Chapter 922: Chapter 922: Striking to Break the Formation, Chu Liuxiang's Real Name (First Update) Chapter 922: Chapter 922: Striking to Break the Formation, Chu Liuxiang's Real Name (First Update) The sudden appearance of this voice was quite unexpected.
Upon hearing it, Chu Liuxiang and his two companions first froze, then looked at each other and asked in unison, without thinking,
“Did you all hear that?”
As soon as they had spoken, their pupils dilated suddenly.
It seemed that there truly was a mysterious strong person hiding in the shadows, and what's more, it appeared that this person might have the ability to help them escape their predicament.
“Who are you?”
Chu Liuxiang asked in a hushed tone.
Around him was a layer of pale golden shield, which prevented the sound from traveling beyond a ten-mile radius, avoiding the ears of the Mingwang Holy Sect.
But Chu Liuxiang knew that the mysterious person could definitely hear him.
“You don't need to worry about who we are,” the voice of the mysterious person spoke up again, “I only ask you if you want to escape or not?”
“What do I have to pay?”
Chu Liuxiang looked around and asked solemnly.
He did not believe that the other's intervention was without purpose. If there were no ulterior motives, it must be problematic. However, if the other was saving them for some purpose, then it was believable.
“I need the strength of four full-force attacks from the Cicada Wing Flying Sword. Although this will greatly deplete you, it is worth it for the sake of your life, how about it?”
The voice of the mysterious person came once more.
This statement caused Chu Liuxiang's pupils to constrict, his heart was churning like a raging sea, as he replied in a grave tone, “What do you mean by this?”
But the mysterious person did not respond again.
For the cultivators of the Mingwang Holy Sect had already set their sights on Chu Liuxiang and a chilling voice came through.
“Jie Jie Jie!”
“The three of you, prepare to die!”
The aged Saint of the Mingwang Holy Sect caught the Formation Flag and swung it powerfully, inscribing a “Slash” character in mid-air.
Rip!
A terrifyingly powerful Qi blade instantly formed, slashing fiercely at Chu Liuxiang and his companions, accompanied by an immensely fearsome aura. Its destructive power reached the Supreme Saint Level, causing apprehension.
If it were to hit them, Chu Liuxiang and his companions would undoubtedly die.
“Slash!”
Without further words, Chu Liuxiang used the Cicada Wing Flying Sword, releasing the strongest strike, cleaving through the Qi blade of the Supreme Saint Level, but was also sent flying by the rebounding force.
“Wow!”
Chu Liuxiang spat out a mouthful of blood, staining the book he held in his hands red, and terrifying the two beautiful fairies by his side.
“Chu Lang!”
The faces of the two women were filled with worry and despair.
They looked around, hoping to find the mysterious person, but apart from the people of the Mingwang Holy Sect and the indifferent Kunpeng, there were no third parties in existence.
“Chu Lang, that mysterious person seems very strong.”
“He can perfectly conceal himself; could it be that he is a predecessor from the Supreme Saint Realm?”
“Let's ask him for help!”
The two women quickly spoke up.
They did not want to die, and even less did they want Chu Liuxiang to die.
The three of them living happily together was better than anything.
“Hmph, let's see how long you can hold out!” That Venerable Heavenly Saint from the Mingwang Holy Sect sneered, waving the Formation Flag and condensing a second Qi blade of the Supreme Saint Level.
“Predecessor, save us!”
Chu Liuxiang shouted.
Although the Cicada Wing Flying Sword still had the potential for seven more full-force attacks, they were up against a Supreme Saint Level formation, and even if they exhausted the origin of the Cicada Wing Flying Sword's replica version, they wouldn't be able to escape.
At this moment, their only hope was to cry out to the mysterious person for rescue.
“Predecessor, what predecessor?”
“Is there a Supreme Saint Level powerhouse nearby?”
Hearing Chu Liuxiang's call, the cultivators of the Mingwang Holy Sect were filled with astonishment, hastily looking around, and consequently, the terrifying Supreme Saint Level Qi blade was not released.
“You've finally figured it out.”
The voice of Ye Feng slowly carried over.
In the next instant.
Three figures appeared out of thin air, standing right beside Chu Liuxiang and his companions–Ye Feng, Hu Feifei, and the Heavenly Path Spiritual Monkey.
Their presence was misty and insubstantial, elusive to the grasp.
“Senior?”
Chu Liuxiang's eyes went wide upon seeing the leading Ye Feng, unable to believe that the mysterious elder in his mind was such a young and handsome man.
Yet, Chu Liuxiang was not overly surprised.
In the Cultivation World, techniques to maintain one's youthful appearance were very common.
For instance, Chu Liuxiang himself was over three thousand years old, but he still looked like a young man in his twenties and showed no signs of his actual age.
“Let's go!”
With a sweep of his sleeve, Ye Feng enveloped Chu Liuxiang and his two companions in the Power of Heaven and Earth. Using the Eye of Decryption, Ye Feng broke through the Formation of the Mingwang Holy Sect and turned into a beam of light fleeing into the distance.
“Don't you flee!”
The Heavenly Saint Realm expert who was holding a Formation Flag roared and slashed out with a Supreme Saint Level energy blade that instantly caught up to Ye Feng.
“Hmph!”
Ye Feng extended his hand, bringing the Domain of Heaven and Earth and the Power of Space to its limits, causing the void to twist. Suddenly, the Supreme Saint Level energy blade changed direction and instead struck the elderly Heavenly Saint.
“No!”
As the energy blade swept past, the man was cleaved in two. Had it not been for the life-saving amulet around his neck that spared him, he would have perished on the spot.
“What exquisite control of space!”
Chu Liuxiang's eyes were wide open in surprise.
“A mere trifle, hardly worth mentioning.”
Ye Feng was not proud, but he did feel a bit pleased with himself. With just a thought, he led the group through the void and disappeared.
Half an hour later.
A Life Star far from Xuanzhou.
The place was called the Undying Star, a mere fifty thousand miles in diameter, with gravity more than three times that of ordinary Life Stars. Its surface was mostly inhabited by reptiles, with hardly any cultivators.
“We're far from Xuanzhou now, so we should be safe here.”
Chu Liuxiang stood before a wooden building and gave a fist-and-palm salute to Ye Feng, with the twin sisters beside him nodding in acknowledgment.
“Since we've escaped, I'll cut to the chase. Do you accept the terms we discussed earlier?”
Ye Feng got straight to the point.
“Do you realize this is a copy of the Cicada Wing Flying Sword?” Chu Liuxiang held the Flying Sword in both hands, his face full of curiosity.
“Of course I can tell.”
Ye Feng nodded.
“This is a replica of the Supreme Saint Weapon Cicada Wing Flying Sword. It possesses one-tenth of the Origin from the original and can deliver ten strikes each at the Supreme Saint Level. Currently, you have seven uses left.”
Once those seven uses were expended, the Origin of this Flying Sword would be drained and it could no longer manifest Supreme Saint Level combat power.
However, it would still not be weak, remaining a Heavenly Saint Weapon.
After hearing Ye Feng's explanation, Chu Liuxiang looked serious and said in a deep voice, “I didn't expect the elder to have such extraordinary perception. But if you are a Supreme Saint, why do you need the help of the Cicada Wing Flying Sword?”
“Who says I am a Supreme Saint?”
Ye Feng spread his hands and released the aura of a Saint Entry Realm. Beside him, Hu Feifei held the Hunyuan Staff, her aura of Saint Manifestation Level slowly emerging, while the Heavenly Path Spiritual Monkey exuded a Heavenly Emperor Aura.
“Heavenly Emperor, Saint Entry, Saint Manifestation… How is this possible?”
Chu Liuxiang and the twin sisters were dumbfounded.
The group was not comprised of Supreme Saint Level seniors, so how could they only possess such cultivation? They were not even as advanced as Chu Liuxiang and his companions.
“Surprised, aren't you? Chu Tianhe!”
Ye Feng retracted his aura, stood with his hands behind his back, and calmly looked at Chu Liuxiang, revealing another name.
Chu Liuxiang's pupils shrank with shock, but he tried to appear calm and asked, “What… what are you talking about?”
“Chu Tianhe, Sect Master of the Dongzhou Tianhe Divine Sect,” Ye Feng said, looking at Chu Liuxiang. “And the name Chu Liuxiang is an alias you've used, correct?”
With the Eye of Insight, it was not difficult for Ye Feng to discern someone's true identity.
In his memory, Chu Tianhe, the Sect Master of the Tianhe Divine Sect, had only reached the Peak of Saint Manifestation and was not a Heavenly Saint.
This indicated one thing.
Chu Tianhe's technique for concealing his cultivation level was extremely sophisticated.
With this realization, Ye Feng also made many deductions.
“If Chu Tianhe is concealing his cultivation level, deliberately not revealing a high ranking on the Power Stele, then surely there must be many others doing something similar.”
“Therefore, the powerhouses of the Three Thousand Realms must be far more numerous than what's recorded on the Power Stele.”
These were all Ye Feng's speculations.