Cultivation: I Can Traverse Otherworlds

Danger!

The Dao Foundation Cultivators of the Bright Void Sect all possessed Communication Jade Stones unique to their sect, which could be used for emergency communications.

At this moment, a single, large word materialized on the jade stones on Shui Qianning and Zhai Qingfeng: 'Danger'.

The words, formed from Spiritual Light, shook violently, issuing a stark warning.

Unfortunately, the message had arrived a moment too late.

WHOOSH!

Two streaks of light pierced through the clouds, plummeting toward an unknown mountain forest below, one shrouded in thick miasma.

"Qianning."

Zhai Qingfeng's expression was grave.

"I'll hold them off. You take this chance to escape. As long as you reach the sensory range of the Marketplace's Array, you'll be safe."

The Immortal Alliance Marketplace was protected by a Tier Three Grand Array. This Array didn't just defend the Marketplace; it could also sense any aura within a radius of thousands of miles.

The Profound Mystic Spiritual Light unleashed by the Array could obliterate a Fake Pill Cultivator from over a thousand li away.

This was the Immortal Alliance's greatest asset against the Demon Dao, and precisely why the Demon Dao was so determined to destroy the Marketplace.

"No!"

Shui Qianning's face was pale. Though panicked, she still refused.

"Elder, your Cultivation is deeper than mine, and you're stronger. You have a better chance of escaping."

"Besides…"

She gritted her teeth.

"Your child with Martial Uncle Liuu is about to be born. Do you want your child to be fatherless from birth?"

?

A muscle in Zhai Qingfeng's jaw twitched. Then, gritting his teeth, he declared:

"We'll split up!"

"Whoever gets out brings back help."

"Okay." Shui Qianning nodded firmly. The two streaks of Tunneling Light abruptly split, flying off in different directions.

"Hmph!"

A cold snort echoed from the void.

A strikingly beautiful woman in a thin gauze dress materialized, her lovely eyes filled with killing intent as she gazed down.

'Mere Early Stage Dao Foundation Cultivators couldn't possibly have detected my aura. Someone must have tipped them off.'

Her eyes narrowed.

'Junior Sister Zhou….'

'Was it you?'

Zhou Yuantong was clearly still in Wind Moon Valley, yet she couldn't shake the feeling that something was watching her, that her every move was being seen.

"Fellow Daoist Yinn."

A figure appeared beside her, asking with a fawning smile:

"What are you thinking about?"

"Nothing." Yinn Bingtong snapped back to reality and gave Ping Daochuan, the man who had just appeared, a sweet smile.

"Once we capture that Shui Qianning and use the Joyful Sect's Secret Technique to refine the wisp of Innate Primordial Energy within her Innate Dao Body, Fellow Daoist Ping will be able to reconstruct the Foundation of his Golden Core. When you achieve the Golden Core Path, you mustn't forget little old me."

"How could I?" Ping Daochuan laughed heartily.

"If not for Fellow Daoist Yinn, I would have long since given up all hope for the Golden Core. Besides, we'll have plenty of opportunities to work together in the future."

No one would have ever imagined it.

A core Dao Foundation Cultivator from Star-Picking Tower, the second-strongest power in the Righteous Immortal Alliance, was in cahoots with a Demoness from the Joyful Sect.

Moreover, from the way they acted, this was clearly not their first time cooperating.

"I'll go grab our target. You take care of the other one. You don't want anyone else finding out about our little partnership, do you?"

Yinn Bingtong smiled slyly, flicked her long sleeves, and drifted downward, leaving a faint, pleasant fragrance in her wake.

Watching the alluring figure beneath the sheer gauze, a flicker of greed crossed Ping Daochuan's eyes. He let out a low chuckle and shot off in the direction Zhai Qingfeng had fled.

Both of them possessed profound Cultivation and astonishing speed. There was no way a mere Early Stage Dao Foundation Cultivator could escape from them.

WHOOSH!

Seven-Colored Clouds descended from the sky like a cage, instantly sealing off Shui Qianning's escape route.

"Little girl."

Yinn Bingtong said with a delicate laugh,

"You can't escape. Come back with me obediently, and you might just get to keep your life."

"In your dreams!" Shui Qianning clenched her Silver Fangs, and the Flying Sword in her hand erupted with a blinding light.

Achieving Human-Sword Unity, she charged toward the Seven-Colored Clouds.

Seeing this, Yinn Bingtong frowned.

She had plenty of ways to capture Shui Qianning, but the key was to take her alive and without damaging her Physical Body.

Otherwise, the Secret Technique's effectiveness would be severely diminished.

'Stubborn girl.'

Shaking her head gently, she withdrew the Seven-Colored Clouds. A faint halo of light appeared in her lovely eyes as she spoke slowly:

"Sleep!"

"Fall asleep!"

A Divine Soul Secret Technique!

Using the Divine Soul Power of the Fake Pill Realm to activate a Joyful Sect Secret Technique was enough to affect the mind of an Early Stage Dao Foundation Cultivator.

Shui Qianning, who had been charging forward, suddenly slowed. Her Sword Light grew unsteady, and she looked as if she might fall at any moment.

Just as a smile touched Yinn Bingtong's lips and she summoned a Magical Treasure to capture her target, the Sword Light below flared brilliantly.

"Fooled you!"

"Demoness!"

Laughing, Shui Qianning dove into the miasma, crushed a Spirit Talisman, and plunged deep into the earth below.

When she had advanced to the Dao Foundation, Pei Jingque had gifted her a Soul-Stabilizing Ancient Talisman.

This talisman had the wondrous ability to guard the Divine Soul; not even a Fake Pill Cultivator could easily affect her mind.

"You dare trick me?"

Yinn Bingtong's face twisted in fury. Wrapping herself in the Seven-Colored Clouds, she slammed down toward the ground.

Her speed was incredible, yet she landed without a sound, like a drop of water merging into a vast ocean without a single ripple.

「A short while later.」

BANG!

The earth exploded upward.

A figure shot into the sky.

A look of terror crossed Shui Qianning's face, her beautiful eyes filled with despair. She crushed another Spirit Talisman.

WHOOSH!

A flicker of Spiritual Light, and her speed suddenly increased.

"Let's see just how many of those Spirit Talismans you have." The pursuing Yinn Bingtong was furious. The seven-colored Spiritual Light shot forward at an incredible speed, like a rainbow streaking across the sky.

"Girl!"

"Fall for me!"

The rainbow bent in midair and whipped down viciously.

Unable to catch her after a long chase, Yinn Bingtong's killing intent flared. She could no longer be bothered with preserving her prey's Physical Body.

She could always nurse the girl back to health after capturing her.

SPURT!

The Sword Light protecting Shui Qianning instantly shattered. She spat out a mouthful of blood and plummeted downward, tumbling through the air.

The rainbow coiled back.

It was about to ensnare her within its grasp.

Just then, Yinn Bingtong's brow furrowed, and her figure abruptly shifted several zhang to the side.

BOOM!

A deafening roar followed immediately as a wave of sharp killing intent grazed past her body.

"Sword Qi Thunder Sound!"

A muscle twitched by Yinn Bingtong's eye. She whipped her head around to look into the distance.

"Zhu Ju!"

News that a Dao Foundation Cultivator in the Righteous Immortal Alliance had mastered the Sword Qi Thunder Sound Divine Technique had already spread throughout the Six Demonic Sects.

Naturally, she was well aware of it.

Moreover, she was also aware that Zhu Ju had some sort of special relationship with her mortal enemy.

But when she looked, she didn't see Zhu Ju. Instead, a line of fire was approaching from the distance. At first, it was just a line, but in the blink of an eye, it became a fireball, and a moment later, it was a world-engulfing cloud of fire.

A terrifying pressure enveloped the heavens and the earth. The forest below had already burst into flames, feeding the inferno.

SCREEE!

The fire cloud gathered in the sky and instantly transformed into a Vermilion Bird, which dove and pecked viciously at the figure below with its sharp beak.

DING—

A clang rang out.

A shockwave visible to the naked eye swept out for more than ten li.

"Demoness of the Demon Dao!"

Pei Jingque transformed into a Fire Phoenix. With a powerful wave of her Three-Flame Simurgh Fan, the fire clouds in the sky surged violently.

"Die!"

"The Sect Leader of the Bright Void Sect, Pei Jingque?" Yinn Bingtong's brow furrowed. The flower basket hanging at her waist flew out on its own, and countless petals streamed from it, blocking the attacking flames several dozen zhang away.

"How did you get here so quickly?"

It was as if…

…they had arrived at the perfect moment!

"Hmph!"

Pei Jingque ignored her. The flame marking on her brow grew brighter and brighter, and the Fierce Flames around her swelled in intensity.

SCREEE!

The Vermilion Bird, formed from the Celestial Burning True Flame, let out a sharp cry to the heavens.

The Vermilion Bird had the beak of a crane and the comb of a rooster, the body of an eagle and the tail of a sparrow. Its entire body was covered in fiery red feathers, and its two claws glinted with a sharp, cold light.

It lunged forward.

The air for several li around it ignited.

The forest below was transformed into a sea of fire. From a distance, the entire area now looked like a Flame Mountain.

This Fierce Flame was no ordinary thing; it was as viscous as lava, and even the slightest touch was like a maggot on bone—impossible to remove.

As the Vermilion Bird danced, sharp swords and long spears materialized from the Fierce Flame and bombarded Yinn Bingtong. Each strike was no less powerful than the full-force attack of an Early Stage Dao Foundation Cultivator.

"The Fierce Flame Fairy. You truly live up to your reputation!"

Yinn Bingtong flickered between afterimages, madly dodging and weaving under the protection of her flower basket Magical Treasure.

She said in a low, haunting voice:

"But if it's just you alone, you are no match for me."

As she spoke, she gently raised a hand. A stream of seven-colored light appeared, winding its way up toward the Vermilion Bird above.

A Middle Grade Magical Treasure—the Ten Thousand Clouds Colored Brocade!

This treasure overflowed with celestial Qi and shone with a brilliant Spiritual Light, completely different from the sinister and bizarre Magical Treasures of the Demon Dao.

Its power was extraordinary.

Especially when wielded by a Dao Foundation Perfection Cultivator, it was enough to hinder even the Vermilion Bird.

But Pei Jingque paid it no mind. She waved her Three-Flame Simurgh Fan frantically, and the Vermilion Bird grew larger and larger.

The Fierce Flames raged and swelled.

At that moment, Yinn Bingtong's brow furrowed again, and her body once more flashed several zhang to the side.

BOOM!

A Sword Light flashed past.

Zhu Ju's figure appeared not far away.

With a single hand raised, his Ten Directions Cross Sword abruptly reversed course, transforming into a thousand streams of Sword Qi that surged toward Yinn Bingtong.

"Demoness."

"Time to die!"

"Hmph!" Yinn Bingtong snorted coldly.

"That bitch Zhou Yuantong leaked this information, didn't she?"

"I knew it!"

Holding the flower basket in one hand and wielding the Ten Thousand Clouds Colored Brocade with the other, she was forced back step by step under the combined assault of Zhu Ju and Pei Jingque.

She said,

"That woman, Zhou, is the most heartless of all. Anyone who blocks her path to the Dao is eliminated. Her own master, Princess Consort Yuann, was killed by her own hand. The Yin Yang Elder probably died by your hand as well. And now, it's my turn."

"You have some connection with her, don't you? That's how you knew in advance that I would make a move against the people from the Bright Void Sect."

WHOOSH!

The vast Fierce Flames receded, revealing Pei Jingque's figure.

She frowned slightly as she glanced at Zhu Ju, but then shook her head gently and gripped the Three-Flame Simurgh Fan tightly in her palm.

Although she was displeased that Zhu Ju had a secret connection with that Zhou Yuantong, now was not the time to discuss it.

"Not talking?"

Yinn Bingtong smiled slyly.

"So it's true!"

"But that bitch could never have imagined that just as she can find people to stop me, I can also find helpers."

She took a step back, dodging the incoming Sword Light, and waved to the area behind her.

"Fellow Daoist Ping!"

"Aren't you going to come and help?"

"…" The figure in the clouds behind them shifted slightly, then flew out, somewhat reluctantly.

"I told you not to reveal my identity."

"It doesn't matter." Yinn Bingtong smiled slyly.

"There won't be any survivors anyway."

"Ping Daochuan!" Pei Jingque's eyes widened in astonishment, and she couldn't help but cry out:

"You're colluding with the Demonic Demon People?"

"And aren't you doing the same?" Ping Daochuan snorted coldly.

"Besides, if not for the help of our friends from the Joyful Sect this time, do you really think the Righteous Immortal Alliance could have defeated the Demon Dao?"

"We were left with no other choice!"