Volume 11, Chapter 763 – I, Am the Immortal Might (Part 2)

“Protect the Holy Maiden!”

Hua Ruyi cried out as though startling herself, and her Divine Sense at the peak of the Divine Realm immediately left her body, pressing down upon the dozens of thugs.

BOOM…!

In an instant, nearly ninety percent of those thugs’ bodies exploded, turning into clouds of blood mist that scattered with the wind. The remaining few, whose cultivation was slightly stronger, plummeted like falling stars, smashing deep craters into the ground as their bodies were torn into pieces.

Far away in the Honghua Sect, Qi Huang observed calmly. Since someone else was making the effort, she was happy to be lazy and moreover, it prevented them from startling the snake by striking the grass.

“What’s going on? Didn’t the Holy Maiden of the Huarong Sect claim to have the Immortal Stele’s protection? Why would the Sect Master need to act?”

“Not only that, but looking at Sect Master Hua’s demeanor, she seems rather anxious, not calm at all.”

“It seems the news from the Immortal Alliance is true. The Huarong Sect’s Immortal Stele must already be a hollow shell. Otherwise, how could she be so panicked?”

“What? Then what should we do? If Huarong Sect has lost its Immortal Stele, and with the outbreak of the Panyun Mountain Bottomless Pit, I’m afraid the Mingyue Empire will suffer a great catastrophe.”

“Yes, and now that Huarong Sect has offended the Immortal Alliance, no one will lend them a hand. It would be best to leave this nation as soon as possible.”

The onlookers began speculating wildly, panic surfacing on their faces.

Cheng Tian heard the mutterings and grew displeased. She furrowed her brows and said, “Sect Master Hua, don’t be anxious. I still have the Immortal Stele’s protection. They cannot harm me.”

“That is… that is…”

Hua Ruyi forced a smile, secretly thinking, ‘I don’t believe a word of it. Who doesn’t know the state of the Huarong Sect’s Immortal Stele? There’s no Immortal Might left at all.’

In truth, Hua Ruyi’s intervention had both pros and cons. Though it might arouse suspicion that the Huarong Sect’s Immortal Stele could no longer protect its disciples, fortunately, her overwhelming strength carried immense deterrence. Thus, the lurking ill-intentioned figures quieted down.

But this was only temporary. Among them, there were plenty who were determined to kill Cheng Tian, especially the Immortal Alliance.

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Elder Qiu of the Immortal Alliance and others had followed within the crowd all along, continuously reporting to Lu Lin at the Immortal Alliance headquarters.

“This Hua Ruyi has reached the peak of the Divine Realm. For you, that is an obstacle.”

Lu Lin nodded in understanding. After pondering for a moment, he said, “Since you’ve followed this far, you must have a fair idea of who among the crowd intends to strike, correct?”

“Yes, I’ve also secretly kept contact with some factions. Does the Alliance Leader mean…” Elder Qiu asked with a thoughtful look.

“If Hua Ruyi is personally guarding that demon girl’s doppelgänger, then Huarong Sect’s defenses must be thin. Instigate some of these people to attack their base directly. That way, not only can we deal Huarong Sect a heavy blow, but we can also lure Hua Ruyi back, giving you the chance to kill Cheng Tian.”

Lu Lin instructed.

“But what if they all return at once? Wouldn’t our plan be wasted?” Elder Qiu asked uneasily.

“Then just wait until that demon girl’s doppelgänger emerges again. After this lesson, Hua Ruyi surely won’t dare to leave Huarong Sect unguarded.”

Lu Lin replied calmly.

“Alliance Leader is wise!”

Elder Qiu rejoiced and immediately took action, beginning to encourage those with ill intent to strike at Huarong Sect.

Because the Immortal Alliance wore specially crafted garments, the people of Huarong Sect were completely unaware. However, they could not escape Qi Huang’s discerning eyes.

Qi Huang did not reveal this to Hua Ruyi. With her present, any scheme was destined to fail.

Not long after, many with malicious intent broke away from the crowd and headed toward Huarong Sect.

Qi Huang swept her Divine Sense across and found that a large number of fiendish specters also split off, heading toward Huarong Sect. Their numbers were overwhelming, their Yin energy surging into the sky, like a black flood sweeping forward.

“With so many specters, it seems not only will that little demon girl die today, but Huarong Sect will also meet its doom.”

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Elder Qiu laughed smugly, then ordered the Immortal Alliance to hold formation. Once Hua Ruyi was lured back, they would act immediately.

Qi Huang sneered with disdain. Whether human or ghost, no matter how many, in her eyes they were all mere ants. A single thought could annihilate them. This was the divide between immortals and mortals. Quantity could never bridge it.

Cheng Tian pressed onward with the Huarong Sect entourage. Before long, hundreds of wrongdoers launched another attack. Among them, the strongest had reached the mid-stage of the Divine Realm.

Hua Ruyi wanted to intervene but restrained herself. First, because Cheng Tian did not permit it, and second, because she was curious about Cheng Tian’s true intention.

“Kill!”

The attackers charged forth, countless swords and treasures blotting out the sky as they flew toward Cheng Tian.

Cheng Tian did not retreat but instead advanced, calm and composed, stepping forward barehanded to face the tide of weapons.

The disciples of Huarong Sect were taut with nerves, hardly daring to breathe. Hua Ruyi was even more tense, ready to act at the slightest sign of danger to the Holy Maiden.

The hundreds of thousands of onlookers also widened their eyes, afraid to miss a single moment.

Qi Huang of the Honghua Sect nearly laughed, but instead she casually released a strand of Divine Sense equivalent to the peak of the Divine Realm. Spanning tens of thousands of li, it came crashing down upon the attackers.

BOOM…!

The vast majority of the hundreds of attackers were instantly reduced to blood mist, crimson like evening clouds that covered the sky. The few remaining Divine Realm cultivators were also forcibly suppressed.

CRACK… CRACK…

Their bodies shattered like eggs falling to the ground, flesh and blood spilling everywhere. Only the mid-stage Divine Realm cultivator knelt on the ground, barely clinging to life.

PUCHI…

That mid-stage attacker spat out a mouthful of bloody foam and then laughed maniacally: “Ha…ha… even I, a… a mid-stage Divine Realm cultivator, couldn’t be killed… This… this Divine Sense is no Immortal Might at all… At most… only late-stage Divine Realm…”

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Hua Ruyi’s expression darkened. She vanished like a ghost, her blue sword light flashing dozens of zhang, slicing the survivor’s head clean off. Then, with her Divine Sense, she crushed his Life Soul to dust.

Hua Ruyi acted so decisively because she too saw it clearly. That so-called “Immortal Might” just now was no stronger than her own Divine Sense, something no true expert could be fooled by.

“Was that really Immortal Might? How could it fail to kill even a single cultivator?”

“It didn’t look like Immortal Might at all. When Immortal Might descends, space twists and even shatters. It’s not something mortals can resist. How could its power be this meager?”

“Exactly. That so-called Immortal Might was only at the peak of the Divine Realm. There’s no doubt it was someone using Divine Sense to impersonate it.”

“In that case, Huarong Sect’s Immortal Stele truly is just an empty shell now.”

The hundreds of thousands of spectators speculated once again. The ill-intentioned, including those from the Immortal Alliance, were already smiling confidently, convinced of victory.

“Holy Maiden, is this the Immortal Might you spoke of?”

Hua Ruyi asked Cheng Tian grimly through mental transmission.

“……”

A trace of embarrassment crossed Cheng Tian’s delicate face. She truly couldn’t understand what that Qi Huang woman was up to. At such a time, how could she still be holding back?

“If this counts as Immortal Might, then I can unleash Immortal Might as well.”

Hua Ruyi muttered sarcastically.

Cheng Tian’s cheeks flushed. She quickly sent her thoughts to her main body, Cheng Hongling.

Cheng Hongling, standing beside Qi Huang, immediately voiced her doubt.

“Stay calm, my dear! This is what they call playing the pig to eat the tiger. If I were to unleash true Immortal Might from the start, wouldn’t all those villains just scatter?”

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Qi Huang explained her reasoning.

“You’re already at the Human Immortal Realm. Destroying the entire cultivation continent wouldn’t be difficult. How could they possibly escape you? I just don’t understand… Since you know who harbors malice, why not simply wipe them out? Why put on an act?”

Cheng Hongling was speechless.

“That won’t do. I know who the villains are, but others do not. And since I represent the Huarong Sect’s Immortal Stele, if I act recklessly, won’t it look like indiscriminate slaughter? That would damage the Huarong Sect’s reputation.”

Qi Huang replied reasonably.

“You… you actually make sense.”

Cheng Hongling’s red lips parted, yet for a moment she found herself unable to refute.

Meanwhile, more and more strangers and specters gathered at the foot of Huarong Sect’s mountain. Humans and ghosts mingled together in eerie harmony, crowding so densely that not even water could seep through. Their numbers likely reached into the hundreds of thousands.

“Enemy attack! Enemy attack!”

The sentries of Huarong Sect soon discovered the anomaly and rushed to alert all disciples within.

“Heavens! What is this? Are they trying to annihilate our Huarong Sect?”

When the female disciples of Huarong Sect saw the hundreds of thousands of enemies, their faces turned pale, their complexions bloodless with fright.