Yuan Ling Island. Could it be that Mara's army was heading towards Yuan Ling Island?
Everyone's emotions, which had just calmed down, tensed up again. However, even if they were heading towards Yuan Ling Island, they would not be as nervous as before. After all, it was not Spirit-Gathering Island that was being attacked, even though they knew that Yuan Ling Island and Spirit-Gathering Island were interdependent.
The cloud sail turned back into a small banner and was kept by Lu Ping. The practitioners from the various sects who had been allowed to enter the area covered by the cloud sail all expressed their gratitude to Zhenling. Even a few Dharma adepts also expressed their gratitude to Tiankang Laozu. The few of them exchanged pleasantries at the side before moving on to discuss other matters.
Although Lu Ping was also a Dharma adept, he did not have the mood to fight with these elders. He left Tiankang Laozu behind and headed towards the island.
At this moment, hundreds of streaks of light flew over from the direction of Phantom City. It was obvious that when Mara's army had appeared, the reinforcements that had been sent out from Spirit-Gathering Island had summoned the practitioners from both the human and demon clans from Phantom City.
Three figures had appeared on Spirit-Gathering Island earlier. The few Laozu, who had been exchanging pleasantries, hurried forward to greet them. Lu Ping's divine will could clearly sense that these three people had an aura that was as deep as the sea. It was obvious that they were three Dharma adepts.
When the three Laozu saw that Spirit-Gathering Island did not seem to have been affected by Mara's attack, their faces darkened. The white-browed, black-haired elder among them said unhappily, "What's going on? Didn't they say that Mara's army is heading towards Spirit-Gathering Island?"
Ever since the Yulin Sect had been tricked by the various human and demon factions in Phantom City and suffered a loss, losing two early Dharma adepts, Quan Yu Laozu, who had been lucky enough to escape, had often used recuperation as an excuse and rarely participated in anything that happened in Phantom City.
Seeing that this great cultivator wanted to ask, Quan Yu Laozu hid to the side, not saying a word. The second ranked East Sea Hidden Fog Sect's middle Dharma Manifestation cultivator, Boulder Laozu, cupped his hands together and smiled. "I'm sorry to conceal this from fellow daoist Yuanfu, but just now there was indeed a large number of Mara coming from the direction of Fantasy Spirit City. But, just as the Mara army was about to attack, they suddenly turned around Spirit Gathering Island and headed in the direction of Origin Spirit Island!"
"What? Yuan Ling Island?"
The white-browed and black-haired Yuan Fu Laozu frowned.
"That's right. Originally, we also thought that there would be a fierce battle, but to our surprise, there was a Heavenly Devil hidden in the Devil Luo Army. He commanded the Devil Luo Army to bypass the Soul Gathering Island and head north!"
Boulder Laozu added.
"A demon?"
When these words came out of Boulder Laozu's mouth, it immediately tickled the sensitive nerves of the three great cultivators. "Are you sure that was a demon? Mara's army has besieged Phantom City for several months, but no demon has ever appeared! "
Yuan Fu Laozu looked at the Dharma adept on the right, who had asked the question first. But this great cultivator's body was surging with demonic aura, and he completely ignored Yuan Fu Laozu's stare.
Boulder Laozu said in a low voice, "It was definitely a demon. At that time, the Old Man was not the only one present. You can ask the others."
The demon clan great cultivator nodded and said no more. At this time, a great cultivator on the left of Yuan Fu Laozu said, "In that case, let's not delay any further. Let's go straight to Yuan Ling Island. Let's hope that Mara's army is also not heading for Yuan Ling Island."
The three great cultivators disappeared in the blink of an eye. In the distance, the hundreds of flowing lights that were only tens of miles away from Spirit Gathering Island seemed to have received some kind of message. They turned around in the sky and flew towards the north.
Before these hundreds of flowing lights disappeared in the sky, there was already a rumbling sound coming from the north. Strong waves of Spiritual Qi were transmitted all the way to Spirit Gathering Island, and the entire sea was shaking violently. It seemed that the battle on Yuan Ling Island had stirred up a strong tsunami that affected the island.
Lu Ping looked at Tian Kang Laozu and said, "Grand-uncle, your disciple is going to Yuan Ling Island to take a look!"
Tian Kang Laozu was stunned. He naturally knew what Lu Ping was going to do there, so he said, "There are too many people there!"
Lu Ping nodded and said, "Your disciple understands. I will be careful!"
Lu Ping was going to Yuan Ling Island this time for Zhang Xiyi. At this time, Yuan Ling Island would definitely be in a chaotic battle. If a mid Dharma adept was accidentally dragged into Mara's army at this time and went missing, it would not cause too much of a stir.
Of course, even though the various sects had sunk into a chaotic battle, it was just as Old Ancestor Tian Kang had said, the more people there were, the more eyes there would be. Maybe in some inconspicuous corner, there was a pair of eyes that just happened to be staring at you. Therefore, Lu Ping didn't have the confidence to kill Zhang Xiyi.
Lu Ping had already used the Deception Technique to change his appearance along the way. He put on the Demon Transformation Bracelet on his wrist again and cultivated his Dharma power. Lu Jiu reappeared in the Five Phantom Islands.
At this time, Phantom City was already a chaotic place. Other than the Crystal Palace, the nine main sects, the twenty-five mid-sized sects, and the three main demon tribes, there were also twelve demon tribes affiliated to the demon tribe, as well as various human, demon, and individual practitioners scattered throughout the Fallen Secret Territory. Among them, there were many Dharma adepts mixed in. The addition of Lu Jiu, an early Dharma adept, did not attract too much attention.
Yuan Ling Island was in a state of chaos when Mara's army first attacked. Other than a dozen Dharma adepts and a small number of Core Forging Adepts who could still calm down and rely on the island's protective formation to fight back, most of the sects' practitioners were in a state of chaos. Some of the sects' practitioners even showed signs of running away in an instant.
It was not that these cultivators had no guts. It was just that the overwhelming Devil Luo army gave them too much visual impact and psychological pressure. Moreover, among these cultivators who were mixed together from the beginning, there were quite a few people who were eager to see the world in chaos. They were relying on each other's shouts and cooperation to instigate the situation on Yuan Ling Island to be more chaotic. However, they would never attract the attention of the people who had ill intentions.
Seeing that the situation on Yuan Ling Island was about to spiral out of control, three Dharma adepts and hundreds of reinforcements from Fantasy Spirit City arrived. Seeing that Yuan Ling Island was in a state of chaos, the three great adepts flew into a rage. Regardless of which sect or sect they belonged to, they directly killed twenty to thirty Core Forging adepts who were leading the escape. Only then did they stop the situation from deteriorating further.
Even so, at this time, Yuan Ling Island was still in a state of chaos. It was at this time that Lu Ping arrived on Yuan Ling Island.
At this time, after a large number of reinforcements from Phantom City arrived, the various sects' Laozu could finally divert their attention to summon the disciples from their sects. They tried to organize these disciples to fight against Mara's army's attack on the island's protective formation and restore order on the island.
However, after the initial chaos, to gather these disciples one by one was not something that could be done in a short period of time.
Lu Ping wandered in the sky above Yuan Ling Island, the Thin Water Flowing Sword flying out of the island's protective formation. As he blocked the attack of Mara's army, he split his attention to look at the surrounding practitioners. After a while, he finally saw Dongyun Laozu, who was loudly calling for his sect's disciples to gather.
Compared to the chaos of the other sects, the Cang Hai Sect's disciples seemed to be even more scattered. Although Dongyun Laozu tried his best to summon them, only a few of his sect's disciples gathered here. At this time, the order on Yuan Ling Island had gradually been restored, but the Cang Hai Sect did not seem to be improving at all. It was inevitable that they would be looked down upon by the practitioners from the other sects.
However, after Lu Ping wandered around Yuan Ling Island, he still did not find any trace of Zhang Xiyi. Lu Ping was confident that with his current ability to transform and the help of the Demon Transformation Bracelet, even great adepts would not be able to detect his identity. Then, Zhang Xiyi naturally did not hide because of his arrival. Then, where did Zhang Xiyi go?
At this time, Yuan Ling Island was in chaos. The news should have already spread throughout the five islands. Dongyun Laozu had no way of effectively organizing his sect's disciples. Even if Zhang Xiyi was not on Yuan Ling Island at this time, he should have rushed back. There was absolutely no reason for him not to appear now.
Reinforcements from both the human and demon clans continued to rush towards Yuan Ling Island. In an instant, the number of Dharma adepts had reached close to a hundred, and the number of other adepts was even more uncountable. Although the scene was no longer chaotic, it became more and more complicated. Unless it was someone like Lu Ping who had specially rushed over to find one person, no one would notice the strange disappearance of a Dharma adept. Lu Ping's intuition told him that there must be some hidden secret. Otherwise, under such a serious situation, there was no reason for Zhang Xiyi not to appear.
This chaotic battle on Yuan Ling Island lasted until nightfall. The slow retreat of Mara's army finally came to a temporary halt. The originally scattered adepts of the various sects all gathered around their own Dharma adepts, Laozu. At this time, there were close to a thousand more adepts on Yuan Ling Island, and the camps previously occupied by the various sects had long been disrupted.
There were also many solitary adepts like Lu Ping. Thus, Lu Ping did not need to worry that anyone would notice him. After searching for the Blue Sea Sect's gathering spot, Lu Ping suddenly discovered that Zhang Xiyi was actually among them.
When did he return?
Lu Ping was confident that he had not found any trace of Zhang Xiyi during the battle on Yuan Ling Island. Now that he had appeared so strangely, where had he gone?
Lu Ping pretended that nothing had happened as he passed by the Blue Sea Sect's gathering spot. However, he frowned slightly. When Yuan Ling Island had descended into chaos, Dongyun Laozu had not even been able to gather all his disciples. Now, however, all fifty to sixty Blue Sea Sect disciples had been gathered together.
Thinking back to the information Lu Ping had received before, the Blue Sea Sect had only sent forty to fifty cultivators to Phantom Island. In other words, the Blue Sea Sect, who had not even gathered all their disciples in the previous chaotic battle, had not lost a single one.
Moreover, when Lu Ping looked from afar, he saw that the group of cultivators all had calm expressions. They were far from the excitement and agitation of the other sects after a great battle, and formed a sharp contrast with the clamorous disciples of the various sects. If the Blue Sea Sect's cultivators were all so calm, then why had they been like headless flies earlier? They could not even find Laozu's position?
Unless, they had done it on purpose!
A bold thought flashed through Lu Ping's mind, one that shocked even himself.
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