The reason was simple: Zhang Wuji came from Wudang and had deep ties to Wudang. He could not stand by and watch him die.
He himself intended to join Wudang. If he stood by and watched a Wudang disciple die, what would Wudang think of him?
Although Wudang would not know that he had appeared here today, whether by sentiment or reason, Chen Xiaofan could not get past this hurdle in his heart!
Chen Xiaofan knew the plot well. At this point, Song Qingshu should originally have made his move, but the minor course of events had changed, and Miejue had acted instead.
Miejue was no pushover like Song Qingshu. Once she made a move, Zhang Wuji would surely face grave danger.
"Rumble!"
In an instant, Chen Xiaofan unleashed his full aura and raced into the fray!
All the aura in his body erupted, soaring into the heavens. Faint dragon roars echoed from his palms as golden, winding dragons coiled around him. The fully maxed Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms erupted in full force!
"What?!"
"Th-this little boy—who is he? What a powerful aura!"
"He... he...!"
Everyone present saw a white-clad child suddenly appear, moving at such incredible speed and exuding such a powerful aura. They froze where they stood, utterly shocked!
They had never seen this person before. They had no idea which sect or school his lightness skill came from, yet it was swift as thunder, closing in on Miejue in an instant?
This lightness skill was in no way inferior to that of any great sect present!
Just who was this expert, and why had he appeared here?
"Hm? Who's there?!"
Miejue was charging at Zhang Wuji with all her strength when something flashed through the corner of her eye. In that fleeting glimpse, a figure rushed toward her with the speed of a Flying Immortal Beyond the Heavens, dragon roars ringing between his palms and fingers as he blasted toward her!
In an instant, Abbess Miejue's heart jolted!
Whose child was this? What sort of lightness skill was he using? He was actually faster than her!
At that critical moment, she realized that even her swift steps toward Zhang Wuji had slowed!
She was clearly so close to Zhang Wuji, yet this person's rescue had arrived even faster, reaching her in a flash of lightning and spark!
"Roar!"
A dragon's roar shook the four directions.
An even stronger Dragon Subduing Palm appeared, like an eternal heavenly stele, smashing fiercely toward Abbess Miejue!
Seeing someone in this world wield such a palm technique, Abbess Miejue's expression changed drastically, and her heart trembled violently!
This palm gave her the feeling that it could awe the entire cosmos. It actually reminded her of the days when she had faced her master, Abbess Fengling—that feeling of standing at the edge of an abyss, utterly powerless!
Her eyelids twitched wildly. She hurriedly abandoned Zhang Wuji, turned, and struck out with a palm to meet Chen Xiaofan head-on!
She had a premonition that if such a palm struck her body, she would be dead or crippled!
But from such close range, it was already too late to dodge!
"Golden Summit Cotton Palm!"
"Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms!"
Boom!
The two forces of palm power collided viciously. In an instant, a golden dragon rose into the sky, smashing through Abbess Miejue's palm imprint like rotten wood, while a terrifying explosion swept in all directions.
The terrain here was directly altered. The ground burst apart inch by inch and collapsed thirty meters downward. Columns of dense smoke surged skyward amid continuous deafening explosions.
"Pfft!"
At the bottom of the great pit, Abbess Miejue coughed up mouthfuls of blood. She was already at the end of her tether.
Even with the Golden Summit Cotton Palm at full strength, she had been unable to withstand that palm strike. She had been blasted deep underground, her bones broken and tendons torn.
"Hiss, what kind of brat is this? He's actually more terrifying than Zeng Aniu. What is going on?!" Abbess Miejue was shocked beyond measure, yet she still maintained the bearing of a sect leader. She shot out of the great pit, circulated her inner power to heal her wounds, and at the same time unleashed Heavenly Swordplay in broad, sweeping strokes, supple yet unyielding, thrusting toward Chen Xiaofan.
"Where did this brat come from? He's even more troublesome than Zeng Aniu. You're courting death!"
Worthy of being a sect leader, even after being severely wounded by one palm, she could recover in an instant and continue fighting, without tarnishing Emei Sect's reputation.
"Heavenly Swordplay!"
Relying on the might of the Heavenly Sword, Miejue aimed at Chen Xiaofan's vital points and thrust. Her sword intent bore down on him.
Facing this sword, Chen Xiaofan did not even blink. He fiercely drove the Nine Yang Divine Skill to its limit and struck out again with the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms.
"Proud Dragon Has Regrets!"
Roar!
The dragon's roar shook the nine heavens, like a true dragon emerging into the world. Dense smoke billowed across the sky, overwhelmingly powerful.
"Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms!" The White-Browed Eagle King was utterly startled, nearly collapsing to the ground in shock!
Miejue's eyelids suddenly twitched even more violently than before. Who was this brat? He actually knew this move...
Before she could think further, their attacks had already collided brutally.
With a thunderous boom, Abbess Miejue was sent flying directly into the mountain, crashing headfirst into the stone wall with blood streaming from her head.
Even the part of her body sticking out from the stone wall continued twitching, as though she were convulsing.
The Heavenly Sword flew back through the air, falling toward Emei Sect.
It was clear that at the final moment, Abbess Miejue had still feared that the Heavenly Sword would fall into his hands, and had used all her strength to throw it away.
Zhou Zhiruo stared blankly at this scene as though struck by lightning.
Her master had been a legend in her eyes. She had never imagined that one day she would be defeated so cleanly!
In a flash, she moved, flying out to seize the Heavenly Sword.
If the Heavenly Sword fell into someone else's hands, the consequences would be unpredictable!
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