Chapter 98: Witnessing Battle and Hearing Alarming News — Powerhouses Besiege the Sect
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“Who goes there!?”
Yu Xian’s sudden appearance, his sword flying through the air with deadly momentum, instantly drew the attention of everyone on the battlefield.
Especially the Foundation Establishment rogue cultivator who was his target—he felt the murderous pressure of the sword aura clearly, and his entire body was chilled.
He let out a shout of alarm and turned toward Yu Xian. The radiant glow of the Jade Spirit Sword made his heart tremble slightly.
But when he sensed that Yu Xian’s cultivation was only at Qi Condensation Great Perfection, his heart immediately settled.
“A mere peak Qi Condensation cultivator trying to kill me?”
Even though that sword looked powerful—probably a top-tier fourth-grade magic weapon—it couldn’t pose a real threat to him.
There was a gaping chasm between Qi Condensation and Foundation Establishment!
“Just a fool with a treasure!”
The rogue cultivator’s eyes lit up greedily. A Qi Condensation junior daring to sneak attack him with a treasure? He was practically delivering the sword as a gift!
With a sneer, he raised his hand and activated a defensive spell, summoning a bright light around his body. A lower-tier fourth-grade defensive artifact emerged: the White Light Shield.
As a mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, he felt untouchable.
There was no way a Qi Condensation brat could break through both his defensive spell and artifact. Once the sword’s momentum stopped, he would simply snatch it, erase the spiritual mark, and claim it as his own.
Boom!
The Jade Spirit Sword struck the White Light Shield with a heavy sound. It pierced about three inches in but could go no further.
It trembled and vibrated, letting out an anxious sword cry as it tried to force its way deeper.
“Hahaha!”
The rogue cultivator burst into laughter, elated.
“Just as I thought!”
He reached out, preparing to suppress the sword and seize it—
But his expression changed drastically in the next instant.
Because in just two short seconds, that Qi Condensation brat had already closed a hundred meters—and was now right in front of him!
Only now did he realize something terrifying:
That brat was a Qi Condensation cultivator only in terms of mana.
In reality… he was a body cultivator!
Yu Xian’s face was cold and emotionless.
He hadn’t rushed in with the sword in hand on purpose. By launching it first using the Jade Spirit Sword Art, he had baited the Foundation Establishment cultivator into complacency.
If he had charged in with the sword from the start, the rogue would’ve realized he was a body cultivator, and would’ve retreated, hurling spells to wear him down.
That was the classic way a spell cultivator fought against a body cultivator—trading time for safety.
But now, Yu Xian was within ten meters.
The rogue cultivator—couldn’t run.
“You—”
The mid-stage Foundation Establishment rogue tried to speak, but it was already too late.
He frantically tried to activate an escape technique to back away.
But Yu Xian, already so close, only had to reach out—
BOOM!
A massive force exploded from Yu Xian’s fist.
His already-torn clothes were blasted apart again—though this time, he’d learned his lesson and restrained his strength a bit.
At least only half his robes were shredded.
Yu Xian didn’t use any martial technique—just raw, brutal force.
With a single punch, he aimed directly at the rogue’s skull!
“No—!”
The punch instantly shattered the defensive spell, dulled the light of the defensive artifact, and smashed into the rogue’s head.
Though the dual-layer defenses absorbed much of the force, a Foundation Establishment body cultivator’s punch was devastating.
The rogue spat blood from nose and mouth, his vision went dark, and his head rang like a bell.
His spellcasting was interrupted, his spiritual energy scattered.
Yu Xian frowned slightly—
“Didn’t die in one hit?”
As expected of a mid-stage Foundation Establishment, this one was tougher than the early-stage opponents.
Still, Yu Xian didn’t need him dead—yet.
He had questions.
His second punch slammed into the rogue’s abdomen, cracking his dantian, collapsing his qi sea, and shattering his foundation platform—the symbol of his cultivation.
“Ahhh!”
Even though he was half-unconscious, the crippling blow was so painful that the rogue howled and vomited blood, before passing out.
The battlefield fell into absolute silence.
Over seventy rogue cultivators from the alliance were stunned.
Inside the small Five-Element Formation, the thirty-plus market defenders and the Foundation Establishment cultivator, Zheng Huo, were also dumbfounded.
Yu Xian lifted the unconscious rogue by one hand, scanning the surroundings coldly.
“I am a disciple of White Cloud Sect—Xu Haoran.
White Cloud Sect does not kill the innocent.
But joining the Rogue Cultivator Alliance only turns you into cannon fodder.
Wake up… and get lost!”
“He’s from White Cloud Sect!”
“Senior Ju was taken down in two punches!”
“A body cultivator… and at least mid-stage Foundation Establishment…”
“Why are we still standing here!? RUN!”
“Screw it—retreat, retreat!”
The seventy-plus rogue cultivators panicked and scattered like birds.
Rogue cultivators were still rogues—gathered by temporary interests.
The moment danger arose, they would collapse into chaos, because they lacked even basic trust in one another.
In an instant, the area was clear.
As the attackers fled, the market’s protective formation dissolved.
Zheng Huo, overjoyed, rushed forward and bowed deeply.
“Zheng Huo of the Peaceful Market greets Fellow Daoist Xu of White Cloud Sect!
A thousand thanks for your timely aid!”
Though Yu Xian looked young, any man who could cripple Ju Long with two punches was without doubt a Foundation Establishment powerhouse.
His youthful appearance only proved his astounding talent—early advancement didn’t mean he was inexperienced.
“Calling him ‘Daoist Brother’ is too modest,” Zheng Huo thought, “Maybe I should say ‘Senior’…”
Yu Xian casually tossed the unconscious Ju Long to the ground and returned the salute.
“You’re too polite. Please wait a moment.”
With that, he stepped into the forest, and two breaths later returned in a fresh set of clothes.
Zheng Huo was still frozen in place. When Yu Xian returned, he snapped out of it and quickly approached, smiling broadly.
“Daoist Brother Xu, is the siege of White Cloud Sect lifted? How did you manage to get out?”
“White Cloud Sect… was actually besieged?”
Yu Xian’s heart sank.
The Rogue Cultivator Alliance was expanding much faster than he thought.
Just three months ago they were attacking Tianyuan Sword Sect…
Now they had already reached White Cloud Sect?
“I’ve been away from the sect. Haven’t returned yet.”
Yu Xian didn’t want to waste time chatting. He hurried to Ju Long, pressed a finger to his philtrum, and forcibly woke him up.
His face cold, he growled:
“Speak. Who is attacking White Cloud Sect?
When did the siege begin?”
Ju Long’s face twisted with hatred, his bloodshot eyes glaring at Yu Xian.
“White Cloud Sect must perish! Everyone in White Cloud Sect must DIE! Including YOU! All of you—must DIE!”
Yu Xian had shattered his dantian. He was now a cripple.
That kind of despair and rage was worse than death.
Yu Xian’s eyes turned icy.
He reached out, gripping the man’s wrist—and squeezed.
Crack crack crack…
The bones of Ju Long’s arm were crushed inch by inch, like being ground beneath a millstone.
“AAGGHHH!!”
Ju Long’s eyes bulged. His face twisted from hatred to pure, animalistic agony.
“I’ll ask again.
Who is besieging White Cloud Sect?
For how long!?”
Yu Xian’s voice remained cold. His hand, like an unrelenting vise, slowly crushed the entire arm.
Ju Long howled and writhed, unable to stop the pain.
Finally, overwhelmed, he screamed:
“It’s the Rogue Cultivator Alliance’s True Lord Tenglong, Golden Emperor, Lady Green Bamboo, and Ten Thousand Souls True Lord—four Nascent Soul powerhouses!
They brought over thirty Core Formation experts, hundreds of Foundation Establishment, and tens of thousands of Qi Condensation rogues to attack White Cloud Sect!
It’s been… it’s been a month already!
PLEASE! LET GO!!”