Chapter 467
467: Invincible
When Jiang Mo and Yun Qingyue arrived at the coordinates they had received, a fierce battle was already taking place.
From a distance, they saw an eight-tailed white fox darting through a crowd of people. With sharp claws and extremely agile tails, she created chaos wherever she went.
Despite this, Jiang Mo and Yun Qingyue noticed that the speckles of blood staining the fox's snow-white fur included not just her enemies' blood but also her own. As time passed, the fox's nimble movements gradually slowed, clearly at the end of her strength. It was unclear whether this was due to injuries or the prolonged duration of the battle.
The two arrived at the perfect moment. The eight-tailed white fox had just slipped up and been trapped by several cultivators using formations—with Zhu Baiyi's Great Achievement cultivation, these formations naturally couldn't hold her for long, but in cultivator battles, life and death could be decided in an instant. Perhaps in that brief moment of being hindered, she would face extreme danger.
Fortunately, Jiang Mo and Yun Qingyue arrived just in time and, seeing this situation, immediately intervened.
The white phoenix swept her wings, sending a surge of pale blue flames sweeping outward. The cultivators surrounding the eight-tailed white fox had no time to react before sparks touched their bodies, and in an instant, they ignited like oil meeting fire.
The ice flames were incredibly powerful and spread rapidly. Those engulfed by the flames didn't even have time to scream before they were burned to ashes in the blink of an eye. When the mountain breeze blew, not even a trace remained... The killing and cremation were completed so efficiently that even Jiang Mo was startled.
The white tiger's forward charge suddenly halted, clearly shocked by her senior sister's brutal method. Yun Qingyue, seemingly reading her thoughts, sent a voice transmission at that moment: "These people were likely all infected by demonic patterns."
With this explanation, Jiang Mo understood. Whenever Yun Qingyue had burned demonic patterns before, there had been a sense of losing control—the ice flames were absolutely merciless against the demonic patterns. This wasn't something Yun Qingyue could control, so the burning was inevitable.
Jiang Mo quickly accepted this fact, but their opponents obviously didn't think the same way. Those besieging Zhu Baiyi were all startled.
The white tiger seized the opportunity to charge forward, retrieving the injured fox, and asked, "Sect Leader, how are you? Why are you alone? Where are the other disciples?"
Zhu Baiyi had been battling intensely for a day and night. She had already been injured in the confrontation with Nine Abyss Sect and Celestial Demon Sect, and now, having pushed herself for so long, she was somewhat exhausted. Half-sprawled on the white tiger's back, she responded weakly: "I won't die for now, just need to rest a bit." After catching her breath, she added, "The others are two hundred li east of here. We came to rescue people."
Hearing this, Jiang Mo wanted to ask more—how could she be rescuing others when she herself was fleeing for her life? But their previous exchange had already been squeezed in, and now their opponents had recovered and launched another attack.
Naturally, they couldn't abandon her mother-in-law, nor could they let the senior sister face danger alone. Jiang Mo quickly secured Zhu Baiyi on her back and went to help.
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This was a chaotic battle. The opponents were cultivators capable of trapping a Great Achievement stage practitioner, yet the fighting wasn't as difficult as one might imagine.
Perhaps because the opponents were all infected with demonic patterns, under their influence, they could unleash power far beyond their cultivation level. Ordinary cultivators would naturally be at a disadvantage against such people, but Yun Qingyue's ice flames naturally countered them, giving her the advantage—Jiang Mo, carrying the injured Zhu Baiyi, had barely participated in the fight before Yun Qingyue's ice flames completely incinerated the cultivators surrounding Zhu Baiyi.
Zhu Baiyi was clearly astonished by this outcome. The little tiger proudly explained to her: "Ayue's ice flames have mutated, perhaps due to contact with the phoenix's true fire, and naturally counter these things."
It was precisely because Yun Qingyue's ice flames could counter demonic patterns and demonic energy that Sect Leader Qingxiao felt comfortable sending her to provide support.
After hearing the explanation, Zhu Baiyi breathed a sigh of relief. However, probably finding Jiang Mo's smugness too irritating, the fox raised her paw and knocked her on the head: "You weren't the one who did it, what are you so proud about?!"
Jiang Mo saw nothing wrong with being proud, feeling that she shared in the glory. But she had clearly boasted to the wrong person—bragging about someone's daughter to their mother, who was really showing off to whom?
When Yun Qingyue returned after dealing with the enemies, she caught sight of the two bickering, and her tense heart relaxed a little. Transforming into human form, she took out some medicinal pills, brought them to the fox's mouth, and only after feeding her asked: "Are you alright?"
Zhu Baiyi's condition wasn't particularly good, but it wasn't terrible either. She was mainly exhausted, and her injuries were just surface wounds. However, one issue was that her opponents had all been people infected with demonic patterns, and their attacks carried demonic energy to varying degrees. After clearing the blood from her fur, all three could clearly see the black demonic energy attached to her wounds.
It was similar to when Jiang Mo had been ambushed by Wuxiang before, so the final treatment was also similar to Jiang Mo's.
Moments later, Zhu Baiyi's entire fox form was frozen solid, shivering all over while unable to lift even her paws. This gave her a considerable lack of security, and she frowned as she asked the two: "Is there really no other way?"
Looking at the frozen fox, Jiang Mo felt a little schadenfreude: "No, we can't just let this demonic energy enter your body."
Well, Zhu Baiyi wasn't one to fuss, so she temporarily accepted her fate. More importantly, she didn't have time to dwell on this matter. She moved her head, the only part she could still control, and pointed her chin eastward: "Let's go rescue the others first."
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Yun Qingyue's ice flames were absolutely invincible against demonic patterns. The two had rescued Sect Leader Zhu without much effort, so they naturally followed Sect Leader Zhu's instructions and continued onward to rescue the others.
The rescue process went just as smoothly as before, the only difference being whether they unleashed one burst of flames or several.
Jiang Mo took the opportunity to clean up any stragglers, and when everything was finally settled, it had taken less than an hour.
The rescued people had been fighting for a day and a night, and upon finally being saved, almost all of them were exhausted. Those in better condition descended to the ground to rest and treat their wounds, while those in worse shape simply fell from the sky the moment the battle ended. It was only because Jiang Mo quickly intervened, catching these people in mid-air, that they were saved—it would have been truly counterproductive if the people they had just rescued were killed by falling.
Shortly thereafter, as the situation stabilized, someone came forward to greet them: "Thank you all for your rescue."
Jiang Mo and Yun Qingyue looked at the woman whose beauty remained undiminished despite her disheveled state, and at her damaged palace attire, feeling incredulous—they recognized this person, it was Fei Yuan, whom they had met once before.
What they couldn't comprehend was how she, of all people, could be the one Sect Leader Zhu had disregarded her own safety to rescue!
When it came to interfacing with others, it was usually Yun Qingyue who took the lead, so naturally, she was the one to engage with Fei Yuan and inquire about what had happened. Jiang Mo, meanwhile, secretly glanced at Fei Yuan, then secretly glanced at Sect Leader Zhu, inwardly speculating: What kind of relationship did these two have that could make Sect Leader Zhu risk herself like this? Could her master's head be growing green?!
Yun Qingyue was currently speaking with Fei Yuan and naturally didn't notice Jiang Mo's thoughts. Sect Leader Zhu, however, unable to move, didn't miss her subtle glances and immediately guessed what she was thinking.
Zhu Baiyi silently gritted her teeth, feeling that this little one was always thinking nonsense and truly deserved a beating. However, being completely frozen and unable to move, she could only glare at her and say in a low voice: "Fei Yuan and I have met several times and have some connection. I rushed to help after receiving her message for assistance. Besides, the Harmony Sect Leader is also here—by saving them, they'll owe me a favor."
Although Zhu Baiyi's body was frozen, the flow of spiritual energy inside wasn't greatly affected. If she had wanted to explain privately to Jiang Mo, she could have used voice transmission, but she didn't, deliberately speaking aloud so that everyone present could hear clearly.
Fei Yuan was perceptive and immediately said: "That's right. My Harmony Sect has encountered great trouble, and we're grateful for everyone's rescue. In the future, if there's anything you need, we will certainly do our utmost." Her words were firm, without any evasion.
Zhu Baiyi raised her eyebrows, showing a hint of satisfaction—she hadn't rescued Fei Yuan for any personal connection, but because she valued Harmony Sect. Whatever other talents Harmony Sect might lack, their intelligence network was considered the finest in the cultivation world. With the cultivation world in its current chaotic state, taking a risk to form such an alliance was generally more beneficial than harmful.
Jiang Mo felt a bit embarrassed, but Yun Qingyue immediately understood Zhu Baiyi's purpose and invited Fei Yuan: "What are Elder Fei Yuan's plans now? This place is quite far from Harmony Sect, and your fellow sect members seem seriously injured. The cultivation world isn't peaceful right now, and your journey back to your sect might be difficult. Why not come with us to Xuanqing Sect temporarily to weather this storm?"
If they could shelter Crimson Blood Sect, adding Harmony Sect didn't seem unreasonable, as long as they kept a low profile.
Fei Yuan heard Yun Qingyue's recruiting intent and knew that the other party had seen through their predicament. She couldn't help but give a bitter smile, but still candidly said: "There's been a split within the sect, and I cannot return to Harmony Sect. The Sect Leader... she's not in good condition right now. We need to find a safe place to stay, and I'm afraid we'll have to trouble Xuanqing Sect."
Xuanqing Sect had always maintained a good reputation in the cultivation world, and their strength was among the top tier. Although the righteous and demonic paths were traditionally opposed, if one had to seek refuge among the current cultivation world powers, Fei Yuan truly favored Xuanqing Sect.
Yun Qingyue had only been testing with her words, not expecting Fei Yuan to agree so readily, and was surprised.
Fei Yuan knew many people and naturally saw Yun Qingyue's surprise at a glance. At this point, she couldn't afford to conceal anything: "Your righteous path has experienced upheaval, and so has our demonic path. After Harmony Sect split, the other half completely joined Nine Abyss Sect. But they..." she said, looking at the demonic energy attached to her wounds, "they have colluded with the demon race to overthrow our cultivation world!"
Finally, this conspiracy that had been unfolding before their eyes was exposed, and no one present doubted Fei Yuan's words.
Yun Qingyue took a deep breath and, with a wave of her hand, froze the demonic energy at Fei Yuan's wounds, and incidentally froze the wounds of all the others as well. After completing this, she said gravely: "Exactly what has happened? Elder Fei Yuan, please explain in detail?"