Chapter 1816: Green Cliff (II)

At that precise moment, another dark gray radiance appeared. Murong Yan's enormous form emerged, draining the color from everything around him. But a streak of white light drifted precisely in front of him. It spun to a halt before him, becoming a small purple pavilion that somehow stretched across the sky.

A poised and composed woman stood atop the pavilion. Tinglan formed a hand seal, her expression calm.

The appearance of Tinglan and Liu Bai stunned nearly everyone else on the battlefield. Even Murong Yan froze for an instant.

Tinglan? Liu Bai? Then who's guarding Profound Peak Gate? Does Yang Ruiyi think Gongsun Bei and Ch'i Lanyan are dead?!

A piercing shriek rang across the sky, almost deafening everyone. Helian Wujiang's eyes widened in fury as his dharma sword shot through the air at terrifying speed.

Wumeng!

Liu Bai did not hesitate for even a moment. His robes billowed in the wind as the sword lights converged. Six glimmers flashed along his blade, answering his divine ability and echoing in every direction.

[Green Jade Cliff]!

In that instant, Liu Bai and Helian Wumeng seemed to vanish from the world and fall into another realm. Pale green and white light gathered beneath them, lifting them high into the clouds. Countless sword lights merged into one and came down upon Helian Wumeng's head!

[Baleful-Subduing Jade-Union Sword Art]!

How could anyone survive being held in place by a divine ability while a Jade True sword cultivator comparable to a Grand Daoist Master struck at close range?

Hum!

The armor covering Helian Wumeng gave a loud, mournful cry. Under the power of Jade True, it was torn from his body in an instant! Helian Wumeng, clad in black and with gray-silver eyes, was laid bare before the sword's edge!

As Helian Wujiang watched with eyes nearly bleeding, Helian Wumeng's limbs separated from his body. They dissolved into dense Baleful Qi amid the surging Jade True sword light. But the white sword light had not finished its work. It gathered into a single blade aimed at the center of his eyebrows!

Though [Green Jade Cliff] had stunned Helian Wumeng, his Baleful Qi divine ability activated on their own to protect him. All his divine abilities turned to Baleful Qi, only to split apart beneath the white blade with piercing cries!

At that moment, Helian Wumeng finally broke free of [Green Jade Cliff]. The instant he opened his eyes, they burst into bloody mist beneath the sword light. Dark blood streamed down his face, and the flesh between his brows peeled away before the blade, revealing a pill!

It was about the size of a finger, silver-white throughout, as though formed from liquid mercury. Vivid red sand and gleaming silver appeared and vanished across its markings, shifting without end.

It was the Helian Family's secret treasure, the [Imperial Iron Pill]!

The surging Jade True light seemed to meet some unseen force and scattered. The radiance of Whole Pill, refined to its utmost, poured forth from the pill and enveloped Helian Wumeng from head to foot. Before everyone's eyes, he turned into a pool of Valley Water and dispersed like smoke!

He had escaped [Green Jade Cliff]!

This transformation caught Liu Bai by surprise. He forced the sword strike he had already gathered to change course toward the fleeing Valley Water, but Helian Wujiang's dharma sword arrived just in time to block him!

Boom!

A thunderous crash shook the sky. Murong Yan had no time to say more. He swept his gaze across the night sky and found that the bastard Yehui had indeed disappeared.

Cursing him inwardly, he shouted, "Go!"

Roiling Baleful Qi flashing with blood-red light and Jade True mana condensed into pure white streaked across the sky before he even finished speaking, one pursuing the other!

Streams of colored light flashed across the sky. Li Jiangliang reappeared and looked up anxiously, but Li Jianglong said calmly beside him, "He's all right."

Sure enough, the man standing amid the dense Baleful Qi coughed up blood a few times, then emerged riding water and fire.

He looked up at the two of them and smiled. "Let's go!"

The three brothers exchanged a glance. Without another word, they rode the wind up to Tinglan's Purple Essence pavilion. Below them, their troops were already rushing across the river, surging over the ground like wave after wave.

Li Jiangliang did not even waste time catching his breath before stepping forward. "Senior! What are we doing now..."

Tinglan nodded to them. Something about her manner was unusual as she answered, "We'll go around Baiye Capital Immortal Dao. We will hold Baixiang Valley, attack Mount Bianyan, and relieve Mount Tangdao!"

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Drip.

Layered shadows swayed within the hall as a man in Daoist robes hurried up the steps. Seeing the doors of the hall above standing open, he quickly bowed to make his report, but heard a Daoist Master's voice from inside.

"Jiexing... Does the old lord truly have no [Flawless Culminated Yin]?"

"Well... I..."

"Your clan has a long history, and your ancestors once cultivated at [Unmoving Temple]... I have always held them in great respect. If you can trade it to me, name whatever terms you wish!"

The two Purple Mansion Realm cultivators were in the middle of a discussion, but the matter was urgent. The man in Daoist robes dropped to his knees and said with delight, "Master! Good news! The Song forces have crossed the river from the Wilderness, just as expected. They passed straight by Baiku Prefecture, Baiye, and Panglu Ridge... and are heading toward Chengshui Marsh!"

His voice rang out sharply in the quiet courtyard. The door, which had only been pulled to, opened. In the inner courtyard stood a small table where two young-looking men sat facing each other over a game of chess.

The one on the left was Ch'i Lanyan!

The Daoist of the Pavilion of Profound Order who controlled the situation in Jiangbei smiled faintly. "Fellow Daoist Tao, this is my new disciple, Fan Kang."

Seated across from him, playing chess, was Tao Jiexing. He was the young Daoist Master of the Tao Family whom Li Jieyi had brought along, with that extraordinarily keen pair of eyes. Ch'i Lanyan had clearly invited him here to discuss something!

At those words, Tao Jiexing looked relieved. He nodded quickly. "Since they've crossed the river, I... I'll go now!"

Ch'i Lanyan was somewhat disappointed, but he could only let him leave. He sighed softly, listened to his disciple's spirited report on events in the west, and nodded. "So it was Liu Bai after all. It seems Yang Ruiyi is attacking Shanji Prefecture himself, while the others have gone to reinforce the Great Primordial Hidden Radiance Mountain."

He lifted his teacup and raised an eyebrow at Fan Kang, who was kneeling before him. "So they've crossed. Let them advance a little farther. What's the hurry?"

The man in Daoist robes sighed, his heart heavy. "When we surrounded Wei... When we surrounded that man at the lake, I saw how hard it is to change the course of the world. How can I not be anxious, master..."

Ch'i Lanyan set down his cup and replied evenly, "Yehui is capable. Leave this to him. There hasn't been any unusual movement from the Capital Immortal Dao, has there?"

"As for Li Zhouwei..." Ch'i Lanyan paused, then continued, "Everything is going our way now. The only difference in how matters stand is that Li Zhouwei's injuries are much worse. True, Li Ximing has also cultivated [Radiance Under Heaven]... but he amounts to little. He only benefited from Li Zhouwei's success and acquired Merging Fire. Send someone with a spirit water treasure to contain his fire, and any early-stage Purple Mansion Realm cultivator can handle him.

"This time, Yang Ruiyi cannot afford to let Li Zhouwei stay out of the fight. Li Zhouwei will certainly follow Liu Bai and the others. As before, if we handle it well, we can delay him another five or six years without changing the overall situation."

Fan Kang was silent for a long time. His mind seemed to be elsewhere, and his voice caught slightly when he said, "I... I simply don't understand...

"When we surrounded the lake, you said there was no need to trouble Lord Wei with such a minor matter. Because of that, we couldn't send Murong Yan and Gao Fangjing there. And now... now it seems you still don't intend to discuss this with Lord Wei!"

The man in Daoist robes began to weep. "I have only ever thought of what is best for both of you... Why... Why does Lord Wei show no concern at all?"

Ch'i Lanyan had listened to the first part in silence, but that last sentence made his expression change abruptly. His eyes turned cold and he said, "What do you know, boy? Lord Wei is seeking the Dao and the Golden Core Realm. How could he concern himself with such sordid affairs? If anything happened to him, who could bear the consequences? Besides... besides!"

Ch'i Lanyan seemed to deflate. A shadow passed over his face, while killing intent stirred in his heart. Xu Che fears the Heavenly Gate; through indolence he becomes a Congealed Jade Immortal. Zitong seeks the Dao of Expansion; his pride will bring him death before the seat]... One who seeks the Golden Core Realm must never trust another person's words about whether he will attain the Dao... If you let this slip, killing you a hundred or a thousand times would not be too much!

Heavenly Plain, Great Expansion... Those prophecies are all false. My death would be no great loss, but martial uncle has such talent, such ambition, and such virtue. If even he cannot attain that seat... what path is left for the cultivators of this world?

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