ccnovels #460 - Tit for tat
#460 - Tit for tat
He really couldn't leave.
Wang Jixuan jumped out from his personal subspace, several figures following closely behind, each wielding weapons and magical treasures, seemingly ready to rush out and engage in a great battle with the people of the Dark Sect.
Old Zheng even took out… a lipstick.
This was a necessary tool for him to increase the effect of his taunt skills.
“Wang Zheng, now is not the time to show off your abilities.”
Elder Shao's avatar directly appeared in the courtyard, frowning as he looked at Wang Jixuan, who had already begun to activate his Yuan Shen power.
The smile on Daoist Wang's lips was somewhat bitter.
He cupped his fist and bowed deeply to Elder Shao: “Teacher, this disciple has unavoidable difficulties and cannot simply leave.”
“What difficulties do you have?”
“Earth, the Immortal Forbidden Land where this disciple was previously located, the Dark Sect has the coordinates of that place. If only a few dozen Dark Sect disciples go there, Earth will definitely not be able to defend itself. Not to mention… just the Dark Sect disciples who have rushed here number over a thousand…”
Old Zheng, Amina, and Mudan stood quietly, nodding constantly upon hearing this.
They certainly hadn't misunderstood; Wang Jixuan's ‘go out’ just now referred to this meaning.
Wang Jixuan said quickly: “Before I escape, I must sever ties with Earth and find a way to make them spare Earth, or find a way to protect Earth.”
“You! Alas! Every planet with living beings in the Immortal Forbidden Land has a world of its own, how can you protect it?”
Elder Shao frowned and said:
“I know you have feelings, but this is something beyond your capabilities!”
“Knowing it's impossible but still trying to force it is foolishness.”
“But teacher, I have always considered myself a righteous cultivator. For the sake of the path of cultivation, I have made many concessions and compromises. Earth is like my second sect, and there are my old friends there, how can I easily abandon it?”
“What can you do even if you go back now? What means do you have to protect a world? As long as the green hills remain, there's no need to worry about firewood. If they really destroy your path, you can take revenge on them tomorrow, can't you?”
“But my wife is still there. I can't just give up without even trying. If things are truly impossible, this disciple will not recklessly fight them to the death, but will protect myself and then take revenge for them.”
Wang Jixuan's eyes were filled with calmness.
The calmness was because he had already made up his mind.
Zheng Shiduo, on the other hand, wanted to say something but hesitated.
Wang Jixuan said he wouldn't be reckless, which was like Old Zheng saying he liked women.
He had witnessed too many moments of Wang Jixuan's 'black storm' of recklessness.
“You…”
Elder Shao was momentarily at a loss for words.
Wang Jixuan looked down at his hands and said in a deep voice: “Since leaving Earth, everything seems to be driven by two Heavenly Daos. This disciple is only a Tribulation Transcending cultivator and really cannot adapt. But if this disciple simply leaves, I will truly regret it for the rest of my life, and the path to immortality will probably be cut off. Please allow me, teacher, to do something, even if I can't achieve it, I must do it.”
Elder Shao asked: “Then how will you resolve this situation?”
“Mudan!” Wang Jixuan said confidently without turning his head, “Give me a plan.”
“Yes, sir!”
Mudan agreed and immediately said:
“In the current situation, the only way to avoid affecting Earth is to stay away from Earth and pray that they will not destroy it. The enemy is too powerful and holds absolute initiative.
“Abandoning the protection of Earth is the most rational choice at present.
“The seeds of Earth's civilization and corresponding culture are all backed up in my database. Civilization will not lose its inheritance due to imposed violence.”
Wang Jixuan: …
Elder Shao smiled bitterly: “Cultivators should try their best not to get involved in karma, and this is the reason why.”
Yin Lin's voice rang out in the courtyard: “Why don't you guys run first? Research where to run to on the way? If they really attack, this time it doesn't seem like they are just bluffing. If you leave, the pressure on my side will be less.”
Wang Jixuan's thoughts were momentarily chaotic, and he quickly made up his mind.
Mudan would only give the most rational choice, and he, as the backbone of the team, must now provide a path that can be chosen.
“Then listen to my arrangements next.
“Only I know what they are afraid of, or rather, what they want.
“Amina, you take Mudan and stay by Hall Master Yin Lin's side. Hall Master Yin Lin will immediately take them away if the situation looks bad. Old Zheng and I will go and lure away these Dark Sect disciples.
“We must let them always know my whereabouts and focus their attention on me so that Earth can be spared from harassment.
“Mudan, send a message over there… I can't delay for too long, try to evacuate as much as possible.”
“Okay, sir,” Mudan muttered softly, “Can Hall Master Yin Lin listen to your command?”
Yin Lin's voice rang out: “Listen, how can I not listen? This guy was actually named by the Dark Sect's Heavenly Dao Stone Tablet to be erased. If he can survive, he will definitely become a towering tree-like thigh to hug. Anyway, I don't have many good days left, so I don't need to care too much about anything.”
“Thank you, Hall Master.”
Wang Jixuan took out Old Sophie's stone slab wall and threw it to Amina.
Amina was not one to be coy. She put away the stone slab wall, signaling Mudan to enter it.
Before leaving, Mudan looked at Wang Jixuan and said softly: “Sir, I will find a place in the True World or the Xu World to sow the seeds of mechanical civilization and expand the data center as much as possible, according to your previous instructions.”
Daoist Wang couldn't help but smile.
She really guessed something.
It was not in vain that the Daoist had been giving her hints in roundabout ways.
“Go,” Wang Jixuan said gently, “Don't put all your eggs in one basket.”
“Understood, sir, take care. This queen will protect the commander's little wife!”
Mudan raised her head and puffed out her chest. Wang Jixuan pretended to hit her, while Amina just looked at these two occasionally mischievous fellows gently.
Wang Jixuan turned his head and asked Elder Shao: “Teacher, are you protecting me or Amina?”
Elder Shao glared: “Naturally, I'm protecting you. I'm your teacher!”
“That's good too. Amina, you will follow Hall Master Yin Lin to transfer later,” Wang Jixuan said, “Their target is me. After I leave, they probably won't fight to the death.”
Everyone agreed at the same time.
Wang Jixuan thought for a moment and took out the Moonlight Sword and handed it to Amina.
Everyone present was stunned.
Elder Shao had seen many immortal artifacts, but was only surprised why Wang Jixuan would have such a high-level treasure.
“Take it for self-defense.”
“Okay.”
“Don't be reckless. I should not die.”
“Okay.”
Amina's pair of autumn eyes hid thousands of words, but these words eventually turned into a soft sigh.
She was ultimately not decisive enough and wanted to rush up and kiss him, but she was also concerned that the two of them had not made any substantial progress in their relationship, and Wang Jixuan had just said that his wife was on Earth or something.
Without any more instructions;
Wang Jixuan took the lead and soared into the sky.
Zheng Shiduo waved to Amina and chased after him with a chuckle.
Elder Shao's avatar transformed into a stream of light and rushed to the Myriad Worlds Teleportation Array, preparing to overdraft the great array in one go.
And the thousand Dark Sect disciples outside, seeing Wang Jixuan's figure rushing into the air, actually erupted in a riot for a moment.
“Be careful of traps!”
A Dark Sect elder shouted loudly, and True Person Leopard Rock raised his hand to make a gesture.
The authority of this Dark Sect branch manager was still there, and the agitated Dark Sect disciples immediately quieted down.
They had surrounded the Tianluo garrison in a tight circle, looking at Wang Jixuan with green eyes.
And the expressions of the Tianluo crowd were also very complicated.
Everyone didn't really want to risk their lives for someone who was unimportant to them, until…
Yin Lin transmitted his voice to everyone!
“The Heavenly Dao Stone Tablet has issued a full task: protect Wang Zheng.
“Saving Wang Zheng from a life-or-death predicament will be rewarded with 50,000 contributions, each time! Other situations will have their own rewards.
“If Wang Zheng can survive in the end, all rewards will be doubled!”
As soon as Yin Lin's voice fell, the Heavenly Dao Stone Tablet of the Tianluo garrison burst out with brilliant golden light, and golden lights directly shone on this group of cultivators.
A group of Tianluo members instantly became energized, looking like they were about to go out and fight these Dark Sect disciples.
Wang Jixuan was a little surprised.
Wasn't what the Heavenly Dao wanted Mudan, this ‘spirit body’ who possessed huge computing power and endless potential?
Thinking about it, he probably understood.
The Heavenly Dao on the Dark Sect's side had locked its target on him;
The Heavenly Dao on the Tianluo's side, on the other hand, should be going with the flow, pushing Wang Jixuan out to cover for Mudan.
Daoist Wang felt a little uncomfortable in his heart.
Had he become Mudan's lackey?
That's not it either.
On this path to immortality, he was the only figure.
…
“I'm right here!”
Daoist Wang stood with his head held high, his gaze sweeping across the group of Dark Sect disciples outside the great array:
“If you fellow Daoists want to earn this reward, I'm afraid you'll have to put in some effort.”
True Person Leopard Rock snorted coldly, but directly transmitted his voice: “Come with me, I'll point you to a way to survive. Don't think about escaping. The Dark Sect can go anywhere the Tianluo can go. A large number of experts have left the Immortal Realm to find you.”
Wang Jixuan tilted his head and said loudly: “What? The leader of the Dark Sect wants to monopolize 300,000 contributions?”
A pair of eyes immediately fell on True Person Leopard Rock.
True Person Leopard Rock's expression was uncertain.
Wang Jixuan waved his hand, with a long sword in his left hand and a long spear in his right, layers of talismans floating around him, and swallowing a large number of pills.
“This humble Daoist Wang Zheng is here today to learn the high skills of you fellow Daoists of the Dark Sect.”
“Kill him!”
True Person Leopard Rock roared and rushed forward first.
The Dark Sect disciples on the periphery swarmed forward.
They seemed to have forgotten;
There was a protective array in front, and they all had the means to kill people from a hundred miles away.
The Tianluo crowd was much more sober. Dozens of experts shot at the same time, forcibly dragging Wang Jixuan's figure back.
"Use the grand formation to exhaust their mana!"
"We are outnumbered, don't panic! Listen to the hall master's command!"
"These turtle grandsons delivered themselves to this Daoist for slaughter. How could this Daoist not accept such a great gift! Kill them!"
The scene inside and outside the grand formation instantly descended into chaos.
The formation's light barrier激发出了层层光亮.
An earth-shattering battle of scattered immortals and grand cultivator melees was about to unfold as soon as the grand formation was breached.
The Youbao Realm cultivators watching from afar had never seen such a grand scene. At this moment, they were calling friends and companions, and some had even taken out image-recording magical treasures to record this 'unprecedented' battle.
Wang Ji Xuan's original intention was to fight a battle here, injure himself severely, and then escape 'by the skin of his teeth,' thereby attracting all the attention of the Dark Sect and providing cover for Amina and Mudan's transfer.
But he was directly pinned down in mid-air by the Tianluo, unable to reach the front lines at all.
The Dark Sect wanted to kill him;
The Tianluo wanted to protect him;
Both were death orders under the Heavenly Dao.
This situation was changing rapidly; who could have expected it?
However, before Wang Ji Xuan could find an opportunity to rush out and cause trouble again, he was grabbed by Shao Lao's clone and pulled into the Myriad Realms Teleportation Formation.
Shao Lao's clone maintained its invisibility. This old Heavenly Immortal did not directly appear, and at this moment, he also did not forget the grouping that Wang Ji Xuan had arranged earlier, taking advantage of the chaos to drag Lao Zheng back as well.
"Follow me!"
Shao Lao shouted in a low voice, waved his large sleeve, and led Wang Ji Xuan and Zheng Shiduo into the already activated Myriad Realms Teleportation Formation.
A colorful tunnel appeared in the sky above the Tianluo base, with three shooting stars streaking through it!
"Wang Zheng has escaped!"
A loud shout rang out from outside the grand formation.
The group of Dark Sect disciples began to frantically attack the grand formation.
Cracks began to appear in the light barrier of the grand formation, and the cracks were expanding rapidly.
Yin Lin shouted loudly, "Everyone, prioritize protecting the grand formation! Do not let them rush in! Close the Myriad Realms Teleportation Formation! Everyone will be rewarded!"
Tianluo experts appeared at key locations throughout the grand formation, raising their hands high and began to brace the formation wall!
The group of Dark Sect disciples outside attacked frantically, with no intention of retreating.
If they delayed for too long, they would completely lose track of Wang Ji Xuan.
However, the Dark Sect disciples' offensive lasted only a moment before a large number of Dark Sect disciples turned and flew away.
The Dark Sect's base also had a teleportation formation!
Since this formation could not be breached after a long siege, why not use their own teleportation formation at the Dark Sect's base?
This group of Dark Sect experts did not have strong discipline to begin with, and at this moment, seeing someone rushing to use the teleportation formation at the Dark Sect's base, the others panicked as well.
The siege formation immediately collapsed like an avalanche, with streams of light shooting towards the Dark Sect's base!
"Don't leave! Bastards!"
No matter how Zhenren Baoyan shouted, only a third of the experts obeyed.
Yin Lin, who was already prepared to abandon this place, was amused by the sight.
"Fellow Daoists, those above the mid-stage of the Combination Realm! Follow me out of the formation to kill the enemy!"
Three scattered immortals took the lead, and two or three hundred Tianluo rushed out of the grand formation, while two hundred Tianluo continued to maintain the grand formation.
With the chaotic battle erupting, the Dark Sect disciples had no intention of fighting, and the situation actually leaned towards one side.
Figures were constantly falling from the sky;
These were all grand cultivators, and the death of one would cause spiritual energy to dissipate.
And at this moment, the spiritual energy had a surging momentum!
The Dark Sect disciples originally had five scattered immortals, but now only Zhenren Baoyan remained. The other four flew the fastest and would be able to activate the Myriad Realms Teleportation Formation at the Dark Sect's base in half an hour.
Seeing that he could no longer breach this place, Zhenren Baoyan led his direct forces back with a hint of annoyance in his eyes.
Yin Lin really wanted to lead the Tianluo experts to chase after Zhenren Baoyan and give him a hard time, but unfortunately, the Dark Sect disciples were indeed powerful, and even if they caught up, it would be difficult to break open the grand formation at the Dark Sect's base.
He simply sounded the retreat and hid in the grand formation, mocking the Dark Sect disciples to his heart's content, enjoying the verbal sparring.
The cultivators watching from the periphery were amused.
This brawl of grand cultivators was meaningless; they fought for a while and then ran away.
They did not know who was competing here.
Inside the Tianluo base, Amina, who was about to transfer, stopped and hid in the pavilion where Wang Ji Xuan had lived before, pondering the next step of her plan.
At the same time.
In a place of brilliant starry sky, a purple vortex bloomed.
Wang Ji Xuan, Zheng Shiduo, and Shao Lao's clone jumped out of the vortex. Shao Lao's clone waved his big hand, wrapped Wang Ji Xuan and Zheng Shiduo, and led them to crash towards a nearby loamy planet.