Chapter 223: Commentary

Inside the Dragon Pearl, the Dragon Soul sighed again: "You, at the Foundation Establishment stage, can skip a level and kill a Golden Core—impressive."

"Dragon King, don't go on about killing me; that Golden Core was already half dead at the time."

"If I don't act, she will still die at the hands of others." Yet Jiang Yu could not bear not to kill—this was a once‑in‑a‑thousand‑years chance.

At that moment, Jiang Tu, observing the surroundings, transmitted to her: "Jiang Yu, a cultivator from Dragon Emperor Island over here is watching you."

"Let him watch; regardless of whether Yuan Immortal was controlled, it was her mortal body that killed the senior brothers, so exterminating her mortal body is a matter of heavenly principle."

"Go find Chong Dao Immortal, listen to what the three cultivators said to the elder, and refute any falsehood on the spot." Jiang Yu was unfazed; it was merely a matter of encountering someone from the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion, and the other side also sought revenge on her.

In the cultivation world, aside from possessing greater supernal power, it is much like the mortal jianghu; sometimes you kill me, I kill you, and it's hard to tell right from wrong.

Jiang Tu nodded, whooshed up into the air; wisely, he did not approach Chong Dao Immortal, but leapt onto the shoulder of the neighboring Sang Lingci, Sang Immortal.

Speaking of it, this time the Grand Void Sect had seven Golden Core female cultivators destined to enter the Great Luo Continent, and so far only Sang Immortal has located the Tai Ji Dian.

Sang Lingci glanced at Jiang Tu and transmitted: "Did Jiang Yu send you to eavesdrop?"

"Elder, that's mistaken; you didn't even raise a soundproof barrier, I'm listening openly and honestly." Compared to Chong Dao Immortal, Jiang Tu showed no fear toward Sang Immortal.

Before his words finished, the Dragon Soul still inside the Dragon Pearl suddenly transmitted: "This Golden Core has demonic aura in its eyes."

Jiang Tu felt a chill; around him there were eight or nine Golden Cores each positioned at a spot, encircling three Dragon Emperor Island‑clad Golden Cores that were talking.

"A single punch can knock down a female cultivator's Golden Core; if you look closely at his eyes, the pupils are heavily clouded." If the Dragon Pearl weren't within Jiang Tu's perception sea, the Dragon Soul wouldn't have noticed from afar.

Jiang Tu fixed his gaze and indeed saw that Fang Immortal's eyes were different, "Are you sure it's only him?"

The Dragon Soul nodded with great certainty: "Confirmed, only him. In the spirit realm there are those possessed by the Demon Race; his current condition is no different."

"It will suddenly surge in cultivation, right?" Jiang Tu was already preparing to run away first.

The Dragon Soul thought for a moment and said: "Hard to say; every race, even every one above the seventh stage, has secret techniques."

"Among humans this is called a Divine Art; you should also have a Turtle Breath type Divine Art, right?"

Jiang Tu remained silent, his eyes continuously tracking Fang Immortal.

Fang Immortal, seeing Jiang Tu staring unblinkingly at him, smiled and said to Chong Dao Immortal: "Daoist friend, your spiritual beast is a member of the Sea Clan; do you admire me so much that you want to go with me to live on Dragon Emperor Island?"

Chong Dao Immortal turned his head, glanced at Jiang Tu, was about to tell him not to stare at people, but Jiang Tu retracted his head and transmitted: "This person has already been possessed by the Demon Race."

He added his own interpretation, saying, "It's the Demon Race that previously inhabited Yuan Immortal."

After speaking, Jiang Tu decisively flew back to the ground to find Jiang Yu; he didn't want the Golden Core duel techniques to affect him, and never expected that an extra line he added turned out to be true.

Sure enough, as he flew away, Chong Dao Immortal also transmitted to his side's eight Golden Cores; after a moment's hesitation they immediately brandished their artifacts.

Fang Immortal frowned: "What do you Daoist friends intend?"

The remaining Golden Cores on the ground, for unknown reasons, the few above were preparing to duel.

So everyone flew closer in turn, wanting to clarify the situation and what the Tian Yuan cultivators were up to.

Fang Immortal handed all two message maple leaves to Jiang Yu, then pushed her back into the nearby defensive formation, turned and flew up into the air.

Among the team, a cultivator from Dragon Emperor Island, with a flash of light, also flew into the air: "Friends, Fang Dao You and his two companions are my Dragon Emperor Island Nine Immortal Alliance cultivators, members of the righteous Immortal Alliance."

Any misunderstandings can be resolved; no need for large‑scale conflict.

"Pan Dao You, what do you think?" He was addressing the later‑stage Golden Core cultivators of the Profound Heaven Sect, hoping the Tian Yuan First Dao Gate cultivators would take some responsibility.

The cultivator to Fang Immortal's left sneered: "What are you saying? Yuan Dao You of the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion killed you, and now you want to kill us to silence us?"

"Tu Laogai, as a Dragon Emperor cultivator, are you also colluding with outsiders to besiege us?"

"Daoist friend, you misunderstand; the Fang Dao You before you may have already been possessed by the Demon Race that has been abducting and killing disciples of various sects."

"If Fang Dao You can wait a moment, let Tu Dao You argue the Divine Soul for you." Chong Dao Immortal stated plainly to the other side.

"Hahaha, Daoist friend, you want to kill and seize treasure, no need to concoct such excuses."

"Leave!" Fang Immortal, not knowing how the other side discovered, flashed his form and tried to slip away through the gap between the two cultivators.

His two teammates, hearing Chong Dao Immortal's words, after a brief pause, immediately vanished.

Yet Chong Dao Immortal would not let them go; several Ten Thousand Sword Sect disciples had been killed, and as an enforcer he could not ignore it.

So he was the first to draw his sword; the fully matured Golden Core sword aura could contend with Yuan Chu.

The other Grand Void Sect Golden Cores also followed suit, and for a moment brilliance flashed, swords and blades, water and fire rang together.

"I thought only the Grand Void Sect and Ten Thousand Sword Sect disciples would act." According to Jiang Tu, those two sects had the most disciples whose souls were devoured by demons.

Jiang Yu stared tightly at the duel in midair; she hadn't yet figured out the issue, only hearing the Dragon Soul say that person had been possessed by the Demon Race.

Yet this didn't prevent her from observing the battle within the formation; unfortunately the fight lasted only ten breaths, and several fireballs were kicked onto the array.

Fortunately she usually set up high‑level formations outside; as soon as a fireball touched the great array, the formation's light flung it far away.

"Can we keep him?" Over a dozen attacked three, yet they couldn't quickly capture him.

Jiang Yu's spiritual sense was limited; she noticed several of her side's Golden Cores were ineffective.

Jiang Tu, while observing the battle, commented: "Group fights are like this; you go down to the spirit mine now and call those formation cultivators, even if they come, they still can't reach the front."

However, these three Golden Cores are truly strong; they stubbornly held their ground.

As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly saw Fang Immortal in midair struck by several sword lights simultaneously cutting his back; seeming angry, he turned and hurled a massive fireball at one of them.

That fireball clearly bore black flames; having seen such flame before with Jiang Yu, he anxiously shouted: "Quick, get out of the way! Demon Race's demonic flame."

Boom

Among the Golden Cores, those who heard immediately dodged, those who didn't were injured by the massive explosion.

Fortunately it wasn't an enclosed space, the explosion dispersed, and the Golden Cores' bodies are robust, so no serious injuries occurred.

Those two teammates of Fang Immortal were also wounded, and they were greatly surprised: "You truly aren't Elder Fang, are you?"

"Fool." Fang Immortal turned and fled; he regretted not restraining himself, having used this Demon Race Divine Art.

"Jiang Tu, Dragon Pearl." Jiang Yu, seeing Fang Immortal fly away through the gap left by the dispersing crowd, didn't want him to escape.

As she entered the Dragon Pearl to chase, Chong Dao Immortal and his group also didn't want further casualties among their disciples; most of them pursued tightly.

Even Sang Lingci, while chasing, kept tossing Zhang Yuan Ying sword talismans ahead.

Jiang Tu shouted inside the Dragon Pearl: "Friendly fire!"