Chapter 511: Propping Up the Floating Island (Part Three)
“The Taixu Academy’s sword path elite, Yuan Chong?!”
Someone among the crowd recognized Yuan Chong’s unique skill at once.
It was said that this person had achieved great feats with the sword a long time ago, but he had always kept a low-profile. He could also be described as cunning and sinister. He usually hid in a corner before landing a powerful strike on his target. This was exactly what was happening now.
Yuan Chong’s eyes gleamed as he stared at Little Yuan’er in the skies.
Little Yuan’er was young and fearless. She immediately brought out her Nirvana Sash and defended herself.
Bam! Bam! Bam!
The energy swords struck the Nirvana Sash.
Yuan Chong had expected as much. He stepped on the Nirvana Sash and advanced.
Whizz!
A Seven-leaf avatar materialized in the air.
The others exclaimed in shock.
“Yuan Chong is a Seven-leaf cultivator?!”
“The Taixu Academy is really invested in this!”
They thought Jiang Lizhi was the most powerful elite the Taixu Academy had sent here. After all, when Jiang Lizhi was killed by the palm seal, n.o.body from the Taixu Academy stepped forward. n.o.body expected there to be an elite hiding among them.
Bam! Bam! Bam!
The energy swords and the Nirvana Sash clashed.
Little Yuan’er was only a Three-leaf cultivator. How could she go up against a Seven-leaf elite?
Yuan Chong unleashed a grand technique and appeared behind the Little Yuan’er.
Energy swords rained down.
“Ah…” Little Yuan’er pushed Conch to the back, s.h.i.+elding Conch behind her.
“Sister Yuan’er!” Conch cried out.
“Don’t worry!” Little Yuan’er cast her Seven Stars Cloud Treading Steps. She left afterimages in the air. Since she needed to carry Conch at the same time, this was almost at the limit of her capabilities.
“Die, little girl!” The energy swords dispersed Little Yuan’er’s afterimages. The instant the afterimages disappeared, Yuan Chong struck with his palm.
The palm seal struck Little Yuan’er at lightning speed.
Bam!
Little Yuan’er reeled back as wind stirred in the surroundings. Her dantian’s sea of Qi was in chaos.
“Hm?” Yuan Chong frowned slightly. He hovered in the air. “You’re still alive?”
Yuan Chong dove again. The energy swords broke free of the Nirvana Sash and joined as one. He joined his palms together. “I hope that you’ll be reincarnated with a good life.”
The energy swords shot toward Little Yuan’er again.
Little Yuan’er thought she was about to die when a row of umbrellas spread out before her in an array. Energy spread and formed an umbrella-shaped wall. She looked up and saw a pretty and graceful lady descending from the sky before landing on four umbrellas.
The thousands upon thousands of energy swords were blocked by the umbrellas.
“Sister Jingyi?”
The newcomer was none other than Li Jingyi.
Li Jingyi gave Little Yuan’er a sidelong glance and smiled. “Are you alright?”
“I’m alive and kicking.” Little Yuan’er immediately flew to Conch’s side.
The sudden appearance of this elite attracted everyone’s attention.
Floating above the sunken floating island, Madam Huang registered a look of delight. “Li Jingyi?”
“Greetings, mistress.”
Mistress?
Yuan Chong frowned and said, “I heard that Huang s.h.i.+jie had several disciples who are all elites. Unfortunately, Huang s.h.i.+jie is tyrannical and couldn’t win their hearts. Are you the genius umbrella cultivator, Li Jingyi?”
Li Jingyi pursed her lips into a smile. “I didn’t think I was this famous.”
“Li Jingyi, Penglai Island’s time is over. An outstanding talent should be able to follow the current trends. Huang s.h.i.+jie wasn’t kind to you. Why would you risk your life for him?” Yuan Chong asked.
“A teacher for one day, a father forever. Yuan Chong, I advise you to give up.”
Yuan Chong laughed. “Open your eyes and look. Who do you think is going to give up at this time?”
Li Jingyi surveyed her surroundings. The floating island was already submerged beneath the waves, and the Formation had shattered. She saw chaos everywhere she looked. Many umbrella cultivators lay on the ground, unmoving. They were from the same sect, after all. How could she be unaffected? Alas, it seemed like she was too late. She did not expect the once glorious Penglai Island to be reduced to a piece of juicy meat that was being fought over a pack of ravenous wolves overnight.
While Li Jingyi was lost in her thoughts, Yuan Chong seized the opportunity to attack. He moved his hands and launched several energy swords.
Li Jingyi stepped on the umbrellas as the umbrellas spun upward. She launched energy seals into the air.
Their energies collided.
Boom!
Both opponents retreated at the same time. The compet.i.tion of their energies was also a showdown of their cultivation bases. They were both Seven-leaf elites and should be evenly matched. It was difficult for the sword and the umbrella to emerge superior over the other. Both opponents faced each other from a distance.
Wu!
A strange sound rang from the sea again, attracting everyone’s attention.
Conch pointed at the sea and exclaimed excitedly, “Luo Yu is coming!”
It had the body of a fish and the wings of a bird. Its voice was like a mandarin duck.
Splas.h.!.+
Luo Yu broke the surface of the sea. Unlike the first time, it created huge waves that rippled outward.
Whoos.h.!.+ Whoos.h.!.+ Whoos.h.!.+
Li Jingyi blocked it with her umbrellas.
Yuan Chong controlled his energy swords with his palms to block the splash from the water.
Little Yuan’er s.h.i.+elded Conch as she looked at Luo Yu in shock.
Luo Yu treated everyone above the sea’s surface as its enemies. Why?
Alas, the low-rank cultivators nearby were not as fortunate. Their chests were instantly pierced by the deadly water droplets. Holes could be seen on their bodies.
“Uh…”
“This livestock can kill!”
The cultivators nearby quickly retreated!
The umbrella cultivators from Penglai Island retreated as well. They stayed away and watched.
Madam Huang flew up and looked down at Luo Yu.
At this moment, Luo Yu did a complete turnaround in the air and flapped its wings. It was shrouded in a faint light. At this moment, it was diving toward Conch was standing near the sea’s surface.
“Luo Yu is going in for the kill!”
“Stand back!”
This was their first time seeing Luo Yu trying to kill someone.
Li Jingyi frowned. There was a complicated look in her eyes. She turned to look at Little Yuan’er. With a deep voice, she said, “Stand back.”
“Oh!” Little Yuan’er brought Conch with her and flew backward.
Li Jingyi asked, “Where’s your master?”
“Master?” Little Yuan’er smacked her forehead. “That’s right! Where’s my master? Master… Help! I won’t last for much longer!”
Li Jingyi. “???”
Yuan Chong. “???”
The cultivators stared at the young girl, baffled. All of them grew alert, guarding against the expert who might suddenly show up to protect the young girl. Fortunately, no such expert showed up to help this young girl.
At this moment, Luo Yu moved between the young girls and the others. For some reason, it did not hurt the girls. It flicked its body, separating the two girls.
Conch exclaimed in shock as she flew upward. The energy surrounding her was scattered by Luo Yu.
Luo Yu’s movements were nimble as it carried Conch away.
“Conch!” Little Yuan’er exclaimed in shock. The situation was out of her control. Her master entrusted Conch’s protection to her, but she had let him down. A panicked expression appeared on her face, stemming from her helplessness.
It happened too quickly. Who could have reacted to it?
Li Jingyi could not do anything even if she wanted to rescue Conch.
Yuan Chong kept his eyes on Li Jingyi as he kept her occupied. At the same time, he ordered, “Taixu Academy disciples, kill that young girl!”
“Understood!” The Taixu Academy disciples’ voices were thunderously loud.
100 disciples from the Taixu Academy flew on their swords and shot toward the sea’s surface at the same time. None of them cared about Luo Yu or Conch. They were focused on their target, Little Yuan’er.
The 100 cultivators conjured up energy swords. The densely packed energy swords formed a ma.s.s of swords that flew toward Little Yuan’er.
Li Jingyi’s heart sank. The young lady was in danger!
At this moment…
Whizz!
A blue light shone from beneath the water’s surface. The sea between the four islands was completely covered by the blue light.
The members of the Taixu Academy did not even have time to react when they heard a splas.h.!.+
“The floating island?!”
The floating island broke the surface of the water, creating huge waves.
The cultivators who were fighting intensely on the four islands were drawn by this scene. They stopped fighting and looked at the floating island. At this moment, they saw a dark blue palm seal huge enough to carry the entire floating island beneath the island.
Everyone held their breaths. They looked at the ma.s.sive palm seal that seemed to be able to cover the skies. For a time, they forgot about the battles they were engaged in. They forgot everything.
The waves and the spreading blue energy struck the Taixu Academy disciples who were advancing toward Little Yuan’er. All of them were sent flying, spitting out mouthfuls of blood in the sky.
Under the huge ma.s.sive palm seal, one could see an old man who was the size of a leaf when seen from afar. The old man held his palm above his head. A blue light shone from his palm. It was obvious the ma.s.sive blue palm seal came from him! His action of propping up the floating island was akin to directing the great rivers to flow east and returning the mighty waves. It was only natural for the others to be shocked.