Immortal Life: Starting with Daily Last Words

As dusk deepened, night swept across the vast sea.

A second-tier spirit ship, shrouded in black mist, flew silently towards Jinyang Island.

On the spirit ship, Yu Daoxuan and the other three stayed together, their minds filled with the records of the Huang family of Jinyang collected by the sect.

Jinyang Island is located northeast of Qiaojia Island, more than 600 li away from the two places.

The Huang family has occupied this island for over five hundred years, with deep-rooted and complex power.

After hundreds of years of development, the family now has five Foundation Establishment cultivators and over two hundred Qi Refining cultivators, making it a well-known and established immortal cultivation family in this sea area.

Given the strength of the Huang family, their ship had four peak Foundation Establishment cultivators, ten other Foundation Establishment cultivators, and one hundred and seventy or eighty Qi Refining cultivators in the mid-to-late stages.

If the Huang family hadn't been hiding their strength, annihilating them on this trip would have been no problem.

As Yu Daoxuan was pondering the battle situation, a sound of footsteps slowly approached, and he saw his master, Qi Donglou, striding towards him.

Just as Yu Daoxuan, Zhu Hongyi, and Zhou Junyi were about to bow in greeting, Qi Donglou waved his hand and said, "There's no need for such formalities."

He glanced at the group and said in a cautionary tone, "This time, the army is attacking the Huang family. Swords have no eyes. Although you are stationed on the outer perimeter and responsible for intercepting and killing fleeing enemies, you must not let your guard down and must be extremely cautious."

"Thank you for your concern, Master. We will keep your teachings in mind and be on high alert."

The three responded in unison, their expressions respectful.

At this moment, Yu Daoxuan had a sudden thought and spoke up to remind them: "Master, the Huang family has been practicing the evil magic of the Heavenly Demon, and they have probably already become the henchmen of the Ten Thousand Demons Sect. This disciple suspects that the evil cultivators of the Asura Hall are very likely hiding in the mountains. The sect will launch a large-scale attack on the mountain later, so please be more vigilant, Master and all senior uncles and masters."

"Yes, Dao Xuan, your guess is correct." Qi Donglou nodded slightly, his expression calm. "However, the sect had already anticipated this and made meticulous arrangements. You can focus on carrying out your mission."

Hearing Qi Donglou say this, Yu Daoxuan felt a little relieved.

Qi Donglou then gave Zhu Hongyi a private instruction, telling him that as the senior brother among the three, he needed to take care of his junior brother and sister at all times and protect them.

After giving his instructions, he turned and returned to the bow of the ship, concentrating on preparing for battle.

At the speed of a second-tier spirit ship, the journey of five hundred miles was quickly completed.

Before long, a majestic and towering mountain came into Yu Daoxuan's view; it was the Huang family's territory, "Jinyang Mountain".

The spirit ship hovered steadily high in the sky in front of the mountain.

The next moment, Qi Donglou and more than ten other Foundation Establishment cultivators each piloted their spirit ships and flying boats, leading some of their disciples out to form an encirclement in all directions.

At this moment, the moon is dark and the wind is high, the sky is still and quiet, making it the perfect time for a night raid.

Following the pre-arranged plan, Tie Ting raised his hand to activate the spirit ship formation.

The entire spirit ship flashed with golden light, and countless golden arc-shaped wind blades materialized out of thin air, densely packed, carrying a fierce, air-piercing force, and crashed towards Jin Yang Mountain.

At the same time, the other three sect spirit ships that surrounded the mountain activated their formations simultaneously, with spiritual light filling the sky and spells resounding, all of them bombarding the mountain.

Boom!

Just as the barrage of magical attacks approached the mountain, the surface of Jin Yang Mountain suddenly shone with spiritual light.

A thick, earthen-yellow light curtain shot into the sky, like an inverted giant yellow bowl covering the entire mountain peak, forcefully blocking all the bombardment.

The violent tremors reverberated throughout the entire mountain range, and alarm bells suddenly rang out in all directions.

The Huang family members in the mountains were terrified, as if the end of the world had come, and scattered and fled.

Yu Daoxuan stood on the spirit ship, looking down at the chaos in the mountains.

He knew in his heart that the protective formation of Jinyang Mountain was a top-tier second-order formation with extraordinary defense, and it was not so easy to break through.

At this moment, several streaks of light shot out from the summit of Jinyang Mountain.

The leader was an elderly man with white hair, his robes fluttering in the wind, exuding a powerful aura. He was none other than Huang Duchuan, the most powerful cultivator in the Huang family at the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage.

He stood in mid-air, facing the Qingyuan Sect cultivators directly, his aura in no way inferior, his voice like rolling thunder, reaching the ears of every disciple.

"Fellow Railwayman, my Huang family has been stationed here for generations, living a law-abiding life. Why have you sent troops to surround the mountain without cause? Please give me an explanation."

"Hmph, an explanation?"

On the bow of the ship, Tie Ting's face was stern: "Huang Duchuan, your Huang family has been secretly cultivating the Heavenly Demon Technique, harming countless mortals. Do you really think my Qingyuan Sect can't find out? Tonight, my Qingyuan Sect will act on behalf of Heaven and rid the people of this scourge."

Huang Duchuan's expression suddenly changed, and he retorted sharply, "Fellow Tie Dao, stop talking nonsense! My Huang family has always acted with integrity and uprightness, as clear as day. How could we possibly practice such sinister and evil magic!"

"Hmph, why do I need to ask you why you practice demonic arts?"

Tie Ting coldly shouted, "You don't need to make excuses. Since my Qingyuan Sect dared to launch a large-scale attack, the evidence is naturally conclusive. How can you deny it with clever words?"

After saying that, he waved his sleeve, and a bright white image-recording bead flew out into the air.

The pearl glowed with a soft light, and the image slowly appeared.

It clearly depicts scenes of a ninth-level Qi Refining cultivator from the Huang family cruelly extracting the essence and blood of mortal martial artists using a demonic technique.

Beside him, a fellow disciple surnamed Yu, filled with doubt, whispered to Yu Daoxuan, "Junior Brother Yu, since Senior Uncle Tie has already verified the evidence, why waste time arguing with the Huang family? Why not just break through the formation and attack directly?"

Yu Daoxuan's gaze was calm as he explained in a low voice, "Senior Brother Yu, our Qingyuan Sect is, after all, a righteous sect, and the Huang family was once an affiliated force of our sect. To punish an affiliated family, we must have a legitimate reason to do so in order to gain the respect of all.

"Take a closer look at the surrounding sea. There are already many rogue cultivators and cultivators from other sects and families hiding to watch the battle. Uncle Tie exposed the Huang family's crimes in public to openly and justly expose their evil deeds and let all cultivators in the world know that this campaign is not a sect's domineering provocation, but to eliminate harm for the people and eradicate evil."

Upon hearing this, the fellow disciple surnamed Yu nodded in sudden realization.

Huang Duchuan stared at the evidence in the photographic pearl, his face growing increasingly ashen.

With irrefutable evidence, there is no room for maneuver, and the Huang family will ultimately face a difficult situation tonight.

At this thought, the last trace of forbearance in Huang Duchuan's eyes vanished, replaced by a surge of ferocity. He laughed angrily, "Very well, very well. I never imagined that your Qingyuan Sect would secretly employ so many methods to destroy my Huang family."

"In that case, I, Huang, will personally experience your methods, Tie Ting."

Before he finished speaking, a flash of light appeared in his palm, and a small dark silver hammer flew out, carrying violent power and smashing straight into Tie Ting's face.

"Hahaha, what's there to be afraid of?"

Undeterred by the opponent's imposing presence, Tie Ting met them head-on with unwavering pride.

He summoned a broad, heavy flying sword with cyan patterns, its body crackling with thunderous sounds, pale cyan lightning swirling around the blade, and an overwhelming sword intent capable of destroying heaven and earth soaring straight into the sky.

With a sword cleaving through the air.

Boom!

A thunderous roar accompanied by the clang of a sword shook the entire sea and caused the void to tremble.

The dark silver hammer that Huang Duchuan unleashed collided with the edge of the thunder sword and was instantly blasted dozens of feet away by the violent thunder force, its spiritual light becoming disordered and dim.

With a single sword strike, Tie Ting used the Wind and Thunder Steps to close the distance in an instant, followed closely by a second sword strike.

Thousands of lightning bolts surged, and layers upon layers of sword energy and lightning strikes continued unabated, fiercely slashing towards Huang Duchuan.

Huang Duchuan had not expected his opponent's flying sword to be so powerful, and could only flee back to the protective formation of Jinyang Mountain in a sorry state.

He originally intended to defeat Tie Ting one-on-one in public, thus crushing the morale of the Qingyuan Sect.

But he didn't expect Tie Ting to be so brave; just two sword strikes were enough to make him feel threatened.

They could only retreat back to the mountain-protecting formation and prepare to rely on the formation to defend against the enemy.

"Elder Iron is mighty!"

Upon witnessing this scene, fellow disciples surnamed Yu and Yang Mude, among others, excitedly raised their arms and shouted.

"All disciples of Qingyuan Sect, heed my command: attack the mountain and break through the formation!"

Tie Ting loudly relayed the order.

As soon as he finished speaking, he took the lead in wielding his heavy sword and slashed heavily at the light barrier of the mountain-protecting array.

In an instant, numerous disciples of the Qingyuan Sect attacked simultaneously, with magical artifacts, spells, and sword light intertwining across the sky, and hundreds of spiritual lights crashing down onto the array shield.

Boom boom boom!

Under the relentless bombardment, the thick yellow light curtain trembled violently, its spiritual light flickering erratically.

Yu Daoxuan also raised his hand and summoned the Chongming Sword. The crimson sword light slashed down through the air, contributing his meager strength.

After several rounds of fierce attacks, the great formation seemed to be on the verge of collapse, but it never broke.

Seeing that ordinary attacks were ineffective in breaking the formation, Tie Ting no longer delayed and took out a top-tier second-order formation-breaking bead.

This bead possesses immense power and is extremely rare. Even the Qingyuan Sect, with its profound resources, only possesses six of them.

The Breaking Formation Pearl flew out into the air and crashed into the yellow light barrier.

Then, thousands of purple-red spiritual lights burst forth, tightly wrapping around the light shield with crackling sounds, causing a series of violent tremors.

Click!

A crisp cracking sound echoed through the mountains, and the once incredibly stable protective array of light was instantly covered with fine cracks.

"The great formation is about to break. The outer guards must immediately take their positions to intercept the enemy and prevent them from escaping."

"The rest of my disciples, follow me into Jinyang Mountain."

Tie Ting shouted in a deep voice.

Upon hearing this, Yu Daoxuan and his four fellow disciples, including Zhu Hongyi and Zhou Junyi, sprang into action.

As per the pre-battle plan, they went to a nearby hilltop to lie in wait and quietly await any survivors.