I Studied Abroad in the Modern Times-Chapter 517Book 2: : Changing of the Hao Sun Banner, Air Defense System

Book 2: Chapter 517: Changing of the Hao Sun Banner, Air Defense System

Vol 2 Chapter 517: Changing of the Hao Sun Banner, Air Defense System

Bailian turned around, opened his mouth, wanting to say something but unable to speak, yet the words in his eyes were clear for everyone to read—why?

Not just him, even Yun Fan and the others who originally wanted to advise the Holy Patriarch stood there dumbfounded, not understanding why the Holy Patriarch would take such action.

Even the Heavenly Emperor body and others who had transformed into members of the Lu Clan were somewhat stunned at this moment—to be honest, Immortal Yun's arrow was completely unexpected to them as well.

Immortal Yun lowered the Sun-Shooting Divine Bow in his hand, raised his head, and looked toward the clouds—the Heavenly River Army was already close at hand.

"For Haori Mountain."

His voice was very soft, as if answering, yet also like sighing.

Bailian's eyes bulged wide, his gaze full of resentment, as if thinking he was making excuses—I came here to help your Haori Mountain, you killed me, and still say it's for Haori Mountain?

Immortal Yun gently shook his head, as if sighing: "The Holy Monk spoke very well, if we had two Golden Immortal combatants, we could resist this sword formation and wait for Leiyin Temple's reinforcements."

Yun Fan couldn't help but nod.

He didn't dare speak earlier, also feeling that Bailian's words made some sense—to be fair, if they could protect Haori Mountain, he didn't want to surrender either.

"But Holy Monk, without two Golden Immortal combatants in our sect, we fundamentally cannot hold out."

Bailian froze.

Immortal Yun lowered his head, looked at the Sun-Shooting Divine Bow in his hand, then raised his head again, looking toward the Heavenly Emperor body and others, his tone helpless: "Everyone, am I right?"

Yun Fan grew increasingly confused.

But Bailian's expression suddenly changed, as if he understood something.

The Heavenly Emperor body and Uncle Pang exchanged glances, shook their heads at each other, released the Seventy-Two Earthly Fiend Transformations, revealing their original appearances.

"Zheng Fa! And... all of them?"

Yun Fan's heart shook, yes, he knew there were spies in the Yun Clan, and the Holy Patriarch didn't dare act rashly, but he never expected there would be so many!

In this Haori secret realm, within Yuanzun Peak where ordinary people weren't allowed to enter, aside from the Holy Patriarch and their few people, were they all from Jiushan Sect?

The entire Lu Clan had been impersonated by Jiushan Sect members!

Whose Yuanzun Peak was this?

To be honest, in this situation, Yun Fan actually felt like he was the outsider.

He looked around, suddenly having an absurd thought—so in the entire Haori Mountain, the Yun and Luo clans who were clamoring to surrender were actually the most loyal?

...

The Heavenly Emperor body looked at Immortal Yun, couldn't help but praise: "These petty tricks indeed couldn't escape your discerning eyes."

Immortal Yun looked at the Jiushan Sect disciples covering the mountains and plains, took a deep breath, and said from the bottom of his heart: "I didn't notice this many..."

"Then you..."

"I only knew that if you wanted to destroy the Golden Sun Scorching Heaven Formation, it would be effortless."

Yun Fan listening nearby also understood—with Jiushan Sect members entering Haori Mountain, on one hand, they had already gathered much intelligence about the formation, perhaps even identified weaknesses in the Golden Sun Scorching Heaven Formation.

On the other hand, the more fatal problem was that if these Jiushan Sect members coordinated from within and without, whether the formation would be useful was truly hard to say.

The Heavenly Emperor body chuckled lightly—Immortal Yun was right, this person was quite cautious, and until now they hadn't figured out the core runes of the Golden Sun Scorching Heaven Formation, but that didn't mean they had no way to deal with it—sabotage was always easier than construction, not to mention this place was full of Jiushan Sect people.

Immortal Yun looked at Bailian and sighed: "Even if you awakened the Primordial Dharmakaya, Holy Monk, I'm afraid it still couldn't withstand that sword formation, only increasing casualties."

Hearing this, Yun Fan felt fortunate in his heart—according to what the Holy Patriarch said, Haori Mountain had no chance of victory, and the Holy Patriarch's last-minute defection, this arrow might have truly saved the lives of both clans.

After speaking, Immortal Yun turned his head, looked at the Heavenly Emperor body, held the Sun-Shooting Divine Bow and clasped his hands: "Yun Wuji pays respects to Alliance Leader Zheng."

His eyes were somewhat complicated.

The Heavenly Emperor body and Uncle Pang exchanged a glance, then turned to Yun Wuji and said: "Are you willing to submit?"

Yun Wuji smiled bitterly: "Alliance Leader Zheng still doesn't believe me? Do I have any choice?"

The Heavenly Emperor body smiled, about to say something, when suddenly he heard a roar from behind, Buddha light flooding the entire cave like tidewater.

He abruptly turned around and saw Bailian's protective lotus shattering piece by piece, transforming into a pillar of light that actually broke through the barrier of Haori Golden Summit, shooting into the distance.

This seemed to exhaust Bailian's last trace of Immortal Energy. He revealed a hateful smile toward Immortal Yun, then turned to ashes in the flames.

This was... self-destructing his treasure to send a message to Leiyin Temple?

The Heavenly Emperor body turned back again, looking at Yun Wuji, whose face was full of bitterness, even some despair.

Now, the Heavenly Emperor body truly believed... the other party really had no choice.

...

The light pillar flew out from the golden summit, falling into the eyes of Glazed Buddha and Blissful Lady Celestial.

They were flying toward Haori Mountain.

"Bailian sent a message saying Haori Mountain is a strategic location that cannot be abandoned. If we can hold Haori Mountain, Jiushan Sect will surely be restless."

Blissful Lady Celestial spoke continuously, her figure graceful, ribbons fluttering, body surrounded by halos shining on the land below.

Tender buds sprouted on the ground, blooming into dense, gorgeous flowers. Wherever she flew, flowers bloomed, forming a green river adorned with red and purple.

The Glazed Buddha beside her was completely ethereal, taking one step covering thousands of miles.

The two activated their teleportation method, rushing toward Haori Mountain.

"The World Honored One is worried about you, so he ordered me to come assist. If we combine Haori Mountain's defenses, we might even be able to reclaim the Hongmeng Purple Qi."

"I was too cautious."

Glazed Buddha sighed. When he saw Creation Daoist die, his spirit was momentarily shaken, only continuing forward after Blissful Lady Celestial arrived.

"I only knew that if you wanted to destroy the Golden Sun Scorching Heaven Formation, it would be effortless."

"I'm just afraid we're too late."

"No matter, Haori Mountain still has the Golden Sun Scorching Heaven Formation. If we awaken the Primordial Dharmakaya, its power surpasses ours. No matter how strong that sword formation is, it can delay us..."

Before Blissful Lady Celestial finished speaking, they saw a Buddha light shoot out from Haori Golden Summit, illuminating half the sky with a pale white light.

Their figures involuntarily paused.

Glazed Buddha cried out in shock: "Nephew Bailian? This is Nephew Bailian's protective treasure!"

Blissful Lady Celestial's expression also darkened, knowing something was wrong, but still said: "It seems there's been some accident, but as long as the Golden Sun Scorching Heaven Formation remains, it should still give Jiushan Sect enough headache. If we hurry, there's still..."

As she spoke, the formation on Haori Mountain suddenly opened, and the mighty Heavenly River Army in the sky descended onto Haori Golden Summit without any obstruction, as if returning home.

"This..."

Glazed Buddha closed his eyes, as if sensing the message left by Bailian.

"Jiushan Sect had already planted moles in Haori Mountain. Yun Wuji betrayed us to save his own life." Glazed Buddha opened his eyes, his voice very cold. "He shot Rilian to death with an arrow."

Blissful Lady Celestial widened her eyes: "Haori Mountain has defected?"

Glazed Buddha's laughter carried some anger: "Now, that Golden Sun Scorching Heaven Formation will probably give us headaches."

...

Blissful Lady Celestial stood in the air, watching Jiushan Realm fly behind Haori Mountain. Knowing that with the protection of the Golden Sun Scorching Heaven Formation and that sword formation, just the two of them were completely powerless against Jiushan Realm, and the Hongmeng Purple Qi naturally didn't need to be thought about anymore.

"I finally understand why the World Honored One values that Zheng Fa so much." Blissful Lady Celestial remained silent for a long time before speaking. "The World Honored One spent an entire era to control Yaochi, only cultivating me to Golden Immortal, but now... Haori Mountain has been taken by Jiushan Sect."

"Gains and losses, actually evenly matched?"

Glazed Buddha remained silent, only murmuring: "Zheng Fa..."

They both knew that in terms of time alone, Great Ascension Buddha was still one move behind in this chess game.

"Although Yaochi has strong foundations, I cannot control Shui Mu and the others..." Blissful Lady Celestial gently shook her head, as if unwilling to say more, then added, "Although Haori Mountain is weak now, it appears to be completely under Jiushan Sect's control."

Glazed Buddha's expression grew even uglier.

In terms of strength and foundation, how could Jiushan Sect compare to Leiyin Temple? But now, with Bailian dead, Haori Mountain defected, and the Hongmeng Purple Qi in Zheng Fa's hands, it was hard to say Leiyin Temple gained any advantage.

"Still going to Jiushan Sect?"

Blissful Lady Celestial's question made Glazed Buddha shake his head, his gaze actually much calmer: "Now that Yaochi is unsettled, please return, Lady Celestial. I carry Great Ascension Buddha's orders, originally here to invite Zheng Fa to Leiyin Temple."

He paused, then added: "This Zheng Fa is full of tricks and schemes. Now that Jiushan Sect has gained momentum, they've become a serious threat to our Leiyin Temple. Without seeing this person with my own eyes, I truly cannot rest easy."

Seeing Blissful Lady Celestial's worried expression, Glazed Buddha added: "The Da Luo Dharma Assembly is an inevitable trend—Zheng Fa won't kill me."

Blissful Lady Celestial slowly nodded, then heard Glazed Buddha's voice grow lower and colder: "Moreover, that Yun Wuji dared to kill Great Ascension Buddha's disciple—this debt, our Leiyin Temple will absolutely not let slide."

He looked at Haori Mountain, murmuring: "If we don't kill this person, where is our Leiyin Temple's prestige?"

...

"See that monk? Him, Glazed Buddha."

"See, seen him."

"Shoot me!"

Yue Tian stood beside Bao Linlang, urging.

Leiyin Temple held the Sun-Shooting Divine Bow, looking at Bao Lin, face collapsing with the despair of having trusted the wrong person.

But he had no way back.

After Bailian self-destructed his treasure, Yun Wuji immediately understood the danger—although Leiyin Temple practiced Buddhist teachings, anyone who truly thought they were compassionate was being overly naive.

As a traitor who had killed the highly promising Bailian, this matter was even more fatal.

He never expected that Bailian's self-destruction of his treasure before death would be so powerful, actually able to break through Haori Golden Summit's concealment!

This matter was already exposed, and he had probably become Leiyin Temple's target.

Now he could only hope Jiushan Sect could protect him.

He immediately opened Haori Mountain's great formation, allowing the Heavenly River Army to enter the mountain, only then breathing a sigh of relief.

But the problem was... whether he could survive still depended on whether Zheng Fa was willing to protect him.

And this Alliance Leader Zheng seemed somewhat unreliable.

Seeing Zheng Fa examining the Sun-Shooting Divine Bow, Yun Wuji sighed inwardly, holding the Sun-Shooting Divine Bow in both hands, raising it above his head, and said quietly: "This bow is a legacy treasure left by Lu Mo, and should be handed over to the sect."

His hands lightened as Zheng Fa had already taken the Haori Divine Bow into his hands, examining it up and down.

Yun Wuji felt a sense of loss, but secretly mocked himself—he joined Jiushan Sect originally to save his life, and now was in even greater danger.

Did he still want to keep this precious bow?

After some self-mockery, his heart felt much more relieved. He only hoped Zheng Fa would protect him a bit more considering his obedience.

"How far is the range of this Golden Sun Scorching Heaven Formation? How fast is its speed? How powerful is it?"

Having figured things out, Yun Wuji naturally spoke everything he knew: "This bow's arrow speed is extremely fast. The First Patriarch, oh no, Lu Mo back then holding this bow, whenever he shot an arrow, never missed, every shot hit its target."

Zheng Fa gently nodded.

"I heard this bow shot down a golden crow..."

Zheng Fa was momentarily stunned. If this rumor was true, then this Lu Mo was truly a ruthless person...

The Sun-Shooting Divine Bow was Lu Mo's treasure from his second life, yet he turned around and killed his first life's clansmen?

But if this was true, then the arrows shot by the Sun-Shooting Divine Bow had somewhat terrifying speed—golden crows had their innate Rainbow Transformation Method!

"As for power, back then Lu Mo relied on this bow to be outstanding among Golden Immortals. Although my cultivation is low, with the help of the Golden Sun Scorching Heaven Formation, I can resist ordinary Golden Immortals."

"Of course, if Alliance Leader you wield this bow, you'll definitely be stronger than Lu Mo back then!"

Hearing Yun Wuji's flattery, Zheng Fa smiled, then asked: "What about range?"

"Range actually varies from person to person."

"How so?"

"If you know where the target is, you can shoot as far as you want." Immortal Yun explained. "But outside our divine consciousness range, there's no range to speak of."

Zheng Fa understood this now.

After becoming an immortal, his divine consciousness had undergone huge changes, but its range was still limited.

Moreover, even for targets within divine consciousness range, if the other party definitely had concealment methods, it would still leave one helpless. 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

So-called range was also part of accuracy.

Zheng Fa held the Sun-Shooting Divine Bow, falling into contemplation.

"Alliance Leader, I'm willing to offer the control method of the Sun-Shooting Divine Bow, only hoping Alliance Leader will protect my life..."

"The control method, you definitely need to offer it." Zheng Fa interrupted him, suddenly releasing his hand, throwing the Sun-Shooting Divine Bow back into Yun Wuji's hands.

Yun Wuji held the Sun-Shooting Divine Bow, stunned, not understanding Zheng Fa's meaning.

"This Golden Sun Scorching Heaven Formation is very important to our sect."

"Very important?"

Zheng Fa nodded seriously toward Yun Wuji. Now that Jiushan Sect had the Slaying Immortal Sword Formation, if they could ally with the Underworld, self-protection was actually more than sufficient.

But on the other hand, the flaws were also very obvious.

The Nine Nether Demon Ancestor couldn't leave the Underworld, and the Slaying Immortal Sword Formation's speed was severely limited by the sword formation disciples' Dao techniques, so they could only wait for fools like Creation Daoist to walk into the formation.

Simply put, they had short legs.

And the territory Jiushan Sect now controlled was getting larger and larger—Haori Mountain plus Jiushan Sect's area was even larger than Yaochi, not to mention including the Maritime Region.

In terms of area alone, Jiushan Sect could now be called Xuanwei's number one.

Therefore, Jiushan Sect could now only guarantee absolute safety for Jiushan Realm, but couldn't protect the vast majority of their territory.

Like Glazed Buddha and Blissful Lady Celestial—the Profound Earth Primordial Magnetism Array couldn't stop them. They could pretty much come and go as they pleased.

"I plan to establish a project team to combine the Profound Earth Primordial Magnetism Array and the Sun-Shooting Divine Bow."

"Combine..."

Yun Wuji didn't quite understand.

"The Profound Earth Primordial Magnetism Array is responsible for detection, the Sun-Shooting Divine Bow for long-range strikes." Zheng Fa explained. "Using the Sun-Shooting Divine Bow to make even Golden Immortals dare not casually invade our borders."

Simply put, it was using the Sun-Shooting Divine Bow to build a Golden Immortal-level air defense system.

"The project leader is Zhang Taishang. You are the project's second-in-command, responsible for operating the Sun-Shooting Divine Bow."

Yun Wuji stared blankly at Zheng Fa, his gaze slowly falling to look at the Sun-Shooting Divine Bow in his hands, the worry on his face completely swept away.

"I obey the Alliance Leader's command!"