Chapter 69: Du Xian Sect 27 Part 1

“This is impossible! The Reincarnation Cauldron had clearly been cleansed of its imprint and suppressed beneath the bridge. How could he control it?!” Yulan Zhenren’s eyes were filled with shock.

“Cleasned of its imprint?” Xun Ji said coldly. “The Reincarnation Cauldron was a treasure inherited to Lu Yun Ting by Fan Tian within the secret realm. It had long been connected to his Divine Soul. As long as he willed it, he could reclaim it at any time!”

Lu Yun Ting’s face was pale, but spiritual power suddenly erupted around him. The treasure cauldron loomed like a mountain, its force unbreakable as it pressed down toward the Eight Great Sect Leaders!

The airtight protective barrier tore open with a crack, and the vividly pulsing Dragon Heart trembled like a sieve, as if it would burst free from the barrier.

“What a pity.” Grandmaster Zhan Xu sighed lightly. “The Reincarnation Cauldron is Baochan Temple’s supreme treasure, with the might to shatter the heavens. Unfortunately, the one wielding it is merely at Nascent Soul Early Stage.”

Buddhist beads lit up in his palm, each one perfectly round. They suddenly shot out from the barrier, hurtling toward Lu Yun Ting!

Lu Yun Ting mobilized all his spiritual power to control the Reincarnation Cauldron and had no attention to spare. As the beads neared his face, a flash of red light suddenly appeared before him. A wall of fierce flames rose from the ground, blocking the beads outside.

“Bullying my disciple right in front of me? Does Grandmaster Zhan Xu not take me seriously?” Chijun Sword blazed like fire in Xun Ji’s hand, its flames billowing and lifting the hem of his white robes, making him look like an immortal descended to the mortal world.

Wei Luoheng carried the unconscious Wei Qianqian and leaped to Xun Ji’s side in a few steps. Li Hanzhao moved at the same time, retreating to Xun Ji’s flank and deploying his Magic Artifacts to form an array.

“It seems Jiyang Zhenren harbors no guilt toward the Wei family at all but is determined to sabotage things.” Qiong Jin Zhenren sneered. “But with just you lot, do you really think you can stand against the eight of us?”

“It’s one thing for a few juniors to be ignorant, but for Jiyang Zhenren to turn his blade on us as well.” Perfected Guan Yu shook his head with a sigh. “This was originally an internal matter for Du Xian Sect. However, after receiving Sect Leader Yulan’s care for so many years, today, we shall help Du Xian Sect clean house!”

Yulan Zhenren stared at Xun Ji, his brows tightly furrowed, seemingly baffled by his actions. Seeing that Xun Ji showed no intention of backing down, he finally made up his mind. He said gravely to the other Sect Leaders, “The juniors pose no real threat. Let’s join forces to capture Jiyang Senior Brother first!”

The Eight Great Sect Leaders flipped their hands to form seals. Vast power gathered into a mass, carrying a momentum that could shake heaven and earth.

Xun Ji quietly retreated, drawing close to Lu Yun Ting, who was still straining to attack the barrier.

“Lu Yun Ting, do you trust me?” he asked softly.

“I do.” Lu Yun Ting answered without hesitation. “What does Shizun want me to do?”

A ferocious strike, combining the power of eight mighty experts, came crashing down with overwhelming force. The spiritual energy mass pulverized everything in its path, devouring all with terrifying momentum!

A bunch of ruthless old bastards, Xun Ji cursed inwardly. Talking about capturing me together—clearly, they intend to take my life! He pressed his palm against Lu Yun Ting’s back.

“I need you to block this strike!”

He suddenly shoved Lu Yun Ting forward. Caught off guard, Lu Yun Ting stumbled into the space before them, coming face-to-face with the Eight Great Sect Leaders’ deadly assault.

Wei Luoheng and Li Hanzhao’s expressions changed drastically. They raised their Magic Artifacts to assist, but with their reaction speed and cultivation, it was already too late to intervene!

Just as Lu Yun Ting was about to be blasted into oblivion, a verdant figure burst from the barrier as a streak of light, barely managing to take the heaven-shaking blow with its body!

At the same time, one strand of spiritual power within the light mass exploded, forcibly scattering the unified assault from within.

The several Sect Leaders suffered backlash from the power and were all gravely wounded. Fresh blood spilled from their seven orifices. Unable to maintain their seals, the Dragon Heart Barrier completely collapsed!

“Now!” Xun Ji shouted. “Lu Yun Ting, throw the Dragon Heart into the Passing Immortal Bridge!”

Lu Yun Ting asked nothing. He pushed aside the figure that had just blocked the strike for him, flew forward, seized the Dragon Heart, and nimbly leaped onto the bridge.

As if sensing something, the Dragon Heart trembled massively. It broke free from Lu Yun Ting’s hand, flashed with red light, and merged into the bridge!

The barrier instantly shook with earthquakes and upheavals. The cloud waterfalls, stilled by the Reincarnation Cauldron’s influence, were squeezed by the suddenly surging vast spiritual power within the space and shattered with a bang! Explosions rang out endlessly. Countless crystalline mists blotted out the sky, turning everyone’s vision into a white blur.

Xun Ji’s heart clenched. He was about to activate the Mirror Heart Bell to locate Lu Yun Ting when his hand was suddenly grasped.

“Shizun, rest assured. I’m fine.” The familiar voice sounded by his ear. Xun Ji gripped back, his heart easing somewhat. The High-Grade Teleportation Talisman he had always clutched in his palm was quietly withdrawn.

He swung the Chijun Sword. Crimson flames swept through a vast swath of crystalline mist, spiraling upward and devouring the surrounding white haze. The mist turned to vapor and dissipated. Finally, everyone could see the scene before them.

The crystalline white stone bridge, suppressed for a millennium, was gone. A massive Bone Dragon with gleaming white bones coiled through the skies, weaving in and out of the clouds. Beneath the dragon’s skull, between the white bones, a vivid red heart throbbed conspicuously, like a living thing.

Gale winds whistled through the bones, sounding like the Bone Dragon’s roar, shaking heaven and earth. The Bone Dragon circled several times, as if discovering it was trapped by the barrier. It suddenly gathered its power and charged upward!

Boom!

Under the colossal spiritual power’s impact, the supposedly indestructible barrier of the Passing Immortal Bridge teetered on the brink of collapse!

“Th-this… is that the True Dragon from a thousand years ago?” Li Hanzhao stood dumbfounded, staring blankly at the sky. “If it breaks out of the barrier… what will happen?”

“Spiritual power upheaval, chaos across the world.” Qiong Jin Zhenren’s face darkened as he wiped blood from his lips. “Qi Xia Fairy, Yulan Zhenren—you’d better give us a reasonable explanation!”

The Eight Great Sect Leaders, who had been united in defending the array moments ago, were now missing two. Qi Xia Fairy lay on the ground, covered in blood—she was the one who had blocked the strike for Lu Yun Ting. Yulan Zhenren stood alone to the side, his casting posture not yet retracted—he was the one who had disrupted the eight’s attack from within.