“We won…”
“We won!”
The Disciples of Biluo Peak climbed up from the ground and saw Ye Luqing standing on the Dueling Arena, while Ruyi Pei had been blasted off the stage.
They looked at Ye Luqing’s motionless figure—at this moment, Ye Luqing was like the Shouhu Shen of Biluo Peak, standing steadfast and unyielding before them.
“Senior Sister Ye!”
Ying Qianqian was so excited that she rushed onto the stage and hugged Ye Luqing, but the moment she touched her, she noticed something was off.
Simply put, Ye Luqing’s body was stiff as a board.
“Senior Sister Ye, you…”
“It’s nothing, the Disha Power just overloaded a bit…”
Ye Luqing forced a stiff smile.
The Disha Power was a force of Heaven and Earth that only a Nascent Soul Lord could condense after communing with Heaven and Earth. For her, a Golden Core Cultivator, it was extremely difficult to control.
Although she had used Xuanhuang Qi to indirectly channel the Disha Power, as the Array’s creator, Ye Luqing still suffered some backlash.
To unleash a Heaven Grade Array with a Golden Core body was truly pushing her limits.
“Junior Sister, help me raise my hand.”
“Okay!”
Ying Qianqian raised Ye Luqing’s hand, her simply tied, azure hair fluttering in the wind.
In the next moment, a wave of cheers erupted from the Disciples of Biluo Peak behind her.
“Biluo Peak! Biluo Peak!”
“Senior Sister Ye! Senior Sister Ye!”
Wild shouts and cheers surged together, forming a torrent that shook the mountains.
The heat of their voices seemed to reach the very summit of Biluo Peak.
On the other side, Huasheng’s expression froze. Now that the Grandmaster Sister of Heavenly Sword Peak’s inner sect had been beaten unconscious, as the Second Senior Brother, he was the one representing Heavenly Sword Peak.
He glanced back to see Tao Xiaoxian, who was supporting Ruyi Pei, also shouting “Senior Sister Ye” at the top of her lungs, as if she too had joined Biluo Peak’s side.
He could hardly keep his composure.
Since when did Heavenly Sword Peak have such a turncoat?
And to think she was the most talented disciple Heavenly Sword Peak had seen in recent years…
He hurriedly jumped onto the Dueling Arena and cupped his hands toward Ye Luqing.
“Senior Sister Ye, thank you for your guidance.”
“As for today’s matters, there were many shortcomings. When the chief returns to the sect, I will bring Ruyi to apologize to her together.”
They, the inner disciples of Heavenly Sword Peak, were here to challenge the mountain. If they had won, it would have been fine, but now that they had lost, it was only right to offer an apology.
“It’s nothing. When Junior Sister Pei wakes up, make sure she keeps her promise.”
Ye Luqing smiled.
She had started with Ruyi Pei, who resembled Xiao Qingxuan in some ways, just to practice.
When the time came, she fully intended to use Xiao Qingxuan herself as a chair.
“Yes, yes…”
Huasheng quickly agreed.
Although he had no idea what agreement Ye Luqing and Ruyi Pei had, all he wanted now was to take the other two from Heavenly Sword Peak and leave as quickly as possible.
With Ying Qianqian’s support, Ye Luqing slowly left the Dueling Arena.
The Disciples of Biluo Peak watched the two ascend Biluo Peak, their faces still alight with excitement.
***
Elsewhere.
Xiao Qingxuan leapt down from the Flying Boat.
The wind and snow cut like knives.
Even though Xiao Qingxuan had reached the Half-Step Transformation God Realm, the cold still stung her face.
Less than a hundred zhang below was the Sect-Protecting Grand Array of the Illusory God Sect.
The Flying Boat would not land within the Illusory God Sect, but would instead pass over it, stopping in a Main City ahead.
Waiting for the Flying Boat to land and then hurrying back would take too long, so she planned to jump directly through the Sect-Protecting Grand Array of the Illusory God Sect.
Aqing was still waiting for her—every wasted second was agony for Xiao Qingxuan.
“Break for me!”
Xiao Qingxuan frantically absorbed the power of Heaven and Earth around her, transforming it into sharp and ruthless Sword Qi.
Her protective Sword Qi was constantly consumed, and the environment around her kept shifting, as if she were trapped in layer after layer of Illusory Realm.
Just as Xiao Qingxuan was about to merge into the Sect-Protecting Grand Array, a voice suddenly called out beside her.
“Halt!”
In an instant, more than a dozen powerful cultivators appeared, surrounding Xiao Qingxuan.
Although a Half-Step Transformation God Realm cultivator could not affect their Sect-Protecting Grand Array, the Sword Qi of this sword cultivator was simply too fierce.
The Sect-Protecting Grand Array, which could even withstand Void Merging and Combined Dao Realm attacks, was triggered like it had been provoked, setting off the Array’s alarm.
Xiao Qingxuan immediately stopped.
With her cultivation, it was difficult to break through the array by force.
What she needed to do was attract the attention of the Illusory God Sect’s array guardians.
“I am Xiao Qingxuan of the Xuanxiao Supreme Sect. I have urgent business with the Illusory God Sect.”
“This is the Daoist Venerable’s Decree from Bai Yuhan.”
She infused True Qi into the Daoist Venerable’s Decree given by Bai Yuhan, and a profound Daoist rhythm instantly filled the world around her.
The people of Illusory God Sect were all stunned.
“Xuanxiao Supreme Sect…”
“It really is the Daoist rhythm of a Combined Dao Realm expert…”
“Isn’t this a bit too reckless…”
Normally, for a disciple from a top sect to enter another sect, there were formalities: first, paying respects at the gate, submitting a letter of request, then waiting outside for a day before being allowed entry.
But for this sword cultivator from Xuanxiao Supreme Sect to barge in like this—this was neither by procedure nor by proper etiquette.
Xiao Qingxuan silently watched the people of the Illusory God Sect.
She knew that breaking into the array like this was risky; if she wasn’t careful, she could be killed by the sect’s grand array.
But desperate times called for desperate measures.
Just thinking of Aqing being alone without her, perhaps shedding tears in her room, made Xiao Qingxuan’s heart ache.
On the surface, she quietly waited for these people to discuss, but in her heart, she was already considering her options.
Most of these dozen or so people were Nascent Soul Realm, with only three being Transformation God Realm Elders of the Illusory God Sect.
With her cultivation, taking one by surprise shouldn’t be difficult.
But the problem was… which Elder held the token to control the Sect-Protecting Grand Array?
Just then, a Nascent Soul peak cultivator seemed to recognize Xiao Qingxuan.
“Is that Senior Sister Xiao?”
Xiao Qingxuan lifted her eyes slightly, looking at the female cultivator who spoke to her.
“I’m Huang Ran, chief of the Illusory Sword Factio of the Illusory God Sect. We met at the Xianmen Dahui last year.”
Hearing this, Xiao Qingxuan nodded slightly.
She did have some impression of this female cultivator—she was one of the sword cultivators Xiao Qingxuan had defeated.
Other than that, she had heard a little about this rising Illusory Sword Factio.
Though Illusory Sword Factio had only a history of a hundred years, relying on the Illusory God Sect’s status as a top-tier force, its name in the sword path was growing more and more prominent.
Over the past century, the Illusory Sword Factio of the Illusory God Sect had challenged the great sword sects of the world, and now faintly had the air of becoming the world’s fourth great Sword School.
Seeing that Xiao Qingxuan still remembered her, Huang Ran’s face lit up with excitement and she hurriedly explained to an Elder.
“Three Elders, this is the Xuanxiao Supreme Sect Master Feng Linyi’s Personal Disciple Senior Sister.”
At these words, the three Elders guarding the grand array were all taken aback.
“What, she’s actually Feng Linyi’s personal disciple!”
“Hurry, report to the Sect Master…”
Watching the Illusory God Sect fall into chaos, Xiao Qingxuan lowered her gaze.
Before coming, Bai Yuhan had warned her not to mention Feng Linyi’s name if possible. Her Master and the Illusory God Sect Master had some unpleasant history.
But now, all she wanted was to see the Sect Master of the Illusory God Sect as quickly as possible, and obtain the method to awaken Ye Luqing’s memories.
Xiao Qingxuan touched the Jade Pendant Ye Luqing had given her, and gradually calmed her heart.
She still remembered, six years ago, when she broke her promise, Ye Luqing had been left behind on Heavenly Sword Peak with nowhere to go.
When she finally found Ye Luqing hiding in a broken hut, the scene was unforgettable.
Rainwater dripped down through the cracks in the wall.
On the hard stone bed, Ye Luqing hugged her knees, her eyes red and swollen from crying.
But the moment she saw Xiao Qingxuan, the girl still forced a difficult smile.
Even now, Xiao Qingxuan remembered that stubborn smile.
Since then, she had never broken a promise to Ye Luqing again.