Chapter 774 545 First Battle

Li Xuanxuan listened in stunned disbelief, his hand trembling where it was gripping his white beard, hardly daring to believe it, and asked,

"Who? Xuanfeng?!"

"Indeed, Elder!"

An Siwei knelt down and replied,

"Reporting to the Elder, it's absolutely true!"

"Ah... Haha!"

Li Xuanxuan laughed briefly, returned to his seat in the main position, and while stroking the Jade Cup, said with a mix of disbelief, joy, and worry,

"So... Xuanfeng has already reached this point! The old man couldn't see the situation clearly, to think I underestimated him..."

He sipped his tea, nodding with a smile,

"Good! He beat Murong Wu into both physical and spiritual destruction... good! The Buddhist Practitioner was beaten until rebirth, my brother truly is a first-rate character, scaring them into panic is only right."

The old man set down the cup, pondering to himself,

"Vomiting golden blood... I wonder if his injuries are severe..."

Then, he looked over at Li Zhouwei, who stood on one side holding an Iron Halberd, the youth nodding, eyes bright and spirited, clutching the halberd tightly as if itching to start a massacre.

When Li Zhouwei saw Li Xuanxuan looking over, he slightly lowered his brows and answered,

"Elder's might is indeed tremendous, plus there's support from within the clan, he will surely be alright."

Li Xuanxuan nodded and finally saw a person descending in front of the hall, a figure in white with a sword at his waist, looking both pleased and worried.

"Jun'er."

Li Xijun paid his respectful greetings and then said,

"Having learned from last time's lesson, I dared not bring anyone back and interrogated them right above the lake, letting Siwei return to report first, while I went to clean up."

Li Xuanxuan silently nodded, and with some hope said,

"Did you manage to find out any news? Is there anything on Qinghong and Ximing's side?"

Li Xijun shook his head, a look of anxiety appearing on his face as he spoke softly,

"Unfortunately, it's a major victory for them in that area too. According to those Cultivators heading south that I heard, the other places are mostly dominated by the Buddhist and Devil Cultivators, with many barriers breached, and Devil Cultivators heading south..."

"These barriers have been raided, mainly near the Salty Lake, broken through by the Tuoba Family, most Buddhist Practitioners are afraid to go deep and have pulled back, but quite a few Devil Cultivators took advantage and followed the river, either heading east or west..."

Li Xuanxuan paused, murmuring,

"Eastwards lies a vast wilderness, downstream leads to Xuan Yue Sect, and westwards is Xiao Family's territory, with our family only if going upstream... it's still not too dangerous."

Li Xijun nodded gently, his voice a bit somber as he replied,

"That's just the situation in the north, on my way here I've also seen several clans' members... the south is also destabilized."

He found a place to sit beside Li Zhouwei, nodded gently towards him, and continued,

"The conflict between the Xiukui Path and Red Reef Island has intensified, Changxiao Sect has been invaded by Hengzhu Taoism, with territories overrun for hundreds of miles... it's said that Jin Yu Sect intervened to mediate but to no avail..."

"That's not all; Wu Country also has unrest, Jin Yu Sect was attacked, and in that region of Wu Country, the chaos amidst small and large Sects is extremely turbulent, with four Foundation Establishment Cultivators fallen in three days."

"As for the East Sea, dark clouds loom, and contact with the islands has been cut off..."

Li Xuanxuan silently nodded in response,

"I too am worried about this... Chengyi is still unaware of Xihong's death..."

...

At Yan Mountain Border.

Kongheng, holding a Bronze Zen Staff, kept Yuxin suspended in the air, striking so his golden palm shrank slightly, changing his complexion as he said with a grave voice,

"You!"

But before he could say more, the thunder and lightning struck again from behind, the Thunder Cultivation woman's thunderbolts were immensely powerful, scorching his Dharma Body repeatedly, his Mana depleting hugely, giving him a headache.

Barely managing to fend off the lightning strikes with his Mana, the hooked serpent, bolstered by the crowd, laughed with glee in a black smoke-filled sky, spewing out a Bead mixed with snowflakes, creating a howling gust.

The biting cold wind swept by, while it didn't injure his Dharma Body, it clouded his Spiritual Sense, making his movements clumsy, like an annoying fly.

Fortunately, the serpent didn't come forward to attack, but just hid behind, blowing wind. The two Green Pond Cultivators, fearing injury, only occasionally shot from behind, easing his pressure slightly.

"Had not several hearts been in disharmony... I would have already destroyed this body of mine..."

More anxious, he had no choice but to say,

"Elder Kongheng! Both of us belong to the Great Shifa Sect, Golden Lotus Orthodox Cultivation... why side with these Zifu Golden Core's heterodoxies?"

Kongheng simply shook his head, the force in his hands not easing at all, and said soothingly,

"That is incorrect, in this world, all paths have their own ascensions, as long as one cultivates diligently... they can achieve gold, there's no such thing as orthodoxies and heterodoxies..."

While working cracks into his Dharma Body, Kongheng's voice remained calm,

"Only, your Seven Paths... have deviated from the Buddha's intent... each believing itself the true path... thinking all others are heterodox and minor, that is falling into the barrier of self-delusion!"

Changing the subject, he made Yuxin even more anxious, who then said,

"Even with you all together, you can't kill me... why must it be so difficult for my painstakingly cultivated Dharma Body? I'll hand over everything on me to you Taoist Fellows, and let others release this body of mine to go back, how about it?"

His expression finally turned sour, adding coldly,

"If you all are unwilling, then I'll destroy this body... in the end, I have to lose it anyway! Let's see you all get injured too!"

As soon as he said this, the Li Family members remained unfazed, but the two Green Pond Foundation Establishment were hesitant, exchanging glances, their Spellcasting stopped, with one saying,

"Taoist Fellow Qinghong..."

Li Qinghong frowned slightly, somewhat helpless, pretending not to have heard, ignoring him for the moment, but unexpectedly, the man approached and asked again, causing her trouble. Li Qinghong glanced at him and saw the Green Pond Cultivator with a strained face saying,