bookbashuk Chapter 332 Retreat
Chapter 332 Retreat
"Xue Yang of the Bloodflame Sect is dead?"
Five miles outside Tianliu City, a jade talisman in the sleeve of the old man in hemp robes who was fighting against True Lord Kuilin shattered silently, causing him to let out a soft exclamation.
As the leader of the five sects of Chu who attacked Tianliu City, each Golden Core cultivator left a token with him.
It's clear at a glance who died and how many died.
A while has passed since the start of the battle, and two of their Golden Core cultivators have perished, making Xue Yang the third.
In my memory, this Golden Core cultivator from the Bloodflame Sect is the most cunning and treacherous. You might not be able to fight to the death with a Golden Core cultivator from the Zhao Kingdom, but his ability to escape and save his life is first-rate.
I remember that during the battle, this person was fighting what appeared to be a woman.
It seems like he just broke through to the Golden Core stage not long ago?
"I remember that woman was Bai Yan's disciple, and she probably possessed treasures bestowed upon her by the Jade Light Pavilion and her own master. It's not surprising that Xue Yang perished at her hands."
After pondering for a moment, the old man Xuanyou threw himself back into the battle before him.
In war, there's no way that people won't die.
Anyway, the Golden Core cultivator who died wasn't from their Youquan Sect, so why bother with all that?
This demonic nascent soul held a pitch-black gourd in its hand, and stood on bottomless, heavy water, which, upon closer inspection, was gushing out from the gourd.
He looked at a figure holding a jade seal not far away, stroked his beard, and smiled:
"Kui Lin, what do you think of my Netherworld Spring Gourd? It's filled with Xuan You Heavy Water, each drop weighing a thousand pounds. It must be unpleasant to be unable to move an inch."
"snort!"
Kui Lin Zhenjun, who was surrounded by heavy water, sneered and said sarcastically, "Mysterious Nether Heavy Water... But even if it's heavy, is it heavier than this small seal in my hand?"
"No, no, this is your sect's most prized treasure."
The two sides exchanged sarcastic remarks, showing no intention of making a move, unlike the Blood Demon Emperor and True Monarch Bai Yan who were fighting fiercely not far away.
It was only at the very beginning of the war that both sides set up their formations and tested each other.
Now they are catching up like two old friends who haven't seen each other in a long time.
It's not that they don't want to fight, but that there's no need. Both of them are at the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm, with similar strength, and they've clashed many times in the past, with neither able to gain the upper hand.
They're all old foxes, so they might as well put on a show for others and preserve their strength.
Kui Lin Zhenjun glanced at the situation behind him, his expression darkening further. He said in a deep voice, "Xuan You, it's true that Chu and Zhao have been fighting for many years, but is there any need for you to be Tian Xie's dog? You're a Nascent Soul cultivator, after all. Don't you have any shame at all?!"
"Being a dog is bad enough, but colluding with the demon race is even worse. I don't believe you don't know Fen Yu's background. He actually dared to sell the Breaking Formation Pearl to them decades ago!"
These two sentences used magical power, enough to shake the minds of cultivators.
Even though everyone else called him a dog, the old man Xuanyou remained unfazed, simply laughing it off. After a few moments, he joked, "You've heard the saying, 'The enemy of my enemy is my friend.'"
"Our five sects have always been closely connected. Now that Senior Tianxie has returned from the East Sea, we naturally rely on him as our leader. As you just said, the Chu and Zhao kingdoms have been fighting for many years, and now it's time to settle the score!"
He paused, then continued:
"As for the demon race, I'll just say one thing: the Formation-Breaking Pearl wasn't given to me by the Youquan Sect, and the idea of cooperating to attack you wasn't mine either. If you want to hold me responsible, I won't be so polite!"
"You're too kind! I'd love to see just how polite you are!"
Kuilin Zhenjun was so angry that he laughed. He gently tossed the small seal in his palm, and it instantly grew larger in the wind, its spiritual light shining brightly. With boundless power, it smashed head-on towards the old man in hemp robes.
"Gather!"
The old man Xuanyou's expression finally changed. Seeing that the other party was serious, he could no longer sit idly by and wait for his death.
With a soft shout, the gourd in his palm shook violently, gushing out endless heavy water. At the same time, it transformed into a hand along with the one beneath his feet, colliding with the descending jade seal.
"Boom!"
The aftershocks from both events were enough to make a Golden Core cultivator vomit blood and faint. Due to their immense power, the Golden Core cultivators who were slightly closer to each other tacitly stopped fighting and quickly moved away.
After a stalemate lasting about a quarter of an hour, the jade seal showed no sign of continuing to fall, demonstrating that the old man Xuanyou's cultivation was extraordinary.
"The jade-like light transforms!"
Seeing that even with the power of his magic weapon, he couldn't gain the upper hand, True Lord Kuilin made a hand seal with his left hand, opened his sleeve wide, and let out specks of jade light.
Upon contact with the outside world, it immediately split into hundreds of beams of light.
The old man Xuanyou remained expressionless. With a gentle wave of his long sleeves, he caused the heavy water that was originally resisting the jade seal to split off and transform into a water wall to block it.
This is a very presumptuous move to outsiders, after all, the two have finally achieved a balance, and if even a little bit is removed, it will be like a flood breaking through the dam.
Kuilin Zhenjun seized the opportunity and poured all his magical power into it without hesitation.
The jade seal shone brightly, but it still failed to defeat the heavy water.
Instead, after resolving the issue of Hengyu's spiritual light, Chongshui returned and began to lift the jade seal up little by little.
"Damn Xuan You, he's been hiding his true strength all this time! Looks like he's already halfway into the late stage!"
Kuilin Zhenjun had no choice but to continue pouring his magic power into the artifact. If the magic weapon was blown away by the heavy water, he would inevitably suffer a backlash.
Just as the old man Xuanyou was slowly gaining the upper hand, a communication jade talisman in his sleeve shattered with a "bang".
"The matter is settled, it's time to go!"
He smirked, crushed the communication jade talisman given to the Golden Core cultivators with his left hand, and then suddenly exerted force, causing Chongshui to fling the jade seal away in one fell swoop.
With the magical artifact damaged, True Lord Kuilin, as its master, was also in a bad state, coughing up blood and swaying precariously.
This was a perfect opportunity to press the attack, but unexpectedly, the old man Xuanyou withdrew the heavy water, didn't even glance at it, and turned and left.
At the same time, the warships and demonic cultivators attacking Tianliu City also stopped simultaneously and used their escape methods to flee to the outer perimeter of the Wanling Mountains.
Even the demon kings stopped, roaring as they controlled the beast horde to retreat.
"Wait, they've only been arguing for a short while, and they've already run away?"
"Yeah, they didn't lose many men. Could they be trying to lure us in?"
"Should we pursue them?"
The Zhao Kingdom cultivators, who had been bravely fighting the enemy, were all stunned at the same time, not knowing what to do, and could only look at the Golden Core cultivators.
A perfectly good all-out war, and it ended so abruptly?
After disengaging from the battle, the Golden Core cultivators quickly gathered together, their eyes filled with the same doubts. After a few breaths, a pale-faced old man appeared beside them and told them to immediately pay their respects.
It was none other than the injured True Lord Kui Lin.
Watching the departing Xuan You Elder and the large army of demonic cultivators and monsters behind him, the old man slowly said, "Don't pursue a cornered enemy. Quickly reorganize your defenses!"
"Send more people to inquire around. Their main force suffered few losses, yet they chose to retreat without hesitation at this time. They must have learned some news or planned something to go somewhere!"
He was restless; something serious must have happened, which was why Xuan You even gave up such a good opportunity to seriously injure him.
Furthermore, the Blood Demon Emperor, who was bloodthirsty and had a blood feud with True Monarch Bai Yan, also abandoned the fight immediately and retreated to the outer edge of the mountain range.
A complex mix of emotions was evident in his eyes:
"I hope nothing serious happens."
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