At the cry to seize the tower, the nine experts of the Dao Sect party all reacted differently.
—Leaving aside for now whether Huang Long, Taiyi, and a certain Longevity's expert certifications were counterfeit.
Li Changshou excelled at escape arts. Though he had not used his trump cards, the combination of Heaven and Earth Evasion and Wind Escape was enough to merit the saying, "moving like startled thunder, swift as lightning."
With a flash, he appeared before the Western Teachings experts. The Taiji Diagram emerged behind him, the Xuanhuang Pagoda hung above his head, and with a slight sway of his steps, his figure vanished once more.
Yet the Western Teachings experts were not stunned. They seemed to have prepared for this long ago, each stirring their immortal power and raising their treasures.
Among these Saint disciples, there were naturally figures who were ruthless and sparing with words.
An old Daoist suddenly leaped up, a bright bronze alms bowl in his left hand and a short golden staff in his right. He smashed fiercely at the empty air ahead—and bizarrely struck two wisps of Profound Yellow Qi!
Protected by two supreme treasures, Li Changshou was naturally unharmed, but his escape art had been broken by the old Daoist, forcing him to retreat rapidly.
He had lost the initiative!
Yet Li Changshou remained unhurried, hovering in midair and drawing the attention of the Western Teachings disciples present.
For a time, Dao rhythms surged before the Reincarnation Pagoda, figures darted chaotically through the air, and streams of light shot skyward as the Western Teachings' Saint disciples attacked to intercept them.
Among Li Changshou's group, Kong Xuan reacted the fastest.
This great expert of Phoenix Clan descent was famed for his extreme speed. With a sweep of Five-Colored Divine Light, figure after figure