Chapter 104
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Chapter 104: A Narrow Miss
The ninth true disciple of the Jade Symbol Sect, Dugu Yi, stood out as a peculiar individual. He did not practice talisman methods nor did he cultivate through traditional techniques; instead, he focused solely on wielding a big knife, the Golden Silk Ring Knife.
Strangely, with each additional golden line on the knife, his cultivation level would rise, seemingly without any bottlenecks.
With Spirit Motion Nine Patterns, Gathering Spirit at three levels, and Condense Essence at three levels, the Golden Silk Ring Knife bore fifteen golden lines that deepened in color. Dugu Yi, without practicing any cultivation method, surged from the Spirit Motion stage to the Late Condense Essence stage.
Upon his arrival, the Three Sects and Four Sects lost three true disciples.
The true disciples’ numbers quickly shifted to seven versus ten. With Dugu Yi wielding his Golden Silk Ring Knife, the tide of battle flipped dramatically, and in terms of combat power, the difference became negligible.
At that moment, a thunderous roar echoed over Linggui City as someone shouted, “No! How is this possible? You’re still alive!”
Rich red blood rained down from the sky, and soon after, two charred corpses plummeted, crashing down and causing all the buildings on Langhuan Street and nearby Zhuque Street to collapse.
Li Hui felt his vitality wavering uncertainly. He quickly took out his artifact, the Ice Tooth Shield, and with the support of the silver snake bracelet, raised a layer of frost to feel somewhat better.
Something significant had clearly transpired up high; those two falling corpses were likely elders from the Three Sects and Four Sects.
"Flying Kite Sect, Sword Bell Sect, Iron Zither Sect, Cold Lake Sect, Hidden Sky Sect, Ten Thousand Gorge Sect, Purple Gray Sect, you so easily destroy my Jade Symbol Sect’s mountain gate and kill both me and the sect leader, taking my sect lightly, you deserve this disaster," the Grand Elder Ge Yuntao declared, his robes billowing as he raised a hollow copper vase into the air.
Li Hui heard Xiuqiu say, "That’s the vase! That little thing left by that guy contained over nine thousand six hundred treasure talismans and was cultivating thirty-three Jade Symbols. I never expected this guy’s Remnant Soul to occupy it, becoming a shell without a body."
"What?” Li Hui gasped in shock; what nine thousand six hundred treasure talismans and thirty-three Jade Symbols meant was beyond his imagination.
“Ge Yuntao, Ge Yuntao, stop boasting in front of me. Do you think we cannot see through this? You have lost your physical form and severed your Myriad Form Soul Body. If this vase weren’t special enough to help repair your broken soul, you would have already disappeared into the world,” someone retorted.
As the voice trailed off, nine figures descended to the ground, and the true disciples of the Jade Symbol Sect exclaimed in excitement, “Grand Elder!”
The disciples of the Three Sects and Four Sects turned pale; they were down to only three elders, while the Jade Symbol Sect had two guest elders appear, along with the old man holding up the tall copper vase. The situation shifted dramatically, and it seemed disaster awaited them that night.
In the chaos of battle, the mist circle that had trapped Langhuan Street had long since dispersed, leaving twenty battle chariots in ashes. Although the Inner Sect Disciples of the Three Sects and Four Sects had the upper hand, high-level power started leaning toward the Jade Symbol Sect.
“What if I have a Remnant Soul? As long as the legacy continues, it matters not if I die!” Grand Elder Ge Yuntao proclaimed, as the hollow copper vase emitted a fierce talisman light, instantly gathering into a luminous cloud.
The slaughter began, and nearby disciples from the Three Sects and Four Sects fell like cut wheat. An elder howled in fury, “How dare you?”
Li Hui scorned in his heart at the absurdity of it all; how could they speak of courage when they were already standing above them? Did they think they could stop retaliation? Were they all foolish?
To his astonishment, while Ge Yuntao was clearing the area, the black-cloaked elder suddenly struck, and simultaneously, two guest elders restrained the stout elder and the one who urged Li Hui and others to reveal themselves.
“Shen Yunkai, what are you doing?” the stout elder growled angrily at the black-cloaked elder.
“You fool! The real threat to the Jade Symbol Sect isn’t the Three Sects and Four Sects, but the Daling Dynasty. Only by promoting talisman methods can the dying national strength rejuvenate and flourish. Someone promised me the position of the new sect leader of the Jade Symbol Sect. If Ge Yuntao hadn’t appeared, I would have already captured everything tonight,” Shen Yunkai laughed heartily, pressing his palms against the back of Grand Elder Ge Yuntao.
“You’re laughing too soon!” Ge Yuntao’s body began to dissolve rapidly, yet the hollow copper vase he raised did not lower its power; instead, it erupted with incredible light mists. Within that light, countless symbols galloped like an army. In the blink of an eye, Shen Yunkai and the guest elders screamed in terror but could not prevent the light mist from engulfing them.
Moments later, Shen Yunkai and the two guest elders lay still in pools of blood, no longer moving, while the stout elder’s face lit up with ecstasy.
Many disciples sighed in relief, but Li Hui heard Xiuqiu say gravely, “That one, get ready to flee! A powerful cultivator is coming.”
Li Hui heard Xiuqiu’s serious warning for the first time. He hurriedly scanned around for advantageous terrain, only to find Gao Yuhu and Lian Luosha moving through the crowd towards the recently cleared space by the copper vase.
Before the three could exchange words, an overwhelming pressure descended, causing many Jade Symbol Sect disciples to kneel on the spot.
“Ge Yuntao, hahahaha, I have sought this Myriad Treasure Jade Symbol Vase for a long time, and to think you would bring it out!” A domineering voice echoed through the air, and Li Hui’s Ice Tooth Shield shattered instantly. Fortunately, he acted quickly, raising another Ice Tooth Shield just in time to block the overwhelming sound before it completely crumbled.
“How terrifying! With the silver snake bracelet enhancing the two Ice Tooth Shields, defending against this sound wave nearly failed!”
Before he could ponder further, the hollow copper vase rose into the air. The disciples of the Three Sects and Four Sects sensed a powerful expert approaching. Li Hui dared not hesitate; Xiuqiu’s insight was surely greater than his. Besides, Gao Yuhu and Lian Luosha were quickly retreating, far more decisively than he was.
“Go!” Li Hui lightly tapped the ground, and his body floated away.
As shimmering light and shadow filled his vision, just as he was about to escape the battlefield, a hand reached out from the side, angrily shouting, “Hey kid, where do you think you’re running?”
The interceptor was Yang Jueyu, who had noticed the six children trying to flee. Though unable to stop Gao Yuhu and Lian Luosha in time, he grasped that Li Hui was close enough and threw all his energy into capturing him.
“Ideal Body!” Li Hui did not want to stick around for the Three Sects and Four Sects to sweat out his secrets, especially since he was so close; who knew if Grand Elder Ge Yuntao would detonate his Myriad Form Purple Absolute God Symbol? Seeing Yang Jueyu reaching for him, he unleashed his Ideal Body technique, causing a mysterious arc of light to appear behind him, which struck others as odd, and miraculously slipped through Yang Jueyu’s fingers, leaving only an afterimage.
“You…” Yang Jueyu had not expected a mere outer disciple could escape from his palm. He was about to raise his hand again when, unexpectedly, two brilliant sword lights flashed close by.
Li Hui activated two Sharp Gold Swords. Although they ranked low among artifacts, when fueled by the silver snake bracelet, they proved to be quite powerful.
This disruption left Yang Jueyu frustrated, discovering that the kid had vanished without a trace. He clearly wasn’t at the Gathering Spirit stage, so why could he gather light and shadow behind him with such extraordinary speed?
The true disciples from the Three Sects and Four Sects wanted to pursue, but unexpectedly found their way blocked by Dugu Yi’s sweeping knife light. He chuckled coldly, “Those six are mine; you ought to spare yourselves the effort!”
That night, the Jade Symbol Sect nearly turned the tables. Ge Yuntao led a counterattack against the Three Sects and Four Sects, hoping to rebuild their foundation by going overseas. However, fate did not grant their wish, and in the end, they fell just short. This matter, however, was not over; the Three Sects and Four Sects scrambled to redeploy forces, setting up Heaven’s Net to prepare for a full city search…
