Chapter 717: A Mess

The first to look up was Cui Jueyin.

Cui Jueyin used the "Long Bright Steps," an Immortal Foundation that was the only binding and pulling foundation of the Bright Yang path. He was also a direct descendant of Chongzhou, and Chongzhou had studied heavenly light for hundreds of years. In terms of manipulating heavenly light alone, even Li Zhouwei couldn't compare to him on the field.

His sleeves were brilliant with color—blinding, scorching, pushing, and pulling—playing the four people in front of him in circles. They couldn't even touch the hem of his clothes. Among the Li family members, he was the only one who hadn't been injured.

Cui Jueyin had always been as calm as water, but this roar fell into his ears like a thunderclap. He almost couldn't hold the heavenly light in his hands. He suddenly raised his eyebrows and looked over, meeting exactly the white scales standing up on Li Zhouwei's neck.

"Ah?"

The expression on his face was extremely complex. He couldn't help but take a step forward, pausing for a moment in mid-air. The slightly loosened heavenly light was immediately taken advantage of, and the guest elder swept away the heavenly light and approached. Cui Jueyin reacted quickly, shifting his footwork to dissolve the attack, tightening his defense slightly, and falling back into a bitter battle.

Guan Kan's skull head faced straight ahead, the earth beneath him cracked, and rivers jumped out, flowing with a rustling sound. Pale black Kan water swirled. Li Zhouwei's gaze hesitated for a moment on his body, and his scale-filled neck made a strange swallowing motion.

The next instant, his figure disappeared from where he was. Heavenly light rippled, and he appeared before Guan Gongxiao. The blood-red patterns in his pupils and the white scales on his neck had all disappeared, leaving only a face full of broken wounds.

Guan Gongxiao, however, just desperately activated his spells, red light flashing. His cry for help was still rippling in mid-air: "Come to reinforce quickly!"

This cry for help rang out, and the Duxian Dao's aggressive formation immediately fell into chaos. People from all sides pulled away to come over. Guest elders, elders, direct disciples—they all had the intention to come and support. Li Zhouwei just thrust his halberd and stabbed, using all his strength to scatter the red light Guan Gongxiao was spraying, listening to a deep shout in the sky:

"Yang reaching the extreme becomes a sigh, thus giving birth to six thunders!"

It was Li Cheng! Li Cheng's strength was not weak, and his cultivation was also quite deep. He had broken through to Foundation Establishment before Li Ximing went into seclusion. Over the past ten years, he had been enough to impact the middle stage of Foundation Establishment, but the breakthrough required several years of seclusion. Over these years, he had been following Li Zhouwei to fill gaps and save fires, and there was simply no time for him to go into seclusion.

In the few years before Li Ximing came out of seclusion, his cultivation had reached the point where he could step into the middle stage of Foundation Establishment at any time, but the three sects of Mifan were pressing tighter and tighter, so he poured all his energy into thunder techniques.

Duxian Dao was, after all, a sect from the East Sea. Among the two Duxian Dao descendants fighting him on the river, one was Kan water, and the other was True Fire. Duxian Dao had clearly calculated it well; the two who came to intercept him were not very afraid of thunder.

At this moment, silver-white thunder exploded, and scorching light surged. The two of them took his full-strength blow and had to retreat temporarily.

Li Cheng's ability to grasp the turning point of a battle was not weak. Relying solely on the moment of distraction he caused the two opponents with that single sentence, he fully activated the Six Thunder Profound Punishment Order. His figure then pierced through the thunder waterfall, moving in a flash as he stepped on the thunder, arriving before Guan Gongxiao and his companion first!

Li Zhouwei had already looked up when that thunder rang out. The Upper Radiance Subduing Light at his brow shot out. Guan Gongxiao didn't have time to care about Li Cheng anymore. One hand revealed a talisman, and the other hand pinched a seal with his fingers together. The wind and sand of the Xi Qi blew up again, facing this light.

Guan Gongxiao's wind and sand were naturally no match for the Upper Radiance Subduing Light, but blocking it for a moment was enough. What's more, there was the principle of restraint? Even if he resolved the crisis temporarily, he had no mood to relax at all. Li Cheng at his side had already opened his mouth wide and spat out a bright white point of light.

【Purple Talisman Origin Light Secret Method】! This point of light magnified in an instant. Guan Gongxiao only had time to lift his head high, and the talisman in his other hand was activated. Only a loud noise was heard.

"Boom!"

A circular white light rippled in the air. Bright colors swept across the river surface. The river water surged, mountain rocks rolled down, and the white light had already expanded and transformed into a purple thunder waterfall pouring down.

Guan Gongxiao's protective shield rapidly transformed into nothingness in the thunder waterfall. This young master of Duxian Dao really had many good things on him. He was only lightly grazed by the scattered thunder, but the halberd burning with surging black flames had already thrust over.

Guan Gongxiao gritted his teeth hard, broke free from the shackles of the thunder, "South Sorrow Water" operated, and scattered into a sky full of gray water, traveling through the water flow of the Daoist book.

Yet, it was not so easy to escape after all. Guan Gongxiao was still grazed; his back was searing hot, and his Daoist robe hissed as it burned. Knowing that Li Zhouwei's ocular arts would immediately see through him, he simply burst out from the water's edge and sprinted toward the nearest person.

The nearest person was a Duxian Dao guest elder with a square face and a big nose, who was busy rushing over. He seemed to be holding wood-attribute light in his hand. Before he could receive the person, he saw a halberd flying over coldly, black flames surging.

This guest elder dared not take the hit. The magic wind stopped abruptly, and he retreated a step, leaving Guan Gongxiao to face the situation alone. This young master was so furious he was fuming from every orifice. Fortunately, Guan Lingdie in the distance had exchanged blows with Li Zhouwei before and had been paying attention, flying over in advance to release a white dart. With a metallic clang, it struck the halberd, forcing it to lift. Guan Gongxiao hurriedly flung out wind and sand to disperse the heavenly light, managing to transform into water and pass through.

Li Zhouwei finally pulled his halberd back, while Li Cheng pushed the thunder to block the two who came to entangle him. The battle on the entire river surface finally stagnated and gradually separated.

Guan Gongxiao's face was pale, and he appeared on the opposite side of the river. The Duxian Dao cultivators also pulled away one by one and stopped at his side. Duxian Dao, after all, occupied the upper hand, and it was very easy to get away.

Killing Guan Gongxiao was simply impossible. Ye Huai and Li Ximing were both in the Great Void, and there was absolutely no reason to kill the opponent's young master face-to-face, unless the dispute escalated to the Zifu level.

The Li family absolutely did not want this matter to escalate to the point where a Zifu cultivator had to intervene. Li Zhouwei had broken through the suppression of the three, crippled Gongsun Baifan, and killed Guan Kan, and he still had the energy to spare. The outcome of this great battle could already be said to be set.

Although the Li family's strength had fallen into a disadvantage and was in danger, Duxian Dao could not find two more people to block Li Zhouwei. Zifu descendants like Guan Gongxiao and Li Zhouwei killing into the guest elders was like a tiger entering a flock of sheep, which could change the situation drastically.

"And that scholar of the Bright Yang path... also not simple... These years, not only has my path spent a great price, but the Li family has also been secretly preparing..."

Guan Gongxiao escaped from danger and felt settled in his heart. He swept his gaze heavily over Li Zhouwei and the others, touched the jade bead bracelet in his sleeve—only three of the ten jade beads were broken—and felt slightly comforted: "At least the Li family of Shanjie County and Xuan Yue cannot be managed. Seven places were taken, the wilderness also crossed the river, occupied several places, and had a foothold. It's not a loss."

He comforted himself. The field was extremely quiet. Li Zhouwei stood holding his halberd, looking at him. The wound on his forehead was shrinking and recovering bit by bit. Li Cheng and Cui Jueyin stood to the side. Guan Gongxiao paused slightly, and pressure arose. He opened his mouth and said:

"Daoist friend has great ability."

He left this sentence and finally drove his magic water to leave. The three magic treasures were still pressed under the bright corner tower, and he could no longer care about them, so he could only leave in pain. Li Zhouwei watched him leave, and the wound on his forehead was already too small to be seen.

Guan Gongxiao left in a sorry state, only feeling that the surroundings were quiet, the wind was blowing, and no one around him dared to speak. When they reached the depths of their own territory, Guan Lingdie came up to comfort him softly.

She whispered: "This person, Li Zhouwei, is similar to Tu Longjian and Guo Shentong. He is favored by heaven, and everything is unfair. It is not something that can be reached without divine powers. Brother, be more forgiving."

"I understand."

Guan Gongxiao lost people and soldiers, but he was not discouraged, only answering:

"There will be people to deal with him. Just do your best."

Funan territory.

Golden fog filled the sky, and true fire flowed.

Li Minggong held the 【Six-Horned Red Flame Lamp】 high, fire light soaring to the sky, blocking the golden fog outside. On the other side, the 【Chongming Cave Profound Screen】 was overflowing with light, cyan illusions hanging down, capturing golden rays one by one.

The great battle in Funan territory had reached its end. Senior Situ Mo hovered high in the sky, his golden feather clothes with diamond patterns dancing. One hand grabbed Ding Weijian's long staff tightly, golden Qi flowing down from his cheeks, looking extremely terrifying.

Ding Weijian on the opposite side was even more miserable. His magic body was covered in wounds, dark red blood rolling, and the wound on his abdomen was huge, with the shiny inner organs inside shining with magic light.

Senior Situ Mo looked at him gloomily, his gaze drifting lightly left and right. That damn, foul-mouthed hook snake was still wandering, not knowing where it was hiding.

"Time is running out..."

Senior Situ Mo did not live up to his reputation. His methods even exceeded the previous estimates of the Li family members. This Tangjin Sect Master, alone, was besieged by Ding Weijian and the hook snake, one man and one demon, and Ding Weijian's injuries were getting worse... Not to mention that there was also the 【Chongming Cave Profound Screen】 in the sky that specifically countered flying swords and flying needles! Although Ding Weijian had previously carried six people alone and suffered some injuries, this record was shocking enough. One had to know that the current Li Wushao was not an ordinary person, and the two poison hooks on his tail were enough to make people shudder when they saw them.

It was precisely because these two poison hooks were powerful that Senior Situ Mo had been caught off guard and suffered a move. Only his chin was grazed, but the icy chill had extended from his chin to his chest. Even after taking several elixirs, it was only temporarily suppressed. There was also his own idiot who didn't know the hook snake was powerful and was hooked by a needle in vain, almost falling to the ground.

"And don't use your pig brain to think! The Li family is a Zifu Immortal Clan after all. That ordinary hook snake on the seabed... White snakes are better, black snakes are scared out of their wits when they fight, and even dragons don't think they are delicious... Can they be favored by the Li family? This black snake must have something unusual!"

Senior Situ Mo had been in the East Sea for many years and was very proficient in this, so he never dared to be stabbed by him again. Therefore, he was tied up when fighting, and his proud spells were countered, leaving him in a dilemma.

As for the others of Tangjin Sect, Senior Situ Biao was entangled by Li Minggong. Although he beat Li Minggong back step by step, he was timid under the occasional support of Li Wushao. Bai Yuan and Li Li Chenghuai each met their enemies.

On the contrary, that Xia Yao had an extraordinary background and was extremely powerful, attacking back and forth, dragging three people down at once. Although his attacks were not enough to threaten life, they were fast and ruthless. Perhaps it was a brilliant spell learned from Li Xizhi, and he also knew phantom clones. It was truly a sky full of rosy shadows, false and true, difficult to measure.

By the second half of the fight, Senior Situ Mo still hadn't seen reinforcements from Duxian Dao, and his heart was already beating like a drum. He looked forward to it for a long time before seeing several streams of light rising in the east. It turned out to be the Foundation Establishment reinforcements from the Midong territory.

The leader was a round-faced woman. Li Minggong looked carefully and saw it was Song Yunbai. She immediately felt a chill in her heart: "Trouble!"

Her own troops were already doing their best to resist Tangjin Sect, and there was a guest elder poisoned by a snake destroying and looting everywhere, making it even more embarrassing. If a few more people came, I'm afraid they could only retreat...

This woman arrived near, and Senior Situ Mo recognized her too. He was respectful to Duxian Dao and polite to the Li family, but to Song Yunbai, he just said in a deep voice: "You girl! Why did it take so long in the Midong territory!"

"Why did it take so long?"

Song Yunbai was not afraid of him, and said strangely:

"It's not like the Sect Master driving straight in! Li Cheng solved the Hongfu Mountain Great Array... The whole mountain is full of rogue cultivators and aristocratic families. Hongfu Mountain was personally said by the True Person to be watched well, so it cannot be neglected."

She said, smiling as she arrived, and answered: "If the Sect Master has any dissatisfaction... please ask the Zifu True Person of your sect to ask my family's True Person?"

It was not a big secret that the True Person of Tangjin Sect was wandering outside. These words were polite but couldn't find any mistakes, and they were very unpleasant. Senior Situ Mo's face turned ugly, but he couldn't have an outburst at this time, so he could only say: "Still not coming to reinforce!"

Song Yunbai bowed, and just said:

"Sect Master misunderstood, my family's young sect master pinched the secret talisman and retreated in the wilderness. I got the news and came to inform the Sect Master."

As soon as these words came out, the momentum of the Li family members rose. Song Yunbai shook her sleeves, ignoring Senior Situ Mo's smelly and cold face, covered his retreat slightly, and prepared to drive the wind away. Senior Situ Mo held his breath in his heart, so he had to say in a deep voice:

"Go!"

He immediately withdrew his spells, dodged a pair of hooks that suddenly appeared, and retreated suddenly. Everyone on the field was injured, and no one dared to chase.

After all, Li Minggong had been beaten by Senior Situ Mo and Senior Situ Biao for a while, and the medicine had been taken, and all kinds of trump cards had been used. If 【Chongming Cave Profound Screen】 or 【Six-Horned Red Flame Lamp】 had been one point weaker, she would have fallen into true fire by now, so there was no talk of chasing.

Ding Weijian was the most seriously injured, but with the blessing of the magic body, he looked better now. Bai Yuan and Xia Yao suffered some minor injuries. Li Wushao fought sneakily and played a significant role, but was only cut by a few swords.

And Li Li Chenghuai originally didn't have much ability to fight, and he was facing the middle stage of Foundation Establishment, but he had the 【Upper Feather Night Clothes】 and 【Night Ghost Secret Talisman】 given by his parents. Not only could the opponent not touch him, but he was beaten dizzy by the night ghost. At this moment, he was in the best state, and even his magic power didn't have much loss.

Li Minggong relaxed at this moment, almost fell down, just greeted Li Li Chenghuai to come over, deal with matters, and muttered:

"Let people catch the old clan elder Siwei... I have no face to see the old master!"

Li Li Chenghuai comforted a sentence, let Bai Yuan help her down, flames surging everywhere under her feet, black smoke in bursts, and the Funan territory, which had just improved, was beaten until most of the mountain arrays were broken, in a sorry state. ===== CHAPTER 718 =====