“Father, stop this nonsense. You couldn’t even win against the late Sect Master, how could you hope to defeat him?”
Gu Mei sent an urgent message to her father, Gu Xuan, through communication technique. Her face was pale with worry.
Gu Xuan wiped blood from the corner of his mouth as he recieved his daughter’s message. His robes were burnt and his hair messy.
Until now, Lucian had been fighting only using just his physical power, without any special techniques. But in the last strike, he used Crimson Flame, which left Gu Xuan injured and breathing heavily.
“This… this is impossible!” Gu Xuan cursed inwardly, his body trembling, “How can a mere junior be so powerful?”
As he emerged from the debris to look up at Lucian, Gu Xuan noticed he was actually looking towards the east.
“How dare you ignore m-” But Gu Xuan’s voice abruptly stopped midway as his Qi Sense detected many powerful auras approaching rapidly.
At that moment, a red flying ship appeared as the clouds split apart. Red banners waved as it glided through the sky.
The Elders who had been fighting all stopped as they sensed the incoming threat. Even those who supported Gu Xuan paused their attacks, shocked by this sudden development.
Lucian frowned. He recognized the flags on the red ship. They bore the symbol of the Crimson Sky Sect.
Alisa immediately shouted angrily, “Who the fuck leaked the news?!”
But of course she didn’t think the traitor would come forward voluntarily. Her face flushed red with rage as she looked at the approaching enemy.
Taking a deep breath to calm herself, Alisa quickly issued a command, “Everyone take an Energy Restoring Pill!”
She reached into her robes and pulled out a jade bottle, swiftly swallowing a pill herself before she flew to Lucian’s side. and spoke in a low voice, “What do you think? We don’t have much time to prepare. And after the earlier conflict, most are not at their peak state.”
Lucian asked in a calm voice that also made Alisa calm down a bit, “How many Golden Core cultivators does the Crimson Sky Sect have?”
Alisa quickly replied, “At least eight that I know of. Their Sect Master is especially powerful – I heard he’s close to breaking through to Nascent Soul realm.”
Lucian’s eyes narrowed as he assessed the situation, “What about our sect’s defensive formation?”
Alisa’s face fell, “I fear they’ve already made preparations to break it. We must assume the worst.”
She sighed helplessly, “I haven’t even officially become the Sect Leader yet and there’s already an invasion. And I’m afraid the Crimson Sky Sect surely made some arrangements to break our formation…”
Lucian placed a hand on Alisa’s shoulder, “Don’t worry unnecessarily. You take care of the others, while I’ll handle their Sect Master.”
His confidence soothed Alisa’s nerves. She nodded and flew back to organize the other elders.
At this moment, the flying ship suspended above Azure Sword Mountain.
A tall, imposing man with a blood-red robe stepped to the edge. His long black hair and beard fluttered in the wind as he gazed down at the Azure Sword Sect cultivators.
His deep voice echoed across the mountaintop like a thunderclap: “Surrender now and join our sect, or face annihilation!”
“My Azure Sword Sect provided aid when Crimson Sky Sect faced crisis!” Gu Xuan shouted angrily, “Is this how you repay kindness?”
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Sect Master Wuxin sneered disdainfully, “Our sect already gave up rights to a Spirit Stone mine for your sect. Now it’s time to reclaim what’s ours, and more…”
On the deck, dozens of elite disciples stood, their eyes gleaming for the coming battle.
“Long time no see, Gu Xuan,” called out the scholarly man in flowing red robes, “To think a junior managed to injure you. Haha… How embarrassing.”
Gu Xuan gritted his teeth as he looked up at the Crimson Sky Sect’s flying ship.
Suddenly, Lucian backed away as he saw Wuxin threw something from the ship!
Under everyone’s shocked eyes, a red talisman touched the formation. It stuck to the barrier like a leech, glowing with an ominous energy.
At the next moment, there was a glass shattering sound that echoed across the mountain. Cracks spread rapidly through the barrier protecting Sect.
“Haha, the barrier is down! Slaughter them all!” Elder Ji cackled with glee.
“Leave no one alive!” shouted another Crimson Sky Elder.
Within moments, battle erupted across Azure Sword Mountain. Sword beams sliced through the air as spells and talismans exploded everywhere.
The Crimson Sky disciples swarmed down from their ship like a plague of locusts.
All the Crimson Sky Sect’s Disciples had reached the peak of Qi Gathering stage, with over a dozen at Foundation Establishment. They quickly began to kill the Azure Sword Sect’s disciples, who were caught off guard by the sudden attack.
“Run! We can’t win!”
“Master, save meaghhh!”
“No! Please! I’ll join your sect..so let me…arrgghh!!”
Lower level Azure Sword disciples fell quickly under the onslaught. Many were cut down before they could even draw their weapons. Blood flowed like rivers down the mountain slopes as bodies piled up.
The Core Disciples of Azure Sword Sect also arrived to join the battle. They flew through the air on their swords, eyes gleamed with fury as they saw their fellow disciples being slaughtered.
Lin Feng, the new top Core Disciple, let out a battle cry as he charged towards a group of Crimson Sky Sect attackers. His sword flashed like lightning, cutting down three enemies in the blink of an eye.
Other Core Disciples followed his lead, forming small teams to protect the weaker disciples and push back against the invaders.
Meanwhile, Celine, Isabella and Lyra remained unaware of the chaos above. Alisa had placed a powerful formation around their cave dwelling, one that even mid Foundation Establishment stage cultivators would struggle to break through.
Moreover, the cave was further down the mountain. With the battle taking place at the top of Azure Sword Mountain, they would be safe for now unless the disciples of the Crimson Sky Sect decided to descend and attack.
At the same time, the elders of both sects clashed in fierce combat high above the mountain. The sky shook with thunderous booms as powerful techniques collided.
There were eight Golden Core stage cultivators on the Crimson Sky Sect’s side because they left three Golden Core Elders at the sect in case something unexpected happened.
This meant the Azure Sword Sect should have had more Golden Core cultivators and an advantage.
However, their earlier internal conflicts left many injured and low on Spiritual Energy. This weakened their numerical advantage against the Crimson Sky Elders.
Gu Xuan furiously attacked the scholarly Crimson Sky elder. His long spear cut through the air, leaving trails of cold blue light. But his opponent’s flowing red robes billowed as he evaded each strike, countering with bursts of scorching flame.
Nearby, Elder Feng struggled against two Crimson Sky elders at once. His face was pale as he desperately fended off their relentless assault.
One wielded a war hammer crackling with lightning, while the other waved his sleeves, sending out waves of razor-sharp red petals!
Elder Ji of Crimson Sky laughed maniacally as he rained down poisonous needles on two Azure Sword elders. Their protective barriers barely held against the onslaught.
Alisa was fighting against three Crimson Sky elders. Her sword danced through the air, leaving trails of cold gray light. With her recent breakthrough, she was slowly overpowering her opponents!
The three elders attacking her grew more desperate. They unleashed their most powerful techniques, but Alisa’s sword cut through them all.
Suddenly, there was a loud boom as a scream pierced through the battlefield.
Boom!
“NOOOHHHH…!!!”
The old man Lucian had marked earlier suddenly exploded in a shower of blood and gore!
It was Lucian who had used his control over the old man to detonate his body at the perfect moment!
This caught the two elders of Crimson Sky Sect off guard. One lost an arm while the other was critically injured!
This sudden turn of events caused chaos to intensify.
But Lucian’s eyes didn’t leave the ship hovering above. The Crimson Sky Sect Master and another woman still remained on deck, observing quietly.
The woman had a seductive smile on her face, as she spoke softly, “That guy is quite good looking. Wuxin don’t kill him, I want him as my plaything.”
Wuxin smirked, “As you wish, my dear. I’ll capture him alive for you.”
With that, he finally left the flying treasure and descended towards the battlefield. His long black robes billowed in the wind as he floated down.
“You are the one who killed Fang Yi?” Wuxin spoke nonchalantly as he suspended a hundred meters away from Lucian, “Impressive for such a young cultivator. But your luck ends here.”
Without warning he abruptly moved. His index and middle fingers gathered together like a blade. Surrounding Spiritual Energy gathered around his fingers as he attacked!