As the Yuanying monks of the Three Pure Ones of the Orthodox Church joined the battlefield, the scene immediately became chaotic.
The monks from Penglai quickly stopped where they were, forming a chain of magic arrays, with all kinds of magic weapons flying around, preparing for a positional battle.
This kind of positional warfare does not require fighting while moving, and does not require high reaction speed. Therefore, it is most suitable for Penglai monks who have little practical experience.
The Shushan swordsmen were the most belligerent, but the ones who came this time were all peak masters, all of whom had been through hundreds of battles. None of them were stupid enough to directly attack the position with their swords, but instead used a wave of flying swords to test the enemy, and then aimed their main attack at Kunlun.
Kunlun's attack methods were relatively more comprehensive, including Taoism, magic weapons and flying swords. The various colors of light were almost connected into one, stubbornly resisting the firepower from Shushan.
Although the three parties seemed to be using all the same means, they all belonged to the same orthodox religion after all, so they mainly used methods of containment and testing, and were not in a hurry to kill.
The most anxious people at this time were naturally Xu Yinglian, An Zhisu and Shi Liuli.
They all realized that there was a misunderstanding and wanted to speak out to remind them, but their voices were completely drowned out by the noise of the fight, so they had to whisper reminders one by one.
Those who received the secret message stopped immediately, while those who didn't receive it were still immersed in the fight, but when they saw their companions stopped one after another, they also hesitantly put away their magical powers.
"Stop him from ascending first!" Shi Liuli finally seized the opportunity and shouted.
Upon hearing this, everyone looked up and saw that Chen Guanshui had already risen to a high altitude, almost turning into a small dot.
Everyone quickly flew up into the air with their swords, and then launched various attacks at Chen Guanshui, shocking Xu Yinglian and shouting:
"Don't hit him...hit him on the head!"
However, her reminder was completely unnecessary, because Chen Guanshui protected his body with the Five Elements Divine Light, which directly negated most of the damage.
Only a few attacks, such as flying swords, thunder magic, physical magic weapons, etc., successfully passed through the interception of the Five Elements Divine Light and landed on Chen Guanshui.
Then it came back empty-handed.
The Taiyin Suming Sword was imprisoned in the spine, and he could only worry about it secretly.
Even the "very few attacks" were difficult for Chen Guanshui to deal with because there were too many people below, so he directly activated the Tianji Divine Shuttle and "skipped over" all these attacks.
To be precise, it was the will of heaven within him that was manipulating his body to resist.
The Tianji Divine Shuttle consumed extremely high amounts of true energy, so much so that Chen Guanshui's original increase in true energy brought about by the sudden increase in his inner realm was instantly reduced by a large amount.
But this move obviously frightened the Nascent Soul cultivators below: so many people attacked together, but there was not even the slightest reaction on the other side, which clearly showed that the gap in strength was too big.
How can we fight this?
"Keep going, don't stop!" Xu Yinglian took the lead and once again activated the great light fire, spraying it towards Chen Guanshui endlessly.
The elders of the Xu family quickly followed up the attack, and most of them also chose the method of continuous killing, forcing Chen Guanshui to use defensive measures and consume his true energy.
Chen Guanshui showed no expression of sadness or joy, he just continued to activate the Five Elements Divine Light to intercept the attacks.
Upon seeing this, the elders of Shushan Penglai quickly understood his tactical intentions and used all kinds of rare methods - not seeking to have a final say, but only to avoid entering the five elements and make the opponent exhausted to cope with it.
"Well done!" Taiyin Suming Sword couldn't help but praise, and at the same time increased the intensity of his struggle, fiercely fighting against the remaining will of heaven in his body.
Chen Guanshui frowned slightly, realizing that if he didn't take ruthless action, even though the foundation of this body was flawless, it would sooner or later be dragged down by the endless massive attacks.
Throw a heavy punch.
He continued to use the Five Elements Divine Light and other defensive means with his left hand, and suddenly made a sword gesture with his right hand and pointed downwards.
The Tianyuan Yiqi Sword immediately fell down like a meteor, aiming at Elder Biyun of Cuizhu Peak of Shushan.
Elder Biyun quickly made hand gestures and used both swords to intercept diagonally upwards from below. At the moment when the metal collided, they were both knocked away at the same time.
Even with the power of two swords, he couldn't stop the opponent's sword!
As her natal sword was damaged, Elder Biyun couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood and had little strength to resist. Fortunately, An Zhisu performed the Fenyun Bagua Step in time, rushed to Elder Biyun and dragged her away, thus saving her from being pierced through the heart by a sword.
The Shushan people were immediately excited: Qing Heng, you actually dared to attack your fellow disciples! In this case, don't blame us for disregarding our friendship!
Then, the Tianyuan Yiqi Sword smashed vertically into the sea, instantly splashing sea water thousands of feet high, shocking everyone and making them stunned on the spot.
It is almost impossible for a Nascent Soul cultivator to withstand such overwhelming force head-on, and they can only try to dodge.
What if the other party uses large-scale Taoism...
Thinking of this, everyone quickly put aside their prejudices and began to gather together without any prior agreement.
We must work together to resist.
"What do you mean?" Shi Liuli moved closer to Xu Yinglian and asked in a low voice.
An Zhisu also came closer. Although she didn't say a word, it was obvious from her expression that she was listening.
Xu Yinglian hesitated for a moment, wondering whether to tell them about the will of heaven.
If I don't tell them, and let them mistakenly think that Chen Guanshui himself wants to ascend, it might be more beneficial to me, but the prerequisite is that I can stop his ascension.
If they were to be shaken and fail to give their best, wouldn't that backfire?
More importantly, with Xu Yinglian's pride and dignity, she didn't want to use such a deceitful method to win... So she didn't hide it from the people around her and quickly told Shi Liuli and An Zhisu about the matter.
"So that's how it is." Shi Liuli pondered and said, "So at this time, my husband's soul was impacted by a large amount of merit and has lost consciousness. Is it the will of heaven that is operating in his body?"
"That's right." Xu Yinglian nodded and said, "You can see that his reaction is also very monotonous. How we attack, he defends the same way. If he feels that he can't defend, he will try to counterattack. When we stop, he also stops... Isn't it very Tiandao's style of inaction?"
"Isn't it because my junior brother cares about us?" An Zhisu asked puzzledly.
"If he showed mercy out of consideration for Nian, given his treacherous character, he would definitely use some means to cover up his tracks and make a feint to the east while attacking in the west." Shi Liuli said calmly, "The problem is not that he showed mercy, but that his plan would stop there, which is inconsistent with the husband I know."
But it is very consistent with the junior brother I know... An Zhisu thought to herself, but did not refute. After all, in her opinion, of course, it was the "will of heaven" that temporarily controlled the junior brother, and this fact made it easier for her to accept.
"If that's the case, then it will be easy to deal with." Shi Liuli smiled.
"Are you sure?" Xu Yinglian asked with a frown.
"In terms of understanding of the Way of Heaven, who can say that they are better than those of us who practice the art of calculation?" Shi Liuli said with a smile, "But I have one request: From now on, you all listen to my command."
Xu Yinglian hesitated, but An Zhisu did not hesitate at all:
"Just give me your orders. I will do my best to cooperate with Shushan."
The Shushan Peak Master will definitely not listen to Penglai Dongyou, but they will listen to An Zhisu, and An Zhisu will listen to Shi Liuli's orders, and that is enough.
Xu Yinglian quickly thought through the key points and nodded and said:
"The same is true for Kunlun."
"Okay." Shi Liuli nodded and said, "First, please ask Daoist Jiang Xiao to bring the Sun Zhenmei Sword."
An Zhisu then remembered that he still had the Sun Sword to use!
It was not the flying sword he was used to, and he just couldn't remember it at the critical moment. It must be because the sword spirit had such a bad personality.
An Zhisu quickly flew up to the sky on his sword, while Shi Liuli continued to calmly arrange his tactics:
"Everyone, please stop attacking. Attacking will trigger the will of the Heavenly Dao to resist. Next, you should use delaying and obstruction to slow down his ascension."
"But be careful, don't let the magic hit him directly, but place it right above him so that he will hit it during the ascension process."
Is this possible? Everyone was skeptical, but considering Dong You's reputation in divination, no one dared to question it.
So everyone used their own methods, some threw talismans, some activated Taoist magic, some arranged magic weapons, and there was even a master of Shushan Peak who took out thousands of flying swords and shot them at Chen Guanshui's head, and then let them fall down naturally with a crackling sound and hit him.
Just as Shi Liuli had expected, Chen Guanshui did not launch a counterattack, but just rigidly used various means to deal with it, and for a moment even his ascension speed slowed down.
"This will indeed stop him from fighting back." Xu Yinglian pondered, "But there is no way to break the three flowers on his head. Or do you intend to exhaust his true energy?"
"It's impossible to run out of it." Shi Liuli said seriously, "In terms of calculations in this area, the Heavenly Dao is definitely better than us."
"Once the strength of our attack exceeds a certain limit, he will directly attack us to force us to reduce our numbers, thereby suppressing the strength of our attack again. The final result will inevitably be that the amount of his remaining true energy will always be just enough for him to ascend out of the sky."
"According to what you said, our only chance of winning is to take the initiative." Xu Yinglian said immediately.
"What do you mean?" An Zhisu, who had just returned from retrieving the Taiyang Zhenmei Sword, heard these words and asked in confusion.
"If victory is likened to a balance," Xu Yinglian explained, "for every chip we put on this side, the Heavenly Dao will put an equal chip on the other side, thus maintaining a balance between the two sides and allowing Brother to ascend smoothly."
"According to Daoist Dongyou, whether it is the number of chips or the accuracy of calculations, there is no doubt about it."
"But the key to success is that we are the first to place our chips." Shi Liuli took over the topic, "As long as we place enough chips in an instant, so that the Heavenly Dao does not have time to place its chips for balance, the balance will be completely unbalanced."
"I understand." An Zhisu suddenly realized, "Wait for the right opportunity to kill?"
"That's what I mean." Xu Yinglian nodded.
"Okay." An Zhisu clenched the Taiyang Zhenmei Sword tightly.
She admitted that she was not as smart as Xu Yinglian, nor as witty as Shi Liuli, but when it came to daring to fight, being able to fight, and being good at fighting... in this regard, she would never be afraid at all.