Chapter 1099 - 738: From Darkness to Light
Below the city wall.
True Master Gu Guang stood in place, his gaze directed at the distant sea of blazing flames.
There, a towering figure over ten yards tall, clad in golden armor and wielding a giant staff, was gradually shrinking, returning to the form of a common person.
"The Mosquito Emperor lost!"
"The Demon Race army retreated!"
"The Peng Emperor could do nothing against Shen Ruoxing!"
True Master Gu Guang murmured to himself.
His lips moved slightly, his voice barely audible.
As if confirming something impossible.
Not only him.
Beside him were True Master Xuan Ming, Wandering Cloud Dream, Shi Xuan, Profound Frost, and Jing Wuming.
At this moment, they all wore expressions akin to being in a dream, utterly incredulous.
Each had resolved themselves to die, ready to sacrifice their bodies and blood for this Immortal City, for the Human Race behind them, to the last drop.
Who would have thought, events took a turn, finding life in despair!
True Monarch White Snow and Shen Ruoxing joined forces, turned the tide, severely injuring the Bloodthirsty Poison Mosquito Emperor.
Shen Ruoxing then unleashed his divine power, burning the Demon Race army with his True Flame, turning defeat into victory.
"Shen Ruoxing. A life as frail as grass, shining as bright as the stars!"
A deep voice gently resonated.
It was Jing Wuming.
He stood strong, his face ash-grey, originally dull eyes from the backlash of the demon technique, suddenly burst forth with astonishing brightness!
In the brightness, there was shock, admiration, and even a sprinkle of rekindled hope.
Originally, his Dao Foundation was on the verge of destruction, and his Dao Heart was sinking.
Now, witnessing Shen Ruoxing overturn the clouds and stir the heavens.
The silent lake of his heart, uncontrollably rippled.
To break first and establish anew, to find life within death.
As long as this broken body remains, as long as there is a breath remaining, why cannot one forge a path to life out of desperation like that man?
He was taken under True Monarch White Snow’s tutelage.
With the foundation of Yueqi Sect, perhaps a new path can be forged, continuing the Dao journey!
Many years later, as Jing Wuming faced the Nascent Soul Formation Heart Demon, struggling in the Illusion Realm, deep in his Sea of Consciousness, this image appeared.
A Golden Armored Giant, standing amidst the sea of flames, facing a myriad of demons alone.
Behind, the Human Race Immortal City he defended, were a hundred thousand Human Race Cultivators and a million common people.
Despite thousands and millions, I charge ahead!
This thought birthed, the heart demon vanished!
...
Yueqi Sect, at the main hall of the main peak.
The incense wafted, smoke curled in the quiet chamber.
True Monarch Tongming’s eyes were slightly closed, seemingly wandering in the vast void, nurturing his spirit.
True Monarch Yinlun stood to one side, a hint of worry between his brows, gently placing a sect communique jade token on the table.
"Senior brother, over there, junior sister can’t hold on."
"Oh?"
True Monarch Tongming’s eyelids slightly lifted.
"Nephew Xuan Ming is poisoned by the mosquito toxin, the wounds not yet healed. Gu Guang lost to the three-eyed Thunder Peng King, his life spared, but his vigor diminished."
True Monarch Yinlun sighed deeply, his tone forlorn: "This bout of life-and-death battles in the ring, ultimately overwhelmed by the numbers, lacking in strength. Yueqi City is going to lose."
True Monarch Tongming showed no change in expression, reached for the jade token, lightly scanning it with his divine sense.
"Isn’t there still one who hasn’t made a move?"
"Senior brother means, that loose cultivator named Shen Ruoxing?"
True Monarch Yinlun’s brows furrowed, his confusion deepened: "Just a mere loose cultivator, Golden Core Middle Stage, even with some skills, what can he do? How could senior brother have high hopes for him?"
True Monarch Tongming smiled slightly, took out a blue jade scroll, and handed it over.
"Take a look, junior brother."
True Monarch Yinlun took the jade scroll, and his divine sense probed into it.
"True Master Profound Ice of Cyan Cloud Sect in Song Country. Body Refining Divine Realm, under the alias Guo Shiyan, touring Qin Country, once stayed at Bright Flame Sect. Later, due to True Monarch Red Flame’s attempt to take over his body, caused internal chaos in Bright Flame Sect, losing the hearts of people, led to sect destruction..."
The content of this jade scroll, True Monarch Yinlun had already seen.
At this moment, quite perplexed.
"This is old news. Sect intelligence has long recorded it. What is senior brother’s intention in presenting it now?"
"This scroll, junior sister recently had someone specifically deliver back."
True Monarch Tongming stated, his gaze deep and voice steady.
True Monarch Yinlun was first taken aback, then suddenly realized: "Senior brother implies, junior sister is using this old news to hint at us, that Shen Ruoxing is indeed True Master Profound Ice?"
"Very likely."
"I see!"
True Monarch Yinlun’s thoughts cleared: "Junior sister must have made a prior agreement with True Master Profound Ice not to reveal his true identity. Therefore, using this indirect method, delivering this message, to ease our minds, hinting at powerful support nearby."
After speaking, True Monarch Yinlun got up and paced back and forth in the hall.
After dozens of breaths.
True Monarch Yinlun stopped pacing, shook his head and said, "Senior brother, even if he is True Master Profound Ice, what then? Thunder Peng Emperor, Mosquito Emperor, are not easy adversaries, even you and I, cannot confidently claim victory. Ultimately, just Golden Core Realm, even with Flesh Body Refining Divine Realm, at most self-preservation."
After considering extensively, True Monarch Yinlun sat back in his original place, his worry between his brows unchanged.
He knows the combat capacity of junior sister White Snow well.
Sufficient in defense, lacking in offensive advancement.
Facing either Thunder Peng Emperor or Mosquito Emperor, chances of winning are slim.
Relying solely on one True Master Profound Ice, even with Divine Power Realm physique, is not enough to break the siege of Yueqi Sect.
In Cultivation Realm warfare, especially in field battles outside the city, the outcome hinges on the top-tier combat capacity.
Human Race Cultivators, relying on strongholds, Immortal Cities, can enhance defensive power, still capable of maneuvering.
Out of the city, in fierce battle, real knives and guns.
He doesn’t believe adding one Divine Power Realm Golden Core can reverse the battle and turn danger to safety.
Just at this moment, the Profound Light Jade Mirror at the hall’s center suddenly burst with flowing light.
True Monarch White Snow sent back the latest urgent message from the battlefield.
Both instantly focused, divine senses probing in.
The information emerged.
"Mosquito Emperor heavily wounded, Demon Race army defeated, the siege of Yueqi City lifted!"
Beneath detailed description of the battle.
True Monarch White Snow still did not mention Shen Ruoxing’s identity.