vncnus Chapter 89 Time-Space Passage
Chapter 89 Time-Space Passage
With only a few embers remaining, the Spirit Gathering and Netherworld Lamp undoubtedly fell into Xuan Yi's hands. He was the only one present who could withstand the attacks of the others.
Gao Yuan was surrounded by a group of teachers. Looking at the people who had surrounded him, especially the hostile look in the eyes of the Ice Fairy, Gao Yuan knew that his identity had been exposed.
Four teachers rolled up their sleeves and rushed forward to gang up on Gao Yuan, with Xuan Yi holding the line.
"Gaoyuan! Pay for my disciple's life!"
The Ice Fairy of the Extreme Cold Star Palace was the first to rush forward, determined to make the plateau pay with its life.
Gao Yuan's former strength was even greater than that of Xuan Yi, who was obsessed with research and neglected cultivation. However, he was like a tiger fallen into the plains. No matter how glorious his past was, he had only just broken through to the Qingxu realm. Even with the magic weapon, the Flowing Light Cauldron, he was completely at a disadvantage when fighting four opponents. If it weren't for his rich experience, he would have been defeated long ago.
The early stage of the Pure Void realm limited the use of the plateau's power; being able to barely hold on already demonstrated considerable strength.
While the battle raged on Gaoyuan's side, Fang Xiu's clone led Xiao Hu and several other Jade Void beings away to avoid being caught in the crossfire.
"The teleportation array here connects directly to the outside. You can go first."
Fang Xiu's clone had set up a teleportation array in advance so that he could get away a step ahead of time.
The Mulan tribe had been planning their invasion of the Three Realms for a long time, and the Netherworld Lamp was the safest option, but that didn't mean it was the only one.
Even if Fang Xiu had swallowed only one-third of the spiritual energy accumulated by the Tongming Lamp, the Mulan Clan would still have other ways to get there.
The woman from the Purple Flame Sect and the female student from the Forget-Worry Pavilion were sent away through the teleportation array, leaving only two people clutching their stomachs at the scene.
Xiao Hu was simply starving. She had already finished eating on the way, and after the previous battle with Yu Chan, she was so hungry that her stomach was practically sticking to her back.
Fang Xiu, on the other hand, was being supported by spiritual energy. If he were to revert to his original form, his body would have already swelled into a ball. There was so much spiritual energy that the spiritual space couldn't contain it all, and the rest was stuck inside his body, unable to be digested in time and almost overflowing.
"No, we can't waste it..."
Once something falls into the Taotie's mouth, it can't be spat out. Although Fang Xiu is Lu Wu, when he inherited the Taotie's abilities, he also inherited its appetite and habits. If he had to spit out everything that was in its mouth, he would regret it for a whole year.
Fang Xiu is the first person in history to be able to be sustained by spiritual energy.
Gao Yuan's struggles were meaningless after Xuan Yi made his move, and as he was captured, a strange change quietly occurred.
A portal between the two worlds, hundreds of feet high and thousands of feet wide, rose from the ground.
Emerging from the distorted crimson space were several powerful cultivators, led by the king of the Chishi tribe, one of the four kings of the Mulan tribe, and a late-stage Void Refining cultivator. Surrounding him were all Void Refining cultivators from the same tribe.
Originally, the Mulan tribe's army was supposed to come together, but Fang Xiu had just consumed about 30% of the spiritual power of the Spirit Gathering Lamp, which changed the situation.
The spiritual energy accumulated by the Spirit Gathering and Netherworld Lamp was incredibly abundant. Even if Fang Xiu consumed 30% of it, the remaining spiritual energy would still be enough to form a spacetime passage connecting the two realms, although it was not as stable as they had anticipated.
The Mulan tribe was not a mindless barbarian. The anomaly in the spacetime passage made them realize that the plan might have gone wrong. As the pre-arranged vanguard, the Chishi tribe sent King Chishi and other high-level cultivators to the front to stabilize the situation, just in case.
Inside the spacetime tunnel, the Mulan Clan's great cultivators are working hard to stabilize the tunnel. Only when the army has completely entered the Three Realms will the Mulan Clan's plan be considered a success.
The middle-aged man who led the group of several Mulan tribe members who flew out of the space-time tunnel was the king of the Chishi tribe, one of the four kings of the Mulan tribe, the Chishi King in the late stage of Chongxu, and also Akuman's father.
"The Spirit Gathering Lamp is in your hands?"
Chishi Wang's eyes were fixed on Xuan Yi, the strongest person present. Xuan Yi was at the early stage of the Void Reduction realm, which was not bad. But which of the Mulan clan elders behind him was weaker than him?
"It's in your grandfather Xuan Yi's hands. If you want it, come and take it yourself!"
Xuan Yi sensed something was wrong when this group of alien races appeared.
Chongxu! Chongxu!
The opposing group consisted entirely of cultivators at the Void Reaching stage, and none of them possessed an aura lower than the mid-stage. The leader, in particular, was unfathomable, likely a late-stage or even perfect Void Reaching cultivator.
For the first time, Xuan Yi felt a pang of regret for neglecting his cultivation and indulging in research for so many years. If he had focused on cultivation, his strength would not have been weaker than it has been since he was stuck at the early stage of the Void Refining Realm.
Even though he knew he was no match for his opponent, Xuan Yi still wouldn't back down an inch and even provoked him.
"How dare you! You disrespect the King!"
A figure half a step behind King Chishi shouted, clearly angered by Xuan Yi's unrestrained attitude.
This is the Great Elder of the Chishi Tribe, with a mid-stage Void Refinement cultivation level. Purple waves emanated from his body.
"It's just a contest of spiritual power, right? You think you can be afraid of me?"
Xuan Yi, not to be outdone, met the loss head-on. The same wave spread out from him, and the other teachers, seeing that things were not going well, had already retreated.
This is the battlefield of the Chongxu realm. The mere Qingxu realm can only stand by and watch, whether they are in the early or late stages of the Qingxu realm.
Buzzing—boom!
The two divine senses collided continuously in the void. The mid-stage of the Void Realm was facing the early stage of the Void Realm. Logically, the mid-stage should have the advantage, but at this moment, Xuan Yi was the one who had the upper hand.
Normally, Xuan Yi is not as strong as his opponent, but when he probed the Heaven-Opening Axe, although his divine sense was injured, he turned out to be a blessing in disguise. After recovering from his injuries, the quality of Xuan Yi's divine sense improved.
Driven by a desire for research, Xuan Yi explored the Heaven-Opening Axe multiple times. As a result, although Xuan Yi is still in the early stage of the Void Refining Realm, his spiritual sense is of a quality no less than that of someone in the middle stage of the Void Refining Realm. In fact, because of the Heaven-Opening Axe, Xuan Yi's spiritual sense has a sharpness.
In the battle of spiritual consciousness, the mid-stage Void Refinement cultivator from the Mulan tribe was at a disadvantage. Seeing that the situation was not good, another mid-stage Void Refinement cultivator from the Mulan tribe immediately joined in.
The three sides clashed over their spiritual senses. No matter how strong Xuan Yi was, he could not fight against two opponents at once. The result of the spiritual sense clash was that Xuan Yi was blasted back dozens of meters from mid-air.
However, the two Mulan tribesmen on the other side did not fare well either. Xuan Yi's research on the Heaven-Opening Axe was not for nothing. Knowing that he was no match for the two, Xuan Yi used his divine sense as an axe and dealt two heavy blows to the two opponents.
Even though Xuan Yi was clearly the one who was forced back, he spat out a mouthful of saliva mixed with blood and foam, and a smile appeared on his face.
"Heh, the feeling of damaged consciousness isn't pleasant, is it?"
Having experienced it firsthand, Xuan Yi understood this feeling all too well.
"You bastard!"
The two Mulan elders clutched their heads, the damage to their spiritual consciousness being even more painful and unbearable than the physical injury.
King Chishi nodded, and the two who received the signal attacked simultaneously, engaging in a fierce battle with Xuan Yi who rushed forward. The three experts at the Chongxu level fought without restraint, and the power they generated made cultivators below the Chongxu level dare not approach.
The other cultivators around King Chishi did not take the opportunity to attack, but instead remained on guard around the space-time passage as the main force of the Mulan Clan arrived.
First to emerge were tens of thousands of Mulan soldiers, riding huge gray wolves at breakneck speed. These soldiers were no ordinary troops, but elite warriors with cultivation, like celestial soldiers and generals.
Besides cultivators, the Mulan tribe's forces also include many mortals without cultivation. Don't underestimate these mortals; they will be the main force of the Mulan tribe's next operation. The high-level combatants will fight against the Immortal Realm, while the remaining people will be tasked with invading the mortal realm and turning it into the territory of the Mulan tribe.
The Mulan tribe's caravan included many four-legged behemoths, resembling oxen, with their massive bodies carrying a great deal of supplies.
The arrival of the main force undoubtedly put the minds of Chishi Wang and the others at ease.
"Barbarians from another world!"
However, they were clearly too complacent. Taibai Jinxing, who had gone to the Heavenly Court to fetch reinforcements, had already returned. He saw that the heavenly soldiers and generals, whose numbers were no less than those of the Mulan tribe's army, filled the clouds and looked down at the enemy.