Chapter 178: Chapter 178: The Battle Turns Against Them
"Forces from Penglai Immortal Island?"
Yao Qinghe and the others stopped their alchemy, looking surprisingly at Yao Hun.
"Penglai Immortal Island?" Gu Chenfeng frowned slightly.
Yao Hun respectfully said, "Ancestor, I’m not familiar with Penglai Immortal Island, I’ve never been there, but I know that Penglai Immortal Island is extremely powerful."
Gu Chenfeng shook his head and said, "In the past, I have faced practitioners from Penglai Immortal Island, indeed their strength isn’t weak, but I am also unfamiliar with Penglai Immortal Island."
Penglai Immortal Island is located on a vast island in the east of the Cultivation Realm, its existence is extremely mysterious.
Even Gu Chenfeng is unfamiliar with Penglai Immortal Island.
In the eighth life, Gu Chenfeng had been to Penglai Immortal Island, and had exchanges with its experts, yet it was only sparring.
Gu Chenfeng wondered, "Penglai Immortal Island is very mysterious and far away in the east of the Cultivation Realm, why would its forces make a move here?"
"I also found it strange, which is why I returned to report to the ancestor," Yao Hun said respectfully. "As far as I know, Penglai Immortal Island hasn’t ventured into the Cultivation Realm for thousands of years, I don’t know why they suddenly appeared, and it’s targeting the Ancient Divine Sect."
Yao Qinghe frowned and asked, "Is Penglai Immortal Island also after the Heaven and Earth Immortal Spirit Pill?"
"No way?" Nie Yuan questioned incredulously, "Penglai Immortal Island is renowned, how could its forces rob others? Aren’t they afraid of being mocked by the Cultivation Realm?"
"I can’t say." Yao Hun shook his head, "The force from Penglai Immortal Island isn’t very strong, but with the island supporting them, without the permission from the ancestor and the vice hall master, I dare not act recklessly."
For the Great Venerable of the Medicine God Hall to be apprehensive, it shows how strong Penglai Immortal Island’s power is.
"When did you turn so cowardly?" Candle Dragon’s voice suddenly rang out, and a small Fire Dragon appeared.
"Elder Candle Dragon," Yao Hun respectfully clasped his fists in salute.
The small Fire Dragon scolded, "You brat, with the Ancient Demon Fire imbued in you, you have the strength to battle even at the peak of the Late Stage of Crossing Tribulation, what is there to fear?"
Yao Hun replied respectfully, "Elder Candle Dragon, it’s not fear, I’m just concerned it might trouble the ancestor, and after all, we’re unfamiliar with Penglai Immortal Island."
Celestial Monarch Xing frowned deeply, "The Soul-Devouring Sect and its affiliates haven’t made a move, yet it’s Penglai Immortal Island’s force that has intervened, ancestor, do you think there might be some connection?"
"No," Gu Chenfeng shook his head.
Yao Hun continued, "Penglai Immortal Island is a transcendental force with a heritage spanning tens of thousands of years, highly valuing honor and dignity, it would never collude with the wicked Soul-Devouring Sect, unless the Soul-Devouring Sect devoured Penglai Immortal Island."
Gu Chenfeng asked, "Yao Hun, how fares the battle at the Ancient Divine Sect? Have the commerce association members acted?"
Yao Hun respectfully replied, "Ancestor, the battle is unfavorable for the Ancient Divine Sect, though there are strong practitioners from the Immortal Sword Sect and the commerce association, this force has dispatched eight Divinity Transformation Stage, thirteen Integration Stage, and twenty-seven Soul Emergence Stage cultivators."
"The main concern is that there are three Late Stage of Divinity Transformation, five Middle Stage of Divinity Transformation, the Ancient Sect Leader and the Immortal Sword Sect Leader cannot withstand them."
"A force capable of dispatching so many strong cultivators is absolutely not an ordinary force."
The small Fire Dragon urgently said, "Master, Penglai Immortal Island may be strong, but we are not weak. If they dare to make a move, let’s see who’s stronger."
"That’s true," Gu Chenfeng grinned, "I also want to see how powerful Penglai Immortal Island truly is."
In those days, Gu Chenfeng was considered the strongest in the Cultivation Realm, yet he was unfamiliar with Penglai Immortal Island, unaware of how strong its mightiest truly were.
Turning his gaze to Yao Hun, Gu Chenfeng said, "Yao Hun, you go to the Ancient Divine Sect first, we’ll follow shortly."
"Yes, ancestor!" Yao Hun replied respectfully, then vanished instantly.
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Ancient Divine Sect.
High in the sky.
"Boom boom boom!"
"Buzz buzz!"
The fierce battle had erupted, terrifying spiritual power collided repeatedly, sounding explosions, shaking the space within a hundred-meter radius, shattering large black cracks.
The battlefield spanned across the main peaks of the Ancient Divine Sect.
Penglai Immortal Island’s forces invaded, dispatching eight Divinity Transformation Stage, thirteen Integration Stage, and twenty-seven Soul Emergence Stage cultivators in a formidable lineup.
Even with the Ancient Divine Sect rallying strong practitioners and joining forces with the Immortal Sword Sect, they struggled to withstand Penglai Immortal Island’s assault.
Not even the presence of the Ancient Divine Sect’s Netherworld King was honored by the forces of Penglai Immortal Island.
Thus.
War was inevitable.
All experts above the Nascent Soul Stage of the Ancient Divine Sect were summoned to fight.
"Thousand Tomb Sect Leader, there’s still time to hand over the refining technique. Don’t think the commerce association’s Netherworld King can save your Ancient Divine Sect," a Late Stage Divinity Transformation black-robed man sneered coldly.
Without expression, the Thousand Tomb Sect Leader replied, "Foolish delusion!"
"Dream of getting the refining technique," Celestial Monarch Xing roared, preferring to die in battle than to hand it over.
"Then there’s no room for negotiation," the black-robed man said viciously, "You’ll regret this, when we destroy your Ancient Divine Sect and capture Ling Qiushui, we’ll naturally seize the refining technique."
"Afraid you won’t have the skill," the Netherworld King said coldly, "The Ancient God Mountain Commerce Association isn’t as weak as you think."
"Moreover, I haven’t visited Penglai Immortal Island or seen any of you, yet you know me. I believe you aren’t from Penglai Immortal Island at all."
The black-robed man mocked with a sneer, "Does it matter? You just need to know we claim to be from Penglai Immortal Island, whether you believe it or not is your issue."
"Netherworld King, worry about yourself first," a white-robed man said fiercely, gathering terrifying power in his fist and launching a brutal strike toward the Netherworld King.
"I have sent word back to the commerce association; the strong practitioners will arrive soon, your success won’t last," the Netherworld King responded coldly, fearless, meeting the strike head-on.
"Boom boom boom!"
"Buzz buzz!"
The Netherworld King fought three Late Stage Divinity Transformation opponents at once, with fierce clashes and spreading waves of terrifying energy.
The Netherworld King was at the pinnacle of the Late Stage of Divinity Transformation, almost stepping into the Tribulation Stage, extremely formidable.
Even facing three opponents, the Netherworld King did not fall to a disadvantage.
But with three opponents whose strength was formidable, the Netherworld King found it hard to suppress them, instead being encircled in their vicious assaults.
This meant the Netherworld King was tactically restrained.
The Thousand Tomb Sect Leader, the Immortal Sword Sect Leader, and five other Divinity Transformation experts were engaged in battle with five formidable Divinity Transformation practitioners.
The five experts from Penglai Immortal Island were in the Middle Stage of Divinity Transformation.
Even with a numerical advantage, the Thousand Tomb Sect Leader and the others struggled to withstand them.
Especially those in the Integration Stage and Soul Emergence Stage of the Ancient Divine Sect, as they were outnumbered, even with assistance from the Nascent Soul Stage of both the Ancient Divine Sect and Immortal Sword Sect, they could do little against those five Divinity Transformation experts.
The battle situation was extremely unfavorable for the Ancient Divine Sect.