Chapter 606: The Battle Begins (I)
"This is probably some kind of long-range spell… Time to track him down!" Yu Muxian had spent most of his years cultivating within the sect and had few opportunities to engage in actual combat. Yet, he had learned a great variety of spells. As countless countermeasures flashed through his mind, he quickly settled on one, "Heavenly Golden Cymbal!"
He gathered his mana. Power surged at the tip of his ring finger, channeling the earth element as Kun, while golden energy condensed as Dui in the middle, and a spell gathered at the central palace of his middle finger, projecting golden light into the heavens.
Above Yu Muxian's head, an intricately designed golden cymbal began to take form, gradually transforming from illusion to substance. It hovered in mid-air and rotated lightly, casting a golden-white screen of light downward. This spell resonated with his Molten Metal Cave immortal foundation.
First time using this in battle… It seems to handle quite well, he thought, blinking slightly. The spell soon sent back feedback, and before his eyes, an image appeared—a scene of a profound-patterned golden arrow, seemingly about to pierce through the clouds and fly straight toward him. Somewhere distant, he faintly felt its origin. Then he froze slightly at the realization, "This is… Li Xuanfeng?"
In Yue State, cultivators who used bows were rare, let alone one capable of firing from such a long distance with what appeared to be the infamous profound-patterned golden arrow. Yu Muxian had already noted Li Xuanfeng's appearance and dharma artifact and could easily guess the source. His heart filled with resentment, I had thought there was a chance to resolve our differences peacefully… How naïve of me! It seems he truly intends to harm me!
Yu Muxian had no wish to antagonize him. Li Xuanfeng was greatly trusted by Daoist Master Yuan Su, and in the future, if he were to free himself from Yuanwu's control, maintaining good relations with the other Purple Mansion Realm figures in the sect would be crucial. He had even entertained the idea of cooperating with Li Xuanfeng.
But now, with everything ruined in a single moment, his heart burned with anger, What a narrow-minded fool! Still obsessing over those petty family squabbles and trivial grievances! Now he's going to drag Yuan Su into this mess!
Since Li Xuanfeng had already taken action against him, Yu Muxian knew he couldn't let this slide. With two Purple Mansion Realm dharma artifacts at his disposal, killing him would be an easy task—though he couldn't help but fret over the consequences of offending Daoist Master Yuan Su.
He opened his mouth slightly and spat out a string of golden fragments. These fragments caught the wind, rapidly expanding into six circular shields, each covered in scales-like carvings, which floated around him in six directions.