Chapter 1689
Crushing Victory
However, it is no longer necessary to investigate the previous situation.
After all, the seal that bound Tianlan had been broken, and she had successfully escaped.
However, the group of cultivators did not show much worry or unease. The reason was simple: even if she escaped, after tens of thousands of years of erosion and absorption, she could not possibly possess great strength, so they did not think she could cause them much harm.
However, we still plan to send someone to Youlan Prefecture to investigate. If it can be restored to its original state, that would be even better.
After some discussion, everyone decided to send Fu Yuan, Kong Tong, and Hua Ning on the trip.
If you discover her whereabouts, it would be best to chase after her, capture her, and suppress her again.
Even now, they are still reluctant to give up that Taiyi-level innate spiritual root.
"Rest assured, everyone, we will definitely capture him!" Fu Yuan said confidently.
The other two Golden Immortals also looked indifferent, clearly indicating that the three of them did not take Tianlan seriously.
After a brief preparation, they set off directly for Youlan Prefecture.
What the three of them didn't know was that by leaving the mountain gate at this moment, they actually escaped a terrifying calamity that could have taken their lives!
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the other side.
The unusual situation in Youlan Prefecture soon came to the attention of the Qingjing Sect.
As a force that has already produced several Taiyi Golden Immortals, based solely on the descriptions of the escaped cultivators, it can be confirmed that not long ago, a Taiyi Golden Immortal was born in that remote place!
"strangeness."
The Taiyi Golden Immortal hidden among the cultivators found it quite strange. Youlan Prefecture was just the territory of a Xuanxian sect, which was well-known within the Immortal Alliance for its expertise in cultivating various kinds of orchid spirit plants.
If there aren't even any Golden Immortals, how could a Taiyi Golden Immortal possibly be born? There's probably a big secret hidden here!
Taiyi felt a little curious, but due to his duties, he was unable to investigate the reason himself.
"I wonder which faction this Taiyi is hiding in, or if it just happened to be passing by."
The difference between these two situations is very large. If it is the former, it may cause some turmoil in the surrounding area and have a slight impact on the Pure Land School.
But if it were only the latter, these problems wouldn't exist.
However, in his opinion, the former is more likely.
After all, it's too bizarre that someone could break through to the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm just by chance.
Unfortunately, he is unable to leave now, and by the time he has the time, that person will have already left.
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at the same time.
A streak of dark blue light traveled hundreds of thousands of miles and arrived at the gate of the Koudao Sect.
This sect, whose name sounds very high-end and impressive, is actually just a low-level, first-rate force within the Immortal Alliance, and its strength is not particularly powerful.
Because only a Taiyi Golden Immortal was born thousands of years ago, it barely managed to be ranked among the top-tier.
Looking at these three words that were etched into her memory, Tianlan could not suppress the resentment and anger in her heart!
She even admired herself for not destroying the three words the moment she saw them.
"The hatred of ten thousand years ago is finally coming to an end today!"
Tianlan murmured to herself, "From this day forward, there will be no more knocking on the Dao Sect!"
Before she finished speaking, a terrifying aura erupted from her body, and the powerful pressure made the surrounding space freeze.
As for the stone tablet with the three large characters 'Koudao Sect' engraved on it, it turned into dust with a loud bang, scattering it all over the sky!
In the blink of an eye, a dazzling and dense spiritual light appeared on Tianlan's body. Starting from the ground beneath her feet, orchids sprouted from the soil, quickly grew and took shape, and spread in all directions at an extremely fast speed.
"How dare you attack my Daoist Sect!"
The Koudao Sect reacted very quickly. Within a few breaths, several Golden Immortal cultivators flew out to deal with the audacious cultivator outside the mountain gate.
However, they clearly underestimated the strength of the newcomers, and were unaware that Tianlan harbored resentment towards them and had no goodwill towards them whatsoever.
The reason they were able to restrain themselves from directly killing them was for their own future, since having too much killing karma was not a good thing.
Of course, if these cultivators fail to grasp the changing situation, Tianlan wouldn't mind getting involved in more karma and simply sending them all to the underworld! That way, they wouldn't get in the way later.
However, it is obvious that someone who can cultivate to the level of a Golden Immortal cannot be a fool.
They were captured the moment they appeared, completely powerless to resist!
They were then imprisoned by a peculiar orchid, which emitted a special fragrance that prevented them from using their magical powers, but the orchid did not kill them directly.
They also learned that the one who attacked the mountain gate was a Taiyi Golden Immortal, which was a situation beyond their control.
So they all stayed obediently in the orchid cage, without any angry outbursts or threats, only calm and serene.
Because they believed that with the strength of their sect's patriarch, they would eventually be able to rescue them, so all they needed to do now was preserve their cultivation and wait to be rescued.
Then they witnessed a terrifying scene.
Rumbling--
Tianlan made a hand seal, and an incredibly thick vine slammed down, creating a deafening roar that shook the heavens and the earth. The source of this roar was none other than the gate of the Knocking Dao Sect!
What they had thought was an indestructible mountain-protecting formation was now trembling violently after being used by their opponent with just one move. It looked like it was about to collapse at any moment.
Such a commotion naturally attracted the attention of all the cultivators in the mountain gate.
"Ahhh!"
Most low-level cultivators had no idea what was happening. They only saw how fragile the mountain-protecting formation was, and instinctively felt fear, letting out an uneasy scream.
"What happened? Why did it suddenly turn out like this?"
"Someone is attacking the mountain gate! Run!"
Because of this attack, tens of thousands of cultivators of the Koudao Sect were plunged into extreme fear. They knew that they were no match for the attackers, so the only thought in their minds was to escape, and they had no intention of fighting back.
"Don't be afraid! And don't panic! With Ancestor Taiyi here, these people are no match for us!"
The sect leader and all the elders, including the Golden Immortal cultivators who spent most of their time cultivating in the cave, all appeared and flew in mid-air, constantly reassuring everyone to prevent internal strife from breaking out in the sect under these circumstances.
boom!
But their reassurance had barely taken effect when another terrifying attack struck. The protective array shook even more noticeably, and its spiritual light began to flicker, giving the impression that it would shatter at any moment.
"Could the mountain-protecting formation really be broken?"
All the cultivators had witnessed what had just happened, and those words, spoken by someone unknown, ignited the fear in their hearts.
"Hurry up and go!"
"Don't block the way!" Everyone wanted to escape and dared not stay in the mountain gate any longer. In the panic, they almost discovered a stampede.
Suddenly, a click sounded.
Hearing the sound, everyone looked over, only to find that at some point, a large number of roots had climbed up the protective mountain array and began to forcefully strangle it.
Some of the formations that were already on the verge of collapse began to show very obvious cracks during this attack.
Before long, the protective mountain formation will probably be broken by Tianlan.
Only then did the Taiyi Golden Immortal from the Koudao Sect slowly appear before everyone.
"Faxuan!"
The moment Tianlan saw him, she gritted her teeth and called out his name.
Those two short words contained boundless resentment and anger.
"You are……"
Fa Xuan didn't recognize her immediately, but as if realizing something, his pupils suddenly contracted, and he exclaimed, "Tian Lan!?"
"Impossible! How could you break through to the Taiyi Realm! You were suppressed for tens of thousands of years and only escaped by sheer luck. You should be extremely weak. How could you possibly become a Taiyi Golden Immortal!"
The voice was filled with disbelief.
"Ha ha ha ha……"
Hearing his increasingly panicked and relentless questioning, Tianlan couldn't help but burst into laughter, saying resentfully, "I was able to break through to the Taiyi Realm thanks to you all!"
"If you hadn't suppressed me and used special methods to try and accelerate my fusion with the spirit seed, how could I have broken through so smoothly!"
"That's why I couldn't wait to come find you as soon as I broke through to the next level, ready to repay your kindness from many years ago!"
In the end, the anger that had been building up inside him almost made Hao Xuan grind his teeth to pieces!
With a sudden exertion, the protective mountain array, already on the verge of collapse, could no longer be saved. Instantly, it turned into scattered specks of spiritual light, drifting around.
"So many years have passed, is it possible that you were the only one among that group of people who survived to the end?" Tianlan asked calmly.
Because she did not see the figures of the monks who had attacked him in the past in the crowd.
When she said these words, her tone was indeed filled with undisguised regret and pity.
"Humph!"
Fa Xuan ignored it, only snorted coldly, and blocked the still spreading root system. The battle between the two Taiyi Golden Immortals was about to break out!
However, as soon as the two clashed, he was alarmed. His opponent's strength far exceeded his expectations, and in a moment of carelessness, he was sent flying.
Although they were not injured, not even slightly, the scene of being sent flying backwards was witnessed by all the cultivators.
This performance left everyone in disbelief.
They were shocked by Tianlan's great strength, but also by Faxuan's weak strength!
Many cultivators who had placed their hopes for survival on him were now filled with despair. They never imagined that their Taiyi Ancestor was no match for the Taiyi Golden Immortal before them.
"Too weak!"
Tianlan shook her head and said with disdain, "I didn't expect that after so many years, you are still no match for me. I don't know how you broke through."
Now that she had a pretty good idea of her opponent's strength, she no longer held back and wasted too much time on this matter. She immediately intensified her attack, and the destructive power of her supernatural abilities increased significantly.
Before long, Xuanzhen developed some minor injuries.
However, in high-level battles, even minor injuries can affect the outcome, especially since there is already a certain gap in strength between the two.
He quickly found himself at a disadvantage!
As for the disciples who frantically fled during this process, Tianlan didn't take them seriously.
Because as long as they hadn't harmed her or attacked her, she hadn't stopped them; instead, it was as if she had let them leave.
Because she didn't care, in just a quarter of an hour, the once crowded mountain gate was almost empty.
Even the sect leader and elders dared not remain in the mountain gate, but instead chose to take away the inheritance and spiritual objects and leave this place.
As for Fa Xuan, she wasn't so lucky. As one of the people she resented the most, how could she possibly let him go?
White roots emerged from the ground, quickly piercing his skin, and then used his body as a field to cultivate something.
Using the physical body of a Taiyi Golden Immortal as a spiritual field to cultivate spiritual objects is something that has probably never happened before.
"Don't worry, I won't let you die so easily."
Tianlan looked at Faxuan, whose breath was rapidly declining and whose face had turned pale, and said with a smile, "You will experience all the suffering I have endured over the years!"
His calm tone conveyed the cruelest words.
"no, do not want!"
Upon hearing this, he began to struggle frantically, trying to get rid of the parasitic roots, but he couldn't do it at all. On the contrary, the more he tried to clean them, the more roots appeared.
As someone who personally participated in the sealing, Fa Xuan was naturally very clear about the torment and pain within those restrictions.
If you lock yourself away for a period of time, it won't be long before you become filled with rich spiritual energy.
"Fu Yuan, Kong Tong, Hua Ning... among these cultivators, are any still alive?"
Afterwards, Tianlan began to choose other targets.
She said that none of the cultivators who attacked her back then could escape!
“I know, I know. The three elders you mentioned should have arrived in Youlan Prefecture by now to investigate what happened there.”
Among the Golden Immortals who were initially captured by Tianlan, one of them immediately shouted, "Please, senior, have mercy and spare my life!"
'It seems she's going to investigate how I escaped,' she thought silently to herself without speaking.
"Go."
After a while, Tianlan waved her hand and released the people. She had no intention of taking her anger out on these unrelated people.
"Thank you, senior!"
Before leaving, those people even bowed once before fleeing this dangerous place as quickly as possible.
Now, Tianlan is facing a choice.
Should we stay at the gates of the Knock Dao Sect and wait for Fu Yuan and the other two to return before taking action against them, or should we return to Youlan Prefecture now and deal with them immediately?
However, both options have certain drawbacks.
For example, what if the three of them encountered disciples of the Koudao Sect on their way back, learned what had happened, and were afraid to return? (End of Chapter)