NOVPUB"Be careful, Feng!"
Xuan Suchang quickly moved in front of Shuo Feng, her expression grave.
Meanwhile, Lu Qixian tried to contact the outside world for the first time, only to find it utterly impossible.
"Audacious creatures, when the Celestial Dharma Bearer is before you, why do you not kneel!"
Four booming voices blasted like thunder in their ears.
In the gloomy sky, it seemed as if the Heavenly Venerable Law Phases really appeared.
Staring down imposingly without anger.
Boom!
A tremendous invisible pressure suddenly descended, instantly turning the Bamboo Tower into dust.
The ground itself sank several feet amidst the roaring sound.
The three people from Xuan Suchang were momentarily locked by this pressure, unable to move!
Scarcely having time to struggle, they saw the sky covered in shadows, where five blood moons suddenly appeared.
"Extract the threads!"
An emotionless, icy voice came from the Vault of Heaven.
Countless threads dropped down from the blood moons.
Like numerous tentacles, they swiftly flew soundlessly, entwining them.
The threads seemed invisible, but the moment they touched their bodies, a feeling of weakness immediately surged from within them.
"Qixian!" Xuan Suchang and Shuo Feng suddenly had armors appear around their bodies.
But they couldn’t block these invisible threads.
Lu Qixian’s situation was even worse. Around her, silver symbols representing Array Techniques continually appeared only to vanish without a trace soon after.
Sweat broke out on Lu Qixian’s forehead, her eyes first showing shock, then an unmistakable terror.
The battlefield was chaotic, and perhaps those not adept in Array Techniques didn’t understand what was happening to her.
But Lu Qixian was acutely aware that every time she laid down an Array, an inexplicable force would emerge around her, instantly breaking the Array!
Even before the Arrays could take shape, they were tragically deciphered!
It was as if the adversary already knew what Arrays she intended to set up, with an unbelievably fast speed of breaking them!
Initially, Lu Qixian thought there was a traitor inside the Formation Hall of the All Immortal Alliance, who leaked all her mastered Arrays.
But soon, as she took out her last-resort Arrays, she faced the same outcome: sudden breaking of the Array!
Thus, the fear inside Lu Qixian gradually spread uncontrollably.
She felt as if she was back to the first time she met her master.
The strong level of Array Techniques displayed by her master astounded, fascinated, and obsessed her, making her own pride in her talent seem insignificant in front of him.
But now, the presence that was breaking the Arrays around her had a level of Array Techniques that was even far beyond her master!
That was a realm she could hardly imagine!
"Who exactly is it?"
The pride of being the chief of the Strategic Formation Hall of the All Immortal Alliance was shattered, and Lu Qixian only saw countless faces of her master in the surrounding shadows.
"Qixian, you have greatly disappointed your teacher!"
"From now on, do not tell anyone you are my disciple; I cannot bear such humiliation!"
"Lu Qixian, I die with my eyes open!"
...
"No, it’s not like this, Master..." Caught in the illusion, Lu Qixian trembled violently.
She completely lost the ability to resist for a while.
The thick shadows around her completely enveloped her, and then she disappeared into the Bamboo Sea.
Seeing this scene, Xuan Suchang couldn’t help but pale. But facing the Heavenly Venerable Law Phases above and the countless assaulting threads, she was already at her wit’s end.
"Xingwang, I have temporarily sealed Lu Qixian. However, just now..." a somewhat perplexed voice of Mo Rubing came through.
"Heh heh, it’s just that I happened to break through her mental weak point. Who would have thought that the chief of the Array Strategy Hall, renowned throughout the world, would be such a coward who is extremely afraid of her master..." Li Fan replied with a cackling laughter.
"I see." The battle was not over, but Mo Rubing did not dwell on this matter.
"The strength I have left is rapidly depleting. I’m afraid it won’t be enough to seal Xuan Suchang and Shuo Feng..."
"No worries, they have already sealed their fates."
As the two briefly communicated, their attacking moves were still lethal.
Under the stewardship of Tianyang’s trio in the array technique, even clad in battle armor, Xuan Suchang was as vulnerable as a duckweed in the wind.
The crimson light protected her spirit consciousness, yet it was constantly oppressed by the gaze cast from the Heavenly Venerable Law Phases in the sky.
She had already reached her limit of endurance.
At that moment, Xuan Suchang had also realized that the shadow above her head was not truly the Celestial Dharma Bearer’s incarnation.
It was merely the best conceptual manifestation to shock her spirit as quickly as possible.
After all, aiding the Tianxuan Mirror in splitting off a human incarnation was a violation of the system established by the Celestial Dharma Bearer.
To claim that Xuan Suchang was not frightened would be impossible.
Although it was not the true Heavenly Venerable Law Phases, the pressure it exerted on Xuan Suchang was not lessened in the slightest.
The eerie laughter echoing around her only added to Xuan Suchang’s hallucinations, making it hard for her to defend herself.
And since the start of the battle, the grey threads entwining her were only accumulating more and more.
Her thoughts and movements, therefore, started to slow down.
"Who exactly is it?"
Before losing consciousness, countless baffled thoughts flashed through Xuan Suchang’s spirit consciousness.
The two cultivators from the Unity-Path had already been subdued. The battle hereafter bore no suspense.
The power of Shuo Feng’s Incarnate to transform into a divine being was already of no consequence.
Under the spiritual pressure exerted by the joint effort of the four Unity-Path array techniques, he had long since passed out.
All the other cultivators within the Bamboo Sea Cave Mansion were suppressed and enclosed within the Cave Heaven. Li Fan looked at the two unconscious Female Cultivators of the Combine Way in front of him.
Both possessed devastating beauty; Lu Qixian had a noble and elegant demeanor, whereas Xuan Suchang appeared young and almost childlike.
"Xingwang, my strength will soon dissipate. I’ll leave this place to you."
The boundless shadows enveloping the Bamboo Sea converged, finally morphing into a vague figure.
He looked at Li Fan and slowly said, "If there’s news of the Mystic Sky Treasure Mirror’s incarnation, contact me immediately."
"The body I’ve occupied has been completely destroyed. The next time we meet, remember to bring another one."
"Let’s meet again in the last Hidden Cave Heaven."
The voice faded away along with the shadows, gradually disappearing.
"This battle went so smoothly, Mo Rubing’s shadow that blots out the sun was indispensable."
"Even though I’m not an enemy, I still faintly felt the pressure. Even in the darkness, I saw the silhouettes of the Celestial Doctor and the Deserted Dao Immortal..."
"Mystic Sky Sect... truly extraordinary."
As the thought flashed by, Li Fan’s attention refocused on the two womoen, Xuan Suchang.
"Envoy, shall we evacuate now?" Daoist Bai Hua asked cautiously.
Li Fan pondered for a moment, then shook his head, "You all go to this place, Bamboo Sea, and guard the entrance."
"I need to force out information about the Mystic Sky Mirror’s incarnation here."
The three complied and left.
Li Fan then took out two [Fruit of Truth].
"Only these two left. It seems it’s time to ask the Five Elders Organization for some more."
Li Fan’s eyes narrowed slightly as he slowly spun a delicate web of lies.
Waitng until the [Fruit of Truth] emitted dazzling beams of light, Li Fan fed the two fruits down.
