Zhu Su glanced at them, then turned back to look at the elderly man hovering in midair and said respectfully, “Elder Fu, that Divine Beast cub is right within this Fuchenshan.”
Before the people from Fuyuanzhou arrived, he had sent scouts countless times, yet nothing inside Fuchenshan could be ascertained. The only thing they knew was that Fuchenshan had a barrier that even someone with a cultivation of Zhuji Ninth Stage couldn’t shake in the slightest.
Those who had come today were all at the Eighth or Ninth Stage of Jindan, and there was even one with a cultivation of Yuanying First Stage. Adding so many great powerhouses like Elder Fu, he refused to believe they still couldn’t take down those two Divine Beasts—especially when one was just a cub.
Lu Shuixian stood beside Zhu Su, her chin slightly raised, her narrowed eyes brimming with schemes.
The rumors she had spread hadn’t mentioned that an adult Divine Beast was also inside Fuchenshan; she had only claimed there was a Divine Beast cub inside.
It had taken her a full three months of arduous effort to gather this crowd together.
When the time came, while everyone was busy dealing with the Divine Beast, she would sneak in amidst the chaos to steal the Divine Beast cub.
Lv Xuan took the lead and stepped forward, standing before the barrier, and glanced toward the other sect masters.
Everyone stepped forward in unison and attacked the barrier together. Yet they discovered that their attacks were utterly useless, just like stones sinking into the vast ocean.
Yang Qingling’s slender brows arched high. “With all of us attacking together, we didn’t even scratch this barrier in the slightest!”
Seeing this, Du Yi thought of Shu Jianyue, and his brow furrowed slightly. Why had that woman exchanged that kind of top-tier elixir for Fuchenshan?
Was this barrier set up by her, or was it set up by the Divine Beast?
With these thoughts, he quietly took a step back.
Fu Jindie brought out a tripod-like Lingqi and cast an art to smash it against the barrier, but it only caused faint ripples to appear.
Looking at the tripod radiating immense pressure, everyone’s eyes grew burning with desire.
This had to be at least a Juepin Lingqi.
Chaoguang teased Yuchuan with a bunch of grapes, completely unbothered by the tiny ripple on the barrier.
Shu Jianyue, however, took out a mask, put it on, and walked out. Hunyuanzong wouldn’t come to attack Fuchenshan, so she wanted to see who had set their sights on her mountain.
Calling Kong Kong along, she stepped out of Fuchenshan.
When the tripod smashed down once more, Shu Jianyue directly kicked it flying away. She looked toward Fu Jindie and asked, “What do you think you’re doing, attacking the barrier over and over again?”
Seeing his tripod kicked away so easily, Fu Jindie froze for a moment before his temper flared instantly. He immediately lashed out toward her. “Where did this wild brat come from, daring to touch my things!”
Shu Jianyue casually pulled a green vine out from her space and met his strike. “Where did this dog come from, daring to run wild on my turf?”
Kong Kong, on the other hand, moved to intercept the other group of people, looking at them with a grin. “You lot belong to me.”
Li Wei was infuriated by his punchable expression. “Courting death.”
Kong Kong pulled out a steel cleaver, waved it around, and grinned broadly. “Are you sure?”
This blade was a gift from his master. He had tested it before—chopping down trees was just like peeling a Spirit Fruit.
Yang Qingling narrowed her eyes at him, finding him more and more bizarre the longer she looked.
The other sect masters all rushed forward; she alone remained standing in place, watching.
She couldn’t see through his skeletal age. Unless his cultivation had already reached the Yuanying Stage, how could she fail to see it?
Aside from sparring with his master, Shu Jianyue, Kong Kong had only been fighting his little subordinates. Having finally encountered some people coming to court death, he fought with immense excitement.
He was currently at the Huaxing Second Stage; dealing with several people in the Jindan Period was naturally not a problem at all.
Shu Jianyue’s green vine parried Fu Jindie’s attack like a snake, then swung around to strike his body, tearing through the Dipin Lingyi he wore in an instant.
Fu Jindie stared at the tear in shock. This Lingyi of his had been obtained from ruins in a Mijing; it could withstand a strike from a Huashenqi powerhouse, yet it was so easily torn apart by a common vine!
Shu Jianyue didn’t care whether he was daydreaming or doing whatever else, lashing out with another whip.
Fu Jindie scrambled to dodge, but was still a beat too slow, resulting in another tear on his Lingyi.
Seeing that Shu Jianyue was only at the Jindan Third Stage, his eyes widened in even greater astonishment.
He narrowed his eyes as he looked at the green vine in her hand. It clearly seemed to be a common vine. For an ordinary vine to tear his Lingyi only proved that her own inherent strength was remarkable.
Yet no matter how remarkable, she was only at the Jindan Third Stage.
After Shu Jianyue broke through to the Jindan Period, she no longer concealed her cultivation.
Furthermore, she had been sparring with Kong Kong throughout this period of time. Adding the combat experience from her past life, her battle prowess was naturally formidable.
Not to mention, she had always been capable of fighting across cultivation realms.
She hadn’t utilized her mental strength from the start because she wanted to see what her actual physical strength was like.
The results proved to be quite decent; she could fight Fu Jindie to a standstill.
Fu Jindie was even showing faint signs of falling into a disadvantage, which made him grow anxious.
Naturally, Fu Jindie didn’t want to lose, so he quickly took out a jade talisman. Only those of Tianpin or above could have Fulu inscribed onto jade.
“Fuling!”
Shu Jianyue curved her lips. Even for Fuling, one had to see if the surrounding Lingqi was willing, no?
She gave a soft chuckle and directly dispersed the surrounding Lingqi, shifting it to be locked tightly inside Fuchenshan.
Fu Jindie stared incredulously at the shattered jade talisman in his hand. This was a Fulingfu he had bought with over a hundred Shangpin Lingshi! How could it have failed?
Shu Jianyue raised an eyebrow, looked at him, and smiled mockingly. “I’m afraid your entire cultivation was force-fed by medicine. You can’t even defeat me, a Jindan Third Stage, and even had to resort to using a Fulu. How truly promising of you.”
Fu Jindie was furious. “Just who on earth are you?” She was clearly only at the Jindan Third Stage, yet she could actually fight across cultivation realms like this!
One had to know that the further one advanced, each stage was like an insurmountable chasm. How could it be so easy to cross realms?
The other people who hadn’t joined the battle were also watching in a daze.
Standing at the back of the crowd, Gong Chengxi looked at Shu Jianyue. Recalling the scene when she had barged into the private room back then, he couldn’t help but rejoice at the decision he had made at that time.
Her opponent possessed a cultivation of Yuanying Second Stage, yet she was actually winning. This showed just how terrifyingly powerful she was.
It wasn’t just on her side; it was the same on Kong Kong’s side.
Kong Kong was also toying with that group of Jindan powerhouses with crushing dominance. Even Lv Xuan, the sole cultivator at Yuanying First Stage, couldn’t gain the slightest advantage.
Yang Qingling silently took another step back. Fortunately, she hadn’t stepped forward to join in; otherwise, there would have been a spot among the beaten reserved for her as well.
Seeing that his master had stopped, Kong Kong stopped playing too. He tossed the other four over like bags of trash, then landed behind Shu Jianyue.
Chaoguang descended from the sky clutching Lu Shuixian, landing beside Shu Jianyue. “Master, this person wanted to enter Fuchenshan through a burrow.”
Heaven knew how she had managed to find it. That spot could be considered the only loophole in the mountain’s barrier, meant to let the little Lingshou enter and leave freely.
Shu Jianyue cast her eyes down to look at Lu Shuixian, then raised her brows toward Zhu Su.
Seeing Lu Shuixian captured, Zhu Su was also filled with astonishment. “Xian’er?”
Seeing him, Lu Shuixian’s eyes turned red, looking as if she were on the verge of tears—a sight that was exceedingly bewitching.
If it were before, Zhu Su would have surely pulled her into his embrace to comfort her, but now, no matter how beautiful she was, he had completely lost the mood for it.