Chapter 2610: Mutual Flight / Rushing Away From Each Other

Upon seeing Jiuyou return to Huicheng, the Lingyun Palace immortals and demons were thrown into utter confusion, their minds in chaos and losing all composure; then hearing him ruthlessly issue a kill-to-silence order, they immediately drew together in a tight defensive cluster.

War reignited within the Panlong Secret Realm, but this time with Jiuyou holding the fort, the Cangyan people were full of confidence, while the Lingyun Palace immortals and demons were anxious at heart and their morale was low.

Had there been no way to escape, they truly would not have wanted to fight.

Just then, Immortal Lord Lingyun, who had leapt off the Panlong city wall and dodged a strike from the Black Dragon Totem, suddenly heard the sound of flapping wings from the northeast, along with a voice shouting loudly:

"Here, here!"

He looked back and saw, to his surprise, one of Lingyun Palace's avian demons flying in from the jungle.

The Panlong Secret Realm had been closed for a long time; Lingyun Palace's scouts had patrolled the entire island yet never managed to gain entry, so its sudden appearance now meant—

"Our avian demon got in; the Secret Realm has a breach!"

Fairy Wuyu also caught sight of the avian demon's figure, her spirits lifted, and pointing in the direction it had flown from, she immediately shouted for a retreat.

Hearing there was a way out behind them, the crowd of immortals and demons instantly shook off their low spirits and fled northeast in a tight cluster.

How could it be such a coincidence — their own side had searched the whole island and found no exit, yet the moment the enemy experts returned, the Secret Realm developed a breach? Gengyue Shen's eyes flickered, but he stopped short of speaking.

At this critical juncture, the immortals and demons only wanted to escape with their lives; could he stop them?

The opponent is this formidable — just wipe them out right here; what need is there to set another trap?

Besides, it's also possible their own side broke through Earth Mother's defenses from outside and punched a breach in the Secret Realm.

All things considered, it's worth a try.

So he didn't make a sound either, and simply turned and ran with the flow.

The Cangyan people pursued fiercely, killing another immortal and another demon.

Then, Fairy Wuyu and the others passed through the impenetrable jungle, pushed aside the branches before them, and beheld a bright moon and sparse stars.

Inside the Panlong Secret Realm, dark clouds were dense; where would there be moon and stars?

Everyone rejoiced, mounted their artifacts and rose from the ground, and indeed no longer encountered the "ghost-hitting-wall" effect.

Earlier, when the Secret Realm was tightly sealed, no matter how they circled, they would always end up back at Panlongcheng.

And when the Lingyun Palace immortals and demons flew high and looked down on the island below, the shadow of the Pangze Ruins was stretched long by the moonlight, surrounded by lush forest — where was any Panlong Ancient City?

Then, the island sank.

Right before their eyes, it slowly sank into the sea.

Of course, by now everyone knows this isn't a sea island, but Earth Mother's disguise!

The sea waves surged back into a tsunami, swiftly filling in this area.

In just a dozen breaths or so, the extra island that had appeared out of nowhere in the Hundred Pearl Archipelago abruptly vanished again.

After a violent upheaval, the sea surface returned to calm, as if nothing had ever happened.

If Earth Mother were to sink completely into the ground, it would take a very long time, but sinking into the seabed is much easier. This is also one of the main reasons He Lingchuan insisted on choosing the Hundred Pearl Archipelago as the battlefield.

Now, Earth Mother carries Panlong Ancient City and the Lingyun Palace enemies away in elegant departure.

Just then, another ten-odd immortals and demons came to meet them and joined up with Fairy Wuyu's group. They were the second batch of reinforcements dispatched by Lingyun Palace, who had been unable to locate the Secret Realm's entrance and could not gain entry.

Fairy Wuyu and the others, still shaken, finally realized their side had escaped alive only because the other side had deliberately let them go.

The Jiuyou Great Emperor has already obtained what he wanted and only wishes to leave, so he couldn't be bothered to settle accounts with them?

As for Lingyun Palace's losses…

"Return to the Palace!" Gengyue Shen gazed fixedly in midair for a long while, communicated with his direct superior, and only then said, "The Saintly Venerable has ordered us to return to the Palace at once!"

…

Earth Mother submerged underground while asking He Lingchuan, "Where to now?"

"Return to Cangyan at full speed." He Lingchuan instructed, "Without a moment's stop."

Zhu Xiuer leaned over, eager to try: "We've secured Hidden Immortal Lord's torso, but there are still large quantities of Haipanche in the Million Mountains, and Lian Valley still has the Heavenly Palace's most elite demon-puppet master squads. Should we…?"

Immortal Mingke bore severe wounds on both shoulder and chest; he had just circulated his power to force the corrupting poison from his wounds, and now interjected:

"Lingyun Palace's location has been exposed; they will relocate within a short time. When that happens, it will be very difficult for us to find them again."

Dong Rui nodded at the side.

Cangyan's ability to locate Hidden Immortal Lord's hideout was thanks to Mei Wuniang risking her life to obtain secret intelligence. That was information that could only have leaked during the handover between the Heavenly Palace's various Cloud Lords.

With this exposure and such heavy losses, Lingyun Palace will surely act even more cautiously in the future. Missing today, Cangyan will find it very hard to locate them again.

Earth Mother's stone avatar also patted its chest: "I can overturn Yanhua Bay."

The scheme they set up in the Hundred Pearl Archipelago concluded perfectly, the Jiuyou Great Emperor's objective was also smoothly achieved — will the roles of attacker and defender now reverse between enemy and us?

Ling Jinbao immediately said: "Indeed, the Haipanche raised inside Lingyun Palace all require seawater rotation from Yanhua Bay. If Earth Mother can wreck Yanhua Bay, the Haipanche in the Million Mountains will be hard to raise. Didn't Hu Xin say so — if those things go long without soaking in fresh seawater, they'll soon undergo aberrant changes."

If Haipanche go long without touching fresh seawater, Hidden Immortal Lord's fragments will default to being too far from the sea, and will instinctively shift form and leave their original location.

For the Million Mountains, which have stockpiled large quantities of Haipanche, this scene is simply a disaster.

With just this one move, Earth Mother can inflict incalculable losses on the Heavenly Demon's Divine Descent plan — why not do it?

Everyone had just won a victorious battle and was still in high spirits, so they chimed in one after another.

He Lingchuan smiled and cut them off:

"Have any of you heard the great name of Xuandu?"

"Xuandu?" Immortal Mingke started. "The 'Sea Emperor' Xuandu?"

"Precisely."

"He is the overlord of the Endless Sea; even the Black Dragon God Venerable treated him with considerable courtesy back then." Immortal Mingke said, "Although both are True Immortals, his power is publicly acknowledged to be above True Person Qianhuan. There are countless True Persons, Immortal Lords, and Immortal Venerables in this world, but there is only one 'Sea Emperor'. You mention him because…?"

By the last few words, he was already speaking with utmost caution.

It couldn't be… could it?

"True Person Qianhuan was never known for offensive divine abilities; his power falling short of Xuandu is understandable."

He Lingchuan paused here before continuing: "The last passage seal of the Glazed Sea is in Xuandu's hands. Right now he still sits guarding inside Lingyun Palace; barring accident, he will soon rush over!"

Everyone fell silent.

In the Panlong Secret Realm, a moment of utter quiet fell.

The little stone figure scratched the back of its head: "We'd better hurry."

As soon as the words were spoken, everyone felt a strong push from behind:

The Earth Mother instantly increased her speed.

Clearly, the Earth Mother also knew how terrifying Xuan Du was, and had no intention of letting it catch up.

After a while, Mingke Xianren cautiously asked:

"You, you just fought Xuan Du?"

He Lingchuan had just nodded when everyone's expressions turned to disbelief.

To have fought Xuan Du and still return calmly to the Panlong Secret Realm— the Nine Abysses Great Emperor is truly formidable!

Although the Nine Abysses Great Emperor also has the feat of forcibly resisting Jia Lou Tian, Jia Lou Tian in Yujing City was not a full divine descent, not a full-force assault.