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Chapter 209: This Is No Ordinary Free Cultivator Anymore!
Chapter 209: This Is No Ordinary Free Cultivator Anymore!
"I'm not! I didn't!"
Treasure-Child’s voice cracked with desperation as he turned pleadingly toward Dragon-Hooking Elder. "Fellow Daoist, you know me—you can vouch for me!"
Dragon-Hooking Elder opened his mouth, then murmured, "Brother Five Elements, I believe Treasure-Child would never betray you now."
Five Elements True Man, still trembling with rage, slowly calmed himself. Considering Treasure-Child’s past—how his treasures had once been plundered by Holy Sect’s True Man, and the deep blood debt with Bloodsea Sect—it was nearly impossible for him to defect. Even if he had, exposing it now would only fracture their unity.
"I spoke out of turn", Five Elements True Man admitted, exhaling deeply. "This must be Holy Sect’s trickery. They laid a trap, and we walked straight into it."
"My miscalculation endangered you all", he continued, straightening. "But I’ll atone for it. I’ll hold the rear during our retreat. I’ll ensure your safe return."
His words steadied the group. Scanning the battlefield, he fixed on their surrounded foe. "The Demonic Sect True Man we’ve cornered is likely their leader. He baited us, but now he’s trapped. We must strike him first, crush him like a stone shattering an egg. Force their hand—make them rescue him. That’ll create our escape window!"
His strategy was sound. Indeed, though Lv Yang had lured them intentionally, Yinshan would never sacrifice him for victory. If Lv Yang faced mortal peril, Yinshan would abandon the siege to save him.
Yet Five Elements True Man overlooked one critical detail—Lv Yang’s true strength.
Boom!
A dozen Foundation Building True Men’s magic collided, splitting the heavens. The shockwave cracked the earth below like thunderclaps splitting mountains. Nearly every Foundation Builder blinked stars from their eyes—their divine consciousnesses shattered by the impact. Time itself seemed to freeze, sound and sight vanishing until moments later, when the world slowly returned.
To their shock, both sides stood unscathed.
Above Five Elements True Man’s group, a five-colored umbrella rotated, its elemental energies shielding them. "An exceptional Spirit Treasure", True Man Yinshan muttered, surprised. "Even a minor sect might hold hidden wonders."
But Five Elements True Man’s heart sank. His Primordial Five Elements Umbrella—a treasure passed down through his sect’s generations, imbued with two Divine Essences—had cracked under that single blow. The once-perfect elemental glow flickered with flaws. Another strike or two, and it would shatter, killing them all.
He turned, hoping Lv Yang had been wounded. Instead, he saw Lv Yang standing untouched, his dark robe fluttering as he smirked. "Is that all you’ve got? Did you skip breakfast before coming out?"
Five Elements True Man’s pupils contracted. The others gaped. They’d thrown their full force—six Foundation Builders, including two Mid-Stage cultivators like Dragon-Hooking Elder and Treasure-Child. Even a fellow Mid-Stager would’ve been shattered. Yet Lv Yang stood pristine, unharmed.
Lv Yang brushed his cloak—the Hundredfold Barriers Cloak, a Spirit Treasure gifted by Ye Xingfeng before his death. Its Divine Essence, Hundredfold Barriers, could nullify a hundred attacks, no matter their strength. The weakness? A thousand rapid strikes could drain its power. But with Heavenly Mechanism obscured, none could divine its flaw. Guessing its secret would take time—and Lv Yang wouldn’t grant it.
He thundered, "Free Cultivator Dragon-Hooking Elder! Colluding with Jiangdong Dao Court, conspiring against Holy Sect True Man! This is no ordinary Free Cultivator—this is a lawless fiend! Holy Sect must strike back with full force!"
Dragon-Hooking Elder nearly choked. The Holy Sect True Man calling him a fiend? And why him, not Treasure-Child who’d been hunting Lv Yang?
The others exchanged glances. Treasure-Child’s betrayal was unspoken, but even as he screamed, "Demonic Sect’s trickery! I’m no traitor!" the group edged away. Could this be a ploy? Better safe than sorry. Even Dragon-Hooking Elder distanced himself.
Five Elements True Man sighed. Demonic Sect’s schemes were diabolically transparent—exactly why they worked. Even he couldn’t suppress his doubt.
Treasure-Child, meanwhile, seethed. Memories surged—Primordial Sacred Sect’s True Man stripping him bare, robbing him in his youth. Rage blinded him.
"Brute!" he roared, charging with the Ten Thousand Treasures River surging toward Lv Yang.
"Stop! Return!" Five Elements True Man bellowed.
Too late. Treasure-Child’s fury met Lv Yang’s calm, his mind screaming—the Divine Ability Resolve Suspicion had hooked him like a fish.
Lv Yang’s smile chilled him.
He’s trying to kill me?
(End of Chapter)
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