347: Old man doing things

"Bastard!"

The three members of the Yao Race roared in anger almost simultaneously, their impatience and killing intent completely unconcealed. The burly Yao Cultivator's eyes gleamed with a ferocious light; had he not been pinned down by the battle, he likely would have rushed over to tear the perfunctory True Man Gu Hong to pieces.

True Man Gu Hong stiffened in fear, his Adam's apple bobbing violently. He hurriedly cupped his hands to explain, "Seniors, please appease your anger! This Junior was merely testing the waters earlier; I definitely wasn't being perfunctory on purpose! I'll act now, I'll act right now!"

As he spoke, he suppressed the surging fear in his heart. His sleeves billowed out suddenly as Spiritual Qi converged frantically around him, no longer daring to hold back in the slightest.

That small fireball from before was merely a self-deceiving probe, but now that he had been forced into a corner by the Yao Race, if he didn't use a real move, he might truly lose his life here.

His eyes narrowed as lightning suddenly appeared in his palm. Crackling purple lightning serpents danced within his hand, faintly exuding an unstoppable aura.

At the moment True Man Gu Hong condensed his lightning technique, that previously insignificant fireball caused Chen Xuan, who was focusing all his efforts on stabilizing the Formation, to slightly regain his senses.

The ripples of Spiritual Qi flowing around him paused slightly. He slowly turned his head, his gaze passing over the fiercely fighting crowd to look in True Man Gu Hong's direction.

The moment their eyes met, True Man Gu Hong felt an extreme pressure, as vast as Mount Tai, crashing down upon him.

This single glance actually caused this dignified Void Refining Realm expert's mind to shake violently. Cold sweat instantly broke out on his back, and only one thought remained in his mind:

Flee! Turn around and flee immediately!

But the arrow was already on the string and had to be fired.

He could clearly feel the ferocious gazes of the three Yao Race members behind him. If he shrunk back now, he would surely be instantly obliterated by the Yao Race. Meanwhile, though Chen Xuan in front of him was terrifying to the extreme, he might not necessarily strike him immediately.

True Man Gu Hong grit his teeth and violently slammed the lightning technique he had condensed to its limit toward Chen Xuan.

"Thunder Moves the Nine Heavens!"

A purple pillar of lightning tore through the air, lunging straight toward Chen Xuan in mid-air. Its momentum was a hundred times more terrifying than the previous small fireball.

Chu Haotian had just caught his breath after the burly Yao Cultivator's heavy punch. Seeing this, his pupils shrank, and his heart instantly leaped into his throat. Ignoring his injuries, he prepared to rush forward again.

But he had only taken half a step when several figures sped through the sky like streaks of light, instantly blocking the way in front of Chen Xuan.

The leader was dressed in a crimson Daoist robe with a resolute face; it was none other than the Grand Elder of the Tianque Sect, Crimson Sun Elder.

Closely following him were five Cultivators with similarly thick auras, all of whom were Peak Masters of the Tianque Sect. Spiritual Qi surged around them, forming a solid barrier.

Facing the rushing purple lightning pillar, Crimson Sun Elder gave a cold snort and formed hand seals. A massive crimson fire shield instantly manifested before him. Flames churned atop the shield, and the phantom of a Vermilion Bird faintly circled it.

"Boom!"

The lightning pillar slammed violently into the fire shield. Purple lightning and crimson flames collided fiercely, erupting in a deafening explosion. Ripples of energy spread out, shaking the surrounding clouds until they dissipated without a trace.

After a moment, the purple lightning pillar gradually dimmed under the scorching flames, finally turning into specks of lightning and vanishing.

Looking at these sudden reinforcements, Chu Haotian's hanging heart finally dropped back into place. He let out a long sigh of relief, and the pressure on his shoulders lightened by more than half. When Master Qing Xuan saw the faces of the newcomers, he was also stunned. His brow furrowed slightly as he asked,

"Crimson Sun Elder, why aren't you all guarding the Sect? What are you doing here?"

As for the Sect Master of the Tianque Sect, he had already fallen on the battlefield when Yaoshi City was breached.

Crimson Sun Elder turned to look at him and said in a heavy voice,

"This old man's way of doing things is not for you to worry about."

His gaze swept over the fierce battlefield and the Man in White Robes who was focusing all his strength on stabilizing the Formation in mid-air.

"Right now, the survival of half of the Rain God Continent is tied to this moment. If the Sect is gone, it can be rebuilt, but if these Yao Race members get their way, the entire Rain God Continent will be devastated! Even if the Sect Master were still here, he would surely have made the same choice."

"As for the Sect's Disciples, I have already had the Law Keeper arrange for them to take refuge in the southern regions of the Rain God Continent."

Having said that, Crimson Sun Elder spoke no more. He turned toward Chen Xuan and bowed respectfully with cupped hands, his voice booming,

"Senior Chen, please focus on setting up the Formation. Although we Disciples of the Tianque Sect are not as divinely gifted as Senior, we will never allow these beasts to disturb Senior in the slightest!"

Chen Xuan nodded but did not speak.

He refocused his mind on setting up the Nine Luminaries God-Suppressing Formation.

As his voice fell, Crimson Sun Elder and two Peak Masters blurred, turning into three afterimages as they charged toward the burly Yao Cultivator and the two men in black robes.

One of the Peak Masters, dressed in a green robe, joked as he passed Master Qing Xuan,

"Master Qing Xuan, look at how disheveled you are and how weak your aura is. If we had come half a step later, you would probably have followed in the Sect Master's footsteps and died at the hands of these beasts."

Master Qing Xuan sneered and stuck out his neck with disdain. "Just these two insignificant beasts want to take my life? They're still a long way off!"

Just as he finished speaking, a broad palm patted the wound on his shoulder with moderate force.

"Is that so?"

"Hiss—"

Intense pain spread from his shoulder, causing Master Qing Xuan to grimace. Cold sweat instantly broke out on his forehead, and the arrogance he had been maintaining immediately deflated by half.

Immediately after, a lustrous Medicinal Pill was tossed before him. The White-Bearded Peak Master said calmly, "After taking this, the Yao poison in your body will dissolve in fifteen minutes, and it will also help stabilize your Qi and blood."

Master Qing Xuan did not hesitate to take the Medicinal Pill and swallow it. A gentle spiritual power instantly dissolved within him, flowing through his Meridians. The burning pain in his shoulder and the sluggishness in his body lessened significantly.

In just a few moments, the situation in the sky had completely turned one-sided.

Chu Haotian wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, his eyes sharp as blades. He said in a heavy voice, "Finish this quickly! According to previous spiritual power probes, there are Yao Race reinforcements nearby rushing here. We can't give them a chance to surround us!"

"Hmph, this old man's way of doing things is not for you to lecture."

Crimson Sun Elder gave a cold snort as the flames in his palm surged. A highly condensed fire Divine Ability took shape, carrying the momentum to incinerate everything as it smashed violently toward the burly Yao Cultivator.

The flames cut through the sky and instantly arrived before the burly Yao Cultivator. The scales of the battle had completely tilted toward the Human Race.