I made the entire cultivation world cry

Chapter 142 A stark contrast (Seeking monthly votes)

Forced into a corner, facing such a desperate situation, the four suddenly reached a tacit understanding: to temporarily put aside their grudges and fight the enemy together.

"Jiang Heying, are you just sitting there and planning to stand by and do nothing? If we die, you won't survive either!"

Zhang Jinling saw Jiang Yi sitting by the ruins in the distance and angrily questioned her.

"Think about where you're going to be buried! You're so nosy!"

Jiang Yi retorted irritably, "When did you start scheming against me? You're crazy!"

"You all need to be serious!"

Qin Yunze roared and swung the Surging Wave Ruler, unleashing the Nine-Bend Cold River. The countless ice spikes severed the vine cage, but he was blasted back by the poison pills thrown by the Fire Spirit, causing him to cough up blood.

He gritted his teeth and activated the Mist Concealment Technique, his body transforming into the water mist. The Xuan Shui Snake seized the opportunity to exhale and freeze the two fire spirits.

But then the Azure Emperor waved his sleeve, and the frozen fire spirit burst into azure-purple flame, its strength increasing dramatically.

Qin Yunyan brandished the Crimson Cloud Silk, unleashing a rain of meteors and fire that burned down large swathes of vines. Three shadowy green wooden swords suddenly attacked her face, forcing Qin Yunyan to use her Flame Burst Technique to meet the attack head-on, but she was instead struck by the shockwave that caused blood to spill from the corner of her mouth.

Zhang Jinling's Thousand-Blade Umbrella, with its golden needles raining down, worked in conjunction with the Golden Feather Eagle to sever the fire chains, but was then corroded by the poisonous fumes, turning her face bluish-purple.

Numerous bronze demon guards attacked, and Zhang Jincheng slammed down the Earth Soul Seal. A rock wall rose from the ground on Zhang Jinling's side, but he was pierced through the chest by a bronze halberd.

"elder brother!"

Zhang Jinling's Thousand Blade Umbrella spun open, and golden needles rained down on the remnant spirit of the Azure Emperor. Twelve green wooden swords spun in mid-air, their sword energy forming a net that forced her to retreat repeatedly.

"Jinling, don't fight like that!"

Qin Yunyan's Crimson Cloud Silk transformed into a fiery phoenix soaring into the sky, but the poisonous fire chains entangled her ankles, and the Flame-Tailed Fox spewed foxfire to rescue her.

A dozen or so alchemy furnace fire spirits chuckled and threw out handfuls of poison pills. The poisonous fire exploded with a roar, shattering Qin Yunyan's protective aura and leaving her back a bloody mess.

At that moment, a streak of blue light flashed by.

Qin Yunyan felt her mind clear up, the poisonous miasma burning her meridians was suppressed, and the wound on her back healed rapidly.

She turned around in astonishment and saw Jiang Yi sitting cross-legged in the corner of the ruins, the blue light at his fingertips still lingering, and an invisible aura protecting him from all evil.

Hong Li transformed into a streak of crimson lightning, weaving through the dense array of green vines guarding the area.

It deftly dodged the slashing of the bronze halberd, its fiery claws tearing through the vine armor, leaving large patches of flame-like marks on the Green Vine Guardian's body.

Immediately afterwards, blazing chains of fire shot out from the tip of the red glass tail, spreading wildly and coiling around the green vine guards marked with fire like venomous snakes.

The entire battlefield was instantly engulfed in flames!

Numerous vine guardians twisted and struggled in the flames, their vine armor cracking inch by inch, their desiccated bodies burned to charcoal.

One move, and the whole group is wiped out!

Hongli happily chased after the fleeing alchemy furnace fire spirit, while the little red imp cried and threw poison pills behind him, all of which Hongli dodged like a phantom.

The fire essence from the alchemy furnace melted instantly upon entering her mouth, causing the spiritual fire of a hundred beasts on Hong Li's body to surge, becoming increasingly fierce.

"Is this... is this the Fire Mark and Fire Chains I know?"

Qin Yunyan's pupils shrank as she watched helplessly as Hong Li grew stronger with each battle, while the four of them were forced into a desperate situation.

Zhang Jincheng was half-covered in blood, Zhang Jinling's Thousand Blade Umbrella was dimmed, Qin Yunze's Surging Wave Ruler was no longer cold, and Qin Yunyan's Crimson Sky Silk was also burned to pieces by the poisonous fire.

The four stood back to back, watching the endless stream of enemies with despair, their elixirs long since exhausted.

Jiang Yi, however, remained seated there as steady as a mountain, a difference that startled the four of them.

Fortunately, Jiang Yi finally agreed to use Huan Sheng and Chao Yuan to treat the four and restore their true energy.

"Use a talisman!"

With Jiang Yi's help, Qin Yunze finally acted like Zhang Jincheng, becoming a good brother and doing his best to protect Qin Yunyan, giving her time to activate the Fire and Thunder Talisman.

Zhang Jincheng fought alongside the Stone Armor Beast and the Golden Feathered Eagle, waiting for Zhang Jinling to activate the talisman to slay the immortal.

Qin Yunyan bit her tongue, spitting a mouthful of blood onto the Fire Thunder Talisman. Instantly, nine crimson fire phoenixes rushed into the enemy ranks, the lightning and fire intertwining into a net that exploded with a deafening roar.

The Green Vine Guardian was charred into a crisp by lightning, and the Fire Essence of the Alchemy Furnace screamed as it was torn apart and devoured by the Fire Phoenix.

The three green wooden swords were entangled by lightning chains, and spiderweb-like cracks appeared on their blades. The thorny blood vines on the right hand of the Azure Emperor's lingering spirit were mostly burned.

"Behead the Immortal!"

Zhang Jinling's talisman followed closely behind, and the gilded sword rainbow slashed down from mid-air. The remaining green wood sword was cut in two by the golden rainbow, and the left cheek of the Azure Emperor's lingering spirit suddenly cracked, with a line of bloody tears flowing from the eye socket of the ghost fire.

The surviving demon guards and fire spirits in the square were all crushed into dust by the aftershocks of the sword energy, and even the palace gates behind them were cut with cracks.

Zhang Jinling's talisman was exceptionally powerful, far surpassing ordinary talismans. However, before the four could even catch their breath, the sound of chains suddenly came from inside the cauldron.

"Inexhaustible firewood...immortal life..."

In an instant, all the slain vines sprouted anew from the ground, and with no corpses to cling to, they intertwined themselves into human form.

The broken sword was reforged, and the fire essence was reborn from the shattered alchemy furnace!
Beneath the torn robes of the Azure Emperor's lingering resentment, new thorny blood vines grew wildly, restoring the body to its original state.

"How can we fight like this?!"

Qin Yunze's face turned deathly pale, and he staggered backward, his newly ignited hope completely extinguished.

"It's all your fault, you idiot!" Qin Yunyan cursed without any politeness.

The talismans had already exhausted Qin Yunyan and Zhang Jinling's true essence. Qin Yunyan's Fire and Thunder Talisman was riddled with cracks and could no longer be used, while Zhang Jinling's Immortal-Slaying Talisman only had one chance left.

"The palace gate!" Zhang Jincheng reminded him in a muffled voice.

The group then realized that the palace gates, which had been blocked, had been breached by the residual power of the Immortal Slayer, and they immediately turned and fled.

Twelve green wooden swords pierced the sun like rainbows, their chilling sword energy leaving bloody marks on everyone's backs.

"Sister Jinling, be careful!"

Qin Yunyan roared and flung out half of the Crimson Cloud Silk. The fiery silk wrapped around two wooden swords that were attacking Zhang Jinling, but she was thrown over by the aftershock of the sword energy and crashed into a dead tree as she rolled down.

The ground bulged up, and countless python-like roots burst forth from the soil, surging wildly.

Zhenyue!

At the critical moment, Jiang Yi leaped up, stepping on the giant red glass head. The mountain phantom crashed down, and the vines that swarmed behind them like wild snakes were instantly crushed into wood chips.

Boom!

The enraged tree roots burst through the soil and tore a deep abyss into the square.

Jiang Yi's sword shadows were like overlapping mountains. After several exchanges, his strength waned, and he was knocked away by the heavily slashing green wood sword. His soft armor of green scale poison silk suddenly cracked open, but fortunately, the Heart-Piercing Mirror protected his heart meridian.

Even if she is as strong as a Foundation Establishment cultivator, she is not a true Foundation Establishment cultivator. Facing the gap in strength between the remnants of the Azure Emperor, she alone cannot overcome it.

With a long howl, Hong Li activated her Phantom Escape technique, moving like a ghost through the chaotic roots, allowing Jiang Yi to land steadily on her back. The Hundred Beast Spirit Fire split into three forms: tiger, snake, and crane, guarding her left and right.

At this moment, several illusory figures in green robes suddenly appeared, blocking the four people's escape route.

"Can one attain immortality by abandoning one's closest relatives?"

The phantom on the left whispered with pity, and Qin Yunze's pupils shrank sharply. He subconsciously swung the Surging Wave Ruler at the phantom.

boom!
A bolt of lightning struck, leaving Qin Yunze charred and coughing up blood.

The phantom on the right approached Zhang Jinling, asking, "Can those who betray their relatives and deceive their friends have a good end?"

Zhang Jinling's heart skipped a beat. She swung her umbrella horizontally, and as the afterimage dissipated, a bolt of lightning struck down. Fortunately, Zhang Jincheng pulled her up in time, and she barely managed to dodge it.

"Don't touch the phantom!"

For once, Zhang Jincheng was clever enough to decisively avoid the phantom beside him and leave the sound behind.

"Can the heart of someone who has truly been humiliated be extinguished?"

Zhang Jincheng dragged his sister out of the palace gate, with Qin Yunyan following closely behind. She threw out the last two Thunderfire Pearls on her body, completely ignoring Qin Yunze and Jiang Yi who were lagging behind.

At that moment, a phantom of Jiang Yi appeared beside him. However, before he could even open his mouth to question it, the Heart-Piercing Mirror, which was fixed in the middle of the Azure Scale Poison Silk Armor, shot out a golden light that pierced through Jiang Yi's torn outer robe and shattered the phantom in one fell swoop.

A bolt of lightning struck, and a ball of lightning and fire assaulted her face. Hong Li's eyes narrowed, and she activated her Shadow Escape technique at full power.

Boom boom boom!
Zhang Jincheng and his two companions collapsed in disarray outside the gates of the Qingdi Palace, with flames and thunder roaring behind them. The pursuing vines stopped at the palace gates.

Just when the three thought Qin Yunze and Jiang Yi were dead inside, a ghostly phantom materialized in front of them into the majestic and tall figure of the Crimson Fire Fox.

Jiang Yi sat on the fox's back, a smirk playing on her lips, her eyes icy. She casually scooped up Qin Yunze and tossed him heavily in front of the three of them.

Then, Jiang Yi threw away the scroll that Hua Gu had given her.

The scroll contained a method to leave this place without the need for a restriction token.

The last lock that restrained everyone's murderous intent was ruthlessly opened by Jiang Yi.

Not only did she have to unlock the door, but she also had to fan the flames and add fuel to the fire.

Go forth, you who will pierce the heart!

(End of this chapter)