Chapter 115: Flying Immortal from Beyond the Heavens

Cailian's eyes lit up, and she couldn't help but say with delight.

"What a beautiful place, it's practically like a fairyland on earth!"

Sima Wuhen also laughed and said.

"The young lady is right. Look quickly into that peach forest; there seem to be people living there, vaguely visible!"

Hearing this, the group was taken aback. They looked in the direction his finger pointed and, sure enough, saw a few pavilions and several thatched cottages not far away.

Huang Yang couldn't help but laugh.

"This is indeed a good place for seclusion. I wonder who has such refined taste to actually live here?"

Lv Qingshan, however, frowned as if he had recalled something. Just as he was about to speak, he heard a "hum" in his ears.

It felt as if a thousand-jun boulder had suddenly been hung upon his body; for a moment, his body felt incomparably heavy, and even moving seemed extremely difficult.

Only then did the group discover that, at some unknown time, a strange, rotating circle of light had appeared above their heads—it seemed to be a pattern of two Taiji fish!

Huang Yang was greatly shocked and shouted.

"Not good, it seems we have fallen into someone's trap. The surrounding area appears to be a grand formation, and it has already been activated."

In truth, there was no need for him to say it; the group had already understood!

They scrambled to circulate their energy to resist, yet it seemed to be of no avail. They were like dying people trapped deep in a quagmire, like a school of small fish that had entered a net.

Following a light giggle, plum blossoms were seen descending from the sky, drifting in with the wind. Immediately after, a humanoid demon—part human, part plum blossom—revealed itself.

One could see the blossoms drifting onto her body, eventually growing into hands, feet, eyebrows, and eyes!

Seeing the group, she bowed slightly and laughed happily.

"To have so many interesting toys arrive all at once, I am truly happy!

It has been a long time since this Taohuawu has been this lively.

Don't worry, this is definitely the premier choice for your graves."

If one were to ignore her appearance, if one had not seen the plum blossoms on her face, one would think such a pleasant voice must belong to a beauty; yet, reality was so ironic.

The one who had arrived was none other than Meixian—or more accurately, a Plum Demon. She suddenly reached out, and plum blossoms scattered across the sky, rotating in the gentle breeze, eventually forming a beautiful oil-paper umbrella.

The group could even clearly see the individual plum blossom petals imprinted on the umbrella.

Meixian seemed to be in a playful mood; she reached out again, and two vines formed from plum branches descended from the sky, eventually knotting into a swing.

Meixian flashed onto it and began to swing leisurely. Her cackling laughter echoed through the peach forest, sounding exceptionally eerie and grating.

"Are you ready, cute toys? Before you sleep here forever, state your wishes! Of course, I won't help you fulfill them! Cackle!"

Struggling, resisting, gathering strength, then struggling again, resisting again, and gathering strength again—with three "swish" sounds, Xie Lingyu, Lv Qingshan, and the middle-aged scholar from the Kaiyuan Academy seemed to break free from the formation's restraints all at once.

Two swords and one horsetail whisk sent three streaks of green light shooting out. With a "swish, swish, swish," as three thick peach trees fell, the rotating Yin-Yang fish pattern above their heads suddenly dissipated.

The group felt their bodies lighten, and they returned to their original state.

Regarding their actions, Meixian did not seem surprised at all. She continued to swing on her swing, cackling.

"Not bad, you actually broke my formation in one go, but..."

Before Meixian could finish her sentence, she suddenly vanished.

Just as Cailian, Tian Ruoyun, and Sima Wuhen were about to breathe a sigh of relief, they saw Plum Immortal appear right in front of them.

Several Meixians appeared all at once, and this sight gave them a fright.

Just as they were about to react, they saw red and blue lights flash abruptly. With a "bang, bang, bang," they fell directly to the ground, unconscious.

Fortunately, Lv Qingshan saw that something was wrong and acted in time; otherwise, they would not have just fallen to the ground unconscious, but would have lost their lives!

Those few Meixians instantly turned into petals, gathering together like a whirlwind to form a new Meixian.

The Meixian let out a soft "oh," looked toward Lv Qingshan, and giggled.

"I didn't expect you old bull-nose to have some tricks; you really made me misjudge you!

However..."

Like a ghost, Meixian flashed and appeared behind Lv Qingshan, launching a terrifying attack directly at him.

Lv Qingshan was greatly shocked. He had not expected her speed to be so fast. Unable to dodge in time, he had no choice but to circulate his spiritual energy to take the blow head-on, while simultaneously sweeping the horsetail whisk in his hand sharply toward his back.

With a "bang," he stumbled, his footing unsteady. After swaying a few times, he finally planted his foot heavily on the ground with a "thud" to steady himself.

At the same time, Xie Lingyu's cyan sword Qi had already closed in on Meixian, forcing her to retreat.

Flying to Lv Qingshan's side, Xie Lingyu pointed her long sword at Meixian and asked Lv Qingshan in a low voice, "Abbot Lv, are you alright?"

Lv Qingshan endured the surging blood in his chest, forcibly swallowing the blood that had risen to his throat, and said with a wary expression.

"Sect Leader Xie, don't worry about me. I am fine. This demon's cultivation is profound; we must be careful and on guard!"

Xie Lingyu kept her eyes on Meixian while speaking in a low voice.

"I think so too. We are certainly no match for her individually, so we must work together to eliminate her!"

As she spoke, she gave Huang Yang a look.

The two of them struck with their swords simultaneously. Their cyan sword Qi merged into one, and the two of them, one above and one below, launched their strongest combined attack at Meixian.

"Yaoguang Demon-Subduing Sword—Crane Slash!"

Seeing this, Lv Qingshan and the middle-aged scholar from the Kaiyuan Academy no longer held back and simultaneously unleashed their own signature techniques.

Under the attack of the four, Meixian's expression finally changed. She dodged four times in succession, yet still failed to evade the strikes of the four techniques.

With a "swish, swish, swish, swish," they were about to cut Meixian down under their swords.

Then came a "clang, clang, clang" and "zing, zing, zing." A man in green robes with a face like tree bark suddenly appeared, instantly breaking the combined lethal strike of Xie Lingyu and Huang Yang, as well as the finishing moves of Lv Qingshan and the middle-aged scholar from the Kaiyuan Academy.

Furthermore, with a backhanded sword strike, he slashed the throat of the middle-aged scholar from the Kaiyuan Academy, stepped lightly to send Lv Qingshan flying, threw his sword backhanded to pin Huang Yang to death, and then instantly closed in on Xie Lingyu. With a light tap of his finger, he knocked her long sword away, then lifted his foot to flick it up, catching it easily in his hand, and held it against Xie Lingyu's throat.

The series of movements was fluid and clean!

The situation was instantly reversed: two dead, two wounded!

This scene made Meixian cackle with laughter.

"Second Brother, you've only just arrived! You nearly caused your little sister to lose her life!"

That's right, the one who had arrived was none other than Meixian's second brother—Songxian!

At that moment, Lv Qingshan's face turned pale, and Xie Lingyu's eyes were filled with despair!

Without a doubt, this place would be their burial ground!

Just as Songxian flicked his long sword, intending to slash across Xie Lingyu's throat.

Then came a "whoosh" sound, and a golden lotus suddenly flew in from beyond the sky, its light dazzling—extremely brilliant……….