Chapter 99

Although the layer of ice at the bottom of the lake was very thick, after all, they themselves were translucent and could not completely block out the light, especially the seven long lights placed in the orientation of the Big Dipper. As long as they were not too far away, they will be visible in the dimness.

So, they soon found the ice coffin again.

This time, the Flying Plume Ambassadors had sealed the ice coffin behind a layer of ice. But the two of them had just been plotted against and dared not to go near it easily.

Xie Bi An looked around, "Flying Plume Ambassadors, I know you guys are nearby. This man cannot be hidden even if you want to unless the Seven Star Lamp is put out, so why don't you come out and fight?"

"Do you know who this man is?" Fan Wu She said, "Qi Meng Sheng ordered you guys to keep this secret, but why? We have already guessed the identity of this man. If you cannot seal our mouths today, tomorrow, everything that happens in Fenglin Continent will be made known to the world."

A wave of spiritual pressure emanated from the ice around them, and Fan Wu She was alerted, "Be careful."

Ice spikes emerged viciously from all directions, including underneath their feet, and attacked the two of them with great speed.

Both of them flipped up at the same time, their bodies twisting and turning in mid-air, their swords cutting off the ice spikes one by one, which crackled to the ground with a loud, crisp sound. Obviously, they are weapons, yet this sound was a bit sweet-sounding.

When they landed, Xie Bi An was steady and stable, while Fan Wu She was supported against the ice wall with one hand, his face even whiter.

"Wu She, are you all right?"

Fan Wu She shook his head, "Catch them alive." He took one step and scurried out.

The Flying Plume Ambassadors unleashed their cold ice spell, and the spiritual pressure revealed their position in that instant.

Xie Bi An followed closely behind, attacking the secret place where they were hiding.

Ice arrows flew over, temporarily blocking them.

The two icy grey beautiful images of women fled to either side.

Xie Bi An chased after Hua Xiang Rong, who was close to him. With a wave of Hua Xiang Rong’s hand, a line of ice spikes came at him, and Xie Bi An swung his sword down.

The ice wall in front of her suddenly underwent a strange change, as if it had become as soft as satin in an instant, but it did not seem to be turning into water. Xie Bi An knew she wanted to blend into the ice, so he immediately summoned his Wuqiongbi, and threw it with all his might towards that place.

Wuqiongbi plunged hard into the ice, and a green spell flashed.

Hua Xiang Rong stopped in her tracks and turned to flee in another direction, while the ice arrows shot at Xie Bi An without stopping. Her arrows were so ruthless and precise that Xie Bi An was tired from dodging and could not get close for a while.

One ice arrow grazed Xie Bi An's cheek, causing him to break out in a cold sweat, as he could have been shot with a bloody cavity if he had been careless.

Hua Xiang Rong forced him back and tried to hide in the ice again.

As soon as Xie Bi An reached out, Wuqiongbi yanked itself out of the ice and shot towards Hua Xiang Rong within inches from her, and stabbed into the ice wall again.

Hua Xiang Rong glared at Xie Bi An viciously. Xie Bi An took advantage of the opportunity to close in again, and Pei Xue slashed several sword arcs in the air.

Hua Xiang Rong dodged in a bit of a mess. The cultivators of the Cangyu Sect feared being close the most.

"Flying Plume Ambassador, don't force me to hurt you!" Xie Bi An shouted, and his long sword aimed at Hua Xiang Rong's vitals.

An ice spear appeared in Hua Xiang Rong's hand and blocked Xie Bi An's sword. She leapt behind Xie Bi An, who was prepared and blocked back. The two of them exchanged three moves. Hua Xiang Rong's arm was slashed by Pei Xue and her body was stagnant.

Xie Bi An finally cornered Hua Xiang Rong, and used Pei Xue to hold her by her throat.

Hua Xiang Rong glared at Xie Bi An, "You are worthy of being the disciple of Heaven Master Zhong, I have underestimated you."

"Flying Plume Ambassador also lives up to your name."

Hua Xiang Rong suddenly smiled coldly and Xie Bi An was startled when he heard a poof sound, followed by a sharp pain. The two sharp and thin ice spikes penetrated the soles of his feet at the same time.

Xie Bi An immediately fell and sat on the ground. The moment the ice spikes were ripped off, he let out a low roar of pain as he scraped his hips against the ground and stumbled backwards, leaving two long bloodstains on the ground.

"It's a pity you're still so young." Hua Xiang Rong said mockingly, bending her bow and pulling the string at the same time, and three ice arrows shot out in unison.

Xie Bi An could only roll on the ground, rolling several times before he could avoid the ice arrows. Both of his feet felt like they had been cut off at the same time, and the pain was so intense that they were numb.

He heard the sounds of fighting behind him getting more intense, and wondered how Fan Wu She was. Yun Xiang Yi's cultivation level was even higher than Hua Xiang Rong's, plus Fan Wu She was still injured. He wanted to end this fight quickly to help Fan Wu She, but he did not know that this demonic girl would be so difficult to deal with, and he could not even protect himself now.

With a grit of his teeth, Xie Bi An recalled Wuqiongbi and locked his sharp gaze on Hua Xiang Rong, chanting an incantation.

Hua Xiang Rong felt the unusual spiritual pressure and took a half step back: "What are you trying to do?"

"I am not supposed to use Wuqiongbi on the living." Xie Bi An endured the pain and said in a deep voice, "You forced me to do it."

"Shameless boasting!"

Wuqiongbi erupted with a green glow and flew towards Hua Xiang Rong. In a flash it transformed into several identical green jade weaponry, trapping Hua Xiang Rong in the formation.

Hua Xiang Rong tried to break out of the formation, but was blocked by Wuqiongbi. She tried several times, but could not escape. Wuqiongbi formed a barrier of spells between them, and the encirclement became smaller and smaller.

Xie Bi An's forehead was covered in big beads of sweat. This was a new technique he had practiced. He couldn't control it well yet, and it consumed a lot of spiritual energy. He couldn't last long, but if he couldn't take down Hua Xiang Rong soon, he would lose.

Hua Xiang Rong shouted angrily, and a misty white cold aura emanated from her palm, which attacked Wuqiongbi. Frost quickly crept up the barrier, attempting to freeze the entire formation.

Xie Bi An let out a low roar and poured more spiritual energy into it.

The two spiritual forces were desperately trying to suppress each other, both trying to eat away at the enemy. In the end, it was Xie Bi An who won by a bit, shattering the frost and causing the formation to shrink quickly, binding Hua Xiang Rong like a tight spell.

Hua Xiang Rong cried out in agony.

Wuqiongbi was not an ordinary magical weapon, but a soul weapon with the spirit of the Great Emperor Beiyin, used exclusively against spirits. When used on a living person, it could injure the other person's soul, which was extremely painful.

Attacking a living person with a soul weapon had already defied Xie Bi An's principles. He withdrew the formation and tied her up with a bundle of ropes.

At that moment, a loud noise came from behind him. The spiritual pressure exploded, the whole Spirit Palace shook, and ice blocks of all sizes rained down from overhead. Xie Bi An had no choice but to use Wuqiongbi again to create a barrier so that the two of them would not be smashed and bruised badly.

Xie Bi An crouched on the ground, propped his forelimbs against the ground and bowed his body in an attempt to stand up, but the pain in his feet was so severe that he bit his lips until blood oozed out, before he dared to put his foot on the ground, but he still screamed out in pain as the weight of his body pressed down.

With great difficulty, he stood up, dragging Hua Xiang Rong with him. He walked towards Fan Wu She, one bloody footprint at a time, as if each step was on the tip of a knife.

It was frightening to see a huge, fathom-deep sword mark on a thick ice wall, as if it had been cut by the axe of Pan Gu*.

Two people, covered in blood, one standing and one lying.

Yun Xiang Yi fell to the ground with a bone-deep wound on her shoulder. Although Fan Wu She was standing, blood had oozed into a puddle around his feet.

"Wu She!"

"Elder Sister!"

Xie Bi An dropped Hua Xiang Rong and limped over, holding Fan Wu She’s shaky body and desperately channeling spiritual energy into him, "Wu She, you've lost so much blood." His voice was trembling badly.

Fan Wu She looked at Xie Bi An and said breathlessly, "You, you're injured." He looked at Xie Bi An's white boots, which were already soaked in blood, and this hurt him more than the injuries on his body.

Xie Bi An shook his head, so anxious that his eyes were red.

Yun Xiang Yi was Qi Meng Sheng’s first disciple. Her cultivation level was already approaching the Patriarch level. Even if the narrow space of the Spirit Palace restricted her slightly, her ability was still terrifying. How on earth did Fan Wu She narrowly win? The shocking sword marks on the ice wall, was he the one who struck them?

"What…kind of sword technique is this?” Yun Xiang Yi slowly rose from the ground as she gritted her teeth, "How did you ... get this kind of cultivation?"

Xie Bi An held his sword against Hua Xiang Rong’s throat and said in a stern voice, "You guys have already lost, so tie your hands and wait to be captured*!" Like Yun Xiang Yi, he was shocked by Fan Wu She's cultivation. How could a youngster of only sixteen or seventeen years old have such appalling combat power? But he knew that Fan Wu She had also reached his limit and could not fight any longer.

"Let her go." Yun Xiang Yi gritted her teeth and said.

Fan Wu She said in a cold voice, "Hand over that man and Gong Shu Ju to us."

Both women were startled, and Hua Xiang Rong said in a cold voice, "How do you know about Gong Shu Ju?"

"Cut the crap and hand it over." Fan Wu She coughed twice, and blood escaped from the corner of his mouth again.

Hua Xiang Rong shouted, "Elder sister, leave me alone, you absolutely cannot give it to them."

Yun Xiang Yi narrowed her eyes and glared at Xie Bi An, "White Immortal, the person under your sword is a living person. As a general of the underworld, you understand that life and death have their own destiny, karma and retribution. You have already overstepped your authority by meddling in human realm affairs, and now you want to take away the life of a man?!"

Xie Bi An took a deep breath, and his hand trembled slightly as he held the sword.

He is an underworld general who specialized in harvesting human souls, and did not want to create karma in the human realm. The Book of Life and Death probably shows that Hua Xiang Rong may still have a long, long life ahead of her, and he cannot take it away easily. He had no intention to kill her even if Yun Xiang Yi did not say anything.

But being seen through by Yun Xiang Yi would be detrimental to them.

Fan Wu She snatched over Xie Bi An's sword, his gaze fierce and ruthless: "My senior brother is easily soft-hearted, and his character is indecisive, but I don't have many worries about this and that." With a flick of his wrist, a bloodstain was added to Hua Xiang Rong's neck. Xie Bi An's injury made him hate the two women so much that he wanted to chop them up, so he showed no mercy.

"Rong Rong!" Yun Xiang Yi's almond eyes were crimson.

Hua Xiang Rong gritted her teeth, "Elder sister, don't mind me. We can't fail our master's command."

Xie Bi An shouted, "Your Master, is only using you guys. She has already Qi deviated and became mad."

The tip of Pei Xue hovered in front of Hua Xiang Rong's eyes, and Fan Wu She said, "Hand over Gong Shu Ju and that man, or the next blow will be her eyes."

Xie Bi An held his breath and stared straight at Fan Wu She. He knew that what Fan Wu She said was true, but that was too cruel.

While hesitating, Fan Wu She had already raised his sword, and there was no trace of warmth on his face.

"Wait!" Yun Xiang Yi gritted her teeth and closed her eyes. She reached out her hand towards the ice coffin, and the ice began to twist and melt, and the ice coffin floated out of the ice.

"Elder sister ..." Hua Xiang Rong was filled with helpless remorse.

"Gong Shu Ju."

Yun Xiang Yi threw another thing at them, and Xie Bi An caught the item in mid-air, with an ancient, unimpressive ruler in his hand, which he hurriedly put into his qiankun pouch.

Pei Xue fell from Fan Wu She's hands and his body collapsed into Xie Bi An's arms.

Xie Bi An's feet could not support such a weight, and the two of them both fell to the ground, hugging him and sitting on the ground. Looking at the injuries on his body, his heart twisting in pain: "Wu She, with this magical weapon, we will be able to leave here soon."

Fan Wu She nodded slightly, "Tie them up, let's take that man away."

 

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axe of Pan Gu*[盘古之斧]---is one of the top 10 ancient magical weapons, together with Shen Nong Ding, Eastern Emperor Bell etc.

tie your hands and wait to be captured*[束手就擒]---give up

 

Edited on 21 Apr. 21 (Emzie)

 

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