txolops Chapter 256 The Great Battle and the Arrival of the Great Zhou
Chapter 256 The Great Battle and the Arrival of the Great Zhou
The eastern part of the far north.
In a desolate icy valley, more than ten snowman cultivators were cautiously besieging a worm-like monster that was several meters long.
Among these snowmen, apart from four rather old cultivators who appeared to be elders of the snowman race and were late-stage Qi Refining cultivators.
The rest of the people were all young people in their twenties, and all of them had the cultivation level of the middle stage of Qi Refining.
The four late-stage Qi Refining cultivators did not attack, but merely subtly prevented the demonic beast from leaving.
Those who were actually wielding various magical artifacts and fighting fiercely against the demonic beasts were the young people. It seemed they were low-level cultivators from some Yeti tribe, specially sent out to hunt demonic beasts to participate in some kind of trial.
The four older monks were their elders, responsible for protecting them.
Watching the first-tier demon beast being surrounded and attacked by the younger cultivators of the clan, its blood flowing everywhere, it was not far from death.
The four older snowman cultivators all breathed a sigh of relief.
They communicated with each other through telepathy in a very interesting way.
"Xiao Qi's flying sword control is quite good. It seems he's not far from breaking through to the late stage of Qi Refining."
"His first-grade high-level magic weapon..."
……
As they were discussing, a rumbling sound suddenly reached their ears. They all looked up, but when they saw what was happening in the sky, they were all filled with terror.
"Oh no! Run!"
However, they hadn't had time to make any further moves—
Peng!
A black phantom crashed directly into the valley where they were. In an instant, the sky collapsed and the earth cracked. Centered on the valley, the snow-covered land within a radius of dozens of miles was completely cracked by the phantom's attack, revealing bottomless fissures.
As for those snowman Qi cultivators, they were already reduced to dust in the first instant.
hum~
Amidst a rapid buzzing sound, a black phantom rose from the ground and flew into the sky, eventually circling around a green-robed bald man. Upon closer inspection, one could discover that the black phantom contained a seven-story pagoda-shaped magic weapon.
Old Demon Lu glanced at the large crater below, which had been created by his magic weapon, and looked at it with a hint of doubt. He seemed to have sensed that there had been a life force there before.
But none of that mattered anymore. His gaze swept across the pale-faced, red-robed girl in the sky: "Fellow Daoist Xiao, please hand over the sword you brought out from the secret realm to me."
Having dodged Lu Lao's magical artifact attack, Xiao Yunzhi stood in mid-air, with two curved flying wheels, one red and one white, hovering in front of her, protecting her.
Several years ago, she found a master craftsman in Yong'an City and asked him to refine the ten-thousand-year-old ice jade into the Frost Flame Wheel, thus creating the Sun and Moon Ring magic weapon.
But to her surprise, a few days ago, just as she was about to return to Flying Snow City, she unexpectedly encountered her mortal enemy, Old Demon Lu!
When Lu Laomo saw her, he was overjoyed and immediately made a move to capture her.
Xiao Yunzhi unsurprisingly fell into a disadvantageous position and had no choice but to flee. The two sides fought for several days, and she had already fled tens of thousands of miles away.
Upon hearing Lu Laomo's words, a strange expression appeared on her face: "Lu Laomo's strength doesn't seem to be as strong as the rumors say."
After his ancestor died at the hands of Old Demon Lu, Old Demon Lu became known as the number one cultivator in the Western Wilderness.
Xiao Yunzhi originally thought that as a cultivator in the early stage of Core Formation, she would have no choice but to surrender to this demon. However, to her surprise, she was only at a disadvantage in the chase and battle, and was not powerless to fight back.
This was partly due to the power of her natal magic weapon, the Sun and Moon Ring, but more importantly, Lu Laomo was not as terrifying as she had imagined.
At least in Xiao Yunzhi's eyes, someone with Lu Laomo's strength was no match for the Ancestor, let alone kill him.
"He hasn't summoned his spirit dragon yet, does that mean he hasn't used his full strength?" Xiao Yunzhi guessed.
On the other side, seeing that Xiao Yunzhi ignored him, Old Demon Lu sneered, "Hmph! You won't listen to reason, so you'll have to suffer the consequences. Since you won't hand over the sword, I'll take it myself!"
hum~
A rapid buzzing sound rang out, and the black pagoda hanging above his head suddenly spun and crashed down towards Xiao Yunzhi.
Xiao Yunzhi dared not be careless. With a flick of her finger, the Crimson Flame Wheel shot out and collided with the black pagoda, while the Frost Flame Wheel subtly protected her.
The Crimson Flame Wheel barely managed to hold on after the collision.
Under the shock of the magical power, Xiao Yunzhi's face grew even paler.
"Although Old Demon Lu is not as strong as I imagined, he is still beyond my ability to deal with." Xiao Yunzhi thought quickly: "He came for the Three Yin God-Slaying Sword, but this sword is not on me, but in Brother Li's hands."
"I can't let him know about this, otherwise Brother Li will be in danger, and I won't be able to go back to Flying Snow City!"
Thinking of this, Xiao Yunzhi gritted her teeth, made hand seals, and chanted incantations. Both flying wheels in the air burst forth with dazzling spiritual light.
Old Demon Lu thought she was about to fight to the death, and he became more wary.
next moment--
boom!
Two flying wheels, one crimson and one snowy, suddenly flew to Xiao Yunzhi's side, their ends connecting to form a flying ring. One side of the ring was burning with crimson flames, while the other side was filled with surging snowy cold flames.
Clearly distinct yet seamlessly integrated, the magical artifact, the "Sun and Moon Ring"!
The moment the rings of the sun and moon took shape, an astonishing spiritual pressure rose from them without any concealment, spreading out in all directions like a giant wave.
"What is this?" The terrifying power of the Sun and Moon Ring even moved Old Demon Lu. He knew that Xiao Yunzhi's next attack would be earth-shattering!
hum~
With his full magical power poured into it, the black pagoda grew rapidly in the wind, instantly transforming into a towering behemoth hundreds of feet tall, shielding him behind it.
However, just as Lu Laomo had made all the preparations, and the spiritual pressure of the Sun and Moon Rings reached its peak—
Whoosh!
Xiao Yunzhi did not attack. Instead, she instantly transformed into a ball of red and white spiritual light and shot off to the west at a terrifying speed, disappearing into the horizon in the blink of an eye.
The speed was astonishing, far exceeding that of ordinary Core Formation cultivators!
"You actually escaped? Do you think you can escape?" Upon seeing this, Old Demon Lu's eyes flashed with anger, and he also transformed into a green streak of light and chased after Xiao Yunzhi in the direction she had left.
They headed towards the location, which was in the direction of the Great Zhou.
Xiao Yunzhi was completely enveloped in a red and white protective shield. With each flash, she instantly covered more than ten zhang. She was using the escape technique attached to the Sun and Moon Ring magic weapon.
Before meeting Li Ping, even knowing she was no match, Xiao Yunzhi would have chosen to fight Lu Laomo to the death!
But under Li Ping's guidance, she understood very well that momentary impulses were nothing; the most important thing was to be alive, and as long as one lived, there were endless possibilities.
"Old Demon Lu, once I reach the late Core Formation stage, I will surely kill you to avenge my ancestor!"
……
Li Ping, far away in Flying Snow City, was unaware that Xiao Yunzhi had encountered Lu Laomo, who had pursued her to the far north.
He was unaware that Xiao Yunzhi had deliberately fled to the Great Zhou for his safety, thus luring Lu Laomo away as well.
At this very moment, he is receiving a special guest.
This is a handsome, refined young scholar dressed in a blue robe.
Despite his seemingly ordinary attire, his cultivation level had already reached the Core Formation stage, so Li Ping dared not be negligent.
The person who led the young scholar was Shi Yutong. She smiled and explained to Li Ping, "Brother Li, this is Senior Lu from the Confucian School of the Great Zhou Dynasty. He was commissioned by the Immortal Alliance to investigate the destruction of Silvermoon City."
Li Ping was shocked by the other party's extraordinary background, and immediately bowed respectfully: "Junior greets Senior Lu."
"Fellow Daoist, there's no need for such formalities." Senior Lu was very easy to talk to.
After Li Ping stood up, he smiled and asked, "Fellow Daoist Li, is Fairy Xiao, who was with you, not here? I have a few questions I'd like to ask her."
"Looking for Xiao Yunzhi?" Li Ping asked Shi Yutong, feigning confusion.
Shi Yutong said, "Back then, Senior Xiao was entrusted by my younger sister to go to the north to investigate my father's death. After she returned, she told my younger sister that a Nascent Soul cultivator was suspected of intervening in my father's death. Senior Lu wants to know more detailed information."
Li Ping suddenly realized: "So that's how it is."
However, he then smiled wryly and said, "To be honest, Senior Lu, after my younger sister formed her core, she left Flying Snow City to refine her natal magic weapon. As for where she went, even I don't know."
"He left Flying Snow City to refine magical artifacts." Senior Lu was somewhat taken aback upon hearing this.
After a moment's hesitation, he asked gently, "Does Fellow Daoist Li know when Fairy Xiao will return?"
Li Ping shook his head: "I don't know."
In fact, he genuinely didn't know.
If Xiao Yunzhi went to Yong'an City, she might return within a few years. But if she returned to the Western Wilderness, she might never come back.
"Is that so?" Senior Lu frowned slightly.
However, despite not getting the information he wanted, Senior Lu did not make things difficult for Li Ping, but instead smiled and took his leave.
Before leaving, he also asked Li Ping to help inform Xiao Yunzhi.
If Xiao Yunzhi were to return, he hoped to meet with her.
Li Ping agreed.
Before leaving, he learned from Senior Lu.
Senior Lu's real name is Lu Chang'an.
……
Watching Lu Chang'an and Shi Yutong leave.
Li Ping couldn't help but ponder.
He knew that the Great Zhou Dynasty was actually connected with the far north, and that if the human race in the far north encountered any great calamity, the cultivators of the Great Zhou Dynasty would also lend a helping hand.
For example, a thousand years ago, the Ice Dragon destroyed the Heavenly Skill Sect.
The late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator of the Great Zhou Dynasty attacked with hatred, nearly skinning and dismembering the Ice Dragon.
Now that Silvermoon City has encountered the same thing, it's quite normal for the Great Zhou to send Lu Chang'an to investigate.
As for Shi Yutong's enthusiasm for Lu Chang'an's investigation?
Shi Yutong's father, Mu Yun Zhenren, died in the destruction of Silver Moon City, and she was unable to avenge him with her own strength.
Now that Lu Chang'an has appeared, if we can help him investigate the truth, we might be able to use the power of the Immortal Alliance behind him to kill powerful enemies and avenge his father.
Therefore, it is not surprising that she was unusually enthusiastic and busy.
Li Ping believes that her actions are perfectly justifiable.
However, he did not want Xiao Yunzhi to get too involved in the matter.
After all, this matter is subtly related to a Nascent Soul cultivator.
Those extraordinary beings, like immortals on land, are not people like us ants to mess with.
If Xiao Yunzhi gets too deeply involved in this matter, she simply doesn't know what death means.
Li Ping murmured, "Lu Chang'an..."