Hunyuan Immortal Sect

Chapter 447 Fighting between Dragon and Tiger
The sky was covered with dark clouds and the wind was howling.

The warships bearing the banners of the Bright Moon Sect were speeding toward the gates of the Hua Yuan Sect.

Inside the cabin of the spirit ship, the high-ranking members of the Bright Moon Sect gathered together. Xu Zhuoxuan, the sect leader of the Bright Moon Sect, sat in the main seat. A Foundation Establishment disciple stood in front of him and reported: "The outer camps of the Huayuan Sect have all been captured. Now only the Huayuan Sect mountain gate and Qingyue Valley remain."

"According to the latest intelligence, Huayuan Sect has more than a thousand cultivators, including more than a dozen Foundation Establishment cultivators. Its protective formation is a mid-grade third-order formation called Qiankun Three-Part Formation."

"This formation combines the power of the three attributes of metal, fire, and water. It can not only launch powerful restrictive attacks, but the defenders can also greatly enhance the power of these three supernatural abilities when fighting in specific areas."

"However, to fully unleash the power of this formation, two Golden Core cultivators are needed to oversee it. Therefore, Huayuan Sect is not capable of unleashing the full power of this formation."

"According to my estimation, even if all the dozen or so Foundation Establishment cultivators guarding the Huayuan Sect's mountain gate were to devote themselves to the operation of the formation, along with the assistance of several hundred disciples, they could at most unleash five to six tenths of its power, or even less than fifty percent."

"As for Qingyue Valley, it is located three or four hundred miles to the left and behind the Huayuan Sect's mountain gate. There are about five or six hundred cultivators guarding Qingyue Valley, including six Foundation Establishment cultivators."

"Its arrangement is a third-tier low-grade array called the Two-Phase Array, which combines the power of water and fire attributes. It can also enable the guardian to enhance the power of water and fire attribute spells in a specific area."

"Like the Huayuan Sect's mountain gate, Qingyue Valley's defensive strength is insufficient to unleash the full power of the formation."

Xu Zhuoxuan raised his head high and sneered: "Foolish. At this point, instead of concentrating our forces to defend the mountain gate, we've divided our troops into two groups."

"I believe that the reason they divided their troops to guard Qingyue Valley was to leave a way out for those guarding the Huayuan Sect's mountain gate. If the Huayuan Sect's mountain gate is breached, they can retreat to Qingyue Valley in the rear. This shows that they are determined to defend Yongning City to the death; otherwise, there would be no need to set up camps in Qingyue Valley in the rear."

Elder Nie Liang of the Bright Moon Sect frowned: "Sect Leader, I suggest that a small force besiege Qingyue Valley. We don't need to capture it; just surround it without attacking, so that they dare not come out to support us. This will prevent Qingyue Valley from sending people to support us when we attack the Huayuan Sect's mountain gate. If the attack on their mountain gate goes poorly, we will be attacked from both sides and suffer great losses."

Xu Zhuoxuan didn't care and waved his hand dismissively: "Don't worry about those people from Qingyue Valley. We just need to focus all our efforts on taking down the Huayuan Sect's mountain gate. The Huayuan Sect's mountain gate is a tough nut to crack, so we must go all out. Once we take down this mountain gate, the entire Yongning City will belong to us."

Third Elder Cui Zhongyang suggested, "Why don't we attack Qingyue Valley first? The forces stationed there are not strong, and we can take it easily with our own troops. If the cultivators stationed at Huayuan Sect's mountain gate dare to provide support, we can deal with them from the outside. Once we take Qingyue Valley, we can then take Huayuan Sect's mountain gate without any worries."

"Then there's even less need for that. As long as we take over the Huayuan Sect's mountain gate, Qingyue Valley will fall without a fight. Attacking Qingyue Valley first will only waste manpower, and there's no need for that."

Nie Liang and Cui Zhongyang exchanged a glance and remained silent, and the others dared not say anything more.

The grand procession headed south, and by dawn the next day, they finally arrived at the gate of Huayuan Sect.

From a distance, colorful auspicious clouds appear and disappear in the sky above, covering an area of ​​dozens of miles.

At Xu Zhuoxuan's command, everyone jumped off the spirit ship and stood in a line outside the great formation.

Just then, a beam of light shot out from the edge of the formation, revealing the figure of a middle-aged man.

"Senior Xu, today thousands of our disciples are determined to die to defend our mountain gate. If you insist on forcing us, then we will all perish together. Our sect leader, mindful of the hardships everyone has endured in their cultivation, has sent me to persuade you one last time. If you are willing to stop here and turn hostility into friendship, our sect is willing to restore our old friendship with your sect, and all past grievances will be wiped clean."

The man's deep voice traveled far with the spiritual energy, reaching everyone's ears.

"Enough with the nonsense." Xu Zhuoxuan sneered, "Back then, when you helped the Fengxing Sect attack our sect, did you never expect things to turn out this way? Today, our sect is here to settle old scores with you. If you know what's good for you, immediately shut down the great formation, come out and surrender, and I guarantee that not a single one of you will be killed."

“Go tell your sect leader Luo Huang that if he truly cares about the hardships you have endured in your cultivation, it is still not too late for you to surrender. I will not only not make things difficult for him, but I will also give him the status and favor of a sect elder. If he remains obstinate, when our sect breaks the formation, not a single chicken or dog will be spared.”

"Xu Zhuoxuan!" the man shouted, "Stop pretending! The reason you attacked our sect's gate was to seize our spiritual vein so you could cultivate there. For your own selfish reasons, you caused so many people to die, using them as stepping stones on your path to cultivation. And you still have the nerve to call it settling old scores? You're shameless!"

"You want our sect's spiritual vein? Then come on! Our sect's more than two thousand disciples are all determined to fight to the death. Those who are not afraid of death, come on."

"Fellow Daoists, please hear me out. You don't need to throw your lives away for Xu Zhuoxuan's personal desires and ambitions. It's not worth it."

"You all achieved this through years of arduous cultivation..."

Before he could finish speaking, Xu Zhuoxuan's eyes were filled with murderous intent. Then, he flashed and headed towards the great formation.

Seeing that he was chasing after him alone, the man hurriedly fled backward. Soon, Xu Zhuoxuan entered the formation. He took out a golden, shimmering warhammer from his hand, and with a casual swing, the warhammer burst out with dazzling golden light, transforming into a huge golden hammer phantom that smashed towards the man.

At the same time, colorful clouds in the sky surged like giant beasts, and a huge ball of fire, covering the sky, condensed and shot towards Xu Zhuoxuan.

Seeing Xu Zhuoxuan enter the formation alone, the Great Elder Nie Liang of the Bright Moon Sect shouted and led everyone to rush into the formation, leaving the Third Elder Cui Zhongyang and a small group of people to guard the outside.

A massive golden warhammer phantom crashed down from the sky. The man clasped his hands together, and a golden roc with wings materialized around him, spreading its wings to envelop him. He then produced a crimson talisman, and spiritual energy surged into it, causing the talisman to shine brightly and transform into a crimson round shield.

With a loud bang, the golden warhammer phantom slammed into the crimson round shield, which visibly twisted and deformed before shattering like a curtain of water. The warhammer, undiminished in its momentum, landed heavily on the winged phantom.

A tremendous force struck, and the man, along with the golden roc that enveloped his wings, plummeted from mid-air, cracks appearing all over the golden roc's body.

The man felt a surge of blood and qi, and he coughed up a mouthful of blood, horrified.

Xu Zhuoxuan broke through his strongest defensive spell with a single casual strike. Fortunately, the array's restrictions had already been activated; otherwise, he would have been dead for sure.

Seeing Xu Zhuoxuan engulfed by the overwhelming fireballs, the man dared not delay and hurriedly fled into the defensive light barrier.

By the time Elder Nie Liang of the Bright Moon Sect led the cultivators into the formation, the first round of attacks from the formation's restrictions had ended.

Xu Zhuoxuan stood in mid-air, hands behind his back, his robes fluttering, his head held high, like a hermit with an air of otherworldly wisdom.

The dazzling golden light of the golden warhammer enveloped him, providing him with a protective shield.

Xu Zhuoxuan dared to venture into the formation alone because he had the confidence. With his personal strength, even if he couldn't break through the formation by himself, no one could stop him from escaping unscathed.

Although the restrictive attacks of a mid-grade third-tier array are not weak, they cannot unleash their full power at once, and each wave of attacks has a certain time interval, so they do not pose much of a threat to him.

He can leave whenever he wants.

Seeing Nie Liang lead everyone into the formation, Xu Zhuoxuan merely glanced at them indifferently: "All disciples, listen to my command! This battle is the most crucial battle for our sect. We must win, not lose. Anyone who disobeys orders and tries to escape will be executed without mercy."

As soon as he finished speaking, a thunderous roar erupted from the colorful clouds, and molten lava, like giant dragons, surged towards the crowd from all directions. …

The restrictive attacks of the formation continued to coalesce, their power growing stronger with each attack.

Shouts and screams rose and fell.

At this moment, the distance of several dozen miles seemed as far as the ends of the earth. Under the obstruction of the great formation's restrictions, most of the troops could hardly move an inch. From midday to dusk, they were still halfway to the defensive light barrier.

However, the power of the forbidden attacks grew stronger with each attack, and the team had already suffered many casualties. Only because Xu Zhuoxuan was personally supervising the battle did the situation not fall into chaos; otherwise, everyone would have scattered and fled long ago.

As time went by, the group was finally getting close to the defensive light barrier of the great formation.

Just then, hundreds of cultivators rushed out from inside, led by Luo Huang, the sect leader of Huayuan Sect.

Seeing the Huayuan Sect members charge out, Xu Zhuoxuan's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and he took the lead in meeting them.

The golden warhammer in his hand shone brightly, condensing into a huge golden hammer phantom that smashed down upon him.

Luo Huang was not afraid at all. He took out a silver talisman, poured spiritual power into it, and the talisman burst out with dazzling light, condensing into a small silver sword, which shot towards the golden hammer phantom.

This was clearly a talisman, with a small silver sword shining brightly, like a bolt of lightning, colliding with the phantom of the golden hammer.

Without a sound, silver and gold light intertwined, like two ferocious beasts locked in combat. After a short while, the golden warhammer phantom gradually twisted and deformed, then shattered like a curtain of water.

The silver dagger pierced straight towards Xu Zhuoxuan.

Xu Zhuoxuan's eyes narrowed, and the warhammer in his hand once again burst forth with dazzling light. Beams of golden light shot out from within, surging towards the silver sword like a tidal wave.

While the two were fighting, the others were not idle either, and they all joined the battle.

In an instant, various colors of light shone brightly, creating a dazzling spectacle.

In the center of the battlefield, Luo Huang and three other late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators were besieging Xu Zhuoxuan. They were all covered with array marks, which greatly increased the power of their metal, fire, and earth attribute spells.

Xu Zhuoxuan fought against four opponents with ease. The golden war hammer in his hand shone brightly, and the golden war hammer phantom kept smashing towards Luo Huang, making loud banging noises.

Luo Huang's talisman had shattered under the giant hammer's attack. Seeing Xu Zhuoxuan's magic weapon coming at him, he was not to be outdone. He put his hands together, and a phantom of a dragon condensed. The dragon opened its wings and spewed out a golden beam of light, striking the golden giant hammer like a dragon's breath.

At the same time, the other three late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators from Huayuan Sect also launched attacks on Xu Zhuoxuan using their respective spells.

Xu Zhuoxuan clasped his hands together, and golden light shone brightly around him. A golden giant phantom materialized behind him. As the golden light from his body flowed into the golden giant, the phantom became real. It was a burly man wearing golden armor, a golden helmet, and a golden longsword at his waist. His whole body shone with golden light, like a god descending to earth.

He slowly opened his eyes, and two golden beams shot out from them, enveloping Xu Zhuoxuan.

As the golden light receded, Xu Zhuoxuan's figure merged into the golden giant's silhouette.

The golden giant drew his longsword from his waist and slashed through the air. In an instant, countless sword lights rained down in all directions.

The techniques of the three Hua Yuanzong members were annihilated under the dense barrage of sword light. Countless golden sword lights then merged into one, transforming into a giant golden sword that slashed straight down at Luo Huang.

Before the sword even arrived, the oppressive aura emanating from it caused Luo Huang's robes to flutter loudly.

The illusory dragon shook its head and tail as it met the sword light. At the same time, it clasped its hands together, and a giant statue with a red face and fangs appeared.

The giant sword slashed at the golden dragon phantom. The two collided without making a sound, only dazzling light intertwined. In just a moment, the sword light shot out from the dragon phantom, and then the dragon phantom collapsed.

The golden giant sword continued its downward slash with undiminished momentum, but the crimson-faced, fanged giant statue that had materialized behind Luo Huang burst forth with dark light, its hands crossed to stop the giant sword.

As if mountains collided, the entire earth seemed to tremble violently. The golden giant sword's light shone in all directions, and the red-faced, fanged giant statue, which was over ten feet in size, shook violently twice.

The two sides were locked in a stalemate for a short time when a series of cracking sounds came from the giant statue, and cracks appeared all over its body.

Just then, the other three Foundation Establishment cultivators from Huayuan Sect launched their attacks, each using their own spells to strike the golden giant sword.

Luo Huang let out a sharp shout, and his body burst forth with dark light. He threw a punch, and the huge dark fist rushed towards the golden giant sword. Under the combined attack of the four, the golden giant sword shattered inch by inch.

The golden giant swung his longsword, slashing horizontally and vertically, and a huge cross of sword light condensed and pressed down.

The four attacked head-on, clashing with the dazzling golden light of the cross-shaped sword. After a short stalemate, they all shattered.

The cross-shaped sword light slashed down, and the dazzling golden light enveloped an area of ​​several hundred feet in radius, with sword energy crisscrossing within.

Faced with such a powerful attack, the other three late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators from Huayuan Sect all stood with Luo Huang.

The four of them used their magic to meet the cross-shaped sword light, and the dazzling lights of various colors intertwined.

"Go!" Seeing that they were no match for them, Luo Huang shouted, and the group turned and fled back into the defensive light barrier.

The golden giant clasped his hands together, and in an instant, dozens of golden pillars condensed around the four of them, emitting a dazzling golden light. They connected with each other to form a golden canopy.

Luo Huang formed two giant golden dragon claws by turning his palms into circles, which then pounced on the golden pillar. The other three also unleashed their own spells.

Soon, the golden pillar shattered with a deafening roar, and at that moment, a giant golden hammer descended from the sky, crashing down like a mountain.

Suddenly, a huge rumbling sound came from within the colorful auspicious clouds. This seemed to be a signal to retreat. Upon hearing this sound, the Huayuan Sect members who were fighting immediately abandoned their opponents and fled to the rear.

(End of this chapter)