Chapter 722 - 305: Turning Out in Full Force

Chapter 722: Chapter 305: Turning Out in Full Force

This seemed like an incredibly rare opportunity.

Just like that, Chu Lingguang’s Spiritual Sense penetrated the Celestial Horse Ox.

He felt a series of special fluctuations emanating from the Flying Magical Artifact, and his Spiritual Sense couldn’t help but resonate with them.

This resonance felt completely natural—effortless and simple. It required no special talent to command. It was like the perfect work of an Artifact Refiner, designed to let anyone pilot this Flying Magical Artifact with ease.

"Why haven’t you come out yet?" the middle-aged man demanded.

"Hm?"

Suddenly, he noticed the Celestial Horse Ox, the Flying Magical Artifact, begin to emit an unusual luster. It was clear that control had been transferred to the person inside the carriage.

"Giddy-up!"

In that instant, the Celestial Horse Ox shot forward like an unbridled wild horse, pulling the carriage through the crowd and flying toward the Profound Celestial Sect.

The middle-aged man and the group behind him clearly hadn’t expected their target to dare ram them directly with a Flying Magical Artifact, and an expensive one at that. Caught completely off guard, they were sent tumbling in chaos.

Some even plummeted from the sky.

"They’re inside. Stop them," the middle-aged man ordered.

The men beside him quickly controlled their Flying Swords, sending them hurtling toward the Celestial Horse Ox and its carriage.

HUMMM!

The carriage released a yellow curtain of light. This light screen, like a Defensive Array, blocked the majority of the Flying Swords.

"My Jiang Family spent a great deal of Spirit Stones to acquire this Flying Magical Artifact. Even my father is reluctant to use it. It can’t be penetrated by ordinary Flying Swords," Jiang Ruhong said proudly.

Back when they had slain the Heaven-Swallowing Python and were ambushed by the Cyan Cloud Sect, the Celestial Horse Ox had played a crucial role, second only to Lv Shuishan.

Not only did it scare off the Nine-headed Bird, but it also carried Guo Wei away from the dangerous area, bringing them all the way to their rendezvous point to rest.

Now, the Celestial Horse Ox was under Chu Lingguang’s control.

In a single burst, it smashed through the majority of the Cyan Cloud Sect’s members.

The Flying Swords launched by the Cyan Cloud Sect cultivators were all blocked by the Defensive Array on the Celestial Horse Ox.

"You’re courting death!"

Hearing this, the middle-aged man sent a palm strike whipping up a gale toward Jiang Ruhong, who was off to the side. At the same time, he manipulated his Flying Sword to Thrust toward Chu Lingguang’s carriage.

"Hmph!"

Lv Shuishan could let the Cyan Cloud Sect members deal with Chu Lingguang’s group, but he could not stand by and ignore a threat to Jiang Ruhong’s safety.

He raised a hand and sent out a Dharma Seal, blocking the middle-aged man’s Magic Technique while simultaneously controlling his own Flying Sword to shoot toward his opponent.

CLANG!

Chu Lingguang saw a golden Flying Sword strike the Celestial Horse Ox’s Defense Array. The Celestial Horse Ox reeled from the impact, and Guo Wei, lying inside the carriage, coughed violently.

He saw the sword’s tip was about to pierce the Array.

It looked like it could break into the carriage at any moment.

A Flying Sword shot out from the carriage, striking the tip of the other sword.

This was a strike with Chu Lingguang’s full power.

Although he was only at the eleventh level of Qi Refining, his advantage was that his Sword Control Technique had reached the Perfection stage. Relying on this superior technique, he gained a slight edge and knocked the middle-aged man’s Flying Sword away from the Array.

Plus, the middle-aged man was fending off Lv Shuishan’s attack, allowing Chu Lingguang’s carriage to quickly pull away from him.

"Cyan Cloud Sect business! If the Jiang Family members don’t want to die, then scram!" the middle-aged man roared.

Lv Shuishan was a Human Dao Foundation Establishment Cultivator, after all. If he got tied up in a fight, it wouldn’t be easy to get away.

"Whoa, they’re really from the Cyan Cloud Sect," Jiang Ruhong exclaimed.

After the middle-aged man and his group swarmed them, they had started interrogating them immediately, never once stating their affiliation. Now, learning their identity, both he and Lv Shuishan were caught by surprise.

’How dare the Cyan Cloud Sect intercept Profound Celestial Sect disciples near our own territory? Are they trying to start a war with the Profound Celestial Sect?’

They were already on the edge of the Ancient Perilous Land.

Furthermore, they had already withdrawn from the trial and were trying to return to the sect. The Cyan Cloud Sect had no reason to stop them.

"Hmph, consider yourselves lucky."

The middle-aged man swiftly gave chase to Chu Lingguang.

He ignored Jiang Ruhong, his attitude making it clear that if he didn’t have more important matters to attend to, he would have killed him without a second thought, even if he was a member of the Jiang Family.

"Stop him!"

Jiang Ruhong, however, was not pleased to hear that.

He ordered Lv Shuishan to pursue him.

Lv Shuishan hesitated. He could tell this group was not to be trifled with; the man’s threat was no joke.

But he couldn’t disobey Jiang Ruhong’s order. At the very least, the man had just tried to kill Jiang Ruhong. If he did nothing, he wouldn’t be able to answer for it when he returned.

"Where do you think you’re going!"

And so, he controlled his Flying Sword and shot it toward the man.

"You’re courting death!"

The man couldn’t contain his fury.

He couldn’t completely ignore a Human Dao Foundation Establishment Cultivator, so all he could do was watch Chu Lingguang’s carriage get farther and farther away. Fortunately, they had plenty of men.

A portion of them had already gone in pursuit.

The rest had held back, worried that the carriage was a diversion designed to lure them all away.

HUMMM!

Inside the carriage, Chu Lingguang saw several powerful Flying Swords that were about to pierce the Array.

So, he emerged from the carriage.

He executed the Immortal Slaying Sword Technique.

BANG!

He slashed out with his full power, the sound deafening.

The few Flying Swords that had been on the verge of breaking through the Celestial Horse Ox’s Array defense were sent flying by the force of his longsword.

"It’s him!"

It would have been better if he hadn’t come out.

The moment he did, he was immediately recognized by the people from the Cyan Cloud Sect.

When he and Li Qiushui had escaped from the Immortal King’s Tomb, the white-robed elder and his group had gotten a clear look at them. As Golden Core cultivators, it was impossible for them to have forgotten Chu Lingguang’s face.

Moreover, they could remember the spiritual energy fluctuations of Chu Lingguang and Li Qiushui. Through these fluctuations, they could recognize them instantly even if they changed their appearances.

In order to intercept the Immortal Fate.

The white-robed elder’s group had expended a great many Spirit Stones to imprint the likenesses of Chu Lingguang and Li Qiushui with perfect clarity into a Jade Scroll.

If not for the fact that one of them had been trapped by Yang Rong for over a year and had only recently entered the Profound Celestial Sect, seen by few, while the other was a loner who rarely interacted with fellow disciples, the Cyan Cloud Sect would have been able to immediately identify Chu Lingguang and Li Qiushui with precision.

They wouldn’t just know that they were disciples of the Profound Celestial Sect.

Now, by emerging from the carriage and swinging his sword to repel the Flying Swords trying to pierce the Array, Chu Lingguang had instantly exposed himself.

"It really is him."

The middle-aged man’s expression was one of elation.

He unleashed a full-power palm strike at Lv Shuishan.

Lv Shuishan’s face fell. He quickly assumed a defensive stance, but with a BANG, he was sent flying backward, nearly crashing into the forest below.

The middle-aged man didn’t even look at Lv Shuishan. The palm strike was only meant to knock him back and shake him off.

"That’s him, after him!"

At the same time, he didn’t forget to shout to the group below.

They all chased after Chu Lingguang’s Celestial Horse Ox carriage together.

SWOOSH SWOOSH SWOOSH!

In an instant, over a hundred figures shot up from below, all hurtling in Chu Lingguang’s direction.

Lv Shuishan steadied himself in mid-air. He was about to Swallow the mouthful of blood that had risen in his throat when he saw the hundred-some figures rush up from below, two of them Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators. His expression changed drastically. He hastily spat out the blood, staggered back to Jiang Ruhong’s side, and said weakly, "Young Master Jiang, something is strange here. For your safety, we must retreat quickly!"

"All these people lying in ambush... they’re really here for Chu Lingguang? Why?"

"Could it be...?"

Jiang Ruhong, however, was lost in thought.

He thought of Chu Lingguang’s powerful Telekinesis and his connection to Yang Rong.

His instincts told him the Cyan Cloud Sect was acting so frantically because they saw Chu Lingguang as a future devastating threat. ’But he’s just an Alchemy Master,’ he thought. ’The Cyan Cloud Sect has those too. There’s no need to be this desperate!’

’Could it be that Chu Lingguang’s talent is far more powerful and terrifying than they imagined?’

"Let’s go. We need to inform the sect," Jiang Ruhong said.

Although the sect’s territory was just ahead, the range of a Jade Scroll’s transmission was limited. They had to be within the territory to use it.

"Good."

Lv Shuishan let out a silent sigh of relief. He had been worried that Jiang Ruhong would act on impulse and try to fight the Cyan Cloud Sect to the death. If that had happened, he would have had no choice but to renounce his position with the Jiang Family and flee.