sbdcsierra Chapter 94 Travels (8)
Chapter 94 Travels (8)
Luo Zai Shui rubbed his temples wearily: "Right now, it's really difficult for us to hold out until Master and the others come to our aid."
"I'll take some men to set up the formation in a bit. You should rest for a while. Judging from your complexion, you probably haven't had a rest for days."
Chu Yeli rarely spoke a sensible word, and Luo Zai Shui nodded. Her spiritual energy had indeed been greatly depleted these past two days, and she really needed to rest for a while.
Nie Xushuang skillfully took her pulse: "She's alright, nothing serious. You should rest for a while. We can handle this little demon."
"Alright." Luo Zai Shui waved his hand, and a phantom image of Japan appeared before everyone. "This is the map I've been exploring these past few days. The red areas are where I suspect the demonic barrier is broken, the blue areas are where I set up my formations, and the yellow areas are the weakest points, and—"
"It's terrible, Senior Brother! The demons are attacking!"
Luo's heart sank. Why hadn't she noticed the demons' attack? Unless, they had found a new breakthrough.
"Which direction did they attack from?"
Luo rushed out of the room, grabbed the hand of the disciple who had brought the message, and looked flustered.
"East...southeast..."
The young disciple had never seen such a scene before and was terrified, so he had no choice but to go to his senior brother.
"Talk to the enemy first."
Shi Ming was the first to regain control of the situation: "Disciples of Xianyun Peak, follow me to confront the enemy."
"Disciples of the Ten Thousand Swords Sect, heed my command—meet the enemy—"
"Linghai Sect, heed my command!"
"Huayu Sect, heed my command—"
"Master of Metallurgy, heed my command—"
The thousand disciples quickly assembled. Luo Zai Shui looked at the large group of people and her unease lessened considerably. Shi Ming walked to her side, gently squeezed her hand, and then quickly let go.
The area outside the castle of the Eastern Kingdom was no longer visible; black mist shrouded the land, as if it could destroy this small world in an instant.
Shi Ming released his divine sense: "They are all low-level demons."
Chu Yeli stretched his shoulders and yawned: "But there are too many of them. Fortunately, only some of the smaller ones have escaped. If the old ones had come out, that would have been a real problem."
Shi Ming, wielding the Lingfeng Sword, was the first to strike. His sword aura, carrying flames, weaved through the black mist, igniting a glimmer of hope amidst screams.
"The battle begins—"
At Chu Yeli's command, the disciples of Linghai Sect formed hand seals, and countless golden talismans flew into the air, forming a variety of arrays.
"fall--"
At a command, the completed formation descended with lightning speed, instantly clearing a large area in front of the city.
"Sword, come!"
Shi Ming led a group of disciples from the Ten Thousand Swords Sect down on their swords.
"kill--"
Su Wusi and Jian Muyi were also among them.
"Finally, I can show you all what I'm capable of! I'll show you what I'm made of!"
The Suiping Sword slashed through the air, its intense heat and unwavering courage tearing a gaping hole in the darkness.
Sun Heng rubbed his hands together eagerly: "Good, you've got guts! Metallurgical Sect members, those who can fight, come with me. Those who can't, stay behind and throw your magic weapons, understand?"
"clear!"
Several disciples of the Huayu Sect standing on the city gate took out various musical instruments. The clear music flowed into people's dantian like a clear spring, and the depleted spiritual power seemed to be replenished in an instant.
Luo Zai Shui wanted to go down and help, but Nie Xu Shuang grabbed her arm and said, "Rest now. They can handle these demons."
Chu Yeli, who had nothing else to do, strolled over to chat with them: "Were there this many demons while you were here?"
Luo Zai Shui gently shook her head: "No, I think the flaws in the barrier are getting bigger and bigger, and there are more and more of them."
"Hiss..." Chu Yeli gasped, "This can't go on."
"What's the situation with my master?" Luo Zai Shui had a vague sense of unease.
Chu Yeli sighed softly and exchanged a silent glance with Nie Xushuang.
"What else can we do? We all got tripped up by the Wen family."
Luo Zai Shui's intuition told her that what was happening at the sect was not simple.
“Tell me the truth.”
Nie Xushuang patted Luo Zaishui on the shoulder and then gestured for Chu Yeli to go to the front to help: "I'll do the talking, you keep an eye on things ahead."
"You know about the Wen family's house arrest of the sect leader, patriarch, and elders, right?" Nie Xushuang's brows were furrowed with deep sorrow.
Luo Zai Shui nodded: "I know, but with their strength, they shouldn't be able to be placed under house arrest by a small Wen family."
Nie Xushuang sighed: "It's not the Wen family that's trapping them, it's us."
"us?"
Luo Zai Shui was somewhat incredulous, and Nie Xu Shuang continued to explain, "Yes, because of us, the Wen family summoned them and issued an order for the disciples of sects and aristocratic families to go to the Wen family for education. The sects will definitely disagree, but... as you know, the Wen family has not only experts in the late Nascent Soul stage, but also most of the experts in the Divine Transformation stage. If the sect leader and the others fight the Wen family to the death, and if they make another move later, their target will be us."
Luo Zai Shui Xin Xin understood: "So they can only continue to deal with the Wen family under the guise of negotiation."
Nie Xushuang snorted coldly: "They call it a discussion, but it's actually a house arrest. The Wen family is really going too far! After they put the sect leader and the others under house arrest, they directly told all the major sects and families that one disciple would be exchanged for one elder. If they want to redeem the sect leader, they must send their chief disciple."
Luo Zai Shui was stunned for a moment. The Wen family was so bold, how come she hadn't heard a word about it while she was out there?
Nie Xushuang grabbed her hand again: "Right now, we absolutely cannot act rashly. If we are not careful, we may implicate the sect leader and the others. Moreover, I am worried that our actions will affect their decisions. I know that Master and the others will not let us put ourselves in danger, but we cannot abandon Master."
“The Wen family might be about to break ties with us.” Luo Zai Shui looked at the gradually disintegrating demons, her thoughts somewhat scattered. “Senior Sister Nie, we should resist.”
Nie Xushuang gently held her hand: "Resist or submit? We should naturally choose to resist, but there are too many people in this world. They have been submitting for too long, so long that they have forgotten how to resist. I'm afraid... I'm afraid that we will be all alone in the end. So, in the water, we cannot be the first to stick our necks out."
Luo Zai Shui stared intently into Nie Xu Shuang's eyes: "If we don't take the position, who will? We are direct disciples of the five major sects!"
Nie Xushuang turned her face away somewhat uncomfortably: "Zai Shui, I know, I understand what you're trying to say, but given your senior sister's example, I have to be cautious."
Luo Zai Shui gently broke free from Nie Xu Shuang's hand: "Senior Sister Nie, we are different from my senior sister. The Wen family will no longer give us a chance to resist. If we don't resist, we will never be able to turn our lives around. This is an example."
She pointed at the demons not far away: "Isn't the Wen family's refusal to send people to fight the demons just a way of showing the world that they are the head of all the immortal sects? Disregarding human lives like this, shouldn't we rebel?"
Nie Xushuang was speechless. If that's what Shui thought, what about the others?
Luo Zai Shui is right. If they don't resist, they will be tamed sooner or later.
No, we absolutely cannot allow that day to come!