Chapter 286: The Last Day of Soft Food and the Bitter City

This voice wasn't particularly harsh, but its sudden appearance at this moment was extremely untimely.

Heng Xian and Ji Yaoyue instantly came to, exchanged an embarrassed glance, and looked down together.

Below on the street, a white figure stood, her silhouette extremely curvaceous in the moonlight, but now she brandished a sword, fury blazing, a powerful vortex swirling around her, and the surrounding walls cracked with a "creak-creak".

One could not doubt that if this woman fully erupted, the surroundings might be completely destroyed.

It was Bai Lianhua.

Ji Yaoyue looked at Heng Xian, the blush on her face not yet faded, and said: "Bai Lianhua has come after us!"

Heng Xian glanced around: "First, leave, shake her off!"

Ji Yaoyue nodded.

Together they reached the rear window; one stepped through the air, the other flew on sword, passing through the hazy mist, speeding toward the distance.

But just as they set off, Bai Lianhua leapt into midair, her eyes brightening, she swiftly pursued, shouting: "Where do you think you're going? Today, hunting you down leaves you no escape, heaven or earth!"

Ji Yaoyue whispered: "That foul woman loves to boast; if we talk about fighting skill, among the top of each sect's earthly rankings, she wouldn't even make the top ten, and she'd still be shameless!"

Heng Xian laughed: "Although I stayed at the Tianyuan Sect for a while, I've actually never come into contact with her."

No sooner had his words fallen than a tremendous pressure came from behind, and a bronze hammer locked onto the two of them, smashing down from the air.

Ji Yaoyue chuckled lightly: "He's lost his temper, even bringing out his personal magic treasure!"

Heng Xian examined the hammer closely—big head, slim shaft, still quite imposing—and remarked with feeling: "A woman refining a hammer as her personal magic treasure is truly surprising!"

"Personal magic treasures also vary in strength; looking fierce isn't enough!" Ji Yaoyue said, grabbing Heng Xian and shooting forward, while forming a seal with her left hand and softly shouting: "Urgent!"

"Hum—"

A strange, curved-blade-like weapon flashed out, straight for the hammer.

"Bang—"

The hammer and curved blade collided, erupting in an unparalleled surge of spiritual energy; the sky flashed bright, and dozens of houses below instantly turned to flying ash.

Though far away and deliberately shielded by Ji Yaoyue, Heng Xian still felt a trace of terrifying shock, and asked involuntarily: "Is this your personal magic treasure?"

Ji Yaoyue nodded: "Yes, does it look good?"

"Not bad!" Heng Xian replied.

"Bang bang..."

Behind them, the two great personal magic treasures kept striking each other; each impact rang with metal-on-metal clangs, the ground's buildings shattered like crushed eggs, a scene of utter ruin, and some of the "gray-clad" were even shaken to death.

Ji Yaoyue glanced at Heng Xian, worried he couldn't bear it, and simply pulled him into her embrace, chuckling: "Don't worry, I'll protect you!"

Heng Xian had wanted to break free, but a softness brushed his ear, the maiden's fragrance filling his nostrils, leaving him dazed: "Don't say! Sometimes eating soft food feels quite nice."

Ji Yaoyue giggled: "Great! Little Xianxian, I'll support you from now on!"

"Little Xianxian?"

Heng Xian rubbed his nose.

Just then, Bai Lianhua roared from behind: "Heaven-Earth Mandarin Duck Halberd, Mandarin Duck Halberd? Ji Yaoyue, it's you!"

"Only now did you recognize it—what a foolish woman!" Ji Yaoyue shouted a rebuke.

Heng Xian broke free of the embrace, saying: "It's not worth fighting her to the death; you go back first!"

Ji Yaoyue stared for a moment: "Go back? I'm not going back—I came to find you with no thought of returning; let's explore this ancient ruin together."

Heng Xian shook his head: "No way! I'm opposed to the fourteen sects; being with me won't work—if we're surrounded by Primordial Dan Realm experts from all sects, what would that be? Afterwards you couldn't explain it to your master either!"

Ji Yaoyue was about to speak again when Heng Xian interrupted: "Listen! Remember to pick up as many white and blue clothing tokens as you can—they're very useful; don't rest tonight, grab as many as you find!"

Saying that, his form shifted, turning into a fleeting shadow, and he rushed straight toward the distance.

"Heng—" Ji Yaoyue waved her hand to shout, but Bai Lianhua came attacking from behind, so she turned to face her, furious: "Bai Lianhua! Attack me again and I'll take your life!"

Bai Lianhua seemed somewhat wary of her, halted her spell, and said coldly: "Tianyuan and Da Luo have never had any grudges; they only just cooperated a few hours ago—why are you ambushing me?"

Ji Yaoyue withdrew her personal magic treasure and sneered: "Which of your eyes saw our palace ambushing you?"

Bai Lianhua said: "Within dozens of li, the only living people are you and… that someone; if not you two, who else could it be?"

Ji Yaoyue replied: "That argument is truly laughable—just because someone is nearby doesn't mean they're the culprit; if all sect disciples were present, would that mean everyone ambushed you?"

Bai Lianhua drew a deep breath: "You saved that cat-faced man, didn't you?"

Ji Yaoyue crossed her arms, accentuating her remarkably long legs, and said in an infuriating tone: "Where's the evidence?"

Bai Lianhua said: "My spiritual sense is impaired; I didn't see clearly, but it must have been you two!"

Ji Yaoyue extended her right hand; two personal magic treasures flashed out, swirling around, and she chuckled: "If you bear a grudge, why not fight it out? Life or death, no complaints—how about it?"

Bai Lianhua fell silent for three breaths, then turned and left: "The karmic ties between the Da Luo Holy Sect and the Tianyuan Sect are settled; within these ruins, there will be no further cooperation!"

"Scared to death!" Ji Yaoyue said with a hint of disdain; only after Bai Lianhua had gone far did she turn to look in the direction Heng Xian had fled, a hint of worry crossing her face, she sighed, then turned and left.

Over ten li away, Heng Xian stood on a high tower, gazing toward that side for a while before sitting cross-legged, closing his eyes to cultivate.

To be honest, today's close encounters with several Primordial Dan Realm cultivators, each stronger than the last, have been quite inspiring.

He had never before felt so eager to break through the Primordial Dan Realm as soon as possible.

At this moment his dantian Qi Sea had been condensed nearly seven times; that thick, mighty force—even if he immediately faced the life-and-death gate, he could handle it!

But condensing nine times is his breakthrough plan, and he cannot let all prior effort go to waste.

……

In the east, fish-belly white appeared; the mist throughout Ku Cheng slowly dissipated, and the already thinning "gray-clad" figures reappeared from the streets and alleys.

Heng Xian opened his eyes, looked around; the six-day limit had already arrived, but he didn't know exactly when the trial of Ku Cheng would end.

Just then, at the end of a continuous, deathly silent stretch of buildings to the northwest, a piercing roar suddenly sounded.

Heng Xian looked over in surprise, thought a moment, then flickered his form and sped forward on sword.

Along the way there wasn't a single "white-clad" figure, only occasional "blue-clad" ones leaping high, brandishing blades to attack.

Heng Xian ignored them all, soon reaching the vicinity of the roar; looking ahead, he couldn't help but startle.

Only saw on the Hall of Three Purities of a Daoist temple, a lotus the size of a room appeared, surrounded by spiritual aura, radiant and colorful—clearly not mundane.

Only the surrounding houses and ground were encircled by hundreds of white-clad, thousands of blue-clad, and one silver-clad, as if guarding the lotus.

Moreover, over four hundred disciples of the Fourteen Sects gathered together; two hundred low-ranking disciples skirmished, nearly two hundred Golden Core experts stood in mid-air, employing all their means in a frenzied attack!

Within a radius of over ten li, everything had turned into ruins, yet that Hall of Three Purities and the lotus atop it remained completely intact.

Moreover, a group of humanoid monsters were especially ferocious and ruthless.

(End of Chapter)