Chapter 119
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Chapter 119: Shang Wuyang, Dies!
When people talked about sword cultivators, the first group that came to mind was often the disciples of Dongxuan Sect.
Cold, proud, aloof, and hard to approach, much like the swords they wield.
In fact, it was true. The Dongxuan sword cultivators who arrived at Cloud Sea City at this time were all upright and solemn, wearing matching blue short shirts. There were a total of seven of them, each a master in the Ascension Realm. Just their imposing manner alone showcased the strength of the sect.
The leader was a red-faced middle-aged man who looked coldly at the various scattered cultivators in Cloud Sea World and finally fixed his sharp gaze on the young werewolf.
"Tell me, why do you blame my Junior Brother Shang without reason?"
While speaking, the red-faced sword cultivator released his pressure, making some lower-cultivation silver-armored guards involuntarily step back.
However, Haqi was not afraid of the sword cultivator’s pressure. He confidently replied, "When did I blame anyone? I only mentioned smelling Shang Wuyang’s scent on the Cloud Beast twice. When did I say he brought the Cloud Beast here?"
Haqi’s strong rebuttal left the Dongxuan Sect’s sword cultivator momentarily speechless. After a while, he could only coldly accuse, "My disciple went missing in your Cloud Sea World, since you claim ignorance of his whereabouts, then hand over the couple who harmed him!"
Haqi muttered, "Forget about Shang Wuyang being older than my grandpa, he’s not a kid who needs supervision. Besides, if someone is planning something sinister, many people would have noticed. It’s not like he sneaked off to harm someone."
"I was just passing by, and I saw it clearly. Shang Wuyang has no shame, an old guy over two thousand years old resorted to sneak attacks!" A bearded Golden Core Stage sword cultivator in the crowd said.
"I saw it too." Another focused Golden Core Stage sword cultivator nodded.
These words darkened the Dongxuan Sect sword cultivator’s face even more. He glanced coldly at the crowd, trying to find the bold troublemakers, only to realize they had already disappeared into the crowds.
After being rejected several times, the sword cultivator from Dongxuan Sect’s face had become very unpleasant to look at.
The leader of the silver-armored guards frowned, not wanting to make things worse, so he politely said, "Dear friends from Dongxuan Sect, we truly do not know the whereabouts of Shang Wuyang, and the other two friends are also missing. Cloud Sea City is not an ordinary sect, and we have no authority to track innocent cultivators. Instead of asking us, why not look for those three fellow sect members who left Cloud Sea World? They might have more information."
The seven sword cultivators had cold gazes.
They also knew that they could get clearer information about Shang Wuyang’s whereabouts from Elder Zhang and his two disciples. However, the problem was that those three not only did not immediately report Shang Wuyang’s disappearance to the sect, but also kept hidden all information in Cloud Sea World!
It was only after the Life Tokens of those three broke that Dongxuan Sect realized something was wrong. Chaos ensued within the sect upon learning that Shang Wuyang was missing, and eventually, the sect leader took action and sent out seven elders to find his whereabouts.
These seven were not like Elder Zhang, who acted as protectors and elders, but were highly esteemed Ascension Elders within Dongxuan Sect, enjoying the best resources and highest status. Even the sect leader would show them respect. When had they been so humiliated before?
A younger fair-skinned cultivator behind them quietly called out "Elder Martial Brother," wanting to say a few words to persuade, but the red-faced man shook his head. Instead, he drew his blade from its sheath and threatened, "You have three days in Cloud Sea World; either find out where Junior Brother Shang is or hand over that group of men and women. Otherwise, do not blame us for being impolite."
They were all cultivators at the Ascension Stage, why should they be threatened like this?
The leader of the guards frowned and firmly replied, "Sorry, we cannot comply! Even if we find Shang Wuyang, we may need to keep him to ask about the Cloud Beast matter. We can’t let him go!"
"I said, the matter with the Cloud Beast has nothing to do with Junior Brother Shang! Even if it does, my Dongxuan Sect can afford to deal with a few Cloud Islands!"
"Where does your confidence come from?"
"Isn’t it just the Origin Crystal? We—"
Before the red-faced cultivator could finish his harsh words, Cloud Sea City suddenly shook. A child nearby almost stumbled towards the Dongxuan Sect group, but luckily a bearded cultivator hidden in the crowd quickly pulled him back.
But with that pull, Zhu Erchong’s own position was exposed.
The red-faced cultivator recognized him as the person who had spoken arrogantly earlier, and he tightened his grip on the sword at his waist, coldly saying, "Were you the one spouting nonsense earlier? Get out here!"
Zhu Erchong didn’t even listen to his teacher’s words, how could he possibly listen to his enemy’s words?
He quickly shrunk back into the crowd, loudly saying, "This is Cloud Sea City, you won’t get away with it!"
However, the red-faced cultivator was not someone to mess with. He snorted and, raising his hand, brought out a golden rope from his waist, aiming it at Zhu Erchong. This magical treasure seemed to have a mind of its own, directly tracking towards Zhu Erchong!
Zhu Erchong felt scared, about to be tied up, before anyone could react, he suddenly disappeared in front of everyone.
The red-faced monk was surprised, then his face changed drastically, not because of Zhu Erchong’s disappearance, but because of the huge crack that appeared in front of him!
The whole Cloud Sea City started shaking, the monks crowded together panicked and ran around, countless cracks spread on the ground like spider webs, and in front of the Dongxuan Sect, a terrifying abyss appeared, leading directly to the raging depths of the cloud sea!
Just then, someone screamed, "That’s a Cloud Beast!"
It started with one Cloud Beast swiftly emerging from the bottom of Cloud Sea City, followed by a second one, a third one… Countless Cloud Beasts aggressively appeared, this group of Cloud Beasts seemed to turn into a powerful hurricane, wherever they went, whether it was people or buildings, all turned to rubble and swallowed into their mouths. Many unlucky people, like Zhu Erchong, fell exactly under the cracks and crevices, fearing they would be buried under the unreachable cloud sea!
"Stick together! Save the elderly and children first!"
The leader of the silver-armored guards was the first to react, turning back and yelling at all the guards.
The whole Cloud Sea City was in chaos, under the dome, high-powered practitioners flew into the sky to avoid the attacks of the Cloud Beasts, while the lower-powered ones desperately tried to summon their magical treasures, but these treasures were no match for the rampaging Cloud Beasts and many perished on the spot in moments.
The once bustling city that gathered practitioners from all realms had now become a terrifying purgatory.
Several powerful cultivators from Dongxuan World were not afraid of the Cloud Beast. They flew up on their swords, watched from a distance, and felt detached from the scene below, whether they saved or let people die.
The fair-skinned cultivator looked hesitant and said, "Elder Martial Brother, should we help the people?"
"The cultivators in Cloud Sea City have not shown respect to Dongxuan Sect. Should we still save them now? Liu Shan, have you considered our sect’s reputation?"
The young sword cultivator named Liu Shan took a deep breath and mustered his courage to say, "But…"
"There’s no ‘but’!"
Liu Shan clenched his teeth, chose not to argue further, turned without looking back, raised his sword, and flew towards the lower-level cultivators under attack by the crazed Cloud Beasts in the city.
The Elder Martial Brother of Dongxuan Sect trembled in anger and was about to intervene when suddenly, a familiar figure caught his attention!
Among the Cloud Beasts flying towards Cloud Sea City, there was a one-armed cultivator dressed in dark clothes. His face was white as snow, eyes and eyebrows as black as night, and an aura of dread surrounded him.
It was Shang Wuyang!
"Little Brother Shang!"
All the disciples from Dongxuan Sect shouted together.
When Shang Wuyang heard the shout, he turned around and relaxed when he saw this group of sword cultivators from Dongxuan Sect. While urging his Cloud Beast with a fierce aura of killing to run wild in Cloud Sea City, he quickly flew towards his fellow disciples.
The Senior Brother noticed something was wrong the moment Shang Wuyang appeared, exclaimed in shock, "Little Brother Shang, what happened to your hand!"
Shang Wuyang did not answer at all, he just wanted to dodge towards his fellow disciples to escape the approaching pursuit.
As expected, as soon as he appeared in Cloud Sea World, a blazing tail followed him, it was that darn Fire Phoenix!
Shang Wuyang shouted loudly, "Block them with a formation!"
The sword cultivators from Dongxuan Sect realized that Shang Wuyang was being chased by someone. In the urgent situation, they immediately drew their swords, releasing sword energy everywhere, and above Cloud Sea City, a rainbow-like barrier of flowing light appeared.
The most wonderful aspect of Dongxuan Sect’s sword formation was its strong defense. Although the formation was not complete after Liu Shan’s departure earlier, the power of six Ascension Stage cultivators forming the sword formation was probably unstoppable!
Senior Brother from Dongxuan Sect turned even redder, shouting angrily, "Who dares to hurt my junior brother? Surrender now!"
The exquisite fire phoenix raised its slender neck and let out a clear cry, while two figures appeared in the dazzling golden-red light behind it.
First appeared a simple wooden sword, with a mysterious Power of Rules swirling around it, unseen by anyone.
The sword flew through the air, and the tall figure with black hair and white clothes seemed like an invisible wind chasing after Shang Wuyang. Although the sword had no blade, it aimed straight for Shang Wuyang’s heart.
Shang Wuyang dared not look back.
Despite feeling countless regrets and unwillingness inside, he had to admit that he was scared!
The pain of his severed arm and the fear of his cultivation being suppressed by unfamiliar rules made him flee without a fight for the first time, and made him disobey his master’s instructions for the first time.
He was too afraid to fight!
Shang Wuyang could almost feel the opponent’s sword energy about to touch his chest, causing his hair to stand on end. He desperately wanted to fly into the sword formation with bloodshot eyes.
Ye Shubai’s eyes turned cold as he faced several sword fighters in front of him, but he didn’t hesitate at all.
A cracking sound came from the air, and the tip of the Phoenix Tree Sword moved closer to Shang Wuyang!
Shang Wuyang shouted angrily, all his skills exploded, and his speed increased again, narrowly avoiding the fatal blow, taking refuge in the protection of the sword formation!
"Ding!"
When the wooden sword touched the boundary of Dongxuan Sect’s sword formation, a dazzling spark burst out. Ye Shubai’s wrist shook, causing the six ascended Dongxuan Sect cultivators to step back in unison.
The power of just this one sword made the Dongxuan Sect cultivators realize the terrifying strength of the white-clad man in front of them. He was clearly younger than Junior Brother Shang, yet his swordsmanship was so exquisite. Could he be a disciple of a Supreme Immortal?
The lead Elder Martial Brother gazed deeply at Ye Shubai, calmed himself, and cautiously asked, "May I ask which sect you are from, as we have never seen you before…"
Ye Shubai wasted no words, he moved his wrist and fiercely slashed at the sword formation again!
With this slash, the six sword cultivators of Dongxuan Sect all stepped back once more, shaken by the sword energy, their blood and qi churning!
"Who are you, and why are you opposing our Dongxuan Sect?"
"You dared to attack Junior Brother Shang, do you know he is a disciple of Supreme Immortal Shangxuan?"
The Dongxuan Sect cultivators threatened loudly three times, but Ye Shubai, who usually avoided arguments, ignored them.
"I don’t care about the master when dealing with a dog!"
A clear and bright voice sounded from behind Ye Shubai, revealing a stunningly beautiful girl standing under the golden light of the phoenix.
With a wave of her Wen Yun dragon bone wand, Wen Yun swiftly moved the Cloud Sea World residents who had fallen from the collapsed ground to a safe area using multiple Holy Light Sanctuaries.
The Elder Martial Brother of Dongxuan Sect quickly recognized the two figures and angrily exclaimed, "So you two are the troublesome pair?"
Wen Yun paid no attention to him, her gaze locked onto Shang Wuyang hiding behind the sword formation, and she shouted, "Kill Shang Wuyang!"
Ye Shubai unsheathed his sword without hesitation.
Dongxuan Sect practitioners saw Shang Wuyang flying towards Cloud Sea World, but before they could be surprised, Ye Shubai attacked again.
The Dongxuan Elder Martial Brother, with red eyes, quickly ordered, "Stop them and help Junior Brother Shang escape!"
No matter how strong the sword cultivator was, he couldn’t break through the Dongxuan sword formation immediately. If he could delay them for a moment, Shang Wuyang could escape.
Watching Shang Wuyang fly farther away, the Dongxuan Sect sword cultivator also breathed a sigh of relief. As long as Junior Brother Shang didn’t die, the sect leader and Supreme Immortal Shangxuan wouldn’t blame them.
However, at that moment, someone suddenly shouted, "He’s gone!"
The white-robed sword cultivator who had been attacking them mysteriously disappeared before their eyes!
At the same time, a piercing scream came from behind them—
"No!"
The Dongxuan sword cultivators turned around in unison and witnessed a horrifying scene.
The sword cultivator in white clothes used a mysterious technique to dodge their sword formation and appeared behind everyone!
Ye Shubai swung his sword three times in a row, with each swing making him seem to teleport far ahead. The sword light connected three times, like three sparks burning in the sky, until the final flash-
"Swish!"
Dongxuan, with eyes wide and lips moving silently, only let out a howl as wind rushed into his mouth, until finally no sound came out.
That head was chopped off by a sword!
The wooden sword quickly pierced forward, straight through the broken body from the lower abdomen!
The strong wind from Cloud Sea World blew fiercely, as Dongxuan Sect’s Elder Martial Brother stared coldly at the scene above, feeling a cold liquid drop on his eyelids. Wiping it off with a trembling hand, he saw everything stained blood red.
It’s over.
Shang Wuyang is dead, and if Supreme Immortal Shangxuan returns, they won’t be able to escape.
"Kill… kill him!" His mind went blank, pointing his sword towards the white-clothed sword cultivator in the sky, shouting hoarsely, "Bring back his body!"
Six streams of sword light almost simultaneously turned, flying towards Ye Shubai in the sky.
However, at this moment, the girl who had been overlooked slowly curved a weak smile on her lips.
Using precise spatial rules three times in a row to help Ye Shubai catch up to Shang Wuyang, Wen Yun also felt extremely tired at this moment, barely supporting her body with the dragon bone wand so as not to fall awkwardly to the ground.
But it didn’t matter.
She wasn’t just a sword cultivator, she was also a magician.
A magician’s battle has always been a beautiful art, it should be magnificent, grand, letting all enemies die under the most stunning magical light, that is the greatest kindness of a magician.
And she has always felt that she is a kind and good magician.
Wen Yun raised her left hand, in her palm, a dazzling little sun had lit up at some point, the colorful light flowing and shining far better than the light sword formation created by the Dongxuan Sect practitioners just now.
That was a magic scroll that had hundreds of advanced spells sealed inside, which was meant to be used to attack Shang Wuyang before. Now, it was time for them to make an appearance.
Just as the scroll was about to be activated, Wen Yun smiled brightly and forcefully directed all those advanced spells towards the group of six people.
"Exploding is an art!"
On that day, the monks from Cloud Sea World witnessed the most magnificent fireworks ever seen in the many realms, something they would never forget.