A Sword Comes from the West

Four streams of spiritual pressure from the Immortal Sects surged in the air, whipping up violent winds and churning the clouds.

The golden bodies of the two Nine Star Immortal Sect members flared with brilliant radiance, as if illuminated by the light of Buddha.

Above.

Three thousand sword lights hung inverted, emitting a resonant metallic ringing as the intricate sword formation wove together bizarre yet exquisite mathematical totems, resembling the vast Xingtian Ritual.

Below.

A ghostly fox shadow shifted like the evening glow, its three swaying giant tails flickering like flames, churning the surrounding air into a sea of wine and releasing an intoxicating, bewitching fragrance.

Wine Fox Immortal had ultimately turned on her own kind.

She had only come to watch the show, yet she was forced to perform in it.

She had come to investigate Lu Ya, only to be repeatedly investigated and teased by him instead.

He was far more wicked than Liu Xuanye; he even dared to crush the skull of Xu Yinglong!

It was fortunate that Lu Ya only asked her to dance and fight; if he had asked her to be a woman, wouldn't she have lost her virtue?

Fighting was better than that!

One day, she would unlock her fourth, fifth, and sixth tails...

When that time came, she would force Lu Ya to kneel on the ground, stick his butt in the air, and sing "Two Tigers"!

With this thought, her Crimson Shadow Fox Form shot straight into the sky, flying toward the two from the Nine Star Immortal Sect.

The air quickly turned into a chaotic four-way battle!

The two from the Nine Star Immortal Sect shook their heads in dismay.

Clearly, they disdained lowering their status to fight against Liu Xuanye and Wine Fox Immortal.

Yet, for the sake of the Immortal Court's majesty and to sanction the rebels, they had no choice but to fight.

The Ink Immortal Sect member waved his hand to disrupt the sword formation and sneered:

"I have neither revealed my true form nor performed an Immortal Release, and you rely on such petty sword tricks?"

Wine Fox Immortal wagged her tails and shouted:

"If Sister Xuanye were here, you wouldn't even be able to put up a fight. Just give us some face and let's just go through the motions. Look, Lu Ya didn't kill anyone either. Xu Yinglong went too far this time; leaving a ship behind wouldn't have hurt."

Another tempered spiritual fist slammed toward the top of Wine Fox Immortal's head.

"Wine Fox Immortal, do you know what you are doing?"

"Stop talking. Let's just put on a show; you can just pretend to lose to me."

"Scoundrel!"

At this moment.

The Immortal Court guards surrounding the body of the Kun.

The inspection deacon performing a symbolic review in Azure Phoenix City.

As well as the guards and inspection deacons on the other six immortal ships.

All of them were stunned.

They were actually fighting?

This was the first time they had encountered resistance during an Immortal Court inspection.

Even though Deacon Xu hadn't come to inspect at all.

Nor did he have any documents for seizure or inspection.

But did that matter?

He was Xu Yinglong!

He was the number three figure in the East Floating Immortal Court!

His father was the East Floating City Lord, a half-step Immortal Venerable, Xu Nian!

His grand-uncle was the Colored Cloud Adjudicator, an Immortal Saint, True Person Zhushen!

Not to mention the East Floating Immortal District, no one in the entire Colored Cloud Immortal Domain dared to touch him.

They didn't know why things had evolved to this point.

They had always followed Xu Yinglong, living the high life, as they had for over a thousand years.

Before arriving at the Bamboo Spring Sect, everything was normal, even more prepared than usual.

Why had things turned out like this?

What kind of background did this City Lord Lu have?

What should they do now?

Should they notify East Floating City?

However, True Person Silver Moon was unaware of this surprise raid, so how could they notify him?

Was combat even necessary?

With the Ink Immortal Sect and Illumination Immortal Sect, two Nine Star Immortal Sects present, it seemed they had no room to intervene.

Yet, since the inspection work had met with resistance from thieves, it would be inappropriate for them to just stand by and watch.

What should they do?

Gradually, everyone locked their gazes onto the one who was currently watching the show... Lu Ya.

To catch the bandits, one must first catch the ringleader; why not seize City Lord Lu?

People often only believe the facts they want to believe, and the weaker one's strength, the less self-awareness one possesses. This was especially true for Xu Yinglong's subordinates, who were perpetually idle, relied on their status to bully others, and were unpracticed in formation warfare.

In their eyes, Deacon Xu's true cultivation was merely that of a Six Star Immortal Monarch, and since this youth was grabbing people from a distance, even an ordinary low-level Immortal Master could accomplish that.

If they sent a high-level Immortal Master over, perhaps they could capture him in one fell swoop; even if they failed, they still had the two Nine Star Immortal Sects to back them up.

The perfect opportunity to achieve glory had arrived!

On the deck of an immortal ship adjacent to the flagship.

Over a dozen Immortal Masters were eager to try.

"I'll capture him!"

"I'll go grab him!"

"Let's all go together!"

At this moment, a short-statured One Star Immortal Sect stepped out from the crowd with a leisurely air.

"Nonsense. His technique for grabbing people from a distance is unusual; he must already be a high-level Immortal Master, so how could you be his match? Furthermore, for so many to attack at once would tarnish the reputation of the Immortal Court. Let this sect master capture him alone!"

How could an Immortal Sect master be so eager to steal the credit?

The crowd was deeply annoyed, yet helpless.

The short Immortal Sect master smiled faintly and, imitating Lu Ya, reached out toward the neighboring flagship.

"Five Elements Immortal Capture Technique!"

"Hm?"

Lu Ya turned his head to look. It was only a One Star Immortal Sect master, so he couldn't be bothered to act. He dismissed him with a casual glance and paid him no more mind.

These fellows were too boring.

He was waiting for a guest.

The short Immortal Sect master's eyes stalled as if he had seen an abyss, and his suspended right hand could not stop trembling.

The crowd behind him was completely bewildered.

"Immortal Sect Master Han, why did you stop?"

The short Immortal Sect master's expression turned dark, and he forced a smile.

"I suddenly remembered something."

"What is it?"

"I still have immortal bean soup boiling in my cave abode's pill furnace. This old man must return to check the fire. I shall take my leave first."

"..."

With that, Immortal Sect Master Han flicked his large sleeves and drifted away in the opposite direction of the flagship.

You are going in the wrong direction!

Black lines covered everyone's foreheads.

Was Immortal Sect Master Han actually scared off?

But Immortal Sect Master Han used to be so reckless?

What on earth was going on?

When the crowd looked at Lu Ya again, they felt a sense of inexplicable awe and decided it was best to wait and see.

Azure Phoenix City.

Muyu Feifei walked out of a candy shop, both of them clutching a candied hawthorn with four hands; the shopkeeper had even given it to them for free upon recognizing their status.

The two tiger-headed girls tilted their heads and licked and licked, but as they licked, they felt something was wrong.

They looked up and were scared witless.

"Mommy, why are there so many Immortal Court ships here?"

"And they're fighting with the Sect Master and Lord Wine Fox?"

"What should we do?"

"What do you mean, what should we do? With Little Martial Uncle present, do we even need to look? When we wake up, it'll be another great victory."

"While they're busy fighting, why don't we sneak into the healer's herb garden to pick some herbs to trade for candied haws? Isn't that a better deal?"

"Xiaoyu, you're so clever."

"Feifei, you're not so bad yourself."

The battle unfolded exactly as the two girls had anticipated—another resounding victory.

But this time, Lu Ya did not intervene.

He was waiting for a guest.

In the air.

Sword shadows darted everywhere.

Fox light shimmered.

Over the past ten days, Liu Xuanye had practiced dual cultivation with Lu Ya countless times, deepening her understanding of the sword path.

Relying solely on her base state, she held her own against the Immortal Release Nine Star Immortal Sect for quite a while. Just as she began to falter, she suddenly triggered Immortal Release; in an instant, her sword light surged, swiftly gaining the upper hand over the Ink Immortal Sect.

Wine Fox Immortal did not hold back either. Having ascended from a Three Star Immortal Sect to a Four Star Immortal Sect, and being in an uninjured state, her combat power was incredibly fierce, suppressing the Illumination Immortal Sect throughout the entire encounter.

Are these the Peerless Duo from the East Floating Immortal Academy back in the day?

Lu Ya sipped his immortal brew, chewed on some goji berries, and let the immortal breeze blow over him, suddenly feeling as though "his wife had finally come of age."

Meanwhile.

The townspeople, tourists, Immortal Court guards, and inspection deacons...

Stood in stunned silence!

They had never seen an Immortal Court inspection team in such a sorry state.

The seven massive immortal ships gave off the impression of being strong on the outside but weak on the inside, like a tiger fallen to the plains and bullied by dogs.

This was the Immortal Court! Not only were they being resisted by a tiny sect, but they were also being soundly beaten?

The battle was nearing its end.

Just as Liu Xuanye's three thousand sword nets surrounded the golden body of the Ink Immortal Sect, preparing to tighten and end the fight in one blow—

Just as Wine Fox Immortal's boundless three tails coiled around the neck of the Illumination Immortal Sect's golden body, rendering it immobile and ready to knock it unconscious with a single strike—

A sudden white light erupted.

A sword rode the wind, arriving from the west.