Chapter 116: The Sect-Protecting Array Activates, Danger!

Appearing on either side of the Ancestor of the Hehuan Sect were a man and a woman.

The man had a tall build and a gloomy gaze, his cultivation having reached the Nascent Soul Early Stage; he was none other than the Great Hall Master of the Punishment Hall, Si Tianyong.

The woman was a beautiful matron whose looks were in no way inferior to Shangguan Yurou, and her cultivation was likewise at the Nascent Soul Early Stage.

Her name was Sun Yueling, and like Shangguan Yurou, she was a Supreme Elder of the Hehuan Sect.

With the appearance of these two, the advantageous situation of the master and her two disciples was instantly reversed.

The hearts of the master and her two disciples sank simultaneously.

"Si Tianyong, we have had friction before, but can you not see which is more important: that minor friction or breaking free from control?"

"And you, Sun Yueling, although the relationship between us has always been tense, this is not the time to act on impulse."

"The two of you have actually chosen to help Hua Xingkong; have you thought about the consequences?"

"Do you not want to break free from Hua Xingkong's control?"

Shangguan Yurou looked at the two, her expression grave yet somewhat puzzled.

"Break free from control?"

Hearing Shangguan Yurou's words, the Ancestor of the Hehuan Sect, Si Tianyong, and Sun Yueling all laughed at once.

"Shangguan Yurou, you are too self-righteous," Sun Yueling shook her head.

Si Tianyong stared at Shangguan Yurou, his face full of mockery, "You think I am opposing you because of our previous friction? Ridiculous."

Shangguan Yurou frowned, the doubt in her heart growing even deeper.

Just then, the mocking voice of the Ancestor of the Hehuan Sect came, "The two of them have never been under my control, so where does this talk of breaking free come from?"

Hearing the words of the Ancestor of the Hehuan Sect, Shangguan Yurou, Dong Yue, and Yan Qingxuan were all somewhat suspicious and uncertain.

The Ancestor of the Hehuan Sect was so suspicious; how could he possibly let two Nascent Soul Stage cultivators go without controlling them?

How could this be possible?

Seeing the expressions of the master and her two disciples, the sneer on the face of the Ancestor of the Hehuan Sect grew a bit more intense.

"Shangguan Yurou, this seat is indeed suspicious, but I only suspect outsiders, not my Dao Companion and my own flesh and blood."

The master and her two disciples all revealed expressions of shock.

Sun Yueling was actually the Dao Companion of the Ancestor of the Hehuan Sect!

Si Tianyong was the son of the Ancestor of the Hehuan Sect???

No wonder the two of them had not been controlled by the Ancestor of the Hehuan Sect.

This Ancestor of the Hehuan Sect had hidden things so deeply, having deliberately concealed the identities of the two all along.

It seems he had long since prepared for a situation like this.

"Hua Xingkong, you really are deep-scheming."

With the Ancestor of the Hehuan Sect having the help of Si Tianyong and Sun Yueling, they had almost no chance of winning.

After working so hard for so many years, was it all to end in failure after all?

Thinking of this, Shangguan Yurou's expression was one of unwillingness.

"The world often says that being prepared prevents trouble."

"Facts prove that this seat's calculations were not wrong."

The Ancestor of the Hehuan Sect looked at the three of them indifferently, "If you three can turn back from your errors and surrender, this seat can let bygones be bygones and spare your lives."

Shangguan Yurou sneered, "Things have come to this, do you think we would still believe your nonsense?"

"Given your style, if we were to truly surrender, our fate would likely be worse than death!"

Dong Yue and Yan Qingxuan were also unmoved, a flash of determination appearing in their expressions.

"What a pity."

The Ancestor of the Hehuan Sect swept his gaze over the three of them, his expression somewhat regretful.

Yan Qingxuan and Dong Yue had risen to prominence too late.

By the time he noticed them, it was already when he had failed his breakthrough to Spirit Transformation.

At that time, he was focused on closed-door cultivation to recover and could not attend to other matters.

He had intended to appreciate the two of them later.

He had not expected that Shangguan Yurou and her two disciples would have such boldness, choosing to stand up and resist him.

More importantly, they did not know what method they used, but they had actually succeeded in destroying the Yin Yang Hall!

At the thought of the Yin Yang Hall being destroyed, he could not help but feel a suffocating heartache.

That was a Mysterious Grade Dharma Treasure!

It was the most precious treasure he possessed, and also the medium he used to control the experts of the Hehuan Sect.

Now that this item was destroyed, it would be difficult for him to control the experts of the Hehuan Sect as easily as before.

Thinking of this, a dense murderous intent erupted.

A cold aura rose up, and the clouds in the sky instantly turned dim.

"Since you want to seek death, then this seat will grant your wish!"

"Those two little ones are for you two, I will deal with Shangguan Yurou!"

"Kill!"

Following his order, Si Tianyong and Sun Yueling charged toward Dong Yue and Yan Qingxuan respectively.

The Ancestor of the Hehuan Sect went straight for Shangguan Yurou.

Black water swirled around his body, and with every gesture, streams of black water swept and crashed like water dragons.

Facing his attack, Shangguan Yurou's expression was grave; she dared not let the black water touch her in the slightest.

This technique was the famous signature skill of the Ancestor of the Hehuan Sect, the Black Water Art, a type of extremely sinister technique.

The black water condensed by the Black Water Art can not only corrode the physical body, but can even erode the Soul.

Once contaminated, it is very difficult to remove.

In the past, when the Hehuan Sect Ancestor was at the peak of his power, he even used this method to defeat a Nascent Soul Perfection cultivator.

If there were Dong Yue and Yan Qingxuan to assist, the combined strength of the three would naturally not fear the erosion of the black water.

However, when facing it alone, Shangguan Yurou felt it was extremely strenuous.

The black water seemed to seep into every pore.

Although she blocked the black water's attacks time and time again, every time she came into contact with it, a large portion of her Spiritual Power would be corroded away.

After only a brief exchange, she had already suffered significant depletion.

If this continued, in less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, her Spiritual Power would inevitably be completely eroded.

On the other two battlefields, the fighting had already fallen into a stalemate.

After all, Dong Yue and Yan Qingxuan had only recently formed their Nascent Souls, and their cultivation was much weaker compared to Si Tianyong and Sun Yueling.

Although they relied on their powerful combat talent to fight back and forth with the two of them.

They were unable to break away to help her.

Once she was defeated here, they would all fall into a certain-death situation.

Seeing that the situation was untenable, a desire to retreat could not help but arise in her heart.

First, she sent a message to Wang Jianqiang via a Sound Transmission Talisman, then she looked at Dong Yue and Yan Qingxuan and sent a voice transmission.

"Retreat~"

Hearing Shangguan Yurou's voice transmission, Dong Yue and Yan Qingxuan decisively pulled away and retreated.

After blocking the impact of the black water once more, Shangguan Yurou also used the force to retreat, successfully escaping.

After the three of them disengaged from the battle, they flew toward the outside of the sect without the slightest hesitation.

"Want to escape?"

"Have you asked this seat?"

The Hehuan Sect Ancestor gave a grim laugh and glanced at Si Tianyong and Sun Yueling.

The two nodded and simultaneously sent out a message.

The next moment.

A massive curtain of light suddenly rose into the air, and in the blink of an eye, it transformed into a huge Sky Screen.

It covered the entire Hehuan Sect like a giant inverted bowl.

"This is... the Protective Sect Array!"

Seeing this scene, Shangguan Yurou and her two disciples, who were fleeing outside the sect, stopped instantly.

The expressions of all three were filled with despair.

The Protective Sect Array requires at least ten cultivators at the Golden Core Stage or above to act simultaneously to activate it.

They had originally thought that after the Yin Yang Hall was destroyed, the various Golden Core Elders would surely be eager to get rid of Hua Xingkong and no one would be willing to help him.

Now it seems that they had thought about it a bit too simply.

Swish

Swish

Swish

Amidst three sounds of breaking through the air, the Hehuan Sect Ancestor, Si Tianyong, and Sun Yueling caught up.

The Hehuan Sect Ancestor looked at Shangguan Yurou with a mocking expression.

"Hahaha, Shangguan Yurou, this seat is indeed unpopular."

"But you don't think this seat only has the Yin Yang Hall as a trump card, do you?"