Chapter 70

The martial artists on Tongyou Peak were still immersed in the shock of Ji Wenhong's moon-slashing strike, but the round moon that had been severed at that moment fell into a sea of primordial energy that had suddenly surged up outside Tongyou Peak.

This sea of primordial energy did not appear abruptly.

It was just that everyone's attention had been completely drawn to the overwhelming moon-slashing strike, and they had not noticed that the primordial energy tide, which had been suppressed and blocked outside the protective formation, had reassembled and formed a sea of primordial energy.

The moment the huge round moon fell into the sea of primordial energy, it immediately triggered a massive primordial energy tsunami, which surged towards Tongyou Peak once again.

"Lang Xiaoyun, Ran Bili, you two have some nerve!"

In the sky above Tongyou Peak, Ji Wenhong roared, taking a step forward, and he was already outside the protective formation.

The Surprising Crane Saber slashed horizontally, and a brilliant saber beam shot through the air, cutting the surging primordial energy tsunami in half!

However, despite this, the remaining half of the tsunami still rushed past his feet and struck the protective formation.

Amidst the creaking of the six iron suspension bridges between the six secondary peaks, a large amount of agitated primordial energy seeped into the formation, with the six secondary peaks being the first to bear the brunt.

At this moment, a light command came from each of the six secondary peaks, and a burst of various colors of light instantly emerged from each peak.

The agitated primordial energy was once again calmed, and instead, the primordial energy gathered on Tongyou Peak became even more concentrated.

Shang Xia, who was on the main peak, felt a gentle breeze on his face, and the previously sluggish primordial energy seemed to have merged into the wind.

"Hehe... Ji Wenhong, you are no match for the two of us alone!"

A light laugh echoed from the night sky, instantly reaching the ears of everyone on Tongyou Peak.

"You can try!"

In the night sky, Ji Wenhong stood in mid-air, with Tongyou Peak behind him.

In the shadows of the distant horizon, a man and a woman appeared one after another.

The man was tall and slender, dressed in gray, with a fierce and sinister gaze, and he moved with the demeanor of an eagle or a wolf, none other than one of the leaders of the Four Spirit Mountains in the Cangling Realm, Lang Xiaoyun!

The woman, though middle-aged, still retained her beauty, with a plump figure that exuded a mature charm, and her every smile and frown was captivating, none other than the other leader of the Four Spirit Mountains, Ran Bili.

The two walked in the air as if they were strolling in a courtyard, and in just a few steps, they were already near Ji Wenhong, facing each other from a distance of nearly a hundred zhang.

"Ji Wenhong, we have been entangled in this border region for nearly twenty years, and your arrogant nature has not changed! If these words came from Kou Chongxue, we would naturally be wary, but unfortunately, Kou Chongxue is severely injured, and Tongyou Peak is destined to be breached by our Cangling martial artists today!"

Ran Bili spoke softly, but her voice could penetrate the protective formation and reach the ears of every martial artist on Tongyou Peak.

At this moment, Shang Xia could clearly notice the expressions of the martial artists around him change when they heard Ran Bili's words.

If it were not for the presence of a formidable enemy and the constant suspicion of the enemy's words, Shang Xia was certain that this news would have caused a great uproar among the martial artists on Tongyou Peak!

The remaining few might not even know who Kou Chongxue was.

But even so, Shang Xia could sense that many martial artists were beginning to lose their composure, their expressions filled with fear and unease.

This was not right; martial artists should not be so easily shaken by a few words from the enemy.

There was something wrong with that woman's words!

Shang Xia instantly made a judgment, recalling the faint sound of the tide that had almost caused many martial artists to lose control of their primordial energy, which was clearly also a result of this woman's actions.

Shang Xia instantly felt a sense of urgency, and his heart trembled. What kind of technique was this?

A martial skill or a divine power?

Indeed, just as Shang Xia realized something was amiss, a sharp crack of a whip echoed on Tongyou Peak.

"Crack—"

The sharp crack of the whip was clearly heard by every martial artist on Tongyou Peak, and it also jolted many out of their unease.

"Ran Bili, Tongyou Peak is not a place for you to spout nonsense!"

A light whistle came from the peak, and a long whip extended from Tongyou Peak, passing behind Ji Wenhong and lashing towards Ran Bili's face.

Ran Bili's radiant face suddenly turned cold, and she flicked her wrist, revealing a short sword with seven unique holes on its spine. She lightly tapped it to the side, and it met the tip of the whip head-on.

"Crack—"

Another sharp crack, and the tip of the whip exploded, with seven different strands of the whip splitting like the petals of a flower.

The long whip instantly retracted to Tongyou Peak, and the seven strands of the whip reformed into one as they retracted.

"So it's you!"

Ran Bili, though she easily deflected the whip, looked somewhat serious: "I didn't expect even you, a junior, to have reached this realm!"

Outside Tongyou Peak, a figure flashed and appeared outside the protective formation, standing shoulder to shoulder with Ji Wenhong.

"Upper Academy Instructor Liu Qinglan, I'm sure the two of you are not unfamiliar!"

The newcomer was also a middle-aged woman, whose appearance and aura were on par with Ran Bili.

However, while Ran Bili's aura was more alluring and worldly, Liu Qinglan, perhaps due to her role as an Upper Academy Instructor, exuded a more refined and authoritative presence.

"Liu Qinglan? I've heard of you before!"

Lang Xiaoyun suddenly spoke, his tone and expression filled with disdain.

Liu Qinglan was not annoyed, but smiled lightly: "I'm flattered. If I have the chance, I would like to learn from Mr. Lang, and I'm sure my name will not only be heard by you but also etched in your memory!"

Lang Xiaoyun's face showed a mocking smile: "You are quite clever, not daring to fight me now. Do you admit that you are not my match?"

As they exchanged barbs, Ji Wenhong's face showed impatience, and he shouted: "Enough talk! If you want to fight, then fight! If not, get lost!"

Before he finished speaking, the Surprising Crane Saber had already slashed towards Lang Xiaoyun's head from a distance of over a hundred zhang.

"Old Wolf, let your Ji family grandfather see if you've made any progress these years!"

As the saber descended, four strands of primordial energy fused into the blade, instantly creating four layers of saber beams that distorted the surrounding space.

"Come on!"

Lang Xiaoyun shouted, and a silver ring rose from behind him, like a full moon rising.

This silver ring instantly reminded everyone of the round moon that had fallen from the sky earlier.

The Moon-Cleaving Ring, Lang Xiaoyun's superior-grade weapon!

The silver ring spun violently, emitting silver, green, and gray specks of primordial energy, with a power that was not inferior to Ji Wenhong's four layers of saber energy.

The saber and the ring clashed in mid-air, causing a violent disturbance in the primordial energy.

Even though the battle was several hundred zhang away from Tongyou Peak's protective formation, the shockwaves still pressed against the formation, creating visible dents.

Fortunately, Ji Wenhong's four layers of saber energy were slightly stronger than Lang Xiaoyun's three layers of moonlight, and Ji Wenhong immediately realized that the battle was too close to Tongyou Peak, so he began to drag Lang Xiaoyun away from the peak.

At the same time that Ji Wenhong and Lang Xiaoyun engaged, Ran Bili and Liu Qinglan also attacked each other.

"Hehe, little sister Liu, let me see what skills you've learned these years!"

Ran Bili's tone was gentle, but her superior-grade weapon, the Seven-Spiral Sword, whistled strangely as it aimed to carve a flower on Liu Qinglan's face.

"Hmph, you old hag, you're nearly a hundred, yet you pretend to be young. I don't have a sister as old as you, and I wonder if you'd like to hear me call you 'aunt'?"

Liu Qinglan was not intimidated, and her Seven-Strand Whip, though only a medium-grade weapon, whistled through the air, each strike aiming for Ran Bili's neck.

The two women, one with a poisonous touch and the other with a ruthless strike, were evenly matched for a while.

However, Ran Bili's cultivation was clearly higher than Liu Qinglan's, and her Seven-Spiral Sword was superior to the Seven-Strand Whip, so it was only a matter of time before Liu Qinglan was at a disadvantage.

Perhaps because of this, Liu Qinglan did not move the battle too far from Tongyou Peak, hoping to use the protective formation's power when she was at a disadvantage.

However, Ran Bili was not a fool and could see through Liu Qinglan's plan.

But she did not try to drive Liu Qinglan away from Tongyou Peak; instead, she went along with the plan, circling around the protective formation while occasionally releasing a sword qi to strike the formation.

Each time Ran Bili used her Seven-Spiral Sword, it was accompanied by a strange whistling sound.

This whistling seemed to disrupt the emotions of martial artists, causing their primordial energy to go out of control.

Each time Ran Bili struck the protective formation, nearby low-rank martial artists felt agitated and their primordial energy became restless.

This was because most of the strange power had been absorbed by Liu Qinglan; otherwise, more low-rank martial artists on Tongyou Peak would have been affected more severely.

"Upper Academy Instructor Liu Qinglan, she has also reached the Fourth Heaven of Martial Energy, the Wu Sha Realm?"

Shang Xia watched the distant battle with surprise and joy.

But it was not enough. The Four Spirit Mountains definitely had more Fourth Heaven Wu Sha Realm experts who had not appeared, and on their side... who would appear next?

Although Ji Wenhong and others had made a judgment based on the available information that the Rose Society might not attack Tongyou City, and this judgment was recognized by other high-ranking officials of Tongyou Academy, a large number of experts had been secretly dispatched to Tongyou Peak.

However, Tongyou City did not dare to send all its forces.

With Kou Chongxue confirmed to be severely injured, Tongyou City needed at least one Fourth Heaven Wu Sha Realm expert to remain as a guardian.

In this situation, Tongyou City's weakness was exposed!

Compared to the Four Spirit Mountains and the four major tribes of the Cangling Realm, Tongyou City had far too few Fourth Heaven experts!