Chapter 318: The Moment the Sword Falls, Reinforcements Arrive

Although the Dharma Array could isolate the monsters, it was ultimately only set up around Wuji Hall, so the monsters that leaped into mid-air were bounced off in all directions, landing all over Kuncheng Peak.

The martial arts arena was naturally no exception.

One by one, the monsters with hideous faces descended from the sky like a blanket, frightening the disciples of the Yuanqing Sect and the Taishang Sect into losing their composure for a moment, fleeing in panic until Huiyan shouted loudly, which finally calmed them down.

Everyone worked together to resist the invasion of the monsters, yet these monsters seemed endless, no matter how they were killed, they could not be wiped out.

Looking at the heavy casualties among the disciples of the two sects, Huiyan frowned; he looked at the dark cloud in the sky, from which monsters were constantly pouring out.

It seemed that was the nest of the monsters.

But why did the Demon Race suddenly invade this time? Could it be related to his master's journey? Regardless, fortunately, Junior Brother Lu Ying was guarding outside Wuji Hall, so he should be able to protect his master's safety.

Thinking this, Huiyan fought the enemy with all his might while directing the disciples of the Taishang Sect to engage in battle, but how could he know that Lu Ying had long since been wounded by Maidong and had fallen into a coma.

In the current situation, the Taishang Sect and the Yuanqing Sect were working together to face the enemy, and the tit-for-tat rivalry from the earlier tournament was nowhere to be seen.

Long Qi fought hard, but the monsters descended from the sky in swarms, and he was very worried. As far as he knew, the abnormal movement of the monsters at Ding'anju last time was because the Demon Race wanted to take Lingxiang away; could it be the same this time?

The unease in his heart grew stronger, and Long Qi could not help but think of that dream, the dream he had while unconscious at Ding'anju.

Where is Lingxiang? Where is Lingxiang?

Long Qi fought hard to slay the monsters, but he always felt that his body was a bit strange. It was as if a rope was binding him, making him feel restricted and unable to perform, even his breath was not as steady as usual, and the Longyuan Sword, which he was accustomed to holding, had now become heavy.

What on earth is going on?

Just as Long Qi felt strange, the surrounding monsters swarmed up and rushed toward him. Seeing this, Long Qi hurriedly held his sword and pinched his fingers, intending to perform the Lingkong Flying Sword, but strangely, the Longyuan Sword had no reaction at all.

At such a critical moment, what kind of temper is this sword throwing?

No! That's not right!

The problem was not with the Longyuan Sword, but with himself!

When he previously performed the Lingkong Flying Sword, Long Qi could clearly feel the Spirit Qi wandering through his meridians, but this time, let alone Spirit Qi, he could not even raise a shred of True Qi, as if his whole body had gone stiff.

Strange, strange, what is going on?

Seeing the monsters closing in, Long Qi had no way to deal with them, but at this moment, a sharp blade was placed in front of him, followed by a series of Ink Awls.

The Ink Awls shot out from behind Long Qi, rushing toward the monsters and knocking down the gathered monsters one by one.

It was Liu Xia and Banxia.

"What's wrong with you? Why are you stunned?"

"I'm not feeling right..." Long Qi did not know how to explain, so he could only respond vaguely, then turned and asked: "Do you know where Lingxiang is now?"

Banxia looked back at Long Qi, thought for a moment, and said: "I just saw her go toward Wuji Hall, saying she was going to find Senior Sister Maidong."

Hearing this, Long Qi did not linger, dodging the monsters while running toward Wuji Hall.

As soon as Long Qi stepped onto the stone steps outside Wuji Hall, he saw a group of Yuanqing Disciples lying on the ground in disarray; his heart skipped a beat, and he hurriedly quickened his pace.

Outside Wuji Hall, Lingxiang was seriously injured and unable to move for a moment; seeing Maidong approaching step by step with a sword, she could only prop herself up and move backward.

Adao sensed that Lingxiang was in danger and struggled to get out from Lingxiang's sleeve, but for some reason, Lingxiang tightly pinched her sleeve, not giving Adao the slightest gap.

Maidong raised the long sword in her hand high, and just as it was about to fall, a voice came, causing the movement of her hand to pause.

"Lingxiang!"

It was Long Qi.

Maidong only hesitated for a moment before swinging the sword down again. Seeing this, Long Qi hurriedly tried to circulate his spirit and raise his Qi to perform the Tayun Boots, but for some reason, he could not feel the flow of his spiritual meridians at all.

Seeing that the sword was about to fall, Long Qi's eyes turned red; he shouted for her to stop while running forward with all his might, but the more he did so, the less strength he could muster.

Just as Maidong's sword fell, a figure suddenly rushed out from behind Long Qi and blocked in front of Lingxiang in the blink of an eye.

"Clang!"

The long sword was blocked, and the person who arrived was Xinyi.

"You finally came..." Lingxiang breathed a sigh of relief, then explained: "Maidong's consciousness has suffered a Collapse, and she must be experiencing Qi Deviation now; you must be careful."

After Xinyi achieved Spirit Communication with the Deer Horn Blade, he had been worried about Maidong, but he never expected that Maidong would become like this. He exerted force with his hand, flicked his blade to deflect Maidong's sword, then turned around and reached out to strike the back of Maidong's neck, intending to knock her unconscious first, but who knew that Maidong would dodge quickly, perform a few backflips, and instantly distance herself from Xinyi.

This...

What is going on here?

"Guining! It's me! I am Lu Xingyi, your Brother Lu!"

Xinyi lowered his blade and tried hard to call out to Maidong, but Maidong seemed not to hear him; she just tilted her head, stared at Xinyi blankly, and then held her sword and pinched a seal, preparing to cast a spell.

If this happens, I'm afraid it will implicate Lingxiang behind me!

Thinking this, Xinyi hurriedly raised his blade to meet her, intending to interrupt Maidong's spellcasting. But for some reason, Maidong's Body Movement had become exceptionally agile, not at all like what he saw on ordinary days.

But how could Xinyi know that besides having astonishing strength, Maidong was also very skilled in Body Movement, not inferior to him at all; it was just that she did not use it often, and Maidong had a careless personality, sometimes even forgetting about this, which gave people the illusion that she was not good at Body Movement.

Over there, Xinyi led Maidong away, and over here, Long Qi finally reached Lingxiang's side. At this moment, he felt exhausted, but he still hurriedly checked Lingxiang's injuries.

Although Long Qi was panting heavily, Lingxiang did not show any concern, as if she did not see it; she only said she was fine and took a Pill from her waist and swallowed it.

How can she say she is fine when she is in this state? I'm afraid her bones are shattered!

Long Qi was about to speak when, at that moment, there was a sudden earth-shaking tremor, followed by a series of huge thumping sounds.

Long Qi looked up and saw four figures of different heights standing on top of the Dharma Array; one of them, who looked very burly, was stomping his feet violently, and as his feet rose and fell, the earth trembled along with it.

This is!

Long Qi was shocked, but Lingxiang, who was beside him, looked very calm.

"Finally here..."

It's not exactly a writer's block, but this turning point in the plot is really inexplicably difficult to write...