184: Chapter 174 184: Chapter 174 Ye Tian arrived at the southern part of the city and, looking down from the sky, he saw Tang Feiyang being attacked by the enemy with weapons, forcing him to hide and use objects for cover, dodging left and right.
The enemy’s weapons were truly formidable, turning anything they hit into a puddle of water or a pile of dust.
Ye Tian released a Spiritual Aura Halo to protect Tang Feiyang, shielding him from the enemy’s weapons.
With a twirl of his hands, he cast a Spiritual Aura Sword, which split into thousands of smaller swords, attacking the invisible enemies.
These people seemed to sense the danger, feeling a Wind Blade attacking them and ceaselessly dodging.
But what we could never have expected was that with thousands of swords, they could not dodge as they used to; their Invisibility Technique had been exposed by the enemy’s Magical Treasure, reducing their once-powerful technique to nothing more than a clown’s trick on display.
“Ah…
Aaahhh…”
The previously formidable attacker of Tang Feiyang, now visible, had his body riddled with holes, bleeding continuously, with not a patch of unbroken skin left on him.
With only enough time to cry out, he was struck by the Wind Blade, flung into the air, and fell to the ground dead.
Tang Feiyang witnessed Ye Tian in action for the first time; he had always known that people in the Cultivation World were divided into many factions, and he thought his Confucianism Tao was not inferior to their Cultivation practices.
Facing a powerful attack today, they were so easily defeated, while another could effortlessly take care of the opponent.
For a moment, Tang Feiyang felt envious of those who studied Cultivation.
On the same path to Longevity, their lethal power was too overwhelming.
No wonder in Ancient Xia Country, those who became Generals were Cultivators, while Confucianism Tao and Ancient Martial Arts practitioners were relegated to civil officials.
Tang Feiyang bowed to Ye Tian, his chiseled handsome face revealing a grateful smile.
“Thank you…”
Ye Tian casually smiled back and said, “No need to be polite with me…
We’re on the same mission; we’re companions.
It’s only right for me to come to your rescue.”
“Good…
Shall we check on Su Chang’an’s side?”
“Don’t worry about him, go back to your residence and gather with the others.
I’m not sure if anyone will make a desperate move.”
“Okay.”
Ye Tian launched the flying ship, soaring above Immortal Venerable City, placing the Illuminating Mirror underneath the ship to alert them of any invisible enemies.
Su Chang’an was on the martial training grounds, searching for any enemies that had slipped through with the people from the Noble Clans.
The powerful explosions had destroyed the Formation of the training grounds, turning the soil into dust and collapsing the buildings.
The Martial Platforms of the training grounds had all crumbled, the explosion setting the wood on fire.
Smoke billowed, and dust filled the air.
In such a scene, Su Chang’an found two invisible adversaries, luckily he had the Illuminating Mirror to release Spiritual Power onto them.
The enemy hadn’t expected that destroying the training grounds wouldn’t harm anyone, merely disrupting the competition.
Thinking they could hide with their Invisibility and create chaos later, they never dreamed the enemy could discover and restrain them.
By the time they realized they were immobilized and attempted to escape, it was too late; as Death Servants, they bit on the poison in their teeth rather than suffer a cruel punishment and confess.
Su Chang’an unleashed a fierce attack on the immobilized enemies, and conjured a rope to bind them.
But he discovered they were frothing black blood from their mouths, eyes wide open in death.
With a sweep of his sleeve, Su Chang’an turned the two dead men to ash with his Spiritual Power.
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Luo Yaxuan and his fellow disciples were defending their residence while Liu Yong and Xiao Xiang were on high alert, keeping watch above their homes.
“Senior Brother, who are those people?
Why are you all as if facing a great enemy?” Liu Jiaojiao had been practicing by her mother’s side, never having gone out for normal trials, and she was unaware of the wickedness in human hearts.
“I heard they are very strange people.” Luo Yaxuan could only explain so much.
He hadn’t seen them with his own eyes either, only heard from Lai Jianlin that the weapons used by those people were imbued with poison, and those with lower cultivation couldn’t guard against it adequately.
“Are they from the Demon Sect?” Liu Jiaojiao had heard that a million years ago there was a Demon Sect, and she thought those people had reappeared.
“No, it’s said they’re from another country, and they look similar to us.”
“Senior Brother, I’ve always been by Mother’s side and didn’t know about this.
Senior Brother, who did you hear it from?
You’re not talking nonsense, are you?”
“Junior Sister, we don’t know whether such people have infiltrated our Immortal Sect.
We must be vigilant.
I heard that other Immortal Sects have already been infiltrated by people using vicious weapons.”
“Really…” With skepticism and disbelief in her eyes, Liu Jiaojiao scrutinized Luo Yaxuan, thinking that her Senior Brother was making up stories to deceive her.
“Be careful…” Suddenly sensing danger, Luo Yaxuan grabbed his Junior Sister and leaped into the air, dodging an enemy attack.
“Ah…” She was frightened.
“Listen, all disciples of Nangong Immortal Sect, those of you with sense better keep quiet, or I’ll reduce you all to ash,” the enemy said in the not-so-fluent language of Ancient Xia Country.
The higher-ups of the Nangong Immortal Sect, from high in the sky, tried to pinpoint the source of the enemy’s voice to strike back.
“Bang bang bang”
The enemy also launched their weapons, aiming at some of the disciples with lower cultivation.
The assailants were invisible.
The disciples on the ground couldn’t attack their unseen target, so they cleverly used their Flying Treasures to ascend into the sky.
All those who came to compete in Immortal Venerable City were elites, except Liu Jiaojiao, whose cultivation was the lowest.
She was under the protection of Luo Yaxuan.
Yet, there was another person with low cultivation hiding in the kitchen area, cooking while hiding, along with some kitchen servants with rather low capabilities.
Using invisibility as their strength, the enemy captured these people who could cook.
“Hahaha, keep flying, killing those who can’t fly will be quite satisfying,” the enemy boasted.
The enemy knew part of their mission was successful, but having lost contact with their highest leader, they could only follow the squad leader’s orders, hoping a new leader would be sent from above.
Immortal Venerable City was on high alert; the enemy now knew about the secret tunnels, so they could only use invisibility and their weapons to threaten those with lower cultivation and hope to escape with their lives.
Liu Yong and Xiao Xiang, two Golden Core Elders, discovered that their chefs were also among the captured, with Sun Zi’an bound.
If these chefs were killed, the Elders would be bereft of their fine meals.
Anxious, the Golden Core Elders used their spells to burrow into the ground from high above and launch a surprise attack from beneath the enemy’s position.
The smug attacker, with eyes fixed on the sky, had stayed hidden for many years, only experiencing a few failures that never dampened their spirits.
Five or six ninjas, gloating with sneers, all dressed in black—black clothes, black shoes, and black masks covering their faces.
This attire made hiding easier.
Their Invisibility Technique would malfunction after a while and couldn’t be used for extended periods.
On a mission, they calculated the duration of invisibility, controlled the situation swiftly, and sought new hiding spots.
The loss of contact with their highest commander informed them of impending danger; they couldn’t return to their original residence.