Chapter 1099: The News From Jingyi (II)
Riverbank.
After a fierce battle came to a halt, spiritual energy still rippled through the sky, and the plants on the ground drooped and withered. Cultivators were stationed at several points to tend to the spirit veins damaged by True Fire or Geng Metal. The scene was bustling amidst the ruins.
Though both sides desired the Wilderness and thus strove to fight in the air rather than on the ground, considerable damage had still been done during the battle. Fortunately, Guan Kan had died at the source of the land's veins, causing the water vein to surge with vitality, so the loss of spiritual energy was not too great.
Kong Guxi descended from the air and lifted his Dharma robe. His two legs looked as though they had been gnawed by dogs, missing chunks here and there, exposing translucent flesh and pale white cartilage.
The Capital Immortal Dao's dharma artifacts are formidable. These wounds will be difficult to heal.
His mana was nearly exhausted, leaving him unable to heal, and the wounds were further complicated by residual mana. He quickly swallowed two pills, hastily covered his legs again with the robe, and spoke to the Profound Peak Gate disciple approaching to greet him, "The peak masters have all suffered serious injuries. I saw that Guest Cultivator Sun and Guest Cultivator Wu seemed in better condition. Where have they gone?"
The disciple hesitated twice before replying, "Replying to the gate master, the two have gone to Lord Chenghui's hall to report."
Kong Guxi paused for a moment, then quickly nodded. "Good... good... I was too slow. I shall go there at once!"
He looked around and saw not a single guest cultivator in sight. Only his family member, Kong Qiuyan, was tending to their disciples within the formation. Most of the Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators had fallen, and those still standing had gone ahead to receive the Li Family's people.
When he looked more closely, he found that even the disciples dispatched from their own gate were few, with no more than a handful scattered about. A dozen or so lay groaning on the ground.