Chapter 1717: Falling

Yan Xuehen frowned slightly: "Zhengyang Sect has been the top Taoist sect for years. Their mountain-protecting array is incredibly powerful. Unless we can find a weak point, I'll see if there's a chance to break it. However, Zhengyang Sect's mountain-protecting array has never been activated before, and no one else has seen it. It might be difficult to find any flaws in a short time..."

She had been staying nearby these past few days, waiting for Chu Chuyan and the others to emerge.

She originally didn't want to interact with the emperor, knowing he was coming, so she kept her distance. But after such a powerful explosion and various terrifying battle fluctuations, she naturally wanted to see what had happened.

Yun Jianyue snorted, "Why bother? If we attack together, I don't believe we can't blast open a path."

Yan Xuehen rolled her eyes, "What a brawny, simple-minded, reckless woman."

"What did you say?" Yun Jianyue was furious.

Zu'an felt a headache coming on. These two were truly incompatible; they couldn't exchange more than a few words without arguing every time they met.

Mi Li, however, found it amusing: "These two women are renowned figures in the martial world, yet when they get jealous, they act like little girls."

Zu'an could only remind her, "They're not jealous; they just naturally don't get along."

"Oh, I'm curious to see their reactions when they find out about each other's relationship with you. Will they fight even in bed?" Mi Li said with a smile.

"As a teacher, isn't that a bit inappropriate for you?" Zu'an retorted, annoyed.

"Aren't I just worrying about you? Which of these women do you actually like?" Mi Li asked gossipy.

Zu'an was speechless.

"I refuse to answer that question."

"Heh, men," Mi Li sneered, "aren't you just planning on having them all? But with your current secrecy, if things come to light in the future, you might not end up with any of them."

Zu'an was a bit speechless: "Why are you so concerned about these things? Zhao Hao is still fighting up there."

"His fighting is none of my business," Mi Li snorted. "But these women around you, they'll all be offering me tea in the future, so naturally, I need to keep a close eye and vet them thoroughly."

Zu'an was startled, "Offer you tea?"

"I'm your master, shouldn't they offer me tea?" Mi Li suddenly realized what he was thinking and angrily exclaimed, "You rascal, what nonsense are you thinking?!"

Rage from Mi Li +333, +333, +333...

At that moment, Xie Daoyun suddenly said faintly, "Actually, I might have a way."

"Huh?"

The others all looked at her, their expressions somewhat strange.

After all, none of the grandmasters present had a solution, especially Yan Xuehen, who was already proficient in array formations. Yet, this junior had a method?

Under so many gazes, Xie Daoyun felt a bit embarrassed: "Actually, my mission here was to investigate whether any killing arrays were set up on Purple Mountain. Because there were so many places to check, I sometimes secretly set up teleportation arrays for convenience. I happened to leave one on the Golden Summit, planning to secretly destroy it afterward, but I didn't expect today's events."

Qiu Honglei couldn't help but raise a question: "But with the mountain-protecting array activated, it seems to have prohibited upward teleportation. Your teleportation array shouldn't be usable, right?"

Yan Xuehen mused, "I think I understand what Miss Xie means. This mountain-protecting array originally had no weaknesses and couldn't be breached in a short time. But with the array she left behind, we now have a weak point to exploit. With a slight modification, we should be able to pass through this defensive array."

Also skilled in array formations, she easily followed Xie Daoyun's line of thought.

Xie Daoyun nodded repeatedly, her gaze as if she had found a kindred spirit.

"Then hurry up and act! What are you wasting time for here?" Yun Jianyue's face flushed, but she quickly changed the subject.

Yan Xuehen didn't mind, and after asking Xie Daoyun where she had set up the array, she went with her to the corresponding location to study how to pass through the mountain-protecting array.

Meanwhile, on the Golden Summit, everyone grew tense because Zhao Hao had suddenly attacked and crushed Feng Wuchang to death.

Seeing their side's morale plummet, Zhao Jing snorted, no longer hiding himself. A colossal aura suddenly surged from him, divine radiance blossoming behind him, even piercing the clouds without dissipating.

The civil and military officials, originally in the Reception Hall halfway up the mountain, all trembled. It was another Earth Immortal's aura.

The emperor had been a recognized Earth Immortal for years, and everyone was familiar with his aura. But this aura was completely different from the one they knew, clearly belonging to a newly promoted Earth Immortal.

Originally, Bi Qi and the others weren't particularly worried about the emperor's safety, but this sudden development left them feeling uncertain.

On the Golden Summit, Zhao Hao looked at Zhao Jing: "You really did successfully ascend to Earth Immortal. You've been hiding your true strength deeply all these years."

Zhao Jing calmly replied, "In terms of talent, I am no inferior to you. Back then, you merely took advantage of your age to usurp the throne. Only later, with the resources of the entire nation for cultivation, did you become the first to break through to Earth Immortal. Once I had sufficient resources and time, catching up to you was not difficult."

"Catch up to me?" Zhao Hao sneered, looking as if he couldn't even be bothered to argue with him.

Zhao Jing was angered, but the other party's long-standing prestige remained, so he dared not act rashly for a moment.

However, as his Earth Immortal aura spread, it offset some of Zhao Hao's pressure, and the others in the field clearly felt much better.

Just then, a magnificent palace suddenly appeared in mid-air, heading directly for Zhu Xie Chixin and Eunuch Wen, who were locked in fierce combat.

"Longevity Sword?" Zhao Hao frowned. At that moment, Zhao Jing took a step to the side, seemingly to prevent him from going to rescue them.

A figure with an otherworldly demeanor suddenly materialized out of thin air, and a long, chilly sword, like one from the Moon Palace, thrust forth from the void.

At this moment, Eunuch Wen was fully focused on countering Xuan Bajing's attack, completely unaware that someone had suddenly appeared behind him.

By the time he reacted, it was too late. He could only hastily activate his Pure Yang Child Technique for defense behind him, thinking that if he could just withstand this blow, the emperor would soon come to his rescue.

The Longevity Sword quietly pierced through. The faint blue membrane defense behind him was almost instantly sliced open, and then the long sword, unstoppable, its sword energy directly invaded his heart meridian.

Eunuch Wen roared, and the Pure Yang Child Technique, which he had cultivated his entire life, violently exploded. He had only one thought: even if he died, he would take someone down with him.

Unfortunately, the person behind him struck and immediately retreated, completely unharmed. The next second, they were already beside Zhu Xie Chixin.

Zhu Xie Chixin was greatly alarmed. Fortunately, Eunuch Wen's delay had bought him a little more reaction time. A burst of death qi suddenly erupted from him; its dense aura made some of the imperial guards standing further away turn pale and fall straight down, clearly having their vitality sucked away by the death qi.

The originally pristine and gleaming Longevity Sword instantly turned grayish-white as it approached him, as if losing its spiritual essence. Even Li Changsheng grunted, clearly not expecting such a dense concentration of death qi from him.

However, he was, after all, a grandmaster renowned for many years. A brilliant light suddenly erupted from him, and in the nick of time, he swung his sword back to block the exceedingly eerie Grim Reaper's Scythe.

Just as Zhu Xie Chixin was about to change his move, his expression suddenly shifted. He looked down at his chest, where a golden bangle had appeared, rapidly buzzing and spinning, having just pierced through his chest from behind!