Chapter 43: Battle with Yuechan

Yuechan arrived, her black hair and robes fluttering; holy as a celestial being descending to the mortal world, she landed slowly in the arena, toes pointed downward in the manner of a dragonfly skimming the water.

Though she wore a veil, her petite, exquisite, and peerless face was clearly visible, and her eyes shimmered with a captivating luster like crystal.

Unmoved in the slightest by the scene before her, she parted her small, cherry-red lips and said, "By striking at the disciples of my Butian Sect in this manner, have you completely disregarded the friendship between our two sects?"

At this moment, although not a hint of displeasure was visible on Yuechan, the accusatory tone in her words was already at its peak.

She had already defined Mengchen's actions as an act of sabotaging the friendship between the two sects.

For a moment, Mengchen's eyes, like stars, gazed at the holy fairy before him, and though his body and mind were already infatuated!

He still retained a baseline of sobriety, not so lost that he would lose his composure and strike a foolish, "lecherous" pose upon seeing a holy fairy.

Mengchen naturally did not want to wear the label of sabotaging the friendship between the two sects that Yuechan was trying to pin on him.

Therefore, he smiled and said with sound reasoning: "Fairy, that is where you are mistaken! Disciples from both sides exchanging pointers and discussing the Dao is an inevitable way to enhance the friendship between our two sects."

Mengchen's words instantly infuriated the group of Butian Sect disciples who were still conscious while sprawled on the ground.

They spoke up one after another, begging Yuechan to take action.

"This bald man is truly detestable; please, Saintess, take action and restore the reputation of our Butian Sect."

"It is our incompetence that has allowed this bald man to be so arrogant; please, Saintess, take action."

"When has our Butian Sect ever suffered such humiliation? We implore the Saintess to take action and suppress this bald man."

Facing the entreaties of the crowd, Yuechan remained calm, her eyes as clear and indifferent as water.

"Enough! You all go down and tend to your injuries first! I will handle things here," Yuechan said to these Butian Sect disciples.

Subsequently, the group of disciples leaned on and supported one another as they withdrew from the Martial Arts Arena.

"Today's matter is not for them, but for my Butian Sect; if I do nothing, how will my Butian Sect stand in this world in the future?"

As she spoke, the aura around Yuechan grew stronger, and her black hair and robes danced without a breeze.

Mengchen asked suspiciously: "Does the Fairy wish to take action as well?"

"Did you not say that disciples of the two sects exchanging pointers and discussing the Dao can enhance the friendship between the two sects? Therefore, in order for our two sects to forge a deeper friendship, I, Yuechan, am duty-bound. Please, enlighten me!"

Yuechan's calm expression finally underwent a subtle change, gradually becoming cold and detached.

"Very well! Since the Fairy is willing, I shall naturally accompany you. Discussing the Dao with such a holy fairy will certainly not be a bad memory for the future."

Mengchen was all smiles, though his words carried a somewhat indescribable feeling.

"Fairy, please!" Mengchen bowed slightly and raised his right hand.

At this moment, Mengchen was clearly different from before; every gesture he made showed the other party sufficient respect.

Yuechan Xianzi was moved, and her slightly arched willow eyebrows relaxed for an instant; the other party was actually this humble and polite, and for a moment she began to doubt that the bald youth before her could have committed such a brutal act.

But she quickly snapped out of it; the facts were right before her eyes, and taking action was beyond reproach.

"Then be careful!"

As the words fell, one of Yuechan's slender, jade-like hands brushed through the air, and a streak of brilliant radiance shot forth, as if crushing dry weeds and smashing rotten wood, destroying everything in its path.

Sensing the brilliant radiance shooting toward him, Mengchen instantly focused; the strength of this Butian Sect Saintess was truly not to be underestimated.

He formed a fist seal and struck out; in an instant, Runes poured from his fist like a vast ocean, colliding with the incoming radiance.

"Boom!"

A thunderous sound echoed through the clouds, and fragments of Runes scattered like a rain of light.

"You are quite good!"

Seeing the other party easily block her strike, Yuechan praised him.

"The Fairy is full of spirit; for what follows, I hope you will show mercy!"

Mengchen looked at Yuechan's appearance with a smile, responding very courteously.

This exchange of blows let him know that Yuechan's strength was very high; she was indeed worthy of being revered as a Saintess by the Butian Sect.

The next moment, Yuechan's expression became grave; the other party's strength was not weak, and she could not afford to be careless or arrogant. She then moved her jade hands, and light rained down in the void, enveloping her completely and making her appear even more holy.

Under the shroud of this holy aura, Cave Heavens began to emerge behind her back, and in the end, ten Cave Heavens were arranged in order, rotating.

Reflected by the ten Cave Heavens, Yuechan Xianzi became exceptionally holy.

Seeing this scene, Mengchen was greatly shocked; in this Desolate Region, wasn't Bear Child the only one who had opened up ten Cave Heavens? Seeing it with his own eyes now, he had to believe that the Saintess of the Heaven Mending Sect was also a ten-Cave-Heaven practitioner!

At the same time, it let Mengchen know that Yuechan Xianzi was mysterious and powerful, a formidable opponent!

Furthermore, Mengchen also felt that Yuechan Xianzi's cultivation realm was likely far beyond the Dongtian Realm, but he could not sense the specifics, so he asked: "I wonder what realm the Fairy is in now?"

Yuechan did not shy away, answering directly and calmly: "Spirit Transformation perfection; I will be able to enter the Inscription Realm in a few days."

"What? Are you afraid? Just now, were the Butian Sect disciples not also of a lower realm than you? Did they not still exchange pointers and discuss the Dao with you?"

Yuechan's words were pointed, and Mengchen could naturally hear it.

It was indeed true; although the Butian Sect disciples had the advantage in numbers and were also in the Dongtian Realm, they were indeed a tier lower in realm compared to him, who was at the extreme of the Dongtian Realm.

The hostile intent of the holy fairy before him was already very obvious, but her subtext was no less so.

If Mengchen were to yield now, he imagined that even a holy person like Yuechan Xianzi would have no choice and would not take the initiative to start a battle.

But Mengchen was not the type to yield easily; if the other party had been an older-generation Array Formation Venerable, he might have yielded if it were justified, but facing a peer, how could he yield?

Furthermore, the other party was only one realm higher, which was not enough to make him afraid to face her.

"Afraid... that is not the case; I am just suddenly surprised. I did not expect the Fairy to be so far ahead; it truly makes this monk envious!" Mengchen said calmly.

"That is good. Come! Please!" Yuechan said, waving her jade flute.

"Very well! Fairy, please enlighten me!" Mengchen cupped his hands and immediately pressed forward with force.

"Boom!"

The two engaged; it was a fierce battle that erupted with one brilliant radiance after another, shaking the entire Martial Arts Arena and leaving cracks on the ground.

Between them, one had a light and elegant figure, while the other's fists and kicks were wide and powerful, presenting two different styles of combat.

However, there is no doubt that the offensives between the two are quite terrifying; whenever their fists and palms collide, they inevitably erupt with an incomparably blazing aura.

Mengchen appears to be using wide-open strikes, but in reality, he is both attacking and defending, revealing not a single flaw.

Although he is still just a youth, his mindset is terrifyingly steady; even the experts of the older generation would likely struggle to maintain such a calm state of mind when facing an enemy.

This moment of close-quarters combat makes Yuechan Xianzi feel an inexplicable pressure; he actually meets her head-on without dodging or evading, reaching a stalemate with her without showing the slightest bit of panic.

One must know that she is nearly an entire major realm higher; does he not care in the slightest? Mengchen's performance leaves Yuechan astonished.

But for Mengchen, this is the first time he has encountered someone with ten Cave Heavens, so he holds nothing back and strikes with all his might; battling such an opponent gives him an inexplicable sense of excitement.

"Boom!" Another shocking head-on collision.

Mengchen fights with increasing vigor, his powerful aura still climbing continuously.

This moves Yuechan; since arriving in the Lower Realm, he is one of the rare opponents she has encountered among her peers. To be so young and already this remarkable—if he waits for the future, he will surely become a peerless expert! "Boom—!"

Yuechan Xianzi's ten Cave Heavens erupt once more with incomparable radiance, with living beings appearing inside each one; ten Cave Heavens and ten living beings, all transformed into herself, stunningly beautiful.

This is a manifestation of the numerous precious techniques she has cultivated, and also a manifestation of the Spirit Transformation realm.

At this moment, within the ten Cave Heavens, it is as if there are ten Yuechans; some are transformed into Five-Colored Peacocks, some are transformed into mighty White Tigers, and some are transformed into mighty True Dragons and Zhenhuang, all sitting cross-legged in the Cave Heavens, circling her true body together.

Just like this, inside the ten Cave Heavens, ten Yuechan Xianzis sit cross-legged, dazzling the eyes and giving one a faint feeling of wanting to surrender.

As Yuechan's true body moves her cherry lips slightly, the ten Xianzis within the Cave Heavens begin to chant incantations, sounding like the Zen chants of true Buddhas and the Dao sounds of gods, filling this Heaven Domain and Earth Domain with radiance and a sense of holy oppression.

In an instant, a vast, mysterious, and terrifying aura presses down from the intangible, causing Mengchen's expression to change and leaving him deeply shaken.

But... that is all.

At this moment, he feels no fear in his heart; standing tall and upright, his ten Cave Heavens open fully in an instant.

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