The Journey of Immortal Cultivation-Chapter 303 - 183 Revenge Is Such a Bore
Sweetheart? Her face darkened in an instant, and she felt a pang of sourness within. Fairy Su Xia had disappeared many years ago, yet hearing Changtian praising her like this made Ning Xiaoxian somewhat irritable.
Fortunately, Changtian noticed her expression and promptly explained, "Silly girl, don’t think too much. It’s not just a Moonlight Cup that you’ve brought back from your trip up the ’Heavenly Ladder’; the Sect Leader of Yunxiao Palace has also meddled with it!" Even he hadn’t realized that he didn’t want her to misunderstand him without cause.
She pouted, looking very displeased: "Spit it out, what tampering has been done to this cup?"
Laughter echoed within God Demon Prison, yet atop Qingjing Mountain a battle of life and death ensued.
Since emerging from the secret realm, the possessed Qishou, instead of entangling with the low-level disciples, turned and flew towards the Main Peak of Qingjing Mountain, radiating an intense killing aura, with sparks flying from its mouth. It seemed intent on executing a strategy of thorough eradication. The Qishou, specializing in physical strength, was infinitely powerful and impervious to blades and spears. Ordinary magic artifacts had no more effect on it than scratching an itch. A few low-level disciples foolishly attacked and were crushed into a pulp beneath its feet.
Elder Xing, who was in charge of the "Heavenly Ladder" affair, had just arrived when he was killed by a few breaths of Divine Fire from the Qishou, becoming the highest-ranked cannon fodder in this fight.
However, his death was not utterly in vain, as it managed to buy Yunxiao Palace a bit of time. Just before the Qishou stepped onto the Main Peak of Qingjing Mountain, the Mountain Protection Array finally began to operate. This Array, spread across the entire Qingjing Mountain, usually draws nature’s spiritual energy from the eighteen peaks to nourish itself. If a powerful enemy approaches, it takes only five elders working together to activate it.
The Qishou, having guarded Qingjing Mountain for nearly a thousand years, was known by all in Yunxiao Palace to be as indestructible as a bronze lion – its physical body extraordinarily robust. Now possessed by a demon, and turning against its own sect, how could they not take it seriously?
The Mountain Protection Array they activated had been established since the second generation Sect Leader of Yunxiao Palace and forced any enemy within to suffer the agony of a thousand slashes. Moreover, the Array could drain the enemy’s Spiritual Power for its own use, repelling countless powerful foes over more than a thousand years and achieving remarkable feats.
The Qishou stood in the midst of the Array, stupefied for a moment, then suddenly roared angrily, "Even after more than a thousand years, you still use such trifling contraptions of Qin Shiyu to guard the mountain, without the slightest improvement! No wonder Yunxiao Palace is deteriorating!"
This attitude did not seem like that of an invader, but rather an elder reprimanding the younger. A frail, aged voice then came from the Main Peak of Yunxiao Palace, "Does your excellency have a past with Yunxiao Palace?"
Following that, a gaunt old man with a pale face and no mustache flew from the direction of the Main Peak: "I am Wei Ming, the Sect Leader of Yunxiao Palace. Who are you, sir, and why do you occupy our Mountain Guardian Beast?"
The Qishou stared at him coldly, its voice thunderous: "My surname is Tu. Over a thousand years ago, I also had a fight here with Yunxiao Palace. I suppose you were not present at that time." Shedding its human form, taking over the body of the Divine Beast, even its voice turned deep and grand.
Wei Ming’s heart sank. This demon had challenged their sect over a thousand years ago, indicating a formidable enemy. He pondered and said, "Surname Tu? I do not recall such a person in my memory..."
At that moment, his expression abruptly changed, and he exclaimed incredulously, "Your surname is Tu! Could it be Mo Ying Tu Jin from one thousand five hundred years ago!"
The one possessed within the Qishou chuckled darkly, "How delightful that someone in this sect still remembers me. Very good, very good!"
Wei Ming’s complexion turned bitter. As Sect Leader, he had access to some of Yunxiao Palace’s deepest secrets, including records that spoke of a disciple named Tu Yusheng from one thousand five hundred years ago, who practiced deviant arts and fell into the demonic path, later betraying the sect, committing heinous acts, with his cultivation growing ever stronger. The sect, in collaboration with the Three Great Immortal Sects, captured him, but only managed to cause him serious injury. Subsequently, his whereabouts became unknown and he never resurfaced.
If this demon was indeed that person, Yunxiao Palace was in trouble today because Tu Jin had also been ensnared in this Mountain Protection Array in the past and had escaped relying solely on his own power! Yunxiao Palace in those days was not like it is today; it was an era of blossoming talents. If they could not defeat him back then, what chance did Yunxiao Palace have against this slaughterer of thousands now?
As expected, with a flash of his figure, Tu Jin triggered the Great Formation. The disciples below, seeing the Mountain Protection Array activated, all breathed a collective sigh of relief. For a moment, yellow light flickered within the Array, accompanied by the sounds of ghostly wailing at night. Although they could not see clearly, everyone believed that this demon would surely be captured. If not dead, at least maimed. Since their initiation into the sect, they had only seen the Mountain Protection Array activated once before, when the nearby Demon Sect came to attack. It hadn’t taken much effort at that time to trap the majority of the Demon Sect’s forces within the Array, where many demons were slaughtered, with only a few of the more cultivated demons managing to escape.
