Chapter 74: The Powerful Aura Shakes the Stone Gate
That pink silk was cunning and vicious, and it looked like it was about to wrap around Fang Li's ankle!
The yin-like power contained within it was enough to break her bones and even drag her directly into the Hehuan Sect crowd!
"Junior Sister!"
"Fang Li!"
The Tianyan Sect members were furious! Shen Yunzhou's sword energy surged as he tried to intercept, Xie Chen's array light flickered wildly as he tried to block, Ji Qianqiu roared and charged forward recklessly, and Chu Yunfan's healing green light had already turned into a shield.
But they were all a fraction too slow! Hua Nongying's timing for the sneak attack was absolutely perfect!
Outside the secret realm, before the water mirror.
Master Qingxuan suddenly sprang to his feet, his spiritual power exploding out of control, his hair and beard standing on end: "Hehuan demoness! How dare you harm my disciple!!" He wished he could tear through the void and rush into the secret realm immediately.
Across from her, Hua Qianmei wore a smug smile of triumph, as if she could already see the wonderful scene of the Seven-Colored Lotus and the genius disciple of the Heavenly Evolution Sect falling into her hands.
In that extremely critical moment...
The entire Dream Valley, and even the entire secret realm space, seemed to pause slightly for an extremely brief moment.
It was like an invisible hand gently pressing down on a flowing painting.
A supreme pressure from the heavens descended without warning! Like divine punishment, it crashed down on Hua Nongying, who had launched the sneak attack!
"Ugh—!"
Hua Nongying's smug smile instantly twisted into extreme fear and pain, and she let out an extremely shrill scream!
The shimmering pink silk was as if it had been crushed by an invisible force, breaking into pieces and turning into dust!
She herself was struck as if by a heavy hammer, spitting out a mouthful of blood. Her body flew backward like a kite with a broken string, crashing heavily against the distant mountain wall before sliding down, her fate unknown!
The terrifying pressure came and went quickly, as if it were just everyone's illusion.
But the momentary deathly silence on the battlefield, and Hua Nongying's tragic end, clearly told everyone that it was not an illusion!
Everyone froze, their movements stiffening, including the irritable purple-gold thunder leopard, which lowered its body and let out uneasy whimpers, its golden eyes filled with vigilance and fear.
Fang Li landed just as she lunged out, barely managing to stay upright, and caught the jade box that had fallen to the ground because no one was fighting over it after Hua Nongying was knocked away.
She instinctively hugged her regained treasure tightly, her mind blank.
"??? What's going on? System delay? Bug? Or did I accidentally let my domineering aura leak out?" She had no idea what had happened.
[Holy crap?! That was... the Immortal Venerable?! It must have been the Immortal Venerable himself! He crushed her from afar! Awesome!] The system was trembling with excitement in her mind, incoherent.
Outside the secret realm, all was deathly silent.
All the sect elders, regardless of their cultivation level, clearly felt the terrifying pressure that sent shivers down their spines the moment it descended from afar.
Master Qingxuan gaped, his fury instantly turning into ecstatic joy. He almost jumped up on the spot, his beard trembling with excitement: "Senior...Senior Brother!"
Even Ling Xiaozi's usually cold and stern face couldn't help but show surprise, and his pupils contracted slightly.
Hua Qianmei's smug smile froze completely, turning her face as white as paper. Her eyes first showed disbelief, then turned into deep fear. She abruptly turned her head, staring in horror towards the direction of Tianyan Sect, as if she could see that indifferent figure through the flying boat. Her body even trembled slightly.
Jin Buhuan's forehead was also covered in cold sweat, and he subconsciously wiped it with his sleeve.
Shi Potian's arrogance vanished, replaced by a look of awe, as he murmured, "Good heavens..."
Fang Zhengyan was horrified, his lips trembling, unable to speak.
Yun Miaomiao of the Tianyin Sect reacted the most violently.
She shuddered, and the guqin in her arms emitted a clear, melodious hum.
She stared intently in the direction of Ye Wuyang. Although she couldn't see anything, her ethereal eyes erupted with an unprecedented fervor and awe, reaching their peak.
Her red lips trembled slightly as she murmured to herself, her voice filled with barely suppressed excitement: "The voice of Heaven... silent yet awe-inspiring... cleansing away evil... This is... the voice of Heaven I have been searching for..."
Inside the main ship of the Tianyan Sect, Ye Wuyang remained seated indifferently, his eyes slightly lowered, as if all the outside disturbances and that earth-shattering attack from afar had nothing to do with him.
Only the almost imperceptible ripples in the void around him slowly subsided.
The deathly silence in the valley was broken.
"Senior Sister Hua!"
"Senior Sister!"
The disciples of the Hehuan Sect suddenly realized what was happening and rushed towards Hua Nongying with terrified screams.
Hua Nongying's face was ashen, her breath faint, her meridians were broken, and her soul was severely damaged. Her cultivation was likely ruined! Without decades of arduous training and rare and precious materials, it would be extremely difficult for her to recover!
Their eyes were filled with fear and resentment as they looked at the people of Tianyan Sect, but they dared not make the slightest move. They hurriedly picked up Hua Nongying and fled the valley like stray dogs.
Fang Li was still a little dazed as she held the jade box.
Shen Yunzhou, Xie Chen, and Ji Qianqiu finally rushed to Fang Li's side and protected her in the middle.
The three of them looked shaken and frightened, and their gazes toward Fang Li were full of concern.
"Junior sister! Are you alright?" Xie Chen was the first to regain his composure, but his voice still carried a hint of tension.
"Are you injured?!" Ji Qianqiu asked anxiously, looking Fang Li up and down.
Shen Yunzhou didn't speak, but his cold gaze swept over Fang Li's entire body. After confirming that she was unharmed, he breathed a slight sigh of relief, but the veins on his hand gripping the sword hilt were still bulging.
Chu Yunfan quickly approached and checked Fang Li over.
Fang Li finally came to her senses and shook her head with lingering fear: "I...I'm fine."
The gazes of people from other sects toward the Tianyan Sect members also changed completely. Especially when they looked at the jade box in Fang Li's arms, their greed had not completely faded, but they were now filled with deep fear and suspicion.
The purple-gold thunder leopard shook its head, seemingly recovering from its fear, but its gaze toward Fang Li remained filled with dread. With a low growl, it slowly retreated, seemingly no longer wanting to participate in the competition.
At this critical juncture, with an eerie atmosphere and an unclear situation,
"Rumble..."
Deep within the valley, in the direction from which the beast's roar had come earlier, a deafening roar suddenly erupted due to the lingering effects of that supreme pressure!
The ground shook again, as if some mechanism that had been sealed for thousands of years had been activated.
To everyone's astonishment, one side of the mountain wall, covered with vines and moss, slowly split open to both sides, revealing a huge and ancient stone gate!
The stone gate is carved with indistinct ancient patterns, exuding a mysterious aura that is far more ancient and vast than the Seven-Colored Lotus!
A pure and ancient spiritual energy wafted out from the crack in the door!
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