Eternal Life: Hundredfold Rewards-Chapter 120 - 91: Crisis at the Western Border Spirit Stone Mine, Qi Chuan Arrives with Sword Dao!

Chapter 120: Chapter 91: Crisis at the Western Border Spirit Stone Mine, Qi Chuan Arrives with Sword Dao!

If it’s just some minor advantage gained by the people from the Celestial Soul Hall, the situation might remain stable. But if they suffer a small setback, they will come up with new tactics.

If he turns a blind eye to this, the Wind Moon Sect will inevitably suffer a major loss.

"I mean for you, and a few others, to take a group of disciples to the Western Border Spirit Stone Mine. During the process, it’s best to hide your tracks. Upon arrival, act according to the circumstances. This operation is fully entrusted to the Fourth Elder of the Sect, without any restrictions. I have but one thing to say, the Wind Moon Sect cannot suffer a heavy loss, the rest I won’t concern myself with."

Situ Jiang spoke slowly, a sharp light flashing in his eyes.

Though Profound Sword True Master is in seclusion and cannot appear, in theory he should be retracting efforts and avoiding escalation with the Celestial Soul Hall to prevent a sect war.

But the ambitions of the Celestial Soul Hall are obvious and will not cease until they achieve their goals. Constant forbearance will only make the opponent more reckless, continuously tarnishing the Wind Moon Sect’s reputation, causing unrest among the sect’s members.

If they constantly hide like turtles, the Celestial Soul Hall will suspect something has befallen Profound Sword True Master, stirring thoughts of launching a sect war. It’s better to be assertive, making them think the Wind Moon Sect acts boldly and that Profound Sword True Master is unharmed, thereby hesitating to genuinely initiate a sect war.

Upon hearing Situ Jiang’s words, the few elders present felt a slight chill in their hearts.

They understood that the Sect Leader’s words were allowing them to act freely without worrying about any potential consequences.

"Could it be that the Supreme Elder has recently taken something to extend his lifespan, and his longevity has been extended considerably?"

At this moment, a few elders, including the Fourth Elder of the Sect, thought this way.

The speculation that Profound Sword True Master had little longevity left was something even those from the Celestial Soul Hall could faintly guess, and as Foundation Establishment Elders of the Wind Moon Sect, they naturally knew some details.

Of course, Profound Sword True Master couldn’t possibly run out of lifespan and perish so soon. Yet a cornered beast still fights, and there’s a high possibility that Profound Sword True Master will launch one or more assaults on the Nascent Soul True Monarch level before his lifespan is exhausted, which would leave him little time to concern himself with the affairs of the Wind Moon Sect. This is why, under normal circumstances, the Wind Moon Sect might have to endure the actions of the Celestial Soul Hall.

But the Sect Leader’s current approach has led the sect’s elders into some misunderstandings and assumptions.

Perhaps, Profound Sword True Master recently acquired something to extend his lifespan, and after taking it, his longevity increased greatly. With more time, he doesn’t plan to assault the Nascent Soul True Monarch realm for a while, allowing him to oversee sect affairs and giving the Sect Leader confidence?

"Ah, so many troubling times..."

However, at this moment, unlike the Fourth Elder and others, Qi Chuan sighed slightly in his heart.

For he knew internally that Profound Sword True Master was surely utilizing the Celestial Punishment Thunder Prison Visualization Method he had taught him, striving to break through to the Nascent Soul True Monarch realm, unable to spare any attention for the Wind Moon Sect’s affairs, leaving only the Sect Leader to handle them.

If he could spare the effort, there could only be two reasons.

Either Profound Sword True Master succeeded in his breakthrough and has already ascended to the Nascent Soul True Monarch, making the likes of Celestial Soul Hall an insignificant threat, easily disposed of.

Or, he failed to break through and even decided to abandon the attempt entirely, burning the final brilliance of his life to drag Celestial Soul Hall down with him.

However, due to the extreme difficulty of the Celestial Punishment Thunder Prison Visualization Method, these two scenarios are unlikely to occur in the short term, and it’s possible Profound Sword True Master is still troubled by it as we speak.

Thus, this time, his Sect Leader is surely feigning strength, betting that the Core Formation True Masters of Celestial Soul Hall are wary of Profound Sword True Master and dare not step onto the battlefield themselves.

And as long as their Core Formation True Masters hesitate to intervene, the power below Core Formation in the Wind Moon Sect and Celestial Soul Hall is not vastly different, which can potentially sustain the situation.

Yet, such a gamble harbors immense uncertainty, stirring involuntary concern about what happens if the gamble is lost?

"Sect Leader, we are going."

However, regardless of what Qi Chuan and others thought, the Sect Leader’s order was something they must adhere to, so they had no choice but to accept it.

They then gathered some True Disciples and Inner Sect Disciples, and secretly headed towards the direction of the Western Border Spirit Stone Mine.

...

At this very moment, in the spirit stone mine region at the Western Border of the Wind Moon Sect, near its boundary with the Celestial Soul Hall.

"Kill!"

A voice filled with cold murderous intent resounded through the sky, shaking the surroundings.

Above and below the spirit stone mine region erupted a brutal magical combat between cultivators, with spells and artifacts wildly unleashed, talismans raining down, creating explosions that shook the earth, bringing forth numerous craters and filling the air with smoke.

In this magical combat, a small number of disciples on both sides could be seen manipulating puppets and demon beasts against each other, comprising the few Puppet Masters and Beast Taming Masters among them.

On the Wind Moon Sect’s side, there were mostly common low-tier and low-grade demon beasts and puppets with normal appearances.

The Celestial Soul Hall’s approach was different, their puppets’ appearances were eerie and varied, bloodthirsty and frenzied, enough to make one feel physiologically uncomfortable just by looking at them.

Some of their demon beasts, such as bone centipedes, infant snakes, and human-headed mantises, possessed notable offensive power merely by appearance.

In such confrontations, the Wind Moon Sect found themselves at a disadvantage, suffering significant casualties, with several True Disciples covered in blood.

The root cause of this lay in the fact that the Celestial Soul Hall’s numbers far exceeded expectations, almost twice as many as the Wind Moon Sect’s disciples.

With such a tremendous numerical disparity and little difference in strength, it was natural for the Wind Moon Sect to be at a disadvantage.

Continuing like this, these Wind Moon Sect disciples would reach their breaking point and face defeat.

"Haha, Yun Qingyue, it seems your situation is not too favorable."

In the void, a gloomy yet smug voice echoed.

Lin Sha, with a smile on his face, looked at Yun Qingyue opposite him, while manipulating his disheveled, withered black Human Head Magical Artifact to emit streams of black-green poisonous spirit energy, surging toward Yun Qingyue like torrents.

Upon seeing this, Yun Qingyue, her breathtakingly beautiful face cold as frost, remained silent, merely maneuvering her Purple Thunder Profound Moon Saber to unleash dazzling violet thunderbolts the size of her arm, slashing at the black-green poisonous spirit energy and dissipating much of the poison.

However, more poison continued to flood in.

Though her Purple Thunder Profound Moon Saber was unafraid of Lin Sha’s Human Head Magical Artifact, it had a unique trait, where the black-green poisonous spirit energy’s power remained unabated, making it difficult to suppress.

Therefore, even though her strength subtly surpassed Lin Sha’s, she was forced into a stalemate, appearing slightly passive on the surface.

Yet despite being on the defensive, she managed to hold her ground.

On the other hand, the other battlefronts were becoming quite perilous...

"If this continues, it will likely result in a major defeat..."

Yun Qingyue’s brows furrowed slightly, her gaze sweeping across other battlefields. It was not only the disciples’ combat that seemed on the verge of collapse; more importantly, another Foundation Establishment Elder faced the assault of three Foundation Establishment experts, clearly intending to concentrate their efforts to eliminate one Wind Moon Sect Foundation Establishment Elder before turning to deal with her.

In this sense, her battle was the best among the field.

The Wind Moon Sect was in such a predicament because, originally, the Celestial Soul Hall’s normal raid was responded to by the Wind Moon Sect as usual, only for a large number of reinforcements to suddenly appear, boosting their Foundation Establishment power by two, rendering the Wind Moon Sect unable to withstand the assault.

"Seize the last chance to struggle..."

Lin Sha glanced at the other battle zones, seeing that the Celestial Soul Hall was about to gain complete control, and chuckled. Then he turned, his eyes seemed to carry a hint of obsession as he gazed at Yun Qingyue’s face, whispering with a smile on his lips.

With his strength, he couldn’t truly capture Yun Qingyue, being slightly inferior to her, he could only hold her in a stalemate, delaying her time.

But this didn’t matter. Once the other Foundation Establishment Elder of Wind Moon Sect was besieged and fell, the three Foundation Establishment experts of the Celestial Soul Hall would be free to deal with Yun Qingyue, making her escape impossible.

Whoosh!

However, as a hint of obsession appeared in Lin Sha’s eyes, a slight sound of breaking through the air came from the void above this battlefield.

Then, a figure clad in the elder’s attire of Wind Moon Sect emerged.

It was Qi Chuan.

At the same time, as the sudden appearance of Foundation Establishment Spiritual Pressure spread, it drew the astonished gazes of both factions toward him, their expressions changing in different ways.