Chapter 89: Quickly Go and Invite

At Po Tian Peak, in front of Bai Fan Hall.

Youqin Xuanya, dressed in an ice-blue long skirt and carrying a large sword on her back, was bustling about with various tasks. No one had required her to handle these minor chores, but as the sect's chief disciple, she felt it was her duty to shoulder such responsibilities.

Although, if judged solely by cultivation level, the chief disciple should be...

That certain unnamed handsome young man with the surname Li.

This true chief disciple had used a transformation technique on his main body, hiding in a spot he deemed very safe. Though he had stayed far from the external battle, he was still meticulously planning and arranging, working hard to stabilize the Du Xian Gate...

“Youqin Xuanya!”

An elder from inside Bai Fan Hall called out, summoning her over.

Several elders on duty here, all in the Zhen Xian Jing realm and handling external affairs, handed her the jade talisman to activate the earth vein teleportation array. They needed to rush to the surrounding peaks to join the fight.

“Elders, please go without worry!”

Youqin Xuanya gripped the jade talisman firmly, her eyes full of determination.

The elders nodded and smiled, though...

Deep down, they felt her words sounded a bit ominous.

With that, the Zhen Xian Jing elders rode clouds toward the southwest direction.

More than a hundred Yuan Xian remained at this location, forming arrays to protect the disciples on various peaks and prevent them from being harmed by the battle's aftershocks.

These protected disciples, who were also ready for a strategic retreat at any moment, couldn't offer much help. They could only look up at the sky beyond the great array...

Their spiritual awareness couldn't extend far, yet they still felt their minds trembling with awe.

Those who usually read a lot were spouting elegant descriptors, such as:

“Look at this battle—it's truly like

Dragons tossing and phoenixes seizing, fierce winds and sudden rains, terrifying waves and thunderous roars, extraordinary divine powers!

In an instant, the earth shakes and mountains tremble, with treasures exploding in all directions!

The majestic aura of the Jin Xian is utterly shocking to our minds!”

Nearby, a few others nodded in agreement, repeatedly saying, “That's right, that's right,” trying to catch a bit of that ancient cultural flair.

Meanwhile, those who focused more on cultivation and skipped extra reading mostly just exclaimed:

“Amazing!”

“Yeah, truly amazing.”

“When will we ever be this amazing!”

Among the disciples, there were also those with strong resolve, already prepared to live or die with the immortal gate.

News of the earth vein teleportation array soon spread through the crowd, and many disciples breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Everyone had their own thoughts, all of which were reasonable.

But the situation around the protective mountain array was growing increasingly urgent.

Hundreds of shadowy figures on the southwest and northwest sides were frantically bombarding the array's light barrier.

In response, the gate's many Zhen Xian and Tian Xian were building up their energy, ready to erupt!

Once fully activated, the protective mountain array was like an impenetrable turtle shell—outsiders couldn't break in for a while, and those inside couldn't unleash divine powers or throw treasures outward.

Given the intensity of the shadowy figures' assault, the array wouldn't hold out much longer.

These shadows were puppets controlled by blood mosquitoes. Though they were mindless during travel and simply followed pre-set orders, in battle, they coordinated far better than the Du Xian Gate immortals...

Fortunately, Li Changshou's poison array had already depleted about 20 percent of the puppets' total combat strength.

Now, relying on the protective mountain array and drawing power from earth veins and spirit stones, they could further drain the puppets' immortal force, demonic force, and spiritual force.

In the upcoming battle, while Du Xian Gate still held a disadvantage, it wasn't overwhelmingly so.

...

After bustling around for a while longer in front of Bai Fan Hall, Youqin Xuanya stood on the roof's eaves to rest, her gaze sweeping over the area below.

'Where is Senior Brother Changshou?'

Youqin Xuanya felt a sudden jolt in her heart and searched carefully again.

She quickly confirmed that neither Li Changshou nor Lan Ling'e was anywhere in or around Bai Fan Hall.

Youqin Xuanya immediately looked toward the direction of Xiao Qiong Peak, her delicate brows furrowing as she prepared to head there and bring Li Changshou and Ling'e to this spot.

But as she started to circulate her magical power for flight, a voice transmission suddenly entered her ear...

“Youqin Shimei, Ling'e and I cannot show ourselves right now.

Later, if the protective mountain array is breached, we will meet at the underground array site.”

Hearing this, Youqin Xuanya felt a wave of relief in her heart.

Though she didn't know why Senior Brother Changshou and Sister Ling'e were hiding, since he had said so, she didn't need to worry too much...

At the same time, in a narrow and dark corner, Li Changshou also breathed a sigh of relief.

Good thing he had planned ahead for this potential issue!

With that concern addressed, Li Changshou continued his observations. If Jiu Jiu or Jiu Wu wanted to come over later, he'd have to send another voice transmission to remind them...

This was the downside of having too many friends.

Three thousand li to the southwest and northwest, the two paper effigies controlling the poison array had completed their missions and safely returned to their small boxes.

Li Changshou could finally take a temporary break.

The current situation was actually simpler than what Li Changshou had previously anticipated.

The enemy only had three Jin Xian experts, with no Da Luo level beings involved.

Moreover, the Du Xian Gate immortals weren't being stubborn; from the way they were positioning themselves, it was clear they planned to fight while retreating.

The supreme elders were constantly moving their lips, likely giving voice transmissions on how to engage the enemy next.

This put Li Changshou's mind much more at ease.

The 'Tian Zi Ba Hao' paper effigy, maintaining the form of Qi Yuan Laodao, sat in a rocking chair in front of the pill room.

Through this paper effigy, Li Changshou watched the Jin Xian battle and observed the array's fluctuations.

In his mind, he carefully calculated the positions for deploying his paper effigies, waiting for the moment the protective mountain array was shattered to begin his official combat plan...

'With Wang Qing Shangren protecting my little uncle and Jiu Wu, I don't need to worry too much.'

Li Changshou's immortal sense glanced toward the southwest, quickly spotting Jiu Jiu's figure.

The nine Jiu Zi Immortals stood in a line, each holding treasures and using divine powers, positioned behind their master, Wang Qing Shangren.

Among them, the eldest sister, Jiu Yiyi, with her striking grace, stood out the most.

This fairy had a frosty expression, with three or four treasures floating around her, and her own cultivation had reached the early Tian Xian Jing stage.

Beside Wang Qing Shangren were the two supreme elders, along with twelve Tian Xian elders, all at the forefront of the southwest formation.

When the gate was under attack, those with higher cultivation stepped forward first—that was the rule of Du Xian Gate.

Wang Qing Shangren thought of something and turned to glance at his youngest disciple, saying, “Xiao Jiu?”

Jiu Jiu, who was hugging a large gourd and looking uneasy, occasionally glancing toward Xiao Qiong Peak, quickly responded:

“Master, Xiao Jiu is here!”

“Hmm,” Wang Qing Shangren's mouth twitched slightly, almost imperceptibly.

Xiao Jiu's cultivation was actually quite decent.

Wang Qing Shangren corrected himself: “If chaos erupts later, remember to support each other and take extra care of Xiao Wu—he's still recovering from old injuries.”

Jiu Wu looked ashamed, while the other eight senior and junior siblings all bowed their heads in acknowledgment.

But then, Jiu Wu recalled his earlier visit to Elder Wan Linjun, where he had been... ahem, sternly warned by the elder.

'If the protective mountain array is breached, retreat immediately to Po Tian Peak, avoid direct confrontation, and open this brocade pouch!'

That brocade pouch was in Jiu Wu's sleeve, never leaving his side.

Wan Linjun had been so intimidating when saying those words that it had left Jiu Wu and Jiu Shi shaken for days.

Jiu Wu thought for a moment, stepped forward behind Wang Qing Shangren, and reported what Wan Linjun had instructed.

Wang Qing Shangren didn't ask more and simply told Jiu Wu to follow the elder's orders.

Jiu Wu stepped back to his position, looked up at the array beyond, watching the figures bombarding the protective mountain array, and tightened his grip on his long sword, along with...

A few bottles of specially prepared 'Wan Pai' poison pills that could be dispersed instantly.

Jiu Wu thought to himself: 'Nephew Changshou should have gone to Po Tian Peak by now.'

With his immortal sense sweeping over Bai Fan Hall at Po Tian Peak, Jiu Wu first frowned.

Upon a closer search, the short Daoist was stunned.

Li Changshou and Lan Ling'e weren't at Bai Fan Hall—in fact, they weren't anywhere on Po Tian Peak!

Jiu Wu suddenly realized something and felt a surge of anxiety...

After thinking it over, he couldn't set his mind at ease about Li Changshou and Lan Ling'e's safety.

He stepped forward again and said to his master's back:

“Master, this disciple wishes to go to Xiao Qiong Peak first and bring Nephew Changshou and Nephew Ling'e to Bai Fan Hall.

Nephew Changshou is often full of passion, and I'm worried he might try to use his own arrays to harm the enemy and aid the fight!”

Wang Qing Shangren nodded. “Very well.”

Jiu Jiu, standing nearby, hesitated but bit her lip and stayed put, continuing to stand with her senior and junior siblings for the battle.

—It was just about escorting Li Changshou and Ling'e to Bai Fan Hall; her fifth senior brother could handle that alone.

Jiu Wu glanced at the still-intact protective mountain array and hurriedly left the formation, speeding toward Xiao Qiong Peak.

'As expected...'

In the darkness, Li Changshou, who had caught sight of this, sighed inwardly and was about to send a voice transmission to Jiu Wu.

But right then!

A golden light flashed in the high sky, and a long sword carrying a faint trace of merit power cleaved through the clouds, unleashing a thousand-zhang sword beam. It struck the protective mountain array directly overhead with the force of thunder splitting a mountain, unstoppable!

One of the enemy Jin Xian had freed up a hand to attack the array!

This sword strike made the array's light barrier tremble violently. The Du Xian Gate sect master roared, once again pinning down the enemy's two Jin Xian...

Seizing the moment of instability, countless streams of light erupted simultaneously from beyond the array on the southwest and northwest sides!

The mosquito puppets' flawless coordination was on full display!

The array's light barrier flickered and suddenly halted, then shattered in the next instant. Waves of vital energy surged in all directions like a tsunami!

A Du Xian Gate supreme elder raised a glowing treasure pagoda and shouted angrily: “Attack!”

In an instant, bursts of light exploded from the southwest and northwest sides as divine powers and treasures were unleashed!

To the northwest, a massive, sky-covering poisonous hand pressed down, with Elder Wan Linjun's sleeves fluttering and his beard and hair flying wildly, exuding a majestic presence.

But seven or eight Tian Xian level great demons were prepared, each sacrificing treasures to jointly block this poison immortal.

The rest on both sides only dared to bombard from afar with treasures and divine powers, unwilling to enter the rapidly spreading greenish poisonous mist.

To the southwest, dozens of Tian Xian charged forward for close combat, with streams of light colliding everywhere and figures already plummeting from the clouds...

Jiu Wu saw this and immediately turned to rush back and aid them.

But as he turned, a voice transmission reached his ear:

“Open the brocade pouch and ignore everything else.

You alone can't turn the tide of battle!”

It was Elder Wan!

Jiu Wu froze, pulled out the brocade pouch from his sleeve, glanced at its contents, and suddenly came to his senses.

This...

Why hadn't he thought of this before?

Glancing at the battlefield, the short Daoist gritted his teeth, stamped his foot, and turned to fly hastily toward Po Tian Peak!

The one who had sent the voice transmission to Jiu Wu was, of course, Li Changshou hiding in the shadows, imitating Elder Wan's voice and tone.

Elder Wan was currently engaged in fierce battle to the northwest of the gate and had no time for this.

Next...

'Let's see how you handle it, Shibo.'

Li Changshou shifted his focus and began multitasking again.

In the dense forests hundreds of li to the south and north of Du Xian Gate, four wooden boxes were simultaneously pushed open by the paper effigies' small hands.

The paper effigies, covered in thick cloth bundles, jumped out of the boxes. Their forms wobbled and quickly expanded, transforming into two men and two women in Daoist robes.

'Close the gate and release the hounds!'

Wait, no—close the gate and set the dogs on them!

From the south and north, the two figures each performed earth escape techniques, stealthily heading toward the two battle zones of Du Xian Gate...