Chapter 679: The Red Lotus Envoy
Chu Nan was shocked, and he tried to hide the awkwardness he felt. He lowered his head and said, “So, it really is Senior Ji… I thought that he looked familiar earlier, but I just couldn’t believe it.”
“Well, now you know… You’re much smarter than you were in the past,” Pan Litian said.
These words made Chu Nan flush red.
The young cultivator, Xiao Yun, who was hovering behind Chu Nan, nearly lost control. He quickly stabilized his footing before he muttered to himself, “What did I miss?”
n.o.body bothered with these young cultivators.
Only Xiao Yun knew what a great opportunity he had missed. The Evil Sky Pavilion had always been strict about recruiting disciples and members. From Pan Zhong and Zhou Jifeng to Ye Tianxin’s subordinates, the female cultivators from the Derived Moon Palace, all of them were elites who were famed in different parts of the world.
Similarly, the names of the four elders of the Evil Sky Pavilion resounded like thunder.
Alas, it was too late for regrets.
Si Wuya flew over at this moment. He drew level with the four elders before he said, “Master ordered us to defend Mo City for now.”
“Alright.” Pan Litian looked at the manmans and laughed. “It’s been a long time since I stretched my limbs. Old Leng, shall we see who can kill the most beasts?”
Leng Luo clenched his fists and said, “Bring it on!”
Leng Luo vanished out of sight and soon reappeared near the manmans. With a flurry of movement, he summoned his avatar that expanded swiftly.
Six golden leaves spun in the air. Then, they flew out and returned. With these two moves, hundreds of manmans dropped to the ground.
“No fair! I’ll show you.” Pan Litian tossed his Golden Gourd Bottle out, and a golden light shone from under his feet.
The Golden Gourd Bottle increased in size, covering the sun.
Pan Litian lay down and said gruffly, “Drunk on the Mountain.”
With these words, a turbulent surge of energy appeared immediately.
Boom!
One-third of the manmans were knocked out from this move.
The others were greatly shaken. The two elders’ moves were precise and vicious compared to killing the manmans one by one.
They were Eight-leaf experts in the past. However, now that the two elders had cultivated to the Six-leaf stage, their strength seemed to be on par with that of an Eight-leaf cultivator. Both of them attacked with so much ease that it seemed as though they were strolling in the park.
“I’ll join in!” Zuo Yushu gripped her Coiling Dragon Staff tightly. The veins on the staff glowed as talismans flew out in the air.
Huge scripts flew toward the manmans. Every single talisman took out a manman.
Even a G.o.dly Archer could hardly compare to Zuo Yushu’s capability of killing that many targets with such precision.
The others instinctively turned to look at Hua Wudao.
Hua Wudao cleared his throat before he said, “The three elders’ strength is shocking. I won’t embarra.s.s myself.”
“…”
With the members from the Evil Sky Pavilion making a move, the manmans were nothing. They were soon killed.
Si Wuya nodded and flew toward the top of the city wall.
At this moment, the young cultivator, Xiao Yun, who was hovering behind Chu Nan, hastily stepped forward to greet Si Wuya with a bow, “Greetings, Mister Seventh.”
“You are?” Naturally, Si Wuya did not know him.
“You might not be aware of this, Mister Seventh, but Senior Ji wanted to recruit me into the Evil Sky Pavilion earlier. I wonder if…” Xiao Yun said.
Upon hearing the words, Chu Nan frowned.
Alas, Si Wuya did not give Xiao Yun a chance to finish his words before he interjected, “My master has always been strict about recruiting members… If he’s really interested in you, he’ll surely look for you again. There’s no need to speak to me.”
Xiao Yun. “…”
‘Oh, no…’ Xiao Yun thought to himself. His heart sank when he saw Chu Nan staring at him. As the saying went, he had ‘tossed the watermelon away for the sesame’. However, it seemed like now he was going to lose the ‘sesame’ as well.
…
Meanwhile, Lu Zhou pursued the manman.
If the manman was flying alone, he might not be able to catch up. However, since it was carrying the injured manman, its speed has slowed down considerably. Moreover, after it entered the forest with tall trees, maneuvering became even more difficult. It had no choice but to crash through the huge trees to make a path for itself. It could not fly any higher. Apart from that, their sizes meant that they were not light.
“Livestock, where will you run to now?”
He struck with a palm. The s.h.i.+ning golden palm shot forth and struck the manman’s wing. He finally caught up to the manmans in the forest.
His palm strike dislodged several feathers.
“A male and a female?”
The male bird was injured, and the female bird was trying to rescue it.
The female bird winced. It flapped its wings furiously as it tried to fly out of the forest.
Lu Zhou summoned his Eight-leaf avatar. His golden lotus appeared.
With his grand technique, he appeared above the bird.
“Go!” He pushed his hand down as it shone brilliantly with a blue light that shone at a greater intensity. He moved at lightning speed.
He did not unleash Abandon Wisdom but unleashed the Buddhist Great Vajra Wheel Hand Sign instead.
Boom!
It struck the manman’s head.
The manman was hurt and cried out as it dropped.
Bam! Bam! Bam!
It fell at an angle, cras.h.i.+ng through dozens of tall trees before landing heavily on the ground.
Lu Zhou retracted his avatar and hovered in the air more than ten meters above the manman.
“I won’t forgive you.” He was about to attack when a person emerged from the forest behind the manmans.
It was a middle-aged man in armor and a red bandana on his head. “Wait.”
Lu Zhou looked over.
The middle-aged man drew closer to the manman and looked up at Lu Zhou. He seemed satisfied as he nodded and said, “You must have a profound cultivation base to be able to kill these manmans.”
Lu Zhou asked tonelessly, “Who are you?”
“If you can spare these livestocks on my account, old mister, I’ll thank you on their behalf,” the middle-aged man said.
“The manmans had hara.s.sed the city. Why are you protecting them?”
“Why must you kill them, old mister?” the middle-aged man retorted.
“Shouldn’t they be killed?” Lu Zhou asked.
“Well…”
The middle-aged man was about to explain further, but Lu Zhou did not want to waste time on this matter so he interjected, “You’re in no place to voice out your opinion when the Evil Sky Pavilion has made a decision.”
Lu Zhou had intentionally mentioned the Evil Sky Pavilion. ‘Go on… Run for your life.’
Contrary to Lu Zhou’s expectations, the middle-aged man was not frightened by the mention of the Evil Sky Pavilion. Instead, he said again, “Old Mister, I still think that we should spare them.”
Lu Zhou frowned slightly. ‘This person isn’t afraid of the Evil Sky Pavilion? Is he a recluse who lives in the mountain with no regard for worldly affairs? Does he not know about the Evil Sky Pavilion?’
“Are you telling me what to do?” Lu Zhou asked.
“Old mister, we should forgive if we can…” The middle-aged flew up and drew level with Lu Zhou. His armor seemed to thrum before it flashed and red runes appeared on it.
Realization dawned on Lu Zhou when he saw this. He said, “You’re from the red lotus domain.” At the same time, he noticed the red runes on the feathers of the manmans.
‘No wonder.’
The middle-aged man was slightly taken aback. He said in surprise, “You know about the red lotus?”
‘What a coincidence!’
Anyone else would not have recognized the red armor. Throughout Great Yan, only the Evil Sky Pavilion knew about the armor.
Lu Zhou’s expression was solemn as he looked at the man and asked, “How did you come to Great Yan?”
The middle-aged man did not reply. Instead, he asked, “How did you know about this?”
“Answer me.”
“… I’ll have no choice but to take you down,” the middle-aged man said now that he realized his ident.i.ty had been exposed. Killing intent surged from his body immediately.
Whizz!
His armor shone red as he summoned his avatar.
The red lotus bloomed, and eight leaves spun around the red lotus.
Without another word, Lu Zhou unleashed his grand technique. With a burst of speed, he pushed his palm forward and launched a palm seal.
The Buddhist Great Seal of Fearlessness shone with a faint blue light.
The middle-aged man advanced instead of retreating and struck with his palm as well.
Bam!
The palms struck collided.
The middle-aged man reeled back.
Bam! Bam! Bam.
He crashed through more than ten trees.
His armor shone. The ren veins carved on it burst forth with a weblike energy as he flew forward. His expression was one of shock as he said hoa.r.s.ely, “N-nine leaves?!”
The armor would only be activated by attacks from a Nine-leaf cultivator!
He looked up and saw Lu Zhou’s figure drawing closer. He was overjoyed. “You’re rus.h.i.+ng to your own death…”
Lu Zhou slashed at the red net with Unnamed.
The net of red runes was cut open. He pushed his palm out.
The middle-aged man had thought the red runes could stop Lu Zhou. He did not expect it to be so easily broken. He could not react in time and recoiled again. He spat out a mouthful of blood.
Bam! Bam! Bam!
He crashed through three trees again and sat limply on the ground. His expression was one of fright.
The difference in their strength was huge!
Lu Zhou stroked his bead with one hand and the other on his back. He stepped forward and said gruffly, “Answer my question.”