Stepping on the demon door, the witch becomes the strongest

Chapter 844 The Barrier That Is So Vulnerable
Elder Tian Yue remained silent for a long time before speaking:

"If word gets out that the divine sword has betrayed its master, what will the world think? This is absolutely impossible, so there's no need to mention it again."

Yan Yu chuckled inwardly, knowing that he was mostly communicating instinctively with the Sun True Essence Sword, but he said aloud:
"How is that betraying its master? The Divine Sword has never acted without the master's knowledge, nor has it colluded with us. It didn't even know we were plotting against the Sun Sword Master. How can that be considered betraying its master?"

"Besides, if we have to talk about betrayal, isn't it the Sun Sword Master who betrayed the position of the Shushan Sect Leader? He ignored the safety of the sect and was always hesitant, timid, and afraid to act... Elder Tian, ​​you have always been known for your bravery and fighting spirit in the sect, so why are you backing down now? Where is your courage when you competed with the Sect Leader for the Sword Master position?"

Although his words were meant to sow discord, Yan Yu's tone was melodious and his expression was righteous, leaving Elder Tian Yue completely bewildered.

If we keep making excuses, it will go against Tian Yue's own character traits.

Therefore, Tian Yue could only laugh and say:

“I never said I wouldn’t do it! I dared to compete with him for the position of sword master back then, and I dare to do it again this time! What I mean is that the Sun True Sword will definitely not betray its master. When the time comes, Chen Yanwei will give an order, and the divine sword will come to kill us. The risk of scheming is too great.”

“With just the two of us, the risk is naturally not low,” Yan Yu carefully advised him. “But if we can persuade the other elders to join forces, then we have a better chance of winning.”

Elder Tian Yue remained silent in thought.

"The reason why the sect leader dares not go out to fight is because he himself is only at the Golden Core stage," Yan Yu continued. "If he were ambushed and surrounded by multiple Nascent Soul cultivators, it is not impossible that he would be killed before he could even use his divine sword."

"Can the four Nascent Soul elders of Shu Mountain really not defeat him? When the sword master himself dies, the Sun True Sword will choose another master, so there will be no question of betraying its master."

"Hmph, you've got a good plan." Elder Tian Yue suddenly sneered. "Then let me ask you, if we kill the Sword Master, and the Divine Sword wants to avenge the Sword Master, it will kill you first before choosing a new master. What will you do then?"

“The Divine Sword would never do that,” Yan Yu said earnestly.

"How do you know he wouldn't do that?" Elder Tian Yue chuckled. "Do you know that the Sun True Sword values ​​loyalty and righteousness? The reason he chose the current sect leader as his sword master is because his ancestor was also a sword master of a certain generation. The person and the sword made a pact with each other, and the divine sword promised to take care of her descendants."

“Taking care of someone isn’t like being a bodyguard,” Yan Yu said. “If it were a bodyguard, the divine sword should sacrifice its own essence to fly out of its sheath and help its master kill all the demonic cultists outside.”

"Furthermore, since the Divine Sword values ​​loyalty and righteousness, how could he sit idly by and watch the Shangqing Sect of Mount Shu, which has supported him for so many years, be allowed to perish overnight? Sword masters come and go, but sects remain constant. Isn't the bond of support built up over tens of thousands of years even stronger than that of a descendant of an old friend?"

Elder Tian Yue was speechless for a long time before finally saying:
"Alright, then let's assume the divine sword won't avenge its master. But if you want to seize the divine sword, you can't expect the Sun Sword Master to surrender easily. Have you considered that even if four Nascent Soul elders are tied together, they might still be no match for the sword master with the divine sword's assistance?"

"How is that possible?" Yan Yu frowned and said, "Even if he went out for a stroll and came back, he might not be attacked by more than four Nascent Soul cultivators. After all, Nascent Soul cultivators can't be lying in ambush outside all the time. In other words, the reason he's hiding in the sect and doesn't dare to fight is because his own strength is too weak."

"It's also possible that he lacks confidence," Elder Tian Yue said. "Actually, with the help of the divine sword, it's not difficult to fight multiple opponents of higher levels. As you said before, it's just that the sword master's cultivation level is too low. It's not impossible for the divine sword to use its original power to help him. At that time, even immortals would find it difficult to resist, and one sword could destroy the world."

“If the Divine Sword were willing to use its source to help him, those demonic cultists outside wouldn’t exist.” Yan Yu remained unconvinced. “With such world-destroying power, instead of using it to slay demons and monsters outside, it’s used to suppress internal forces. How could the Divine Sword be so unwise? I’ll have to underestimate him.”

Elder Tian Yue was sullen by what he had been told, and said wistfully:

"Indeed, if it cannot be used to slay demons and monsters outside, how can it be used to suppress internal strife? If a divine sword is reduced to a tool for infighting within sects, then its dignity is truly lost."

“You’re right. If it’s an internal power struggle within Emei, the Divine Sword will never lend him any extra power. Even so, the basic strength of the Sun True Essence Sword is not something that the four Shushan elders combined can withstand.”

"We'll only know once we try," Yan Yu said with a broad-minded smile. "If we were certain that the four of us could win together, I wouldn't even need to suggest it; you could have already made your move to snatch it."

“Normally, there would be no need to take such a risk. But now, at a critical moment for the survival of our sect, if we cannot fight with our backs to the wall and burn our boats, we will be attacked and killed by the demonic sect sooner or later.”

"Rather than watching Mount Shu perish, having its soul extracted and its essence used as medicine by demons, it is better to fight to the death with all our might. Even if we die, we will have no regrets."

"Alas," Elder Tian Yue sighed deeply, "If Chen Yanwei had your courage, he wouldn't have ended up in this situation."

He shook his head sadly, then flew away on his sword.

Yan Yu: ? ? ?
So what's the answer? You haven't even told me whether I'm willing to do it or not!

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In the real world, the Shroud of Turin barrier has been established along the Rocky Mountains, resembling a giant iron curtain stretching across the North American continent.

The dense urban clusters on the west coast are experiencing a massive exodus of people, causing roads leading out of the cities to become completely congested.

Desperate, the crowd abandoned their vehicles and fled eastward day and night. But in the vast and sparsely populated North American continent, without any means of transportation, they could never outrun the Yamata no Orochi on foot.

It's said that a bicycle in the area can fetch hundreds of thousands of dollars, and that's the black market price—they've already been snapped up by free purchases in the stores outside.

The helicopter carried photographers to take pictures from high above. Below, there were car wrecks, surging crowds, and the flames of burning tires. Many people, knowing they could not escape, simply took up guns to intercept and burn other fleeing vehicles, perfectly practicing the moral principle of "better to lose than win".

In the distance, there was a dazzling, brilliant light.

The North American giant serpent, codenamed Nova, has been confirmed to emit a powerful light around its body, radiating to surrounding targets and generating enormous heat and magnetic fields.

Modern military weaponry is ineffective against the North American giant serpent; extraordinary measures are necessary.

Several days later, the Shroud of Turin barrier on the American continent began to operate.

A magnificent, sacred pillar of light descended from the sky, crashing directly into the barrier of the giant serpent of light. A terrifying shockwave swept outwards, toppling skyscrapers, collapsing buildings, and throwing countless vehicles nearly a hundred meters into the air. Large areas of the city were razed to the ground, the destruction far exceeding the catastrophe brought by the giant serpent itself.

Under such a terrifying beam of divine punishment, the giant serpent finally stopped moving.

The media reported on this extensively, calling it "the Holy Spirit's descent to earth to defeat evil." Some even went so far as to declare that the shameless monopoly of the ancient Eastern country had been broken, and the civilized world of the West would never again be subjected to shameless blackmail.

Orders from various countries poured into Europe like snowflakes, many of which were religious nations. Clearly, the name "Shroud of Turin" was more appealing to them—what was Zhou Tian Zi Yun? At most, they could only think of the Eastern Roman Empire, and Rome had long since perished.

Inside the villa, the girls watched the live broadcast on TV and joked that it seemed they wouldn't have a chance to go on their business trip to Mitchell. Only Ye Jun frowned and said doubtfully:
"That's not right, it's completely different from what I calculated..."

“Calculations like this are more likely to be inaccurate than reality in most cases,” Li Minghu said with a smile. “After all, not every variable can be 100% accurate.”

"No matter how many variables there are with the bow and arrow, it's impossible for it to penetrate a tank's armor." Ye Yun suddenly stood up. "Go back and recalculate!"

She rushed back to the second floor.

Lin Ning watched Ye Yun's retreating figure and said to the Mirror Fairy in her mind:

"See? Everyone makes mistakes. You said the captain definitely couldn't subdue the Sun True Sword because you don't understand the captain at all."

“I do not know your captain well,” said the Mirror Immortal, “but Ye Yun’s calculations are correct; the snake demon was not suppressed by the barrier.”

Huh? Lin Ning looked at the TV blankly.

Suddenly, a dazzling solar flare appeared on the screen in the news studio.

Immediately afterwards, the video signal disappeared from the screen.

The two news anchors awkwardly tried to smooth things over, while the girls in the villa all looked at Chen Lingyun.

"Wait a moment." Chen Lingyun took out her phone and began to use her network of contacts to find out what was going on.

The result was extremely surprising. Not only did all the reporters on the front lines lose signal, but even the military satellites monitoring the area from space were rendered unusable.

The only information available was from the Shroud of Turin base station in the Rocky Mountains, which reported that the barrier had "fallen into a temporary overload paralysis."

“Similar attributes are mutually exclusive,” Li Zhaojiang messaged in the cultivator group. “Using light attribute to fight light attribute monsters is a miracle.”

"If we have to talk about attributes, the Shroud of Turin barrier should be classified as Holy, not Light," Anna replied.

"Damn, who are you?!" Li Zhaojiang immediately typed, "@Old Yan, how come your foreign wife is in our Lu Kingdom cultivators' group? It's not good to neglect your duties."

“I created it,” Chen Lingyun replied. “Who said this is a group for cultivators from the Lu Kingdom? This is a group for friends and family.”

Upon closer inspection, Li Zhaojiang realized that Chen Lingyun was actually the administrator, and immediately began to shout:

"We can't be so nepotistic! Where's the group owner? Group owner, come out and say, is this a cultivator group from the Lu Kingdom?"

"I'm the group admin, Miss Lingyun is right." The group admin actually showed up! It turned out to be Qiu Ze from the Zhen Dong Army. He had to stand on the same side as Chen Lingyun—in the Zhen Dong Army faction, apart from Yan Yu, Chen Lingyun was the only one who followed their lead. This girl could really get you resources for your tribulation with just a few words; she was an absolute benefactor.

So everyone in the group started laughing at Li Zhaojiang.

Even among the military cultivators, most people could not sense the terrifying crisis looming over them from the other side of the earth.

But the Privy Council does not think so.

Ye Yun was an expert in formations. She had previously believed that no formation could suppress the two giant American serpents that had grown to their current stage, and the practical application of the Shroud of Turin barrier proved this point.

The Privy Council stated that such a powerful demon cannot exist on Earth.

The situation seems to have returned to the state when the Yamata no Orochi first appeared, and all the countries in the world were helpless, urgently needing Comrade Yan Yu to return to the country with the divine sword and take charge of the overall situation.

Li Minghu, who went to search for people, has not yet returned. Although Lu Guo is far ahead in terms of the number of high-level cultivators, it is impossible to send everyone in like the Calabash Brothers saving their grandfather and never let them return. Therefore, they can only contact Wei Zongyilang to take over the outer entrance of the secret realm for data collection and research.

When the news reached the villa, the girls were quite worried. On one hand, the giant snake was so powerful that no one could subdue it; on the other hand, the captain had not returned for a long time, and the latter was a thousand times more terrifying than the former.

Several days later, the North American giant serpent left the west coast and began to head towards the central region—its destination was clearly the equally densely populated east coast.

In the Rocky Mountains, the Shroud of Turin barrier has been repaired, and preparations are underway to intercept the giant serpent once again.

The European side seems very confident this time, and has even invited observers from the Federation of Nations to come and watch the game.

The Rocky Mountains, from north to south, were shrouded and obscured by a wall of white-gold light thousands of meters high, resembling the aurora borealis, shrouded in mist and radiating brilliant light.

Countless holy crosses stand on it. As long as any enemy approaches within the barrier, these holy crosses will shoot out like flying swords, pinning the enemy firmly to the ground.

The surging sacred energy within will rapidly spread along the wound. This highly exclusive energy will severely corrode and damage the enemy's body, making it even more terrifying than the most potent poison known in nature.

Such a colossal creature as the North American giant serpent is expected to have 2000-4000 holy crosses pierced through its body. In European parlance, even Satan would be cast straight into hell, never to rise again.

The Privy Council dispatched Ye Yun, an expert in battle formations, to travel a long distance to North America to observe the battle.

Ye Yun collected data on-site and conducted detailed calculations, concluding that such a Shroud of Turin barrier was insufficient to subdue the North American giant serpent. However, her European academic colleagues refused to accept her judgment, arguing that "religious ritual barriers and the Zhouyi formations of the Lu Kingdom are completely different things, and your reasoning is as ridiculous as using traditional Chinese medicine theory to verify Western medicine."

Of course, the barrier had already been built and put into use, and it was impossible to make any adjustments now. Therefore, Ye Yun did not argue with them, but instead sent her opinion back to the Privy Council of the Lu Kingdom.

The following evening, the rampaging North American serpent arrived at the Shroud of Turin barrier, swallowed nearly five thousand Holy Cross Lightswords, then forcibly tore open the barrier and left triumphantly under the watchful eyes of nations around the world.

It's like trying to trap a sparrow in a spider web.

(End of this chapter)