strictlysupreme #467 - Strong reinforcements, instant kill!
#467 - Strong reinforcements, instant kill!
Time was of the essence, so Wang Ji Xuan didn't beat around the bush with Han Xiao.
Han Xiao pondered slightly, asking Wang Ji Xuan to be patient and wait for his seven siblings to arrive so the Eight Immortals could gather.
“The endless starry sky is too vast, and our communication is also quite difficult. If I move to another place, the seven of them can only come here to search, wasting their efforts.”
“When will these seven seniors arrive?”
“They can fully converge within three hours… Where are you planning to hide?”
“To find a Tian Luo senior,” Wang Ji Xuan said. “I want to show myself and attract their attention, thereby protecting this beautiful planet before us.”
“Oh? Altruism?”
Han Xiao sized up Wang Ji Xuan.
This Celestial Immortal suddenly smiled:
“Are you deliberately putting on an act in front of me, or what?”
“Our Thousand Worlds Alliance doesn't distinguish between good and evil. We won't punish you for being a cunning villain, nor will we think highly of you for being a virtuous person.”
“Cultivators are mostly self-interested.”
“It can be said that it's difficult for a cultivator who isn't self-interested to survive.”
Wang Ji Xuan frankly said, “Do I still need to perform? Isn't the Thousand Worlds Alliance looking highly upon me because of the kill order issued by the Dark Church's Heavenly Dao? I don't need to do anything extra.”
“Uh… that's also true…”
“Please help me with this trip, Fellow Daoist, and I will pay you enough remuneration. Feel free to name your price.”
“Hey! Why talk about remuneration for such a small matter!”
Han Xiao waved his hand:
“Just give me a casual hundred thousand spirit stones as a token of appreciation.”
Wang Ji Xuan almost coughed up blood, failing to catch his breath.
However, being able to exchange one hundred thousand spirit stones for a Celestial Immortal's main body to help him hurry on his way was quite worth it.
“Alright.”
Wang Ji Xuan nodded in agreement, then asked seriously:
“If I were to ask the eight seniors to take action later and eliminate some Dark Church members, how many spirit stones would be needed? Would a million be enough?”
Han Xiao immediately stopped smiling.
“Fellow Daoist, you're just at the Tribulation Realm, where did you get so many spirit stones?”
“This little brother has some savings,” Wang Ji Xuan pointed to the Stone of the Past in his sleeve.
Han Xiao immediately understood.
He smiled and said, “We actually can't easily take action. Our Thousand Worlds Alliance is just a loose organization after all, a group of rogue cultivators huddling together for warmth. We can't afford to provoke the Dark Church. Taking action against them can't be hidden from the Heavenly Dao… You need to add a bit more.”
“Three million spirit stones?” Wang Ji Xuan tentatively quoted a price.
Han Xiao snapped his fingers: “We cultivators should help and watch out for each other! As long as no one from the Immortal Realm takes action, the Dark Church members won't even think about harming a single hair on your head, Fellow Daoist!”
Wang Ji Xuan: …
Not too expensive, thankfully.
Problems that can be solved with spirit stones are not problems at all.
So said a third-life great cultivator who possessed the legacy of the Ina civilization.
…
The days of being hunted down and wanted are always inevitably hurried.
Wang Ji Xuan came in a hurry and left in a hurry. In order not to cause trouble for Earth, he had to find a place to set up an ambush and take the initiative to show himself to lure away the group of Dark Church members.
In a sense, True Person Leopard Rock's strategy had already achieved its purpose.
But neither True Person Leopard Rock nor that group of Dark Church members could have imagined…
Eight Immortal Realm experts suddenly appeared beside Wang Ji Xuan.
They were still complete in strength, slightly famous, and possessed a combined attack battle formation technique, the famous Immortal Realm rogue cultivators.
The Eight Immortals of Xiaohan!
Previously, Wang Ji Xuan had waited with Han Xiao for two hours, and seven immortals had arrived one after another.
Some came from the Youbao Realm, even marking the group of Dark Church members traveling in the Immortal Spirit Road along the way;
Others came from the planet where Shao Lao's clone had appeared before.
Without exception, the eight of them had previously acted separately, all searching for Wang Ji Xuan's whereabouts.
These eight immortals had different personalities, men and women, old and young.
Han Xiao ranked third and was called Third Brother or Third Brother. Their boss was a middle-aged woman wearing a blue robe with a cold expression, named 'Xiao Se'.
Without exception, the eight of them were quite polite to Wang Ji Xuan.
Presumably, Han Xiao had told them that Wang Ji Xuan had a powerful figure behind him, or something along those lines.
Wang Ji Xuan explained his destination, and Han Xiao directly tore open the Qiankun, took out a awning boat, and left the vicinity of Earth with a group of people.
Wang Ji Xuan had spent ten and a half months on the road when he came, but it only took a few hours to go back.
According to Han Xiao's words;
Although the endless star field is too vast, the 'Great Dao Suppression' here is less, so breaking through Qiankun or using the Immortal Spirit Road to travel is less time-consuming and labor-saving than in the Immortal Realm, and the speed is much faster.
They arrived at the periphery of the loess-colored planet, Wang Ji Xuan asked the others from the Eight Immortals of Xiaohan to wait outside, and took Han Xiao to the underground cave alone.
Shao Lao's clone and Zheng Shiduo were naturally waiting here.
Shao Lao's clone closed his eyes and concentrated, drooping his head, which was a sign that his mind was not here.
Wang Ji Xuan called out a few times and introduced Zheng Shiduo to Han Xiao.
“This is my good friend, and also a spiritual cultivator who followed me from Earth.”
“Nice to meet you,” Han Xiao cupped his hands and greeted, “Han Xiao, a small rogue cultivator.”
Zheng Shiduo cupped his hands in a decent manner: “Hello, Senior… Brother Wang, how is Earth doing?”
“It's fine for the time being, but a group of Dark Church members are rushing over.”
Wang Ji Xuan said:
“I want to make some noise and lure this group of Dark Church members back to avoid harming innocent people.”
“This Fellow Daoist Han is an Immortal Realm expert and also dislikes the Dark Church members. This time, he will help us solve this group of Dark Church members.”
Han Xiao said solemnly: “The Dark Church is acting recklessly, everyone should be punished!”
Zheng Shiduo scratched his head and asked in a low voice: “Then, what's the price?”
“There is no price,” Han Xiao immediately said, “I and Brother Wang are like-minded, how could I let Brother Wang pay any price.”
Wang Ji Xuan also said: “Some people listen to the orders of the Heavenly Dao, and naturally some people dislike the Heavenly Dao, that's probably it.”
Zheng Shiduo hesitated to speak.
He wanted to remind Wang Ji Xuan that there is no free lunch in the world, and these Immortal seniors would never help for no reason.
But Zheng Shiduo thought about it…
Does Brother Wang need him to remind him?
Usually, Brother Wang is the one who gives him pointers.
A light exclamation came from the side.
“Han Xiao?”
Han Xiao, who was happily smiling, froze and frowned as he looked at the old man over there.
Shao Lao's clone had naturally changed his appearance and aura, but upon hearing this voice at this moment, Han Xiao couldn't help but feel a little tense.
“Senior Shao?”
“Hahahaha! What are you doing here, kid?”
Shao Lao's clone stood up and looked at Han Xiao a few times, then his face showed realization.
Shao Lao smiled and said, “Did Lao Chang send you over?”
“Ah, yes,” Han Xiao immediately became much more restrained and bowed to Shao Lao.
There was no way, in the Immortal Realm, alchemists and weapon refiners often had a status exceeding their own cultivation, and Shao Lao, this weapon refining master, was also a celebrity in a local area of the Immortal Realm, often appearing in various rogue cultivator gatherings and being regarded as a distinguished guest by all parties.
Wang Ji Xuan looked left and right.
He actually wanted to ask if his three million spirit stones could be waived.
However, the words came to his lips, but Daoist Wang still swallowed them back.
He couldn't be too petty. He would treat these spirit stones as making friends with Immortal Realm experts.
“Senior Shao, what are you doing here?”
“This is my disciple.”
Shao Lao pointed to Wang Ji Xuan and said:
“His talent in weapon refining is extremely high, so I stayed in the lower realm to teach him the way of weapon refining. Who would have thought that the Heavenly Dao would suddenly come to this.”
“So Brother Wang is Senior Shao's disciple!”
Han Xiao cupped his hands and said:
“Respect, respect… If you refine any good treasures later, you must think of your old brother, ah hahaha!”
Wang Ji Xuan nodded in agreement, and then explained to Shao Lao the trouble Earth was encountering and his plan.
Shao Lao's expression did not relax when he heard that the Eight Immortals of Xiaohan were all here, but instead became a little embarrassed.
There were many twists and turns in this.
Although Shao Lao was familiar with Han Xiao and the others, he was, after all, an expert of Tian Luo, and Han Xiao's eight siblings all worked for the Thousand Worlds Alliance. The relationship between the Thousand Worlds Alliance and the Dark Church was not very harmonious in the first place.
— Private matters were private matters, and public matters were public matters.
Han Xiao and the eight came here because they wanted to take Wang Zheng away;
This was what Shao Lao was unwilling to see.
A delicate silence fell in the cave.
Four people, four thoughts, and the purest and kindest among them was probably… Zheng Shiduo.
Han Xiao took half a step back and cupped his hands and said: “Senior Shao, let's not delay here. Brother Wang doesn't want the Dark Church members to harm his hometown, why don't we solve this group of Dark Church members first?”
“Good.”
Shao Lao nodded slowly: “Since you are here to help, then this old man's clone will just rest for a while. There is also chaos on the Immortal Realm side, and I am very busy.”
Shao Lao looked at Wang Ji Xuan and said solemnly:
“Disciple, there is no need to worry. The Eight Immortals of Xiaohan are not evil people, and the Thousand Worlds Alliance they serve often does good deeds in the Immortal Realm.”
“It's just that the Thousand Worlds Alliance doesn't believe in the Heavenly Dao and advocates that cultivators should be unrestrained, and has many feuds with the Dark Church.”
“They came to find you, probably because of that sentence 'The one who destroys the Dark Church's Heavenly Dao is the Immortal Forbidden Wang Zheng'.”
“You can ask them to help you resolve a few more crises. As for the reward, this teacher will pay them in the Immortal Realm.”
After saying that, Shao Lao's clone turned into a stream of light and burrowed into Wang Ji Xuan's sleeve.
Daoist Wang and Han Xiao looked at each other.
Han Xiao smiled bitterly and said: “Brother Wang, you are too unkind. You only told me about that senior…”
Wang Ji Xuan hurriedly blinked.
Han Xiao understood that Wang Ji Xuan probably didn't tell Shao Lao about the existence of the powerhouse who cultivated the Great Dao of Time, so he didn't continue to speak.
"Let's go!"
Han Xiao waved his hand, smiling grimly:
"With Elder Shao vouching for us, you don't need to worry about us eight siblings being villains, right?
"However, since Elder Shao has spoken, it wouldn't be right for us eight juniors to not ask for a reward. How about I help you wipe out all the Dark Church followers in this realm?"
Wang Ji Xuan calmly nodded.
That would naturally be for the best.
......
Although Xiao Han's Eight Immortals and Elder Shao's clone were present, Wang Ji Xuan remained cautious.
He and Zheng Shiduo meticulously arranged things, specifically heading to the 'intersection of Immortal Spirit Paths' closer to Earth, and quietly sat in meditation on the path that True Person Baoyan and his Dark Church followers were sure to take.
Fighting was prohibited inside the Immortal Spirit Path; even slightly intense clashes of magical power could cause the Immortal Spirit Path to temporarily collapse.
Wang Ji Xuan had prepared a route for retreat.
He was now just bait, waiting for the school of fish to appear.
And so, he waited for about two days and two nights.
Xiao Han's Eight Immortals were quite leisurely, hiding in normal space-time, drinking, chatting, playing chess, and playing cards. Zheng Shiduo had perfectly integrated into their group, bringing Xiao Han's Eight Immortals some brand new ways to play.
— The 'ways to play' refer to normal entertainment activities such as Pai Gow, Mahjong, and Dou Dizhu.
Wang Ji Xuan's heart was filled with clarity. He opened his eyes from cultivation and looked towards the Immortal Spirit Path ahead, seeing streams of light.
He actively removed his disguise, revealed his aura, and let out a long啸.
"Old Thief Baoyan!"
True Person Baoyan, who was focused on hurrying along, suddenly looked up upon hearing this.
Those streams of light also suddenly stopped, transforming into dozens of large and small cloud boats and pavilions, with over three hundred figures on them.
The Dark Church had not only mobilized forces from one area;
They should have transferred a large number of people from neighboring lands.
Their purpose, of course, was to use Earth to force Wang Ji Xuan to show himself.
And among these people, Wang Ji Xuan sensed more than ten auras similar to Elder Shao's.
People from the Immortal Realm.
But they were all clones or possessing bodies.
"Hahahaha!"
True Person Baoyan laughed loudly:
"After searching high and low with worn-out shoes, it came without any effort! Wang Zheng ah Wang Zheng, you really are as those ants said, unable to let go of the place you were born!
"Rest assured, after this humble Taoist captures you and brings you back today, I will send people to garrison Earth.
"In this way, we won't have to worry about you not submitting!"
Wang Ji Xuan sneered: "You're both branch hall masters, why is Hall Master Yin Lin's bearing and self-cultivation so much higher than yours? Don't you ever reflect on that yourself?"
True Person Baoyan narrowed his eyes slightly: "Now, I'm afraid all that's left of you is a tough mouth. Now that Tianluo's forces have all been delayed by us, what you rely on is nothing more than that Immortal Realm clone… Today, how do you still plan to escape?"
"Escape?"
A jade talisman appeared in Wang Ji Xuan's palm, the jade talisman trembled slightly, and a vortex appeared behind him.
He said indifferently: "I'm just here to tell you that even if you smash Earth to pieces, it won't be of much use to me, it will only make me hate you more… Fellow Taoist, thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river, don't think that I can't make a comeback. Otherwise, why don't you think carefully about why the Dark Church's Heavenly Dao is so wary of a Tribulation Realm cultivator like me."
"Attack!"
True Person Baoyan shouted loudly.
Before his shout could even finish, dozens of figures pounced straight at Wang Ji Xuan.
The entire Immortal Spirit Path was filled with various colored streams of light, appearing somewhat crowded.
Wang Ji Xuan smiled calmly, and suddenly a rope appeared behind him. The rope extended from the vortex, and with a gentle tug, pulled Wang Ji Xuan directly out.
The next moment!
Suddenly, a sword light swept across, and an entire section of the Immortal Spirit Path suddenly collapsed, and a gap was cut open in the colorful light curtain on the periphery.
Immediately afterwards, a broken bell lightly vibrated, and these hundreds of figures were instantly frozen in place.
Then, they stared dumbfounded as eight powerful auras appeared from all directions.
Celestial Immortals, native, not clones.
"Run!"
True Person Baoyan shouted loudly.
An Immortal's clone hidden among the Dark Church followers roared: "Bastards! You Tianluo are not following the rules! Then don't blame our Dark Church for being ruthless!"
Sword light suddenly appeared, and flute sounds played.
The void in all directions suddenly set off a blue tsunami. These hundreds of figures with Integration, Tribulation, and Great Ascension strength had no ability to resist, and were easily swallowed by the tsunami.
The difference here was more than heaven and earth.