Longzang

Chapter 1171 Helper
Li Zhi followed closely behind Wei Yuan. Although he didn't understand Wei Yuan's current posture or the battle just now, he had good eyesight and naturally knew how terrifying it was to fight seven opponents of the same level, instantly suppress them, and capture two of them alive. Even immortals would find it difficult to do so easily.

Therefore, Li Zhi believed Wei Yuan's words wholeheartedly and flew with all his might to prevent the Xu family's imperial guards from realizing what was happening and catching up to rescue him.

The two clung tightly to the celestial realm, soaring through the sky.

In a deep mountain below, two pairs of eyes suddenly opened on a large tree, looking at two small black dots flying across the sky.

One of the eyes looked puzzled, then the bark cracked open, and Huixin's voice came from the crack: "Why did we come here? Are you really planning to intercept and kill Wei Yuan?"

The other pair of eyes spoke in the voice of the Holy Heart: "Now is his weakest moment, and with a powerful enemy attacking, our chances are very high."

"But wouldn't this just be giving Youfeng a free advantage?"

"We are first and foremost shamans, and we must fight for the benefit of all shamans!"

Hui Xin asked, "Were those storybooks you stole correct? Why can't you speak the witch's language anymore?"

"You don't understand... Don't speak! Your chance has come!"

The great tree fell silent, and Wei Yuan and Li Zhi stopped in the air. A man who looked to be in his early thirties appeared in front of them. He had short hair, which was rare in this world, and wore long-sleeved clothes and trousers. He looked very capable and even had a bit of the appearance of an otherworldly being.

He stared at Wei Yuan and said slowly, "I am Xu Shiqi, greetings to Lord Wei."

Wei Yuan stared at the other party and said, "Being able to keep up and even stop me, it seems you are the first Imperial Guardian of the Xu family in Northern Qi."

Xu Shiqi said, "I accidentally overheard the Realm Lord's words just now. Realm Lord Wei truly lives up to his reputation as a slayer of immortals. He captured two of them alive while fighting seven opponents, and he only exhausted his Dao power. I admire him greatly and am ashamed of my own inferiority. I have long heard that the Realm Lord has many methods and countless immortal treasures, so I dare not be presumptuous and specially brought an immortal treasure with me."

He held a white jade bottle in his hand, with a landscape painting on its surface. He said, "This treasure is called the Yin-Yang Shuttle Bottle. It can be used to carry people and travel through the void together."

Three plumes of smoke flew out of the cleansing bottle, instantly transforming into three Imperial Realm Elders of the Xu family—the three elders of the eldest and third branches of the family. The eldest branch had lost two Imperial Realm Elders to Wei Yuan, while the third branch had lost Wei Lai; therefore, both branches rushed over together.

Seeing that he was surrounded by the four Imperial Guards and facing the unpredictable Xu Shiqi, Wei Yuan snorted and said to Li Zhi, "Go outside first. Don't worry, they won't dare to touch you."

Xu Shiqi coldly replied, "There's no one around here, so even if we kill him, no one will know."

Wei Yuan also sneered and said, "Don't try to fool me with these things. Do you think I'm a child? There are several immortals watching this place right now. If you dare to lay a finger on Li Zhi, the immortal ancestor of the Southern Qi Li family will skin you alive!"

Xu Shiqi said calmly, "As long as none of your Taichu Palace immortals are watching this place, that's fine. Release the person now and come back with us. We can still discuss the conditions for releasing you. You can't use Xieyang anymore, so give up."

Wei Yuan said calmly, "Unfortunately, I also have helpers."

Wei Yuan's figure flickered, and suddenly three figures emerged from his body. Each of them had a majestic appearance, an ancient face, and large joints, exuding a fierce, barbaric aura. They stood in front of the three Xu family elders.

These three were none other than Yu Jing, and their auras had never been revealed before!
The three Xu family elders were both shocked and furious. Wei Yuan was indeed cunning and had hidden accomplices! All three of them possessed the aura of the late-stage Imperial Realm cultivators, nearing perfection, with the one in the middle being at the peak. Could it be that the hall masters of some of the Tai Chu Palace's halls had arrived?!

Before they could react, a fierce sword aura suddenly shot out from between Wei Yuan's brows, dazzling and brilliant, illuminating half the sky in an instant!

The three Xu family members at the Imperial Realm level were instantly terrified. This sword energy was far too terrifying for them to match. Floating within the sword energy was the figure of a graceful young woman, clearly a powerful Imperial Realm cultivator of her time!
They knew that even if they all attacked together, they wouldn't be a match for this sword-wielding girl. And that wasn't all; Yin-Yang dragons flew out from Wei Yuan's eyes, and finally, a small dragon, both blue and green, swam out from the top of his head.

With three dragons, the young woman, and Wei Yuan himself, there were definitely five Yu Jing (御景) beings. The five Yu Jing beings rushed forward. The young woman slashed through Xu Shiqi's protective Dao power with her sword, and the Yin-Yang twin dragons wrapped around his hands. The azure dragon breathed on Xu Shiqi's face, and Xu Shiqi instantly fell into a strange state of stillness, as if he had lost his mind.

Finally, Wei Yuan swung his fist, delivering a powerful blow with the force to split mountains and seas, slamming it into Xu Shiqi's face. The blow not only caused a bloody mess but also shook his consciousness, causing him to lose control of his mental world, which had just begun to unfold and vanished. Simply put, he was knocked unconscious by a single punch.

Wei Yuan let out a long laugh, then reached out a large hand to scoop Xu Shiqi up. He then glared at the three stunned Yu Jing elders and said, "Get out of here! Do you want to come back to Qingming with me?"

Now that Wei Yuan had revealed eight Imperial Realm experts in one go, how could the Third Elder of the Xu family dare to stay any longer? They didn't dare to say a word and turned to leave.

Wei Yuan surveyed the heavens and earth, let out another cold laugh, and then flew westward, surrounded by the imperial guards.

Not to mention the elders of the Xu family, even Li Zhi was dumbfounded. He only came to his senses after Wei Yuan flew far away and hurriedly followed.

……

On the large tree below, two pairs of eyes opened again. Huixin said with some lingering fear, "That was too insidious! They actually hid seven Yujing helpers! Luckily, we didn't act impulsively just now, otherwise, if we had died in the human realm, we wouldn't have been able to reincarnate."

Shengxin said, "No! If it were me, with seven Imperial Guardians by my side, I would never let those three go! That barbarian is more cunning and vicious than I am; there's no way he would show any kindness. There must be a trick involved!"

"But those guys were all incredibly strong, how could they be bluffing? You mean the three who didn't make a move? Even if you take those three out of the equation, there are still four powerful Imperial Realm experts left, right?"

Shengxin's expression turned grave. "So those four must also be involved! In short, he's definitely not the type to leave a way out for others. I bet those Yu Jings are definitely..."

Wei Yuan, who had already flown far away, suddenly changed his expression. Lightning flashed in the void above his head, and several bolts of tribulation lightning suddenly fell. Three of them struck the three extraordinary Yu Jing cultivators, who were of imposing stature and had an extraordinary bearing. They were instantly struck and cried out, revealing their mirage demon forms.

Wei Yuan's expression changed slightly, but then the fourth bolt of tribulation lightning suddenly struck, scorching him to a crisp.

A cold glint flashed in Wei Yuan's eyes. Being struck by lightning one after another, even a fool would know that something was wrong; he must have been targeted by something.

However, this opponent used the Heavenly Tribulation Lightning to plot against him, which was extremely insidious. Generally, the methods of divination and causal analysis would fail in the face of the tribulation lightning, so Wei Yuan was helpless when he arrived.

But these days are different.

In the small temple of the Pure Land, the illusory figure on the lotus throne slowly opened its eyes, and a line of cause and effect, rapidly dissipating into nothingness, was reflected in its pupils. Upon being looked at by those eyes, the dissipation of the line of cause and effect suddenly slowed, so Wei Yuan took a small amount of decaying, rotten, acidic, and greasy true meaning and gently flicked it into the void.

In the distance, a pair of eyes suddenly widened in the tree, and then the Holy Heart was unable to maintain its form and fell out of the tree, crashing heavily to the ground.

As soon as he landed, he turned over and vomited violently. Although what he vomited was only water, it emitted a strange fragrance, and mosquitoes, birds and beasts within a hundred feet radius were instantly wiped out.

When Huixin smelled a sweet fragrance, her mind went blank and she almost fainted!
She was taken aback and quickly helped Sacred Heart up.

Saint Heart's chest heaved as he continued to retch, but ignoring his discomfort, he grabbed Hui Xin and vanished from his spot in an instant. Then, above where he had been standing, lightning flashed in the void, and three bolts of tribulation lightning of different colors fell in succession.

Just as the lightning was about to miss its target, a figure suddenly appeared below! The lightning immediately found its target and struck directly, instantly turning the person into a charred mess.

Wei Yuan had already caught the guy in the dark and used his great supernatural power to teleport over, but he didn't expect to be met with three bolts of heavenly lightning!
In order to capture the person, Wei Yuan directly traversed the void, passing through the Immortal Realm and entering this world. This kind of interdimensional traversal was originally a technique of immortals, but Wei Yuan forcibly used it. When he returned to this world, his body's defenses had been reduced to the lowest point. Unexpectedly, three bolts of tribulation lightning suddenly struck him, and he was immediately severely injured.

At this moment, Wei Yuan was too weak to pursue and finally lost track of the person. However, at the instant the thread of cause and effect broke, both sides sensed the other's killing intent.

(End of this chapter)