BXBX NOVEL Chapter 351: Encountering a Conflict
All of a sudden, one of the jade plates shuddered as a bright gleam flashed over its surface, and the elderly man immediately opened his eyes and cast his gaze toward that jade plate.
"What\'s wrong, Elder Chu?"
A voice rang out as a black-robed figure emerged out of the darkness, and it was none other than the master of Black Wind Island, Lu Jun.
There hadn\'t been much change to his physical appearance, and he still appeared as authoritative as ever.
"Someone has just passed through the city\'s protective array," the black-robed elderly man replied with furrowed brows.
"Passed through? As in someone managed to unravel the array?" Lu Jun asked as he raised an eyebrow.
"No, they\'ve simply passed through it using some type of special movement technique," the black-robed elderly man explained.
"How did they do that?" Lu Jun asked as his brows furrowed slightly.
"They must\'ve used some type of spatial secret technique. The city\'s protective array can\'t be bypassed through normal movement techniques, but it has no spatial restrictions, so it\'s not completely foolproof."
Another voice rang out as a third figure emerged from the darkness, and it was none other than the late-True Immortal Stage middle-aged man that Han Li had seen earlier.
The authoritative look on Lu Jun\'s face was instantly replaced with a respectful expression at the sight of the middle-aged man, and he said, "I\'ve never encountered such a situation before. Perhaps it\'s because the Black Wind Sea is too secluded and my knowledge is lacking."
"This type of secret technique isn\'t all that common on the outside, either, so I also wasn\'t expecting to see one here," the middle-aged man replied.
"Could it be someone from Azure Feather Island?" the black-robed elderly man asked.
"Most likely not. I\'ve had numerous battles with Daoist Master Azure Feather in the past, and even he doesn\'t possess such an ability. Otherwise, things wouldn\'t have been so peaceful all this time. I\'m presuming it\'s one of the cultivators who were teleported into the city earlier today," Lu Jun mused.
"We can only hope that this person doesn\'t have anything to do with Azure Feather Island," the black-robed elderly man said.
"In any case, they\'re definitely not one of our people, and it\'s certainly not a good thing that there exists someone who can pass through our city\'s protective restrictions as they please," Lu Jun said with slightly furrowed brows.
"There\'s no need to be overly concerned, Island Master Lu. I just so happen to have a restriction here that contains spatial power, and Fellow Daoist Chu can simply add it to the city\'s protective array," the middle-aged man said as he flipped a hand over to produce a stack of shimmering silver array tools, which he handed to the black-robed elderly man.
The black-robed elderly man\'s eyes lit up as he felt the faint spatial power fluctuations emanating from the array tools, and he hurriedly accepted them before giving them a close inspection.
Lu Jun was also quite elated to see this, and he cupped his fist in a grateful salute as he said, "You have our thanks, Fellow Daoist Feng."
"Don\'t worry about it. How are you going with the task that I assigned you?" the middle-aged man asked, abruptly changing the subject.
"After receiving your instructions, I immediately sent people to reinforce the defenses, and we\'ll be sure to keep out all of the Azure Feather Island cultivators," Lu Jun replied in a serious voice.
"The cultivators of Azure Feather Island aren\'t worthy of concern, the key is the Reincarnation Palace. If Azure Feather Island is being supported in secret by the Reincarnation Palace, then things will be very troublesome, so we can\'t afford to grow complacent," the middle-aged man said with a serious expression.
"Rest assured, Fellow Daoist Feng," Lu Jun replied with a nod.
The middle-aged man also nodded in response before departing, and even though he was speaking in a rather haughty manner, neither Lu Jun nor the black-robed elderly man displayed any displeasure, as if this were a normal occurrence.
"I can take care of everything on my own here, Island Master. You should go back to rest," the black-robed elderly man said.
Lu Jun shook his head in response as he cast a concerned gaze toward the blue jade platform.
"Are you still worried about Young Mistress Yuqing?" the black-robed elderly man asked.
"I can\'t help but be concerned for her," Lu Jun sighed.
"Young Mistress Yuqing is only trying to share your burden. Besides, Waveflow Island isn\'t far away from Black Wind Island, and she\'s made significant strides in her cultivation base of late, so she\'ll definitely be fine," the black-robed elderly man reassured with a smile.
Lu Jun seemed to have been slightly reassured upon hearing this.
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Close to 100,000 kilometers away from Black Wind Island, arcs of golden lightning suddenly erupted out of thin air, forming a golden lightning array above the sea.
Han Li appeared at the center of the array, and his expression eased slightly as he inhaled the slightly damp and salty sea breeze blowing toward him.
After taking a moment to gather his bearings, he flipped a hand over to produce the jade slip that contained the map of the Black Wind Sea that he had previously purchased, then pressed it against his own forehead.
Moments later, he stowed the jade slip away, then flew away into the distance.
According to what he had learned thus far, the area around Black Wind Island wasn\'t all that peaceful at the moment. Given his current cultivation base, he naturally had nothing to worry about, but he was still going to keep as low a profile as possible, and he was flying carefully at a low speed while taking care to conceal himself.
The night passed by quickly, and as the sun began to rise in the east, it was as if countless shimmering golden scales had appeared on the surface of the sea, presenting a stunning sight to behold.
The Black Wind Sea was the first place Han Li had settled at upon his return to the Immortal Realm, so he harbored some special emotions for this place. This was like his hometown in the Immortal Realm, and that made him particularly partial to the scenery here.
However, right at this moment, he suddenly cast his gaze toward a certain direction with a hint of surprise in his eyes, then immediately stopped in his tracks.
He had just detected some violent spiritual qi fluctuations several thousand kilometers away in that direction, and it seemed that a fierce battle was taking place.
After a brief hesitation, he began to fly in that direction, but as he did so, his body slowly became transparent, and the azure light that he was giving off also faded, turning him into an invisible shadow.
At this current speed, he was able to cover several thousand kilometers to arrive at the scene of the battle in mere moments, and he concealed himself within a cloud in the sky before casting his gaze downward.
Enormous waves were rising up into the heavens alongside streaks of spiritual light of different colors, and resounding booms were also ringing out incessantly.
Out of the two opposing groups of cultivators, one of them consisted of five Black Wind Island cultivators, two of whom were at the Grand Ascension Stage, while the other three were at the Body Integration Stage.
One of the Grand Ascension cultivators was a young woman who appeared to have been in her twenties, and she was wielding an azure feather fan, which conjured up gusts of fierce azure wind with each sweep.
The other Grand Ascension cultivator was a thin yellow-aged man with a rather yellow complexion, and there was a blue mirror hovering above his head that was occasionally shooting forth thick pillars of blue light.
As for the three Body Integration cultivators, they were gathered around the young woman while controlling their own treasures, seemingly intentionally protecting her.
They were facing a pair of Azure Feather Island cultivators, and even though the Black Wind Island cultivators had the numbers advantage, they were in a terrible situation as one of the two Azure Feather Island cultivators, a bald man with a fleshy growth on his head, was at the True Immortal Stage.
At this moment, there was a large black flag hovering in front of the bald man, and the image of the black deity on the flag bore a close resemblance to the lightning god of legends.
As he made a string of hand seals, bolts of black lightning erupted out of the black flag in all directions to form a sea of black lightning.
Thick bolts of lightning shot out of the sea of lightning, vanquishing the attacks from the Black Wind Island cultivators with ease while also forcing them back into constant retreat.
Beside him was an elderly man with a goatee, and he was giving off a Grand Ascension STage aura.
The elderly man was wielding a pair of yellow spear treasures, which had transformed into a pair of earthy yellow dragons that were blasting millstone-sized balls of yellow light out of their mouths to assist the bald man.
A hint of surprise flashed through Han Li\'s eyes at the sight of the young man as it was none other than the daughter of Island Master Lu Jun, Lu Yuqing.
"I didn\'t think you would dare to leave Black Wind Island when you\'re the sole heir to the island. I wonder if I should call you brave or foolish," the bald man chuckled coldly as he made a hand seal, and thick bolts of lightning erupted out of the sea of lightning, then rapidly intertwined to form five giant lightning serpents that pounced at the five Black Wind Island cultivators.
A grim look appeared on Lu Yuqing\'s face upon seeing this, and she swept her feather fan through the air, unleashing a gust of ferocious azure wind that enveloped the five huge lightning serpents at once.
Countless threads of azure light could be seen within the gust of wind, and the giant lightning serpents were slowed down significantly.
Meanwhile, the middle-aged man beside her made a rapid string of hand seals, and the blue mirror in front of him abruptly swelled to several hundred feet in size.
An incredibly thick pillar of blue light then shot out of the mirror to encompass the five lightning serpents while releasing vast glacial qi, immediately following which the pillar of light transformed into a massive blue ice mountain, freezing the five lightning serpents inside.
"Go, Young Mistress Yuqing! We\'ll hold off these two!" the man yelled while making a string of hand seals, sending thick pillars of blue light erupting out of his mirror toward the pair of opposing cultivators.
The other three Body Integration cultivators also braced themselves to make a final stand as they began bombarding the two Azure Feather Island cultivators with attacks.
A conflicted look appeared in Lu Yuqing\'s eyes, but she then gritted her teeth and fled toward the distance as a streak of azure light.
"You\'re not getting away!" the bald man declared with a cold smile as he switched to a different hand seal, and the five lightning serpents exploded violently into thick arcs of lightning that tore the blue ice mountain apart with ease.
Immediately thereafter, the arcs of lightning intertwined to form a huge lightning net that swept toward the group of Black Wind Island cultivators at an incredible speed, and it instantly fell upon the middle-aged man and the others, quickly charring their entire bodies black.
Meanwhile, the elderly man with the goatee sped away as a streak of yellow light in pursuit of Lu Yuqing.