Chapter 1032 - 997: Blocked by a Celestial Being

The array has been broken!

At the moment when the West River Slash tore through all constraints and swept over the Enlightenment Forest, both Yan Wu and Yan Liu sensed it.

Wuxian suddenly looked joyful with a thoughtful expression. If anything changed in that place, it could only be Han Yu’s doing.

If that’s the case, does it mean Han Yu has escaped!

"Disengage from the fight, prepare to retreat."

Without thinking, he shouted immediately.

If Han Yu has escaped, then they can’t stay here any longer; otherwise, they would only hold back the group.

Chen Xixi gritted her teeth, releasing false rules to trap Yan Wu for a moment. The old Taoist further used Tribulation Thunder to cleanse their opponent. Taking this opportunity, several of them swiftly leaned towards Wuxian’s side.

Yan Liu seemed to have lost interest in dealing with them, quietly releasing strong rules to protect Yan Wu. After that, both gathered together.

"He’s seizing Qi Fortune, stop him quickly."

Yan Wu’s voice was extremely urgent, and after speaking, he first transformed into light, rushing into the Enlightenment Forest. Yan Liu turned to glare at Wuxian and the others, full of killing intent but helpless.

In the end, he still chose the direction of the Enlightenment Forest.

Wuxian breathed a sigh of relief, his face serious, "Fifth Brother, let’s split up and rescue the others."

"You finally said something sensible."

The old Taoist retorted irritably. Considering Wuxian’s usual behavior, such words coming from him were extraordinarily rare.

Despite his words, his actions were decisive. The next moment, he led his apprentices swiftly towards where Jiu You and Wujiu were.

As for Wuxian, his face darkened. This was the first time he initiated a rescue, yet he was still mocked by that bastard Fifth Brother.

"Bastard."

Though he cursed, he immediately led Shang Wanfeng and Jiang Xinyuan swiftly towards the direction of Yin Wang.

Under the Artifact Spirit’s command, one Enlightenment Tree after another in the Enlightenment Forest withered and turned to ashes beneath the West River Slash. In less than twenty breaths, the large forest crumbled into dust.

"Run!"

The Wise Old Man urged loudly once more.

The Artifact Spirit, although puzzled, immediately turned and used Earth Escape.

At this moment, the sky over the Western Territory suddenly darkened.

Gulu! Gulu! Gulu...

The millstone spanning the Western Territory finally ceased its calm, grinding up and down and emitting a series of thunderous rumblings, growing increasingly urgent.

The next moment, a sudden light rained down, illuminating the location of the Artifact Spirit.

"Faster, the Celestial Beings have acted."

Only then did they understand why the Wise Old Man urged them to seize the Qi Fortune and flee as fast as possible; the Celestial Beings would intervene.

No, that’s not it.

Han Yu frowned instantly. If the Celestial Beings were going to act, they could have done so just now; why wait until they took the Qi Fortune to make a move.

Out of humiliation and anger?

Impossible.

"Why did the Celestial Beings suddenly act?"

Han Yu coldly questioned in the Sea of Consciousness.

The Wise Old Man seemed somewhat helpless, "Could you escape first and ask later?"

"No way, you old bastard are too damn treacherous. If you don’t tell me, I have no confidence."

Han Yu sneered coldly in the Sea of Consciousness.

The Wise Old Man was silent for a moment before speaking reluctantly, "It’s a part of the Heavenly Dao."

"Bullshit, if it were, it should have been discovered long ago."

Han Yu still couldn’t believe it; the Artifact Spirit was no stranger to these people, even having followed it into their small world once before.

If it were true, they would have dealt with it long ago.

"I’ll explain after this, escape first."

The Wise Old Man sighed repeatedly.

"Damn it, I’m struggling to hold on."

Meanwhile, the Artifact Spirit’s voice echoed.

Though it controlled Han Yu’s body, it couldn’t unleash the body’s full potential.

Moreover, it couldn’t even use Han Yu’s peculiar body technique.

Especially at this crucial moment, speed was more necessary than ever.

"Alright, switch, you come out, I’ll go back."

Han Yu no longer had the time to argue with the Wise Old Man, hurriedly addressing the Artifact Spirit.

But he was met with silence.

The next moment, the Artifact Spirit looked extremely anxious, even showing panic.

"I can’t get out, what’s going on?"

It attempted to escape the body but found itself seemingly fused with it, failing to break free no matter what.

The light overhead relentlessly pursued, now less than a mile away.

How could it not be desperate?

Why was it bearing this burden at such a critical moment?

Wasn’t this supposed to be Han Yu’s responsibility?

"You damned old ghost, you tricked me in here, now I can’t get out, think of something fast."

The Artifact Spirit shouted anxiously.

"I asked Han Yu earlier if he trusted you because you might not be able to come out."

The Wise Old Man also seemed to sigh, then added.

"If you don’t want to come out, Han Yu won’t ever return."

"Bullshit, I want out right now; think of something. This occasion isn’t for me."

The Artifact Spirit yelled while fleeing, feeling the light getting closer.

It’s just a Little Artifact Spirit! How could it provoke the Celestial Beings to act personally.

If action would be taken, could it wait until Han Yu emerges?

"You can’t get out in a short time."

The Wise Old Man’s words turned both one person and one spirit’s faces exceedingly dark immediately.

Fortunately, his next words changed course.

"But I have a way for you two to share your senses."

Once the Wise Old Man finished speaking, a golden thread mysteriously appeared in the Sea of Consciousness. One end was securely tied around Han Yu’s waist, and the other exited the Sea of Consciousness and settled into the brow of the physical body.

The five senses of both were instantly connected, and although Han Yu was situated in the Sea of Consciousness, he could share the same vision, sensation, and even hearing with the other party. Even when Han Yu moved his hand, the external body followed suit.

The Artifact Spirit was overjoyed and immediately shouted into the Sea of Consciousness, "Get on, you mutt, I won’t move."

After an unconventional takeover of the body, Han Yu’s expression turned peculiar, simply because the feeling at this very moment was too strange.

This feeling was akin to him driving a mechanism, in short, it didn’t seem like controlling his own flesh.

But right now, he didn’t have much time. After organizing his thoughts, the external body’s speed suddenly increased drastically, and after shooting into the sky, the myriad phenomena unfolded, transforming his figure into auroras.

The beam of light that was about to catch up suddenly pulled away.

A sudden thunderbolt tore through the sky, as if enraged.

The next moment, Yan Wu, who was chasing along with the beam of light, suddenly froze. The blank face swiftly transformed into a stern visage, the brows and eyes cold and indifferent, with an inherent solemn aura that made it impossible to stare directly.

Han Yu was about to breathe a sigh of relief, thinking he had escaped, but unexpectedly, his body froze completely in the next instant.

Rule power?

Who was using rule power to restrict him?

At this moment, he only felt that paralyzing sensation seizing him once more.

"Switch to the Artifact Spirit, hurry!"

The wise man shouted urgently.

Han Yu immediately relinquished control, and after the Artifact Spirit took over the body again, the rule power gradually weakened. The West River Slash of the Artifact Spirit drew a knife and slashed into the void, shattering the rule power into pieces.

Control returned to Han Yu once again, and he wanted to continue fleeing, but the next moment, his body came to a dead halt.

The Artifact Spirit thought Han Yu was being controlled again and was about to take over the body, but Han Yu interrupted.

"Can you take a look up front first?"

The gaze of both man and spirit simultaneously turned forward, where an unconventional "Faceless One" had long been waiting silently.

Before the Artifact Spirit could react, Han Yu’s spine had already chilled, and his hands instinctively shook.

Simply because this face he had seen, briefly glimpsed in numerous past Heavenly Dao scenes shown by the wise man.

The Celestial Being has descended!

...

Yin Mou had just received the rescue from Wuxian and others, finally breathing a sigh of relief.

"Han Yu escaped."

Wuxian hurriedly spoke during the confrontation.

Yin Mou’s expression was incredibly surprised, managing to escape like that? Then he’d indeed made the right gamble.

But still feeling slightly uneasy, he confirmed once more, asking, "What about the Qi Fortune, did you get it?"

"Got it!"

Wuxian nodded solemnly.

At this moment, Yin Mou finally breathed a complete sigh of relief.

"Then let’s hurry and retreat, not hinder him."

Unexpectedly, Yin Mou’s first thought coincided strangely with Wuxian’s. Since they had obtained what they came for, these people should leave as soon as possible.

Only when Han Yu is alone can he thrive like a fish in water.

"I’ve already fished out Wujiu and Jiu You, let’s retreat first."

The token shook, and the veteran’s voice came through.

The situation with Wujiu and Jiu You was the most relaxed, as Yan San and Yan Si had been greatly weakened, making self-preservation not difficult.

At the same time, Yan Jiu and Yan Shi seemed also disinclined to continue the entanglement, instead allowing Wuxian and Yin Mou to lead their people in escaping.

The numerous deployments in the Western Territory instantly fell silent, with the group converging a hundred miles from the Western Territory.

The crowd assessed the current casualties, their expressions grim.

They had brought out seven to eight thousand cultivators, now less than two thousand remained, and those deceased were not solely Central Continent cultivators, they included people from both sides.

Times have changed, losing one meant one fewer.

Yet fortunately, the outcome was still acceptable to them.

Han Yu succeeded, thus everything they had done was worth it.

"Has that kid made it out yet?"

The veteran glanced at Yin Mou and Wuxian, immediately asking. Leading a few disciples to rescue Wujiu and Jiu You, he was the first to leave the Western Territory, so the whereabouts of Han Yu were clearer to these two.

Yin Mou and Wuxian exchanged glances; how could they know, they had been rushed here directly after leaving the camp.

"I’ll ask."

Yin Mou’s expression suddenly turned serious, feeling a foreboding sense, promptly picking up the token to send a message.

"Han Yu, did you manage to escape?"

The token fell silent for a long time.

Just as Yin Mou was about to resend a message, the strange voice of the Artifact Spirit finally came through.

"This is the Artifact Spirit, Han Yu’s busy."

"Did you get away?"

Yin Mou quickly followed up.

"Didn’t get away..."

The Artifact Spirit’s voice came with a bitter smile.

Everyone’s expressions changed; blocked again?

"Wait for us, we’re coming."

The veteran seized the token and spoke loudly.

"Don’t come, you retreat first."

The Artifact Spirit sighed helplessly.

"What’s happening on your side?"

The veteran couldn’t help but inquire, saying they hadn’t escaped, yet there was no movement on the token’s side, making the situation seem somewhat inexplicable.

"You might not believe it, but I’m watching Han Yu face the Celestial Being."

"You heard right, we both are being blocked by the Celestial Being."

Upon hearing this, everyone was not merely changing expressions, but a fear from the depths rushed directly to their skull.

Han Yu was blocked by the Celestial Being?

"Withdraw!"

Wuxian spoke in a pale, powerless tone, squeezing out a single word.

And this time, no one mocked him.