Before, Tang Xiang helped out the disciples of Ten Thousand Flower Valley purely on orders from her sect. The House of Armament was constantly fighting with the Eastern Light Clan. The sect wanted a new underling in Ten Thousand Flower Valley that they could slowly develop and use in the future.
However, Ten Thousand Flower Valley grew too quickly. They became a superpower that ruled the eastern region of the subcontinent that the House of Armament could not control. Thus, former enemies became allies and former allies became enemies.
This female genius of the House of Armament never held any trace of friendship towards Xu Lanyi or the ice sisters to begin with. Her two-faced nature was quite infamous among people who knew her. She easily betrayed friends and sold out people for her own gain. She was cruel. She had a bad personality. She had no bottom line. Her sect had no bottom line.
It was for this reason that the Eastern Light Clan abandoned their plan to set up a marriage alliance through Ming He and Tang Xiang. Chen Wentian was disgusted once he found out. He used various methods and finally freed Ming He from such a woman.
Xu Lanyi cast one last despising look towards this woman before fleeing with her sisters. Faced with the killing formation of the House of Armament, they could only retreat.
“Chief Elder, switch with me!” Yang Cang shouted amidst the chaotic situation.
The three men brought up the rear, letting the women flee first. He Xingping had already activated his life-saving treasure, a spiritual talisman that bolstered the defensive might of the Armored Lion Transformation Art to the immortal realm. Chen Wentian also added a bit of his own spiritual energy through the soul realm, allowing the protection to last twice as long. But faced with the golden weapon formation of the enemy, it was still worn down in the end.
Yang Cang rushed past He Xingping and threw out a silver claw. It contained the spiritual might of his immortal master which burst out in an instant. A silvery sword formation appeared, ferocious and bestial. It rose toward the ceiling of the ice bat cave, directly clashing with the descending golden axe with bright sparks and fierce explosions of spiritual energy.
“Hurry and run!” He Xingping shouted as he carried Qu Jing away.
The other man had been wounded while defending against the weapon array. He had already used up the Crimson Wing Talisman protecting against the black arrow. The only protective talisman left was the one provided by the Immortal Association. Using it meant giving up but they were far from giving up.
The disciples of Ten Thousand Flower Valley and the Beast God Sanctum rushed towards one of the exit tunnels. The House of Armament and the Western Poison Kingdom chased them ferociously. After leaving the range of the golden axe formation, the battle returned to hand-to-hand combat.
Wu Qianyu blocked an expert from the House of Armament with her Sorrowful Sword Style. Her opponent bore the painful effects of her sword energy and swung a heavy axe like a crazy person, as if pain didn’t bother him at all.
The ice sisters combined their ice arts to defend against the other nine disciples wielding various weapons. Li Yuechan’s blizzard slowed them down. The twins’ accurate archery kept them honest. Meanwhile, Song Wushuang and Xu Lanyi clashed directly against their opponents.
Their battles were undoubtedly fierce, but not as fierce as Peng Lingxi who fought all four disciples of the Western Poison Kingdom herself. Using her supreme speed and footwork, she weaved in and out of the dense net of poison snakes, slashing her sword left and right. She would constantly brush past deadly poison, barely escaping by a hair’s breadth.
“Miss Peng…” Luo Ping muttered as he watched her fight.
He felt heartache and anxiety. Unless her life was in danger, he dared not use another life-saving treasure. He was the young master of the Limitless Sword Hall but he didn't carry so many. Such treasures didn’t grow on trees. Each one was worth a mountain of gold.
“Miss Peng, I’ll help you!” He shouted and slashed at the nearest Western Poison Kingdom disciple.
The frantic retreat took them out of the ice bat cave. The tunnel descended sharply into the depths of the divine beast graveyard. The House of Armament continued to give chase, frustrated beyond reason that they weren’t able to kill even one disciple of Ten Thousand Flower Valley. The Western Poison Kingdom, working together with the House of Armament, followed closely. Behind them, the Purple Star Tower also followed. They didn’t care too much about Ten Thousand Flower Valley or the Beast God Sanctum. But they cared about Luo Ping and Peng Lingxi. As these disciples rushed out of the ice bat cave, a large number of ice bats also went with them, intent on making sure that these powerful humans wouldn’t return.
After a long, chaotic battle, a sudden calm fell over the vast underground chamber that was the ice bat cave. The remaining disciples of various sects looked at each other in astonishment and disbelief. They thought the major sects would fight over the divine beast’s remains. Instead, they were more interested in settling old scores. Now, the ice bat cave seemed almost peaceful.
At this moment, many people had the same thought. With the major sects gone, wasn’t this the perfect opportunity to steal the divine beast’s remains? They had little chance before. They were only here to watch the fun. Now, it was free for the taking!
“Go! Hurry!” A shout broke the silence.
A woman in white rushed out from the far corner of the cave. She was flanked by eight men of all ages. Some were youthful and robust. Some were old but still strong. Seeing the beautiful face at the center of the formation, many hearts jolted in recognition. It was none other than Gao Hong, former disciple of Glacier Palace and current disciple of Immortal Wandering Mirage Liu Yun.
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