Chapter 96
As soon as these thoughts came out, the people around them suddenly felt nervous, but Nan Xi just glanced at Shi Ye for a moment longer and didn't stay for long.
He Jian called them this time to hold a meeting.
It took more than five hours to deeply analyze the current situation of the cultivation world and possible situations in the future, but he did not tell them what they should do next, he just laid out the situation.
After saying that, He Jian rubbed his eyebrows with a headache.
"The general trend now is to protect oneself. Even for the immortal families, the situation is not optimistic. We don't ask you to do anything, nor do we restrict your actions."
Having said this, He Jian paused again, "But in the future, please be careful about your actions."
Everyone nodded seriously.
Nan Xi was naturally among them.
Although there is no war now, the current world of cultivation is undoubtedly in chaos. In the plot, most of the immortal families have chosen to protect themselves.
He also does not allow his disciples to freely express their sympathy.
Later, the Tianyun Sword Sect would also instill in their disciples some concepts about the sinister nature of human nature. They could save people from danger, but they could not give them food and drink at will.
but……
Nan Xi breathed a sigh of relief.
That’s enough, that’s all. Tianyun Sword Sect doesn’t have the power of Zhatian, so naturally it can’t save everyone’s lives. But the current situation is much better than in the plot.
After today, Nan Xi still has no time to spare.
Natural disasters occur frequently, and situations like the one in Qingxi City are rare. However, such rare cases are not rare when spread out across the entire cultivation world.
So while waiting for the plot, in addition to practicing, she would also go to rescue after some disasters occurred.
The disciples of Tianyun Sword Sect who still had spare energy were all busy, but Nan Xi was undoubtedly the busiest one among them, because she knew the most and could not turn a blind eye.
Time passed day by day, and occasionally Nan Xi would follow the plot and have some contact with Qi Qian.
A year or two passed in the blink of an eye.
Natural disasters are still continuing, but the celestial phenomena in the Tianyun Sword Sect alone have changed several times. Although it is sad, many people have basically gotten used to it.
The production of food and spiritual herbs gradually stabilized. Although it was still not as high as before the natural disaster, everyone could barely survive and not starve to death.
After the situation became stable, everyone began to look forward to the natural disaster passing. Many astrologers and fortune tellers calculated day and night when this strange phenomenon would pass.
But such a big secret is hard to predict, so there has been no progress.
Nan Xi's mood gradually became bad.
Because she knew clearly that the final big plot was getting closer and closer, and no one could predict what would happen in the future.
Of course, because she seldom thought about these things, except for Li Yunzheng who knew the plot, others did not think much about her emotional changes even if they felt them.
Instead, they were all thinking about something Nan Xi had been thinking about frequently recently.
In the third year after the natural disaster, the situation did not gradually improve as everyone hoped, but instead a more severe natural disaster came, and the barely maintained peace was torn apart.
The sky collapsed and the earth split, the sea flooded back, the spirit beasts rioted, and countless cities were destroyed.
By then everyone will be in danger, and a real chaotic world will be ushered in.
Nan Xi simply couldn't understand why such a small-scale, abusive novel had to have such a world-shattering plot to advance the love line. Was it because the author herself found that what she wrote was not attractive at all?
But even so, time continued to move forward day by day until this day.
It was still noon in the Tianyun Sword Sect, and the sun was still strong enough to dry up everything. Suddenly, the world became dark.
Everyone walked out of the house and looked around in confusion.
But everywhere I looked was invisible darkness.
Then in the next moment, a dim red light sprinkled on the earth, only slightly brighter than before, enough to allow people to see the lines of the surrounding scenery, but it still made everyone look up at the sky the next moment.
A huge red sun hung in the sky, and in the red light, black air and golden light intertwined, making it difficult to tell whether the omen was good or bad.
"Boom——"
"Bang--"
There was a strong vibration coming from the ground. The air pressure and wind became chaotic at this moment. There was a huge crash, or a sound coming from something, which was deafening and made people panic.
Nan Xi was standing on such a confusing land.
But soon, a man ran towards her.
A ball of light condensed in Luo Tingyun's hand, and he looked at Nan Xi with some worry, "Senior Sister."
Nan Xi met Luo Tingyun's gaze and forced a smile to comfort him.
"I'm fine."
But that smile didn't really look like a smile. It was just an arc without any trace of smile.
Nan Xi was indeed fine, but she really didn't feel like laughing. Or rather, looking at the current situation, she believed that no one could laugh.
But she didn't let the atmosphere fall silent. She just said to Luo Tingyun: "Let's go find other people. We don't know the specific situation yet. It's always unsafe to disperse."
Of course, Nan Xi was not the only one who had this idea. The disciples of Tianyun Sword Sect now had surprisingly unified ideas.
Go to the martial arts arena.
When Nan Xi and Luo Tingyun arrived, some people had already gathered at the martial arts arena, but to Nan Xi's surprise, everyone's reactions were not very panicked, but just a little impatient, and they were discussing the current situation in twos and threes in a low voice.
At this time, the sky was a little brighter than before, and when He Jian and many elders arrived, it was even brighter.
Everyone's mind gradually became clear, and when the daybreak came, they would know what had happened.
But Nan Xi just looked at He Jian, waiting for him to tell them the situation that would endanger them the most.
"The spirit beasts are rioting. Tens of thousands of spirit beasts are attacking cities and immortal gates."
The sound of swords spread throughout the arena, "Everyone, prepare for battle."
At the same time, their hearing, which they had previously thought was not blocked, suddenly became clear. They heard the roar of beasts, the cry of birds, and the screams of creatures, which were both terrifying and sad.
Before anyone could react, Nan Xi had already left with the sword in hand.
When she flew up into the sky, she could see that the land had collapsed in some places. What were mountains just now turned into valleys in a short while.
But this kind of change is not over yet. Perhaps when we wait a while, the bottom of the valley will be filled again.
This can also explain why the spirit beasts rioted and their homes were destroyed. All the spirit beasts were panicking at this time. In addition, there might also be interference from things like the pressure from the Heavenly Dao.
Not only spirit beasts, but even humans have an almost unconcealable brutality in their hearts.
It's been two years, two whole years. They have been suppressing it for two years.
The situation at the Tianyun Sword Sect is not serious. Not only is the Tianyun Sword Sect also located in the mountains, but also because of the formation, this place is usually ignored by the spirit beasts.
The hardest-hit areas besieged by spirit beasts are city-states, especially those with a large population. People can tell from a distance that they are cities designated as human territories.
In the past, the spirit beasts walked around these places, but now they rushed towards these places one by one.
Nan Xi and the people from the Tianyun Sword Sect had just resolved the situation here, and they immediately headed to the next place.
Although the attacks of the spirit beasts covered the entire cultivation world, most places could handle the situation by themselves. However, the situation in several cities was the most serious. If there was no support, the entire city would be razed to the ground by the spirit beasts in the end.
This time, Li Yunzheng and several elders also went with Nan Xi and others.
There are too many spirit beasts there, and they are too powerful. If there are only a few in the Yuanying or Jindan stage at this time, it will not be enough.
From a distance, one could see a dark mass of spirit beasts swarming towards the city from all directions. They were so dense that they surrounded the city from the sky to the ground.
Occasionally, a light could be seen. It was the monks clearing out the spirit beasts in that area, but it was filled up again the next moment.
Nan Xi glanced at the people around him. No one said anything. They just held their swords and rushed into the pile of spirit beasts with several elders.
There is actually a plot here, but Nan Xi looked around and didn't see Qi Qian.
However, at this point, it was impossible for her to keep observing where Qi Qian was. She just frowned slightly and the sword in her hand became more and more powerful.
The situation was chaotic, and almost no one cared about anything else. The only explanation for all the actions was to face the spirit beast and avoid its attacks.
When Qi Qian arrived, he saw Nan Xi at first sight.
Over the past two years, he and Nan Xi have become much closer. Although there are occasional misunderstandings, most of the time, Nan Xi is very gentle to him.
So when he came here and saw Nan Xi fighting with the spirit beast, Qi Qian didn't react immediately.
At this time, Nan Xi's sword and body were stained with blood, but there was no expression on his face. He waved his hand and a dazzling sword light fell down.
She picked out spirit beasts that were as powerful as herself, killing them one by one with her sword.
In this chaotic group of spirit beasts, there is always an empty space around her.
Qi Qian was stunned for a moment, and before he had time to savor the feeling in his heart, he followed the people around him into the group of spirit beasts and started fighting.
Because the high-level spirit beasts are led by high-level monks, the situation slightly behind is not obviously life-threatening for geniuses like Nan Xi or Luo Tingyun.
Luo Tingyun's remaining eyes were always on Nan Xi.
The distance between them was not far, so they could always see each other, but they did not look at each other directly, but just focused on the battle in front of them.
But there are too many spirit beasts.
Wave after wave, as if they would never be killed enough. After a long time, everything in front of your eyes would be stained with blood red.
At this time, they heard voices coming from inside the city.
“靈力耗盡的人先下來修養，護城陣法還能堅持。”
南曦猛然回過神來，才發現自己的丹田因為靈力抽空而感到疼痛。
于是只是稍微一猶豫，變緩慢落到了城中。
下來之後才發現，城中幾乎看不到一點光亮，像黑夜一樣，只能靠着燈光照明。
不多時，洛停雲也落了下來，無比精準地落到了南曦身邊，看到他時，南曦感受到他有些不穩的氣息，于是帶着些擔心地看過去。
“你身體還好嗎？”
洛停雲有隐疾不是個秘密，百年間一直在調養，雖然有成效，但也一直沒有根治。
南曦沒有真正見過洛停雲犯病的樣子，但也能知道，一旦出了問題，他便幾乎無法行動，而在戰鬥中，他這樣的情況是致命的。
洛停雲對上南曦包含擔憂的目光，微微泛白的唇抿了下，對南曦搖了搖頭。
“我沒事。”
他感受着自身的情況。
其實不是全然無事，這樣高強度，持續性的戰鬥，他有專門針對性的鍛煉過，所以事到如今，多少都有了些适應，不會被輕易誘發隐疾。
即使如此，他還是感覺體內靈力有些紊亂。
但只是紊亂而已，稍微平複下變好。
看着洛停雲神色中看不出什麽難熬的跡象，南曦這才稍微放心了些。
她打坐修養，手中拿着靈石。
以往修真界靈力充沛，用到靈石修煉的時候并不多，大部分時候，靈石都是作為貨幣使用，或是用在陣法和一些法器上作為消耗品。
但天災以來，靈氣濃度下滑，加之南曦此時要加快靈力恢複的速度，便直接使用了靈石。
洛停雲看了眼南曦的情況，沒再猶豫，幹脆地也閉眼打坐，開始恢複靈力。
他想要跟上師姐地步伐。
南曦體內的靈力恢複之後，扭頭看了洛停雲一眼，看他還在修養，便沒有說話，直接往靈獸群中飛去。
開始了新一輪的戰鬥。
洛停雲睜開眼時，正看到南曦手中靈力湧動，劍氣溢出，雪白而淩厲的劍氣劃過，周圍幾十米的靈獸不是被斬成兩半，就是缺胳膊少腿，喪失了一部分戰鬥了。
就這一下，帥呆了。
洛停雲又怔愣了下，随後站了起來。
他體內的靈力也再次充盈，剛剛梳理了一下，雖然還沒有完全平順下去，但至少算不上紊亂了，只是有些不穩而已。
沒什麽猶豫，洛停雲再次沖上去，在一個和南曦不遠不近的位置戰鬥。
時間也不知道過了多久，天好像黑了好幾次，又好像一直黑着，到了後面，南曦的手，思緒，都逐漸變得麻木，只是機械地重複着斬殺靈獸，躲避攻擊的動作。
但好在，靈獸群與城池之間，也終于有了些許空隙。
大能和高階靈獸的戰鬥還在難分難舍，但仔細一看，靈獸也已經落了下風。
再次下來調息，南曦看了眼終于能透出光芒的天空，微微吐出一口氣。
這樣的戰鬥中，到底也免不了手上，她手上被啄出一個深可見骨的傷口，此時吃了療傷丹，藥修正在幫她處理傷口，而洛停雲在一旁緊張地看着。
南曦對洛停雲笑了下，說：“不怎麽疼。”
其實她也不是很想說這個，但洛停雲盯着傷口，一雙極為好看的眉頭緊緊皺着，好像眼中再也容不下其他東西。
因為擔心，甚至隐隐有淚光閃過。
南曦便覺得，師妹這樣擔心，總應該說些什麽。
洛停雲卻看了她一眼，并沒有被安慰到，聲音極低，“差一點，就被啄到手筋了。”
那靈獸許是早就盯着南曦了，找準了機會就往她右手沖去，也還好南曦反應即使，要不然被啄到手筋，就算是救助及時不會有後遺症，那也是最起碼這段時間不能好好握劍。
南曦看着他的神色，一時竟然也想不到更多的話來安慰洛停雲，只是又嘆了口氣。
她擡頭又看了看，說：“獸潮過了就好。”
洛停雲跟着南曦一起擡頭看。
他們已經共同抵禦這獸潮許多天了，具體是多少天，也難以說清，但往外看去，靈獸依舊密密麻麻，好似數量絲毫沒有減少。
洛停雲的手不自主往後撐了撐。
從前一天開始，他的手就開始隐隐顫抖，但還好，握住劍的時候就不抖了，不影響戰鬥。
【差不多快到了吧……那個劇情點。】
南曦的聲音幽幽傳出。
此時在周圍的天雲劍宗弟子不少，一聽到南曦的心聲，便都下意識豎起了耳朵，他們如今已經練就了本事，不再會一聽到聲音就朝着南曦看去。
【等下我要幫齊遷擋傷。】南曦眨了眨眼，在城牆上，低頭尋找着齊遷的身影。
劇情中到了這一步，女主已經變得很弱了，雖然修為還在往上漲，但體弱多病，在這樣激烈的戰鬥中自然也發揮不出太大的作用。
但即使如此，女主在這個時候休息也不安心，還是跟來，想要出一份力。
她殺的靈獸不多，可偏偏就在齊遷腹背受敵的時候，看清了齊遷即将受到的危險，勇猛地沖了過去。
想到這裏的時候，雖然不理解，但南曦還是勉強收回了她旺盛的吐槽欲。
最起碼女主在愛齊遷這件事上，做到了全力以赴。
哪怕是經歷過這麽多劇情，但再次聽到南曦會幫齊遷擋傷這樣的劇情的時候，洛停雲心中還是沒忍住微微一緊。
但下一刻，南曦又想了想，【系統，擋傷的話，我可不可以用劍擋？反正這部分劇情我……】
南曦的話還沒說完，就聽到系統有氣無力的聲音。
【可以。】
聞言，南曦沒忍住揚了揚眉，但到底是個好消息，她便勾了勾唇，【你最近可以稱的上一個好系統。】
系統聞言，繼續沉默。
它本身就是話少的系統，如今被李雲筝掌控了，更是不敢多說。
從上次發現自己身上被南曦做了手腳開始，它就對南曦有了更深的認識，生怕多說了就被南曦察覺到不對勁。
又或許，就算是它不說話，南曦也從它的狀态中察覺出了不對勁，只是一直沒說而已。
想到這，系統的統身又顫動了下。
衆人聽了南曦和系統的對話以後，懸着的一顆心又落下了。
洛停雲握着劍站了起來，對南曦說：“師姐再修養一會，我先上去了。”
南曦手上的傷在療傷丹和藥修的雙重治療下，很快就長出了血肉，結了痂，之後再有一天左右，這個傷就能完全好了。
她看了看手上的傷，感覺有些發麻發癢，又甩了甩，繼續看着獸群。
或許也是知道繼續強攻也無果，獸群終于出現了退縮的跡象。
主要是高階靈獸和修士的戰鬥已經進入尾聲，此時已經有一頭極大的靈獸從天際落了下來，砸死了上百只普通靈獸。
這看着是一個挺好的場景，但南曦心知事情并不止這一件。
在大家也逐漸放松警惕的時候，天雲劍宗弟子們耳邊又傳來一道聲音，【高階靈獸有靈智，極為聰明，知道獸群不敵，準備撤退的時候就盯緊了人族的天才。】
南曦的心聲沉沉落下。
【想要讓人族元氣大傷。】
“吼！！！”
就在南曦心聲落下的下一秒，一頭潛伏着的化神期靈獸嘶吼一聲，突然調轉方向朝着齊遷沖去。
也不知齊遷這是運氣好還是不好，因為高階靈獸第一個沖向的是他，所以他根本沒有反應的時間。
南曦眸光一凝，飛上前去，手中的劍正正和那靈獸撞上。
她不過是個金丹期，再強也頂多能與齊遷這樣的元嬰期打的有來有回，但面對化神期，無疑是以卵擊石。
所有人都意識到了這點，包括一直注意着南曦的洛停雲。
他拿着劍的手也開始顫抖起來，不知道是身體的原因，還是心理的原因。
洛停雲只知道這一刻他很急，急的發慌，甚至不顧身邊還有別的靈獸的攻擊，幾乎在同一時間就往南曦的方向沖去。
但還是晚了。
南曦的身體往後倒飛而去，洛停雲甚至沒有接住南曦，而是在還有幾步距離的時候，看李雲筝将南曦接住。
外貌年輕英氣的師叔面上帶着不耐煩的笑，目光從洛停雲身上掠過去，鎖定了那頭元嬰期靈獸。
握着劍的那只手擡起，劍上的靈力彙集，甚至沒有散發出劍氣，那股威壓就足夠人心慌了。
化神期靈獸被狠狠壓制，它還想逃，卻在下一刻，頭像是被無形的壓力擠壓，原地扭了兩圈，皮肉爆開，然後沒了生息。
洛停雲停在原地。
看南曦雙眉緊皺，唇邊溢出血。
很奇怪，明明一直看着南曦，眼中也全是南曦，但他還是看到了那個靈獸死去的畫面。
師叔很強，這是所有人都知道的共識，洛停雲也一直都知道，但就在此時此刻，還是讓他産生了與之前完全不一樣的感覺。
李雲筝看了眼有些失力的南曦，很是不爽，輕啧了聲，随後看向洛停雲。
"Take Xi'er away to treat her injuries. I'll come back later."
Li Yunzheng actually wanted to settle the score with the system, but when she saw that the system had become a quail at this time, she lost interest. So after handing Nan Xi to Luo Tingyun, she looked at Qi Qian.
Luo Tingyun had no idea what happened between Li Yunzheng and Qi Qian afterwards.
He just carefully held Nan Xi in his arms and brought her back to the medical practitioner.
Nan Xi sensed his cautiousness and smiled at him with great effort, "It's not a serious injury, just take care of it."
Upon hearing this, Luo Tingyun also responded softly.
"I know. Senior Sister always knows what's going on."
I don't know what made Nan Xi laugh. She laughed out loud, then coughed due to internal injuries. She didn't say anything, but her inner voice was clearly audible.
[Who knows how to protect a scumbag? Junior sister really lets me do what I want. Shouldn’t I be angry now? ]
Angry, thinking that she shouldn't have been injured by Qi Qian.
When Yao Xiu saw Nan Xi coming back, he probably thought that he had never seen anyone dare to go head-to-head with a spirit beast in the Spirit Transformation Stage just after getting injured on his hand, so he couldn't help but look at Nan Xi twice more.
Another healing pill was swallowed, but this one had a different effect than the previous ones, it was for treating internal injuries.
Nan Xi was brought into the room and lay down on the simple bed. Soon she felt sleepy.
Before falling asleep, he was still in the mood to wave to Luo Tingyun and said, "Don't worry, I'll be fine after a good sleep."
Luo Tingyun watched Nan Xi's breathing become gradually even, his lips tightened, and finally he exhaled softly.
I'm angry. How can I not be angry?
Facing the system, he could do nothing, and facing the spirit beast, he didn't even have time to catch the injured senior sister.
He is a genius who has been praised since he was a child, how could he be so weak, even... not as good as Qi Qian.
Some shadows slowly fell in Luo Tingyun's usually calm eyes. He wanted to do something to calm the depression in his heart at this moment, but he also felt that there were some emotions brewing in his chest, which seemed to be able to burst out at any time.
He couldn't figure it out, so he asked Yao Xiu and found out about when Nan Xi would wake up. Then he turned around and entered the group of beasts again.