Chapter 368 The Divine Tree's Blessing
Gongsun Qi was the furthest away from Sheng Fei and Su Jichun. In his panic, Su Jichun happened to throw the fragments of the Pagoda towards him.
Kuang Chu was still unsure what this thing was and wasn't particularly interested, but the Taiyi student who suddenly appeared below him was giving him a headache.
With injured students present, one cannot act recklessly.
Sheng Fei only then realized the situation and breathed a sigh of relief when he discovered it was Dean Bing.
Gongsun Qi unexpectedly caught the fragment of the Floating Pagoda, a scene that made Aquan and the others hiding in the shadows pinch their thighs to keep from laughing out loud.
The small fragment, radiating a gentle light, landed in Gongsun Qi's palm. He felt no coolness from the fragment, but the strange and ancient characters on it gave him a captivating and peculiar aura, soothing his soul and his five elements.
She appears gentle, yet is incredibly strong, drawing people in and making them want to give up all resistance.
Something's not right.
Before his fighting spirit was completely suppressed by the fragments of the Floating Pagoda, Gongsun Qi threw the fragments away.
A-Quan: "..."
elder brother!
Do you even know what you threw?!
He leaped out and caught it, hiding the fragment the instant he got it.
Situ Jin could only admire him after witnessing this scene.
"What are you throwing around?" Kuang Chu asked, looking displeased.
Upon hearing this, Sheng Fei's brow twitched slightly, and he explained, "It's a fragment of the Floating Pagoda."
Kuang Chu suddenly realized that the sword strikes he and Gongsun Qi had unleashed had shattered the fragments of the Floating Pagoda hidden there.
"Then what are you throwing?" Kuang Chu looked back at Gongsun Qi with his sword in hand. "The fragments of the Floating Pagoda that I cleaved out are mine. Give them back."
Gongsun Qi looked at Sheng Fei, who had spoken up to remind him. The young man was covered in dirt and had bloodstains on his face. Although his face was smeared, his eyes and similar features made him seem familiar.
Before he could figure it out, Su Jichun, who was on Sheng Fei's back, suddenly had difficulty breathing.
The pressure from the Saint Changgen was difficult for these ordinary people to adapt to. Sheng Fei had been fighting his way through the underground river with the unclaimed gods, and his strength was almost exhausted. Under the pressure from the Saint Changgen, he swayed and knelt on one knee, but he did not let go and let Su Jichun fall off him.
Seeing this, Kuang Chu clicked his tongue, made a hand seal to cast a sword formation to protect the two of them, and said, "Sheng Fei, step back."
It would have been better if he hadn't called out his name, because Gongsun Qi felt even more familiar with it as soon as he heard it.
"Your name is Sheng Fei, and you are the son of Qingyang Nangong Ming?" Gongsun Qi asked with a smile.
His face betrayed no emotion, as if he were simply wondering whether it was true or not.
Situ Jin and A Quan, who were present and knew the inside story, thought to themselves, "This madman even wanted to kill Wu Huaiwei, who was protecting Mu Yong'an. Now that he has encountered the son of his enemy, he must be going all out to tear him to pieces."
Situ Jin winked at A-Quan, silently asking: "Is your teleportation array not ready yet? It'll be hard to teleport if the fighting really starts!"
Ah Quan frantically gestured, telling him, "Almost there, almost there! Just delay a little longer!"
Situ Jin found it hard to imagine how she could help delay things.
Before he could find a way to shut Kuang Chu and Sheng Fei up, Kuang Chu spoke up loudly, "What, are you also a lackey of the Nangong family? You don't dare to make a move when you see the young master of the master's family?"
He was clearly trying to provoke Gongsun Qi into continuing the fight, but he never expected that the person in front of him was an even more reckless mad dog who didn't want a contest, but to kill.
The moment Kuang Chu acknowledged Sheng Fei's identity, Gongsun Qi charged at Sheng Fei with a speed that caught no one in time.
Sword intent, heavenly fire, flowing flames.
The blazing sparks exploded powerfully before everyone's eyes, attacking everyone indiscriminately, forcing even Ah Quan and the others to retreat.
The sword spirit appeared in front of Kuang Chu in a flash, and the sword energy it unleashed exploded into sparks, forcing Kuang Chu to leap into the air.
Kuang Chu's eyes reflected the half-black, half-white figure of the sword spirit. Its charred half-body looked like it had been burned. Its approach was like a raging fire right in front of him, and the burning sensation it brought directly bypassed his protective aura.
The sheer range of the sword intent slightly surprised Kuang Chu, but after using the Wind Riding Technique to ascend into the void, he finally saw the situation clearly:
The crimson sword energy swept across the heavens and earth, burning everything it touched. In the blink of an eye, the lush green withered wooden platform turned into a sea of fire, and the layers of intertwined green vines, once ignited, became a cage of fire that enveloped everyone.
The last bit of the Five Elements Qi that Sheng Fei had was burned away in the blink of an eye by the Heavenly Fire Flowing Flame. He was powerless to resist and could not even perform the simplest Bagua Life Technique.
Gongsun Qi was already upon him, his sword aimed directly at Sheng Fei, slashing down with a single blow.
What should have been a certain death turned into a disaster when the sword struck a nearby boulder, the resulting burst of energy sending Sheng Fei flying.
Before Gongsun Qi could be surprised at why his first sword strike had deviated so subtly, he immediately changed his move and attacked Sheng Fei again.
Whether driven by a strong will to survive or something else, Sheng Fei made a desperate gamble before the sword shadow closed in, rolling to the ground and causing the fatal strike to miss its mark.
The gust of wind broke through, and this time, the crimson sword energy slashed something off Sheng Fei's body. The black divine wood token was thrown into the air, flashing with golden light for a moment, and fell into the eyes of both Sheng Fei and Gongsun Qi.
That was Mu Mengbai's sacred wooden divination slip.
The divine tree of the Fangji family grants you its blessing. You cannot obtain the blessing of the divine tree through magic; you can only rely on luck to see if you can gain the divine tree's favor and be granted good fortune. This will allow you to escape danger time and time again in life-or-death battles, while your opponent will inevitably make a mistake.
Sheng Fei's mind exploded.
He recalled what Mu Mengbai had said before, and also remembered when he fell off the cliff, this kid threw the divine wood talisman at him, while he himself hid far away.
When Sheng Fei woke up and recalled this scene, he was still cursing in his heart. Only now did he realize that Mu Mengbai's Divine Wood Token was the most powerful thing.
The two instances of divine tree protection were by no means accidental.
Gongsun Qi understood as well. He glanced at Sheng Fei, who was lying on the ground, and asked, "The divine tree protects you, doesn't it?"
ridiculous.
Golden light shimmered in the man's eyes, and sparks flew like swords as he shattered the black divine wooden token that had been thrown into the air into two pieces that fell to the ground.
Sheng Fei frowned deeply as he stared at the shattered wooden talisman lying on the ground. With difficulty, he turned around and hid the unconscious Su Jichun. When he looked back at the talisman, a cold wind howled, and Kuang Chu stood behind Gongsun Qi, his face extremely grim.
Who are you competing against?
Kuang Chu swung his sword down, Long Yuan commanded his army, and the sounds of battle, like the clanging of metal and the thunder of horses, rang in Gongsun Qi's ears, causing his hands to tremble.
Gongsun Qi turned around. To others, all they saw was Kuang Chu unleashing a sword aura, but Gongsun Qi was facing a massive army.
This moment seemed to pull him back to a certain day in his youth, when the bloody wind constantly brushed past his nose, and the sounds of bones and swords breaking were endless. Everyone had fallen, but he was the only one still standing. As long as he was alive, as long as the sword in his hand was not broken, and as long as his body had not fallen, he could not retreat even half a step.
Gongsun Qi held his sword horizontally before him, and streams of fire fell, burning the thousands of troops that were attacking him to ashes.
Kuang Chu frowned and attacked again, clashing once more with Gongsun Qi, who had also taken the initiative to attack.
Within the range of Gongsun Qi's Heavenly Fire Flowing Flame, both sides were rapidly and massively consuming the Five Elements Qi, yet neither showed any signs of weakness or exhaustion, as if they both possessed an inexhaustible supply of the Five Elements Qi.
Aside from his own cultivation level, Kuang Chu was also empowered by the Earth's core, so he was not afraid of running out of energy.
But why?
What gives you the confidence to fight me like this?
During the battle, Gongsun Qi remained calm and composed, revealing no trace of joy or anger, making it impossible to guess his thoughts or even sense any killing intent from him.
It was like a completely instinctive fighting response.
However, this is what makes it even more terrifying.
While Gongsun Qi was being intercepted by Kuang Chu, Sheng Fei quickly retrieved the broken sacred wood talisman. He returned to Su Jichun's side, his heart pounding like a drum, his grip on the sacred wood talisman tightening.
He slightly raised his head to look up. The figures of the two people fighting were too fast to see clearly. He could only hear the continuous sounds of sword clashes and explosions. All he could see was a sky full of sparks, and the temperature kept rising. Even the ground could not withstand it and began to crack.
Sheng Fei could hear his own panting. Under the oppressive power of the Saint Chang Gen and the Saint Bing Jia, he was gradually feeling dizzy and weak.
As the temperature rose and his skin turned red, he felt the burning pain of the flames. Sheng Fei gripped the broken sacred wood skewer tightly, his head covered in sweat. Before his vision was blurred by the sweat, he looked at Su Jichun, who had collapsed beside him.
She was already on the verge of death, and if he didn't do something, Su Jichun would die here.
Can I only watch her die, or watch myself die at someone else's hands?
Sheng Fei's mind became dizzy, and his breathing slowed down.
With trembling hands, he handed the broken sacred wood talisman to Su Jichun, telling her to hold it tightly. Regardless of whether the broken talisman was still useful, he had at least given Su Jichun a 50% chance to gamble.
Sheng Fei transferred the last of the Five Elements Qi to Su Jichun.
When he collapsed from exhaustion, the starlight dissipated, replaced by silvery frost and snow.
Two figures appeared in the sky, manipulating the power of Taiyi's core to restore the balance of this area. At the same time, they drew their swords and unleashed an unstoppable strike at the red-clad figure fighting against Kuang Chu.
The sword strikes of the two military strategists were not to be underestimated. Their icy breath extinguished the raging flames and pierced straight into Gongsun Qi's heart, successfully forcing the trembling Gongsun Qi back.
The sword strike that came from behind was intercepted by Gongsun Qi's sword spirit, which flew out with astonishing speed. The sword spirit transformed and dispersed, but it also successfully neutralized the powerful and deadly sword strike.
"What are you doing?" Kuang Chu was interrupted from his battle and raised his voice in displeasure. "I didn't spoil your fun when you were playing!"
Gongsun Qi raised his eyes and looked at the two figures that had appeared in the sky.
On the left is Leng Rouyin, the sage of military strategy, and on the right is Zhuge Ling, the sage of military strategy.
The two men stared at Gongsun Qi below, both with complex expressions.
"It's you." Zhuge Ling pointed his sword at Gongsun Qi. "When did you enter Taiyi?"
Leng Rouyin pursed her lips and remained silent, but the Demon-Slaying Sword was already in her hand.
Gongsun Qi did not answer, but instead looked down at Sheng Fei.
He really is very lucky.
First, the sacred tree offered protection, and now three military strategists are blocking our way.
"If we don't leave now, when will we?" Gongsun Qi didn't answer, but asked Aquan and the others who were hiding in the back.
Ah Quan finally got his word, and immediately activated the formation, teleporting the person away before Zhuge Ling could destroy it.
Upon seeing this, Kuang Chu flew into a rage: "Now look what happened! You two scared the people away!"
"You don't know who he is?" Leng Rouyin frowned as she looked at him.
Kuang Chu raised his voice confidently, "My name is Ani, a mechanical sorcerer!"
Leng Rouyin: "..."
Zhuge Ling was about to give chase, but just as she made a hand seal, she felt the pressure from Saint Chang Gen dissipate, and she raised an eyebrow in surprise.
It seems we've found them.
As Mo Qi returned to the Ghost Dao Holy Hall, the countless eyes that had appeared in the sky transformed into a pair of dark gold pupils, gazing at the young man standing at the entrance of the Holy Hall's main hall.
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