paranoianovel Chapter 147 Lou Po Returns to the Mountain
Chapter 147 Lou Po Returns to the Mountain
The group stood before the imposing black iron gate of the Dark Fragrance Pavilion, with the sea of clouds flowing slowly beneath their feet. The surroundings were so quiet that only the sound of each other's breathing could be heard.
They broke through the enemy lines without encountering any further obstacles. This place, which should have been fraught with danger, was unusually deserted.
They assumed it was the main force of the Dark Fragrance Pavilion hiding inside the building in an ambush, and didn't think much of it.
Everyone tensed up, their magical artifacts gleaming, ready for battle.
Xia Linxian, dressed in white, stood solemnly with twenty-four Zhenhai Pearls swirling around him. The Heavenly Mystery Disc, hidden in his sleeve, locked onto the energy within the building. He addressed the crowd, "Break down the door!"
Li Jingyun understood immediately. As his jade robes fluttered, the sword was drawn with a dragon's roar, its cold light reflecting off the sea of clouds with a chilling gleam.
"Let's do it!"
Xia Linxian let out a low shout, and the Zhenhai Pearl around his body suddenly emitted five-colored mysterious light, drawing upon the power of the laws of heaven and earth to cover his palm.
Li Jingyun followed closely behind, his sword energy so powerful that it caused the heavy building doors to tremble slightly.
Chenghao's hundred-foot Xuanwu Dharma Body manifested once more, and the golden flames at the tip of the Blazing Sun Dragon Spear surged, blasting towards the gate first.
Chu Tianyi's purple lightning sword light shot out like a rainbow piercing the sky.
The other seven people also activated their magic weapons at the same time, and the eleven forces combined into one, crashing down on the black iron gate!
"Clang! Boom!"
A deafening roar shook the sea of clouds, and the black iron gate shattered in response. Amidst the flying fragments of iron, the scene inside the building was fully revealed.
Inside the Dark Fragrance Pavilion, dozens of assassins stood on both sides, their eyes like venomous snakes locking onto the crowd. The overwhelming killing intent materialized, and as their auras collided, faint arcs of electricity appeared.
One of them, dressed in blue, was none other than Qianhuan Langjun, who had shed his disguise as Li Jingyun.
A mocking smile played on his lips: "To be able to break the Thousand Illusions Formation, I underestimated you. Unfortunately, your path ends here!"
"How dare you! You dare to impersonate me and harm my fellow disciples! Today I will take your dog's life!" Li Jingyun's eyes turned cold as he stepped into the building first.
A great battle erupted instantly!
Assassins surged forward like a tidal wave, the sounds of Taoist magic echoing endlessly, and magical treasures radiating spiritual light.
The Dark Fragrance Pavilion was full of assassins, and everyone was prepared, forming a circular formation to prevent being ambushed and picked off one by one.
Chenghao stood at the front of the formation, his spear moving with his body, sweeping across the battlefield with powerful and unrestrained movements. No one could stop the blazing sun and dragon spear that swept across the battlefield.
Chu Tian's sword energy surged forth, his sword moves were fierce and sharp, each strike aimed directly at vital points. In just a few breaths, several Earth-rank assassins fell to his sword.
Mo Yuan and Ye Wei fought side by side, one forceful and the other swift, their sword energy and shadow blades intertwining into a net.
Su Qingyuan used the Dewdrop Flower Hairpin to set up a defensive sword formation, with countless Qi Swords rotating and circling around everyone, protecting their flanks.
Liu Yiyi's flower petals transformed into countless flower blades, spreading pink petals into a sea of flowers that pressed forward relentlessly. Wherever the petals fell, blood was shed, and the assassins struggled to cope.
Qin Wan's Mountain and River Fan pressed down relentlessly, unleashing a torrent of supernatural powers and techniques with immense force, rivaling even Cheng Hao's, making it difficult for the assassins to get close.
Having broken free from the shackles of the illusion, everyone's cultivation was even greater than before. Although there were many people in the Dark Fragrance Pavilion, they were completely suppressed by them.
Xia Linxian and Li Jingyun charged straight at Qianhuan Langjun. Although Qianhuan Langjun was skilled in disguise, his combat strength was far inferior to the two of them. In just two rounds, he was suppressed by the Zhenhai Pearl and his spiritual power dissipated.
Seeing that the situation was hopeless, he tried to transform himself again to escape, but Chu Tianyi's Divine Night Sword locked his energy.
"Ah! No..." Qianhuan Langjun cried out in terror, but Li Jingyun's sword flashed and killed his body.
Qianhuan Langjun's primordial spirit swiftly flew to form a shield, but Xia Linxian was already waiting for him, and twenty-four Zhenhai Pearls directly locked down the surrounding space.
The Thousand Illusions Gentleman's primordial spirit crashed wildly, and was finally suppressed by the Sea-Shaking Pearl, thus annihilating both his body and soul!
Xia Yufei, however, did not linger in battle. After breaking through the frontal defenses of the assassins, she seized the opportunity to rush into the building's interior to search for Lu Ming.
After eliminating the remaining assassins, the group immediately searched each floor and finally found the ten-foot-tall purple-gold alchemy furnace in the alchemy pavilion on the third floor.
The furnace walls were still warm. Lu Ming's clothes were torn and his body bore deep burn marks. He sat inside the furnace with his eyes closed.
Although Lu Ming's breath was weak, his life was not in danger, obviously because he had just been thrown into the furnace and had not yet suffered severe burning.
"Junior Brother Lu!"
The crowd quickly opened the alchemy furnace and helped Lu Ming out.
Lu Ming slowly opened his eyes, saw everyone, and finally breathed a sigh of relief, but was too weak to say anything.
"We should not linger here. The master of Anxiang Tower has not shown himself yet, he must have a backup plan. Let's return to Fuyao Holy Land first and then make further plans."
Xia Linxian made a decisive decision, and the group protected Lu Ming as they once again took to the air and flew towards the Fuyou Holy Land.
The air currents surged in the sea of clouds, and everyone's spiritual energy was depleted during the flight, their expressions showing signs of fatigue.
However, there were no pursuers along the way, and the journey was relatively smooth, so it was a close call.
Half a day later, the mountain gate of the Fuyou Holy Land finally came into view.
Master Bixiao and several elders were already waiting in the square. Seeing everyone return safely and even save Lu Ming, they immediately showed a look of relief on their faces.
"Thank you all for your hard work. It is truly not easy to rescue young friend Lu safely." Master Bixiao stepped forward quickly, and after checking Lu Ming's condition, he breathed a sigh of relief. "Quickly help young friend Lu into the quiet room so that he can recover properly."
The group settled Lu Ming in a quiet healing room. Su Qingyuan used spiritual liquid to wipe his burns, while Chu Tianyi stepped forward to examine Lu Ming's internal injuries.
Chu Tian lightly touched Lu Ming's wrist with one fingertip and slowly probed his own spiritual power into his body.
But the next moment, his body suddenly stiffened, his fingertips trembled slightly, and a look of astonishment flashed in his eyes.
Lu Ming's body was completely empty.
He couldn't sense even a trace of the supreme foundation that belonged to him after he came from the land of immortal remnants.
It was as if the person in front of him was just an empty shell, without Lu Ming's core Dao essence.
Chu Tian's breath hitched slightly. He calmly withdrew his fingertips, and all the strange things that had happened along the way flashed through his mind.
The unobstructed peace after breaking the formation, the flimsy defenses of the Dark Fragrance Pavilion, the easy slaying of the Thousand Illusions Gentleman, and the fortunate fact that Lu Ming was not completely burned away—a rescue that was flawlessly executed...
All the seemingly reasonable details, at this moment, all come together to form a huge flaw.
"No! None of us have ever seen Thousand Illusion Gentleman, so how could someone recognize him at a glance, while I can't even sense Lu Ming's Dao Foundation!"
Chu Tian suppressed the turmoil in his heart and secretly activated the Illusionary Dream Technique personally taught by Xuanji.
This is the dream-path supernatural technique of Tianyan Peak, which can lure people into dreams and also distinguish between reality and illusion.
As the mental cultivation technique quietly began to operate, Chu Tianyi clearly felt that the surrounding spiritual energy had become unstable and rootless.
The walls of the quiet room were shrouded in a hazy glow, and even Lu Ming's presence beside him seemed ethereal.
Lu Ming's Dao foundation has an unknown origin and is extremely extraordinary. It cannot be conjured in this dream, which is the biggest flaw!
The truth became clear in an instant.
They never truly broke through the encirclement of the Dark Fragrance Pavilion, nor did they truly rescue Lu Ming. Since stepping out of the illusion array, everyone has been trapped in the dream array.
This seemingly perfect rescue was nothing more than a deceptively realistic illusion.
Chu Tian broke out in a cold sweat in an instant and hurriedly activated the Illusionary Dream Technique with all his might.