Tianqin Displays His Might
As soon as the flying boat was revealed, Fei Enhua, who was holding the upper hand, became serious, and in contrast, Daoist Peng did not look relaxed either.
"Let's go!" The former was decisive and headed straight for the road.
Pu Honggu, on the flying boat, only had eyes for Daoist Peng and paid no attention to the three little guys and the little turtle in front of him. He stopped Huang Siniang from attacking, composed himself, and was about to get off the flying boat to greet Daoist Peng when a gray light suddenly appeared out of thin air and flashed by.
"Boom!"
The cultivators felt a jolt beneath them, and the enormous roar made even the most advanced cultivators tremble. Pu Honggu frowned, and the joy he had felt upon seeing Daoist Peng vanished in an instant.
"That vile servant She Fu Yi!! When I get back, I will definitely slaughter every single family in my jurisdiction who has any connection with Fearless Tower, leaving no one alive!!" Li Yun couldn't hide her anger as she shouted angrily.
"Senior Brother, the flying boat has cracked!" Wei Guze, who was piloting the flying boat, exclaimed in surprise, "This is the treasure of the Two Instruments Sect, passed down for generations and for over a thousand years! It's just destroyed like this?!"
Wei Guze didn't have time to feel sorry for long. After he finished speaking, once he saw the scene outside, his expression turned serious.
He could only see a giant bird with wingspans that could almost cover half the sky just outside the flying boat.
The beast outside had eyes full of sharp light, and every feather on it Sha Qi. Even though Wei Guze was a dignified cultivator who had cultivated for many years and experienced many life-and-death battles, he still narrowed his eyes and dared not look directly at those round pupils.
"It's that old bird from the Fei Household!" Huang Siniang murmured softly, a hint of fear showing on her not-so-good-looking face.
Logically speaking, it shouldn't be difficult for someone who has cultivated to such a level to develop a calm and composed mindset. However, when faced with this matter of life and death, Huang Siniang still felt a bit flustered.
On the Two Instruments Sect ship, besides Pu Honggu, who was the leader of all cultivators, only Li Yun remained calm.
Pu Honggu frowned, knowing that he could no longer hide. Even though he knew he was no match for Fei Tianqin, he still took the lead and leaped out of the flying boat. With a formidable enemy at hand, the remaining cultivators had long since put aside their recent resentment and followed closely behind Pu Honggu.
Facing four cultivators alone, Fei Tianqin was not afraid. It even had time to scan the area behind it with its Divine Sense. Only when it saw that Daoist Peng had been captured by Senior Cultivator Wufeng did it come back to its senses and focus on dealing with the group of Golden Core cultivators from the Two Instruments Sect who were attacking it in concert.
"If I kill them all, I wonder if Bai Canhong from the Star-Picking Pavilion will come looking for trouble?!" A terrible thought flashed through Fei Tianqin's mind. He felt a little excited. He first used a feather to block Huang Siniang's nine-foot red ribbon, then used another feather to block Wei Guze's Xuanwen steel ruler. Finally, he made a fierce chisel, almost piercing through the Two Instruments Dust Diagram used by Li Yun.
After passing the three cultivators blocking its path, the Juntian Bird, without even glancing at them, flapped its wings and pounced towards Pu Honggu. The latter could see that the old bird's beak glowed with spiritual light, its claws gleamed with ferocious light, its wings were like sharp blades, and its thousands of feathers formed spears.
The old cultivator felt a chill run down his spine, but his face remained fearless. A burst of spiritual light swirled in his hand, and the seven broken silver jades arranged on the sunny side of his natal Law Treasure, the Taiyi Xuanji Barrier, drew down star power to create a light screen, barely blocking the attacking ferocious bird. The earth vein magnetic mother stone embedded on the shady side had just set up the primordial energy barrier using the earth's magnetic field Fei Tianqin felt his body sink, as if he were carrying the Five Sacred Mountains on his back.
Seeing this, Huang Siniang was overjoyed, thinking that her senior brother had suppressed Fei Tianqin's ferocity. However, the smile on her face lasted only a few breaths before Fei Tianqin, whose first attack had been blocked by Pu Honggu, let out a sharp cry and a dazzling white light flowed around his body.
The invisible barrier around its body seemed to be broken in an instant. The old bird glared fiercely, crossed its wings and flapped them, and a barrage of feathers, like spears, descended upon Pu Honggu!
The latter usually had some pride in his own natal Law Treasure, thinking that no one below the level of a True Person Immortal could break it. But today, after only a brief encounter with this old bird, Pu Honggu already felt extremely strained.
The clanging sounds were extremely jarring. Pu Honggu felt the starlight barrier in front of the Law Treasure growing fainter and fainter. As his heart sank, he also had an idea.
"Junior Brother Li!!"
Li Yun immediately understood. Without even needing to greet Wei and Huang, the two immediately grasped the meaning. The three Golden Core converged in mid-air and rushed towards the location of Daoist Peng.
"How dare you, you brat!!" Fei Tianqin roared in fury, and Pu Honggu was immediately confronted as if by a violent storm, on the verge of imminent danger. However, the latter was, after all, a peak cultivator, and could not simply stand there and take the beating.
Seeing that Fei Tianqin was about to turn back to help, the old cultivator bit his tongue and spat out his yang blood onto his natal Law Treasure. Instantly, onlookers could see that Pu Honggu's originally upright back suddenly hunched over.
The initially furious Fei Tianqin instantly calmed down upon seeing this scene, muttering, "This junior does have some skills; I'm increasingly inclined to kill him!"
Seeing that the light barrier formed by Pu Honggu's natal magic Law Treasure Taiyi Xuanji Barrier, on the sunny side was already riddled with holes, it was now completely renewed; the earth vein magnetic mother on the shady side suddenly cracked open, and the barrier formed was even more powerful than before!
Fei Tianqin felt an invisible spiritual pressure fall back on him, and his wings, which were covered with spiritual light, seemed to be bound by hundreds of chains, making him feel unusually free!
As the three cultivators opposite him drew closer, Sect Leader Kang Da, who was standing with Senior Cultivator Wufeng, suppressed his fear and muttered to himself, "Why do I feel that Ancestor Tianqin isn't as confident as he claimed beforehand?"
Kang Dabao wondered to himself, "Am I going to crash and burn this time?"
His actions did not escape the notice of Fei Nanying and Senior Cultivator Wufeng. The former did not react, but simply stared expressionlessly at the three cultivators opposite him; the latter, however, was not so indifferent. Instead, he picked up the Daoist Peng fate was unknown, and urged the Sect Leader Kang Da, "Boy, don't shrink back! Come and help me!"
Kang Dabao cursed inwardly, but seeing that Fei Nanying made no move, he had no choice but to step to Senior Cultivator Wufeng's side and summon the Immortal Game Disc to save his life.
After losing his natal magic Law Treasure, even with Kang Dabao's help, Senior Cultivator Wufeng couldn't be sure if he had any chance of winning against Huang Siniang, the weakest of the three.
However, Senior Cultivator Wufeng was still unhappy to see Sect Leader Kang Da run away. After all, in case of defeat, he needed to leave someone behind to save himself a better chance of survival.
"Please wait a moment, senior brothers, while I go and rescue Daoist Peng!"
The moment Huang Siniang saw Senior Cultivator Wufeng, her eyes lit up.
After she finished speaking, without caring whether her two senior brothers Li Yun and Wei Guze, agreed or not, she bypassed the imposing Fei Nanying and rushed towards Senior Cultivator Wufeng, whose face was grim.
Fei Nanying didn't stop her, but instead used two beams of halberd light to greet the two cultivators in front of him, shouting, "Don't worry, Ancestor, we can hold out here!"
The words had barely left their mouths when, just as Li and Wei unleashed their Law Treasure, a thunderous roar suddenly erupted behind them.
"What a joke!! I, the patriarch, am right here. Why would I need a brat like you to show off your power here?!"
A few breaths later, even the cultivators in the arena could not see what secret technique Fei Tianqin had used, when a crisp "crack" was heard.
Pu Honggu's natal Law Treasure, the Taiyi Xuanji Barrier, had its seven broken silver jade pieces on the yang side shatter into pieces, scattering jade fragments everywhere. The earth vein magnetic mother on the yin side, which was already flawed, instantly turned into dust. The pain caused the old cultivator's eyes to go black, and blood gushed out like a pillar, almost causing him to faint.
"You damned feathered beast!" Pu Honggu cursed, but the expected storm did not come. Instead, he saw that the old bird in front of him had abandoned him and turned to the battlefield below.
"Junior brother, be careful!!"
Before Li Yun could figure out which senior brother had called out the warning, he felt a murderous intent rising behind him and hurriedly moved the Two Instruments Dust Diagram.
The current leader of the Two Instruments Sect's usual cautious approach indeed saved his life.
The Two Instruments Dust Diagram, the Two Instruments Sect, had its spiritual light dimmed by the sharp beak of the old bird, clearly indicating that its vital energy had been damaged. Li Yun's hand seal collapsed, and a burst of spiritual light exploded in his hand, leaving his right palm a bloody mess, with the bones of all five fingers exposed.
Li Yun had just survived the attack of this top-tier Demon Beast, feeling no pain, only relief. But the next moment, he heard Wei Guze let out a miserable howl.
"This old bird is still using a feint attack!"
Li Yun didn't see what methods Fei Tianqin had used; she only saw that Wei Guze's robes were tattered, his eyes were filled with fear, and he dared not fight anymore.
However, the latter is ultimately a mid-stage cultivator, and after hundreds of years of cultivation, he must have a few trump cards at his disposal. When he is on the run for his life, his speed can be described as terrifying.
Fei Tianqin hadn't expected Wei Guze to be so reckless, fleeing as soon as they engaged. With Pu Honggu and Li Yun holding him back, even the most swift and agile Fei Tianqin was still a step too slow, allowing Wei Guze to escape.
Huang Siniang, who was pressing down on Sect Leader Kang Da and Senior Cultivator Wufeng and was retreating step by step, saw clearly that her senior brother Wei had only managed to escape by using a life-saving ray of light that he had cultivated over a hundred years of seclusion. She was startled.
Knowing that she was no match for any of the other senior brothers, Huang Siniang was afraid that Fei Tianqin would find her to be a pushover. However, she was also decisive and didn't even care about the instructions given to her by the other senior brothers before they came. She turned her back and left.
Unexpectedly, at this critical moment, Senior Cultivator Wufeng, who had been under immense pressure, was surprisingly full of fighting spirit.
While desperately urging the Law Treasure borrowed from the Cloud Horn Prefecture Court Treasury, she also loudly urged Kang Dabao to step forward and help. For a time, even the extremely entangled Huang Siniang found it difficult to escape.
Enraged, Huang Siniang lost all composure and launched into a tirade of curses. Her red silk ribbon, brimming with murderous intent, danced incessantly, putting Senior Cultivator Wufeng grave danger and keeping the wandering Sect Leader Kang Da on his toes.
His junior sister had lost the will to fight and insisted on leaving, but Li Yun had no time to think. The moment Fei Nanying attacked him, he had no choice.
Fortunately, although the latter was quite skilled, he was still relatively inexperienced. Even though Li Yun was injured, he was still able to fight her to a standstill.
Pu Honggu didn't want to give it his all, but he still couldn't stop Fei Tianqin from unleashing his fury, which severely injured another junior brother who was guarding him. He immediately sighed.
His natal Law Treasure was severely damaged and he could no longer control it, so he could only randomly grab another Law Treasure to fight back. Naturally, it was difficult for him to match the latter, and before long he was beaten to the point of vomiting blood again, and his already depleted vital energy was further dissipated.
Because of Fei Tianqin 'Senior Cultivator Wufeng Shangxiu, who was originally struggling to hold on, seemed to have inexhaustible spiritual power. Even in this desperate situation, he was still no match for the red ribbon in Huang Siniang's hand. However, Senior Cultivator Wufeng was truly resilient and managed to block most of Huang Siniang's rapid attacks.
Even if Senior Cultivator Wufeng was incompetent in the Golden Core, he was still far superior to the current Sect Leader Kang Da. For safety's sake, the latter could only use his pupil technique on Huang Siniang from a distance.
His Delusion-Breaking Golden Eyes had reached perfection, a level of skill far surpassing even that of ordinary Golden Core cultivators. Therefore, even though Kang Dabao's cultivation was quite low, he was not entirely incapable of causing trouble for Huang Siniang.
Fei Enhua, who was fleeing with his two juniors, only dared to look over at this moment, but he couldn't see clearly. He could only guess that it was a battle between two Golden Core, and he couldn't tell who was stronger.
At this moment, the old donkey beneath He Chang acted up again. It was so frightened by just one glance that it defecated and urinated uncontrollably. He Chang was about to curse angrily and raise his whip, he saw a streak of light flash by in the distance, joining the battle between the two Golden Core cultivators.
The stream of light traveled without being concealed, and even He Chang, a mere Qi Refining Qi Refinement, could see it, so it naturally couldn't be hidden from the group of advanced cultivators present.
Enraged by the prolonged and desperate battle against Pu Honggu, Fei Tianqin lashed out with his wings, sending the former flying like a cannonball. Only then did he turn back and shout at the streak of light.
"Who goes there?!"
A bright flash of gunfire and the newcomer's reply arrived in front of Fei Tianqin at the same time, "Junior Xiang Tianxing Star-Picking Pavilion greets Senior!!"
"The head of general affairs at the Star-Picking Pavilion?!" Upon hearing the name of the newcomer, Sect Leader Kang Da's eyes narrowed slightly in surprise.
Thinking that this was a disciple of Nascent Soul sect that had ruled the entire Shannan Circuit for a thousand years, Kang Dabao couldn't help but feel a little flustered, and even his pupil technique shifted slightly.
While Sect Leader Kang Da was still annoyed by this mistake, the Golden Light unexpectedly struck Huang Siniang, who was in mid-air.
Caught off guard, the latter's robes were instantly burned to pieces by Kang Dabao's pupil technique.
After the female Daoist cried out in pain, Senior Cultivator Wufeng his advantage and pursued her. However, the Daoist turned around and began to examine Xiang Tianxing, who had just arrived.
He came from Rogue Cultivator and had limited knowledge. Although he was promoted to a high-level cultivator by a twist of fate, his experience was not much better than that of an ordinary Pill Master, and he was often ridiculed by his peers.
Before this, Senior Cultivator Wufeng had never even seen Xiang Tianxing's true face. After seeing the latter today, he sighed inwardly, "The head of the General Affairs Department of the Star-Picking Pavilion is so young, and he certainly has a striking appearance!"
At this moment, Fei Tianqin also felt the same way as Senior Cultivator Wufeng. At first, it calmly used its feathers as a shield to meet the spear's edge, but after looking up and taking a closer look, the playful feeling in its heart faded a lot:
"This kid is extraordinary. He truly lives up to the reputation of being the most likely person to reach the Nascent Soul stage in the past century in the Shannan Circuit. He's just fortuitous opportunity to reach that stage. It's surprising that someone of his stature would get involved in this mess."
As for killing him, that's absolutely out of the question. If we were to kill him, it would sever the lineage of the Star-Picking Pavilion in this generation, and that brat Bai Canhong might even dare to bring me, the patriarch, before the Prince of the South to demand an explanation!
Thinking of this, Fei Tianqin, after using the feather wall to block the successive spear strikes from Xiang Tianxing, raised his opinion of him even higher. "This guy's skill is far superior to Pu Honggu's. He'll be quite a handful to deal with."
In the future, in Shannan Circuit... no, no!! The Star-Picking Pavilion's early exit suggests that the Blood Dao Golden Core cultivator is hiding something extraordinary!
After the old bird finished speaking, he immediately shouted, "Wufeng, hand the man over to Kang boy!"
The words were not explicitly stated, but which of the cultivators present did not understand?!
For a moment, Senior Cultivator Wufeng's mind was probably racing with thoughts, but he still dared not disobey Fei Tianqin's order. After using his Law Treasure to deflect Huang Siniang's attack, he finally stuffed the figure in his hand into the arms of Sect Leader Kang Da.
The latter didn't even ask a single unnecessary question, and simply picked up Daoist Peng and left.
Seeing this, Xiang Tianxing raised his eyebrows, slightly surprised. He flicked his wrists, and a spear light shot out swiftly, aiming for Kang Dabao's vitals.
Despite the fact that the latter had managed to injure Huang Siniang by sheer coincidence, the moment the spear light transformed from Xiang Tianxing approached within ten feet of him, Sect Leader Kang Da knew that he had no chance of withstanding it.
After an unknown period of silence, the perfectly round gourd stirred again, and the wisp of life-saving green smoke seemed to surge to the gourd's mouth, threatening to break through the mismatched stopper.
At this critical moment, Sect Leader Kang Da remained relatively calm. He held the half-dead Daoist Peng in front of him as a shield, thinking that this would make Xiang Tianxing somewhat wary. However, he did not expect that the spear light would still be extremely fierce, as if it wanted to pierce through the two of them!
"Are they trying to silence us?!"
Kang Dabao wasn't slow-witted, but his heart sank. "Qingyan only gained a Golden Core Peak, so it's not too bad, is it?!"
With a clang, the menacing spear tip struck half of the wing, scattering a few feathers.
After rescuing Sect Leader Kang Da, the old bird became much more certain, thinking to himself, "This junior isn't here to save people, he's here to kill! That Daoist Peng must be hiding something big!!"
With a furrowed brow, Xiang Tianxing was unaware that Fei Tianqin, who had just rushed to the aid of Sect Leader Kang Da, had also saved his life. Instead, he felt anxious. "The matter of instructing this Daoist to contact the Li Mountain Lineage must not be leaked! Otherwise, even our Star-Picking Pavilion will become the target of all the families in the Immortal Dynasty!!"
"Ancestor," Kang Dabao took a deep breath, about to say something, when Fei Tianqin urged first, "Take Daoist Peng back to Xuanwei City and seek Chu Yanran's protection! We'll be back soon."
"Promise!"
Sect Leader Kang Da, knowing the gravity of the situation, didn't utter a single word at this moment. He accepted the order, mounted the Kui Star Shuttle, and turned to leave.
"This kid's flying boat is quite something; it must have some background." Fei Tianqin glanced at it briefly, then flapped his wings and easily stopped Xiang Tianxing, who was trying to chase Kang Dabao back.
At the same time, Pu Honggu, who had been sent flying like a cannonball, arrived at Xiang Tianxing's side. Although the latter resented Pu Honggu's incompetence, he still felt more confident and dared to speak to Fei Tianqin in a deep voice:
"Senior has been in Shannan Circuit for many years, and although I have never paid a visit, I have never criticized the actions of the Cloud Horn Prefecture Court, which shows my respect. Over the decades, our two families have had a tacit understanding in our relations. I hope that this time, Senior can still do me a favor for the sake of my Star-Picking Pavilion. I will be eternally grateful."
While Xiang Tianxing's choice of words was humble, his tone was aggressive, leaving Fei Tianqin almost no room to maneuver.
"Arrogant junior," Fei Tianqin said with a half-smile, after confirming that Fei Nanying and Li Yun were evenly matched in their battle, he spoke calmly to the two cultivators in front of him:
"Even ordinary True Person would find it hard to frighten me, your ancestor. You two juniors are quite bold. It's fine if you don't value your lives. You can try to snatch your lives back from my grasp!"
The fake smile on Xiang Tianxing's face gradually disappeared. He casually swept his spear, and a beam of spiritual light cleared away all the impurities in the arena. Xiang Tianxing looked directly into Fei Tianqin's sharp eyes without flinching, and when he spoke, he was extremely indifferent. "I will trouble Brother Pu to go ahead first, while I, your humble brother, remain here to learn from your superior skills!"
"What a junior!" Fei Tianqin seemed amused by the situation. It spread its wings, and its feathers seemed to be dyed golden by the sunlight, which also blocked a large amount of sunlight from the two people in front of it.
At the same time, its wings, which blot out the sky, also acted like two gates, completely blocking Pu Honggu's path to pursue Sect Leader Kang Da.
Xiang Tianxing's heart sank slightly as Fei Tianqin's chilling voice reached his ears again. "I've already told you, none of you will escape. This is no joke, so don't hold back, or your lives may be in serious jeopardy!"