novelraw Chapter 42 : Chapter 42
Chapter 42 : Chapter 42
Chapter 42: The Two Sects' Conflict
The artifact ship carrying over a hundred Spirit Stream Realm disciples from the Yunxia Sect was traveling at about half the speed of a Spirit River Realm cultivator flying on an artifact, so they were bound to fall far behind the advance party.
This could also be considered a period for these new disciples to adjust their state of mind and prepare for battle.
"Miss Ye, are you not afraid?"
Ye Liuyun had been standing at the bow of the ship, gazing into the distance, looking very calm.
After Lin Aoxue left, Xiao Hansheng was the only one on the ship she could be considered familiar with. Seeing how calm Ye Liuyun was, he couldn't help but go over and ask.
After all, the other disciples all wore grave expressions, worried about whether they would return alive. Yet Ye Liuyun seemed to have no such concerns.
Of course, Ye Liuyun wasn't worried. She was immortal. Since she couldn't die, how could she possibly fear death?
"Oh, Brother Xiao. Fear is useless. The more you fear, the more likely something will happen. When facing an enemy, you can only overcome them by being bolder than they are. Besides, the moment we entered the cultivation world, a day like this was inevitable," Ye Liuyun said with a smile.
Xiao Hansheng was taken aback by Ye Liuyun's awareness. Such understanding was rare among new disciples.
Of course, if they managed to survive this sect conflict, it would be no less than a rebirth for them.
Time passed slowly. Over an hour later, the Yunxia Sect's advance party had already arrived at the Six Sun Mountains.
The Six Sun Mountains was an area within the Yun Sect's sphere of influence with dense spiritual energy.
Dense spiritual energy could nurture all sorts of wondrous treasures from heaven and earth. The four Low-tier Sects within the Yunxia Sect's sphere of influence happened to be built around the Six Sun Mountains.
This place was also the most frequently active area for the four major Low-tier Sects; it could be said to be a treasure land under their control.
It wasn't just disciples from the four major sects who trained here; there were also many disciples from other factions and rogue cultivators.
Each Low-tier Sect was allowed to have four Unranked factions as subordinate powers.
This was a unified rule in the cultivation world of the Tang Kingdom. Factions that had not been certified by a Superior Sect were not allowed to have subordinate powers.
Once a Superior Sect discovered you secretly colluding with other factions, the consequences would generally not be good.
Therefore, within the Yun Sect's sphere of influence, almost no other small sects could compare to the four major Low-tier Sects. The treatment they received was not on the same level.
"Huh? Aren't those Yunxia Sect disciples? What's going on? Did something major happen in the Six Sun Mountains?" some rogue cultivators and disciples from other small sects wondered.
"Let's go, quick, let's go see. Something big must have happened. We might get to see a good show," some of the bolder cultivators said, following behind the Yunxia Sect disciples towards the area of conflict.
Meanwhile, in the area where the Yunxia Sect had discovered the spirit stone mine vein, cultivators were fighting above a great rift valley.
The most intense battles were being fought by several cultivators at the Dao Palace Realm.
When a Dao Palace Realm cultivator attacked, a phantom palace would appear behind them. These phantom palaces varied in shape and color.
Cultivators at the Dao Palace Realm cultivated mana. From this realm onwards, the fluctuations from their battles were immense. With a wave of their hand, they could unleash dazzling streams of light and crisscrossing sword qi.
Although cultivators in the Wheel Sea Secret Realm could also release their spiritual energy, they could not do so frequently. Most of the time, they still relied on using spiritual energy to enhance their physical strength for close-quarters combat.
Around the rift valley, many Yunxia Sect disciples had already lost their lives. There were also corpses of cultivators wearing the attire of other sects.
"Old ghost Ziyang, is your Zixia Sect really going to throw all caution to the wind and snatch our Yunxia Sect's belongings this time?" In the sky, Yun Hui was engaged in a fierce battle with an old man in a purple Daoist robe.
Three Dao Palaces had appeared behind both of them. Within the palaces sat three infant-like deities. This indicated that both were cultivators at the Third Stage of the Dao Palace Realm, the Nascent Soul Realm.
"Hmph! What are you talking about? Everything in the Six Sun Mountains is ownerless. Just because your Yunxia Sect discovered it first, it's yours? What a joke," the white-haired old man snorted coldly.
However, this old fellow was being rather unreasonable. Under normal circumstances, if a sect discovered a spirit stone mine vein, as long as they erected their sect's marker on the periphery, it would be considered occupied.
The team of Yunxia Sect disciples had immediately erected a banner with the Yunxia Sect's mark after discovering the place.
But who would have known that it would be discovered by a subordinate sect of the Zixia Sect? They secretly summoned the nearby experts from the Zixia Sect, destroyed the Yunxia Sect's banner on the spot, and then seized the spirit stone mine vein.
To put it bluntly, in the face of profit, rules had no binding force. They had plenty of ways to twist right and wrong.
"Bastard! Chongyun Sword Art!" Yun Hui was enraged by his words.
He formed a sword seal with his hands, and the spirit artifact sword floating in front of him immediately released a dazzling sword light.
Seeing Yun Hui suddenly cast a spell, Daoist Ziyang's expression changed, and he quickly retreated. It seemed he knew the power of the sword art Yun Hui was using and that it couldn't be met head-on.
"Slash!" Seeing his opponent retreat, Yun Hui immediately grabbed his flying sword. A sword light soared into the sky, hundreds of zhang high. In an instant, it slashed towards Daoist Ziyang with devastating force.
The might of this sword strike was immense. The cultivators from both sects who were fighting nearby couldn't help but stop and look towards the area where their elders were clashing.
Yun Hui's strike was powerful enough to easily slice a large mountain in half.
Yun Hui's realm was slightly higher than Daoist Ziyang's. Yun Hui was at the late stage of the Dao Palace Nascent Soul Realm, while Daoist Ziyang was only at the mid-stage.
"Tch! Heavenly Dipper Pagoda, go!" Seeing that he could not dodge the sword strike, Daoist Ziyang immediately summoned a golden, shimmering pagoda.
The pagoda enveloped him, and at the same time, the deities from the three Dao Palaces behind him flew out, simultaneously releasing three powerful streams of mana that struck Yun Hui's sword light.
A portion of Yun Hui's sword light was worn away by the power of the three deities. By the time it struck the pagoda, only half of its power remained.
At most, this strike only caused Daoist Ziyang's qi and blood to roil; it did not injure him.
"Damn it, haven't the sect's reinforcements arrived yet?" Daoist Ziyang clutched his chest, feeling very uncomfortable.
He knew he was no match for Yun Hui, so he had been stalling for time. If he were defeated, it would affect the entire situation.
Although he appeared unharmed from that last strike, it would definitely reduce Daoist Ziyang's combat effectiveness.
Just as Daoist Ziyang was growing anxious, a streak of light shot towards him at an extremely fast speed. It was Yun Hui's flying sword.
The flying sword stabbed heavily into the Heavenly Dipper Pagoda, and cracks immediately appeared on its defenses.
"Damn it, not giving me a moment's rest," a spirit artifact sword also appeared in Daoist Ziyang's hand. He struck Yun Hui's sword with his own.
While knocking back the opponent's sword, he also retreated some distance. At the same time, a small amount of blood seeped from the corner of his mouth.
This time, he was truly injured.
"Hehe, old ghost Ziyang, did you think I didn't know you were stalling for time? You won't be able to block this next strike," Yun Hui recalled his sword and once again used a sword art. Countless sword lights appeared before him.
This was a move to severely injure or even kill Daoist Ziyang.
However, just as Yun Hui was about to release this move, a purple streak of light shot towards him from the distance at extreme speed.
Yun Hui hastily stopped casting and dodged the attack.
"Damn it, did they manage to catch up after all?" After dodging the attack, Yun Hui looked towards the northern sky.
A silver-haired female cultivator in a purple dress was flying over at high speed. She landed in front of Daoist Ziyang.
"Junior Brother Ziyang, are you alright?" the female cultivator asked hurriedly.