Chapter 444 Arriving in Time
Just as the saying goes, "whoever is said to arrive," and while many cultivators were attacking the cave and complaining in their hearts, a fierce tiger roared from not far away, accompanied by a gust of wind.
Seated atop the tiger was a richly dressed young man, fairly handsome, but with a frivolous air, resembling a playboy. However, upon closer inspection, one could see that his aura was quite solid, indicating that he had put in considerable effort in cultivation—he was a peak Fusion cultivator.
A middle-aged man followed closely beside the tiger, exuding a powerful aura, yet his presence remained restrained—he was actually a Nirvana cultivator!
The two men and the tiger quickly arrived at the cave entrance.
The elegantly dressed young man leaped down, glancing at the man and woman still busily working inside the cave with their array plates and awls. He sneered, "What, still frozen? Not much Xuan energy left, huh?" He stared flirtatiously at the beautiful and refined young woman, adding, "I told you to come with me. Why did you have to run away with this kid all this way?"
The man and woman inside the protective shield completely ignored him.
A flash of anger crossed the elegantly dressed young man's eyes.
What he hated most in his life was being looked down upon!
The next moment, the elegantly dressed young man revealed a smile again: "Open this barrier for me! Don't hold back! Attack with all your might!"
Upon hearing the command, many cultivators quickly increased their input of profound energy, which indeed caused the array patterns on the protective shield to dissipate even faster.
At this moment, the middle-aged man in Nirvana waved his hand, and a judge's pen appeared in his palm. He wrote continuously in the void, turning into characters that rushed onto the protective shield.
In an instant, a large portion of the protective array's patterns disappeared, and even the array itself began to tremble.
The addition of this Nirvana has brought unparalleled pressure to the protective shield!
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The attackers who attacked the protective shield earlier included three or four Spirit Transformation cultivators and more than ten Palace Construct cultivators. There were also some Fusion cultivators, but they were not very useful and could only watch from the sidelines. Even if they worked together, the effect on the protective shield was not significant.
The male cultivators inside the cave were only at the peak of the Fusion Realm, while the female cultivators had just entered the Fusion Realm. Their cultivation levels were far inferior to those of the cultivators outside the cave.
However, both of them possessed numerous treasures, which allowed them to escape the pursuit of many high-level cultivators and remain uncaptured.
Once they entered the cave, their only responsibility was defense. They primarily relied on the inherent energy of the ancient cave's protective shield—their own Xuan power was merely a catalyst—and that was how they managed to hold out.
Even so, the two of them still expended a considerable amount of their profound energy.
Previously, Nirvana had disdained to join, but after several days of failure and with the young master in fine clothes also becoming angry, he finally took action.
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Now that Nirvana has used all its strength, the protective shield can still withstand the attack, but it will be much more difficult to repair!
Undoubtedly, the male and female cultivators in the cave would have to expend several times more energy to repair the array patterns!
Naturally, their faces suddenly turned somewhat pale.
The elegantly dressed young man revealed a cold smile.
Then……
Everyone saw the male cultivator take out a pill and swallow it, then toss one to the female cultivator.
After taking the pills, the two people's complexions visibly improved.
The elegantly dressed young man: "..."
Everyone could clearly see that the male cultivator had taken out top-grade pills.
For a moment, several cultivators frowned.
The middle-aged rebirth—that is, the third uncle everyone talks about, the third elder of the Feng family—doesn't seem to care much.
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Elder Feng had already guessed that these two people might have some background, and this could actually be seen from the escape items they had been able to produce before.
But so what?
The Feng family updates the album of photos on the Sky Ranking every month, making sure to remember the images of many top geniuses. However, these two people's faces are not in it. So even if they have a good background, they are not important enough to cause a major war between forces.
The elegantly dressed young man, Lian Tianqi, whom he is currently protecting, is the most outstanding great-grandson of the Tongtian Venerable to whom the Feng family relies.
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The Lian family cultivators of the previous ten generations or so had the highest aptitude at the Earth Rank, with an upper limit of only the Nirvana Realm. Naturally, they were not valued by Venerable Lian, and many of them even died early when their lifespans were exhausted.
Lian Tianqi's original aptitude was only Earth-grade, but he had a fortuitous encounter that upgraded his aptitude to the lower Heaven-grade. His potential has reached the threshold of the Heavenly Realm, making him the most worthy of cultivation among all the descendants of the Lian family throughout history.
Although Venerable Lian was in seclusion and unaware of Lian Tianqi's situation when he was improving his aptitude, Venerable Lian had taken a few more glances at Lian Tianqi before that—because Lian Tianqi's appearance most resembled Venerable Lian when he was young!
If it were just a matter of resemblance, Venerable Lian wouldn't care much. But after Lian Tianqi improved his aptitude, even his aptitude became exactly the same as Venerable Lian's back then!
Therefore, in the eyes of Elder Feng and others, as long as Lian Tianqi appears in front of Venerable Lian now, he will be valued.
Perhaps, he might even be groomed by Venerable Lian as another version of himself—according to a member of the Feng family who had reached the late Nirvana stage, Venerable Lian had lamented long ago that his descendants did not possess the same demeanor as he had in his youth.
Even though Venerable Lian only mentioned it briefly, now such a suitable Lian Tianqi has actually appeared...
The Feng family has always respected the descendants of the Lian family, and now they are praising Lian Tianqi even more.
With the resources poured into him by the Feng family, Lian Tianqi's strength has also increased by leaps and bounds.
Even though he was fond of women, he did not neglect his cultivation. In the eyes of the Feng family, he was a promising talent—more like the young Venerable Lian!
If the Venerable Lian back then wasn't interested in women, how could the Feng family have kept him with several of their most outstanding clan women?
The Feng family is what it is today because of the sacrifices of those women from the clan!
Even today, in the backyard of the descendants of the Lian family, there are some women from collateral branches of the Feng family—not because the women of the main branch are unwilling, but because the women who married Lian Zunzhe in the earliest period came from different main branches and were also the ancestors of the descendants of the Lian family.
Although many generations have passed, in theory there shouldn't be any problem with intermarriage. However, just in case, it's better to choose a branch of the family.
Lian Tianqi's backyard also had branches of the Feng family, while the eligible members of the main branch of the family had either married or taken in sons-in-law.
So, the entire Feng family was preparing to choose a woman for Lian Tianqi who was outstanding in both appearance and qualifications, but absolutely could not be from any eighth-level force in the Nanlan Domain.
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Lian Tianqi himself had taken a liking to a complete stranger, which was naturally excellent.
As for what status this woman will have with Lian Tianqi, that depends on her background.
If she were a disciple of some level eight or even level nine power in the outer realms, then Lian Tianqi could not only marry her as his principal wife, but he could also dismiss his harem for her...
The male cultivator next to the woman didn't seem to have any romantic relationship with her, but it would be best to get rid of him.
Both of them are currently in the cave. As long as the male cultivator is eliminated beforehand and all traces are cleared, it doesn't matter how powerful his background is.
As for the female cultivator, it would be good if she was willing to marry Lian Tianqi, but if she was not, they could just get rid of her and find Lian Tianqi an excellent wife later.
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Thinking of this, Elder Feng intensified his attack.
Integration is integration; after he took action, their methods of controlling the protective shield gradually became cruder.
Before long, the protective shield will inevitably break.
At that time, the two young cultivators in the cave will be theirs for the taking!
At this moment, several cultivators who had merged with Lian Tianqi gathered around him and whispered words of encouragement.
They all keenly noticed that Lian Tianqi was in a bad mood, so of course they wanted to take good care of him.
Lian Tianqi, who had been frowning, finally smiled after being flattered for a while.
He looked at the protective shield, quite pleased with himself.
Especially that woman; although she wasn't particularly alluring, her delicate and beautiful appearance directly touched his heart.
He absolutely must have her!
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Inside the cave.
The two cultivators, a man and a woman, are still persisting.
Sweat beaded on their foreheads, and their expressions were quite solemn.
Meanwhile, they are communicating privately.
"Brother Wu, with Elder Feng here, I'm afraid we can only hold out for a few hours at most. If he uses his mystic weapon, things will only get worse..."
Miss Qin, please don't worry, my two uncles should be arriving soon.
Oh? Brother Wu seems quite confident?
That's for sure!
After making up his mind, the male cultivator hesitated for a moment before adding a telepathic message.
Even though my uncle is too lazy to bother with me, Uncle Zhong is still willing to save my life.
The female cultivator, who had been very solemn, was now on the verge of losing her composure.
After a while, she sent another apologetic message.
【It's all my fault for dragging Brother Wu into this mess. If I can get out of here safely, I'll do anything you ask, even go through fire and water, without hesitation!】
The male cultivator remained calm.
Even if Miss Qin hadn't caught that scoundrel's eye, I'm afraid I would have still stumbled into this cave and been stopped by them. This is a trivial matter; Miss Qin needn't worry about it. It wasn't your fault.
The female cultivator's eyes softened immediately. Although she still felt apologetic, she felt a sense of comfort in her heart.
I am deeply grateful for Brother Wu's understanding. However, I have indeed dragged Brother Wu into this mess this time...
The male cultivator sighed.
If my senior brother had come along this time, the three of us working together could have held out even longer.
The female cultivator was taken aback.
The male cultivator's telepathic message carried a hint of amusement.
[Anyway, keeping an eye on those guys outside is annoying, so why don't I tell Miss Qin about my past experiences? Then Miss Qin will understand why I said it has nothing to do with you.]
Thirteen years ago, my senior brother and I...
Eleven years ago... my senior brother...
Eight years ago...
[My senior brother was in seclusion before...]
The female cultivator listened intently, her eyes gleaming, deeply moved.
However, the slight emotion she felt earlier from being comforted by the male cultivator quickly dissipated.
It seems that Brother Wu was not trying to comfort her.
Without her, Brother Wu's experiences would have been... quite eventful.
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Another hour or so passed.
Just as the female cultivator said, the attacks from outside were too terrifying. The protective shield had been on the verge of collapse many times, and the two of them had narrowly managed to save it each time.
Moreover, with each rescue, the time between the next shaking of the protective shield is shortened.
Under such circumstances, both male and female cultivators had to take pills more than once to barely hold on.
But it's clear that it won't last much longer.
Lian Tianqi, dressed in fine clothes, leaned against a stone seat, fanning himself and sneering. Whenever he looked at the female cultivator, he exuded an air of certainty.
However, as he failed to break through the defenses, Lian Tianqi's mood gradually declined.
Many cultivators noticed Lian Tianqi's impatience, and Elder Feng San glanced at everyone.
The next moment, all the other cultivators from the Feng family who had reached the Palace Building or Spirit Transformation stage stopped fighting and retreated to the back with pale faces.
Only the Nirvana cultivator, Elder Feng the Third, remained.
Elder Feng opened his mouth slightly and spat out a large drum.
He picked up the drumsticks and struck the drumhead hard!
After the strike, a sharp light appeared on the drumhead, shooting straight at the protective shield!
The protective shield was shaking more violently than before!
Elder Feng beat the drum again!
Once! Twice! Three times!
The relentless drumbeats, carrying terrifying power, relentlessly assaulted the protective shield.
Such an impact caused all the array patterns to be destroyed.
Both the male and female cultivators inside the cave coughed up blood.
A crack appeared on the array plate and shuttle in their hands.
Immediately afterwards, the protective shield trembled violently—
With a loud crash, it shattered!
Lian Tianqi was finally satisfied. He waved his fan even faster and looked with great pleasure at the beautiful woman in the cave who looked surprised.
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The silver wolf sped through the mountains, carrying the Zhong couple all the way uphill.
Along the way, there were many savage beasts blocking the way, but after the silver wolf opened its mouth and spat out several streams of energy, it pierced through all the beasts and melted them into a pool of flesh and blood, which was then quickly swallowed by the energy.
The Devouring Wolf is just that good at eating, can eat a lot, and is good at eating.
All obstacles were no obstacles at all; they all went into his stomach.
Although the mountain was very high, the silver wolf had already run more than halfway over it in no time.
Suddenly, a loud explosion rang out from halfway up the mountain!
Zhong Cai's ear twitched slightly.
Wu Shaogan slightly raised his eyes.
Both of them could sense that there were many powerful auras coming from the source of the sound.
The source of those auras is probably the enemy besieging Dongxiao's son!
The explosions now... could it be that the kid's defenses have been breached?
The silver wolf seemed to sense its two masters' thoughts and quickened its pace.
It no longer maintained its usual sixth-order speed, but instead used its fastest speed!
In just a few breaths, the silver wolf had reached the mountainside.
After going around another mountain wall, you'll see—
The silver wolf leaped out.
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The instant Elder Feng shattered the protective shield, he quickly calmed the turbulent blood and qi within his body, and in the next instant, he reached out his large hand, grabbing at the cultivator inside the cave—
At the same moment, a level seven top-grade puppet appeared in front of the male cultivator.
The puppet reached out and met Elder Feng's palm strike.
The energy released was terrifying; the impact shook the entire cave.
One person and one puppet exchanged palm strikes rapidly several times.
The palm strike shook the cave, disturbing the mechanisms deep within.
Immediately afterwards, a large number of arrows suddenly spewed out from the depths of the cave.
The male cultivator grabbed the female cultivator, and together they slipped to a corner of the cave entrance.
The arrows struck indiscriminately, leaving several large holes in the puppet. Elder Feng swept away the arrows with one palm and struck the puppet with the force of his other palm, causing it to quickly shatter into pieces!
—Although the puppet's strength is comparable to the peak of the seventh level, it is already difficult to withstand a few rounds under the Nirvana Elder's hand, so how could it last for too long?
This was already the male cultivator's last line of defense.
At that very moment, a small bell at the female cultivator's waist was swaying slightly.
The female cultivator pressed it down, preventing it from shaking any further.
However, the little bell emitted a clear and melodious chime.
The female cultivator immediately transmitted her voice.
[Senior! Don't come out!]
That's rebirth! Senior, you mustn't take the risk!
The male cultivator seemed to have noticed the female cultivator's actions as well.
The female cultivator's expression stiffened, feeling a pang of guilt. However, the senior in the bell was merely a Spirit Transformation cultivator without a physical body. Even if he appeared, he could only hold out for a few breaths at most, while her own soul would dissipate...
The male cultivator didn't say anything, but instead took out an eighth-level attack talisman and threw it at Elder Feng.
Elder Feng frowned slightly and made another move to clear the energy from the attack talisman.
Lian Tianqi took everything in, his mood soured, and he shook his fan again.
Why haven't you won it yet!
Lian Tianqi called out loudly, "Third Elder?"
Elder Feng made his move again!
This time, the giant hand, accompanied by a sharp gust of wind, slammed directly into the cave!
Its palm strike was so powerful that it could crush every part of the cave entrance.
It was clear that the male and female cultivators were about to be severely injured—
But at that very moment, a massive burst of energy erupted from the side of the mountain, rushing towards Elder Feng.
If Elder Feng doesn't withdraw to defend, he will be hit and seriously injured.
At the same time, a fierce punch was launched at Lian Tianqi, who was not far behind.
Lian Tianqi was enveloped in the shadow of the fist. He felt as if the fist was wrapped in an extremely terrifying pressure, which firmly imprisoned him in place. His limbs were so weak that he could not dodge at all! The power of this fist had not reached the Nirvana level, but it seemed to be even more terrifying, and it almost instantly cast a huge shadow over him.
die……
He's going to die from that punch!
Elder Feng had no choice but to withdraw the palm force that had entered the cave, quickly retreating to avoid the attack. Almost at the same moment, he turned to the side and forcefully blocked the fist that was attacking Lian Tianqi.
The remaining palm strike only hit the mountain wall outside the cave, and the overflowing energy failed to enter the cave entrance.
Because just after a flash of silver light, a fist appeared at the entrance of the cave, blocking all the remaining force of Elder Feng's palm strike that he hadn't been able to completely withdraw.
At this moment, Elder Feng San had already blocked the crisis that Lian Tianqi was facing and protected him behind him.
The other cultivators reacted quickly, crowding around Elder Feng and Lian Tianqi.
At this moment, all the cultivators looked towards the cave entrance.
There, a silver wolf stood quietly.
On the back of the silver wolf sat a handsome young man, his chin resting on his hand, casually glancing at them.
Ahead of the silver wolf stood a tall, elegant young man.
This young man was incredibly handsome, so handsome that people dared not look him in the eye.
At this moment, the handsome young man withdrew his fist and looked over leisurely.
Anyone with eyes could see that the silver wolf was at the third stage of the seventh rank, the handsome young man was only at the mid-stage of the Spirit Transformation realm, and the pretty boy carried by the silver wolf was only at the late-stage of the Palace Construct realm.
But they all remained remarkably composed.
It seemed that they were not facing Elder Feng San, who was in the mid-stage of Nirvana, or a large group of cultivators with high levels of cultivation, but just a group of ordinary people.
At this moment, the handsome young man spoke up: "So it was you who bullied our nephew?"
At the same moment, a head peeked out from the cave entrance.
The male cultivator's head.
Upon seeing the wolf and the two men, the male cultivator's eyes lit up almost instantly, and he immediately appeared in a flash.
He had always been calm and composed, but at this moment, he showed some signs of youthfulness.
The male cultivator, standing on the silver wolf's mask, complained to the handsome young man who had spoken, "Uncle Zhong, they're the ones who tried to steal my things and blocked me for so long! They even tried to bully one of my friends!"
Elder Feng and the others: "..."
Lian Tianqi stood behind Elder Feng San without stepping forward, but said coldly, "Oh? So you're this kid's uncle? He stole the wife I wanted and occupied the cave dwelling the Feng family coveted. If you still want to stand up for him, don't blame us for being impolite!"
The handsome young man turned to look at him and smiled brightly.
Lian Tianqi was puzzled.
But then the handsome young man said matter-of-factly, "You want to steal Dongxiao's things? Well, we won't be polite then! Old Wu, beat them up!"
At that moment, the handsome young man moved.
Before anyone could see his movements, he had already appeared beside Elder Feng and grabbed Lian Tianqi.
Elder Feng San hadn't expected his senses to be a fraction of a second slower than those of a Spirit Transformation cultivator, but it was too late, and he had no choice but to act immediately.
However, a tall figure flashed to the side and blocked Elder Feng's attack.
Elder Feng realized that this was the person who had attacked him earlier and forced him to withdraw his palm strike.
Looking up, this "person" was wearing armor and a mask, so it was probably not a real person, but a puppet or something similar.
Elder Feng did not hesitate to exert all his strength, wanting to defeat them as soon as possible so that he could rescue Lian Tianqi.
But it simply didn't work.
Elder Feng was completely unable to shake off the armored soldier's obstruction, even if he intensified his attacks—because in the next instant, another similar figure appeared and attacked together with the first one.
Caught between two attacks, Elder Feng was completely trapped.
Seeing this, the other cultivators also quickly took action to save Lian Tianqi.
But the elegant young man standing in front of the silver wolf casually unleashed a few more punches—
He didn't even move a step, yet the dozens of fist shadows he unleashed blasted away all the charging cultivators!
Many cultivators couldn't even get close; they all fell to the ground under the force of the punch.
Many of the cultivators coughed up blood and died instantly.
That was just a few punches.
The surviving cultivators looked in this direction, their hearts filled with utter horror.
Where did this genius come from? He has such abilities!
Some cultivators, especially those with secret techniques, were even more terrified when they took a closer look and realized that the person who threw the punch was only a little over a hundred years old.
Even the Spirit Transformation cultivators suddenly recognized the handsome young man.
“Wu…”
"...Wu Shaogan!"
"It's actually the Fifth Dou Wang, Wu Shaogan!"
On the Sky Ranking, there is a top genius whose ranking climbs extremely fast, and who is recognized as the number one genius on the continent.
How did he end up here?
When others looked at Zhong Cai, they finally remembered that King Wu Dou and King Zhong Dan were inseparable and a loving couple.
Then wouldn't King Zhongdan's nephew also be King Wudou's nephew?
Even more shockingly, some people discovered that the boy they had previously cornered actually bore a striking resemblance to Wu Douwang in his facial features!
Because of their completely different temperaments, no one had noticed their resemblance before. Only now, when they are together and compared, can the similarities become apparent...
For a time, many members of the Feng family were gripped by panic.
If, if they've trapped Wu Dou Wang's nephew, someone from the Temple of War...
So……
Panic is spreading.
Almost all the cultivators from the Feng family fell into a deathly silence.
But before Elder Feng could realize it, he was still being attacked by two enormous, puppet-like figures.
At that moment, Lian Tianqi was thrown at the feet of the silver wolf.
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