ATPnovel Chapter 406 Old Eunuch! Don't you dare run away!
Chapter 406 Old Eunuch! Don't you dare run away!
The Green Lotus Taoist's face was ashen.
In full view of everyone, he was defeated by a eunuch in the late stage of Core Formation, and his Taoist robe was even torn. This was an utter disgrace!
"I will kill you today!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Daoist Qinglian no longer held back and unleashed his full power as a Nascent Soul cultivator at the Great Perfection stage!
The immense spiritual power swept across the area like a tsunami, dark clouds gathered in the sky, lightning flashed and thunder roared, and vegetation within a ten-mile radius was broken. Disciples with slightly lower cultivation levels were directly shaken by the pressure and coughed up blood as they retreated!
"The Ultimate Form of the Nine Slashes of the Azure Lotus! The Lotus Opens to Reveal the Dao!"
The Azure Lotus Sword soared into the sky, its blade disintegrating inch by inch, transforming into countless azure lotus petals, each petal a sharp sword aura! The lotus petals spun and converged, finally condensing into a giant azure lotus with a diameter of over ten zhang above the Azure Lotus Daoist's head!
At the heart of the lotus, a solidified cyan beam of light slowly emerged and locked onto Chen Fan.
This strike has already touched the threshold of the Nascent Soul stage!
Chen Fan's pupils suddenly contracted.
He knew he couldn't withstand that blow.
Even with the art of ascending to the heavens and the concept of cause and effect, the absolute gap in cultivation level still cannot be overcome.
But he did not run away.
Instead, he took a step forward and raised his right hand again.
The gray-white light in his palm re-condensed. This time, the light sphere was no longer blazing, but rather restrained like jade, with mysterious patterns flowing across its surface.
"Since Fellow Daoist Qinglian wishes to see your true skill, then we will let you witness it once again."
As Chen Fan spoke, he raised the Sunrise Ball above his head and then pressed it down!
The sphere of light disappeared into the earth.
The next instant, the barren mountain trembled!
Centered on Chen Fan, the ground within a radius of a hundred feet suddenly rose up, and countless stones and soil were enveloped in gray-white light, rushing into the sky like a waterfall flowing backwards, heading towards the giant blue lotus!
This is not an attack, it's a defense!
With the rising sun's momentum, it supports the earth, forming a barrier!
The Green Lotus Taoist snorted coldly and pressed down with his sword finger.
"cut!"
The giant blue lotus crashed down, its core beam of light like a sword of divine punishment, cleaving straight through the earthen and stone barrier!
Rumble!!!
A deafening roar echoed across the land, the earthen and stone barriers crumbled layer by layer, and the gray-white light and cyan sword energy collided wildly, the dissipated spiritual energy leveling the barren mountain peak by three feet!
Amidst the billowing smoke and dust, Chen Fan was sent flying backward, a trickle of blood spilling from his mouth.
But he was smiling.
Because at the center of the collision, even the giant green lotus of the Green Lotus Daoist was shaken and paused slightly, with 30% of its petals breaking apart!
"As expected... Although the Rising Sun Technique cannot harm him, it can support his attack and disperse its power." Chen Fan realized this, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and with a flick of his body, he was about to escape.
"Trying to escape?" The Azure Lotus Daoist wouldn't let him get away. The giant azure lotus pressed down again, this time with even greater power, clearly intending to kill him in one blow!
Chen Fan remained calm and took out an item from his pocket, which was the jade slip of the "Minor Heavenly Cycle Sword Formation" that he had obtained from the Sword Tomb.
He probed the jade slip with his divine sense, and its spiritual light surged, with countless sword intent phantoms appearing and setting up a simple sword formation in front of him.
The moment the sword formation was complete, the Azure Lotus arrived!
boom!
The sword formation shattered after only half a breath, but it bought Chen Fan precious time.
He used the impact to retreat rapidly, while simultaneously forming hand seals and fully activating the concept of cause and effect.
"Rise of the sun! Support the heavens!"
A grayish-white light burst forth from his body, transforming into a pillar of light that shot into the sky, actually managing to hold up the downward-pressing blue lotus!
Although it only lasted for a moment, it was enough for Chen Fan.
His figure drifted backward like a ghost, and with each step he took, his aura faded a little. After ten steps, he was almost transparent.
"Oh no! He's trying to escape!" Yun Haizi exclaimed.
The Azure Lotus Daoist's eyes widened in fury. The giant azure lotus suddenly exploded, transforming into thousands of sword energies that swept in all directions, aiming to block all of Chen Fan's escape routes!
However, it was too late.
Chen Fan's figure vanished completely just before the sword energy struck him.
It's not invisibility, nor teleportation, but rather a merging into the world, leaving no trace.
The sword energy, though scattered, missed its target, carving countless ravines into the barren mountain, and dust billowed into the sky.
When the dust settled, Chen Fan was nowhere to be seen; only a mess remained, along with Qinglian Daoist's ashen face.
"He got away again..." a disciple murmured, his voice filled with disbelief.
"What kind of escape technique does this old eunuch possess? Even the patriarch couldn't stop him?"
"Did you see that ball of light spell just now? It actually managed to support the Ancestor's attack; it's unheard of!"
"If this villain is not eliminated, how can the Qingyun Sect maintain its reputation..."
The buzzing of voices grew louder, and Qinglian Daoist, enraged, turned sharply, his gaze sweeping over his disciples like lightning.
"Shut up, all of you!"
The pressure from the Nascent Soul cultivator erupted once more, and all the disciples fell silent, bowing their heads in fear.
Qinglian Daoist took a few deep breaths, forcefully suppressing his surging blood and qi!
The light sphere spell not only damaged his Taoist robe, but also caused a strange aura to invade his body, which is now constantly eroding his spiritual power. He needs to expel it as soon as possible.
He landed and walked to the spot where Chen Fan had disappeared, his divine sense spreading out like a tide, probing inch by inch.
No.
There was nothing there.
There were no spatial fluctuations, no residual spiritual energy, and even the aura had completely disappeared, as if that person had never existed.
"How is this possible..." Qinglian Daoist murmured, a hint of surprise finally appearing in his eyes.
Half a month ago at the Sword Tomb, although the old eunuch was able to escape, he at least left behind subtle spatial fluctuations, allowing him to roughly determine the direction.
But this time, the other party seemed to have vanished into thin air, leaving not a trace!
"Search! Search every inch of the entire sect's land!" Daoist Qinglian roared. "Even if we have to dig three feet into the ground, we must find him!"
"Yes!" Yun Haizi quickly responded and led his disciples away.
Chaos erupted within the Qingyun Sect.
The disciples, in groups of three or five, carrying their magical implements and displaying their divine senses, searched from the mountain gate to the back mountain, from the main peak to the side hall, even leaving no place untouched, digging three feet into the ground, determined to find the old eunuch.
No matter how hard they searched, Chen Fan seemed to have vanished into thin air, leaving no trace.
Half a day later, Yun Haizi reluctantly reported back: "Ancestor... the entire clan has been searched, but no trace of that old eunuch has been found."
The Green Lotus Taoist stood atop the desolate mountain, gazing at the furrows carved out by his own sword energy, and remained silent for a long time.
Suddenly, he raised his hand and slapped the boulder beside him.
boom!
The boulder turned to dust.
"Fine... fine old eunuch!" Daoist Qinglian gritted his teeth, his voice squeezed out from between them. "He stole my inheritance, humiliated me, and now he's vanished without a trace right under my nose... If I don't avenge this, I swear I'm not human!"
He whirled around and looked at Yun Haizi: "Pass down the order: from this day forward, the sect will enter a state of war. No disciple is allowed to leave the sect, and all formations must be activated at full capacity. Not even a fly is allowed to escape!"
"Ancestor, this..." Yun Haizi hesitated, "The mountain has been sealed off for nearly a month, and the sect's reserves have been greatly depleted. If it remains sealed off for an extended period, I'm afraid..."
"What are you afraid of?" Daoist Qinglian's eyes were icy cold. "Our inheritance has been stolen, our ancestor is injured, and if we allow that old eunuch to come and go as he pleases, what face will our Qingyun Sect have left?"
Yun Haizi dared not speak further and bowed his head in agreement.
Qinglian Daoist looked into the distance again, in the direction where Chen Fan had last disappeared.
"Old eunuch, you can hide for a while, but you can't hide forever. I'd like to see how long you can keep hiding!"
With that, he turned and left, leaving behind a mess and a group of disciples looking at each other in bewilderment.