Shanxue's disappearance made Li Chengfeng's heart sink. He knew that if he let Shanxue escape, then Grand Senior Brother and Ouyang Nan's deaths would be meaningless. Li Chengfeng would never be able to forgive himself.
But right now, the entire Spiritual Mountain Sect looked like it was the end of the world!
As the hole in the sky lost its support, the lava from before quickly poured down, spreading towards the Ten Thousand Pine Forest like a flood. As soon as the lava came into contact with the remaining trees, the terrifyingly high temperature caused the trees to burn violently.
Zhou Ling missed and was immediately swallowed by the terrifying lava. She was swept to the ground and her body was quickly corroded and burned beyond recognition, revealing the white bones within. She let out a shrill scream and thick black smoke rose from her wounds. Countless dead souls and vengeful spirits wailed in her eyes. They tried their best to escape, creating one ghastly bubble after another in the lava, but they could not break free. The situation was like the Wall of Spirits in the Nine Hells of Hell.
The King of Hell had disappeared. His powers were only enough for him to project his spiritual body into the human world for a few seconds.
When Shanxue appeared again, it was in a place no one expected: he appeared beside Qiong Qi in an instant and sent Qiong Qi flying with a single punch. The Raging Flames of the Burning Heaven that trapped Grand Senior Sister and the others immediately disappeared.
Now that everyone was free, their cultivation levels could be seen.
Although Kong Yunzhen was the oldest, he was not the strongest among the four. At this moment, he looked to be in a very sorry state, and his aura was also very unstable. His face alternated between green and white. Obviously, Xu Daoyuan's cultivation was the lowest, and he immediately fell from the sky. He was already an arrow at the end of its flight, and as long as the Raging Flames of the Burning Heaven surrounded him for a while longer, he would not be able to hold on. His golden body would explode, and then his body and soul would be destroyed.
Grand Senior Sister and Zhao Feiyue seemed to be in a difficult situation. One of them had messy red hair and a strangely rosy complexion, while the other had shoulder-length hair. Her body was neat and tidy, but her complexion was so pale that it almost reflected light.
However, Xu Daoyuan's cultivation was the weakest. The moment the flames disappeared, he fell like a kite with its string cut.
Ma Qianli pointed at Xu Daoyuan and grabbed him in the air. "Can you still fight?"
Xu Daoyuan was exhausted for a moment, and all the mana in his body was exhausted. After taking a short breath, he secretly adjusted the aura in his body, and gradually, a surge of power was born from the depths of his dantian. He calmed himself down and forced himself to say, "Not bad!"
Ma Qianli nodded at him and said, "Everyone, help me seal this beast!"
Kong Yunzhen answered immediately. Feiyue instinctively looked in the direction where Li Chengfeng was, only to see the lava churning and the flames raging like a sea. Fortunately, she could clearly see Li Chengfeng controlling the flowers and trees as he led the Hidden Sword Court people to escape frantically. They were engaged in a life and death battle against the sea of lava.
Zhao Feiyue saw that although Li Chengfeng and the rest were being chased by the sea of fire and lava, they were still able to maintain their distance. She was relieved and nodded at Kong Yunzhen.
However, Grand Senior Sister's heart skipped a beat. She knew that she could not let Qiong Qi be sealed by Ma Qianli. If not, not only would her plan be ruined, she would also expose the fact that she let King Zhuyan escape.
Grand Senior Sister thought about how she could not let the Sect Master find out and secretly let Qiong Qi live.
Ma Qianli decisively gave up on mending the heavens. He wanted to subdue Qiong Qi as soon as possible and seal it. Breaking one finger was better than injuring all ten.
If this went on, the entire Spiritual Mountain Sect would be destroyed. It was better to just bury Wan Songlin and the surrounding areas, then concentrate on dealing with Qiong Qi. Once Qiong Qi was dealt with, he could then ask Grand Senior Sister and the rest to deal with Zhou Ling. He could then continue to mend the sky and control the situation.
As for the battle between Li Chengfeng and Shanxue, Ma Qianli naturally saw it. Usually, Ma Qianli would never allow such a fight but the conflict between Hidden Sword Court and Shanxue could only be resolved with blood and life. Plus, Ma Qianli could not split himself into two. If he forcefully suppressed them, Li Chengfeng and Shanxue would go berserk and ignore his orders. Then, his authority as the Sect Master would be gone.
Ma Qianli took a deep breath and drew a circle in the air with both hands. The wind suddenly blew and clouds churned in the sky. Countless lightning bolts rolled and twisted in the air. In the distance, Qiong Qi raised its head and let out a deafening roar, then pounced towards them.
Kong Yunzhen yelled, "Watch out!"
Everyone was on high alert. They all took out their magical weapons and prepared to attack.
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On the other side, the musicians and maids in the mansion of Heavenly Solitary Peak looked at the changing sky and the Ten Thousand Pine Forest, which had been engulfed in a sea of fire, in a state of panic.
They were like canaries trapped in a cage, watching in fear as the Grim Reaper paced outside. All they could do was wait, continue to live in humiliation, or resign themselves to death.
"What's happening outside?
Why is it so scary? "
"It must be the Heavenly Court Battle …"
"But, will the Heavenly Court Battle end up like this?
What's going on that day?
It looks like there's a hole in it! "
"Sister, are we going to die here?
The fire looks like it's coming towards us. "
"Silly sister, this is Spiritual Mountain!"
"But, it's so scary!
Look, the sea of fire is spreading towards us! "
"Let's run!"
"We can't go on like this!"
The commotion in the direction of Wan Songlin was too terrifying. The sky was shaking and the earth was shaking. Even cultivators would turn pale and run away when they saw it, let alone weak women like them who didn't even have the strength to truss a chicken.
They gathered on a platform not far from the array in front of the mountain and discussed anxiously. More and more people agreed to run away, but Mingzhu suddenly said, "If we run away, what will happen when the master comes back?"
This sentence was like a bucket of cold water splashed on everyone's heads, causing them to calm down immediately.
For a moment, they all lowered their heads and carefully hid the anger and hatred in their eyes.
At this critical juncture, they could obviously run away, but they were afraid of Shanxue and could not escape!
"Why … why is it like this!"
Bi Luo, the youngest of them, covered her face and sobbed. "The array is there, we can run away, but …"
The handmaiden closest to her could not help but hug her and cry, "This is our fate!"
Bi Luo struggled with all her might and cried, "What kind of fate is this!
Why is this our fate! "
As soon as she finished speaking, there was a flash of light in the array, and a figure suddenly appeared in the array. Someone exclaimed, "Look!"
They looked over and saw a man with white hair and blood all over his body lying in the middle of the array. Although they couldn't recognize his face, they could just barely make out his identity from his clothes and figure.
"This is … the young master?"
"This is the master?"
"It's Shanxue?"
"Shh, be quiet, you don't want to live!
How dare you call him by his name! "
"How did he end up like this?"
"Hmph, he must have lost, he was beaten like this!
He deserves it! "
"He also has this day?"
"Why didn't he just die!
So that we don't have to suffer this sin again!
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These maidservants and musicians gathered in twos and threes, whispering to each other, gritting their teeth and cursing.
Ming Zhu bravely walked forward and took a closer look. She immediately covered her mouth in horror. Shanxue's hair was white, he looked old, his clothes torn and tattered, his body covered in wounds, and there was a large hole in his chest. If he did not have half an eye open, she would have thought that he was already dead!
"Save … save me …" Shanxue struggled to say one word. He had used a precious transportation talisman to transport himself back. As long as he could return to his study, he had set up an array there. Once it was activated, Li Chengfeng and the rest would definitely not be able to break in.
That way, he would be able to live again!
As long as he could live again, he could make a comeback, he could take revenge!
Ming Zhu could not bear to see him like this. She immediately went forward and carefully helped Shanxue up, then brought him back to the residence.
But she and Shanxue did not notice that behind them, the maids and musicians were staring at them with a complicated and inexplicable gaze.