Chapter 257: Xi Emperor Bagua Mirror

Zuo Qiu Ling looked toward the space above the Nine Heavens of Peach and Plum Mountain, and even his state of mind, tempered for a thousand years, could not hide the emotions and worries in his eyes at this moment.

He withdrew his gaze and suddenly said: "Youyi, do you think the situation in the world will evolve like the Hidden Dragon Lantern Festival? Or even worse."

It was clear that Zuo Qiu Ling felt that the situation tonight was just like New Year's Eve at the beginning of the Hidden Dragon Lantern Festival.

The Zuo Qiu sect was facing an extremely difficult challenge; if they held on, they could welcome a new pattern for the Lingxiao Life Realm.

If they couldn't hold on, it might be the destruction of the clan and the death of the people.

Facing this family head of a ten-million-strong sect, Li Youyi didn't dare to speak nonsense at will, pondered for a moment, and expressed his point of view: "Tonight and New Year's Eve are very similar, but still different."

"When the Hidden Dragon Lantern Festival started, the Far West Ash Region could hide its clumsiness and didn't expose the hidden power. They have always been located in the west of the Lingxiao Life Realm and haven't shown ambition for thousands of years."

"So, everyone thought that the Zuo Qiu sect supported by the Du'e Temple was the biggest threat and had to be wiped out first."

"Tonight is different. The demon race is coming aggressively, and the Qilin Zang is even more arrogant, completely showing the attitude of not stopping until the human race

"Even if the imperial court wants to use the demon race to destroy the Zuoqiu Clan, they must first preserve the Zuoqiu Clan for now. Otherwise, if the southern border falls, the next target will be Lingxiao City."

"The major powers of the northern, eastern, and western borders cannot afford to stand by and watch as they did on New Year's Eve. Because, if you lose the Hidden Dragon Lantern Festival, you can flee the city. But if you lose the war for the world, there is nowhere to run, and your descendants will be reduced to slaves and livestock."

Yin Twenty-Four and Yao Yin were absolutely awestruck by Li Youyi. It wasn't because of what he said, but rather that he could converse with a big shot like the head of the Lingxiao Clan so calmly and naturally, without appearing arrogant or conceited.

The two of them, however, were extremely nervous.

It wasn't that they were afraid of anything, but the aura invisibly radiated by Zuoqiu Ling was simply too strong.

Zuoqiu Ling said: "The Qilin Zang's cultivation has reached an unimaginable height. The formation of Qiuzhou City can only temporarily repel it; it cannot harm it in the slightest. Even the immortals of the Dudu Temple can barely contend with it. The transcendent who rushed over from the western border was swallowed whole by it. There is no one left in the entire Lingxiao Life Realm who is its match. It dares to wage war so unscrupulously because it must have absolute certainty."

Li Youyi knew very well that Zuoqiu Ling was testing him.

A person capable of being the head of a clan could not possibly fail to see the predicament behind the Qilin Zang.

Li Youyi said: "I think the Qilin Zang may not have absolute certainty; it is just that the arrow is on the string and must be fired."

"At the Hidden Dragon Lantern Festival, with the strength and trump cards of Luan Sheng Lin You, along with their affiliated forces, it was originally a sure thing. As long as Luan Sheng Lin You was crowned the Hidden Dragon, the Qilin Zang would have emerged to seize the momentum. With the two forces combined, it wouldn't even need to make a move; countless factions would have defected to its banner tonight."

"The failure of the Hidden Dragon Lantern Festival is clearly the result it least wanted to see."

"But factions like Tianya Ridge, Yinshan, Coffin Mountain, and Dragon Gate have all clearly chosen their sides. If it doesn't act tonight, if it doesn't show the toughest attitude, how can it give these people an explanation?"

"Tianya Ridge is right under the nose of the Zuoqiu Clan."

"Yinshan will be uprooted by the Snow Sword Tang Ting."

"Dragon Gate will be the first to be crusaded against by the imperial court's army, and the people of the world will applaud."

"The reason the Qilin Zang is so tough in this battle, appearing as if it is determined to win, I believe, is more to show its attitude to its allies and put their minds at ease."

Zuoqiu Ling's eyes lit up, and he nodded slightly: "The Qilin Zang did not obtain the support of the Dudu Temple. Overlords like the Four-Pole Ape King and the Silver-Feather Eagle King must be hesitant in their hearts; it is entirely possible they might change sides again... It's here, the supreme artifact has finally finished absorbing the magic Qi..."

Li Youyi was just in the midst of his surprise.

A terrifying, inexplicable aura erupted from an unknown space above the Ninth Heaven of Taoli Mountain, and countless Wu Xiu in the city were so intimidated that they collapsed to the ground.

"Whoosh!"

A blinding radiance, like a scorching sun in the sky, dispelled the dark night.

It illuminated the entire Qiuzhou as if it were broad daylight.

The Zuoqiu Clan's supreme artifact, the "Xi Emperor Bagua Mirror," having absorbed enough magic Qi from the Heavenly Law Earth Spring, flew out of Taoli Mountain, its supreme might rolling forth.

The sea of clouds in the firmament began to boil.

The scorching sun and the bright moon derived from the Bagua Mirror formed the spectacular sight of the sun and moon in the sky simultaneously.

Sensing that aura of destruction, the Silver-Feather Eagle King no longer possessed its previous arrogance; it spread its wings and fled in a panic, covering over a hundred miles in a single flap. But it was caught by the Xi Emperor Bagua Mirror. A moment later, a cloud of blood mist exploded from its demon body, and the southern sky turned completely blood-red.

"Boom!"

The demon king's broken corpse fell to the ground, turning a hundred-mile radius into a blood-red demon wasteland plain.

It truly was a blood-red night; another transcendent had fallen, and the landscape of the Lingxiao Life Realm was bound to change drastically tonight.

The firmament of this ancestral realm, Taoli Mountain, possessed one of the best Heavenly Law Earth Springs in the southern border, which could unleash the power of a supreme artifact to its maximum.

Therefore, as long as a major clan activated its supreme artifact in its own base, it could almost remain invincible.

The Zuoqiu Clan's second transcendent walked out from the unknown space at the mountain peak, their physique even more robust than Zuoqiu Ling's. With every step they took, the void trembled, and ripples of energy brilliance spread outward.

They were the one wielding the Xi Emperor Bagua Mirror.

"The Zuoqiu Clan actually has a second transcendent!"

"No wonder the Dudu Temple intended to choose them. Who exactly is this person? Their aura is too tyrannical; they seem no less powerful than the Second Palace Master."

The Zuoqiu Clan's second transcendent, driving the Xi Emperor Bagua Mirror, killed their way out of Qiuzhou City and headed straight for the Qilin Zang.

"Boom!"

With just a single strike, several hundred-meter-wide fissures appeared on the ground, extending to the edge of the horizon.

The Qilin Zang had come prepared; the supreme artifact it carried had also finished activating, transforming into a silver moon that rose up and collided with the Xi Emperor Bagua Mirror.

In an instant, countless scriptures exploded outward, and the vast plain continuously collapsed, turning into a basin.

The transcendent duel escalated further.

The landscape of Qiuzhou was being violently altered by the fighting.

Human transcendents were rushing over rapidly, and transcendents from the Far West Ash Region also appeared one after another. Artifacts collided in the firmament, and their Dao techniques either burned the heavens or boiled the seas.

They fought for an entire night.

As dawn approached, the fluctuations of the battle gradually moved away.

Fighting near Qiuzhou City, the Xi Emperor Bagua Mirror could continuously absorb magic Qi from the Heavenly Law Earth Spring, displaying its greatest power. At the same time, the offensive power within the city-protecting formation was also being continuously released, and the demon race was completely suppressed.

Only by moving far away could they dismantle the human transcendents' advantage and regain the upper hand.

The Wu Xiu in the city, who had endured the night in fear and trembling, finally breathed a sigh of relief; that aura of impending doom was too terrifying.

On the Third Heaven, Zuoqiu Ling did not feel happy about repelling the demon race; instead, his expression was grave, and he sighed deeply. It was unimaginable how severe the destruction of this battle was to Qiuzhou; countless commoners outside the city had died or been injured, and the city itself had suffered heavy damage.

The morning sun rose.

Zuoqiu Ling received a ten-thousand-mile urgent letter from the western border, and his face changed drastically: "Sounding the east while attacking the west! Could it be that the preview at the Hidden Dragon Lantern Festival was truly unavoidable?"

The letter stated that last night, the Zhu Men had been attacked by the demon race. The leader of the four great demon kings, the Mountain Lord Huihuo, the Que Rong Ancestor, and the Purple Luan, one of the five Luans from the Far West Ash Region, had appeared with supreme artifacts.

The results of the battle had not yet arrived.

In the current situation, as a junior, one could only resign oneself to fate.

Taoli Mountain was already the safest place; with transcendents fighting outside the city, countless commoners died without even knowing why.

On the Third Heaven, Zuoqiu Ling arranged a separate cave dwelling for Li Youyi to go into seclusion and ordered someone to bring him a medicinal soup brewed from thousand-year-old essence herbs.

The cave dwelling was built against a cliff, and there was an ancient peach tree at the entrance.

"The Zuoqiu Clan head is approachable and lacks the arrogance of someone who has fought all his peers to invincibility as legend suggests. Being a figure in the Longevity Realm, he is so polite to a junior like me. Master Lingwei, the upbringing and moral cultivation of your Zuoqiu Clan are indeed worthy of praise."

After opening the cave's formation, Li Youyi finally dared to communicate with the few people in the blood-mud space.

Then.

He used spiritual light flames to activate the Dao Ancestor Taiji Fish and entered it.

Just as he stepped into the blood-mud space, he saw the seven little ones lying on the herb field, wreaking havoc on his immortal soil.

His heart was both angry and delighted.

"Eat, eat, you'll finish it all sooner or later."

Li Youyi hurriedly packed away ten pounds of immortal soil to save for shaping a Longevity Body. In the blink of an eye, he saw the Yellow Dragon Sword and the Jingyu Sword stuck in the ground; having regained his lost battle weapons, the gloom in his heart was swept away.

Chan Hai Guan Wu was sitting on the edge of the jade boat, her red clothes vibrant, her skin as white as mutton-fat jade, not cultivating, looking troubled.

Li Youyi didn't need to guess to know that it must have been her who made the move on the Weapon Ancestor Marsh to pull the Yellow Dragon Sword and the seven little ones into the Buddha Ancestor Sarira.

From this, it could also be inferred that her cultivation must have recovered quite a bit.

Sensing Li Youyi's gaze, Chan Hai Guan Wu said: "Our relationship is quite special; I can also activate the Buddha Ancestor Sarira to a certain extent."

Li Youyi asked: "Will it be detected by others?"

"With the blood mist and scriptures of the Blood Handprint Demon Armor covering it, they wouldn't be able to detect it in their state at the time."

Chan Hai Guan Wu jumped off the jade boat, her expression solemn, and paced as she said: "The drastic change in the situation exceeds my expectations. I had intended to hide in the shadows and accumulate slowly, waiting until I returned to the level of a Martial Dao Son of Heaven, so that many things could be done boldly. But now, there is no place safe in the world. If the Qilin Zang is truly allowed to win, we will all be doomed."

Li Youyi said: "Do you think the major factions, even if they join forces, are no match for the Qilin Zang?"

Chan Hai Guan Wu said: "The cultivation the Qilin Zang has displayed has already opened up a large gap with all the transcendents. Zhuang Shiyan of the Dudu Temple is actually quite capable, but he can only barely contain it. What do you think of that person from the Zuoqiu Clan's Vertical and Horizontal School?"

This question was clearly not directed at Li Youyi.

Master Lingwei said: "In the thousand years we have been away, that he could cultivate to this level is already beyond my expectations. But there is still a significant gap between him and the Qilin Zang."

Master Jar gave the Qilin Zang a very high evaluation: "It is already on par with me back in the day."

"Its strength is above yours," Master Coffin said.

The two immediately began to argue.

Ignoring them, Li Youyi looked at Chan Hai Guan Wu and asked curiously: "I have actually always wanted to know, what exactly is the purpose of the Dudu Temple? Rumors in the streets say that when you defeated the Leixiao Sect and established the Lingxiao Palace back then, you had their support behind you. They also say that the Dudu Temple is your master's sect."

"Master's sect... are they even worthy?"

In Chan Hai Guan Wu's mind, many childhood memories surfaced. After a long while, she said: "The Dudu Temple, just think of them as a group of investors who, at the right time, select the best forces or people and provide them with a certain amount of funding in exchange for generous returns."