In a cave abode of Bright Nether Heavenly Lake, Shen Dong sat in the air. Around him, a large mass of thick smoke rolled slowly, constantly shaking the cave walls and giving off dull echoes. It was as if countless heavy and obscure things had settled inside. Whoosh!
After a long time, he took a deep breath and sucked the thick smoke back into his acupoints.
He inherited the Spirit Returning Sect's orthodoxy, and this "Abyss Heavy Qi" was passed down in the sect. If it was used to injure people, its power was ordinary, but it was best at destroying treasure weapons. If someone didn't study it, they would be at a disadvantage in a fight.
After he stopped, he picked up a bamboo scroll and studied it in detail.
He had been in the second tier of the Nascent Soul Realm for some years, but it was a challenge for him to advance further. Among the cultivators of the Dong Hua Sect, those who could reach this realm were all outstanding talents of the sect.
Since he entered Bright Nether Heavenly Lake to cultivate, he didn't covet peace and happiness. Every day, besides cultivating, he studied the people path books of the predecessors. He didn't relax for even a moment.
Half a day passed by as he read through the bamboo slips. He calculated the time and realized it was time to practice. So he put down the bamboo slips and meditated again. Not long after, his body was covered in thick fog and smoke.
Not long after, a voice was heard from outside, "Is Zhenren Shen here?"
Shen Dong wasn't surprised. He only borrowed Bright Nether Heavenly Lake to cultivate and didn't interact with the disciples here. Usually, few people came to find him. He took a deep breath and swallowed the smoke, then used his technique to open the cave abode's stone door. "Who is looking for me? Please come in and talk."
A golden-robed maid came in and bowed to him. She took out a letter and handed it over with both hands. "Sage Shen, there's a letter for you."
Shen Dong took it and looked at the signature. He nodded to himself. "So it's a letter from Daoist Han."
He waved his hand. The maid bowed and retreated. When he opened the letter, he frowned. He closed his eyes and pondered for a while, then put the letter away. After tidying up in the cave abode, he used the formation to leave Bright Nether Heavenly Lake. Then, he flew in the direction of the Blue Feather Pavilion.
When he arrived, he saw that there was nothing unusual outside the Biyu Pavilion's mountain gate. He wondered if the other party had already retreated. But since he was already here, he naturally had to go in and find out what was going on.
After announcing their arrival, the formation gate in front of the mountain opened, and Yan Xiyue personally came out to receive them.
After Shen Dong arrived at the Donghua Continent, he did not get along well with the other disciples of the Heavenly Lake of Zhao You. Instead, he had the best relationship with Han Zuocheng and was often a guest of the Jade Feather Pavilion. However, he was a cautious and solemn person, and he never pretended to speak to others. That was why Yan Xiyue hadn't asked him for help this time. Only when he asked did he find out that she had come because of Han Zuocheng's letter.
Shen Tong said, "Because Han Shixiong received his Shifu's order, it was difficult for him to get away for a while; therefore, he asked me to come to this place. So that I can help Sect Leader Yan out of his predicament. "
Yan Xiyue hurriedly expressed her thanks and welcomed him into the mountain in an extremely courteous manner.
Shen Dong arrived at the main hall. Seeing Yan Xiaoyang talking to a cultivator with a refined appearance, he subconsciously cupped his hands and said, "I didn't expect senior apprentice-brother Jiang to be here as well. Greetings."
Jiang Zheng stood up from his seat and raised his hands to return the greeting. He said with a smile, "So it's junior apprentice-brother Shen. With you here, it should be much easier to deal with the people from the Southern Sect. "
Shen Dong exchanged a few polite words with him and only nodded to Yan Xiaoyang as a greeting. After sitting down, he asked, "Just now, when I came here, I didn't see any enemies outside. Did they retreat?"
Yan Xiyue's face was shrouded in worry. She sighed and told him the reason.
It turned out that after Jiang Zheng arrived, Hu Sanquan and the others were extremely vigilant. They knew that the Jade Feather Pavilion had asked for help, and they were afraid that it would be difficult for them to deal with it, so they immediately retreated. However, they didn't go far. They set up a hut in a valley a hundred miles away and sent letters everywhere. From the looks of it, they were obviously planning to ask for help.
Shen Dong said solemnly, "Don't worry, Sect Master Yan. I came here on senior apprentice-brother Han's request. As long as I am here, I won't allow outsiders to bully the Jade Feather Pavilion."
Yan Xiyue shot him a grateful look, then turned to Jiang Zheng. "Senior apprentice-brother Jiang, you are knowledgeable. Is there a chance … that we can settle this matter?"
Jiang Zheng thought for a moment and said, "I'll go to the hut in a bit and try my best."
Shen Dong said, "I'll go with senior apprentice-brother Jiang."
Jiang Zheng nodded.
Yan Xiyue curtsied and said, "Then I'll leave it to the two of you."
After the incident, she sent many letters to befriend sects, but the culprit was the Southern Flower Sect's Heavenly Abode. Even if they came, they could only make a show of force at most. As a result, they could only rely on the cultivators of the Bright Nether Lake to resolve this matter.
Yan Xiyue was still a bit restless after seeing the two of them off. After waiting for about two hours, a disciple came to report, saying, "The two Spiritual Masters have returned."
Yan Xiyue hurriedly went to welcome them. When she saw the two of them, she revealed a bit of anticipation and said, "Senior apprentice-brother Jiang, how is it going?"
Jiang Zheng said, "That Spiritual Master Hu said that if peace is to be settled, then Elder Yan must personally kowtow and apologize. Moreover, he must spread the news widely so that everyone in the world knows of this matter."
Yan Xiaoyang was immediately enraged when he heard this. "How dare that person humiliate me!"
Jiang Zheng said, "This person clearly has no sincerity in making peace. Compared to during the day, there is one more person. Not only are there Southern Flower disciples, but there are also cultivators from Vast Expanse and Heaven Mender. If they join forces, they are enough to attack the sect. This matter is already extremely difficult to resolve. Sect Master Yan, you must prepare for the worst. You must know that words are not as powerful as fists."
Yan Xiyue sighed deeply and raised her head to look at the people present. She seemed to have made up her mind and said, "Since that is the case, my Blue Feather Pavilion will not back down in the slightest. We will fight him with everything we have."
At this moment, she had also thought it through. It was absolutely impossible for Yan Xiaoyang to do this. Since that was the case, admitting defeat was also a loss of face for the sect. She couldn't let her fellow disciples look down on her, and it was just a battle.
Jiang Zheng said, "Sect Master Yan, do not worry. With my fellow disciples of the Clear Darkness lineage here, you will be safe."
As they were talking, they suddenly heard a loud noise.
Yan Xiaoyang's expression changed, and he said, "Someone is attacking the sect!"
Jiang Zheng deduced, "They are afraid that we will find more people to help, so they are relying on their numbers to break the formation first."
Yan Xiyue waved her sleeve, and a cloud of mist rose up. The situation outside the mountain appeared within. She saw an iron peony flying in the air, its petals flying everywhere. Every time it hit the formation, it would definitely sweep away a ball of spiritual opportunity. It must have swept away a ball of spiritual vigor. This was obviously a formation breaking treasure.
She frowned deeply. In reality, even with this kind of treasure, it would take several days of effort to break the formation. However, this kind of action was not something that could be easily broken. However, this action was even more humiliating.
Shen Dong brushed the long beard on his chest, and his gaze flickered, "There is no point in guarding here. We need to go out and fight."
Yan Xiyue said, "I am the Sect Master of Blue Feather Pavilion, I should come out."
Jiang Zheng said, "There are only five of them, and most of them are first stage realm cultivators. We should be able to deal with them."
Yan Xiaoyang wanted to go as well, but his injuries had not recovered, and this matter was still on him. If he went, it would only increase variables, so Yan Xiyue persuaded him.
The three of them made some preparations, each holding an artifact in their hands, and flew out of the sect.
Shen Dong's movement technique was the best, and he was the first to arrive outside. His gaze swept around, and without a word, he flicked his hand. He sent out a golden talisman, and it collided with the iron peony. With a cracking sound, half of the treasure's petals were broken, and it was sent flying far away.
"Who destroyed my artifact!"
Following this angry shout, a woman dressed in red with a flying fairy bun jumped out. She called the iron peony back with great heartache, and took a few glances. Her face was cold, and with a wave of her hand, hundreds of faint green needles flew over.
Shen Dong was expressionless, and with a press of his hand, a large cloud of smoke flew out from his body. He collided with it, and most of the needles were blocked.
Jiang Zheng also came out at this moment, and when he saw this, he shouted loudly. With a rumble, the area within a hundred feet was filled with flames, and in an instant, the remaining green light was swept away. In just an instant, it was completely burned away, and not only that, it swept upwards.
The woman in red was shocked, and seemed to be extremely afraid of the fire. She hurriedly retreated, and said, "This person is Peng Yuan's Jiang Zheng, and he once fought to a draw with Senior Brother Yang. Fellow Daoists, please be careful."
Hu Sanquan laughed, and said, "Spiritual Master Jiang, Just Now, I want to experience your brilliance. I didn't expect to have the chance so soon."
He waved his hand, and the white crane beneath his feet flew out. His original mount had been killed by Yan Xiaoyang, and this one was no longer the original one.
When Yan Xiyue saw this, she also released a vermilion bird, and the two birds immediately began to fight.
When the remaining people on Hu Sanquan's side saw this, they all shouted and attacked with their magic treasures.
When Shen Dong saw this, he spun around, and the heavy smoke instantly spread more than ten times its original size. The area within a hundred feet was filled with a turbid color, and it was impossible to distinguish the three people's figures. When the magic treasures landed on the smoke, it was as if they had collided with a solid rock, and they let out muffled sounds. The smoke then collapsed inward, and all the magic treasures sunk as if they had fallen into quicksand. No matter how the Treasure Lords tried to control them, they couldn't be summoned back.
Shen Dong sneered, and with a grind of his magic power, the heavy smoke immediately produced cracking sounds. The spiritual light shattered, and all the magic treasures were crushed into a pile of slag in an instant.
When Hu Sanquan's side saw this, all of their expressions changed. Right at this moment, several streaks of light flew over from the sky. Someone with sharp eyes could tell that they were enemies and not friends, and he shouted, "The enemy's reinforcements have arrived, we need to retreat quickly."
When Hu Sanquan saw that he couldn't do anything, he could only retreat with them.
When they were hundreds of miles away, they saw that no one was chasing them, and they stopped. However, everyone was depressed after losing their magic treasures.
Just now, the yellow-clothed woman had lost another magic treasure, and she couldn't help but say hatefully, "That Shen guy's profound skill is amazing, but I don't know which sect he's from. Our magic treasures were all destroyed by him, and I'm not willing to retreat just like this."
A green-clothed Daoren coughed and said, "The people Bi Yu invited are all disciples of the Zhao You lineage. Even if we can defeat them, if he invites Spiritual Masters Liu and Tian Kun to come, we won't be a match for them."
Everyone's hearts trembled. Liu Yanyi and Tian Kun were great cultivators who had cultivated Yuanying dharma bodies. If they were invited, it wouldn't matter how many people they brought.
Hu Sanquan said, "We can't just let it go like this. Does Fellow Daoist Yin have a countermeasure?"
Daoist Yin said, "I heard that Spiritual Master Hu's Senior Brother Feng Chengchang has also cultivated a dharma body. Why don't we invite him here?"
Hu Sanquan hesitated and said, "Alright, I'll invite him."
Daoist Yin said, "Now that our Taihao, Nanhua, and Yuxiao clans are allies, I wonder who has a relationship with Fellow Daoist from Yuxiao school, why don't we invite one of them here?"
Hu Sanquan thought about it and praised, "Good plan!"
He obviously wanted to drag Yuxiao down with him, so that they wouldn't have to be too afraid of the people from the Zhao You Heavenly Lake.
The yellow-clothed woman's eyes lit up, and she said, "Leave this to me."
Hu Sanquan looked at everyone and said, "Alright, we'll act separately. Everyone, this matter concerns the reputation of our clans. I hope that no matter what, we can't lose this battle!"
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