A cry of alarm escaped her. In the split second she had, Daiyu had no time to think of anything else. She immediately used Flash to dart over, then swung her sword with all her strength to block the attack for Tanchun.
Clang—!
The clash of metal rang out at once, sparks flying everywhere. The scattered sword energy shook the nearby buildings, sending roof tiles tumbling down. The expanding shock wave nearly brought the great hall crashing down!
Fortunately, the building held up well. Its mortise-and-tenon construction was no empty boast; a mere shock of sword energy couldn't bring it down.
"!!"
The building was fine, but Daiyu, who had taken the brunt of the blow, felt her arm go numb. The other woman's violent sword energy surged through her, churning her blood and qi. She suffered a hidden injury and was knocked back several steps.
Still, at least Tanchun's life had been spared.
Otherwise, the enemy's sword would have cut Tanchun in half just now. That was no laughing matter!
"Elder Sister Lin!"
Seeing what had happened, Tanchun swept out a wave of sword energy, forcing back the two cultivators who were injured and badly depleted. Once Zijuan and Xueyan took over, she rushed straight to Daiyu's side to shield her.
"..."
Daiyu signaled that she was all right, then looked up with Tanchun to see who had arrived.
They saw a woman in a pale purple dress standing on the steps, sword in hand. She was stunningly beautiful, but her eyes and brows were full of menace. She looked down at them haughtily, chin raised.
The sword that had nearly killed Tanchun had come from her.
From the formidable aura and spiritual energy radiating from the woman, it was easy to tell that she was at least a