Chapter 114 Exhaustion There is still no male or female protagonist in this chapter!
Qi Yuanbai's swordsmanship is not very advanced compared with other cultivators at the same level.
Back then, when his father Qi Guiyuan was still alive, people often said that if he was not a biological son, he would have no chance of becoming the direct disciple of the head of Tianyan.
Later, when the leader passed on the throne, Xie Hanyi had no intention of competing for it. Qi Yuanbai's succession was smoother than most people expected. Some people also discussed that if Xie Hanyi had not been indifferent to worldly affairs, he would never have become the leader of Tianyan.
Over the years, such voices have never stopped.
Everyone felt that the reason why Tianyan was still able to rank as one of the three major sects after Qi Guiyuan's death was because of Xie Hanyi's existence.
In the eyes of outsiders, Lingshan Taoist Xie Hanyi is the one who truly represents Tianyan.
Even within Tianyan, although they still respected the leader, this respect was different from that shown to a true sword cultivator.
But this time, when the elders and disciples saw him risking his own life, breaking through the transparent protection, and attacking Kun Sheyang's remaining soul under the huge pressure of spiritual power, they suddenly felt awe and respect for him.
Regardless of his cultivation level and strength, as the head of the sect, he fulfilled his duties.
"Master Brother!"
Elder Chang shouted loudly and exerted force suddenly, trying to transfer his remaining spiritual power to Qi Yuanbai.
Seeing this, others followed suit.
Despite the broken protection, nearly half of the spiritual power was blocked, but the remaining half gave Qi Yuanbai solid support.
As the tip of the sword approached, the motionless black shadow in the center, which was concentrating on absorbing power, finally jumped up suddenly.
Compared with the monsters dancing wildly in the distance, this figure seemed much more clumsy, but the speed at which it leaped was faster than any of them, so fast that everyone could hardly see clearly.
Fortunately, Qi Yuanbai was very close and had been concentrating, so he immediately caught his movements and attacked almost at the same time.
In the transparent protective layer, two figures moving extremely fast confronted each other.
Everyone was terrified and thought that there would be a long and difficult fight, but because Qi Yuanbai had been gathering all his strength and had no intention of delaying time, in just a few moments, both sides used their ultimate moves almost at the same time.
A strong silver light burst out from the sword's edge, and thick black demonic energy overflowed from all around Kun Sheyang's residual soul.
Silver and black collided head-on in the night sky, forming a strong and dazzling light, forcing everyone to raise their hands to cover their eyes.
Following the dazzling light, there was a violent tremor between heaven and earth.
Another earthquake made everyone dizzy and dazed. While blocking their vision, they had to work hard to maintain their balance and not be swept away by the shaking ground and flying yellow sand.
After waiting for a long time for the earthquake to pass, the bright light around them seemed to dim. Everyone managed to steady themselves with great difficulty and then slowly lowered the sleeves that were blocking their eyes.
Everything is recovering.
The monsters that kept rising and causing chaos disappeared, and the thin lines that controlled them also disappeared. Even the two fighting figures in the center of the vortex disappeared.
Between heaven and earth, there was pitch darkness. Only the quicksand flying in the air, which had not yet fallen back to the ground, was still falling like raindrops and snowflakes, rustling in the howling west wind.
"What's going on? Why is he gone?"
"Where is the head brother?"
Several elders quickly observed the surrounding situation, trying to find clues. At the same time, the disciples who had hurried over after breaking away from the fight in the distance also immediately began to search within and outside the vortex.
After a gust of west wind passed and most of the flying sand settled, one of the disciples finally shouted.
"Here!" He took two steps back, bent down and half-knelt on the sand. Without using any magic, he began to clear the sand with his hands. "It's the Master!"
Suddenly, everyone ran in this direction.
Countless yellow sands were pushed aside by several pairs of hands, revealing Qi Yuanbai who was half-buried in it and unconscious.
His eyes were closed, his face was pale, and he was still holding his sword in his hand. There was no wound on his body, but he looked extremely weak, as if most of his life force had been taken away.
Next to him was the center of the vortex where Kun Sheyang was just now. The black hole that was ten feet wide had shrunk to the size of a bowl. It was pitch black inside and nothing could be seen clearly. However, it was no longer filled with demonic energy like before. Only a few wisps of faint black smoke floated out and quickly dissipated into the air.
The ground still shook from time to time, and it was obvious that the spiritual vein underneath was still moving, but compared to just now, it seemed much calmer and was obviously recovering bit by bit.
"Thank God," Elder Qin cautiously stretched out his hand and pressed it on the ground. He first probed downwards with his spiritual power before he breathed a sigh of relief. "Master Brother has done it—he's eliminated Kun Sheyang's remaining soul!"
Upon hearing this, the others also breathed a sigh of relief. Several disciples with lower cultivation levels simply lay down on the sand.
"As expected of the Sect Master..."
"Fortunately, the Sect Leader came in person this time, otherwise, we don't know what would have happened."
"The matter should have been resolved, right?"
"Should we hurry back to the teleportation array so that the Sect Master can go back and recuperate?"
"Yes, I don't know what the situation is like for the headmaster."
The elders did not waste any time. After making sure that there were no more monsters around, they took Qi Yuanbai back to the teleportation array.
However, before they could walk too far, a shaking sound came from deep in the ground, which gradually grew stronger, as if something was beginning to shatter from the inside, and the rocks underneath that supported the entire ground were also shattered. Under the pressure, they collapsed and could no longer support the flat ground.
Starting from the vortex, the ground began to sink again, little by little, as before. The height of the sinking was even greater than before, several feet high.
"Not good, quickly fly your sword!" Elder Chang reacted faster and said immediately, "The spiritual vein here has dried up and collapsed, everyone be careful!"
"The demon has been eliminated, but the spiritual vein cannot be saved. If we allow it to collapse, the entire continent will be dragged down!" Elder Qin was so anxious that sweat broke out on his forehead, and he even had no time to take care of Qi Yuanbai.
"To protect this place, we must form a formation and cast seals immediately!" Elder Shen had personally experienced the Battle of Changgeng that year, and knew a little about how to isolate this dried-up spiritual vein from other places.
"But, but we have just lost all our spiritual power to the head brother. We are lucky to be able to control the sword. How can we have the energy left to cast a seal!" Elder Qin was already confused. He was obviously blaming Elder Chang for acting on his own and hated himself for trying to show off.
Elder Chang pursed his lips and said nothing. He did not agree with his attitude at the moment, but due to the urgency of the situation, he did not want to argue with him.
Just when everyone didn't know what to do, a familiar figure quickly came from the darkness not far away.
"Leave this to me, everyone else, please go back and defend your own place."
The person who came was Cang Yan, who had just returned from Tianyan.
With a cold face, he brought several capable subordinates who came from the Demon Realm. Without saying a word, he began to form a battle array and prepared to seal.
Elder Chang's face darkened as he looked at Cang Yan's actions with gratitude and admiration in his eyes.
"The Demon Lord generously helped me, and everyone in Tianyan will remember this in their hearts!"
Others also saluted him with fists clasped.
An ordinary person would have been moved by this. But Cang Yan didn't share the moral principles of the righteous. Furthermore, having just returned from Tianyan and learned the truth, his emotions were incredibly complicated. Upon hearing this, he sneered and said sarcastically, "Don't dare. I'm simply delaying your deaths. These seals will only last a month at most. After a month, the depleted spiritual veins will continue to collapse and spread across the entire continent. By then, I won't be able to control it."
Tianyan's disciples didn't quite understand what he meant, but the elders quickly realized it and their expressions changed.
They didn't stay long, looked at Cang Yan deeply, and left in a hurry after he formed the first seal.
There is more than one seal to prevent the collapse of the spirit vein. For example, in the Battle of Changgeng, after Xie Hanyi killed Kun Sheyang with a sword, Qi Guiyuan set the seal. Later, other people filled in the seal one after another, and this is how the West has been guarded for so many years.
Now, in this world, apart from Xie Hanyi, I am afraid no one knows how Qi Guiyuan's seal was established back then.
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