150: Chapter 15 Destroying the Altar

The ways of the cultivation world are peculiar; sometimes people can unite, and other times they might fight to the death over a single Medicinal Pill.

A sly smile curled on Jiang Yan's lips as a flash of sword light beneath his feet brought him to Murong Xue's side. "Junior Martial Uncle, why don't you take a rest? I'll play with them for a bit first."

Since it was an opportunity for others to participate in the destruction of the Fire Cloud Sect, Jiang Yan felt that playing around casually was fine, as long as he killed a few blind fools when the time came.

Murong Xue, dressed in white as pure as snow, condensed ice crystals at her fingertips. "You brat, don't play around too much."

With a gentle wave of her jade-like hand, the sky full of ice crystals turned into countless fine needles, forcing back the Fire Cloud Sect Disciples who were the first to rush forward.

"Thank you for the opportunity, Junior Martial Uncle."

Jiang Yan flourished his long sword and deliberately slowed down to contend with those Fire Cloud Sect Cultivators.

His sword moves seemed fierce, but in reality, he held back seventy percent of his strength. Every clash created just the right amount of commotion without truly harming the enemy.

Seeing that Jiang Yan was just for show, those Fire Cloud Sect Cultivators immediately launched a fierce assault on him.

"Fairy Murong!" the leading Elder of the Fire Cloud Sect tempted her. "I see your cultivation has not been easy. Would you be willing to become an Elder of our Sect? You could learn the Secret Art of Longevity then!"

Murong Xue frowned with feigned solemnity. "Evil-doer, stop trying to bewitch me."

She suddenly flickered away, narrowly dodging the opponent's attack.

Jiang Yan killed three Disciples, noticing that his iceberg-like Junior Martial Uncle's acting skills had improved.

He quickly cooperated and shouted, "Be careful, Junior Martial Uncle!"

After blocking the opponent's attack with the Spirit Treasure long sword in his hand, he hurriedly pulled Murong Xue back to create some distance from the Fire Cloud Sect.

Seeing this, the Cultivators from other Sects who were about to approach the Fire Cloud Sect shouted angrily, "These Fire Cloud Sect beasts, neither human nor demon, are going too far! Fellow Daoists, the time for the plan to exterminate the Sea Race has come!"

In an instant, reinforcements from seven or eight mid-sized Sects whistled through the air, surrounding the Fire Cloud Sect's flying ship.

Jiang Yan and Murong Xue exchanged a glance and tacitly withdrew, leaving the stage to these "righteous forces."

They watched as the nearby battlefield descended into chaos.

As the battle gradually reached a fever pitch, a strange blue liquid seeped out from the bottom of the Fire Cloud Sect's flying ship at some unknown point, corroding even metal wherever it passed.

Several nearby Cultivators suddenly clutched their throats as scale-like patterns appeared on their skin.

"Not good, it's the Sea Race's Possession Seeds!" Murong Xue's expression changed drastically. "Quickly notify everyone to evacuate!"

Jiang Yan immediately roared, "Retreat!" while thinking in surprise, 'I've caught a big fish!'

Jiang Yan's roar exploded like thunder, instantly drowning out the clamor of the battlefield.

He formed a hand seal with one hand, and a golden barrier suddenly unfolded, separating the front-row Cultivators from that strange blue liquid.

"Fellow Daoists of all Sects, hear my command!" Murong Xue's jade hands moved rapidly as ice crystals condensed into arrows in the sky. "Aim at the bottom of the flying ship and fire!"

Dozens of Cultivators who had regained their senses immediately acted, pouring down various Spells like a rainstorm.

Just as the attacks were about to hit, a large hole suddenly split open at the bottom of the flying ship, and a blue tentacle as thick as a water vat lunged out, blocking all the attacks.

"Jie jie jie..." A spine-chilling laugh came from inside the flying ship. "Since you've discovered us..."

The entire hull of the flying ship suddenly exploded, revealing the terrifying creature coiled inside. It was a monster with a human-like upper body and a lower body made entirely of tentacles, with three pulsing blue crystals embedded in its forehead.

"Then none of you shall leave!"

The Fire Cloud Sect Cultivators shouted joyfully, "Greetings, Grand Elder!"

The monster roared, all the suckers on its tentacles opening to spray a thick blue mist.

Several Cultivators who couldn't dodge in time were instantly enveloped by the mist, letting out shrill screams as their bodies transformed into Sea Race members at a visible rate!

Jiang Yan's pupils shrank, shocked: 'Good heavens, this ability is even stronger than the Lord of the Deep Sea's!'

Just as everyone was shocked by this Sea Race ability, a sky-reaching sword light slashed from afar, clearing the clouds and mist in its path.

The Sea Race monster, however, grinned and tore through space, intending to escape!

"Thinking of running?" Jiang Yan suddenly lunged forward, his Spirit Treasure long sword transforming into a golden dragon. "Have you asked this young Revered Master?"

The Golden Dragon Sword Qi arrived first despite being launched later, accurately slashing the crystal on the Sea Race monster's forehead.

Although it only left a white mark, it successfully interrupted the monster's spatial escape technique.

The Sea Race monster turned around in a rage, only to see that Murong Xue had already finished her final ice seal: "Eternal Freezing Coffin!"

The aura transformed from the extreme cold Sword Intent instantly froze it into an ice sculpture, but this restraint only lasted for three short breaths before cracks appeared on the ice coffin...

At this critical moment, Li Yi's sword light finally arrived!

Li Yi's sword light descended like heavenly punishment; though it seemed like a casual strike, it contained a terrifying power that could sever the essence of life.

The moment the sword's edge touched the ice coffin, the Sea Race monster's vitality was instantly stripped away.

*Crack!*

A subtle cracking sound echoed as a hair-thin fissure appeared on both the ice coffin and the Sea Race monster inside.

The crack spread rapidly, covering the entire surface of the ice coffin in the blink of an eye.

The Sea Race monster discovered in horror that its proud Sea Race regeneration ability had completely failed.

That sword mark seemed to be continuously draining its life force!

"No... impossible..." It struggled to roll its only movable eye and roared, "Lady Adina! Quickly, come save me!"

Jiang Yan and Murong Xue exchanged a glance, having no idea who this Sea Race creature was calling for, but they still cautiously remained on guard.

Unfortunately, no creature responded to its words, as if the being by that name did not exist at all.

"Could it be that Lord of the Deep Sea who was killed by Revered Master?" Jiang Yan asked.

Murong Xue nodded and said, "It's very likely. Although this fellow is also quite strong, it's still far inferior compared to that Lord of the Deep Sea."

Just as Murong Xue finished speaking, Li Yi's voice drifted over: "That so-called Lord of the Deep Sea of yours has already been slain by us."

As soon as he finished speaking, the ice coffin and the monster inside, its eyes filled with terror, suddenly shattered into countless shimmering fragments that reflected rainbow colors in the sunlight.

Before these fragments could hit the ground, they dissipated into the wind as if they had never existed.

The Cultivators from various Sects watching from afar were silent, everyone rendered speechless by the shock of this strike that transcended their understanding.

"What are you standing there for? The Grand Elder is dead; hurry up and kill the remaining small fry," Jiang Yan shouted, raising his sword.

Hearing Jiang Yan's words, the Cultivators finally snapped out of it and rushed to kill the remaining Corrupted Ones of the Fire Cloud Sect.

Without the Fire Cloud Sect's Grand Elder to lead them, the reinforcement army was soon devoured by the Cultivators of various Sects. Even several Cultivators infected by the Grand Elder were completely wiped out.

After the reinforcements from the two Sects were completely eliminated, Li Yi launched a suppression operation targeting the Fire Cloud Sect and Chilian Mountain.

After all, such a plan by the Sea Race to invade human Cultivators was absolutely unacceptable, so all the Sects responded one after another.

In the human cultivation world, Cultivators might kill each other, but once outsiders appeared, they would certainly band together to expel them.

After Li Yi explained the Sea Race's Millennium Plan, he assigned tasks to each Sect for the final plan to exterminate the Sea Race.

However, to prevent the Fire Cloud Sect and Chilian Mountain from escaping, the Profound Ice Sect and the Heavenly Sword Sect set out first to monitor the movements of the two Sects.

After the Cultivators from the two Sects left, Li Yi and Wise Ability turned their attention to the Deep Sea Altars within the Dao Yun Sect. Every day these things existed was another day of crisis, as no one knew when a Sea Race creature might emerge from them.

After their discussion, they decided to destroy the three Deep Sea Altars simultaneously.

Li Yi took Murong Xue and the others to the altar under the Main Peak; Wise Ability took the assigned Elders from various Sects to the altar on Wondrous Cloud Peak; while Jiang Yan and Heartless took the remaining Elders to the altar on the mountainside of Cloud Sword Peak.

After everyone put on their Communication Jade Pendants, the three teams quickly flew toward the three altars.

When Jiang Yan arrived at the altar on the mountainside of Cloud Sword Peak, he said in shock, "Good heavens, why is this altar even more terrifying than the one in the Secret Realm?"

"Amitabha." Heartless pressed his palms together. "This altar has likely sacrificed many lives."

The Elders of various Sects nodded in agreement. Although they hadn't seen the Sea Race altars inside the Secret Realm, the altar before them gave them a very bad feeling, even making their hair stand on end.

After Jiang Yan distributed the Talismans, the Elders of each Sect began their respective tasks.

"Revered Master, I'm ready here." Jiang Yan sent spiritual energy into the Communication Jade Pendant.

"Benefactor Li, this poor monk is also ready here." The voice of Monk Wise Ability came from the Communication Jade Pendant.

After a while, Li Yi's voice sounded from the Communication Jade Pendant: "Good, prepare to strike!"

With all three sides ready, Li Yi pointed his sword to the sky, and a Sword Qi instantly exploded in the air.

Upon seeing the signal for the explosion, everyone immediately gathered their spiritual energy and blasted toward the altars simultaneously.

*Boom! Boom! Boom!*

Three consecutive explosions rang out, and the three Sea Race altars were instantly dismantled. Immediately after, the Earth Veins of the Dao Yun Sect began to tremble.

The contaminated Spiritual Vein suddenly burst, and an eerie blue light shot straight into the sky.