pjbooks Chapter 87 Rescuing Xueyan
Chapter 87 Rescuing Xueyan
"Hmph, you little brat who hasn't even grown all his feathers yet, do you even know how a Foundation Establishment cultivator should fight?"
In the misty land, a beam of light shot into the sky, and an old man stood in mid-air, his body radiating light. With each breath, countless snow-white breaths were exhaled from his mouth, transforming into dragons that swirled around him.
If the Qi Refining stage is merely about mortals who know magic, then the Foundation Establishment stage truly resembles the immortals depicted in countless storytelling performances and operas.
Su Longshan stood holding a staff, and in an instant, his ordinary cloth clothes flipped up like scales, transforming into a suit of black gold fire-patterned scale armor, resembling the golden statue of a military general enshrined in the City God Temple, majestic and awe-inspiring.
Countless spiritual energies converged towards him. The extraordinary phenomenon of breaking through his realm attracted a large amount of spiritual energy from the surrounding area, forming a vortex-like state. This enormous and unreasonable power swept across the forest from all directions, disrupting some of the original spiritual energy arrangements and exposing the flaws of some well-hidden things.
Su Longshan savored all of this; he had suppressed it for a long time, a very long time, all for this moment.
There are some dangers that can only be overcome by standing with her.
He glanced disdainfully at the dragons circling around him, completely ignoring them, and opened his arms to welcome the massive influx of spiritual energy.
"Look at you, little brat, all you know is to rush up and swing your stick like an immortal? Aren't you afraid of being laughed at by those lowly mortals? Let me show you what a Foundation Establishment stage battle looks like." The old man shouted, and the surrounding dragons, as if receiving a command, circled in the air for a while before rushing towards Su Long Mountain.
The burly man holding the long stick smiled knowingly and stood still.
The new recruits behind them were so overwhelmed by the intensity of the confrontation between the two that they were unable to move. One of them managed to break free from the frantic suppression and shouted, "Instructor, watch out!"
Countless silver dragons roared and rushed towards him, then, just three inches away from him, they suddenly coalesced into a giant dragon, which opened its mouth and swallowed him whole.
A powerful storm swept past Zhong Ming's face. He could only see most of the silver light colliding and reforming. Su Longshan's upper body was completely enveloped in light, with only his feet firmly planted on the ground.
"Senior... are you still alive?"
"Do you need to worry about this?"
Those large feet took a step forward, completely blocking Zhong Ming behind them. They whistled mockingly and said, "This is what a Foundation Establishment stage battle is like? You think illusions are even presentable?"
With a sweep of his staff, the dazzling light around him shattered like a mirage. Golden light shone on the staff, and mysterious patterns began to spread from his hand until they covered the entire staff.
Holding the staff with both hands, as if leaning on a sword, he forcefully plunged it into the ground. Instantly, large swathes of earth beneath his feet cracked, countless rays of light shimmering within the fissures. The surrounding white mist, as agile as weary birds returning to their nests, uncontrollably burrowed into the cracks.
"What a boring formation. You learned formations from Master Junlin? No, if you learned them like this, you'd be kicked out." Su Longshan shook his head, twisted the stick stuck in the ground, and the triple formation instantly shattered.
The white mist and the dragon dissipated simultaneously, revealing the scene inside. Countless bolts of lightning shattered half of the forest, and everyone was covered in charred wounds. Only a few people were still standing. Two cultivators from Wanbing Valley were guarding Xueyan, whose clothes were torn. One of the array cultivators in the group had temporarily set up an array in succession. At this moment, he was covering the array plate, which was full of cracks, and knelt on the ground, using his own body to protect the core of the array.
Seeing the reinforcements arrive, Xueyan quickly took a deep breath and, after regaining her footing, said, "You're too early. In half an incense stick's time, I could have directed this girl to shoot through all the array's cores. What a shrew who loves to steal credit."
Seeing that Xueyan was still alive, Su Longshan finally breathed a sigh of relief and laughed loudly, "Hehe, look at what a useless Foundation Establishment cultivator looks like. You can't even kill a Qi Refining cultivator when you set up an array. Your wolves were almost wiped out by a new recruit. Your Daoist magic was shattered by my stick. No wonder nobody wants you. You're a fool who knows a little bit about everything but is useless at everything."
The old man was scolded for a while, but his attitude didn't change at all. He had been scolded for half his life, so what difference would a little more time make?
His mind was unwavering; once the arrow was released, there was no turning back. Since he had already risked everything to betray the Chen family, there was only one way for him to survive.
Taking advantage of the time when the two dragons were moving and the entire Yelan River was almost closed, they rushed directly into the four northern states, the deeper the better.
The cultivators from the four northern states would block the Chen family's pursuing forces. In this sensitive period, a large-scale military invasion of the north could indeed lead to a large-scale war. Neither side dared to do so.
The traitor's eyes darted between the group. Time was running out; the longer they dragged things out, the more enemy reinforcements they would receive. He needed to kill the woman with all his might and then make his escape.
Having thought this through, he lowered his voice, and with the amplification of a minor spell, laughter echoed from all around the forest, creating a truly eerie atmosphere. "Hehehe, you little brat, you do have some skill, but unfortunately, you don't know the methods of the Foundation Establishment stage. This great master will teach you what the wrath of an immortal is!"
In an instant, it seemed as if a second sun appeared in the sky. The huge, crimson sphere slowly descended into the air, and a moment later it suddenly exploded. Countless meteorites fell like rain, most of them crashing towards the direction of Su Long Mountain.
Faced with such a terrifying display of power, Xueyan couldn't help but feel a bit panicked. Her spiritual energy was completely depleted, and she could only take one person with her own movement skills.
She leaned slightly, adopting a fighting stance, but her weak body couldn't support such an action, so she had to lean on Chen Dahai's wheelchair with one hand.
"Lie down, all of you, behind my wheelchair."
"It's too late, there are meteorites all around."
The group swallowed hard, staring intently at the terrifying attack from the sky, as if trying to figure out exactly what had killed them and settle the score with Yama in the afterlife.
Su Longshan narrowed his eyes, clapped his long staff, and poured the massive amount of spiritual energy he had just received into it. Suddenly, the tip of the staff stretched out infinitely, its speed far exceeding that of a falling meteorite.
One end of the stick crossed the sea of fire and the forest, and was handed directly to Xueyan.
Xueyan stopped abruptly halfway through uttering her last words, her hope rekindled, and shouted, "Grab me! Su Longshan, pull me over there!"
After the shout, everyone pounced on Xueyan like hungry tigers. Countless spiritual energies rushed from one end of the long staff to the other. After certain patterns lit up, the light flowed along the staff to Xueyan's blood-stained hands, and then covered her entire body.
"This is....."
Before she could say anything, she was completely engulfed by the light and disappeared from the spot in an instant. In her place, Su Longshan took her place.