly extraordinary. Without its help, defeating the Emperor Realm experts of the Demon Clan and Demon Clan wouldn’t be so easy! How did you acquire this Immortal Artifact, and does it have a name?"
Enthusiastically, the Great Luo Immortal Emperor spoke, somewhat reluctantly handing the Blood-Drinking Mad Blade back to Fang Bai.
He knew that this blade was a Supreme Emperor Artifact, even more powerful than his Zen Staff, but also understood that he couldn’t fully control it. Using it once was fine, but prolonged use would certainly affect him, leading to ferocity and loss of self, possibly falling into the Demon Dao.
Therefore, despite his fondness for the blade, he returned it to Fang Bai without hesitation.
Fang Bai retrieved the Blood-Drinking Mad Blade and said, "This blade came from the mundane world, and it’s called the Blood-Drinking Mad Blade."
The Great Luo Immortal Emperor said, "Blood-Drinking Mad Blade... what a fierce name! It must have drunk a lot of strong blood to possess such intense Evil Qi and bloodthirsty aura! If wielded properly, it’s an excellent battle aid; otherwise, it can backfire!"
Fang Bai smiled slightly, nodding, "Immortal Friend Luo speaks the truth. The blade’s Evil Qi is intense, the blood aura thick, and it’s quite fierce. If ordinary immortals use it, they might suffer its backlash and lose their sanity. But fortunately, the Artifact Spirit has recognized me as its master."
The Great Luo Immortal Emperor understood, recognizing the Artifact Spirit signifies complete submission.
In other words, Fang Bai could fully control the Blood-Drinking Mad Blade, without worrying about the Artifact Spirit backfiring on him.
"Immortal Friend Fang, it’s been three thousand years since we last met, hasn’t it? Let’s return to Tianyin Temple and have a chat."
The Great Luo Immortal Emperor retrieved his Zen Staff, waving his sleeve to take Fang Bai back to Tianyin Temple.
Fang Bai hurriedly held him back, saying, "Immortal Friend Luo, let’s skip Tianyin Temple. Help me with this one thing, and we’ll talk more later."
The Great Luo Immortal Emperor said, "What do you need help with? Tell me."
Fang Bai explained the situation with Moon Sea Sect and finally said, "I’m here to seek your aid. Either way, you must help me with this!"
The Great Luo Immortal Emperor was somewhat troubled, "I’ll help for sure... but as you can see, despite the Demon Clan and Demon Clan retreating to Black Wind Gorge, they might invade again any time, requiring me to personally guard Tianyin Temple."
Fang Bai waved his hand, "No need for you to go personally! Chaos Heaven Sect’s Chaos Heaven Immortal Emperor is just a high-rank Immortal Emperor realm immortal. If you go personally, it’s overkill! Hm, just assign ten or eight high-rank Immortal Emperor realm experts to accompany me!"
The Great Luo Immortal Emperor smiled wryly, shaking his head, pointing at Fang Bai, "You haven’t changed a bit in thousands of years; still somewhat rogue. There’s no ten or eight high-rank Immortal Emperor experts, but at most, you can take two."
Fang Bai chuckled, "Two will be fine! But I get to choose!"
The Great Luo Immortal Emperor said, "Alright, alright! As you wish! All according to your wishes!"
At this time, the five hundred Roaring and Golden Palm Arhats from Tianyin Temple had gathered around Fang Bai and the Great Luo Immortal Emperor.
Seeing a mere sixth-rank Immortal King realm little immortal conversing and laughing with the Great Luo Immortal Emperor, the Arhats couldn’t help but look at each other, feeling extremely curious about Fang Bai’s identity.
To them, those qualified to converse with the Great Luo Immortal Emperor like this, besides equals in realm, would likely be a favored disciple under a top-level Immortal Emperor.
However, since thousands of years ago, after eight top-level Immortal Emperors destroyed the Emperor’s Palace, the Great Luo Immortal Emperor severed all ties with them. If the little immortal was a disciple of a top-level Immortal Emperor, the Great Luo Immortal Emperor would likely be cold, not so warm.
And yet, if the little immortal wasn’t a disciple of a top-level Immortal Emperor, then who could he be?
Fang Bai waved to the Roaring Arhat and another Buddha, inviting them to fly near, then said to the Great Luo Immortal Emperor, "I’ll take these two Immortal Friends along. You have no objection, do you?"
The Great Luo Immortal Emperor said, "You have good taste... Roaring Arhat and Golden Palm Arhat are the strongest among our high-rank Immortal Emperors in Tianyin Temple!"
Fang Bai laughed confidently, displaying satisfaction.
Fang Bai had known Roaring Arhat and Golden Palm Arhat in a previous life.
Back then, before the Emperor’s Palace’s demise, they were merely junior Arhats in Tianyin Temple, with cultivation levels only at the initial Immortal Emperor realm.
But their talents were exceptional, and over the years of rigorous training, they both progressed to high-rank Immortal Emperor realm, becoming Great Arhats.
Roaring Arhat’s sound wave attacks and Golden Palm Arhat’s palm force were both extremely powerful. Fang Bai believed either of them could defeat Chaos Heaven Sect’s Chaos Heaven Immortal Emperor.
However, aside from Chaos Heaven Immortal Emperor, Chaos Heaven Sect also had more than a dozen other high-level Immortal Emperor experts. To be safe, Fang Bai took Roaring Arhat and Golden Palm Arhat together to ensure overwhelming advantage against Chaos Heaven Sect.
