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Chapter 387: Withering Divine Light, Repelling Three Nascent Souls

Boom!

Inside the fourth-rank illusionary formation, the ground trembled, and the void faintly showed overlapping ripples, displaying an unstable tendency.

If not for the sixteen puppets serving as the formation’s foundational pillars, the fourth-rank illusionary formation would have nearly collapsed under the bombardment of multiple Nascent Soul-level attacks.

Lan Changʼan’s Dragonwood Staff transformed into a colossal sky-reaching tree, stretching seventy to eighty zhang. The white-bone dragon head roared, blood-patterned dragon shadows drifted around it, and it ferociously collided with the serpent king’s head, which was covered in red-scaled black light.

The Scarlet Abyss Serpent King, having to face more than one opponent, was immediately struck into a complete daze, blood streaming from its head as stars danced before its eyes.

The green-armored puppet, towering at ten zhang, extended its enlarged ashen-green claws across the air, enveloped in a swirling aura of iron wind, and viciously slashed at the serpent king’s abdomen.

Lord Earthrock dared not get too close. It cast a spell, summoning a sky-full whirlwind of yellow sand, engulfing the giant serpent. Immediately after, it opened its mouth and spewed out dark yellow Fiend Flame, unleashing his lifebound fire.

Even though it was keeping a secondary safe distance, wary of the serpent king, Lord Earthrock struck with the most ruthless force.

At the same moment, the combined attack from the puppet army formed a massive crystal-energy pillar, flickering with arcs of electricity. The battle formation’s strike was comparable to a Nascent Soul-level attack, landing a direct hit on the Scarlet Abyss Serpent King.

High in the sky, a clear cry of a divine bird resonated. The Exotic Spirit Peacock flapped its magnificent wings, scattering countless five-colored feather blades that sliced into the Scarlet Abyss Serpent King. Though the attack hadn’t fully reached fourth-rank might, it still effortlessly shattered the serpent king’s protective demonic energy.

”Hiss… True Monarch Xiang… stop!”

A miserable shriek echoed within the illusion formation’s enclosed space.

The Scarlet Abyss Serpent King had its scales shattered and blood gushing, completely overwhelmed by the relentless barrage.

It was utterly stunned, left with no ability to resist.

Once the attacks exceeded a certain threshold, even the physique of a fourth-rank Demon King would be gravely wounded in an instant.

Facing imminent peril, the massive body of the Scarlet Abyss Serpent King curled into a tight ball, shielding its seven-inch vital spot below the head and other key areas.

”Xiang Dalong hid his strength so deeply… He must have already become a fourth-rank puppet master… Even that fourth-rank Demonic Sparrow is under his command…”

The Scarlet Abyss Serpent King trembled with fear, utterly shocked, its entire worldview shattered.

The strength Xiang Dalong had revealed was enough to suppress the three Nascent Soul cultivators of Great Snake Mountain. Such power could easily annihilate a weaker Nascent Soul sect.

To establish a sect with one man alone, it was nothing other than this.

This earth-shattering secret, this terrifying combat power, had unfortunately landed on its head. The Scarlet Abyss Serpent King realized that today’s desperate struggle was a life-and-death situation, with survival being nearly impossible.

Overwhelmed by fear and rage, it attempted to send a message to the outside world, but the fourth-rank illusionary formation completely blocked all communication.

Gurgle! Hum~

A crimson radiance flowed out from the Scarlet Abyss Serpent King’s wounds, enveloping its curled-up body, instantly transforming into a giant blood cocoon.

Inside this blood cocoon, the serpent king’s defensive power was greatly amplified, and the waves of red blood energy significantly weakened the incoming attacks.

”Worthy of being the old ancestor of the Great Snake Mountain. Its life-saving abilities are so powerful that even a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator would struggle to take it down quickly.”

Lan Changʼan was amazed by the Scarlet Abyss Serpent King’s extraordinary resilience.

If it were a Nascent Soul cultivator of the same level, its physical body would have been destroyed in an instant, forcing its Nascent Soul to escape, only to be torn apart in a group siege within the illusion formation.

Fortunately, the Scarlet Abyss Serpent King was already severely wounded. Activating this secret technique had extracted a massive amount of its essence blood, leaving its vital energy greatly depleted.

Yet, Lan Changʼan and the others did not stop attacking. They focused their strikes on a single spot to eventually open up a breach in the blood cocoon.

Although the blood cocoon’s defense was extremely strong, its weakness was immobility.

Breaking it at a single point was the best strategy.

Lan Changʼan controlled the Dragonwood Staff, silently calculated with his fingers, and furrowed his brows.

He hadn’t yet gone all out, nor had he unleashed his trump card.

At this moment, inside the blood cocoon, the Scarlet Abyss Serpent King felt death creeping closer. Its pupils flickered with madness and ferocity.

If death was inevitable, it would never allow its fourth-rank Demon King body to become precious material for its enemies.

It must not let that damned rat benefit from this!

…

”Eh? They arrived so quickly?”

Lan Changʼan suddenly turned his gaze toward the fourth-rank illusionary formation, in the direction of the Great Snake Mountain faction’s boundary.

At the same time,

Inside the blood cocoon, the Scarlet Abyss Serpent King sensed the approaching spirit contract drawing closer.

It wasn’t far now!

There was still a sliver of hope!

The thought of fighting to the death was immediately suppressed, and an overwhelming desire to survive took over.

As long as there was a chance to live, who would willingly perish together with their enemies?

Lan Changʼan secretly sighed in relief. He had been on guard against the serpent king’s desperate self-destruction, so he held back slightly in his attacks.

If the serpent king had chosen to self-destruct, then this entire operation would have turned into a mere act of revenge, and there would be no profit to be made.

The arrival of the two Nascent Soul cultivators from Great Snake Mountain was both a blessing and a curse.

The good news was that the Scarlet Abyss Serpent King now had a reason to endure, making it less likely to self-destruct.

The bad news was that their arrival added uncertainty to the situation, making the aftermath more troublesome.

”This is the moment!”

Just as the Nascent Soul cultivators of Great Snake Mountain were on the verge of arrival but had yet to appear, Lan Changʼan’s eyes erupted with a dazzling purple divine glow, and the power of his divine soul surged twofold!

At this moment, the fourth life Nascent Soul shadow from the Nine Seal Stele descended and fused with him.

Lan Changʼan’s spiritual sense soared to the level of a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, even reaching the peak of mid-stage Nascent Soul!

Go!

An unprecedentedly powerful Barbed Arrow shot out like an unsheathed blade, its phantom shadow streaking across the void in an instant.

A sharp, metallic shriek pierced the soul realm, causing even Lord Earthrock and Puppet Master Wei nearby to feel a brief dizziness.

”This is—”

The Scarlet Abyss Serpent King’s pupils widened in horror.

Its body and soul turned ice-cold, its essence trembled, and an unbearable, labor-like pain wracked its entire being, almost causing its consciousness to fade into darkness.

For a brief moment, its vision blacked out, its sense of self shattered, and its control over its body weakened drastically.

In the chaotic, fragmented blur of its mind, an image flickered—

A sinister, ghostly-blue Barbed Arrow, glimmering with malicious intent!

Pfft!

In the real world, a Barbed Arrow had already slipped through the blood cocoon’s breach, piercing directly into the serpent king’s vital seven-inch spot, grazing past its Essence Spirit Core!

Both its soul and physical body suffered devastating injuries!

The Scarlet Abyss Serpent King’s consciousness collapsed, nearly losing the ability to fight back, leaving it on the brink of death!

”Explode for me!”

The Scarlet Abyss Serpent King roared furiously within its mind, barely managing to maneuver the Essence Spirit Core to flee from its massive physical body!

For demonic beasts, the Essence Spirit Core could also separate from the body as a means of last-ditch escape, though its speed was slightly inferior to a Nascent Soul spirit body.

Its advantage, however, lay in its immense reserves of demonic energy, allowing it to launch a devastating counterattack.

If it self-detonated, its power would be enough to gravely wound a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator!

Whoosh!

The detached Essence Spirit Core shot out at a speed surpassing that of an ordinary Nascent Soul cultivator, radiating a forbidden aura, and hurtled directly toward Lan Changʼan!

If the serpent king had chosen to self-detonate in the middle of the battlefield, its severely weakened state meant that the explosion’s force would have been spread out among everyone, reducing its overall threat.

However—

By targeting a single person, the explosion’s lethality would skyrocket!

If it could kill Lan Changʼan, his puppets and spirit pets would collapse automatically, giving the Great Snake Mountain Nascent Souls a chance to turn the tide when they arrived!

The barely conscious Scarlet Abyss Serpent King didn’t think much—

It simply followed its innate instinct to maximize its benefit, targeting the one it loathed the most, Lan Changʼan!

”Even at death’s door, you remain greedy!”

Lan Changʼan sneered, a hint of mockery in his smile, as he prepared a second Barbed Arrow.

A sharp cry echoed through the sky!

Swish!

Halfway through its flight, the Essence Spirit Core was accurately struck by a distorted, five-colored divine light!

The Essence Spirit Core’s speed halted abruptly, and its swirling demonic energy and blood radiance dimmed instantly, dispersing and breaking apart!

The weak remnants of its soul within the Essence Spirit Core nearly collapsed entirely!

The five-colored divine light from the Exotic Spirit Peacock carried a trace of ancient True Spirit’s power, a divine radiance capable of erasing all beings.

It completely shattered the serpent king’s final, desperate plan!

Of course, the serpent king was not at its full strength, its soul was severely weakened, its consciousness blurred, and its control over the Essence Spirit Core was greatly diminished.

These were all key factors that led to its failure.

Lan Changʼan, seeing the effectiveness of the five-colored divine light, chose not to fire his second Barbed Arrow.

If the five-colored divine light had failed, then the second Barbed Arrow would have been the final blow to completely annihilate the serpent king’s essence.

”Retrieve!”

Lan Changʼan extended a mana-infused hand, fusing it with his mid-stage Nascent Soul spiritual sense, and firmly grasped the serpent king’s Essence Spirit Core in midair!

Using a secret soul-sealing technique, he sealed the soul consciousness within the Essence Spirit Core.

Then, under Lord Earthrock’s envious gaze, he affixed a sealing talisman and placed the serpent king’s Essence Spirit Core into a jade box.

Obtaining a complete Essence Spirit Core was exceptionally difficult.

The success of this capture was largely thanks to the sinister soul-damaging power of the Barbed Arrow.

”The peacock also contributed.”

Lan Changʼan glanced at the Exotic Spirit Peacock hovering in the sky.

As an Exotic Spirit Puppet mimicking the form of a True Spirit, its strength exceeded that of ordinary quasi-fourth-rank puppets.

The attack speed of the five-colored divine light is fast, but it is uncertain whether it can restrict a Nascent Soul from leaving the body.

For now, it’s hard to say. If it were a fully-fledged fourth-level Exotic Spirit Peacock, it would likely have some effect.

…

Just as Lan Changʼan finished sealing and collecting the Essence Spirit Core,

Outside the fourth-rank illusionary formation, the auras of two Nascent Soul True Monarchs rapidly approached.

Unfortunately, they were a step too late.

The moment Lan Changʼan took action, he went all out, even activating his fourth life nascent soul descent. Naturally, he would never allow his prey to be rescued halfway through the battle by the Great Snake Mountain.

”Old Wei, handle the corpse and clean up the battlefield.”

Lan Changʼan put away the Exotic Spirit Peacock, while the puppet army formation continued to maintain the fourth-rank illusionary formation, leaving only the green-armored puppet behind.

Squeak!

Lord Earthrock greedily gulped down several mouthfuls of the serpent king’s blood, even biting off a piece of its internal organs, before reluctantly following Lan Changʼan out to meet the incoming enemies.

”Ancestor Serpent King!”

At this moment, True Monarch Red Serpent and True Monarch Red Refinement arrived, calling out in loud voices.

As they scanned the surroundings, they quickly discovered the fourth-rank illusionary formation.

True Monarch Red Serpent looked extremely anxious. Through the serpent king spirit contract, he could sense that the Scarlet Abyss Serpent King’s condition was critically weak, and its soul aura was barely intact.

”Senior Brother, the Ancestor Serpent King has fallen victim to a scheme and been ambushed!”

Just as True Monarch Red Refinement finished speaking, he saw Lan Changʼan and Lord Earthrock emerge from the fourth-rank illusionary formation.

”Xiang Dalong! Release Ancestor Serpent King immediately! Otherwise, Great Snake Mountain will fight you to the death!”

True Monarch Red Serpent’s expression was dark as he cast a Beast-Control Spell, summoning a swarm of insects that blanketed the entire surrounding area of the illusion formation.

”Xiang Dalong, who else is in the illusion formation? With just you and Lord Earthrock, there’s no way you could take down Ancestor Serpent King.”

Hearing this, Lan Changʼan turned to look at the red-robed old man, whose arms were wrapped with green centipedes, and whose skin was the color of burning charcoal.

”Hehe, so it’s True Monarch Red Refinement. A pleasure to meet you.”

Lan Changʼan chuckled leisurely, casually responding to the old man’s words:

”Great Snake Mountain can call for reinforcements, but my Yunxia Sect can’t? Tsk, tsk, a fourth-rank Serpent King Essence Spirit Core, within the entire Great Yuan cultivation world, there are only a handful of them.”

”Break the formation immediately!”

The two True Monarchs of Great Snake Mountain saw through Lan Changʼan’s deliberate stalling and immediately summoned their magical treasures, attacking the fourth-rank illusionary formation.

”Little Rat, this one is yours to handle.”

”Yes, Master.”

Lord Earthrockʼs body erupted with dense Earthfiend demonic energy. Its massive rodent-like demon body stirred up a whirlwind of yellow sand, blocking True Monarch Red Refinement’s path.

”A mere rat demon dares to challenge me alone?”

True Monarch Red Refinement was furious, did Xiang Dalong think so little of him that he would send a spirit pet to hold him off?

As a grandmaster of poison cultivation, True Monarch Red Refinement believed that his strength was on par with veteran Nascent Soul cultivators.

He activated his poison cultivation technique and summoned his Poison Flame Barrier magical treasure.

A raging crimson-black poison flame erupted, rising over ten zhang, forming layer upon layer of toxic fire clouds, surging toward Lord Earthrock.

This was his first battle against an opponent of equal level, originally, he had been full of confidence.

But after exchanging blows, his expression darkened.

Lord Earthrock had advanced to fourth-rank earlier than him, and had consumed powerful supplements such as the quasi-fourth-rank Essence Spirit Core. This had given it deep, profound demonic energy, giving it a clear advantage.

In a pure contest of magical power and divine abilities, True Monarch Red Refinement had no edge at all!

Moreover, the Earthfiend qi within Lord Earthrock’s demonic techniques was exceptionally potent and was far more difficult to deal with than expected.

Poison techniques were usually extremely effective against most cultivators and demons.

However, against a fourth-rank demon king, with a powerful and resilient body, their effects were greatly diminished.

Furthermore, under Lan Changʼan’s guidance, Lord Earthrock had already taken precautions against poison attacks.

His entire body was wrapped in a thick layer of yellow sand, creating an airtight defense, and beyond that, a howling sandstorm barrier further shielded him.

Multiple layers of defense completely neutralized the poison mist.

The highly toxic fumes couldn’t even reach Lord Earthrock’s skin before they were dispersed by the sandstorm.

Lord Earthrock wasn’t trying to kill True Monarch Red Refinement.

Per its master’s instructions, it only needed to hold him back, the rewards would come afterward.

With Lord Earthrock fully focused on defense, True Monarch Red Refinement was unable to break through.

This frustrated him immensely!

As a dignified Nascent Soul True Monarch and a poison-refining grandmaster, he was actually being held at bay by a single spirit pet from Xiang Dalong!

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”Fellow Daoist Red Serpent, donʼt be in a hurry. Your sect’s Ancestor Serpent King has already been subdued by an expert I invited, with the assistance of a fourth-rank illusionary formation and the puppet formation.”

Lan Changʼan took the initiative, preventing True Monarch Red Serpent from focusing on breaking the illusion formation.

His Dragonwood Staff expanded into a colossal seventy-to-eighty-zhang ancient tree, sweeping and striking like a divine dragon, its continuous dragon roars shaking the air—

A vast swarm of spirit insects was instantly obliterated by the shockwaves alone.

True Monarch Red Serpentʼs magical power and divine abilities were clearly superior to True Monarch Red Refinement, and his specialty lay in Beast-Control Techniques.

”True Monarch Xiang, release Ancestor Serpent King. We can negotiate the terms.”

Though he spoke of peace, True Monarch Red Serpent had no intention of backing down.

Rather than recklessly trying to break the formation, he sought to gather information first before deciding his next move.

With a flick of his sleeve, he summoned a stench-ridden, ancient inkstone, which radiated a black-blooded glow, releasing three massive black-blooded jiao dragons.

These creatures were infused with filth and corruption, and they immediately entwined with Lan Changʼan’s Dragonwood Staff.

Meanwhile, True Monarch Red Serpent secretly released a fourth-rank deadly toxin, hoping to ambush Lan Changʼan.

At the same time, he diverted his attention to control his insect swarm, attempting to breach the illusion formation and gather intelligence.

Unfortunately for him, neither his direct attacks nor his hidden tactics had any effect.

The corruption power of his inkstone treasure was neutralized by the Dragonwood Staff’s life-giving wood element energy, not only failing to corrupt it, but instead being purified and suppressed.

Hmph! The blood-red dragon carving on the surface of the Dragonwood Staff sprang to life, roaring as it leapt out and tore apart a blood-red jiao dragon with a single cry.

The potent fourth-rank Nascent Soul toxin was detected by Lan Changʼanʼs mid-Nascent Soul spiritual sense even before it got close, and was swiftly dispelled by wood-based purification spells.

Additionally, before the battle began, Lan Changʼan had already activated a Purifying Water Talisman, covering himself in a translucent light-blue water shield, rendering poisonous attacks useless.

As for the spirit insect swarm trying to infiltrate the illusion formation,

The moment they got close, they were shredded by the Puppet Formation’s defensive forces.

Lan Changʼan had deliberately left Puppet Master Wei behind to control the puppets and stabilize the illusion formation.

”The Puppet Formation is the foundation of the fourth-rank illusionary formation…”

Seeing his every move being countered, True Monarch Red Serpent was increasingly frustrated.

It felt as though every step he took had been pre-calculated and dismantled by Lan Changʼan.

”And you dare to get distracted in front of me?”

Lan Changʼan sneered coldly.

His body radiated a lush green glow as he suddenly vanished and reappeared in multiple locations.

Swish! Swish! Swish!

In an instant, three identical copies of Lan Changʼan, radiating the same Nascent Soul-level spiritual pressure, charged toward the True Monarch Red Serpent from different angles.

This was the divine movement technique Illusory Wood Doppelgänger.

”Illusionary clones? Child’s play!”

True Monarch Red Serpent’s eyes flashed with a strange light.

He had a spiritual sense surpassing ordinary early-stage Nascent Soul cultivators, and he specialized in illusion-breaking techniques.

The result of his spiritual sense shocked him!

Even with his high-level spiritual sense, he couldn’t tell which of the three clones was real!

All three exuded true Nascent Soul-level auras, their wood-element energy identical, and they attacked in unison—It felt as if he was facing three Nascent Soul cultivators at once!

”This kid just entered Nascent Soul… How can his spiritual sense and movement technique be this powerful?”

True Monarch Red Serpent was shocked and flustered.

Rumors said that Xiang Dalong’s physical body was terrifying, if he got too close, things would turn disastrous!

Most of his mana was still focused on controlling the inkstone treasure to fend off the Dragonwood Staff, and part of his spiritual sense was occupied in controlling the insect swarm.

With little energy left to react, he hurriedly spat out three streams of poisonous smoke, each aimed at one of the clones.

However, the three Illusory Wood Doppelgängers were shockingly agile, easily dodging all three attacks!

”Not only did the real one dodge… but even the illusions are this fast?!”

True Monarch Red Serpent’s scalp went numb.

A divine movement technique of this caliber usually required at least mid-stage Nascent Soul to execute.

What he didn’t know was that Lan Changʼan was currently merged with his fourth life Nascent Soul, granting him a spiritual sense surpassing the average mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator.

Moreover, the effectiveness of the Illusory Wood Doppelgänger technique was directly tied to spiritual sense strength.

Whoosh!

As the three Lan Changʼans closed in, they moved in perfect synchronization, each throwing a powerful punch!

With no options left, True Monarch Red Serpent hastily activated a fourth-rank defensive spirit talisman that didnʼt consume much of his mana or spiritual sense.

Unexpectedly, one of the clones flicked its fingers and unleashed a fourth-rank treasure talisman of its own!

Zzzhhhhh!

A brilliant lightning spear surged forward, colliding with the fourth-rank defensive talisman, causing them to mutually annihilate.

”The real one is exposed!”

True Monarch Red Serpent focused on the Illusory Wood clone that had used the fourth-rank treasure talisman, guarding against its close approach.

The glow around the figure faded, revealing Lan Changʼanʼs true form, his lips curling into a sly grin.

He neither laughed outright nor attacked in close combat.

Instead, he lightly clenched his hand, gathering a profound green light that flickered between brightness and shadow. In an instant, he unleashed a radiant beam imbued with the power of decay and time, the Withering Extinction Divine Light.

”No—!”

True Monarch Red Serpentʼs heart leapt in panic. Unable to evade, he was struck by the Withering Extinction Divine Light, saturated with the force of wilting and desolation.

Poof! His weak protective barrier failed to withstand the devastating attack. The withering and desolate light corroded his body, leaving a dried blood hole.

Cold winds from the wilderness flowed through the dried blood hole, sending chills through True Monarch Red Serpentʼs entire being.

In an instant, his essence blood, and vitality suffered significant damage. More strands of white hair appeared atop his head, as though heʼd aged ten years in a moment.

”Junior Brother, retreat quickly!”

True Monarch Red Serpent was both furious and panicked, his voice hoarse.

Lan Changʼanʼs attack with the Withering Extinction Divine Light weakened his magical power and vitality, temporarily reducing his combat abilities by twenty percent.

Additionally, his lifespan had been shortened by a decade.

He then summoned a bronze gong magical treasure and coordinated with a swarm of insects to defend himself, retreating alongside True Monarch Red Refinement as they fought.

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”Fellow Daoists, what’s going on here?”

Suddenly, from Great Snake Mountain’s territory, a gray-robed elder Daoist arrived, holding a floating horsetail whisk in one hand.

Before him, a miniature pagoda hovered in midair, radiating a faint, mystical glow.

This new arrival was none other than Pagoda Wanderer.

Upon witnessing the scene before him, Pagoda Wanderer wondered if he was hallucinating.

Two Nascent Soul True Monarchs of Great Snake Mountain, and yet they had been defeated by Xiang Dalong and his spirit pet?!

Even more shocking, True Monarch Red Serpent as a seasoned Nascent Soul cultivator who had formidable combat skills had been beaten into such a sorry state!

Seeing Pagoda Wanderer arrive to assist, True Monarch Red Serpent finally exhaled in relief, though sweat still dripped from his forehead.

He steadied his retreat, and after swallowing a precious healing pill, he spoke again—

”True Monarch Xiang, name your conditions. Spare our sect’s Ancestor Serpent King.”

There was a hint of pleading in his voice.

During their earlier battle, he had underestimated Lan Changʼan, focusing too much on breaking the illusion formation, only to fall into a carefully set trap.

But now, he had no choice but to acknowledge that Lan Changʼan’s magical power and divine abilities were far beyond expectations, making him an opponent on equal footing.

”No need to waste your breath.”

Lan Changʼan calmly withdrew the hidden Barbed Arrow within his sleeve.

”Your sect’s Serpent King has already had its Essence Spirit Core taken by that esteemed senior.”

From start to finish, Lan Changʼan hadn’t gone for the kill against True Monarch Red Serpent.

The Serpent King had been in a helpless, immobilized state, suffering from severe injuries before ultimately being finished off by the Barbed Arrow.

But True Monarch Red Serpent was not trapped in the same way.

If Lan Changʼan used the Barbed Arrow on him, it would only result in severe soul damage, but his Nascent Soul could still escape.

Since he couldn’t guarantee a clean kill, using it recklessly would only expose his trump card, making it not worth the risk.

Even though Great Snake Mountain’s two Nascent Soul cultivators had been defeated, Lan Changʼan and Lord Earthrock were the only ones who had fought without revealing their other hidden cards.

The Exotic Spirit Peacock, the green-armored puppet, and the Barbed Arrow had never even been revealed!

Additionally, Lan Changʼan had also considered a larger strategic factor:

With Great Snake Mountain losing its most powerful member, Ancestor Serpent King, the balance of power between Great Snake Mountain and Yunxia Sect had already shifted.

If another Nascent Soul True Monarch died, the Great Yu imperial family might intervene to maintain balance.

”May I ask for the esteemed senior’s Dao title?”

Even now, True Monarch Red Serpent was unwilling to let go of his curiosity.

He wanted to know who was truly responsible for the downfall of their sect’s Serpent King.

”Knowing too much won’t do you any good.”

Lan Changʼan’s words had barely fallen when suddenly, from the Yunxia Sect’s direction, a mighty spiritual light surged forth!

The sky above churned with clouds and winds, as a grand, awe-inspiring light streaked through the sky.

From within the stormy heavens, a colossal, hundred-zhang-long cloud-patterned treasure fan materialized—

Upon it stood a breathtakingly elegant woman, draped in violet robes.

Her face was cold as ice, her gaze sharp and merciless.

”Great Snake Mountain! You dare ambush our sect’s cultivators again?!”

With a single gesture, the violet-robed fairy True Monarch Purple Mist activated the Wind Cloud Fan.

The magical treasure fan expanded, growing to over a li in size, before unleashing a devastating hurricane!

BOOM—!

The roaring storm, infused with clouds and radiant light, swept toward all three Nascent Soul cultivators of Great Snake Mountain.

The three Nascent Soul cultivators of Great Snake Mountain instantly turned pale.

Together, they hurriedly activated their divine abilities, attempting to block the storm’s assault, but in the end, they were still forcibly blown several li away!

Of course, by this point, the three True Monarchs of Great Snake Mountain had already lost their will to fight.

This attack merely accelerated their retreat.

”When did Jiang Ziyan obtain such a compatible top-grade magical treasure?”

True Monarch Red Serpent’s expression fluctuated between gloom and shock.

With his experience, he could immediately tell this Wind Cloud Fan was not only immensely powerful, but it also allowed its wielder to control wind and clouds, greatly enhancing mobility and speed.

In those days, Ancestor Heavenly Net, despite not being in peak condition, managed to endure for a long time under the pursuit of the Blood Bat King thanks to this fan.

With the assistance of the Wind Cloud Fan, Purple Mist Fairy, who had cultivated to the peak of the early Nascent Soul stage, could be considered a True Monarch with commendable strength among those of the same level.