Chapter 435 - 217: Pity
Ji Mingyu and Su Mengqing started this battle initially out of impulse, but as they fought, real fire emerged.
Thus, the two of them simultaneously made sure to keep a distance from Chu Xuan, to avoid causing too much commotion that might alert him from the void space to reality.
As for whether anything would happen to Chu Xuan, it’s worth mentioning that the Shangguan family’s scheme was very successful; both had thought he had long gone, even if they wanted to return halfway, Yu Zhanfeng was there watching, no need for concern.
Not to mention, Chu Xuan had a beauty beside him, and Qingqing also had a demon dragon; adding up to three seventh-level combat powers, even if Shangguan He and Shangguan Congrou came to kill them again, it would be impossible to take them down.
So, the two of them fought heartily, but when they found out something was wrong, their expressions changed simultaneously!
Violent fluctuations came from afar in the void space; not only were they fighting here, but high-level cultivators were also battling in the void elsewhere, and that direction... was the north!
Ji Mingyu and Su Mengqing simultaneously ceased fighting, and headed towards that place.
...
Shangguan Wentian was well aware that if a battle broke out between him and the suddenly emerging black demon dragon in front of him, the earth-shattering movement surely wouldn’t go unnoticed.
He attempted several times to break through the opponent’s interception and continue pursuing Chu Xuan.
But this demon dragon, in the voide space, seemed to swim like a fish, its ability to traverse was even stronger than Shangguan Wentian’s; every time it could block him in advance, spitting out the terrifying "Great Annihilation Magic Light."
The two flashed back and forth between the void and reality, Shangguan Wentian was effectively pinned down by the demon dragon; in the domain aspect, both possessed it, overlapping each other, colliding, unable to constrain one another.
He silently calculated, Primordial Monarch Taixu had surely noticed something was wrong, and was quickly approaching.
Moreover, after being stalled by the Abyss-Eating Demon Dragon, Shangguan Wentian had completely lost the sensing of Chu Xuan, unable to calculate, most likely unable to find him.
Although he hadn’t confirmed the target’s death with his own eyes, nor obtained the "thing" the ancestors wanted, if he dragged on any longer, he would certainly perish.
Thus he explosively released the power that had been accumulated in the Qimen Dunjia, Eight Gates and Eight Sceneries since the beginning of the battle, all at once.
"Life Gate Open, Earth Splitting."
"Death Gate Closed, Beacon Fire Extinguished."
"Rest Gate Water, Concealed Crumbling Moon."
"Scenery Gate Blocked, Leaving Flame Blazing."
With Shangguan Wentian chanting the spell, images of the earth splitting, beacon fires extinguishing, mirrored flowers and moons, leaving flames burning, swept toward the black demon dragon.
He himself transformed into a point of dim light wrapped in chaotic primal energy, and unexpectedly escaped into the Life Gate, disappearing.
This was only halfway accumulated, showing the power of four gates; if he could accumulate to eight gates, it wouldn’t just be used to escape, but rather to unleash a heavy blow on the enemy.
The Abyss-Eating Demon Dragon hesitated for a moment, roared as it shredded the colorful attacks before it, trying to pursue that guy again, but couldn’t find his whereabouts.
At this moment, Ji Mingyu and Su Mengqing arrived in succession.
Ming Yu was incredulous, "Where is Chu Xuan?!"
Su Mengqing stared at the Abyss-Eating Demon Dragon, continuously calculating with her hands.
She certainly knew Chu Xuan couldn’t be calculated, and tried to calculate Qingqing’s whereabouts, but Qingqing had always stuck with Chu Xuan, hence she couldn’t be calculated as well.
The Abyss-Eating Demon Dragon, despite its vicious nature, had a bit of a timid streak when facing these two women who seemed obviously more powerful.
It couldn’t speak, but still conveyed its thoughts through Divine Sense, explaining previous events from its perspective:
It was originally sleeping soundly in Qingqing’s pouch, suddenly summoned to fight; as for Chu Xuan, his chest had a large wound, dying and precarious, both carried away by a strange head.
"Dying and precarious?!" Ji Mingyu’s face instantly turned pale, feeling dizzy, why did it turn out like this?!
Qing’er was also somewhat incredulous, but she immediately realized they had previously subconsciously directly compared combat strength, forgetting that Chu Xuan was essentially just a fourth-level cultivator.
He likely hadn’t expected that the departed Shangguan family still had a trick up their sleeve, hence Qingqing and the Abyss-Eating Demon Dragon were all kept in a collected state, which led to Chu Xuan’s defense capability against high-level cultivator’s ambushes not being as strong as imagined.
Ji Mingyu immediately left the demon dragon, flying northwards hoping to find Chu Xuan as fast as possible, Su Mengqing closely followed.
"It’s all your fault! How dare you come!" Mingyu glared at her harshly.
"Clearly it’s your fault! Who asked you to follow?" Qing’er was also furious and angry.
Mingyu didn’t have the time to argue, spreading her Divine Sense widely to search.
The Abyss-Eating Demon Dragon hesitated for a moment before chasing after them.
Although Chu Xuan hadn’t mentioned his destination earlier, it was unmistakable he headed north, saying he wanted to send Qingqing back to the Demon Sect first, conveniently located near the north.
If Qingqing wanted to heal Chu Xuan, taking him back to the sect promptly was reasonable to speculate.
Thus the two and the dragon, all headed north simultaneously, but after flying for a long time, Ji Mingyu couldn’t find Chu Xuan’s tracks, whether in the void or reality.
Su Mengqing began to suspect, "Could he have detoured to the Cyan Lotus Daoist Palace?"
Ji Mingyu immediately shook her head, "Chu Xuan wouldn’t go back, even if severely injured, he wouldn’t want to cause trouble for the sect again."
Thus Qing’er looked at the demon dragon, "Is Chu Xuan’s consciousness clear?"
The demon dragon looked innocently at the two: He was clear when I first came out, but on the verge of death, later I don’t know.