Chapter 216 - Hui Ling’s Scheme (1/2)

Translator: Atlas Studios  Editor: Atlas Studios

The immortals from Invincible Sect were all fighting the others by now. The more they fought, the more shocked the other immortals were. Although there were many of them, they did not have the upper hand. That sword cultivator Yi Qing was scary enough. He looked like a Young Emperor, but even the ten country Emperors together were no match for him. In fact, Yi Qing could still look out for the disciples behind him while tackling the Emperors.

The other disciples in Invincible Sect were of lower cultivation levels than Yi Qing, but… but they were body cultivators!

Body cultivators were few and far between. These immortals, who had lived for tens of thousands of years each, have not seen more than five body cultivators in their lifetimes. What’s more, the few that they’ve seen were in the lower realm – they have never seen body cultivators ascending to immortality. Yet, there were so many of them here in Invincible Sect. There were females who could knock four or five people off their feet with just one blow.

There were body cultivators all around Invincible Sect! What kind of strange sect was this!

The immortals were beginning to question if they were imagining things. But the blows felt so real. There were only about ten to twenty of them here, but they were holding up against the rest of the immortals. Moreover, the Protective Mountain Array was standing strong against any attack. Whenever the immortals from Invincible Sect needed a break, they could just retreat into the array.

The only one who could do anything about the array was Bai Ti, and yet he was not doing anything about it. He looked absolutely undecided about dealing a blow.

“Celestial Emperor Bai Ti, why aren’t you doing anything?” Lu Ming turned and rushed Bai Ti, his expression falling. “Are you going to watch as the Ten Directions Divine Armament fall into the hands of demons?”

Bai Ti frowned. He looked on as the Emperors from different countries continuously attacked Yi Qing. Bai Ti twitched. The next moment, Biao Ting flew up in front of him to stop him. “Bai Ti, if you want to do anything, you’ll have to get past me first.”

“Celestial Emperor Biao Ting…” Bai Ti retracted his foot, not knowing who to listen to. He was hesitating once again.

The entire scene was a mess. Hui Ling had been hiding behind all the immortals for a long time. Suddenly, a look flashed across her face. Nobody knew when she managed to get out of all the action. She took advantage of the mess and found a good, quiet spot to avoid getting attacked. Then, she pulled something shiny out of her robes. While everybody continued to battle, she threw the item toward the array.

Her cultivation level was the lowest out of all of them. The various immortals aside, even Yi Qing did not realise that she was there. There was a loud crash. The Protective Mountain Array which protected the Invincible Sect suddenly cracked open.

All the immortals paused, then they exploded with joy.

“The Protective Mountain Array is broken!” Someone shouted. The rest of the immortals began to charge into the array one by one.

Yi Qing’s heart jumped. He struck the Emperors around him with his sword and then flew back to protect the boundaries of the sect. The rest of the lower level disciples were in the sect, and the weak Radish was in the rear garden as well.

Outside the array, Yu Hong and the others also began to retreat and ran toward the front hall.

But there were too few of them. When the array was still standing, they could fight without worrying about defending the sect. That was how they managed to get the enemies to retreat. Now that the array was broken and the immortals could freely enter the sect, they no longer had the upper hand.

They watched as all the immortals rushed into the sect. Rich volumes of demonic Qi suddenly appeared, charging toward the immortals. The immortals had no choice but to retreat. Those who did not manage to dodge the demonic Qi in time felt a sharp pain right in their bones.

“Demons! There really are demons in there!”

“The Invincible Sect is really in cahoots with demons.”

“Lu Ming was right – the Celestial Emperor must have been attacked by them.”

The immortals cried out in shocked. Even more furious now, they glared at the people from Invincible Sect. Yet, they stayed where they were for fear of getting too close to the demonic Qi.

“How did you get out?” Yi Qing frowned, looking at Lan Hua. He just caused more trouble for them.

“You just said that I didn’t have to come out because the array was standing. Now the array has fallen, hasn’t it?” Lan Hua answered, glaring at the immortals in the air. “What’s more, I was the one who set up the Protective Mountain Array – I would surely know when it falls. Where’s my good heart? Is she alright?” He scanned the crowd, looking for Shen Ying, but was unable to locate her. “Where is she?”

“It’s noon.”

“Huh?” What did she mean?

“Master is having her lunch!”

“…” Lan Hua pursed his lips. Was this how she should act as a sect master?

Well, it was a good thing she wasn’t around. What if something untoward happened to her?

He scanned the shocked crowd once again and asked, “Who was it that broke the array?”

“It’s…” Yi Qing subconsciously turned to where Hui Ling was, but found that she was no longer there. “Eh?” His heart fell. Using his divine perception, he located her in the rear hall. He had no idea when she ran in.

“Master!” Yi Qing exclaimed, turning and running into the rear hall.

At the rear hall.

Shen Ying was eating dumplings for lunch. Suddenly, she looked up and saw a green figure in front of her.

“What’s the matter?”

“Shen Ying!” Hui Ling had a strange smile on her face. She looked smug as she said, “You can’t run away this time. I’m going to do the immortal realm a favour today and get rid of you, the trouble-maker!”

Once she finished speaking, she conjured a seal with both hands. A white light surrounded her and then spread out quickly to fill the surroundings. The light moved at rapid speed and looked like it was going to swallow Shen Ying whole. She had a split second to defend herself in the face of imminent danger. She suddenly lifted up her left hand and, quick as lightning, with one move.. she picked up the plate of half-eaten dumplings in front of her.

The next moment, the two people and the plate of dumplings disappeared. All that was left behind was a table with empty plates.

“Master?” Yi Qing ran into the rear hall, but he was too late. There was nobody left.

“Where did Sect Master… go?” Yu Hong looked fearful. “What kind of sorcery did that female immortal use?”

“I’ve never seen it before!” Lan Hua frowned, worried.

“… She’s alright, right?”

“I think so, given Good Heart’s capabilities…”

“No! I meant that female immortal… Is her brain working?”

She dared to take Sect Master on by herself! How brave!

ヽ(✿゚▽゚)ノYu Hong wished she could watch!

Lan Hua: “…”

Yi Qing: “…”

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In a blink of an eye, Shen Ying found the scene around her changed. Beneath her feet, there was green grass. All around her, there was nothing to be found other than green pastures. It did not seem like the green pasture ended either. The green tea from earlier on was gone as well.