The Arrogant Immortal
Chapter 245 - 244 Surprise Attack

Chapter 245: Chapter 244 Surprise Attack

Xie Jiuniang paid attention to the situation outside for a moment before losing interest.

When they were on the other side of Shilin, her spiritual power had inexplicably begun to drain away, but later on, the rate of loss gradually slowed down. She suspected that perhaps they had reached the edge of the area and were now far from the dangerous place.

To walk out of Shilin was to walk out of danger.

Xie Jiuniang speculated that there might be something in that place.

That entity was continuously devouring the spiritual energy within a certain range. She was very curious about this secret, but unfortunately, she didn’t have the guts to explore it, because she couldn’t even prevent the loss of her own spiritual power earlier on.

It showed that her abilities weren’t up to solving the problem.

The perilous places in the Cultivation World were dangerous precisely because of the many unknowns they contained.

Master Chaoyan had taught her that one should maintain a sense of curiosity and inquiry, but not venture blindly.

One must understand the art of choice, knowing when to advance and when to retreat.

Only by doing so could one travel far on the path of cultivation.

Lord Chaoyan himself had been a prodigy in his youth and, due to overconfidence, had ventured into a dangerous place. He ended up trapped for a long time and nearly died. The Vermilion Bird he had now was obtained in that perilous land.

But it wasn’t easy to come by, and he was nearly rendered half-crippled. Fortunately, he encountered Xie Jiuniang.

Jian Lingyan reminded her: "Master, a fight is about to break out outside!"

"They’re fighting already, so soon?" Xie Jiuniang thought the two of them would dawdle a while longer.

The sight of the fire immediately made her think of the poisonous smoke they had encountered earlier.

Not only did Xie Jiuniang make the connection, Mo Chuan did as well.

Upon seeing the girl add wood to the fire and dubious white smoke rising, Mo Chuan flicked his fingertip in an instant.

In a flash, he flicked an elixir into the fire.

The man and woman immediately knew something was wrong and made the snap decision to flee for their lives, no longer bothering to pretend.

"Let’s go!"

The girl, realizing she had been exposed, grabbed the young man and tried to escape.

But Raoyang made his move!

He launched a deadly attack right from the start.

A powerful cultivator lying in ambush took action as well, just managing to block Raoyang’s strike. He retreated rapidly, only steadying his form after moving several zhang away.

"It’s you?!" Raoyang exclaimed in surprise, "I thought the one lying in ambush was not from Taiyi Sect, but it turns out it really is."

The person before him was none other than Peng Wansong, a strong young cultivator from Taiyi Sect. Both of them were at the second layer of Golden Core and both were fighters.

Raoyang’s gaze swept over to the duo not far away.

Mo Chuan had turned the tables, causing the pair to be the first ones affected. Now, they couldn’t muster their spiritual power inside their bodies, feeling weak and unable to stand firmly; they were barely hanging on and hadn’t collapsed only because they were gritting their teeth.

Raoyang’s fox-like eyes revealed a wicked gleam, "Those two aren’t from Taiyi Sect. Are they the fighters you took in after their defeat?"

"Raoyang, you do understand me," Peng Wansong’s voice was robust, his eyes brimming with confidence as if he was certain they would be the ultimate victors in this contest, "How about we collaborate?"

"Conspiring with a tiger, hmm?"

No sooner had the voice faded, Raoyang made a swift move.

The strengths of the two were closely matched, and it was difficult to determine the victor for the time being.

There were a total of twenty-six individuals attacking Mo Chuan and the others.

Continuing the fight would be very disadvantageous for the people from Tianxu Sect and the rest.

Xie Jiuniang frowned: "With each Sect having ten disciples, these twenty-six people, apart from those from Taiyi Sect, are the rest all subjugated by Peng Wansong? No, or perhaps controlled by him."

She thought of the register, which listed Peng Wansong as one of the disciples to be watched closely. There was a description of his specialty, which mentioned that he was adept at manipulating hearts.

This meant whoever encountered him should be particularly careful.

It was best not to look directly into his eyes for too long.

Xie Jiuniang remembered from the memory of the old lady, "This person could likely have cultivated some kind of Soul Art."

"Possibly," Jian Lingyan flew around outside, "Dog owner, aren’t you going out to help?"

"No rush."

Xie Jiuniang truly wasn’t in a hurry.

However, she wasn’t in a hurry, those outside were quite anxious.

Among those who had attacked them, there were four Golden Cores, and although Peng Wansong was at the second level of Golden Core, the other three had just broken through not long ago.

After Ren Bingyan took on one Golden Core alone, Mo Chuan naturally had to face the other two together, fighting one against two.

Zhan Chengxiu threw out several Mechanical Beasts and quickly set up a Formation, with the power of one person blocking six cultivators. Sure enough, the seemingly shy and introverted young man was just a facade.

Once his lethal power was revealed, it was known to be boundless.

Qiao Shiyun and Tong Hanming both took on two opponents each.

The others were not bad either, for example, Ban Pu threw down Talismans that left his foes in disarray, and he attacked with a Talisman Array, trapping several people. On another front, Zhong Xu specialized in sneak attacks, moving incredibly fast.

The enemy could only catch glimpses of his trailing shadows.

Together with Zhu Qiu and coordinating with Ban Pu, they had managed to hold off the remaining disciples’ assault.

The disciples of the Tianxu Sect were strong.

However, the disciples of the other sects weren’t made of paper either.

It was hard for either side to determine a victor for the moment, a major reason being that most of the Taiyi Sect members were injured, in contrast to the Tianxu Sect and their allies who were at their peak.

This ebb and flow was what created the current situation.

"Those who joined the Taiyi Sect forces aren’t fighting with their full strength," Xie Jiuniang analyzed with Jian Lingyan.

Jian Lingyan was on the verge of panicking, "Damn it, Master, won’t you hurry up and make a move? If this goes on, your team is going to suffer casualties."

"Alright."

Xie Jiuniang looked outside at a female cultivator attempting to sneak attack Qiao Shiyun, a flash of murderous intent passing through her eyes.

This female cultivator was originally cooperating with another to attack Tong Hanming.

She was cunning in battle, stealthily closing the distance to Qiao Shiyun while feigning an attack on Tong Hanming, but mid-attack she shifted her sword’s light aiming to sneak attack Qiao Shiyun instead!

This move was on the verge of success!

Whoosh!

A cold arrow shot out from the small palace.

In a flash, it pierced through the chest of that Taiyi Sect female disciple, blood splattering.

"Junior Sister! Shi Hui Junior Sister!"

A well-known disciple from the Taiyi Sect happened to witness this scene, and his eyes instantly filled with rage as he charged crazily toward Qiao Shiyun’s side, shouting, "I will kill you all! You’ll all pay with your lives for Junior Sister!"

"Tsch!"

Xie Jiuniang sneered.

Those who come to kill must be prepared to be killed themselves.

The very next moment, with a mere thought, she activated another mechanism.

From the walls of the small palace, another slender arrow flew out at an extremely fast speed, the cultivator’s eyes only catching a fleeting shadow sweeping by.

Shhh!

It was the sound of an arrow piercing flesh.

The disciple rushing up for revenge was similarly shot dead.

The first casualties had occurred, and two had died at once!

Then, from the side of the small palace, numerous deadly arrows were launched, fired by mechanisms, all with tremendous force.

Some reacted in time to block them with Magic Artifacts.

Others activated their Defensive Talismans just in time to narrowly save their lives. However, there were still two disciples who got shot and killed by the arrows!

These cold arrows were chilling to the bone!

"Who’s there?! Shooting cold arrows from hiding, what’s the point? Come out and fight us openly and fairly!" Peng Wansong shouted angrily at the small palace.

Xie Jiuniang mocked, "I shoot cold arrows, you sneak attack, we’re cut from the same cloth, let’s not argue who’s more noble."

Peng Wansong, "..."

Upon hearing this, everyone around momentarily paused in their fighting.