Holding the space chat group, the cannon fodder female supporting role ascended

Chapter 917 One goes down and the other goes up
Yunxi had already prepared for an attack when she approached the entrance of the passage, so when she saw the black hand again, she quickly channeled the spiritual power in her dantian and meridians into the Seven Star Deadly Staff in her hand, mobilized all the lightning tribulation power stored in the Yao Guang Star on the staff, and struck the black hand's palm hard.

The aftershocks from the collision of the two forces quickly spread outwards. Yunxi used this force to dodge backwards and retreat out of the range that the black hand could attack. When Fengling, Lanyue, and Wuwang saw the black hand, they immediately came to Yunxi's aid.

At this moment, the black hand, entangled by both purple and red lightning, quickly retracted. However, the roar of the black hand's owner still echoed from the entrance of the passage, and the entrance completely disappeared the next instant.

Yunxi, who had been rescued by Wuwang and the other two, had already drunk a vial of restorative potion and put away her Seven Star Deadly Staff. The Yao Guang Star on the staff had dimmed.

Feng Ling raised her beautiful phoenix eyes slightly and asked with a smile:

"Ranxi, how did it feel to fight those old guys in the Boundless Ruins this time?"

Wu Wang clasped his hands together and chanted a Buddhist prayer. He shook his head helplessly, feeling that Feng Ling's question was encouraging Ran Xi to continue making reckless attacks, and he disagreed with it.

Lan Yue also looked at Ran Xi, wanting to know what the other had discovered.

Yun Xi smiled slightly and said:

“We’ll go back and tell them that the Evil Lord won’t launch an attack for at least three days.”

After saying that, he flashed back to the Dharma House, and the other three followed closely behind. However, Wu Wang stayed behind last and ordered the retreating Spirit Realm cultivators to activate the defensive formation of the base for a full rest.

After the four disappeared from the sight of the Nascent Soul cultivators, they began to whisper among themselves.

"Tsk tsk, True Venerable Ranxi is really tough. She personally took to the front line as soon as she arrived. It really boosts morale."

"Of course. You don't even look at the strength of the True Venerable. I bet she's definitely suppressing her cultivation, otherwise she would have ascended long ago."

"You're right this time. True Venerable Ranxi has indeed reached the level of ascension, but in order to guard the ancient battlefield and participate in the ascension of the entire realm, she chose to stay in the Spirit Realm. Entering the ancient battlefield was also to avoid an accidental breakthrough and ascension."

"If that's the case, then True Venerable Ranxi won't be leaving the ancient battlefield anytime soon."

"It should be, didn't you notice? The number of Mahayana True Venerables stationed in the ancient battlefield has increased again this time?"

"I hadn't noticed until you mentioned it. I think the True Venerables must have been guarding against something when they entered the ancient battlefield."

"Is there even a need to ask? Isn't it just to guard against the Void of Nothingness on the other side of the passage? Didn't you see that black hand just now?"

“We saw them, but they didn’t dare to show their faces, otherwise they wouldn’t have just stuck out their claws.”

"What if they make a desperate rush out? You must know that the ancient battlefield is an independent space, and it is not greatly suppressed by the Heavenly Dao."

Upon hearing this, the Nascent Soul cultivators who were participating in the discussion immediately fell silent, seemingly realizing something. After a moment, someone spoke up:

"Actually, we received clear instructions when we accepted this garrison mission. Otherwise, the rewards for this mission wouldn't be so generous. Moreover, even cultivators at the Void Refinement stage weren't qualified to accept the mission. Everyone should have known that. Now, what we need to do is defend the ancient battlefield and wait for the right opportunity. I believe that you True Venerables won't let us be cannon fodder."

The small-scale discussion ended shortly afterward, and soon the four True Venerables in the rear city also received news from the front lines, with even clear images being sent back. After watching the entire battle between Yunxi and the Evil Venerable, Mingyou, Yuanshuang, Chen Yebai, and Su Jing all had different expressions.

The True Venerable of the Underworld praised with a look of satisfaction:
"Young people are really energetic. Ranxi gave the other side a good start right away. Not bad!"

Yuan Shuang Zhenzun clenched his fist and rotated his wrist, saying with some eagerness:
"Watching Ranxi fight makes me itchy to join in. Next time, I'll go and challenge the Evil Lord."

Chen Yebai, on the other hand, looked extremely proud:

"Ranxi truly lives up to her reputation as the chosen successor of the Immortal Medicine Sect. Not only is her medicine-making skill unparalleled, but her combat prowess is also formidable."

Only Su Jing forced a smile and offered a couple of words of agreement, then asked worriedly:
"Won't Ranxi's words provoke the old monsters of the Boundless Ruins and cause them to act prematurely?"

Upon hearing Su Jing's words, Mingyou and the other two suppressed their joyful expressions and shifted the topic to this point.

Yuan Shuang glanced at Su Jing with a hint of amusement before speaking:
"Given the strength and combat power of the eight of us, only Senior Mingyou, Demon King Fengling, and Ranxi are likely capable of harming the old monsters within the Wuwang Ruins. After all, there is still a difference between the late-stage Mahayana stage and the peak of the late-stage Mahayana stage."

Moreover, I think that giving the other party a good whack at the right time is the best way to restrain them and let them know that we are not to be trifled with, and that we will fight to the death if they are provoked!
The Void of Nothingness is where they are sealed, and that sealed space is hardly a good place. It has likely been constantly draining their power—first their cultivation, then their physical bodies, and finally their souls. The God Realm hates these evil cultivators to death, so how could they allow them to stay there peacefully to recuperate? Otherwise, they wouldn't be in such a hurry to escape.

Chen Yebai nodded in agreement:

"I think Fellow Daoist Yuan Shuang's analysis makes a lot of sense. We just need to stabilize the situation on the ancient battlefield."

As far as I know, Ranxi had suffered a loss at the hands of that villain before. This battle was her chance to get revenge after advancing in rank, and she portrayed the other side as a young, impulsive, and somewhat arrogant newly promoted Mahayana cultivator.

From now on, Ranxi's provocations will be much more reasonable. However, with Ranxi provoking you, it is not advisable for you to take action, lest she become aware of it and act prematurely.

Of course, these are just my humble opinions. After Ranxi returns to the city, we can discuss it with her again and try to let everything happen naturally, buying more time for the Spirit Realm.

After listening, True Venerable Mingyou nodded and said:

“Fellow Daoist Chen’s suggestion is excellent. I will discuss it with Ranxi and let her know how to handle it.”

While they were discussing what to do next, Yunxi was also describing her experience of confronting the Evil Lord and that black hand.

"Although the Evil Lord has advanced to the late stage of Mahayana, her cultivation is obviously somewhat unstable, more like it was accumulated in a short period of time."

Moreover, the threat posed by that black hand wasn't as great as last time. I also discovered that this time the entrance to the passage was concealed by the black hand, and it seemed that the Evil Lord could no longer hide the entrance as effectively as before.

Upon hearing this, Wu Wang immediately put his hands together in prayer and said:

“Amitabha! Fellow Daoist Ranxi, last time when you faced the Black Hand, your cultivation was only at the mid-stage of the Integration Realm. Now you have advanced to the late-stage peak of the Mahayana Realm and are about to ascend. Your strength has increased, which is why you feel that the Evil Lord has become weaker.”

Yun Xi shook his head and said:
"No, it's not just because my cultivation has improved, but because the power maintaining the stability of the passage is weakening. I unleashed a lightning attack to attack the Evil Lord, which has already damaged the entrance of the passage, but it's very minor, so minor that it can be ignored. I'm now hoping that the black hand hasn't noticed."