Chapter 436 - 415: Desperate Resistance, Halt!
"A disaster?"
"Threatening the Flame Alliance, demanding we hand over the Chu Family within seventy-two hours?"
"Otherwise... he’ll come to the Immortal City himself and do it with his own hands?"
After getting the details, Chu Wunian’s breath hitched.
Terror filled his eyes, and a chill shot up his spine, making his hair stand on end!
His memory of Su Ye’s terrifying power was still fresh. With just a single word and a single slash, Su Ye had shattered his Infinite Sea of Qi. That level of combat strength... was Late-stage Golden Core!
How could Chu Wunian possibly remain calm when such a being had issued an ultimatum to the Chu Family?
Fear, horror, panic.
Chu Wunian stood stunned for several breaths, his mind a tangled mess.
"Ancestor?"
"What do we do..."
"The very survival of our Chu Family is at stake..."
Chu Wunian’s reaction cast a shadow over the hearts of the Chu Family cultivators present, fueling their growing panic.
Faced with the cataclysmic threat of annihilation, these Chu Family cultivators—accustomed to lives of privilege and comfort—completely lost their composure and reason, breaking down into hysterical sobs!
"A disaster!"
"This is a disaster!"
"Ancestor, you have to think of something!"
Wailing, begging, a pathetic display.
For some reason,
as he watched this scene,
a thread of furious irritation suddenly surged through Chu Wunian’s fear-stricken heart!
It swiftly twisted into a crazed fury!
’I’m a Golden Core cultivator!’
’My Chu Family is a Golden Core family!’
’What is this disgraceful display?! How utterly improper?!’
His eyes turned red. A sudden surge of defiance rose in his heart, and he roared!
"You bastards!"
"What are you all doing with those long faces?"
"This old ancestor isn’t dead yet!"
Chu Wunian’s gaze swept over them, sharp as a razor’s edge.
The Chu Family cultivators lowered their heads, falling silent as quails, and stifled their cries.
"Relay my orders."
"Su Ye has acted with impunity, holding Shenxiao hostage, marching on Cloud Sea Immortal City, and threatening the Flame Alliance!"
"This behavior is an out-and-out provocation! Combine this with his previous actions as the Guardian Envoy of the Narrow Sea, where he abandoned his post at Black Flame Fortress, leading to its fall!"
"We can conclude that this man harbors sinister intentions."
"His arrival by warship is intended to threaten the Flame Alliance’s rear and provide support to the Candle Python Cave!"
Chu Wunian was old and cunning.
In just a few words,
he had painted Su Ye as an enemy of the Flame Alliance!
He was using the weight of the greater good to crush his opponent!
"Cloud Sea Immortal City is to enter a state of level-one alert!"
"All active-duty cultivators are to return to their units immediately! Activate the City Defense Array, deploy the Giant Mechanical Divine Soldiers, and ready the Fallen Immortal Bombs..."
Currently, he was the only Golden Core cultivator in Cloud Sea Immortal City. With his authority, he could temporarily take command of the city and forcibly activate the hidden resources of the Wanlong Commerce Association and the Flame Alliance!
Of course,
forcibly activating them like this would lead to endless future troubles.
Even a Golden Core Daoist would not escape unscathed.
But,
it was better than sitting around waiting to die!
Chu Wunian’s eyes were bloodshot, his features twisted into a grimace!
Relying on Cloud Sea Immortal City and the Flame Alliance’s centuries of accumulated power to fight Su Ye—this was his plan!
Beyond that,
as the family’s ancestor,
Chu Wunian made other preparations as well.
For example, he selected a small group of cultivators from the Chu Family’s direct bloodline to escape Cloud Sea Immortal City through a secret passage and seek refuge!
At the same time, he sent Communication Talismans to the Golden Core cultivators on the front lines, pleading for aid.
’Su Ye is young, full of himself, and far too arrogant, to think he could directly threaten the Flame Alliance and march on Cloud Sea Immortal City!’
This kind of behavior was bound to displease Mr. Yun!
The Flame Alliance’s Alliance Leader, another Late-stage Golden Core cultivator, would also likely be displeased.
Once the fighting on the front lines subsided and these two great cultivators were free to intervene, Chu Wunian estimated he could probably keep his life for another decade or so.
"Of course,"
"the prerequisite is... that I can survive this."
"Or rather... I could just use the power of the Immortal City to kill him!"
A sharp glint flashed in Chu Wunian’s eyes as he clenched his fists.
Heh...
’Su Ye, you’re too arrogant!’
’How dare you charge straight for Cloud Sea Immortal City!’
’This is the headquarters of the Wanlong Commerce Association and the culmination of the Flame Alliance’s centuries of accumulated power. It’s not to be underestimated!’
"You want to kill me?!"
"Then come on!"
...
Soon,
the Chu Family cultivators, riding their Escape Lights,
departed from Zijing Palace. Wielding the Golden Core Decree, they took control of Cloud Sea Immortal City!
A state of level-one alert!
BWOOM!
A sharp, piercing siren echoed throughout the Immortal City.
"What’s going on?"
"A lockdown?"
"Did the Candle Python Cave attack?"
The cultivators of the Immortal City looked up, confused, with panicked expressions on their faces.
「At that moment.」
Jiuchen Hall.
Zhao Quling was taking a bath.
Goose-yellow silk curtains, rising white steam, and dark red rose petals floated on the water’s surface.
Zhao Quling was submerged in the pool, her fragrant shoulders exposed. She half-closed her beautiful eyes, looking lazy and content.
Suddenly,
the sound of the alert siren shattered the tranquility.
"Hm?"
"A level-one alert order?"
Zhao Quling’s eyes snapped open, her expression hardening.
The keen intuition she had developed as part of the family that ran the Commerce Association sensed that something was wrong!
’Damn it, my vacation...’
"Baihe!"
"Come see me at once!"
"What happened?"
「A moment later.」
A white-robed handmaiden hurried in and handed over a jade slip.
Pressing the jade slip to her forehead, Zhao Quling’s expression shifted.
"Hm?"
With the intelligence from the slip, she used her sharp mind to deduce the truth in an instant.
Su Ye had advanced to the Golden Core realm. Chu Wunian tried to nip him in the bud but was defeated instead. Enraged, Su Ye was now charging straight for Cloud Sea Immortal City, intending to wipe out the Chu Family root and stem!
The Chu Family, knowing they were in deep trouble, had forcibly taken control of the Immortal City to resist him, willing to expend the Flame Alliance’s accumulated resources for their own selfish interests!
"Damn it!"
"Those fools!"
Zhao Quling was thoroughly exasperated. She ran a hand through her hair, feeling utterly drained!
The Chu Family...
They really are...
a bunch of bastards!
To think they’d quietly stir up such a massive disaster!
Given the Flame Alliance’s current situation, this battle would be a tremendous loss, regardless of the outcome!
Watching allies from her own camp do something so stupid gave Zhao Quling a massive headache. It was as disgusting as getting a mouthful of surströmming!